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D. J. Fluker
D.J. Fluker (Daniel Lee Jesus Fluker), Alabama right tackle drafted 11th overall by the San Diego Chargers in 2013; NFL guard/tackle for Chargers, Giants, Seahawks, Ravens; 108 games, 2013-2020.
D. J. Hayden
D.J. Hayden (Derek Sherrard Hayden, 1990-2023) was an NFL cornerback drafted 12th overall by Oakland in 2013 after surviving a torn inferior vena cava from a 2012 Houston practice collision; he played 92 games and died in a 2023 car crash.
D. J. Moore
D.J. Moore (born 1997) is an NFL wide receiver from Philadelphia; Maryland alum drafted 24th overall in 2018 by the Panthers, later Bears, traded to the Bills in 2026; over 8,300 career receiving yards.
D. Wayne Lukas
D. Wayne Lukas (Darnell Wayne Lukas, 1935-2025), American Hall of Fame horse trainer, "The Coach"; won 15 Triple Crown races, record 20 Breeders' Cup races, four Eclipse Awards, first trainer to $100m and $200m earnings.
D.C. United
D.C. United is a Major League Soccer club in Washington, D.C., a 1996 charter team that has won a record four MLS Cups and plays at Audi Field.
D.I.C.E. Awards
D.I.C.E. Awards (Design Innovate Communicate Entertain): annual peer-voted video game awards since 1996 by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, decided by AIAS member instant-runoff voting each February; recent GOTY winners include Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Astro Bot.
D.Va
D.Va (Hana Song, 송하나) is a Tank hero in Blizzard's Overwatch, a Korean pro gamer who pilots a mech with Defense Matrix, Micro Missiles, and Self-Destruct; famous for the "Shooting Star" short, cosplay prominence, and Mythic skins.
D'Andre Swift
D'Andre Swift (D'Andre Tiyon Swift) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears, drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2020 after playing college football at Georgia.
D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds, Miami-born cornerback (James Madison, Indiana), 2025 Rose and Peach Bowl Defensive MVP, drafted No. 50 overall by the New York Jets in 2026 after 7 college interceptions.
D'Angelo Russell
D'Angelo Russell (born 1996) is an American professional basketball guard, selected second overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2015 and an NBA All-Star with Brooklyn in 2019.
D'Brickashaw Ferguson
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Jets left tackle 2006–2015, drafted 4th overall out of Virginia; 160 games, 160 starts, 10,707 of 10,708 snaps, three Pro Bowls; retired 2016, later earned a nursing degree.
D'Lo Brown
D'Lo Brown (Accie Julius Connor, born 1970) is an American wrestler and Impact producer, ex-Nation of Domination member, simultaneous European and Intercontinental Champion, known for the 1999 Droz injury and head-shake entrance.
D'Onta Foreman
D'Onta Foreman, born 1996 in Texas City, Texas, is a running back who won the 2016 Doak Walker Award at Texas with 2,028 rushing yards, was drafted 89th overall by Houston in 2017, and played for five NFL teams through 2024.
D2 (video game)
D2 (Dの食卓2) is Kenji Eno and WARP's survival horror game for Sega Dreamcast, released 1999 in Japan and 2000 in North America; first announced Dreamcast title, originally a different game for the cancelled Panasonic M2.
D20 System
The d20 System is the core mechanics of D&D 3rd edition (2000), released under the Open Game License and d20 System Trademark License. Known for its d20 roll-plus-modifier mechanic, the SRD, the 2004 d20 market collapse, Pathfinder, and the 2023 Creative Commons release.
Daan Kagchelland
Daan Kagchelland (Daniël Marinus Johannes Kagchelland, 1914-1998), Dutch sailor, won gold in the O-Jolle single-handed dinghy at the 1936 Berlin Olympics at Kiel, sailing the Nürnberg with 163 points.
Daan van Dijk
Daan van Dijk (Daniel van Dijk, 1907-1986), Dutch track cyclist from The Hague who with Bernard Leene won Olympic gold in the 2,000 m tandem sprint at Amsterdam 1928, the first Dutch gold of those Games.
Dabo Swinney
Dabo Swinney (William Christopher Swinney, born 1969) is Clemson's head football coach since 2008, a former Alabama walk-on; two national titles (2016, 2018), nine ACC championships, winningest coach in Clemson and ACC history.
Dabuda
Dabuda is a two-row mancala-style board game of the Afar people in the Horn of Africa, played on a 2x10 board with four counters per hole, anti-clockwise sowing, and opposite-hole capture; rules documented by Richard Pankhurst in 1971.
Dada 5000
Dada 5000, real name Dhafir Harris, is a Miami heavyweight MMA fighter and bare-knuckle promoter, founder of BYB Extreme Fighting, star of Dawg Fight, known for the Kimbo Slice rivalry and Bellator 149 cardiac arrest.
Dado Pršo
Dado Pršo (Miladin Pršo), Croatian striker born 1974 in Zadar; Monaco forward who scored four goals in an 8-3 Champions League win over Deportivo on his 29th birthday, played in the 2004 final, then Rangers until 2007.
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment, Hamburg-based German game publisher founded 2007 by Jan Müller-Michaelis and Carsten Fichtelmann, known for Deponia and The Whispered World point-and-click adventures; Nacon subsidiary since April 2022, development ended 2023 after The Lord of the Rings: Gollum flop.
Daffney
Daffney (Shannon Claire Spruill, 1975-2021), American wrestler and manager; WCW's screaming 'Scream Queen' and second female WCW Cruiserweight Champion; later TNA, SHINE, CTE advocacy; first female brain studied for CTE in Boston.
Dafne Schippers
Dafne Schippers (born 1992, Utrecht) is a retired Dutch sprinter and former heptathlete, two-time world 200 m champion (Beijing 2015, 21.63 ER; London 2017), Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist, retired September 2023.
Dag Fornæss
Dag Fornæss (born 1948, Hamar) is a Norwegian former speed skater, 1969 world and European allround champion, 3000 m world record holder, 1972 Olympian, and also a top-division footballer with Skeid.
Daga (wrestler)
Daga (Miguel Ángel Olivo Castro, born 1988) is a Mexican professional wrestler, AAA Trios Champion and leader of Los Perros del Mal, formerly of Pro Wrestling NOAH, Lucha Underground, MLW, and Impact Wrestling.
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. (the Daggers), English club formed 1992 by merger of Dagenham and Redbridge Forest; plays at Victoria Road, National League South; Football League 2007–2016, one League One season in 2010–11.
Daggerheart
Daggerheart is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game by Darrington Press (Critical Role), released May 20, 2025, using Duality Dice (Hope and Fear d12s), Hope and Fear resources, and a 279-card Core Set.
Dagmar Hase
Dagmar Hase (born 1969, Quedlinburg/Thale) is a German swimmer, 1992 Olympic 400m freestyle champion with seven Olympic medals, ISHOF inductee 2013, later implicated in GDR doping records she denies.
Dagmar Jost
Dagmar Jost, later Dagmar Fuhrmann, is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 meters and won gold at the 1973 European Indoor Championships.