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Dakota Albritton

Dakota Albritton, nicknamed "Stilts", is a Banana Ball player for the Savannah Bananas who performs as a pitcher, hitter, and entertainer while standing on 10-foot stilts.

Dakota Allen

Dakota Allen (Dakota Devon Allen, born 1995) is an American linebacker from Humble, Texas; a Last Chance U alumnus who played at Texas Tech and EMCC and spent 2019-2022 in the NFL with the Raiders, Jaguars, Browns, and Broncos.

Dakota Kai

Dakota Kai, now wrestling as Charlie, is a New Zealand professional wrestler from Auckland; former WWE Women's and NXT Women's Tag Team Champion, Damage CTRL member, 2021 Dusty Rhodes Classic winner.

Dala

Dala (ضالا, الضالة), also Dhala or dali, is a traditional Sudanese alignment board game of the Dara family, popular among the Baggara tribes; played on a 6x6 grid with 12 sticks per player, capturing via three-in-a-row lines.

Daldos

Daldøs (daldøsa) is a nearly forgotten Danish-Norwegian running-fight board game with a boat-shaped three-row board, elongated four-sided dice (dal = 1), and capture rules, documented from the 1800s and related to tâb and sáhkku.

Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt (The Intimidator), 1951–2001, American NASCAR driver from Kannapolis, N.C.; seven Cup championships tied with Petty, 76 wins, 1998 Daytona 500 winner, died in the 2001 Daytona 500, spurring HANS and SAFER safety reforms.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born 1974, Kannapolis, NC) is an American NASCAR driver, JR Motorsports co-owner, and broadcaster; 26 Cup wins, two Daytona 500s, two 1998-99 Xfinity titles, 15-time Most Popular Driver, 2021 Hall of Fame class.

Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Dale Earnhardt, Inc. was a NASCAR race team founded by Dale Earnhardt and his wife Teresa, which won four Busch Series championships before merging with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2009.

Dale Greig

Dale Greig (Dale Sheldon Greig, 1937–2019), Scottish distance runner from Paisley who set the first IAAF-recognised women's marathon world best, 3:27:45, at the 1964 Isle of Wight Marathon, and pioneered women's ultra running.

Dale Hawerchuk

Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (1963-2020); first overall 1981 draft pick of the original Winnipeg Jets; 1,409 NHL points; Calder 1982; Canada Cup 1987, 1991; later Barrie Colts coach.

Dale Jarrett

Dale Jarrett (born 1956, Hickory, NC), American NASCAR driver, 1999 Cup Series champion with Robert Yates Racing, three-time Daytona 500 winner (1993, 1996, 2000), two-time Brickyard 400 winner, 32 career wins, NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2014, later ESPN and NBC analyst.

Dale Moss

Dale Moss (born 1988) is an American former NFL wide receiver from South Dakota State who never played a regular-season game, later known from The Bachelorette season 16 and acting.

Dale Murphy

Dale Murphy (Dale Bryan Murphy), born 1956 in Portland, Oregon, is a former MLB outfielder, mostly with the Atlanta Braves (1976-1990), two-time NL MVP (1982, 1983), 398 career home runs, number 3 retired by Atlanta, not elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn, South African right-arm fast bowler (2004-2021), nicknamed the Steyn Gun; 439 Test wickets at 22.95, best strike rate (42.3) among 200-plus-wicket bowlers, 263 weeks as ICC's top-ranked Test bowler, retired from all cricket August 2021.

Dalen Cambre

Dalen Cambre, wide receiver and special-teams player for the NFL's New York Giants (No. 83), born 2001; former Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns holder and coverage ace, signed as a 2025 undrafted free agent.

Daley Blind

Daley Blind, born Amsterdam 1990, Dutch defender (CB/LB/DM); seven Eredivisie titles with Ajax, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Girona; 108 Netherlands caps; back at Ajax July 2026.

Daley Thompson

Daley Thompson (Francis Morgan Ayodele Thompson, born 1958), British decathlete; Olympic gold 1980 and 1984, world champion 1983, four world records, 8,847 UK record, undefeated 1980-1986.

Dalian Atkinson

Dalian Atkinson (1968-2016), English striker for Ipswich Town, Real Sociedad, and Aston Villa, 1994 League Cup winner; died aged 48 after being Tasered and kicked by a West Mercia police officer in Telford, whose 2021 manslaughter conviction was the first in 35 years.

Dalian Professional F.C. (大连人职业足球俱乐部)

Dalian Professional F.C. (大连人职业足球俱乐部), also Dalian Pro, formerly Dalian Aerbin and Dalian Yifang, was a Dalian football club founded 2009; coached by Benitez, it dissolved in January 2024 over historical debts.

Dalilah Muhammad

Dalilah Muhammad (born 1990, Queens, New York) is an American 400m hurdles runner, 2016 Olympic champion, two-time world champion (2017, 2019), and 2019 world-record holder at 52.16; she took Tokyo 2020 silver in 51.58 and retired after 2025.

Dallara

Dallara Automobili, Italian race car manufacturer founded 1972 by Giampaolo Dallara in Varano de' Melegari; sole IndyCar chassis supplier since 2008 (DW12, IR-28 for 2028), also builds F2, F3, Super Formula, Haas F1, and road cars.

Dallara GP2 cars

Dallara GP2 cars: GP2/05, GP2/08, GP2/11 spec single-seaters built by Dallara for the GP2 Series (2005-2017), Mecachrome 4.0 V8 612 hp, succeeded by the Dallara F2 2018 car.

Dallas Bixler

Dallas Denver Bixler (1910–1990) was an American artistic gymnast who won horizontal bar gold with 55.0 points at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, his only Games, then retired after a 1935 shoulder injury and became a banker, restaurateur, and teacher.

Dallas Braden

Dallas Braden (born 1983) is a former Oakland Athletics left-handed pitcher who threw the 19th perfect game in MLB history on Mother's Day, May 9, 2010, and later became an ESPN and NBC Sports California broadcaster.

Dallas Clark

Dallas Clark is a former NFL tight end (Iowa Hawkeyes; Indianapolis Colts 2003–2011, then Tampa Bay and Baltimore) who won Super Bowl XLI, made the 2009 Pro Bowl with 100 catches, and joined the Colts Ring of Honor in 2024.

Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys, NFL franchise founded January 28, 1960 as the league's 13th expansion team; five Super Bowl wins (VI, XII, XXVII, XXVIII, XXX), NFL-record 20 straight winning seasons, owned by Jerry Jones since 1989, world's most valuable sports franchise.

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC), "America's Sweethearts": the Dallas Cowboys' professional cheer squad, reimagined in 1972 under Tex Schramm with the iconic star-spangled uniform, Smithsonian-honored, 85+ USO tours, CMT and Netflix series.

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, CMT reality series 2006-2021, 16 seasons, 162 episodes, following Kelli Finglass and Judy Trammell auditioning dancers for the DCC squad; succeeded by Netflix's America's Sweethearts.

Dallas Goedert

Dallas Goedert (born 1995) is an American NFL tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles, drafted 49th overall in 2018 from South Dakota State; Eagles all-time postseason receptions leader and 2025 single-season TE touchdown record holder.

Dallas Keuchel

Dallas Keuchel, born 1988 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an American left-handed starting pitcher, 2015 AL Cy Young winner with the Houston Astros, five-time Gold Glove ground-ball specialist, later with the White Sox, Braves, and other clubs.