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Daniel Kelly (footballer, born 2005)

Daniel Kelly (born 2005, East Kilbride) is a Scottish midfielder at Millwall in the EFL Championship, formerly of Celtic, a Scotland U21 international, distinct from the Irish winger Daniel Kelly born 1996.

Daniel Kerr

Daniel Kerr (born 1983) is a former West Coast Eagles AFL inside midfielder, 2006 premiership player, 220 games, Brownlow runner-up 2005 and 2007, career cut short by injury; later convicted in 2023–2024 court cases.

Daniel Kowalski

Daniel Kowalski, Australian distance freestyle swimmer born 1975 in Singapore; four-time Olympic medallist (silver 1500m, bronze 200m and 400m at Atlanta 1996, relay gold Sydney 2000), 1998 relay world record holder, retired 2002, now AOC Head of Olympian Services.

Daniel Levy (businessman)

Daniel Levy is an English businessman who served as executive chairman of Tottenham Hotspur from 2001 to September 2025, the longest-serving chairman in Premier League history.

Daniel Magay

Dániel Magay (Magay Dániel), born 6 April 1932 in Szeged, Hungarian sabre fencer; 1956 Olympic team sabre gold in Melbourne and 1954 world team gold, then defected to the US, won three US sabre titles, and led research at Raychem.

Daniel Malan

Daniel (Danie) Malan, born 1950, South African middle-distance runner; set the 1000 m world record of 2:16.0 in Munich on 24 June 1973, ran 1:45.1 for 800 m in 1971, and was barred from the Olympics by the apartheid sports boycott.

Daniel Maldini

Daniel Maldini is an Italian footballer, son of Paolo and grandson of Cesare Maldini, who in 2024 became the third generation to play for Italy.

Daniel Marcos

Daniel "Soncora" Marcos, born 1993 in Lima, Peru, is a bantamweight MMA fighter who went 5-1, 1 NC in the UFC, then signed with the PFL in 2026 and beat Magomed Magomedov by TKO in his debut.

Daniel Mérida

Daniel Mérida Aguilar (born 2004, Madrid), Spanish tennis player; 2026 Umag ATP 250 champion, Bucharest runner-up, career-high ATP No. 39 in August 2026, former top 20 junior.

Daniel Morelon

Daniel Morelon (born 1944, Bourg-en-Bresse), French track cyclist; Olympic sprint champion 1968 and 1972, tandem gold 1968 with Pierre Trentin, eight world titles, later French national track coach 1978–2005.

Daniel Muller

Daniel Muller (Daniel Müller, born 1965), Swiss curler, Curling Club Lausanne Olympique; won gold as second on Patrick Hürlimann's rink at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, beating Canada 9-3 in the final.

Daniel Murphy (baseball)

Daniel Murphy, born 1985, American former MLB second baseman (Mets, Nationals, Cubs, Rockies, 2008-2020); 2015 NLCS MVP with record six straight postseason games homering, 2016 NL MVP runner-up, .296 career average, retired 2021.

Daniel Naroditsky

Daniel "Danya" Naroditsky (1995–2025), American chess grandmaster, author, commentator, and streamer; U-12 World Youth Champion 2007, GM 2013, peak rating 2647, US Blitz champion 2025; died at 29 in Charlotte.

Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu, "Kid Poker" (born 1974, Toronto), Canadian poker pro with eight WSOP bracelets, two WPT titles, Poker Hall of Famer, and over $60 million in live tournament earnings.

Daniel Nestor

Daniel Nestor, Canadian tennis player born 1972 in Belgrade, doubles specialist: 91 Open Era titles, 12 Grand Slam doubles titles, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold with Lareau, 108 weeks as doubles World No. 1, retired 2018.

Daniel Norling

Daniel Norling (Lars Daniel Norling, 1888–1958), Swedish Olympic gymnast and equestrian; won three gold medals at three Games: team gymnastics 1908 and 1912 (with brother Axel) and team show jumping 1920 on Eros II.

Daniel Nunez

Daniel Núñez (Daniel Núñez Aguiar), Cuban weightlifter born 1958 in Santiago de Cuba; first Cuban Olympic weightlifting champion, bantamweight gold at Moscow 1980 (275.0 kg), twice world champion, 10 world records, and 1983 Pan Am doping disqualification.

Daniel Passarella

Daniel Passarella (El Kaiser), born 1953 in Chacabuco, Argentina, is a former centre-back and libero who captained Argentina to the 1978 World Cup, won it again in 1986, starred for River Plate, Fiorentina, and Inter, and later coached Argentina and presided over River Plate.

Daniel Plaza

Daniel Plaza (Daniel Plaza Montero), Spanish race walker born 1966 in Barcelona; won the 1992 Olympic 20 km walk gold in 1:21:45, the first athletics Olympic gold for Spain; also 1993 world bronze, 1990 European silver, disqualified at Atlanta 1996.

Daniel Podence

Daniel Castelo Podence, Portuguese winger and attacking midfielder born 1995 in Oeiras; Sporting academy product who played for Olympiacos, Wolves and Al Shabab, winning the 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League with Olympiacos.

Daniel Puder

Daniel Puder (born 1981, Cupertino, California) is an American retired pro wrestler and MMA fighter; won WWE Tough Enough 4's $1 million prize and locked Kurt Angle in a televised kimura in 2004.

Daniel Rebillard

Daniel Rebillard (Daniel Denis Etienne Rebillard), French track cyclist born 1948 in Tournan-en-Brie; won upset gold in the 1968 Mexico City Olympic 4,000 m individual pursuit, later two 1969 world bronzes and a 1974 Tour de France start.

Daniel Revenu

Daniel Revenu (1942–2024), French foil fencer, Olympic team gold 1968 and six Olympic medals 1964–1976, world team champion 1971 and 1975, son of master Ernest Revenu of Melun, later DTN of French fencing.

Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo (born 1989, Perth), the "Honey Badger", is an Australian ex-Formula 1 driver: 257 starts, 8 wins, 32 podiums, third in the 2014 and 2016 championships; retired from F1 after the 2024 Singapore GP.

Daniel Rickardsson

Daniel Rickardsson (Jan Olof Daniel Rickardsson, born 1982), Swedish cross-country skier, Hudiksvalls IF. Two Olympic relay golds (2010, 2014), 15 km bronze 2014, four World Championship relay medals; later para-team coach.

Daniel Ríos (footballer, born 1995)

Daniel Ríos (Daniel Armando Ríos Calderón, born 1995), Mexican striker from Chivas academy; 20-goal USL seasons with North Carolina FC and Nashville SC, five MLS seasons, 2025 Whitecaps loan, now CF Montréal.

Daniel Rodriguez (fighter)

Daniel Rodriguez, "D-Rod" (born 1986), American UFC welterweight from Los Angeles; 20-6 pro, 10-5 UFC, southpaw volume boxer; lost 2026 Belgrade main event to Uroš Medić after eight months in a Tijuana prison.

Daniel Rydmark

Daniel Rydmark (Kjell Daniel Rydmark), born 1970, Swedish ice hockey centre; Olympic gold 1994 and World gold 1992 with Tre Kronor, three Swedish titles, Malmö IF main club, later coach.

Dániel Sallói

Dániel Sallói, Hungarian forward (born 1996, Siófok), Sporting KC Homegrown 2016, 2017 U.S. Open Cup winner, 2021 MLS All-Star and MVP finalist; traded to Toronto FC in February 2026 for up to $1M GAM.

Daniel Sangouma

Daniel Sangouma (born 1965, Saint-Denis, Réunion), French sprinter; Olympic 4x100m bronze at Seoul 1988, 37.79 world record at Split 1990, two European relay titles, 100m PB 10.02.