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Daniel Schneemann

Daniel Schneemann (born 1997, San Diego) is a Cleveland Guardians MLB utility player, drafted 33rd round in 2018 from BYU; debuted June 2, 2024, 2025 Gold Glove utility finalist.

Daniel Sedin

Daniel Sedin (born 1980, Örnsköldsvik) is a Swedish former NHL left wing and identical twin of Henrik Sedin; drafted second overall in 1999, he spent all 17 seasons with Vancouver, winning the 2011 Art Ross and Ted Lindsay awards, 1,041 points, Olympic gold 2006, Hall of Fame 2022, now Canucks co-president of hockey operations.

Daniel Siniakov

Daniel Siniakov, Czech tennis player (born 2003, Hradec Králové), younger brother of Kateřina Siniaková; career-high ATP singles No. 438 (July 2026), one ITF-level title, right-handed with two-handed backhand.

Daniel Snyder

Daniel Snyder, American businessman, principal owner of the NFL's Washington Redskins/Commanders 1999-2023; bought for $800M, sold to Josh Harris group for record $6.05B after misconduct investigations and a $60M fine.

Daniel Sobkowicz

Daniel Sobkowicz (born 2002) is an American wide receiver from Arlington Heights, Illinois, who set Illinois State career records with 262 catches and 41 receiving touchdowns, earned 2025 FCS All-America honors, and signed with the Houston Texans as a 2026 undrafted free agent.

Daniel Sorensen

Daniel Sorensen, "Dirty Dan" (born 1990), American NFL safety from BYU; Kansas City Chiefs 2014-2021 and Saints 2022-2023, Super Bowl LIV champion, famous for 2019 playoff fake-punt stop.

Daniel Stahl

Daniel Ståhl, Swedish discus thrower (born 1992, Solna), Olympic champion Tokyo 2020 (68.90 m) and three-time world champion 2019, 2023, 2025; Swedish record 71.86 m.

Daniel Sturridge

Daniel Sturridge, English forward born 1989 in Birmingham; clubs Manchester City, Chelsea, Bolton, Liverpool, West Brom, Trabzonspor, Perth Glory; 67 goals in 160 Liverpool games, 2013-14: 21 league goals; Champions League winner 2012 and 2019.

Daniel Suárez

Daniel Suárez (born 1992, Monterrey, Mexico) is a NASCAR Cup Series driver for Spire Motorsports' No. 7 Chevrolet; first Mexican-born Cup winner (Sonoma 2022), 2016 Xfinity champion, three Cup wins including the 2026 Coca-Cola 600.

Daniel Theis

Daniel Theis, German forward-center born 1992 in Salzgitter; undrafted 2017 NBA debut with Boston Celtics, 411 NBA games; 2023 World Cup and EuroBasket 2025 champion with Germany; now AS Monaco.

Daniel Tjarnqvist

Daniel Tjarnqvist (Carl Daniel Tjärnqvist, born 1976, Vännäs) is a Swedish former defenseman, 2006 Turin Olympic gold medalist, 352-game NHL player with Atlanta, Minnesota, Edmonton, and Colorado, later a coach.

Daniel Varga

Dániel Varga (Varga Dániel), Hungarian water polo player born 1983 in Budapest; 2008 Olympic champion, 2013 world champion, 308 caps, brother of Dénes Varga; retired 2018 to coach Ferencváros youth.

Daniel Vettori

Daniel Vettori, born 1979 in Auckland, is a New Zealand cricket administrator and former left-arm spin bowler who took 362 Test wickets, captained New Zealand, and later became a coach.

Daniel Vogelbach

Daniel Vogelbach (born 1992) is a former MLB first baseman and designated hitter, 2019 AL All-Star with Seattle, career .219 with 81 home runs, later a Brewers assistant hitting coach.

Daniel Wiebe

Daniel Wiebe (born 2003, Saskatoon) is a Canadian receiver and punt returner for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders; drafted 69th overall in 2025, a Huskies record holder and 2025 Canada West Player of the Year. Not the German footballer Danilo Wiebe.

Daniel Xuereb

Daniel Xuereb, born 1959 in Gardanne, France, is a former forward and 1984 Olympic football gold medalist with France, top scorer of that tournament; also French champion 1992 with Marseille and French Cup winner 1990 with Montpellier.

Daniel Yáñez

Daniel Yáñez Barla (born 2007, Cádiz), Spanish left-footed right winger for Real Madrid Castilla; first-team debut 2024, UEFA Youth League, U19 Euro, and U-20 Intercontinental Cup winner.

Daniel Yule

Daniel Yule, born 1993 in Martigny, Switzerland, is a slalom specialist racing for SC Champex-Ferret; Olympic mixed-team gold 2018, world team gold 2019, 9 World Cup victories.

Daniel Zellhuber

Daniel "Golden Boy" Zellhuber (Daniel Olvera Zellhuber), Mexican UFC lightweight born 1999; 15-4 pro, 3-4 in UFC, Contender Series 2021 graduate, Xtreme Couture.

Daniela Bartova

Daniela Bártová-Břečková (born 1974, Ostrava) is a Czech former Olympic gymnast (1992) and pole vaulter (2000, 4th) who set ten women's pole vault world records in 1995, up to 4.22 m, with a 4.51 m personal best.

Daniela Ceccarelli

Daniela Ceccarelli, Italian alpine skier born 1975 in Frascati, won the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Super G gold by 0.05 seconds over Janica Kostelić; mother and coach of Lara Colturi, who races for Albania.

Daniela Gotz

Daniela Götz (born 1987, Nürnberg) is a German freestyle sprint swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay at Athens 2004, and member of Germany's 4x100 m freestyle relay world-record team (3:35.22, Budapest 2006).

Daniela Hantuchová

Daniela Hantuchová, Slovak tennis player (born 1983, Poprad), world No. 5, seven WTA singles titles including Indian Wells 2002 and 2007, career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, retired 2017, now a commentator.

Daniela Hunger

Daniela Hunger (born 1972, East Berlin), German swimmer of SC Dynamo Berlin; 1988 Seoul Olympic champion in the 200 m IM and 4×100 m freestyle relay for East Germany, three medals for Germany in 1992, later named in GDR doping revelations, which she denied.

Daniela Iraschko-Stolz

Daniela Iraschko-Stolz (born 1983, Eisenerz, Austria) is a retired Austrian ski jumper, Sochi 2014 Olympic silver medalist, 2011 world champion, first woman over 200 m, and 2014/15 overall World Cup winner.

Daniela Maier

Daniela Maier (born 1996, Villingen-Schwenningen) is a German ski cross freestyle skier for SC Urach: 2026 Olympic champion, 2022 Olympic bronze medallist after a CAS-shared medal, 2025 world bronze, and two-time World Cup overall runner-up.

Daniela Meuli

Daniela Meuli (Meuli-Sonderegger), born 1981 in Davos, Swiss alpine snowboarder; Olympic gold in parallel giant slalom at Turin 2006, 2005 world parallel slalom champion, 22 World Cup wins, retired 2006.

Daniela Neunast

Daniela Neunast (born 1966, Potsdam) is a German rowing coxswain; Olympic gold in the women's eights for East Germany at Seoul 1988, bronze for Germany at Barcelona 1992, eighth at Atlanta 1996, plus four World Championship medals.

Daniela Petrescu

Daniela Petrescu, née Bran, is a Romanian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 meters steeplechase; her 9:55.28 in Bucharest in 1998 made her the first woman under 10 minutes.

Daniela Samulski

Daniela Samulski (1984-2018), German swimmer and two-time Olympian (Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008), specialist in backstroke, butterfly, and relays; set 50 m backstroke world records in 2009 and held the European record 27.23 until 2018.