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Dean Woods
Dean Woods (Dean Anthony Woods, 1966–2022), Australian track cyclist from Wangaratta; four-time Olympic medallist including 1984 team pursuit gold, three Commonwealth Games golds, later mail-order bike businessman, died of cancer aged 55.
Dean Zandbergen
Dean Zandbergen (Dean Xylon Zandbergen, born 2001, Zoetermeer) is a Dutch centre forward, 1.88 m, who broke through at VVV-Venlo (21 goals in 48 games) and joined Dinamo București in 2026; Indonesian-descended, uncapped.
Deandre Ayton
Deandre Ayton, Bahamian NBA center born 1998 in Nassau; first overall 2018 draft pick by Phoenix Suns, later Portland, Lakers, and Washington Wizards; 2021 Finals runner-up.
Deandre Baker
Deandre Baker (born 1997) is an American football cornerback from Miami who won the 2018 Jim Thorpe Award at Georgia and played for the Giants and Chiefs.
DeAndre Hopkins
DeAndre Hopkins, NFL wide receiver (Texans, Cardinals, Titans, Chiefs, Ravens, 2013-2025); 1,006 catches, 13,295 yards, 85 TDs; five Pro Bowls, five All-Pro; Georgia Tech assistant WR coach in 2026.
DeAndre Jordan
DeAndre Jordan (born 1988) is an American NBA center, 6'11", drafted 35th overall by the Clippers in 2008; a Lob City-era All-Star, All-NBA center, Nuggets champion, and current New Orleans Pelicans veteran.
DeAndre Yedlin
DeAndre Yedlin is an American professional soccer right back who won 2013 MLS Rookie of the Year with Seattle and played in the Premier League for Tottenham and Newcastle.
DeAngelo Hall
DeAngelo Hall (born 1983) is a former NFL cornerback and safety, Virginia Tech All-American, 2004 No. 8 pick, three-time Pro Bowler with 43 interceptions and a record-tying four-INT game; later Panthers coach and FPA executive.
DeAngelo Williams
DeAngelo Williams (DeAngelo Chondon Williams), born 1983, NFL running back from Memphis drafted 27th overall by Carolina in 2006; Panthers all-time leading rusher (6,846 yards), 2008 Pro Bowler, later Pittsburgh Steelers.
Deanne Rose
Deanne Rose (Deanne Cynthia Rose, born 1999) is a Canadian soccer forward, Olympic gold (Tokyo 2020) and bronze (Rio 2016) medallist, youngest Olympic women's football goalscorer, with Reading, Leicester City, and Nottingham Forest.
Deano van Rooyen
Deano David van Rooyen (born 1996, Stellenbosch) is a South African right-back; Stellenbosch FC record appearance holder and 2023 Carling Knockout co-captain, later Orlando Pirates (2024-2026, Premiership champion) and Mamelodi Sundowns from September 2026, with 2 Bafana Bafana caps.
Dear Esther
Dear Esther: first-person narrative game by The Chinese Room, released on Steam 14 February 2012 after a 2007 University of Portsmouth mod; walking a Hebridean island while letter fragments to Esther play; credited with founding the walking simulator genre.
Death and funeral of Babe Ruth
Death and funeral of Babe Ruth: the baseball slugger (1895-1948) died of nasopharyngeal cancer at Memorial Hospital, New York, on August 16, 1948; he lay in state two days at Yankee Stadium before a Cardinal Spellman requiem at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Death Before Dishonor (2026)
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2026, the 23rd Death Before Dishonor, was a Ring of Honor pay-per-view on August 21, 2026 at Philadelphia's 2300 Arena on HonorClub; Bandido and Athena retained world titles, Lethal Twist and Action Andretti won championships.
Death Lineup
Death Lineup: Golden State Warriors small-ball five (Curry, Thompson, Barnes/Iguodala, Green; later Durant), born Game 4 of the 2015 Finals, plus-47.0 net rating in 2015-16.
Death of Ayrton Senna
Death of Ayrton Senna: the Brazilian three-time F1 champion, aged 34, died 1 May 1994 of head injuries after crashing his Williams at Tamburello, Imola, during the San Marino Grand Prix, one day after Roland Ratzenberger's fatal qualifying crash; the deaths drove major FIA safety reforms.
Death of Dale Earnhardt
Death of Dale Earnhardt: fatal last-lap crash of the seven-time NASCAR champion at the February 18, 2001 Daytona 500; basilar skull fracture after a wall impact that led to HANS device and SAFER barrier mandates.
Death of Kerstin Gurtner
Kerstin Gurtner was an Austrian woman, 33, who died of hypothermia below the Grossglockner summit in January 2025 during a winter climb with her partner, later convicted.
Death of Lane Frost
Death of Lane Frost: the 1987 PRCA world champion bull rider, also famous for the Red Rock match, died July 30, 1989 at Cheyenne Frontier Days after the bull Taking Care of Business broke his ribs and severed an artery; his death led to protective vests and the film 8 Seconds.
Death of Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson was a British professional road racing cyclist, 1965 world champion, who died climbing Mont Ventoux on stage 13 of the 1967 Tour de France.
Death spiral (figure skating)
Death spiral: a required pair figure skating element (BODS, BIDS, FIDS, FODS) in which the man pivots holding his partner's hand while she circles low, nearly parallel to the ice; one full revolution is the validity minimum.
Death Stranding
Death Stranding (デス・ストランディング) is Kojima Productions' 2019 PS4 open-world action game, also on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and cloud, where courier Sam Bridges delivers cargo across BT-haunted America using the asynchronous Social Strand System.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is Kojima Productions' open-world action sequel to Death Stranding, released June 26, 2025 on PS5 and March 19, 2026 on PC, set in Mexico and Australia with expanded combat and a Metacritic score of 89.
Death zone
Death zone (Todeszone): altitudes above about 8,000 m where the body cannot acclimatize and survival is limited to days. Term coined by Edouard Wyss-Dunant, 1952 Swiss Everest expedition; oxygen roughly 30% of sea level.
Deathloop
Deathloop (DEATHLOOP) is a 2021 first-person action game by Arkane Lyon and Bethesda in which Colt must kill eight Visionaries on Blackreef island in one day to break a time loop, with PvP Julianna invasions, Residuum infusion, and PS5, Xbox, and PC releases.
Debbie Armstrong
Debbie Armstrong (born 1963, Salem, Oregon) is an American former alpine skier who won the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic giant slalom gold in 2:20.98, was twice an Olympian, retired in 1988, and later worked in ski instruction, coaching, and humanitarian causes.
Debbie Knox
Debbie Knox (Deborah Knox, born 1968, Dunfermline) is a Scottish curler who won gold in women's curling at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics playing third for Rhona Martin's British team, Britain's first Winter Olympic gold since 1984.
Debbie Meyer
Debbie Meyer (Deborah Elizabeth Meyer) is an American swimmer, born 1952, the first woman to win three individual Olympic golds at one Games, at Mexico City 1968.
Debbie Watson
Debbie Watson (Deborah Kathleen Watson), Australian water polo player born 1965 in Sydney; captained Australia 1991-1996 and won the first Olympic women's water polo gold at Sydney 2000, plus 1984 and 1995 World Cups and the 1986 world championship.
Debi Thomas
Debi Thomas (Debra Janine Thomas, born 1967), American figure skater and orthopedic surgeon; 1986 U.S. and World champion, 1988 Calgary Olympic bronze medalist, first African American Winter Olympics medalist, later Stanford engineering and Northwestern M.D. graduate.