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Dominique Bijotat

Dominique Bijotat, born 1961 in Chassignolles, Indre, is a French former midfielder and coach. Monaco academy product, 274 appearances, 1982 French champion, three Coupe de France wins, 8 France caps, 1984 Olympic gold; later coached Ajaccio, Sochaux, Metz, Lens.

Dominique Dawes

Dominique Dawes (born 1976, Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American gymnast, three-time Olympian, and four-time Olympic medalist: 1996 team gold and floor bronze, the first individual Olympic medal by an African American woman gymnast.

Dominique Gisin

Dominique Gisin (born 1985, Visp, Switzerland) is a retired Swiss alpine skier who tied with Tina Maze for downhill gold at Sochi 2014, the first Olympic alpine tie; 3 World Cup wins; later a Fly7 pilot and ETH Zurich physics student.

Dominique Hampton

Dominique Hampton, born 2000, is an NFL linebacker and former Washington Huskies safety drafted 161st overall by the Commanders in 2024; later Bears and Titans, one career game played.

Dominique Malonga (basketball)

Dominique Malonga (born 2005, Yaounde, Cameroon) is a French 6-foot-6 center, 2024 Olympic silver medalist, first Frenchwoman to dunk in an official game, and No. 2 pick of the 2025 WNBA Draft for the Seattle Storm.

Dominique Moceanu

Dominique Moceanu, American retired artistic gymnast, youngest member of the 1996 "Magnificent Seven" Olympic gold-medal team, youngest US national all-around champion at 13, later memoirist of Off Balance and abuse whistleblower.

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (DRC), NFL cornerback 2008-2019 from Tennessee State; 16th overall 2008 draft pick by Cardinals, two Pro Bowls, 30 interceptions, two Super Bowls, cousin of Antonio Cromartie.

Dominique Wilkins

Dominique Wilkins, "The Human Highlight Film" (born 1960, Paris, France), is a Hall of Fame forward, nine-time NBA All-Star, 1986 scoring champion, and the Atlanta Hawks' all-time leading scorer.

Dominoes

Dominoes: tile-laying games with rectangular pips-marked tiles; standard double-six set of 28 tiles and 168 pips; Chinese record from 1120 CE, Europe in the 18th century; Block, Draw, All Fives, and Mexican Train variants.

Domonique Foxworth

Domonique Foxworth, born 1983 in Oxford, England, is a former NFL cornerback (Broncos, Falcons, Ravens; 8 INTs) who served as NFLPA president 2012-2014 and is now an ESPN Andscape commentator.

Domonique Orange

Domonique Orange, nicknamed Big Citrus, is an American nose tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, drafted 82nd overall in 2026 out of Iowa State; a run-stuffing interior defender with one career college sack.

Dompe

Dompe is a Mexican draw and discard card game from Sonora, a relative of Knock Poker for 2-5 players using 52 cards plus a wild joker; players call dompe with a five-card poker hand or win outright with a six-card hand.

Domzale

NK Domžale, Slovenian football club founded 1920 as SK Disk, based in Domžale; champions 2006/07 and 2007/08, cup winners 2011 and 2017, played at Športni park; filed for bankruptcy January 2026.

Don Arnold

Don Arnold (Donald John Arnold, 1935–2021), Canadian rower from Kelowna, BC; won 1956 Olympic gold in coxless fours (Canada's first rowing gold) and 1960 silver in eights.

Don Barksdale

Don Barksdale (1923-1993), American basketball pioneer from Oakland: first Black Helms All-American (1947), first Black US Olympic basketball player and gold medalist (1948), first Black NBA All-Star (1953); Hall of Fame 2012.

Don Baylor

Don Baylor (1949-2017), nicknamed Groove, American MLB outfielder/DH and manager; 1979 AL MVP with Angels, 1987 World Series champion with Twins, 338 home runs, first Rockies manager (1993-98), later Cubs manager.

Don Beebe

Don Beebe (Donald Lee Beebe, born 1964) is a former NFL wide receiver for the Bills, Panthers, and Packers, famous for stripping Leon Lett in Super Bowl XXVII, first player on six Super Bowl teams, now Aurora University head coach.

Don Beer

Don Beer (Donald Anton Eilers Beer, 1935–1997), American rower and Yale electrical engineering student who won gold in the men's eights at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, sitting fourth seat in the Yale eight that beat Canada by two seconds.

Don Blessing

Don Blessing (Donald Franklin Blessing, 1905-2000), American coxswain who steered the 1928 Cal Berkeley eight to Olympic gold at Amsterdam, later an investment banker and original Oakland Raiders AFL owner.

Don Bradman

Don Bradman (Donald George Bradman, 1908-2001), 'The Don', Australian cricketer; 52 Tests, 6,996 runs at 99.94, 29 centuries; 1948 Invincibles captain; bodyline target; knighted 1949; ICC Hall of Fame 2009.

Don Bradman with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948

Don Bradman's 1948 tour of England: his fourth and final Ashes tour, captaining Australia's 'Invincibles' through 34 matches undefeated, winning the Ashes 4-0, and ending with the famous Oval duck that left his Test average at 99.94.

Don Bragg

Don Bragg (1935-2019), nicknamed Tarzan, American pole vaulter; 1960 Rome Olympic gold medalist at 4.70 m and last Olympic champion to use a metal pole; set world records of 4.80 m outdoors (1960) and 4.81 m indoors (1959).

Don Callis

Don Callis (Donald Callis, born 1963, Winnipeg) is a Canadian wrestling manager, commentator, and former wrestler, known as The Jackyl in WWF, Cyrus in ECW, an Impact executive, and now AEW's Don Callis Family leader.

Don Callis Family

The Don Callis Family is a villainous professional wrestling stable in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), led by manager Don Callis and built around top singles stars.

Don Dee

Don Dee (Donald Francis Dee, 1943-2014) was an American basketball player who won gold in men's basketball at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and played one ABA season, 1968-69, with the Indiana Pacers, averaging 5.7 points per game.

Don Domansky

Don Domansky (Bohdan Domansky), Canadian 400m sprinter born 1946 in Ulm, Germany; UCLA graduate; two-time Olympian (1968, 1976), fourth in the 1976 4x400m relay, Pan Am and Commonwealth Games medallist.

Don Don

Don Don is a name shared by several businesses and places, most prominently Don Don Donki, the Southeast Asian store format of the Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote.

Don Drysdale

Don Drysdale (1936-1993), "Big D," Hall of Fame right-handed pitcher for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, 1956-1969; 209-166, 2.95 ERA, 1962 Cy Young, 58 2/3 scoreless innings in 1968, 1966 Koufax holdout.

Don Frye

Don "The Predator" Frye (born 1965), American MMA fighter and pro wrestler; won UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 1996 tournaments, starred in PRIDE and NJPW in Japan, famous for the 2002 Takayama brawl, UFC Hall of Fame 2016.

Don Gauf

Don Gauf (Donald Valentine Gauf, 1927-2014), Canadian ice hockey defenseman with the Edmonton Mercurys; won gold at the 1950 World Championships and the 1952 Oslo Olympics, scoring the tying goal against the United States in Canada's last men's Olympic hockey gold for 50 years.