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Dricus du Plessis
Dricus "Stillknocks" du Plessis, South African UFC middleweight fighter; first South African UFC champion (UFC 297, 2024), defended vs Adesanya, lost belt to Chimaev at UFC 319, record 24-3.
Driekske van Bussel
Driekske van Bussel (Hendrikus van Bussel, 1868-1951), Dutch archer from Asten, club Haagse Rozenknop Helmond; won team gold in 28 m target archery at Antwerp 1920, his only Olympic event.
Dries Mertens
Dries Mertens (born 1987, Leuven) is a retired Belgian forward; Napoli star 2013-2022 (148 goals), Galatasaray 2022-2025 (three Turkish titles), 109 Belgium caps, retired August 2025.
Dries Van Langendonck
Dries Van Langendonck (DVL), born 2010, Belgian racing driver; 2023 OK Junior karting world champion, McLaren junior since 2024, Rodin Motorsport British F4 driver also backed by Verstappen Racing since 2026.
Dries Vanthoor
Dries Vanthoor, Belgian BMW M works driver with Team WRT since 2016; races the BMW M Hybrid V8 in WEC Hypercar (#15) and IMSA GTP (#24); Nürburgring 24h and Bathurst winner, 2026 Spa and Indianapolis victor.
Drifter
Drifter names several subjects: an online feature-monitoring system for recommendation systems (arXiv 2023), a Sung Kang drifting film, a Kansas doom-metal band, Drifter Fest, Drifter hotels, and ocean-current drifters.
Drifting (motorsport)
Drifting (motorsport): judged motorsport discipline where drivers hold cars in sustained sideslip via oversteer and countersteer. Originated in 1970s Japan with Kunimitsu Takahashi and Keiichi Tsuchiya; FIA-recognized since 2017; scored on line, angle, style, speed.
Drita
KF Drita (Drita Gjilan), football club founded 1947 in Gjilan, Kosovo; name means "light" in Albanian. Five Superleague titles (2002-03, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2024/25, 2025/26) and first Kosovar club into a UEFA knockout stage.
Driulis Gonzalez
Driulis Gonzalez (full name Driulis González Morales) is a retired Cuban judoka born in 1973. She won four Olympic medals across five Olympic Games, including gold in 1996.
Driveclub
Driveclub is a 2014 racing video game developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, known for its social clubs and online challenges.
Driver (series)
Driver (series): mission-based driving game franchise by Reflections Interactive, begun 1999 with undercover cop John Tanner; five main entries through Driver: San Francisco (2011), now owned by Ubisoft after a $24 million 2006 Atari sale.
Driver (video game)
Driver, released in North America as Driver: You Are the Wheelman, is a 1999 action driving game developed by Reflections Interactive and published by GT Interactive.
Driver 3
Driver 3 (DRIV3R), 2004 action-driving game by Reflections Interactive and Atari, third Driver entry, set in Miami, Nice, and Istanbul; shipped 2.5 million units but met mixed reviews (Metascore 56).
Driver: San Francisco
Driver: San Francisco (Ubisoft Reflections, 2011) is an open-world action driving game starring detective John Tanner, whose coma explains the Shift car-switching mechanic; released on PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac, Wii, and 3DS, Metacritic 80, later delisted.
Driving (horse)
Driving (horse), or carriage driving, is driving horses in harness to a wheeled vehicle. Competitive Combined Driving (dressage, marathon, cones) became an FEI discipline in 1970 under Prince Philip's rule book.
Dro Fernández
Dro Fernández (Pedro Fernández Sarmiento), Spanish midfielder born 2008 in Nigrán; La Masia product, 2025 UEFA Youth League winner, Barcelona debut September 2025, joined Paris Saint-Germain January 2026 until 2030.
Dronacharya Award (द्रोणाचार्य पुरस्कार)
Dronacharya Award (द्रोणाचार्य पुरस्कार), India's national coaching honour instituted in 1985 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; Regular and Lifetime categories, up to 5 awards yearly, ₹10/15 lakh cash, presented by the President on 29 August.
Drop kick
Drop kick: a kick made by dropping the ball from the hands and kicking it as it rises from its first bounce. Used for all rugby kick-offs and drop-outs, dropped goals, and sevens conversions; once standard in American football.
Droylsden
Droylsden FC, also called The Bloods, an English non-league football club founded 1892 in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, playing at the Butchers Arms; Conference North champions 2006-07, now in the North West Counties League.
Droz (wrestler)
Droz (Darren Drozdov, 1969-2023), American pro wrestler and former NFL defensive lineman for the Denver Broncos; WWF's 'Puke,' Legion of Doom partner; quadriplegic after a 1999 D-Lo Brown powerbomb.
Dru Phillips
Dru Phillips (Andru Phillips) is a New York Giants cornerback, Kentucky 2020-2023, drafted 70th overall in 2024. Slot corner, PFF All-Rookie, team-best 12 pass breakups in 2025.
Drug Dealer Simulator
Drug Dealer Simulator is a 2020 first-person crime simulation game by Byterunners and Movie Games S.A. about building a drug-dealing empire; sold 400k+ copies, Metacritic 59, with a 2024 co-op sequel and a 2025 Schedule I controversy.
Druid (Dungeons & Dragons)
Druid (Dungeons & Dragons): nature-themed spellcaster class, first appearing in Eldritch Wizardry, defined by Wisdom spellcasting and Wild Shape; 2024 Player's Handbook revised it with Bonus Action Wild Shape, temporary hit points, and Land, Moon, Sea, and Stars circles.
Drunken boxing
Drunken boxing, also known as zui quan or drunken fist, is a group of Chinese martial arts styles that imitate a drunk person while masking real strikes.
Drunken Master (醉拳)
Drunken Master (醉拳, Zui Quan) is a 1978 Hong Kong kung fu comedy directed by Yuen Woo-ping, starring Jackie Chan as young Wong Fei-hung trained by Beggar So; it ranked second at the 1978 Hong Kong box office and founded the kung fu comedy genre.
Dschunke
Dschunke (Jonque) is a 2002 Michael Schacht board game from Queen Games: merchants on five junks in a floating market, shared-merchant actions and blind-bidding auctions; SdJ recommended, Tric Trac d'Or winner, reimplemented as London Markets.
Du Jing
Du Jing (杜婧), born 1984 in Anshan, Liaoning, is a Chinese former badminton player who won women's doubles gold with Yu Yang at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, later 2010 world champion and Liaoning team coach.
Du Li
Du Li (杜丽), Chinese rifle shooter born 1982 in Yiyuan, Shandong; two Olympic golds (2004 10m air rifle, 2008 50m rifle 3 positions), silver and bronze at Rio 2016, married to shooter Pang Wei, retired after 2016 to coach China's national team.
Dual international cricketers
A dual international cricketer represents one country at full international level in cricket and another sport; Australia's Ellyse Perry, also a Matildas midfielder, played in both cricket and football World Cups.
Dual Summer and Winter Olympic athletes
Dual Summer and Winter Olympic athletes compete at both Games, usually in different sports; 142 had done so through 2018, with Eddie Eagan the only double gold medalist.