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Dustin May

Dustin May (Big Red), born 1997, American MLB right-handed pitcher for the Dodgers, Red Sox, Cardinals, and Brewers; 2020 World Series champion known for a 99 mph sinker, Tommy John surgeries, and a 2023 esophageal tear.

Dustin Pedroia

Dustin Pedroia, American former MLB second baseman, 2006-2019 Boston Red Sox; 2007 AL Rookie of the Year, 2008 AL MVP, four Gold Gloves, two World Series titles, retired 2021 with 51.6 WAR.

Dustin Poirier

Dustin Poirier, "The Diamond" (born 1989, Lafayette, Louisiana), retired UFC lightweight, 30-10, interim champion 2019, beat McGregor twice, lost final fight to Holloway at UFC 318, 2025.

Dustin Rhodes

Dustin Rhodes (Dustin Runnels), American pro wrestler, son of Dusty Rhodes, half-brother of Cody; famous as WWE's Goldust (1995, three Intercontinental reigns), now in AEW, TNT Champion July 2025.

Dusty Baker

Dusty Baker (Johnnie B. Baker Jr., born 1949) is a former MLB outfielder and manager; 2,183 wins over 26 seasons, first Black manager with 2,000 wins, 2022 World Series champion with Houston, retired 2023.

Dusty Dvorak

Dusty Dvorak (Douglas Scott Dvorak, born 1958, California) is an American volleyball setter, USC Hall of Famer, 1984 Olympic gold medalist, and winner of the 1985 World Cup and 1986 Worlds (Triple Crown); International Volleyball Hall of Fame 1998.

Dusty Henricksen

Dusty Henricksen (Dustin Henricksen, born 2003) is an American slopestyle and big air snowboarder from Mammoth Lakes, California: 2020 Youth Olympic slopestyle gold medalist, 2021 X Games double gold medalist, and 2022-23 FIS slopestyle Crystal Globe winner.

Dusty Rhodes

Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels, 1945–2015), "The American Dream," American pro wrestler from Austin, Texas; three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Hard Times promo, War Games creator, 2007 WWE Hall of Famer, father of Goldust and Cody Rhodes.

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (Dusty Cup): WWE NXT bracket-style tag team tournament honoring Dusty Rhodes, first held 2015, won by Finn Balor & Samoa Joe; 2026 edition has 14 teams from five brands.

Dutch cricket team in New Zealand in 2021–22

Netherlands men's cricket tour of New Zealand, March–April 2022: one T20I (abandoned, Napier) and three ODIs (Mount Maunganui, Hamilton) in the ICC World Cup Super League; New Zealand swept the ODIs 3–0 in Ross Taylor's farewell series.

Dutch Defence

The Dutch Defence, or Dutch Opening, is a chess opening against 1.d4 beginning with 1.d4 f5, named for the Netherlands after Elias Stein's 1789 book.

Dutch Grand Prix

Dutch Grand Prix (Grote Prijs van Nederland), Formula 1 race at Circuit Zandvoort; championship round 1952–1985, revived 2021, leaves calendar after the 2026 final edition won by Lando Norris.

Dutch Mantel

Dutch Mantel (Dutch Mantell): ring name shared by Wayne Keown (b. 1949), wrestler, booker, and WWE's Zeb Colter, and by Alfred de Re la Gardiur (1881), Luxembourg-born early wrestler.

Dutch national records in track cycling

The Dutch national records in track cycling are records recognized by the KNWU in sprint and endurance events, from the 200 m flying start to the hour record.

Dutch Open (tennis)

Dutch Open Tournament, also NXT Level Dutch Open, an ATP Challenger 75 clay-court tennis event in Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Netherlands, the only Dutch ATP clay tournament; Guy den Ouden won 2025, Griekspoor 2022.

Dutee Chand (ଦୁତୀ ଚାନ୍ଦ)

Dutee Chand (ଦୁତୀ ଚାନ୍ଦ), born 1996, Indian sprinter from Odisha; 100m national record holder (11.17), 2018 Asian Games double silver, 2019 Universiade gold, and the athlete whose 2015 CAS case suspended the IAAF hyperandrogenism rules.

Duvall Hecht

Duvall Hecht (1930-2022), American rower; 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold medalist in coxless pairs with Jim Fifer; founder of Books on Tape audiobook company and UC Irvine rowing program.

Duván Zapata

Duván Zapata, Colombian centre-forward born 1991 in Cali, Torino captain; first Colombian with 100 Serie A goals; peaked at Atalanta with 23 league goals in 2018-19; returned from an October 2024 ACL rupture.

Dwane Casey

Dwane Casey (born 1957) is an American basketball coach, 2018 NBA Coach of the Year with the Toronto Raptors, former head coach of the Timberwolves, Raptors, and Pistons (494-570), now Pistons Senior Advisor of Basketball Operations.

Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Fortress (Bay 12 Games) is a fantasy colony sim and roguelike by Tarn and Zach Adams, in development since 2002, released free in 2006 and on Steam with pixel graphics in 2022; known for deep procedural world simulation and inspiring Minecraft and RimWorld.

Dwarf-tossing

Dwarf-tossing, a 1980s bar entertainment originating in Australia in which patrons throw little people onto mattresses or Velcro walls; banned in Florida (1989), New York (1990), and France (Conseil d'État, 1995; Wackenheim v. France, UN 2002).

Dwars door Vlaanderen

Dwars door Vlaanderen (Across Flanders) is a Belgian WorldTour one-day race held the Wednesday before the Tour of Flanders, Roeselare to Waregem; Filippo Ganna won the 2026 edition, and Yves Lampaert is its only back-to-back winner.

Dwayne Bacon

Dwayne Bacon (born 1995, Lakeland, Florida) is an American basketball wing, ex-Florida State, 40th pick of the 2017 NBA draft; played for the Hornets and Magic, now a Dubai Basketball scorer in the EuroLeague and ABA League champion.

Dwayne Bowe

Dwayne Lorenzo Bowe, born 1984 in Miami, is a former NFL wide receiver from LSU drafted 23rd overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2007; he led the NFL with 15 TD catches in 2010, made one Pro Bowl, and finished with 537 receptions and 7,208 yards.

Dwayne Bravo

Dwayne Bravo, also DJ Bravo, born 1983, Trinidadian all-rounder for the West Indies; three ICC titles, record 631 T20 and 183 IPL wickets, later CSK bowling coach and KKR mentor.

Dwayne Haskins

Dwayne Haskins Jr. (1997-2022), Ohio State quarterback who threw 50 TDs in 2018, was drafted 15th overall by Washington in 2019, released in 2020, signed by Pittsburgh, and died in April 2022.

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (born 1972, Hayward, California) is an American actor, producer, and former WWE wrestler, the first third-generation WWE Superstar, an eight-time WWE Champion, and star of the Fast & Furious and Jumanji films.

Dwayne Schintzius

Dwayne Schintzius (1968–2012), "The Lobster," 7-foot-2 Florida Gators center, 1,624 career points, first three NCAA berths, 1990 first-round pick (24th, Spurs), six NBA teams, died of leukemia at 43.

Dwight Clark

Dwight Clark (1957-2018), San Francisco 49ers wide receiver 1979-87, made "The Catch" in the 1981 NFC Championship; two-time Super Bowl champion, 1982 All-Pro, later 49ers and Browns GM, died of ALS.

Dwight Evans (baseball)

Dwight Evans, nicknamed Dewey (born 1951), is an American former MLB right fielder who played 20 seasons, 19 with the Boston Red Sox; 385 home runs, eight Gold Gloves, never elected to the Hall of Fame.