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Dan Rostenkowski

Dan Rostenkowski (1928–2010), Chicago Democrat, represented Illinois in the U.S. House 1959–1995 and chaired Ways and Means from 1981; architect of 1980s tax, trade, and Social Security legislation, later convicted of mail fraud and pardoned by Clinton.

Dan Saunders ATM glitch

Dan Saunders, a bartender from Wangaratta, exploited a 2011 flaw in the National Australia Bank ATM system, withdrawing $1.6 million over four and a half months.

Dan Savage

Dan Savage (born 1964, Chicago) is an American sex-advice columnist, author, and LGBT activist. He created "Savage Love" (The Stranger, 1991), the Savage Lovecast podcast, and co-founded the It Gets Better Project.

Dan Scavino

Dan Scavino (Daniel Scavino Jr., born 1976), Trump's longest-serving aide since 2015: golf-club manager turned 2016 social-media director, first White House director of social media, deputy chief of staff for communications, and 2025 Presidential Personnel Office head.

Dan Schulman

Dan Schulman is an American executive who was CEO of PayPal from 2015 to 2023, after founding Virgin Mobile USA and leading Priceline, and became Verizon's CEO in 2025.

Dan Schwartz

Dan Schwartz is an American politician and the Democratic nominee for U.S. House in Maryland's 1st District in 2026, challenging eight-term incumbent Republican Rep. Andy Harris.

Dan Senor

Dan Senor (born 1971, Utica, New York), American political advisor, investor, and author; CPA chief spokesperson in Iraq 2003-2004, co-author of Start-Up Nation and The Genius of Israel, host of the Call Me Back podcast.

Dan Snow

Dan Snow, also known as Daniel Snow, is a British historian and broadcaster who made military history shows with his father Peter Snow and founded History Hit.

Dan Stec

Dan Stec is an American Republican politician serving in the New York State Senate from the 45th district, elected in 2020 after serving in the State Assembly.

Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)

Dan Sullivan (Daniel Scott Sullivan, R-Alaska, born 1964) is Alaska's junior U.S. senator since 2015, a Marine Reserve lieutenant colonel, former Bush NSC and State Department official, Alaska attorney general, and DNR commissioner, reelected in 2020 through January 2027.

Dan Swanson

Dan Swanson, born in 1959, is an American Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 71st district, first sworn in in 2017.

Dan Thomas

Dan Thomas (Daniel Thomas, born c. 1981) is a British politician, Reform UK Wales leader February–September 2026 and Senedd member for Casnewydd Islwyn; formerly Conservative leader of Barnet Council 2019–2022; resigned after arrest.

Dan Tomlinson

Dan Tomlinson (Daniel Tomlinson), British Labour politician, born 1992, MP for Chipping Barnet since 2024 and Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Minister for Growth); first Labour MP for the seat since its 1974 creation.

Dan Towriss

Dan Towriss is an American actuary and insurance executive who founded Group 1001, built from the 2012 buyout of Sun Life's U.S. annuity business, and leads TWG Motorsports.

Dan Troy

Dan Troy, also known as Daniel P. Troy, is an American Democratic politician representing Ohio's 23rd House district since 2020, after seven prior terms first elected in 1982.

Dan Ugaste

Dan Ugaste is an American Republican politician and former workers' compensation defense attorney who has represented Illinois's 65th House district, west of Chicago, since 2018.

Dan Walker (broadcaster)

Dan Walker (born 1977, Crawley) is an English broadcaster, lead anchor of Channel 5's 5 News since 2022, formerly BBC Breakfast presenter 2016-2022 and Football Focus host 2009-2021, now also Classic FM Breakfast presenter.

Dan Walker (politician)

Dan Walker (Daniel Walker, 1922-2015) was a maverick Democratic governor of Illinois, 1973-1977, who beat Daley's machine and Richard Ogilvie in 1972 after a 1,197-mile walk across the state; distinct from Scott, Bill, and Mark Walker.

Dan White

Dan White, born Daniel James White, was a former San Francisco police officer, firefighter, and supervisor who assassinated Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978.

Dan Wootton

Dan Wootton, New Zealand-born British tabloid journalist and broadcaster; News of the World and Sun showbiz editor, GB News presenter of Dan Wootton Tonight, Depp libel defendant, later independent Outspoken platform after 2023 catfishing allegations he denies.

Dan'

Dan' was the tribute of early Rus', first recorded in the mid-ninth century and organized into state revenue in the tenth century by Oleg, Igor, and Princess Olga.

Dana Bash

Dana Bash (born 1971) is CNN's chief political correspondent, anchor of Inside Politics, and co-anchor of State of the Union with Jake Tapper; a GWU 1993 graduate, Dirksen and Peabody award winner, and moderator of the 2024 Trump-Biden debate.

Dana Ewell

Dana James Ewell, Fresno heir convicted of hiring college friend Joel Radovcich to murder his parents Dale and Glee and sister Tiffany in 1992 for an $8 million estate; both sentenced to life without parole in 1998.

Dana Jacobson

Dana Jacobson, born 1971, is an American broadcast journalist and sports anchor who worked at ESPN's SportsCenter and First Take, then co-hosted CBS Saturday Morning until 2025.

Dana Jones (North Carolina politician)

Dana Jones, also known as Dana Caudill Jones, is an American Republican politician serving her first term in the North Carolina State Senate from the 31st district.

Dana Kanze

Dana Kanze is an organizational researcher of gender inequality in entrepreneurship, an assistant professor at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business known for research on investor questioning.

Dana L. Christensen

Dana Lewis Christensen, born 1951, is an American jurist who served as chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana from 2013 to 2020.

Dana Levenberg

Dana Levenberg is an American Democratic member of the New York State Assembly from the 95th district, previously Ossining Town Supervisor and Galef's chief of staff.

Dana Loesch

Dana Loesch, American conservative talk radio host of the syndicated The Dana Show from Dallas, former NRA spokeswoman, author of Hands Off My Gun, Flyover Nation, and Grace Canceled.

Dana M. Douglas

Dana M. Douglas, born 1975 in New Orleans, is a United States circuit judge on the Fifth Circuit since 2022 and the first woman of color to serve on that court.