Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Dominicus (Latin rendition), Chiziterem (Igbo), Dominik, Dominick,

Domenic Domenic is a given name. Notable persons with that name include: *Domenic Abounader (born 1995), American wrestler *Domenic Berry (born 1971), Australian footballer (Australian rules) *Domenic Carosa (born 1974), Australian businessman *Domenic Cas ...

Domenico Domenico is an Italian given name for males and may refer to: People * Domenico Alfani, Italian painter * Domenico Allegri, Italian composer * Domenico Alvaro, Italian mobster * Domenico Ambrogi, Italian painter * Domenico Auria, Italian archit ...

(Italian), Domanic, Dominiq, Domonic, Domènec (Catalan),

Domingo Domingo may refer to: People * Domingo (name), a Spanish name and list of people with that name * Domingo (producer) (born 1970), American hip-hop producer * Saint Dominic (1170–1221), Castilian Catholic priest, founder of the Friars popularly ...

(Spanish),

Dominykas Dominykas is a Lithuanian masculine given name, a Lithuanian variant of the name Dominic. People bearing the name Dominykas include: * Dominykas Domarkas (born 1992), basketball player * Dominykas Galkevičius (born 1986), footballer * Dominykas ...

(Lithuanian), Domingos (Portuguese), Dominggus and Damhnaic (Irish); feminine forms like Dominica,

Dominika Dominika is the female version of Dominic. Notable people with the name include: * Dominika Červenková (born 1988), Czech rhythmic gymnast * Dominika Chorosińska (born 1978), Polish actress * Dominika Cibulková (born 1989), Slovak tennis player ...

, Domenica, Dominga, Domingas; as well as the unisex French origin

Dominique "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bo ...

.Meaning of the Name Dominic
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Order of Preachers The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

, also known as Dominican friars. Saint Dominic himself was named after Saint Dominic of Silos. Notable people named Dominic, Dominik or Dominick include:

People

Saints

* Saint

Dominic of Silos Dominic of Silos, O.S.B., ( es, Santo Domingo de Silos) (1000 – 20 December 1073) was a Spanish monk, to whom the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos, where he served as the abbot, is dedicated. He is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. His ...

(1000–1073), Spanish monk * Saint

Dominic de la Calzada Dominic de la Calzada (or Dominic of the Causeway) ( es, Santo Domingo de la Calzada) (1019 – 12 May 1109) was a saint from a cottage in Burgos very close to La Rioja. Life Born Domingo García in Viloria de Rioja, he was the son of a peasant ...

(1019–1109), Spanish saint *

Saint Dominic Saint Dominic ( es, Santo Domingo; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán (), was a Castilian Catholic priest, mystic, the founder of the Dominican Order and is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientis ...

(1170–1221), founder of the Dominican Order * Saint

Dominguito del Val Dominguito del Val (died ''c.'' 1250) was a legendary child of Medieval Spain, who was allegedly a choirboy ritually murdered by Jews in Zaragoza (Saragossa). Dominguito is the protagonist of the first blood libel in the history of Spain – st ...

(died 1250), child martyr in Spain * Saint

Dominic Savio Dominic Savio ( it, Domenico Savio; 2 April 1842 – 9 March 1857) was an Italian student of John Bosco. He was studying to be a priest when he became ill and died at the age of 14, possibly from pleurisy. He was noted for his piety and devotio ...

(1842–1857), Italian schoolboy *

Vietnamese Martyrs The Vietnamese Martyrs (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''Các Thánh Tử đạo Việt Nam''; French language, French: ''Martyrs du Viêt Nam''), also known as the Martyrs of Annam, Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, Martyrs of Indochina, or An ...

, canonized by John Paul II, 15 of whom were known as Dominic

Other religious figures

Dominic Barberi Dominic Barberi, CP (22 June 1792 – 27 August 1849) was an Italian theologian and a member of the Passionist Congregation prominent in spreading Catholicism in England. He contributed to the conversion of John Henry Newman. In 1963, he was ...

(1792–1849), Italo-English theologian *

Dominic Collins Dominic Collins (; 1566 – 31 October 1602) was an Irish Jesuit lay brother, an ex-soldier, who died for his Catholic faith. He was beatified as a martyr by Pope John Paul II on 27 September 1992. Life Collins was born in 1566 of a prominent ...

(1566–1602), Irish Jesuit brother and martyr *

Dominic Ekandem Dominic Ignatius Ekandem (1917 – 24 November, 1995) was a Nigerian Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Abuja from 1989 until 1992.. He was the first native West African Catholic bishop in history. He also founded the Missionary Socie ...

(1917–1995), Nigerian cardinal who was the first West African Catholic bishop *

Dominic Gravina Dominic Gravina (born in Sicily, about 1573; died in the Minerva, at Rome, 26 August 1643) was an Italian Dominican theologian. Life He entered the Dominican Order at Naples, and made his classical and sacred studies in the order's schools. As pr ...

(died 1643), Italian Dominican theologian *

Dominic of Evesham Dominic of Evesham was a medieval prior of Evesham Abbey in England and writer of religious texts. Probably a native Englishman, there is some confusion about when he became a monk, but by 1104 he was at Evesham and by 1125 he held the office o ...

, medieval prior of Evesham Abbey in England and writer of histories *

Dominic of Prussia Dominic of Prussia (german: Dominikus von Preußen; la, Dominicus Prutenus; 1382–1461) was a Carthusian monk and ascetical writer. He is credited with a popular early form of the Rosary which focused on meditation. Life Born in Danzig (Gdańsk) ...

(1382–1461), Carthusian monk *

Dominic Schram Dominic Schram, sometimes spelled Schramm (24 October 1722 - 21 September 1797) was a German Benedictine theologian and canonist. Biography He was born at Bamberg. He took vows at Banz near Bamberg in 1743, and after being ordained priest on 18 ...

(1722–1797), German Benedictine theologian and canonist *

Dominic Tang Dominic Tang Yee-ming, S.J. (Simplified Chinese: 邓以明; Traditional Chinese: 鄧以明; Pinyin: Dèng Yǐmíng; Wade-Giles: Teng I-ming; May 13, 1908 – June 27, 1995) was a Chinese Jesuit priest. Appointed Bishop in 1951 and later archbis ...

(1908–1995), last Archbishop of Canton officially recognized by the Holy See *

Dominicus Gundissalinus Dominicus Gundissalinus, also known as Domingo Gundisalvi or Gundisalvo ( 1115 – post 1190), was a philosopher and translator of Arabic to Medieval Latin active in Toledo. Among his translations, Gundissalinus worked on Avicenna's ''Liber de phil ...

, Spanish archdeacon and scholastic philosopher

Art

Doménikos Theotokópoulos Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos ( el, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El G ...

(1541–1614), Greek painter known as El Greco *

Dominic Serres Dominic Serres (1722–1793), also known as Dominic Serres the Elder, was a French-born painter strongly associated with the English school of painting, and with paintings with a naval or marine theme. Such were his connections with the Engli ...

(1722–1793), French-born English painter *

Johann Dominik Bossi Johann Dominik Bossi (1767–1853), also known as ''Domenico Bossi'', was an Italian painter. Bossi, a student of Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, was born in Trieste and worked primarily as a miniaturist in Germany, Austria, Sweden and Russia before ...

(1767–1853), Italian painter *

Dominic Toubeix Dominic Toubeix (b.1927), sometimes known as Dominic, was a French fashion designer who worked for some time in New York in the 1960s. Early life and career Toubeix was born in Paris around 1927. He trained in the couture industry, first for Mar ...

(born 1927), French fashion designer who worked as "Dominic" in 1960s New York. *

Dominic Di Mare Dominic L. Di Mare (born 1932) is an American artist and craftsperson, known for his weaving, abstract mixed-media sculpture, watercolor paintings, cast paper art, and fiber art. His work touches on themes of personal spirituality. He is based in ...

(born 1932), American fiber artist and sculptor

Business

Dominic Barton Dominic Barton (born 1962), known as Bao Damin ( zh, 鲍达民) in China, is a Ugandan-born Canadian business executive, author, and diplomat. He is the current chairman of the private investment firm LeapFrog Investments as well as the chancellor ...

(born 1962), Ugandan-born Canadian management consultant and business executive *

Dominic D'Alessandro Dominic D'Alessandro, OC (born January 18, 1947) is a Canadian business executive. From January 1994, to May 2009, D'Alessandro was the president and CEO of Manulife Financial, a major insurance company and financial services provider. In Ma ...

(born 1947), Canadian business executive, President and CEO of Manulife Financial * Dominic Grassi (1801–1880), German merchant *

Dominik Brunner Dominik Florian Brunner (born 18 May 1959 in Stuttgart, died 12 September 2009 in Munich) was a German businessman. He was the CFO of Erlus AG, Germany’s largest roof tile manufacturer, and died in a fight which resulted from Brunner trying to p ...

(1959–2009), German businessman

Film and television

Andrew Dominik Andrew Dominik (born 7 October 1967) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He has directed the crime film '' Chopper'' (2000), the Western drama film ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'' (2007), the neo-noir ...

(born 1967), Australian film-maker best known for ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'' *

Don Ameche Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, stock, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which l ...

(Dominic Felix Amici, 1908–1993), American actor *

Dom DeLuise Dominick DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009) was an American actor, comedian, director, producer, chef, and author. Known primarily for his comedic performances, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on television variety shows ...

(Dominick DeLuise, 1933–2009), American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author *

Dominic Coleman Dominic Andrew Coleman (born 29 January 1970 in Solihull, Warwickshire) is a British actor. He went to secondary school at Tudor Grange Academy Solihull which then led him to train at Leeds University's Bretton Hall where he studied a BA (hons ...

(born 1970), British actor *

Dominic Cooper Dominic Edward Cooper (born 2 June 1978) is an English actor known for his portrayal of comic book characters Jesse Custer on the AMC show ''Preacher'' (2016–2019) and young Howard Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with appearances in ...

(born 1978), British-born actor who has appeared in ''The History Boys'' and ''The Duchess'' *

Dominic Monaghan Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan (born 8 December 1976) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in Peter Jackson's film trilogy ''The Lord of the Rings'' (2001–2003), and Charlie Pace on J. J. Abram ...

(born 1976), English actor best known as Charlie of ''Lost'' and Merry from the ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy *

Dominic Ochoa Jose Madrigal Ochoa (; born August 4, 1974), better known as Dominic Ochoa, is a Filipino actor, comedian, model and member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic, as part of the batch 4. He is currently managed by Boy Ab ...

(born 1974), Filipino actor *

Dominic Purcell Dominic Haakon Myrtved PurcellO'Connor, B,Break Out". ''Men's Fitness''. December/January 2007 Issue; retrieved 18 December 2006. (born 17 February 1970) is a British-Australian actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Lincoln Burrows in ...

(born 1970), British-born Australian actor who now lives in the United States *

Dominic Sena Dominic Sena (born April 26, 1949) is an American film director and music video director. As a film director, he is best known for directing the films ''Kalifornia'' (1993), '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000), and '' Swordfish'' (2001). As a music ...

(born 1949), American film director *

Dominic West Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor, director and musician. He is best known for playing Jimmy McNulty in HBO's ''The Wire'' (2002–2008), Noah Solloway in Showtime's '' The Affair'' (2014–2019), t ...

(born 1969), English actor who has appeared in ''Chicago'', ''The Wire'' and ''300'' *

Dominic Wood Dominic Simon "Dom" Wood (born 3 January 1978) is an English entertainer, magician and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom, with the other being Richard McCourt. From 14 October 2007 to Septe ...

(born 1978), English entertainer, magician and presenter best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom *

Dominic Zamprogna Dominic Zamprogna (, ; born April 21, 1979) is a Canadian actor and voice artist. He is perhaps best known for his roles on the television series '' Edgemont'', ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''General Hospital''. Early life Zamprogna was born in ...

(born 1979), Canadian-born actor known for his role on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' *

Dominik Diamond Paul Dominik Diamond (born 31 December 1969) is a Scottish television and radio presenter and newspaper columnist. He is best known as the original presenter of Channel 4's video gaming programme '' GamesMaster'', as host of ''The Dominik Diamon ...

(born 1969), Scottish broadcaster, writer, radio presenter and former host of ''GamesMaster'' *

Dominik Moll Dominik Moll (born 7 May 1962) is a Germany, German-born France, French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Bühl (Baden), Bühl, West Germany. In 2001, he won the César Award for Best Director for ''Harry, He's Here to Help''. Both ...

(born 1962), French director and screenwriter

Literature

Dominic Thomas (academic) ''For the British footballer, see Dominic Thomas.'' Dominic Thomas is a British academic. He is the Madeleine L. Letessier Professor and chair of the Department of French and Francophone Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). ...

, British academic, UCLA professor, author of books on francophone African literature *

Dominik Smole Dominik Smole (24 August 1929 – 29 July 1992) was a Slovenian writer and playwright. Biography Smole was born in Ljubljana in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He attended school in Ljubljana and after the end of World War II he was emp ...

(1929–1992), Slovenian writer and playwright

Media

Dominic Lawson Dominic Ralph Campden Lawson (born 17 December 1956) is a British journalist. Background Lawson was born to a Jewish family, the elder son of Conservative politician Nigel Lawson and his first wife socialite Vanessa Salmon. Lawson was educated ...

(born 1956), British journalist; brother of Nigella Lawson, son of Nigel Lawson *

Dominic Littlewood Dominic Littlewood (born 29 March 1965), known as Dom Littlewood, is a British journalist and television presenter who specialises in consumer protection. He is best known for his roles with BBC and Channel 5, presenting programmes such as ...

(born 1965), British TV presenter *

Dominick Dunne Dominick John Dunne (October 29, 1925 – August 26, 2009) was an American writer, investigative journalist, and producer. He began his career in film and television as a producer of the pioneering gay film ''The Boys in the Band (1970 film), ...

(1925–2009), American writer and investigative journalist

Military

* Dominic Gentile (1920–1951), World War II USAAF pilot who broke World War I records of downed aircraft *

Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie Dominic Lee Pudwill Gorie (born May 2, 1957) is a retired United States Navy officer and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. Personal Gorie was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. His father, Capt. Paul Pudwill, was killed ...

, American Navy officer and astronaut *

Dominic McCarthy Lawrence Dominic McCarthy, VC (21 January 1892 – 25 May 1975) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life ...

(1892–1975), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Dominic McGlinchey Dominic "Mad Dog" McGlinchey (1954 – 10 February 1994) was an Irish republican paramilitary leader, who moved from the Provisional IRA to become head of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) paramilitary group in the early 1980s. McGlinch ...

(1954–1994), Chief of Staff of the Irish National Liberation Army *

Dominic Sheldon Dominic Sheldon, often written as Dominick Sheldon, was an English soldier. A leading Jacobitism, Jacobite he served in James II of Ireland, James II's Irish Army (Kingdom of Ireland), Irish Army during the Williamite War between 1689 and 1691. He ...

, Anglo-Irish soldier of the seventeenth century *

Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł Prince Dominik Hieronim Radzivil (; Belarusian: ''Дамінік Геранім Радзівіл''; Polish: ''Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł''; 1786–1813) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman. Dominik was Ordynat of Nesvizh and Olyka and owner of Bir ...

(1786–1813), Polish nobleman and soldier *

Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels Lothar Joseph Dominik Graf von Königsegg-Rothenfels (17 May 1673 – Vienna 8 December 1751) was an imperial Fieldmarshal. Family Lothar was the youngest son of Count Leopold Wilhelm von Königsegg-Rothenfels and Maria Polyxena, Countess S ...

(1673–1751), Austrian imperial Fieldmarshal

Music

Dominic Behan Dominic Behan ( ; ga, Doiminic Ó Beacháin; 22 October 1928 – 3 August 1989) was an Irish songwriter, singer, short story writer, novelist and playwright who wrote in Irish and English. He was also a socialist and an Irish republican. Born i ...

(1928–1989), Irish songwriter *

Dominic Brown Dominic Brown (born 14 June 1972) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter who has worked with many popular musicians, including Duran Duran, Elton John, Lionel Richie and Take That. He has also done both studio and live recordings wi ...

(born 1972), English guitarist and singer-songwriter * Dominic Cifarelli (born 1979), Canadian guitarist for The Chronicles of Israfel (formerly of

Pulse Ultra Pulse Ultra was a four-piece rock band from Montreal, Quebec. They were active from 1997 to 2004, releasing a major label debut album through Atlantic Records in 2002. History Early years (1997–2000) Pulse Ultra was initially formed as ''Head ...

) *

Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as wel ...

(1931–2017), American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist *

Dominic Howard Dominic James Howard (born 7 December 1977) is an English musician who is the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Muse. Early life Howard was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in England. When he was around 8 years old he moved with hi ...

(born 1977), British drummer for Muse *

Dominic Masters The Others are an English rock band. They signed to Poptones in July 2004 and their eponymous debut album was released on 31 January 2005. Career The band formed in 2002 and quickly became renowned for their riotous live shows. By 2004, they ...

, lead singer of British band The Others *

Dominic Miller Dominic James Miller (born 21 March 1960) is an Argentine-born guitarist. With much of his career as a sideman and guitarist for singer Sting (musician), Sting, he has also released several solo albums. Career Miller was born in Hurlingham, Bue ...

(born 1960), Argentinian-born English guitarist * Dominic Salole (born 1974), Somali-Canadian musician professionally known as ''Mocky'' * Dominic Smith (born 1973), British rapper and MC known as ''Dynamite MC'' *

Dominic Sonic Dominic Sonic, stage name of Dominique Garreau (11 November 1964 – 23 July 2020) was a French singer. He released six albums from 1989 to 2015. Biography Sonic left school at the age of 16 to join Lamballe-based punk group Kalashnikov. He remai ...

(1964–2020), French singer * Dominick Costa (1925–1983), American pop music arranger and record producer

Politics

D. Clinton Dominick III DeWitt Clinton Dominick (June 4, 1918 – September 9, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. Life He was born on June 4, 1918, in Newburgh, New York, Newburgh, Orange County, New York, the son of D. Clinton D ...

(1918–2009), New York politician *

Dom Mintoff Dominic Mintoff, ( mt, Duminku Mintoff, ; often called ''il-Perit'', "the Architect"; 6 August 1916 – 20 August 2012) was a Maltese Socialist politician, architect, and civil engineer who was leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 198 ...

(1916–2012), prime minister of Malta *

Domenick L. Gabrielli Domenick Luciano Gabrielli (December 13, 1912 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York – March 25, 1994 in Albany, New York) was an American lawyer, politician and judge. Life He was the son of Italian immigrants Rocco Gabrielli and Veronica (B ...

(1912–1994), New York Court of Appeals judge *

Dominggus Mandacan Dominggus Mandacan is an Indonesian politician and the former Governor of West Papua (province), West Papua from 2017 to 2022. Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini traveled to the province to help campaign for Mandacan and his running mate, Mohammad L ...

(born 1959), Indonesian governor *

Dominic Cummings Dominic Mckenzie Cummings (born 25 November 1971) is a British political strategist who served as Chief Adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from 24 July 2019 until Cummings resigned on 13 November 2020. From 2007 to 2014, he was a ...

(born 1971), British political advisor *

Dominic Dim Deng Lt Gen Dominic Dim Deng (1 March 1950 – 2 May 2008) was a senior member of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, a distinguished military veteran general and the first defence minister in the Government of Southern Sudan who lost his life along ...

(1950–2008), first Minister of Defence for South Sudan *

Dominic Fedee Dominic Fedee is a Saint Lucian politician of the United Workers Party. Fedee is the former Minister for Tourism, Information and Broadcasting. He was elected parliamentary representative for Anse la Raye/Canaires in the general election held o ...

, Saint Lucian politician *

Dominic Foreman Dominic John Foreman (6 August 1933 – 17 July 2020) was an Australian politician. He was a union official and South Australian Secretary of the Vehicle Builders' Employees' Union before entering politics. From 1979-1980 he was President of the ...

(1933–2020), Australian politician *

Dominic Grieve Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve (born 24 May 1956) is a British barrister and former politician who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2008 to 2009 and Attorney General for England and Wales from 2010 to 2014. He served as the Member of Parl ...

(born 1956), British politician and barrister *

Dominic LeBlanc Dominic A. LeBlanc (born December 14, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the minister of intergovernmental affairs since 2020 and also became the minister of infrastructure and communities in 2021. A member of the Liber ...

(born 1967), Canadian politician *

Dominic Perrottet Dominic Francis Perrottet ( ; born 21 September 1982) is an Australian politician who is currently serving as the 46th premier of New South Wales and leader of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party of Australia. He assumed office ...

, Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales *

Dominic Raab Dominic Rennie Raab (; born 25 February 1974) is a British politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for Justice, and Lord Chancellor since October 2022, having previously served from 2021 to ...

(born 1974), British conservative politician and government minister *

Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł Prince Dominik Mikołaj Radziwiłł (; 1643–1697) was a Polish–Lithuanian noble ( szlachcic) and politician. He was son of Court and Grand Marshal Aleksander Ludwik Radziwiłł and Princess Lucricia Marie Strozzi. He married Anna Mar ...

(1643–1697), Polish nobleman and politician

Science and medicine

Dominic A. Antonelli Dominic Anthony "Tony" Antonelli (born August 23, 1967) is a retired NASA astronaut. Antonelli was born in Detroit, Michigan, but was raised in both Indiana and North Carolina. He is married and has two children. Education Antonelli graduated fr ...

, American astronaut *

Dominic Bezzina Dominic Bezzina (18th/19th centuries) was a minor Maltese philosopher who mainly specialised in physics. He also dealt with logic. Life It seems that Bezzina was born around the mid-18th century. After becoming a priest, he taught philosophy ...

, a minor Maltese philosopher who specialised in physics and logic *

Dominic Borg Dominic Borg (17th century) was a minor Maltese philosopher who specialised in logic and rhetoric. Life He probably lectured at the '' Collegium Melitense'' in Valletta. The extant works of Borg reveal practically nothing in terms of biographical ...

, a minor Maltese philosopher who specialised in rhetoric and logic *

Dominic Corrigan Sir Dominic John Corrigan, 1st Baronet (2 December 1802 – 1 February 1880), was an Irish physician, known for his original observations in heart disease. The abnormal "collapsing" pulse of aortic valve insufficiency is named Corrigan's pulse ...

(1802–1880), Irish physician *

Dominic Lam Dominic Lam Ka-wah (Traditional Chinese: Simplified Chinese: ; born 2 April 1957) is an Hong Kong Canadian actor and radio personality for Fairchild Radio in Richmond Hill, Canada. His acting career spans four decades, beginning with his tel ...

(born 1947), American doctor and artist * Dominic Landucci, American aquanaut *

Dominic Serventy Dominic Louis Serventy (28 March 1904 – 8 August 1988) was a Perth -based Western Australian ornithology, ornithologist. He was president of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) 1947–1949. He assisted with the initial organisa ...

(1904–1988), Australian ornithologist

Sports

Dom DiMaggio Dominic Paul DiMaggio (February 12, 1917 – May 8, 2009), nicknamed "The Little Professor", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder. He played his entire 11-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox (1940–1953). DiMaggio wa ...

(1917–2009), American baseball player * Hans Dominik (1872–1945), German science fiction writer *

Dominic Adiyiah Dominic Adiyiah (born 29 November 1989) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Early career Adiyiah began his football career at Feyenoord Ghana. He spent several years in Gomoa Fetteh, where the academy is ...

(born 1989), Ghanaian footballer *

Dominic Andres Dominic Andres (born 6 October 1972) is a Swiss curler and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.Dominic Ball Dominic Martin Ball (born 2 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ipswich Town. He plays primarily as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre-back or at full-back. Club career Tottenham and loan moves A ...

(born 1995), English footballer *

Dominic Bird Dominic Bird (born 9 April 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a lock and has represented the All Blacks. He has also played for Canterbury and Wellington in the Mitre 10 Cup, the Crusaders and Chiefs in Super Rugby. He has a ...

(born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player *

Dominic Calvert-Lewin Dominic Nathaniel Calvert-Lewin (born 16 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Everton and the England national team. Calvert-Lewin began his career at local team Sheffield United, making his seni ...

(born 1997), English footballer *

Dominic Cavallo Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Domini ...

(born 2007), American football player *

Dominic Cork Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Domini ...

(born 1971), English cricketer *

Dominic Corrigan (Gaelic footballer) Dominic "Dom" Corrigan (born 1962) is a Gaelic footballer and manager. He played for Kinawley and the Fermanagh county team. He later managed the Fermanagh and Sligo teams. Family life Corrigan received his education at St Aidan's in Derrylin ...

, (born 1962) *

Dominik Eberle Dominik Eberle (born July 4, 1996) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Utah State Aggies football, Utah State Aggies. He made his NFL debut in Week 16 of the 2021 NFL season. Earl ...

(born 1996), German American football player *

Dominic Jones Dominic Jones (born January 18, 1987) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at the University of Minnesota before being dismissed from the program and transferring to Otterbein College. He attended Brookhaven ...

(born 1987), American football player *

Dominic Matteo Dominic Matteo (born 28 April 1974) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder in a 17-year professional career from 1992 to 2009. He made a total of 366 league and cup appearances, of which 276 were i ...

(born 1974), Scottish footballer *

Dominic Moore Benjamin Dominic Moore (born August 3, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He most recently played for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL), and has played nearly 900 National Hockey League (NHL) games. Initially draft ...

(born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey centre *

Dominic Stricker Dominic Stephan Stricker (born 16 August 2002) is a Swiss tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 111 achieved on 7 November 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 161 achieved on 27 June 2022. On the j ...

(born 2002), Swiss professional tennis player *

Dominic Tan Dominic Tan Jun Jin (; born 12 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Sabah. Born in Singapore, he represents the Malaysia national football team. Early life and education Tan who was ...

(born 1997), Malaysian footballer *

Dominic Thiem Dominic Thiem (; born 3 September 1993) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, which he first achieved in March 2020. He is the second-highest r ...

(born 1993), Austrian professional tennis player *

Dominic Thomas Dominic William Thomas (born 23 November 1995) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder. He was forced to retire from professional football due to injury after spending 5 years at EFL League One, Le ...

(born 1995), English footballer *

Dominic Thompson (footballer) Dominic Lewis Thompson (born 26 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Blackpool. He is a graduate of the Arsenal academy and transferred to Brentford in 2019, for whom he played sparingly before trans ...

(born 2000), English footballer *

Dominic Waters Dominic Wayne Waters (born September 28, 1986) is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League. Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he plays at the point guard position. In 2013, ...

(born 1986), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League *

Dominick Cruz Dominick Cruz (born March 9, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. Cruz ha ...

(born 1985), American mixed martial artist, former UFC bantamweight champion *

Dominik Halmoši Dominik Halmoši (born 3 November 1987) is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played two games with HC Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga The Czech Extraliga ( cs, Extraliga ledního hokeje, ELH) is the highest-level ice hockey ...

(born 1987), Czech professional ice hockey goaltender *

Dominik Hašek Dominik Hašek (, ; born January 29, 1965) is a Czech former ice hockey goaltender who mostly played for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Widely regarded as one of the best goaltenders of all time, Hašek also played for t ...

(born 1965), Czech professional ice hockey goaltender *

Dominik Hrbatý Dominik Hrbatý (; born 4 January 1978) is a Slovakian former professional tennis player. Hrbatý reached the semifinals of the 1999 French Open – Men's singles, 1999 French Open, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in ...

(born 1978), Slovakian male tennis player *

Dominik Landertinger Dominik Landertinger (; born 13 March 1988) is a retired Austrian biathlete. Life and career Landertinger debuted in the 2007–08 season, and his big breakthrough came during the 2008–09 season, where he, as of 22 March 2015, has fourteen po ...

(born 1988), Austrian biathlete *

Dominik Paris Dominik Paris (born 14 April 1989) is an Italian alpine ski racer, who specializes in speed events of downhill and super-G. He was the world champion in super-G, as the gold medalist in 2019 at Åre, Sweden. Racing career Paris ...

(born 1989), Italian alpine skier *

Dominick Zator Dominick Lukasz Zator (born September 18, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce. Club career Early career Zator played for five seasons with the University of Calgary from 2012 ...

(born 1994), Canadian soccer player

Other professions

Dominic Bohm Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Domini ...

, German modernist architect *

Dominic Holland Dominic Anthony Holland (born 6 May 1967) is an English comedian, author, actor and broadcaster. He won the 1993 Perrier Best Newcomer Award in Edinburgh. His BBC Radio 4 series, ''The Small World of Dominic Holland'' (a reference to his 5'6" h ...

(born 1969), English comedian and author *

Dominic Panganiban Dominic Panganiban (born 27 September 1990), better known online as Domics, is a Filipino-born Canadian YouTuber, animator, and cartoonist. Panganiban generally posts story-time animations in which he tells stories about his life, an aspect of i ...

(born 1990), Canadian YouTuber and animator

Fictional characters

* Dominic, one of the two rival gang leaders on the ''

Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

'' TV series, whose nickname was "Mini" *

Dominic Flandry Dominic Flandry is a fictional character and the protagonist of the second half of Poul Anderson's Technic History science fiction series. He first appeared in 1951. The space opera series is set in the 31st century, during the waning days of ...

, central character in the second half of Poul Anderson's Technic History science fiction series *

Dominic Fortune Dominic Fortune is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Created by Howard Chaykin and based on the Scorpion, Chaykin's character for the failed Atlas/Seaboard Comics company, Dom ...

, comic book character *

Dominic Greene The following is a list of primary antagonists in the ''James Bond'' novels and film series. Novel villains by author Ian Fleming Kingsley Amis (writing as Robert Markham) Christopher Wood John Gardner Raymond Benson ...

, primary antagonist in the James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'' * Dominic Hargan, from ''

Power Rangers Jungle Fury ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' is the sixteenth season of the American television series ''Power Rangers'', and is an adaptation of ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger'', the thirty-first Japanese Super Sentai, ''Super Sentai'' series. The season premiered ...

'' *

Dominic Reilly Dominic "Dom" Reilly is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by John Pickard. Dom made his first appearance on 13 September 2005 as the estranged half-brother of Tony Hutchinson, whose portrayer, Nick ...

, on the long-running British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *

Dominic Santini ''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series that centers on a high-technology military helicopter, code-named ''Airwolf'', and its crew. The show follows them as they undertake various exotic missions, many involving esp ...

, on the series ''Airwolf'' *

Dominic Sorel The ''Eureka Seven'' anime and manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Bones. The central protagonist of the series is Renton Thurston, a young boy who joins the renegade group Gekkostate to fight against the U.F. Force, ...

, in the 2005–2006 anime and manga series ''Eureka Seven'' * Dominic the Dragon, minor character in the role-playing video game ''

Miitopia ''Miitopia'' is a role-playing video game developed and published by Nintendo originally for the Nintendo 3DS. The 3DS version was released in Japan in 2016 and worldwide the following year, with a remastered version being released for the N ...

'' *

Dominic Toretto Dominic "Dom" Toretto is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. He is portrayed by Vin Diesel and first appeared on film, alongside the other protagonist Brian O'Conner, in ''The Fast and t ...

, also known as Dom; character from ''The Fast and the Furious'' movies *

Dominick Carisi, Jr. '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', a spin-off of the crime drama ''Law & Order'', follows the detectives who work in the "Special Victims Unit" of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department, a unit that focuses on crimes invol ...

, from ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' * Dominick Cobb, from ''Inception'' *

Dominick the Donkey "Dominick the Donkey" is a Christmas music, Christmas song written by Ray Allen, Sam Saltzberg and Wandra Merrell, and was recorded by Lou Monte in 1960, on Roulette Records. The song describes Dominick, a donkey who helps Santa Claus bring presen ...

, the Italian Christmas donkey from a 1960 song by Lou Monte * Dominick Hide, lead character in two episodes of the BBC's ''Play for Today'' series *

Dominick Marone ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' is a long-running American soap opera which has aired on CBS Daytime since March 23, 1987. This is a list of characters that debuted in the between 2000 and 2009, in order of first appearance. Morgan DeWitt Morgan De ...

, from ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Dominick Santoro, Nicky Santoro's brother in the 1995 film ''

Casino A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ...

'', based on

Michael Spilotro Michael Peter "Micky" Spilotro (September 12, 1944 – June 14, 1986) was the younger brother of Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro and was an associate of the Chicago organized crime organization referred to as " The Outfit". Family background Mi ...

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