Donald is a masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
derived from the
Gaelic
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...
name ''Dòmhnall''.
[.] This comes from the
Proto-Celtic
Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, is the ancestral proto-language of all known Celtic languages, and a descendant of Proto-Indo-European. It is not attested in writing but has been partly Linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed through the compar ...
*''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder").
The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as ''
Ronald
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'',#H2, Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; #H1, Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English ''Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised ...
''. A short form of ''Donald'' is ''
Don
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to:
Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
*Don (river), a river in European Russia
*Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
*Don, Benin, a town in Benin
*Don, Dang, a vill ...
''.
Pet form
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for ...
s of ''Donald'' include ''Donnie'' and ''Donny''. The feminine given name ''Donella'' is derived from ''Donald''.
''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages:
Modern Irish
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the ...
''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');
[.] Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...
''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull'';
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
''
Dyfnwal'' and
Cumbric
Cumbric was a variety of the Common Brittonic language spoken during the Early Middle Ages in the ''Hen Ogledd'' or "Old North" in what is now the counties of Westmorland, Cumberland and northern Lancashire in Northern England and the souther ...
''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name ''
Donna
Donna may refer to the short form of the honorific ''nobildonna'', the female form of Don (honorific) in Italian.
People
* Donna (given name); includes name origin and list of people and characters with the name
* Roberto Di Donna (born 1968), ...
'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related.
Variations
Kings and noblemen
Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen:
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Dyfnwal Hen
Dyfnwal Hen or Dumnagual Hen ("Dyfnwal the Old") was a ruler of the Brittonic kingdom of Alt Clut, later known as Strathclyde, probably sometime in the early 6th century. His biography is vague, but he was regarded as an important ancestor figure ...
(Dumnagual I), Ruler of Alt Clut (Strathclyde) (450–475)
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Domnall Brecc
Domnall Brecc (Welsh: ''Dyfnwal Frych''; English: ''Donald the Freckled'') (died 642 in Strathcarron) was king of Dál Riata, in modern Scotland, from about 629 until 642. He was the son of Eochaid Buide. He was counted as Donald II of Scotland b ...
, king of Dál Riata (d. 642)
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Domnall mac Áedo
Domnall mac Áedo (died 642), also known as Domnall II, Was an Irish king and son of Áed mac Ainmuirech and his consort Land, the daughter of Áed Guaire mac Amalgada of Airgíalla. Domnall was High King of Ireland from 628 until his death. He be ...
, High King of the
Northern Uí Néill
The Northern Uí Néill is any of several dynasties in north-western medieval Ireland that claimed descent from a common ancestor, Niall of the Nine Hostages. Other dynasties in central and eastern Ireland who also claimed descent from Niall wer ...
and Ireland (d. 642)
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Domnall Midi
Domhnall Mac Murchada (born c. 700, died 20 November 763), called Domnall Midi (Donald of Meath), was High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Clann Cholmáin branch of the Uí Néill. Clann Cholmáin's pre-eminence among the southern Uí Néill, ...
, High King of Clann Cholmáin and Ireland (d. 763)
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Domnall mac Ailpín
Domnall mac Ailpín ( Modern Gaelic: ''Dòmhnall mac Ailpein''), anglicised sometimes as Donald MacAlpin and known in most modern regnal lists as Donald I (812 – 13 April 862), was King of the Picts from 858 to 862. He followed his brother ...
(812–863)
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Donald II of Scotland
Domnall mac Causantín ( Modern Gaelic: , IPA: t̪oːvnəɫ̪ˈmaʰkˈxoːʃɪm, anglicised as Donald II (died 900), was King of the Picts or King of Alba in the late 9th century. He was the son of Constantine I (Causantín mac Cináeda). Donal ...
(889–900)
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Domnall mac Eimín
Domnall mac Eimín meic Cainnig (died 23 April 1014) was an eleventh-century Mormaer of Mar. He is attested by numerous accounts of the Battle of Clontarf in which he is said to have lost his life supporting the cause of Brian Bóruma mac Cenné ...
, Mormaer of Mar (d. 1014)
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Donald III of Scotland
Donald III ( Medieval Gaelic: Domnall mac Donnchada; Modern Gaelic: ''Dòmhnall mac Dhonnchaidh''), and nicknamed "Donald the Fair" or "Donald the White" (Medieval Gaelic:"Domnall Bán", anglicised as Donald Bane/Bain or Donalbane/Donalbain) (c. ...
(1033–1099)
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Domnall Gerrlámhach
Domnall Gerrlámhach (died 1135), also known as Domnall Gerrlámhach Ua Briain, Domnall mac Muirchertaig, and Domnall Ua Briain, was an obscure twelfth-century Uí Briain dynast and King of Dublin. He was one of two sons of Muirchertach Ua Br ...
, King of Dublin (d. 1135)
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Domnall Ua Lochlainn
Domhnall Ua Lochlainn (old spelling: Domnall Ua Lochlainn) (1048 – 10 February 1121), also known as Domhnall Mac Lochlainn (old spelling: Domnall Mac Lochlainn), was king of the Cenél Eogain, over-king of Ailech, and alleged High King of ...
, High King of Ireland (1083 and 1121)
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Domhnall I, Earl of Mar
Domhnall I Earl of Mar - Domhnall mac Uilleim ( Anglicized: Donald, William's son) - was the seventh known Mormaer of Mar, or Earl of Mar ruling from the death of his father, Uilleam of Mar, in 1276 until his own death somewhere between 1297 an ...
(1276–1301)
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Domhnall II, Earl of Mar (1305–1332)
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Domhnall, Earl of Lennox (1333–1365)
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Dyfnwal, King of Strathclyde
Dyfnwal (died 908 ×915) was King of Strathclyde. Although his parentage is unknown, he was probably a member of the Cumbrian dynasty that is recorded to have ruled the Kingdom of Strathclyde immediately before him. Dyfnwal is attested by only o ...
(d. 908×915), also known by the names ''Donald'', ''Domhnall'', and ''Domnall''
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Dyfnwal ab Owain
Dyfnwal ab Owain (died 975) was a tenth-century King of Strathclyde. He was a son of Owain ap Dyfnwal, King of Strathclyde, and seems to have been a member of the royal dynasty of Strathclyde. At some point in the ninth- or tenth century, the K ...
(d. 975), also known by the names ''Donald'' and ''Domnall''
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Owain ap Dyfnwal (fl. 934)
Owain ap Dyfnwal ( fl. 934) was an early tenth-century King of Strathclyde. He was probably a son of Dyfnwal, King of Strathclyde, who may have been related to previous rulers of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. Originally centred in the valley of t ...
Given name
Domhnall
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Domhnall mac Conchobair Ó Briain
Domhnall mac Conchobair Ó Briain, known in English as ''Sir Donnell O'Brien'' (died 1579) was a Gaelic Irish leader from Thomond in the Kingdom of Ireland. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Spancel Hill, against his nephew who w ...
(died 1579), Gaelic Irish military leader
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Domhnall Gleeson
Domhnall Gleeson (; born 12 May 1983) is an Irish actor and screenwriter. He is the son of actor Brendan Gleeson, with whom he has appeared in a number of films and theatre projects. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts from Dublin Inst ...
(born 1983), Irish actor
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Domhnall mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha
Domhnall mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha (fl. c. 1600) was an Irish poet.
A brother of Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha (1570–1652), Domhnall is known as the composer of ''Ceolchair sin a chruit an riogh ...''
*Also refer List of Irish poets and ...
(fl. c. 1600), Irish poet
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Domhnall MacAuley (born 1957), Scottish physician and professor
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Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna
Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna (Red Donald of Coruna; 9 July 1887 – 13 August 1967), legally Donald MacDonald or Dòmhnall MacDhòmhnaill, was a Scottish Gaelic Bard, North Uist stonemason, and veteran of the First World War. Literary historian Rona ...
(1887–1967), Scottish Gaelic poet
Donnell
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Donnell Ballagh O'Cahan
Donnell Ballagh O'Cahan (died 1627) was an Irish landowner in Ulster. A vassal of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, O'Cahan was frequently in rebellion alongside his lord in the closing years of the 16th century. Although he did not go into exile wit ...
(died 1627), Irish landowner and rebel
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Donnell Rawlings
Donnell M. Rawlings (born December 6, 1968) is an American comedian, actor, and radio host. He is best known as a cast member on the Comedy Central sketch comedy TV series ''Chappelle's Show'' and the HBO drama ''The Wire''.
Early life
Donnell R ...
(born 1968), comedian
Don
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Don Adams
Donald James Yarmy (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor. In his five decades on television, he was best known as Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the television situation comedy ''Ge ...
(1923–2005), American actor, comedian and director
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Don Airey
Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore ...
(born 1948), English keyboardist
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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 ...
(1908–1993), Hollywood actor
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Don Barksdale
Donald Argee Barksdale (March 31, 1923 – March 8, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. He was a pioneer as an African-American basketball player, becoming the first to be named NCAA All-American, the first to play on a ...
(1923–1993), American basketball player
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Don Bertoia, Canadian middle-distance runner
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Don Bluth
Donald Virgil Bluth (; born September 13, 1937) is an American film director, animator, production designer, and animation instructor, best known for his animated films, including ''The Secret of NIMH'' (1982), ''An American Tail'' (1986), ''Th ...
(born 1937), animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer and independent studio owner
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Don Bowman (singer)
Don Bowman (August 26, 1937 – June 5, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, comedian, and radio host. He recorded for RCA Victor between 1964 and 1970, charting in the Top 40 with the novelty hit single "Chit Akins, Make Me a S ...
(1937–2013), American comedian, country music singer, and songwriter
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Don Cheadle
Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (; born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including two Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also earned ...
(born 1964), American actor and producer
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Don Cherry
Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. Cherry played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five se ...
(born 1934), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator
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Don Cherry (American football)
Don Cherry (born September 27, 1994) is a professional canine behaviorist and an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Villanova.
College career
Cherry concluded his college career as a thr ...
(born 1994), American football player
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Don Cherry (singer)
Donald Ross Cherry (January 11, 1924 – April 4, 2018) was an American traditional pop music and big band singer and golfer. In music, he is best known for his 1955 hit " Band of Gold".
Biography
Cherry was born in Wichita Falls, Texas. He sta ...
(1924–2018), American singer and golfer
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Don Cherry (trumpeter)
Donald Eugene Cherry (November 18, 1936 – October 19, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter. Cherry had a long association with free jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, which began in the late 1950s. He also performed alongside musicians such as ...
(1936–1995), American jazz trumpeter
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Don Ciccone
Donald Joseph Ciccone (February 28, 1946 – October 8, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member of the pop group the Critters, singing their biggest hits "Younger Girl" and "Mr. Dieingly Sad". The latter ...
(1946–2016), American singer-songwriter, member of the band The Critters
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Don Cornelius
Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show ''Soul Train'', which he hosted from 1971 until 1993 ...
(1936–2012), American television show host and producer
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Don Cornell
Don Cornell (born Luigi Francisco Varlaro; April 21, 1919 – February 23, 2004) was an American singer.
Early years
Born to an Italian family in The Bronx, New York, Cornell attended Roosevelt High School in the Bronx.
Career
In his teens he p ...
(1919–2004), stage name of Luigi Varlaro, American singer
* Dominick
Don Costa
Dominick P. "Don" Costa (June 10, 1925 – January 19, 1983) was an American conductor and record producer. He discovered singer Paul Anka and worked on several hit albums by Frank Sinatra, including ''Sinatra and Strings'' and '' My Way''.
...
(1925–1983), American conductor and record producer
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Don Covay
Donald James Randolph (March 24, 1936 – January 31, 2015), better known by the stage name Don Covay, was an American R&B, rock and roll, and soul singer-songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s.
His most successful recordings incl ...
(1936–2015), American singer and songwriter
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Don Criqui
Don Criqui (born October 1, 1940) is an American sportscaster.
He holds the record for longest-tenured NFL broadcaster in U.S. TV history, calling NFL football for 47 seasons (1967-2013) on NBC and CBS. Criqui's final NFL broadcast came on De ...
(born 1950), American sportscaster
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Don Diablo
Don Pepijn Schipper (; born 27 February 1980), better known by his stage name Don Diablo, is a Dutch DJ, digital artist, record producer, musician and songwriter of electronic dance music from Coevorden. He is one of the pioneers of the future h ...
(born 1980), Dutch DJ, record producer, musician and songwriter of electronic music
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Don Digirolamo, American re-recording mixer
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Don Dunstan
Donald Allan Dunstan (21 September 1926 – 6 February 1999) was an Australian politician who served as the 35th premier of South Australia from 1967 to 1968, and again from 1970 to 1979. He was a member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for th ...
(1926–1999), South Australian politician
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Don Estelle
Don Estelle (22 May 1933 – 2 August 2003) was an English actor and singer, best known as Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum''.
Early life
Born Ronald Edwards in Crumpsall, Manchester (historically part of Lancashire), he wa ...
(1933–2003), British actor and singer
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Don Everly
The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 1939 ...
(born 1937), American country-influenced rock and roll singer and guitarist
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Don Felder
Donald William Felder (born September 21, 1947) is an American musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Eagles from 1974 until his termination from the band in 2001. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 with th ...
(born 1947), American singer-songwriter and guitarist, former member of the Eagles
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Don Frye
Donald Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American former mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and actor. In MMA, he was one of the sport's earliest well-rounded fighters and won the ''UFC 8'' and ''Ultimate Ultimate 96'' tournaments ...
(born 1965), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
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Don Garber
Donald P. Garber (born October 9, 1957) is an American sports executive who has served as the Commissioner of Major League Soccer since 1999. Garber is also the CEO of Soccer United Marketing and a member of the United States Soccer Federation ...
(born 1957), American sports executive
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Don Gardner
Donald Gardner (May 9, 1931 – September 4, 2018) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and drummer. His records included the 1962 pop hit " I Need Your Lovin'", with Dee Dee Ford.
Biography
Born in Philadelphia, Gardner star ...
(1931–2018), American singer-songwriter
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Don Gibson
Donald Eugene Gibson (April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson wrote such country standards as " Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoy ...
(1928–2003), American songwriter and country musician
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Don Goldstein
Donald Goldstein (1937 – May 27, 2022), known as "Red", was an American college All-American and Pan American Games champion basketball player.
Early life
Goldstein was Jewish. His mother died when he was four. He grew up poor, in the Brook ...
, American basketball player
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Don Gorske
Donald A. Gorske (born November 28, 1953) is an American world record holder known as the "ultimate Big Mac fan," having eaten over 32,672 such hamburgers from the U.S. fast food chain restaurant, chain McDonald's in his lifetime, earning him a p ...
(born 1953), “Big Mac” Enthusiast and Guinness World Record holder of most Big Macs eaten
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Don Gullett
Donald Edward Gullett (born January 6, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from through , most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that wo ...
(born 1951), American baseball pitcher
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Don Gullick
Donald Gullick (22 November 1924 – 14 April 2000) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1950s and 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Pontypool ...
(1924–2000), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach
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Don Hasselbeck
Donald William Hasselbeck (born April 1, 1955) is a former professional football player, a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants.
Early life ...
(born 1955), American football player
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Don Henley
Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He is the drummer and one of the lead singers for the Eagles. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as "Witchy Woman", "Despe ...
(born 1947), founding member of the
Eagles
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
rock group
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Don Hewitt
Donald Shepard Hewitt (December 14, 1922 – August 19, 2009) was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the CBS television news magazine ''60 Minutes'' in 1968, which at the time of his death was the longest- ...
(1922–2009), American television news producer
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Don Ho
Donald Tai Loy Ho (August 13, 1930 – April 14, 2007) was a Hawaiian traditional pop musician, singer and entertainer. He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the album of the same name.
Life and career
Ho was a singer of Native ...
(1930–2007), American pop musician, singer and entertainer
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Don Hutson
Donald Montgomery Hutson (January 31, 1913 – June 26, 1997) was an American professional football player and assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as an end and spent his entire 11-year professional career with the ...
(1913–1997), American football player
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Don Imus
John Donald Imus Jr. (July 23, 1940 – December 27, 2019), also known mononymously as Imus, was an American radio personality, television show host, recording artist, and author. His radio show, ''Imus in the Morning'', was aired on various stat ...
(1940–2019), American radio and television host
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Don Johnson (sports executive) (1930–2012), Canadian sports executive and president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
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Don King (boxing promoter)
Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups. He has been a controversial figure, partly due to a manslaughter conviction and civil cases against him, as well a ...
(born 1931), American boxing promoter
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Don King (coach)
Don King (born February 1926) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Hawaii for one season, in 1967. King came to Hawaii in 1966 as an assistant under Phil Sarboe. From 1963 to 1965, he ...
(born 1926), American football player and coach
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Don King (defensive back)
Don Erwin King, Jr. is a former American football quarter back who played in the National Football League.
Biography
Don Erwin King, Jr. was born on February 10, 1964, in Dallas, Texas, to Don King, Sr. and Judy King. He attended and played q ...
(born 1964), American football player
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Don King (defensive lineman) (1929–2014), American football player
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Don King (musician)
Donald Alan King (born May 4, 1954, in Fremont, Nebraska) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpeter. In the 1970s and 1980s, he recorded a total of four major label albums, and charted more than fifteen hit singles on the ''Bi ...
(born 1954), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpeter
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Don King (photographer)
Don King (born 1960) is an American photographer, cinematographer, and film director. He is renowned worldwide for his photographic and cinematic images of ocean surface waves and surfing.
Don King was a high school sophomore the first time ...
(born 1960), American photographer, cinematographer, and film director
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Don Roy King
Donald Roy King (born October 9, 1947) is an American television director, and also a producer, writer, and actor. He served as the director for ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2006 until 2021. He has "directed more hours of live network television th ...
(born 1947), American television director
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Don Kirshner
Donald Kirshner (April 17, 1934 – January 17, 2011) was an American music publisher, music consultant, rock music record producer, producer, talent manager, and songwriter. Dubbed "the Man with the Golden Ear" by Time (magazine), ''Time' ...
(1934–2011), American music publisher, rock music producer, talent manager, and songwriter
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Don Knotts (1924–2006), American actor and comedian
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Don Larsen
Don James Larsen (August 7, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams: the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore O ...
(1929–2020), American baseball player
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Don Lemon
Don Lemon (born March 1, 1966) is an American television journalist most well known for being a host on CNN. Lemon anchored weekend news programs on local television stations in Alabama and Pennsylvania during his early days as a journalist. He ...
(born 1966), American television personality and current host of CNN Tonight
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Don L. Lind (born 1930), American scientist and a former naval officer and aviator, and NASA astronaut
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Don MacLean (basketball)
Donald James MacLean (born January 16, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a college player, he is the all-time scoring leader of both the Pac-12 Conference and U ...
(born 1970), American basketball player and color commentator
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Don Marion Davis
Don Marion Davis (October 9, 1917 – December 10, 2020), professionally known as John Henry Jr. and Don Marion, was an American child actor of the silent film era, who during a brief career in show business appeared in several feature roles a ...
(1917–2020), American child actor
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Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur Mattingly (born April 20, 1961) is an American former professional baseball first baseman, coach, and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed ...
, American pro baseball player for the New York Yankees and manager of the LA Dodgers; aka "Donnie Baseball" and "The Hitman"
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Don McLean
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his 1971 hit song " American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock "cultural touchstone" about the loss of innocence of the early ...
(born 1945), American singer-songwriter and musician
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Don Nelson
Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335 (he held the record for most wins for almost 12 ...
(born 1940), American basketball player and coach
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Don Nelson (screenwriter)
Don Nelson (January 20, 1927 – September 10, 2013) was an American screenwriter, film producer and jazz musician. He is best known for his work on the American situation comedy ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'', for which he wrote f ...
(1927–2013), American screenwriter, film producer, and jazz musician
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Don Nickles
Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Senat ...
(born 1948), American politician
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Don Patinkin
Don Patinkin (Hebrew: דן פטינקין) (January 8, 1922 – August 7, 1995) was an American-born Israeli monetary economist, and the President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Nissan Liviatan, 2008. "Patinkin, Don (1922–1995)," ''The N ...
(1922–1995), Israeli-American economist, and President of the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
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Don Payne, American writer and producer
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Don Quarrie
Donald O'Riley Quarrie CD (born 25 February 1951) is a Jamaican former track and field athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he was the gold medallist in the Olympic 200 meters and silver med ...
(born 1951), Jamaican sprinter
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Don Reid (born 1945), lead singer of American country group The Statler Brothers
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Don Rickles
Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include ''Run Silent, Run Deep'' (1958) with Clark Gable, Carl Reiner's '' Enter La ...
(1926–2017), American stand-up comedian
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Don Robesky
Donald A. Robesky (May 15, 1906 – February 25, 2002) was an American football guard who played college football at Stanford University. He played high school football at Kern Union High School in Bakersfield, California. He was a consensus ...
(1906–2002), American football player
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Don Rondo
Don Rondo (born Donald T. Rondeau; January 5, 1930 – January 27, 2011) was an American singer of popular music ballads during the mid-1950s, known for his distinctive baritone voice.
Career
Rondo, born in Ware, Massachusetts, first became popula ...
(1930–2011), American singer
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Don Shula
Donald Francis Shula (January 4, 1930 – May 4, 2020) was an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995. The head coach of the Miami Dolphins for most of his ca ...
(1930–2020), American football coach
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Don Slater
Don Slater (born 4 April 1954) is a British sociologist.
A reader in sociology at the London School of Economics, Slater has researched the use of light in public infrastructure, and new media. He became chief editor of the ''British Journal of ...
(born 1954), British sociologist
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Don Trahan
Donald Roland Trahan (born November 13, 1949) is an American PGA Master Professional golf instructor. Known as "The Swing Surgeon," Trahan is the father of PGA Tour professional golfer D. J. Trahan.
Early life
Trahan was born in New Bedford, ...
(born 1949), American golfer, father of D. J. Trahan
* Don Van Vliet (1941–2010), American singer, songwriter and musician, also known as
Captain Beefheart
Don Van Vliet (; born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. Conducting a rotating ensemble known as Th ...
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Don Warrington
Don Warrington MBE (born Donald Williams, 23 May 1951) is a Trinidadian-born British actor. He is best known for playing Philip Smith in the ITV sitcom ''Rising Damp'' (1974–78), and Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in the BBC detective series ...
(born 1951), Trinidadian-born British actor
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Don Waterman (born 1950), American racing driver
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Don Webb (American football) (born 1939), American football player
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Don Webb (playwright)
Don Webb is a playwright and script writer based in the UK. He has written for British TV and the West End and is currently working on a novel for children.
Biography
Don Webb started writing fairly early in life. His first ventures were into r ...
, English playwright and dramatist
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Don Webb (writer)
Don Webb (born April 30, 1960) is an American science fiction and mystery writer, as well as an author of several books on Left Hand Path occult philosophy. He is also a former High Priest of the Temple of Set.
Writing career
Webb's first prof ...
(born 1960), American science fiction, mystery, and horror writer
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Don Wilson (American football) (born 1961), American football player
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Don Wilson (announcer)
Don Wilson (September 1, 1900 – April 25, 1982) was an American announcer and actor in radio programming, radio and television, with a Falstaffian vocal presence, remembered best as the rotund announcer and comic foil to the star of ''The Jack ...
(1900–1982), American radio and television announcer and actor
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Don Wilson (Australian footballer)
Donald Angus Wilson (22 October 1914 – 6 December 2015) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league ...
(1914–2015), Australian footballer
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Don Wilson (baseball)
Donald Edward Wilson (February 12, 1945 – January 5, 1975) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros. (1945–1975), American baseball pitcher
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Don Wilson (cricketer)
Donald Wilson (7 August 1937 – 21 July 2012) was an English cricketer, who played in six Test matches for England from 1964 to 1971. His first-class cricket career, which lasted from 1957 to 1974, was spent with Yorkshire County Cricket ...
(1927–2012), English cricketer
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Don Wilson (pastor) (born 1949), American Christian pastor and creationist
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Don E. Wilson (born 1944), American zoologist
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Don M. Wilson III Don M. Wilson III (born 1948) is an American banker with expertise in corporate banking, global capital markets, and risk management. He was appointed as the first chief risk officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in 2003
and retired in
2006. He bega ...
(born 1948), American banker and corporate director
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Don W. Wilson (born 1942), American historian and archivist
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Don Williams
Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing seventeen number ...
(1939–2017), American singer-songwriter
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Don Williams (offensive lineman) (1919–2001), American football player
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Don Williams (American football coach) (1927–2013), American football, track and field coach
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Don Williams (footballer, born 1935) (1935–1995), Australian rules footballer
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Don Williams (footballer, born 1939)
Don Williams (born 16 August 1939) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as ...
(born 1939), Australian rules footballer
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Don Williams (poker player)
Don Williams (May 2, 1942 – April 10, 2013) was an American poker player.
Biography
Williams has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and has cashed in many other WSOP events including the Main Event.
He won his first b ...
(1942–2013), American poker player
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Don Williams (racing driver) (1947–1989), American racing driver
Donal
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Donal Logue
Donal Francis Logue (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian actor. He starred in the film '' The Tao of Steve'' and has had roles in the TV series ''Sons of Anarchy'', ''Vikings'', ''Grounded for Life'', ''Copper'', '' Terriers'', and, as Detecti ...
(born 1969), Canadian actor
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Donal MacIntyre
Donal MacIntyre (born 25 January 1966) is an Irish investigative journalist, specialising in investigations, undercover operations and television exposés. He has also worked as a presenter of both television news and documentaries on various U ...
(born 1966), Irish investigative reporter
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Donal Murray (bishop)
Donal Brendan Murray (born 29 May 1940) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick from 1996 to 2009. He had previously served as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Dublin diocese
Biography
Early life and ordination
He was born in Dublin in 1940, wa ...
(born 1940), the Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick (1996–2009)
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Donal O'Brien (disambiguation), several individuals
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Donal O'Donoghue
Donal J. O'Donoghue (5 June 1894 – 26 July 1971) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry South constituency from 1944 to 1948.
A teacher by profession, he was first elected as a Fianna Fáil TD ...
(1894–1971), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
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Donal O'Shea
Donal O'Shea is a Canadian mathematician, who is also noted for his bestselling books. He served as the fifth president of New College of Florida in Sarasota, from July 1, 2012, until June 30, 2021. He was succeeded by Patricia Okker on July 1, 2 ...
, Canadian mathematician
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Donal O'Sullivan (disambiguation), several individuals
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Donal Roe MacCarthy Mór (died 1302), 13th-century noble of Ireland, Prince of the Kingdom of Desmond
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Donal MacCarthy Reagh
Donal MacCarthy Reagh ( ga, Domhnall Mac Carthaigh Riabhach) (1450/1460–1531) was the 12th Prince of Carbery from 1505 to his death in 1531. He belonged to the MacCarthy Reagh dynasty,Donal Skehan
Donal Skehan (born 3 June 1986) is an Irish television personality, presenter (specialising in food programmes), food writer, cook, photographer and former singer. He is known for his television series, cookbooks, popular YouTube channel and us ...
(born 1986), Irish singer, television personality/presenter, food writer/cook and photographer
Dónal
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Dónal Lunny
Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozai ...
(born 1947), Irish folk musician
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Donal Óg Cusack
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...
(born 1977), Irish
hurler
Donald
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Donald Bailey (1934–2013), American jazz drummer
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Donald Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman, (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has bee ...
(1908–2001), Australian cricketer
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Donald Brashear
Donald Brashear (born January 7, 1972) is an American former professional hockey player who played for five organizations in the National Hockey League (NHL) over a 23 year pro career, in which he played the role of an enforcer.
He was among the ...
, American ice hockey player
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Donald Burgess
Donald Christopher "Don" Burgess (born 8 February 1933) is a retired track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4,000 metres t ...
, British track cyclist
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Donald Byrd
Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop m ...
(1932–2013), American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter
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Donald Cameron Donald Cameron may refer to:
Scottish Clan Cameron
* Donald Cameron of Lochiel (c. 1695 or 1700–1748), 19th Chief, and his descendants:
** Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel (1769–1832), 22nd Chief
** Donald Cameron of Lochiel (1835–1905), Scott ...
(born 1954), Australian water polo player and coach
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Donald Campbell
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...
(1921–1967), British world land and water speed record breaker
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Donald M. Campbell Jr. (born 1955), retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the commanding general of United States Army Europe
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Donald Capelle
Donald F. Capelle is a Marshallese politician. He was Speaker of the Legislature of the Marshall Islands from 2012 to 2016. In January 2020 Capelle became Minister of Transportation, Communication and Information Technology in the cabinet of Presi ...
, Marshallese politician
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Donald Chumley (born 1962), American football player
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Donald Crisp
Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...
(1882–1974), filmmaker
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Donald D. Deshler
Donald D. Deshler (born 1947) is a leading expert on the education of special needs children. He is professor emeritus in the School of Education and was the director of the Center for Learning on Education at the University of Kansas. He was also ...
, American educator
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Donald Dewar
Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was a Scottish politician who served as the inaugural First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2000. He previously served as ...
(1937–2000),
Labour Party MP and first
First Minister of Scotland
The first minister of Scotland ( sco, heid meinister o Scotland; gd, prìomh mhinistear na h-Alba ) is the head of the Scottish Government and keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland. The first minister chairs ...
(1999–2000)
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Donald Disney Donald Disney from the Avogy, Inc., Cupertino, CA was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engi ...
, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Donald Driver
Donald Jerome Driver (born February 2, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver. After playing college football for Alcorn State University, Driver was picked by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He ...
,
NFL player for the
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...
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Donald "Duck" Dunn
Donald "Duck" Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and as a session bassist for Stax Rec ...
(1941–2012), American bass guitarist
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Donald Fagen
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician best known as the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker. In addition to his w ...
(born 1948), American musician
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Donald Faison
Donald Adeosun Faison (; born June 22, 1974) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his leading role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC/ NBC comedy-drama '' Scrubs'' (2001–2010), and a supporting role as Murray in both the film '' Cluele ...
(born 1974), American actor and comedian
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Donald Foss (born 1945), American billionaire, founder of Credit Acceptance
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Donald Friese (born 1940), American billionaire businessman
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Donald Henry Gaskins
Donald Henry "Pee Wee" Gaskins Jr. (born Donald Henry Parrott Jr.; March 13, 1933 – September 6, 1991) was an American serial killer and rapist from South Carolina who stabbed, shot, drowned, and poisoned more than a dozen people. Before his co ...
(1933–1991), American cannibalistic serial killer, rapist, and thief
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Donald Geisler
Donald David "Donnie" von Geisler III (born October 6, 1978) is a retired Filipino taekwondo athlete of German-American descent, who represented the Philippines in the Summer Olympic Games in the years 2000 and 2004. He is a 1998 Asian Games a ...
(born 1978), Filipino taekwondo athlete
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Donald Glover
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (; born September 25, 1983), also known by his stage name Childish Gambino (), is an American entertainer, writer, director, and producer. After working in Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glove ...
(born 1983), American actor, musician, writer, comedian, and producer
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Donald Gordon (cricketer) (born 1990), English cricketer
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Donald J. Guter (born 1948), American educator and 37th Judge Advocate General of the Navy
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Donald Hawkins
Donald Hawkins (born April 22, 1992) is a gridiron football tackle for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Northwest Mississippi Community College and the University of Texas. Hawkins ha ...
(born 1992), American football player
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Donald Harvey
Donald Harvey (April 15, 1952 – March 30, 2017) was an American serial killer who claimed to have murdered 87 people, though official estimates are between 37 and 57 victims. He was able to do this during his time as a hospital orderly. ...
(1952–2017), prolific American serial killer
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Donald Hewagama
Brigadier Donald Danister Hewagama (1926-2009) was a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was the Judge Advocate General of the Sri Lanka Army.
Early life and education
Born on 22 October 1926 in Payagala, Kalutara, to Arthur Hewagama and Mabel Alexandria Wi ...
(1926–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala Judge Advocate General, Sri Lanka Army
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Donald Hewlett
Donald Marland Hewlett (30 August 1920 – 4 June 2011) was a British actor who was best known for his sitcom roles as Colonel Charles Reynolds in ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'' and Lord Meldrum in '' You Rang, M'Lord?'', both written by Jimmy Perry ...
(1922–2011), British actor
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Donald Izacus Panjaitan (1925–1965), Indonesian general
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Donald Izzett (born 1975), American man who has been missing since 1995
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Donald Edward Jones (born 1949), American politician
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Donald Keene
Donald Lawrence Keene (June 18, 1922 – February 24, 2019) was an American-born Japanese scholar, historian, teacher, writer and translator of Japanese literature. Keene was University Professor emeritus and Shincho Professor Emeritus of Japan ...
(1922–2019), American-Japanese literary scholar
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Donald Knuth
Donald Ervin Knuth ( ; born January 10, 1938) is an American computer scientist, mathematician, and professor emeritus at Stanford University. He is the 1974 recipient of the ACM Turing Award, informally considered the Nobel Prize of computer sc ...
(born 1938), American computer scientist
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Donald Maclean (spy)
Donald Duart Maclean (; 25 May 1913 – 6 March 1983) was a British diplomat who conveyed government secrets to the Soviet Union.
As an undergraduate, Maclean openly proclaimed his left-wing views, and was recruited into the Soviet intelligenc ...
(1913–1983), British diplomat and Soviet spy
* Donald MacCormick (1939–2009), Scottish journalist
* Donald R. MacLeod, Canadian politician
* Donald R. McMonagle (born 1952), former astronaut and a veteran of three shuttle flights
* Donald (South African musician), Donald Moatshe (born 1985), South African musician
* Donald Mote (1900–1968), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
* Don Muraco, Donald "Don" Muraco (born 1939), American retired wrestler
* Donald Nicol (MP), Donald Nicol (1843–1903), Scottish politician
* Donald Nicolaisen, American politician
* Donald Nixon (1914–1987), younger brother of 37th President of the United States, U.S. President Richard Nixon
* Donald Obeyesekere (1888-1964), Sri Lankan Sinhala legislator
* Donald of Ogilvy (Saint Donald)
* Donald Parham (born 1997), American football player
* Donald Perera, 11th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
* Donald H. Peterson (1933–2018), United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut
* Donald Pettit (born 1955), American chemical engineer and a NASA astronaut
* Donald Pleasence (1919–1995), English actor
* Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana
* Donald Jasen Ranaweera, Sri Lankan Sinhala planter, press baron, and politician
* Don Vaughan (North Carolina politician), Donald Ray "Don" Vaughan (born 1952), North Carolina, US, politician
* Donald Richie (1924–2013), American-born author who wrote about the Japanese people, the culture of Japan, and especially Japanese cinema
* Donald A. Ritchie (born December 23, 1945), Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate
* Buck Dharma, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (born 1947), rock musician, guitarist for Blue Öyster Cult
* Donald Rumsfeld (1932–2021), United States Secretary of Defense
* Donald Sanford (athlete), Donald Sanford (born 1987), American-Israeli Olympic sprinter
* Donald Sild (born 1968), Estonian javelin thrower
* Deke Slayton, Donald "Deke" Slayton (1924–1993), American astronaut
* Donald Spero, world champion rower
* Donald Sterling, sports team owner
* Donald Sutherland (born 1935), Canadian actor
* Donald A. Thomas (born 1955), American engineer and a former NASA astronaut
* D. J. Trahan, Donald J. Trahan, Jr. (born 1980), American golfer
* Donald Triplett (born 1933), first person to be diagnosed with autism
* Donald Trump (born 1946), 45th President of the United States, businessman
* Donald Tsang (born 1944), Chief Executive of Hong Kong
* Donald Tusk (born 1957), former President of the European Council, former Polish Prime Minister (2007–14)
* Donald Wailan-Walalangi (born 1960), Indonesian tennis player
* Donald Watson (1910–2005), English animal rights advocate and founder of the The Vegan Society, Vegan Society
* Donald Woodward Lee (1910–1977), American philologist
* Donald Whiston (1927–2020), American ice hockey player
* Donald Whitton, Canadian cellist and teacher
* Donald E. Williams (1942–2016), American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut
* Donald Williamson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Donald Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Donald Young (tennis) (born 1989), American tennis player
Donaldo
* Donaldo Arza (born 1946), Panamanian track and field athlete
* Donaldo González (born 1971), Panamanian footballer
* Dondon Hontiveros, Donaldo Hontiveros (born 1977), Filipino basketball player
* Donaldo Macedo (born 1950), American academic
* Donaldo Méndez (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball player
* Donaldo Morales (born 1982), Honduran footballer
* Donaldo Ortiz Colín (born 1961), Mexican politician
* Donaldo Ernesto Reyes (born 1939), Honduran lawyer and politician
Donnie
*Donnie McKinnon (born 1940), Scottish footballer
* Donnie Wahlberg (born 1969), American singer, actor and film producer
Donny
* Donny Hathaway (1945–1979), American soul musician
* Donny Osmond (born 1957), American singer and actor
Fictional
* Donald Blake (Marvel Comics), the secret identity of The Mighty Thor, from Marvel Comics
* Donald Duck, Disney animated cartoon and comic-book character
* Donnie Darko, protagonist of a film of the same name
* Don Draper, Donald "Don" Draper, protagonist of the AMC television series ''Mad Men''
* Donald "Ducky" Mallard, character in the TV show ''NCIS''
* Donald Fisher (Home and Away), Donald Fisher, fictional character portrayed by Norman Coburn in Home and Away
*General Morden, Donald Morden, fictional character from the video game series Metal Slug (series), Metal Slug
* Sir Donald McDuck, Disney character who is an ancestor of Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck
* Donald and Douglas, Donald the Twin Engine, a fictional character from ''The Railway Series'' and its televised adaptation ''Thomas & Friends''
See also
* List of Irish-language given names
* List of Scottish Gaelic given names
* Clan Donald, one of the largest Scottish clans
* Donald (surname)
* Dumnorix
* Macdonald (name)
References
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English-language masculine given names
English masculine given names
Scottish masculine given names