Doug is a male personal name (or, depending on which definition of "personal name" one uses, part of a personal name). It is sometimes a given name (or "first name"), but more often it is

hypocorism 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 I ...

(affectionate variation of a personal name) which takes the place of a given name, usually

Douglas Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals * Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking *Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civi ...

. Notable people with the name include: Douglas Grosch, ex.

People

A–C

Doug Allison Douglas L. Allison (July 12, 1846 – December 19, 1916) was an American Major League Baseball player. He began his career as a catcher for the original Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first fully professional baseball team. Allison was one of ...

(1846–1916), American baseball player * Doug Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug Applegate (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug Armstrong (born 1964), Canadian National Hockey League team general manager * Doug Armstrong (broadcaster) (1931–2015), New Zealand cricketer, television sports broadcaster and politician *

Doug Baldwin Douglas Dewayne Baldwin Jr. (born September 21, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Stanford and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Baldwin is the Seahawks third ...

(born 1988), American football player *

Doug Baldwin (ice hockey) Douglas Colin Roy Baldwin (November 2, 1922 – July 10, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 24 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 19 ...

(1922–2007), Canadian ice hockey player * Doug Bennett (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug Bereuter Douglas Kent Bereuter (born October 6, 1939) is an American retired politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until 2004. He also served as the presi ...

(born 1939), American former politician *

Doug Bing Doug Bing (born 1950 or 1951) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 British Columbia general election, 2013 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of ...

(born 1950/51), Canadian politician * Doug Bowser (born 1965), current President of Nintendo of America *

Doug Bradley Douglas William Bradley (born 7 September 1954) is an English actor and author, best known for his role as the lead Cenobite "Pinhead" in the ''Hellraiser'' film series and for narration on various Cradle of Filth albums. He is also starrin ...

(born 1954), English actor * Doug Brown (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug Burgum Douglas James Burgum (born August 1, 1956) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and politician serving as the 33rd governor of North Dakota since 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party. Burgum was born and raised in the small to ...

(born 1956), Governor of North Dakota (2016–present) *

Doug Cameron (disambiguation) Doug Cameron may refer to: * Doug Cameron (musician), Canadian musician *Doug Cameron (politician) (born 1951), Australian politician and trade unionist *Doug Cameron (rugby league), former 1950s halfback for the Eastern Suburbs football club *Doug ...

, multiple people *

Doug Carpenter Doug Carpenter (born July 1, 1942, in Cornwall, Ontario) is a former head coach in the National Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the International Hockey League and the American Hockey League, and is a former hockey player i ...

(born 1942), former National Hockey League head coach * Doug Chapman (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug Christie (basketball) Douglas Dale Christie (born May 9, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at , he played the shooting guard p ...

(born 1970), American basketball player *

Doug Christie (lawyer) Douglas Hewson Christie, Jr. (April 24, 1946 – March 11, 2013) was a Canadian lawyer and political activist based in Victoria, British Columbia, who was known nationally for his defence of clients such as Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel, form ...

(1946–2013), Canadian lawyer and activist *

Doug Clark (disambiguation) Douglas or Doug Clark may refer to: Arts *Douglas Clark (poet) (1942–2010), English poet *Douglas Clark (sculptor), American sculptor *Doug Clark (died 2002), leader of Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts Politics *Doug Clark (Arizona politician), Amer ...

, multiple people *

Doug Collins (disambiguation) Douglas or Doug Collins may refer to: * Doug Collins (basketball) (born 1951), American basketball executive and former player, coach, and sports analyst * Doug Collins (Canadian football) (born 1945), Canadian football player * Doug Collins (foo ...

, multiple people *

Doug Cooper (racing driver) Doug Cooper (born September 9, 1938 in Gastonia, North Carolina - September 3, 1987) was a NASCAR driver who competed on the Grand National circuit for six seasons from 1963 to 1968. He is best known for winning the NASCAR Rookie of the Year awa ...

(1938–1987), American NASCAR driver *

Doug Costin Doug Costin (born October 5, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football at Miami (OH). College career Costin played college football at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Doug Cowie (footballer) Douglas Cowie (1 May 1926 – 26 November 2021) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dundee, Greenock Morton and the Scotland national team. He played initially as a central defender but later converted to a left half. Club career Signed ...

(1926–2021), Scottish footballer *

Doug Cowie (umpire) Douglas Bruce Cowie (born 2 December 1946) is a former cricket umpire from New Zealand. He officiated at first-class level for over two decades, before a ten-year spell at international level which saw him officiate in 22 Tests and 71 ODIs. He u ...

(born 1946), New Zealand cricket umpire *

Doug Cox (disambiguation) Doug Cox may refer to: *Doug Cox (footballer) (1957–2019), Australian rules footballer * Doug Cox (musician) (born 1962/3), Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer and music programmer *Doug Cox (politician) (born 1952), American politician from ...

, multiple people *

Doug Cunningham (politician) Doug Cunningham (born October 13, 1954 in Osmond, Nebraska) is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served in the Nebraska Legislature The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislature of the U.S. state of ...

(born 1954), former Nebraska State Senator *

Doug Cunningham (American football) Julian Douglas Cunningham (September 14, 1945 – January 13, 2015) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Mis ...

(1945–2015), American former National Football League running back

D–J

* Doug Davies (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug Davis (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug DeMuro (born 1988), American automotive journalist *

Doug Edert Douglas Ryan Edert (born March 5, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Bryant Bulldogs of the America East conference. He previously played for the Saint Peter's Peacocks. Edert is best known for his integral role in Saint Pet ...

(born 2000), American basketball player * Doug Eisenman (born 1968), American tennis player * Doug Elliot (politician) (1917–1989), Australian politician * Doug Elliott (author), American storyteller, naturalist and author * Doug Elliott (musician) (born 1962), Canadian musician *

Doug Emhoff Douglas Craig Emhoff (born October 13, 1964) is an American lawyer who is the second gentleman of the United States. He is married to the 49th vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris. As the first-ever husband of a vice president, Em ...

(born 1964), husband of Kamala Harris; first and current Second Gentleman of the United States * Douglas Engelbart (1925–2013), American engineer, inventor and early computer and Internet pioneer * Doug Evans (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug Fieger Douglas Lars Fieger (August 20, 1952 – February 14, 2010) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock band The Knack. He co-wrote "My Sharona," the biggest hit song of 1979 in the ...

(1952–2010), American singer-songwriter and musician, member of the rock band The Knack *

Doug Fisher (actor) Douglas Marjoribanks Fisher (20 September 1941 – 9 July 2000) was an English actor best known for playing Larry Simmonds in ''Man About the House'' (1973–1976), Sammy in the films '' The Stud'' (1978) and '' The Bitch'' (1979) and Jim Medhu ...

(1941–2000), British actor *

Doug Fisher (politician) Douglas Mason Fisher (September 19, 1919 – September 18, 2009) was a Canadian political columnist and politician. Life and career The long-time dean of the Parliamentary press gallery in Ottawa, Fisher was born in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, th ...

(1919–2009), Canadian politician and columnist *

Doug Flutie Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is an American former football quarterback whose professional career spanned 21 seasons. He played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CF ...

(born 1962), American football player * Doug Ford (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug Fraser (Australian footballer) Douglas Stewart Fraser (7 December 1886 – 24 February 1919) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A Yarraville Football Club premiership player in the Victorian Football Associ ...

(1886–1919), Australian rules footballer *

Doug Fraser (Scottish footballer) Douglas Michael Fraser (born 8 December 1941 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish former football full-back. Fraser began his career in Scottish minor football, appearing for Eaglesham Amateur and Blantyre Celtic.T. Matthews, ''West Bromwich Albion - ...

(born 1941), Scottish football player and manager * Doug Frost (swimming coach) (born 1943), Australian swimming coach * Doug Frost (wine), American Master of Wine, Master Sommelier and author *

John Douglas Gibson John Douglas Gibson ( – 21 May 1984) was a notable Australian amateur ornithologist who became an internationally respected expert on the Diomedeidae or albatross family. Gibson lived in Thirroul, New South Wales all his life, and worked at t ...

(1925/26–1984), usually known as Doug Gibson, Australian ornithologist * Doug Graham (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug Grassel (1949–2013), American guitarist, member of the bubblegum pop band the

Ohio Express The Ohio Express is an American bubblegum pop band formed in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1967. Though marketed as a band, it would be more accurate to say that the name "Ohio Express" served as a brand name used by Jerry Kasenetz's and Jeffry Katz's ...

* Doug Green (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug Gurr Douglas John Gurr (born July 1964) is a British businessman, and the Director of the Natural History Museum, London. He was a global vice-president and head of Amazon UK from 2016 to 2020. He is chairman of the British Heart Foundation. He former ...

(born 1964), British businessman * Doug Harris (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug Harvey (ice hockey) Douglas Norman Harvey (December 19, 1924 – December 26, 1989) was a Canadian professional hockey defenceman and coach who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1947 until 1964, and from 1966 until 1969. Best known for playing with the ...

(1924–1989), Canadian National Hockey League player, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame *

Doug Harvey (umpire) Harold Douglas Harvey (March 13, 1930 – January 13, 2018) was an umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB), who worked in the National League (NL) from 1962 through 1992. Noted for his authoritative command of baseball rules, he earned the tongue ...

(1930–2018), member of the Baseball Hall of Fame *

Doug Henry (baseball) Richard Douglas Henry (born December 10, 1963) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher and current coach. Career Henry played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1991–94), New York Mets (1995–96), San Francisco Giants (1997 and 2000 ...

(born 1963), American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Doug Henry (motocross) (born 1969), American former motocross racer, three-time AMA national champion *

Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle, Baron Hoyle JP (born 17 February 1930) is a British politician and life peer who was chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 1992 to 1997 and a lord-in-waiting from 1997 to 1999. A member of the Labour Party, ...

(born 1930), British politician *

Doug Hutchison Doug Anthony Hutchison (born May 26, 1960) is an American character actor, known for playing disturbing and antagonistic characters. Such characters include Obie Jameson in the 1988 film '' The Chocolate War'', Sproles in the 1988 film '' Fresh H ...

(born 1960), American character actor * Doug Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug Jones (disambiguation), multiple people

K–Z

Doug Kelly (footballer) Douglas Cain Kelly (born 30 May 1934) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Barnsley, Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West ...

, English footballer in the 1950s *

Doug Kershaw Douglas James Kershaw (born January 24, 1936) is an American fiddle player, singer and songwriter from Louisiana. Active since 1948, he began his career as part of the duo Rusty and Doug, along with his brother, Rusty Kershaw. He had an exten ...

(born 1936), American country music fiddle player, singer and songwriter * Doug Kramer (American football) (born 1998), American football player * Doug Lee (basketball) (born 1964), American retired National Basketball Association player * Doug Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug Lowe (Australian politician) Douglas Ackley Lowe AM (born 15 May 1942) was the 35th Premier of Tasmania, from 1 December 1977 to 11 November 1981. His time as Premier coincided with controversy over a proposal to build a dam on Tasmania's Gordon River, which would have f ...

(born 1942), 35th Premier of Tasmania *

Doug MacLeod (musician) Doug MacLeod (born April 21, 1946 in New York City, United States) is an American storytelling blues musician. Although now associated with his home in Memphis, he has lived and worked in North Carolina, St. Louis, New York, Los Angeles, and N ...

(born 1946), American blues musician, guitarist, and songwriter *

Doug MacLeod (TV writer) Doug MacLeod (13 October 1959 – 22 November 2021) was an Australian writer of books, television and theatre. Television MacLeod was a working writer for ABC Radio's comedy department in the 1980s, before spending two years as head writer of Ne ...

(1959–2021), Australian screenwriter and author * Doug Martin (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug McAdam Doug McAdam (born August 31, 1951) is Professor of Sociology at Stanford University. He is the author or co-author of over a dozen books and over fifty articles, and is widely credited as one of the pioneers of the political process model in socia ...

(born 1951), sociology professor at Stanford University * Doug McEnulty (1922–1991), American National Football League player *

Doug McIntosh Paul Douglas McIntosh (February 20, 1945April 9, 2021) was an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. He won two national championships with the Bruins. He later became a pastor. Basketball career McIntosh, a center from Lily Hig ...

(1945–2021), American basketball player * Doug McLean, Sr. (1880–1947), Australian rugby union and rugby league player * Doug Mitchell (Canadian football) (born 1942), retired Canadian Football League offensive lineman * Doug Mitchell (film producer) (born 1952) * Doug McLean, Jr. (1912–1961), Australian rugby union and rugby league player, son of Doug McLean, Sr. * Doug Morgan (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug Mowat (1929–1992), Canadian politician *

Doug Parkinson Douglas John Parkinson (30 October 1946 – 15 March 2021) was an Australian pop and rock singer. He led the bands Strings and Things/A Sound (1965), the Questions (1966–1968), Doug Parkinson in Focus (1968–1970, 1971), Fanny Adams (1970� ...

(1946–2021), Australian singer * Doug Parkinson (politician) (born 1945), Australian former politician * Doug Peterson (yacht designer) (1945–2017), American yacht designer * Doug Peterson (Nebraska politician) (born 1959), American lawyer and politician *

Doug Plank Douglas Walter Plank (born March 4, 1953) is a former American football safety and coach in the National Football League. Early life Plank attended Norwin High School in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, where he played baseball, basketball, ...

(born 1953), American football player * Doug Powell (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug Roberts (ice hockey) (born 1942), American former National Hockey League and World Hockey Association player * Doug Robinson (ice hockey) (born 1940), Canadian former National Hockey League player * Doug Rogers (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug Smylie Douglas John Smylie (June 3, 1922 – March 19, 1983) was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with Toronto in 1945 and 1952. The son of Rod Smylie, a pla ...

(1922–1983), Canadian Football League player * Doug Spradley (born 1966), American-German basketball coach and former player *

Doug Stanhope Doug Stanhope (born March 25, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, author, political activist and podcast host. His stand-up material favors caustic and often obscene observations of life in the style of Bill Hicks and Bill Burr, which he del ...

(born 1967), American comedian *

Doug Supernaw Douglas Anderson Supernaw (September 26, 1960November 13, 2020) was an American country music artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of Texas, he signed with BNA Records in 1993. Supernaw released four st ...

(1960–2020), American country music singer-songwriter and musician * Doug Sutherland (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug Taitt Douglas John Taitt oco(August 3, 1902 – December 12, 1970) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball and a player/manager in the Minor leagues. Listed at 6' 0, 176 lb., he batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Bay ...

(1902–1970), American Major League Baseball player and minor league player/manager * Doug Walker (born 1981), American actor and internet personality * Doug White (politician), American member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1991–1996) and Senate (1996–2004) * Doug White (news anchor) (1944–2006), American news anchor * Doug Williams (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people * Doug Wright (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

* Doug Whitty, a baby in the American animated sitcom television series '' Family Guy'' * Doug, a baby in the comic strip '' Dog Eat Doug'' * Doug, a character in the movie 2009 American comedy film ''

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, E ...

'' * Doug, a character in the 2012 video game '' The Walking Dead'' * Doug Borski, one of the main characters on the Canadian teen-adult animated series '' Sons of Butcher'' *

Doug Carter Doug Carter is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by PJ Brennan. Brennan initially appeared as Doug in the programme's online spin-off series '' Hollyoaks: Freshers'', before his debut in the main show on 13 Se ...

, on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome * Doug, a koala man from the adult animated sitcom '' Ugly Americans'' * Doug Funnie, the main character on the animated series '' Doug'' *

Doug Heffernan Douglas Steven "Doug" Heffernan is a fictional character and the protagonist in the American sitcom ''The King of Queens''. The character has also appeared in ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', '' Becker'', and '' Cosby''. The character is portrayed ...

, the main character on the American sitcom ''

The King of Queens ''The King of Queens'' is an American television sitcom that ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, a total of nine seasons and 207 episodes. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who also served as the show ...

'' * Doug McKenzie, on the Canadian television show ''SCTV'' * Douglas Potts, in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * Doug Roberts, the architect of the Glass Tower in the 1974 disaster film

The Towering Inferno ''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The Towe ...

* Doug Simpson, a character played by

Tony Danza Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza; April 21, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for co-starring in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983) and '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992), for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award a ...

in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie ''

She's Out of Control ''She's Out of Control'' is a 1989 American independent coming of age comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti. Starring Tony Danza, Ami Dolenz and Catherine Hicks. The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri. The film was marketed wit ...

'' *

Doug Willis Douglas "Doug" Willis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Terence Donovan. Doug was introduced by executive producer Don Battye as the patriarch of the newly introduced Willis family. Donovan expl ...

, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Doug Witter, in the television series Dawson's Creek * Dig Dug, the eponymous protagonist of the

Dig Dug is a maze arcade game developed by Namco in 1981 and released in 1982, distributed in North America by Atari, Inc. The player controls Dig Dug to defeat all enemies per stage, by either inflating them to bursting or crushing them underneath rock ...

series of video games

Plants

* Doug (or Dug), a

tuber Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants. They are used for the plant's perennation (survival of the winter or dry months), to provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growin ...

in the

Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are: *''Cucurbita'' – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds *'' Lagen ...

family that was grown by Colin and Donna Craig-Brown near

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

in New Zealand. Formerly believed to be the world’s largest potato, until DNA evidence proved that Doug is not a potato.

References

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