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personal name A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is kno ...

(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'' fo ...

(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 Civil ...

. 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) Douglas, Doug, or Dougie Anderson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Doug Anderson (poet) (born 1943), American poet, fiction writer, and memoirist * Doug Anderson (singer) (born 1973), American gospel singer * Dougie Anderson (born 1976), Scot ...

, multiple people *

Doug Applegate (disambiguation) Doug Applegate may refer to: * Douglas Applegate Douglas Earl Applegate (March 27, 1928 – August 7, 2021) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th congressional district from 1977 ...

, multiple people *

Doug Armstrong Douglas Armstrong (born September 24, 1964) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive, currently the general manager for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is also a former general manager of the NHL's Dallas Star ...

(born 1964), Canadian National Hockey League team general manager *

Doug Armstrong (broadcaster) Douglas Warwick Armstrong (13 April 1931 – 18 February 2015) was a New Zealand cricketer, television sports broadcaster and local-body politician. He served as mayor of Rodney District from 1992 to 2000. Cricket career Born in Wellington in ...

(1931–2015), New Zealand cricketer, television sports broadcaster and politician * Doug Baldwin (born 1988), American football player * Doug Baldwin (ice hockey) (1922–2007), Canadian ice hockey player *

Doug Bennett (disambiguation) Douglas or Doug Bennett may refer to: * Douglas Bennett (canoeist) (1918–2008), Canadian flatwater canoeist * Douglas Bennett (cricketer, born 1886) (1886–1982), South African cricketer * Douglas Bennett (cricketer, born 1912) (1912–1984), ...

, 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 pr ...

(born 1939), American former politician * Doug Bing (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) Doug Brown may refer to: * Doug Brown (Australian footballer) (1923–2012), Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League *Doug Brown (gridiron football) (born 1974), American retired football player in the NFL and the CFL * Doug Br ...

, 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 (born 1942), former National Hockey League head coach *

Doug Chapman (disambiguation) Doug Chapman may refer to: * Doug Chapman (stuntman), Canadian stunt performer and actor * Doug Chapman (American football) (born 1977), American former running back * Doug Chapman (Australian footballer) (1889–1975), Australian rules football ...

, multiple people * Doug Christie (basketball) (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) Doug Davies may refer to: * Doug Davies (Australian footballer) (1930–1991), former Australian rules footballer * Doug Davies (Canadian football) (born 1964), former Canadian football offensive lineman * Doug Davies (rugby union) (1899–1987), ...

, multiple people *

Doug Davis (disambiguation) Douglas or Doug Davis may refer to: Sports * Doug Davis (American football) (1944–2011), American football player * Doug Davis (infielder) (born 1962), American Major League Baseball infielder *Doug Davis (pitcher) (born 1975), American Major Lea ...

, 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 Pete ...

(born 2000), American basketball player *

Doug Eisenman Doug Eisenman (born October 2, 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Eisenman, a doubles specialist, comes from Santa Ana, California. He attended Foothill High School, where in 1986 he was ''Los Angeles ...

(born 1968), American tennis player *

Doug Elliot (politician) Douglas George Elliot (12 February 1917 – 25 March 1989) was an Australian politician. He was born in Caulfield to John and Laurel Elliot; his father was a sales manager. He attended Scotch College until the age of thirteen, after which ...

(1917–1989), Australian politician *

Doug Elliott (author) Doug Elliott is a storyteller, herbalist and naturalist whose specialty is the American Appalachians. He is the author of several books featuring his own illustrations. His recordings and writings take much from the Native American mythology a ...

, American storyteller, naturalist and author *

Doug Elliott (musician) Douglas Robert Elliott (born September 3, 1962) is a Canadian musician best known for his work in the alternative rock group Odds. As a child growing up in the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alberta, he took piano lessons and later played trombon ...

(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 Douglas Carl Engelbart (January 30, 1925 – July 2, 2013) was an American engineer and inventor, and an early computer and Internet pioneer. He is best known for his work on founding the field of human–computer interaction, particularl ...

(1925–2013), American engineer, inventor and early computer and Internet pioneer *

Doug Evans (disambiguation) Douglas Evans or Doug Evans may refer to: *Doug Evans (American football) (born 1970), retired American football player *Doug Evans (ice hockey) (born 1963), retired Canadian ice hockey player *Doug Evans (fighter) (born 1980), American lightweight ...

, multiple people *

Doug Ferguson (disambiguation) Douglas Ferguson may refer to: * Doug Ferguson (musician), British musician, bass guitarist in Camel * Doug Ferguson (politician), president of the Liberal Party of Canada, 2008–2009 * Doug Ferguson (Fair City), a character in soap opera ''Fair Ci ...

, multiple people * Doug Fieger (1952–2010), American singer-songwriter and musician, member of the rock band The Knack * Doug Fisher (actor) (1941–2000), British actor * Doug Fisher (politician) (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) Doug Ford (born 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman and the current Premier of Ontario. Douglas or Doug Ford may also refer to: * Douglas Ford (bishop) (1917–2007), Anglican bishop in Canada * Douglas Ford (British Army officer) (1918� ...

, 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 Associa ...

(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 - T ...

(born 1941), Scottish football player and manager *

Doug Frost (swimming coach) Doug Frost (born 11 November 1943 in Orange, New South Wales) is an Australian swimming coach, best known as the coach of Ian Thorpe. He has been made an "Honor of Life Member" of the Australian Swim Coaches Association and of the Padstow Swim ...

(born 1943), Australian swimming coach *

Doug Frost (wine) Doug Frost is an American Master of Wine,mastersofwine.orgMasters of Wine, Doug Frost profile and Master Sommelier as well as an author and wine consultant based in Kansas City, Missouri. Frost is one of four individuals in the world to simultaneou ...

, 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) Doug Graham (born 1942) is a former New Zealand politician. Doug or Douglas Graham may also refer to: * Douglas Graham (British Army officer) Major General Douglas Alexander Henry Graham, (26 March 1893 – 28 September 1971) was a senior Br ...

, 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) Doug Harris may refer to: * Doug Harris (athlete) (1919–1996), New Zealand runner * Doug Harris (cricketer) (born 1962), Australian cricketer * Doug Harris (Neighbours), a fictional character on Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Douglas ...

, 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 tong ...

(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) Douglas Howard “Doug” Henry (born September 6, 1969) is an American former professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1988 to 2006. He is a three-time AMA motocross national champion. Henry was inducte ...

(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, h ...

(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 Yor ...

, 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 ext ...

(born 1936), American country music fiddle player, singer and songwriter *

Doug Kramer (American football) Doug Kramer Jr. (born June 4, 1998) is an American football center for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois and was drafted by the Bears in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Colleg ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Doug Lee (basketball) Douglas Edward Lee (born October 24, 1964) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) guard- forward from Texas A&M University and Purdue University, in the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Lee as team ...

(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) Douglas Martin or Doug Martin may refer to: as Douglas * Douglas Martin (born 1961), American director of the American Repertory Ballet * Douglas A. Martin (born 1973), American poet, novelist and short-story writer * Douglas J. Martin (1927–201 ...

, multiple people * Doug McAdam (born 1951), sociology professor at Stanford University *

Doug McEnulty Douglas M. McEnulty (January 16, 1922 – January 12, 1991) was an American football player in the National Football League. Born in Tonganoxie, Kansas, McEnulty played college football at Wichita University. McEnulty played fullback and pun ...

(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. Douglas James McLean Sr. (15 April 1880 – December 1947) was a pioneer Australian representative rugby union and rugby league footballer, a dual-code international. He also represented Queensland in rugby league. Rugby union career Born in Br ...

(1880–1947), Australian rugby union and rugby league player *

Doug Mitchell (Canadian football) Doug Herbert Mitchell is a former offensive lineman who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League, winning three Grey Cups. A born in the United Kingdom, Mitchell took to Canadian football and starred with the Western Ontario Mustangs. ...

(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 Douglas Lyle Mowat (May 16, 1929 – August 11, 1992) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1983 to 1991, representing the riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain. A ...

(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) Douglas John Parkinson (born 5 June 1945 in Hobart) is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the electoral division of Hobart from 1994 until his retirement in 2012. Parkinson stud ...

(born 1945), Australian former politician *

Doug Peterson (yacht designer) Douglas Blair Peterson (July 25, 1945 – June 26, 2017) was an American yacht designer. Beginning with the One Ton Cup, One Tonner ''Ganbare (yacht), Ganbare'' in 1973, Peterson's designs have pioneered many innovations in racing and cruising yach ...

(1945–2017), American yacht designer *

Doug Peterson (Nebraska politician) Doug Peterson (born April 4, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who was the 33rd attorney general of Nebraska. A Republican, Peterson was elected attorney general during the 2014 election and assumed office in January 2015. Biography ...

(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, a ...

(born 1953), American football player * Doug Powell (disambiguation), multiple people *

Doug Roberts (ice hockey) Douglas William Roberts (born October 28, 1942) is an American retired professional ice hockey player and coach who played 419 games in the National Hockey League and 140 games in the World Hockey Association between 1966 and 1977. Career Robe ...

(born 1942), American former National Hockey League and World Hockey Association player *

Doug Robinson (ice hockey) Douglas Garnet Robinson (born August 27, 1940) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played 240 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Black Hawks, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a p ...

(born 1940), Canadian former National Hockey League player *

Doug Rogers (disambiguation) Doug or Douglas Rogers may refer to: * Doug Rogers (American football) (born 1960), American football player * Doug Rogers (judoka) (1941–2020), Canadian Olympic competitor in judo * Douglas Rogers (writer) (born 1968), Zimbabwean journalist, tra ...

, multiple people *

Doug Smith (disambiguation) Douglas, Doug or Dougie Smith may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Douglas Smith (broadcaster) (1924–1972), British radio broadcaster * Doug Smith (composer) (born 1963), American composer and pianist * Douglas Burnet Smith (born 1949), Canadia ...

, 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 Douglas "Doug" Spradley (born September 14, 1966) is an American-German professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is the current head coach of ZZ Leiden. Playing career Spradley played college basketball at Gon ...

(born 1966), American-German basketball coach and former player * Doug Stanhope (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) Doug Sutherland may refer to: * Doug Sutherland (American politician), American politician * Doug Sutherland (American football) (born 1948), former NFL player * Doug Sutherland (Australian politician) (born 1932), former Sydney Mayor * Douglas Su ...

, 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) Doug White of Manchester, Ohio, is an American politician of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party party who was List of Presidents of the Ohio Senate, president of the Ohio Senate for two years, from 2003 to 2005. An Adams Cou ...

, American member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1991–1996) and Senate (1996–2004) *

Doug White (news anchor) Douglas Cameron White (October 2, 1944 – August 15, 2006) was an American news anchor. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, and an alumnus of Bates College, White's first work in television was at WGBH-TV while at Boston University on a work fell ...

(1944–2006), American news anchor *

Doug Williams (disambiguation) Doug or Douglas Williams is the name of: People Sports *Doug Williams (quarterback) (born 1955), American football quarterback, coach, and executive; Super Bowl XXII MVP *Doug Williams (offensive lineman) (born 1962), American football offensive ...

, multiple people *

Doug Wilson (disambiguation) Douglas, Dougie or Doug Wilson may refer to: Academics * Douglas Wilson (theologian) (born 1953), Christian pastor and author * Douglas L. Wilson (born 1935), professor and co-director of Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College Television * Dougl ...

, multiple people *

Doug Wright (disambiguation) Doug Wright (born 1962) is an American playwright, librettist, and screenplay writer. Doug Wright may also refer to: * Doug Wright (cricketer) (1914–1998), English cricketer * Doug Wright (cartoonist) (1917–1983), Canadian cartoonist, best kn ...

, multiple people

Fictional characters

* Doug Whitty, a baby in the American animated sitcom television series ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their ch ...

'' * 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 This article features an extensive cast of characters from the Nickelodeon animated series ''The Fairly OddParents'', created by Butch Hartman. Main Timmy Turner Timothy Tiberius Turner is a 10-year-old boy who was given fairy godparents to gran ...

, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome * Doug, a koala man from the adult animated sitcom '' Ugly Americans'' *

Doug Funnie This is a list of characters from the Nickelodeon/ Disney animated television series ''Doug''. Main characters *Douglas Yancey "Doug" Funnie (Voiced by Billy West in the Nickelodeon series and by Thomas McHugh in the Disney series): Doug is dep ...

, the main character on the animated series ''

Doug 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 (affectionate variation of a personal name) which ...

'' * Doug Heffernan, 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 Douglas "Doug" Potts is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Duncan Preston. In July 2010, Preston announced that he was taking a break from the show, initially temporarily for several months to allow ...

, in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * Doug Roberts, the architect of the Glass Tower in the 1974 disaster film The Towering Inferno * 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'' * Doug Willis, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *

Doug Witter Douglas Witter is a fictional character from the WB television drama '' Dawson's Creek'', portrayed by Dylan Neal. The character appears in five of the six seasons, but less frequently in seasons five and six. Fictional biography Background Dou ...

, in the television series Dawson's Creek * Dig Dug, the eponymous protagonist of the Dig Dug series of video games

Plants

(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 growing ...

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 Hamilto ...

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

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