McDaniel is a surname. It may refer to:
People:
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Barry McDaniel
Barry McDaniel (October 18, 1930 – June 18, 2018) was an American operatic baritone who spent his career almost exclusively in Germany, including 37 years at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He appeared internationally at major opera houses and fes ...
(1930–2018), American operatic baritone
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Chris McDaniel
Christopher Brian McDaniel (born June 28, 1971) is an American attorney, talk radio host, and far-right politician who has served in the Mississippi State Senate since 2008.
A member of the Republican Party, McDaniel gained national attention ...
(born 1972), American attorney and politician
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Clara McDaniel
Clara McDaniel (born November 26, 1948) is an American blues singer and songwriter. She released her debut album, ''Unwanted Child'', in 1997 and has worked with notable blues musicians including Albert King, Tommy Bankhead, Bobby Bland, Little M ...
(born 1948), American blues singer and songwriter
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Clint McDaniel
Clinton Eugene McDaniel (born February 26, 1972) is a retired American professional basketball player.
A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard from the University of Arkansas, McDaniel was a key member of the 1994 National Championship team that defeated Duke U ...
(born 1972), American basketball player
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David McDaniel
David Edward McDaniel (16 June 1939 – 1 November 1977) was an American science fiction author, who also wrote spy fiction, including several novels based upon the television series ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.''
Biography
David McDaniel w ...
(1939–1977), American science fiction writer
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Dawn McDaniel
Dawn Kathreen Skye MacDonald is a British actress who has played Kirstie Collins in '' Holby City'', and she has appeared in ''Soldier Soldier'', '' Murphy's Law'' and '' Doctors''
Acting credits
*'' Life Begins'' (Lizzie) Granada
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, British actress
* Ellas McDaniel, known by the stage name
Bo Diddley
Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, incl ...
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George A. McDaniel
George A. McDaniel (December 22, 1885 – August 20, 1944) was an American silent film actor and singer.
He was born on December 22, 1885, in Atlanta, Georgia, and died on August 20, 1944, in San Fernando, California. He appeared on total of ...
(1885–1944), American actor and singer
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Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in ''Gone with the Wind'' (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African ...
(1895–1952), American actress
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Henry Dickerson McDaniel
Henry Dickerson McDaniel (September 4, 1836 – July 25, 1926), was the 52nd Governor of Georgia from 1883 to 1886.
Early life
Henry Dickerson McDaniel was born on September 4, 1836 in Monroe, Georgia to Ira McDaniel. Ira McDaniel was one o ...
(1836–1926), American politician
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Jacobbi McDaniel
Jacobbi McDaniel (born October 8, 1989) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Florida State University. He has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football ...
(born 1989), American football player
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James McDaniel
James McDaniel Jr. (born March 25, 1958) is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for playing Lt. Arthur Fancy on the television show ''NYPD Blue''. He created the role of Paul in the hit Lincoln Center play ''Six Degree ...
(born 1958), American actor
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Jeffrey McDaniel
Jeffrey McDaniel (born 1967) is an American poet. He has published six books of poetry, most recently ''Holiday in the Islands of Grief'' (University of Pittsburgh Press). He is the recipient of a creative writing fellowship from the National End ...
(born 1967), American poet
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Lindy McDaniel
Lyndall Dale McDaniel (December 13, 1935 – November 14, 2020), known as Lindy McDaniel, was an American professional baseball pitcher who had a 21-year career in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1975. During his career, he witnessed approxim ...
(1935–2020), American baseball player
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Lurlene McDaniel
Lurlene McDaniel (born 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American author who has written more than 70 young adult books. She is well known for writing about young adults struggling with mortality and chronic illness, a career that began ...
(born 1944), American author
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Matthew McDaniel
Matthew Duncan McDaniel is an American indigenous rights activist, from Oregon. McDaniel is a former carpenter working to improve human rights for the Akha people of Thailand and Laos.[Mel McDaniel
Melvin Huston McDaniel (September 6, 1942 – March 31, 2011) was an American country music artist. Many of his top hits were released in the 1980s, including " Louisiana Saturday Night", "Big Ole Brew", "Stand Up", "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans ...]
(1942–2011), American singer and music artist
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Michael A. McDaniel, American psychologist
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Mildred McDaniel
Mildred "Millie" Louise McDaniel-Singleton ( McDaniel, November 4, 1933 – September 30, 2004) was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the women's high jump event during her career.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she attended David T. ...
(1933–2004), American athlete
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Orlando McDaniel (1960–2020), American football player
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Randall McDaniel
Randall Cornell McDaniel (born December 19, 1964) is an American former football player who played as a guard in the National Football League (NFL).
Early career
McDaniel played high school football and ran track at Agua Fria High School in Avo ...
(born 1964), American football player
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Ronna McDaniel
Ronna McDaniel (' Romney; born March 20, 1973) is an American politician and political strategist serving as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) since 2017. A member of the Republican Party and the Romney family, she was chair of the ...
(born 1973), American politician from Michigan
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Sam McDaniel
Samuel Rufus McDaniel (January 28, 1886September 24, 1962)Tanner, Beccy (November 7, 1991)"McDaniel Opened Doors; 'Gone With the Wind' Was Actress' Most Famous Film" ''The Wichita Eagle''. Retrieved January 3, 2021. was an American actor who ap ...
(1886–1962), American actor
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Scott McDaniel
Scott McDaniel (born 1965) is an American comics artist who has drawn numerous books, including Marvel Comics' " Fall from Grace" storyline for the '' Daredevil'' series. Notable artwork for DC Comics include a long run on '' Batman'' as regular ...
(born 1965), American comics artist
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Terry McDaniel
Terence Lee McDaniel (born February 8, 1965) is a former American football player who played 11 seasons in the National Football League, mostly with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders. A 5'10", 180-pound cornerback, he played college football at t ...
(born 1965), American football player
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Wahoo McDaniel
Edward Hugh McDaniel (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was an American Choctaw-Chickasaw professional American football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. He is notable for having held the NWA United S ...
(1938–2002), American football player and wrestler
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William Roberts McDaniel
William Roberts McDaniel (August 11, 1861 – April 19, 1942) is the namesake for McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.
Biography
William Roberts McDaniel was born in Talbot County, Maryland. He was the youngest child of a non-traditional f ...
(1861–1942), American academic
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Xavier McDaniel
Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4, 1963), nicknamed "X-Man", is an American retired professional basketball player who, at 6 ft 7 in, played both small forward and power forward. He played in college at Wichita State University.
Hi ...
(born 1963), American basketball player
Fictional characters:
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Chocolove McDaniel
The manga and anime series ''Shaman King'' features several characters created by Hiroyuki Takei. As a result of being focused on shamanism the series' cast is divided between humans and spirits, the latter not being able to go the afterlife du ...
, anime
McDaniel may also refer to:
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McDaniel, Indiana, an unincorporated community in the United States
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McDaniel, Maryland
McDaniel is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States. McDaniel is located along Maryland Route 33, south of Claiborne and a short distance east of the Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in ...
, an unincorporated community in the United States
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McDaniel College
McDaniel College is a private college in Westminster, Maryland. Established in 1867, it was known as Western Maryland College until 2002 when it was renamed McDaniel College in honor of an alumnus who gave a lifetime of service to the college. ...
in Westminster, Maryland
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