Namesakes
Daniel
(m) 
Biblical Characters 1 Chr. 3:1
Daniel
(m)
Biblical Characters Dan. 1:3
Daniel
(m)
Biblical Characters Ezra 8:2
Daniel of Padua
(m) ?-168
Saints
Daniel
(m) ?-309
Saints
Daniel
(m) ?-320
Saints
Daniel the Stylite
(m) 409-493
Saints
Deiniol
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) ?-584
Saints
Devniolin
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) ?-621
Saints
Daniel
(m) ?-1221
Saints
Daniil
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1261-1303
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 1283-1303
Daniel of Murano
(m) ?-1411
Saints
Daniel Defoe
(m) c. 1660-1731
Notable Writers
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
(m) 1686-1736
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Daniel Bernoulli
(m) 1700-1782
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Daniel D. Tompkins
(m) 1774-1825
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Henri Druey
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1799-1855
Swiss Presidents 1850
Daniel Pollen
(m) 1813-1896
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1875-1876
Daniel B. Wesson
(m) 1825-1906
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Daniel Guggenheim
(m) 1856-1930
Notable Businesspeople
William D. Leahy
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1875-1959
Notable Military Figures
Daniel Deronda
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1876 Daniel Deronda
Daniel Brottier
(m) 1876-1936
Saints
Daniel Frank
(m) 1882-1965
Olympic Medalists 1904 long jump (silver)
Daniel Kelly
(m) 1883-1920
Olympic Medalists 1908 long jump (silver)
Chief Yowlachie
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1891-1966
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bo Ekelund
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1894-1983
Olympic Medalists 1920 high jump (bronze)
Louis Armstrong
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1901-1971
Notable Musicians
Daniel Kinsey
(m) 1902-1970
Olympic Medalists 1924 110 m hurdles (gold)
John Lyng
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1905-1978
Norwegian Prime Ministers 1963
Daniel Bovet
(m) 1907-1992
Nobel Prize Winners 1957 (medicine)
J. Hans D. Jensen
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1907-1973
Nobel Prize Winners 1963 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Bengt Strömgren
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1908-1987
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Daniel Biasone
(m) 1909-1992
Hall-of-Famers 2000 (basketball)
Danny Kaye
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1911-1987
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Dan Reeves
(m) 1912-1971
Hall-of-Famers 1967 (football)
Daniel Fignolé
(m) 1913-1986
Haitian Presidents 1957 (president)
Daan Kagchelland
(m) 1914-1998
Olympic Medalists 1936 sailing (gold)
Dan Fortmann
(m) 1916-1995
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (football)
Dan O'Herlihy
(m) 1919-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Petrie
(m) 1920-2004
Notable Filmmakers
Patrick Macnee
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1922-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
(m) 1923-2008
Nobel Prize Winners 1976 (medicine)
Donald Houston
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1923-1991
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel arap Moi
(m) 1924-2020
Other Leaders 1978-2002 Kenya (president)
Dan Pippin
(m) 1926-1965
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Daniel Nathans
(m) 1928-1999
Nobel Prize Winners 1978 (medicine)
Dan Rather
(m) 1931-
Notable Journalists
Dan Rooney
(m) 1932-2017
Hall-of-Famers 2000 (football)
Danny Aiello
(m) 1933-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Kahneman
(m) 1934-
Nobel Prize Winners 2002 (economics)
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Daniel McFadden
(m) 1937-
Nobel Prize Winners 2000 (economics)
Ronny Cox
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1938-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel C. Tsui
(m) 1939-
Nobel Prize Winners 1998 (physics)
Daniel J. Travanti
(m) 1940-
Emmy Award Winners 1981; 1982 Hill Street Blues (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Hedaya
(m) 1940-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Michael D. Higgins
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1941-
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers 2011- (president)
Daniel Barenboim
(m) 1942-
Notable Musicians
Daniel Velasques
(m) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1972 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Danny DeVito
(m) 1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Rudisha
(m) 1945-2019
Olympic Medalists 1968 4x400 m relay (silver)
Daniel Davis
(m) 1945-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan McCafferty
(m) 1946-2022
Notable Musicians
Dan Lauria
(m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Danny Seraphine
(m) 1948-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2016 Chicago
Dan Issel
(m) 1948-
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
William Daniel Phillips
(m) 1948-
Nobel Prize Winners 1997 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Dan Dierdorf
(m) 1949-
Hall-of-Famers 1996 (football)
Carl Bildt
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1949-
Swedish Prime Ministers 1991-1994
Daniel Auteuil
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Danny Kirwan
(m) 1950-2018
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1998 Fleetwood Mac
Dan Hartman
(m) 1950-1994
Notable Musicians
Ace Frehley
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1951-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2014 Kiss
Dan Fouts
(m) 1951-
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Dani
(m) 1951-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Dan Aykroyd
(m) 1952-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Bautista Rocha
(m) 1952-
Olympic Medalists 1976 20 km walk (gold)
Daniel Passarella
(m) 1953-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Danny Elfman
(m) 1953-
Notable Musicians
Fred Tyler
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1954-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Andrew Divoff
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Harrigan
(m) 1955-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 200 m backstroke (bronze)
Danny Boyle
(m) 1956-
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 2009 Slumdog Millionaire (director)
Daniel Day-Lewis
(m) 1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1990; 2008; 2013 My Left Foot; There Will Be Blood; Lincoln (actor)
Dan Hampton
(m) 1957-
Hall-of-Famers 2002 (football)
Daniel Schneidermann
(m) 1958-
Notable Journalists
Daniel Baldwin
(m) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Danny Carey
(m) 1961-
Notable Musicians
Dan Marino
(m) 1961-
Hall-of-Famers 2005 (football)
Most Valuable Players 1984 football
Notable Athletes (football)
D. B. Sweeney
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Brown
(m) 1964-
Notable Writers
Daniel Jonas
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Daniel Sangouma
(m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1988 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Charles D. Smith
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (bronze)
Danny Harris
(m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1984 400 m hurdles (silver)
Dan Majerle
(m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (bronze)
Danny Manning
(m) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (bronze)
Daniel Plaza
(m) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1992 20 km walk (gold)
Dan O'Brien
(m) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1996 decathlon (gold)
Danny Everett
(m) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1988 400 m; 4x400 m relay (bronze/gold)
Daniel Craig
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Jorgensen
(m) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 1992 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Greg Davies
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Daniel Dae Kim
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Pollock
(m) 1968-1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniël Boissevain
(m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Handler
(m) 1970-
Notable Writers
Danny Lohner
(m) 1970-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 Nine Inch Nails
Jon Hamm
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1971-
Emmy Award Winners 2015 Mad Men (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Lapaine
(m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel "MF Doom" Dumile
(m) 1971-2020
Notable Musicians
Daniel Sunjata
(m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Nestor
(m) 1972-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Daniel Alfredsson
(m) 1972-
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (ice hockey)
Olympic Medalists 2006; 2014 ice hockey (gold/silver)
Daniel
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1973 Daniel
Daniel Ballart
(m) 1973-
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 water polo (silver/gold)
Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
(m) 1973-
Other Royalty 2010- Sweden (prince)
Danny Pino
(m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Negreanu
(m) 1974-
Notable Athletes (poker)
Daniel Kowalski
(m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver/bronze/gold)
Mark Ronson
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1975-
Notable Musicians
Jason Sudeikis
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1975-
Emmy Award Winners 2021; 2022 Ted Lasso (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Marius Urzică
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1975-
Notable Athletes (gymnastics)
Danny Masterson
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Mesotitsch
(m) 1976-
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 biathlon (silver/bronze)
Dani
(m) 1976-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Weyman
(m) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dani Martín
(m) 1977-
Notable Musicians
Daniel Majstorović
(m) 1977-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Thierry Henry
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1977-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Van Buyten
(m) 1978-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Risch
(m) 1978-
Other Leaders 2021- Liechtenstein (prime minister)
Daniel Brühl
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Josh Hartnett
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Danny Pudi
(m) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Noonan
(m) 1979-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (bronze)
Daniel Henney
(m) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Bedingfield
(m) 1979-
Notable Musicians
Daniel Narcisse
(m) 1979-
Notable Athletes (handball)
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 handball (gold)
Daniel Sedin
(m) 1980-
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Olympic Medalists 2006; 2014 ice hockey (gold/silver)
Danny Carrington
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1981 Dynasty
Steven Carrington
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Jorge Guagua
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1981-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Dan Carter
(m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Daniel Richardsson
(m) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 cross-country skiing (bronze/gold)
Dan Stevens
(m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Hamhuis
(m) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (gold)
Steven Langton
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2014 bobsleigh (bronze)
Dani Alves
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Ed McKeever
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2012 canoe sprint (gold)
Dániel Varga
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2008 water polo (gold)
Jay Bouwmeester
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (gold)
Daniel Ings
(m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mark Milligan
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Pudil
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Kolář
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Dan Byrd
(m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Álvaro Pereira
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Cambronero
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Böhm
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2014 biathlon (silver)
Duane Vermeulen
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Dániel Pauman
(m) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 canoe sprint (silver)
Dániel Böde
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Danny Percell
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 Tour of Duty
Danny Tanner
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
Danny Care
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Dan Cole
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Daniel Scheinert
(m) 1987-
Oscar Award Winners 2023 Everything Everywhere All at Once (director)
Daniel Davari
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Kwan
(m) 1988-
Oscar Award Winners 2023 Everything Everywhere All at Once (director)
Alistair Brammer
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Kaluuya
(m) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2021 Judas and the Black Messiah (actor)
Dániel Gyurta
(m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2012 swimming (silver/gold)
Daniel Ricciardo
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (driving)
Daniel Radcliffe
(m) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Sturridge
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Dan Biggar
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Danny Rose
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Lucas Till
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Opare
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Purvis
(m) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2012 artistic gymnastics (bronze)
Danny Welbeck
(m) 1990-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Howell
(m) 1991-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (youtuber)
Daniel Havel
(m) 1991-
Olympic Medalists 2012 canoe sprint (bronze)
Taylor Lautner
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro
(m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Danny Sorenson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 NYPD Blue
Danny Ward
(m) 1993-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Daniel Jackson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1994 Stargate
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Stargate SG-1
Oz
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997; 1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Angel
Danny "Mac" McGregor
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 The District
Danny Ross
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dan Humphrey
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2002 Gossip Girl
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Gossip Girl
Daniel Faraday
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost
Danny Messer
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 CSI: NY
Daniel Goodman
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Bones
D. L. Hawkins
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2006 Heroes
Daniel Meade
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2006 Ugly Betty
Daniel Plainview
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 2007 There Will Be Blood
Daniel
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 Daniel
Daniel
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2011 Daniel
Daniel Faulkner
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2011 The Murder Of Daniel Faulkner
Daniel
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2013 Daniel
Rick Sanchez
(a.k.a. Daniel) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2013 Rick and Morty
Danny Warren
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2016 The Family