Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
3 characters
Daniel (m) 1 Chr. 3:1 
Daniel (m) Dan. 1:3
Daniel (m) Ezra 8:2
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Daniel J. Travanti 1981; 1982 Hill Street Blues
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character, 1 hero
Daniel Deronda 1876 Daniel Deronda
Dan Humphrey (a.k.a. Daniel) 2002 Gossip Girl
Fictional Characters from Movies:
2 characters
Daniel Jackson 1994 Stargate
Daniel Plainview 2007 There Will Be Blood
Fictional Characters from Television:
17 characters, 1 hero
Daniel Jonas 1965 Days of Our Lives
Danny Carrington (a.k.a. Daniel) 1981 Dynasty
Danny Percell (a.k.a. Daniel) 1987 Tour of Duty
Danny Tanner (a.k.a. Daniel) 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
Danny Sorenson (a.k.a. Daniel) 1993 NYPD Blue
Daniel Jackson 1997 Stargate SG-1
Oz (a.k.a. Daniel) 1997; 1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Angel
Danny "Mac" McGregor (a.k.a. Daniel) 2000 The District
Danny Ross (a.k.a. Daniel) 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Daniel Faraday 2004 Lost
Danny Messer (a.k.a. Daniel) 2004 CSI: NY
Daniel Goodman 2005 Bones
D. L. Hawkins (a.k.a. Daniel) 2006 Heroes
Daniel Meade 2006 Ugly Betty
Dan Humphrey (a.k.a. Daniel) 2007 Gossip Girl
Rick Sanchez (a.k.a. Daniel) 2013 Rick and Morty
Danny Warren (a.k.a. Daniel) 2016 The Family
Steven Carrington (a.k.a. Daniel) 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Haitian Presidents:
1 president
(president) Daniel Fignolé 1957
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball
(basketball) Daniel Biasone 2000
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president
(president) Michael D. Higgins (a.k.a. Daniel) 2011-
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Daniel Pollen 1875-1876
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 medicine, 2 economics, 2 physics
(medicine) Daniel Bovet 1957
(medicine) Daniel Carleton Gajdusek 1976
(medicine) Daniel Nathans 1978
(physics) William Daniel Phillips 1997
(physics) Daniel C. Tsui 1998
(economics) Daniel McFadden 2000
(economics) Daniel Kahneman 2002
Norwegian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
John Lyng (a.k.a. Daniel) 1963
Notable Actors and Actresses:
19 actors
Chief Yowlachie (a.k.a. Daniel) 1891-1966
Danny Kaye (a.k.a. Daniel) 1911-1987
Patrick Macnee (a.k.a. Daniel) 1922-2015
Daniel J. Travanti 1940-
Dan Hedaya (a.k.a. Daniel) 1940-
Daniel Davis 1945-
Daniel Day-Lewis 1957-
Daniel Baldwin 1960-
Daniel Craig 1968-
Daniel Dae Kim 1968-
Daniel Lapaine 1971-
Daniel Sunjata 1971-
Daniel Weyman 1977-
Daniel Henney 1979-
Dan Stevens (a.k.a. Daniel) 1982-
Daniel Ings 1985-
Alistair Brammer (a.k.a. Daniel) 1988-
Daniel Kaluuya 1989-
Daniel Radcliffe 1989-
Notable Athletes:
20 soccer, 7 rugby, 2 football, 1 driving, 1 handball, 1 ice hockey, 1 tennis
(soccer) Daan Schrijvers (a.k.a. Daniël) 1941-2018
(soccer) Daniel Passarella 1953-
(football) Danny Frawley (a.k.a. Daniel) 1963-2019
(tennis) Daniel Nestor 1972-
(soccer) Daniel Majstorović 1977-
(soccer) Thierry Henry (a.k.a. Daniel) 1977-
(soccer) Daniel Van Buyten 1978-
(handball) Daniel Narcisse 1979-
(ice hockey) Daniel Sedin 1980-
(soccer) Jorge Guagua (a.k.a. Daniel) 1981-
(rugby) Dan Carter (a.k.a. Daniel) 1982-
(soccer) Dani Alves (a.k.a. Daniel) 1983-
(rugby) Daniel Carpo 1984-
(soccer) Mark Milligan (a.k.a. Daniel) 1985-
(football) Danny Lansanah (a.k.a. Daniel) 1985-
(soccer) Daniel Pudil 1985-
(soccer) Daniel Kolář 1985-
(soccer) Álvaro Pereira (a.k.a. Daniel) 1985-
(soccer) Daniel Cambronero 1986-
(rugby) D. T. H. van der Merwe (a.k.a. Daniel) 1986-
(rugby) Duane Vermeulen (a.k.a. Daniel) 1986-
(soccer) Dániel Böde 1986-
(rugby) Danny Care (a.k.a. Daniel) 1987-
(soccer) Daniel Davari 1988-
(rugby) Daniel Faleafa 1989-
(driving) Daniel Ricciardo 1989-
(soccer) Daniel Sturridge 1989-
(rugby) Dan Biggar (a.k.a. Daniel) 1989-
(soccer) Danny Rose (a.k.a. Daniel) 1990-
(soccer) Daniel Opare 1990-
(soccer) Danny Welbeck (a.k.a. Daniel) 1990-
(soccer) Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro 1992-
(soccer) Danny Ward (a.k.a. Daniel) 1993-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
Daniel B. Wesson 1825-1906
Daniel Guggenheim 1856-1930
Notable Musicians:
3 musicians, 1 composer, 1 singer, 1 singer/musician
Dan Emmett (a.k.a. Daniel) 1815-1904
Louis Armstrong (a.k.a. Daniel) 1901-1971
Danny Kaye (a.k.a. Daniel) 1911-1987
Danny Seraphine (a.k.a. Daniel) 1948- rock
Mark Ronson (a.k.a. Daniel) 1975-
Dan Sultan (a.k.a. Daniel) 1983- rock
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians
Daniel D. Tompkins 1774-1825
Dany Tuijnman (a.k.a. Daniël) 1915-1992
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicists, 1 astronomer/physicist, 1 inventor
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit 1686-1736
Daniel Bernoulli 1700-1782
Daniel B. Wesson 1825-1906
Bengt Strömgren (a.k.a. Daniel) 1908-1987
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Daniel Defoe c. 1660-1731
Lemony Snicket (a.k.a. Daniel) 1970-
Olympic Medalists:
11 bronze, 10 gold, 6 silver, 2 gold/silver, 2 silver/gold, 1 bronze/gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/bronze/gold
(silver) Daniel Frank 1904 long jump
(silver) Daniel Kelly 1908 long jump
(gold) Daniel Kinsey 1924 110 m hurdles
(gold) Dan Pippin (a.k.a. Daniel) 1952 basketball
(silver) Daniel Rudisha 1968 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Daniel Velasques 1972 4x400 m relay
(gold) Frederick Tyler (a.k.a. Daniel) 1972 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Daniel Bautista Rocha 1976 20 km walk
(bronze) Daniel Harrigan 1976 swimming - 200 m backstroke
(silver) Danny Harris (a.k.a. Daniel) 1984 400 m hurdles
(bronze) Daniel Sangouma 1988 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Charles D. Smith (a.k.a. Daniel) 1988 basketball
(bronze) Dan Majerle (a.k.a. Daniel) 1988 basketball
(bronze) Danny Manning (a.k.a. Daniel) 1988 basketball
(bronze/gold) Daniel Everett 1988 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(gold) Daniel Plaza Montero 1992 20 km walk
(bronze) Daniel Jorgensen 1992 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Daniel Ballart 1992; 1996 water polo
(silver/bronze/gold) Daniel Kowalski 1996; 2000 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Dániel Gyurta 2004; 2012 swimming
(gold/silver) Daniel Sedin 2006; 2014 ice hockey
(gold) Dániel Varga 2008 water polo
(bronze) Daniel Noonan 2012 rowing
(gold) Daniel Narcisse 2008; 2012 handball
(gold) Ed McKeever (a.k.a. Daniel) 2012 canoe sprint
(silver) Dániel Pauman 2012 canoe sprint
(bronze) Daniel Purvis 2012 artistic gymnastics
(bronze) Daniel Havel 2012 canoe sprint
(gold/silver) Daniel Alfredsson 2006; 2014 ice hockey
(silver/bronze) Daniel Mesotitsch 2010; 2014 biathlon
(gold/bronze) Daniel Richardsson 2010; 2014 cross-country skiing
(gold) Dan Hamhuis (a.k.a. Daniel) 2014 ice hockey
(bronze) Steven Langton (a.k.a. Daniel) 2014 bobsleigh
(gold) Jay Bouwmeester (a.k.a. Daniel) 2014 ice hockey
(silver) Daniel Böhm 2014 biathlon
Oscar Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) Daniel Day-Lewis 1989; 2007; 2012 My Left Foot; There Will Be Blood; Lincoln
(actor) Daniel Kaluuya 2020 Judas and the Black Messiah
Other Leaders:
1 president, 1 prime minister
President Daniel arap Moi 1978-2002 Kenya
Prime Minister Daniel Risch 2021- Liechtenstein
Other Royalty:
1 prince
Daniel, Duke of Västergötland 2010- Sweden
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars:
1 duke
Duke Daniil (a.k.a. Daniel) 1283-1303
Saints:
8 saints, 1 blessed
Saint Daniel of Padua ?-168
Saint Daniel ?-309
Saint Daniel ?-320
Saint Daniel the Stylite 409-493
Saint Deiniol (a.k.a. Daniel) ?-584
Saint Devniolin (a.k.a. Daniel) ?-621
Saint Daniel ?-1221
Saint Daniel of Murano ?-1411
Blessed Daniel Brottier 1876-1936
Swedish Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Carl Bildt (a.k.a. Daniel) 1991-1994
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Henri Druey (a.k.a. Daniel) 1850
Title Characters:
5 songs
(song) Daniel 1973 Daniel
(song) Daniel 2009 Daniel
(song) Daniel 2011 Daniel
(song) Daniel Faulkner 2011 The Murder Of Daniel Faulkner
(song) Daniel 2013 Daniel