Namesakes
Canadian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Kim Campbell (a.k.a. Douglas) 1993 
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Doug Williams 1965 Days of Our Lives
Shawn-Douglas Brady 1965 Days of Our Lives
Doug Ross 1994 ER
Douglas Filmore 2005 Bones
Hall-of-Famers:
6 ice hockey, 1 baseball, 1 football
(ice hockey) Doug Bentley 1964
(ice hockey) Doug Harvey 1973
(football) Doug Atkins 1982
(ice hockey) Brad Park (a.k.a. Douglas) 1988
(ice hockey) Wayne Gretzky (a.k.a. Douglas) 1999
(baseball) Doug Harvey 2010
(ice hockey) Doug Gilmour 2011
(ice hockey) Doug Wilson 2020
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president
(president) Douglas Hyde 1938-1945
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Wayne Gretzky (a.k.a. Douglas) 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1989 ice hockey
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 economics, 1 medicine, 1 physics
(medicine) Edgar Douglas Adrian 1932
(physics) Douglas Osheroff 1996
(economics) Douglas Diamond 2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
6 actors, 1 comedian, 1 presenter
Douglas Fairbanks 1883-1939
Jay Leno (a.k.a. Douglas) 1950-
Alan Ruck (a.k.a. Douglas) 1956-
Jeff Dunham (a.k.a. Douglas) 1962-
Robert Pattinson (a.k.a. Douglas) 1986-
Armie Hammer (a.k.a. Douglas) 1986-
Douglas Booth 1992-
Cameron Bright (a.k.a. Douglas) 1993-
Notable Athletes:
6 ice hockey, 1 soccer, 1 track
(ice hockey) Doug Bentley 1916-1972
(ice hockey) Doug Harvey 1924-1989
(track) Dick Fosbury (a.k.a. Douglas) 1947-2023
(ice hockey) Brad Park (a.k.a. Douglas) 1948-
(ice hockey) Doug Wilson 1957-
(ice hockey) Wayne Gretzky (a.k.a. Douglas) 1961-
(ice hockey) Doug Gilmour 1963-
(soccer) Maicon (a.k.a. Douglas) 1981-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Douglas Mawson 1882-1958
Notable Military Figures:
1 general
Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
Notable Musicians:
2 musicians
Doug Yule 1947-
Chuck D (a.k.a. Douglas) 1960-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 inventor
Douglas Engelbart 1925-2013
Notable Writers:
1 author
Douglas Adams 1952-2001
Olympic Medalists:
8 silver, 5 gold, 2 bronze, 1 gold/bronze
(gold) Douglas Lowe 1924; 1928 800 m
(bronze) Fritz Pollard Jr. (a.k.a. Douglas) 1936 110 m hurdles
(silver) Doug Peden 1936 basketball
(silver) Gordon Pirie (a.k.a. Douglas) 1956 5000 m
(gold) Ralph Doubell (a.k.a. Douglas) 1968 800 m
(gold) Doug Russell 1968 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Dick Fosbury (a.k.a. Douglas) 1968 high jump
(silver) Doug Collins 1972 basketball
(bronze) Doug Northway 1972 swimming - 1500 m freestyle
(silver) Douglas Burke 1984 water polo
(silver) Ray Stewart (a.k.a. Douglas) 1984 4x100 m relay
(silver) Douglas Kimbell 1988 water polo
(silver) Douglas Wakiihuri 1988 marathon
(gold/bronze) Doug Gjertsen 1988; 1992 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Doug Mientkiewicz 2000 baseball
(silver) Douglas Csima 2012 rowing
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
4 musicians
Ray Davies (a.k.a. Douglas) 1990 The Kinks
Doug Clifford 1993 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dee Dee Ramone (a.k.a. Douglas) 2002 The Ramones
Chuck D (a.k.a. Douglas) 2013 Public Enemy