# List of people named Daniel

Daniel is one of the most common given names. Prominent people named Daniel, as well as informal forms (nicknames) like "Dan" and "Danny", include:

## Dan

* Dan Akin (born 1998), British basketball player
* Dan Andriano (born 1977), American bassist in American punk band Alkaline Trio
* Dan Amboyer (born 1985), American actor
* Dan Auerbach (born 1979), American lead guitarist and vocalist of The Black Keys and The Arcs
* Dan Avidan, (born 1979) American singer and internet personality
* Dan Aykroyd, (born 1952), Canadian-American actor
* Dan Bakkedahl (born 1969), American actor and comedian
* Dan Balan (born 1979), Moldovan singer
* Dan Bilzerian (born 1980), American Internet personality and gambler
* Dan Beard (1850–1941), American artist, founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone
* Dan Ben-Amotz (1924–1989), Israeli writer, journalist, screenwriter, and actor
* Dan Bent (born 1996), Gibraltarian footballer
* Dan Brown (born 1964), American author, writer of The Da Vinci Code among others
* Dan Bucatinsky (born 1965), American actor, writer and producer
* Dan Bull, (born 1986) British rapper
* Dan Bunz (born 1955), American football player
* Dan Butler (born 1954), American actor
* Dan Byrd (born 1985), American actor
* Dan "Soupy" Campbell (born 1986), American vocalist of The Wonder Years
* Dan Carden (born 1986), British politician
* Dan Carter (born 1982), New Zealand professional Rugby Union player
* Dan Casey (born 1997), Irish association football player
* Dan Cassidy, (born 1961), American professional tennis player
* Dan Castellaneta (born 1957), American actor, voice of Homer Simpson
* Dan Chisena (born 1997), American football player
* Dan Coats (born 1943), US senator, director of national intelligence, and ambassador to Germany
* Daniel Conahan (born 1954), American convicted murderer and rapist
* Dan Coulter (born 1975), Canadian politician; MLA from British Columbia
* Dan Cruickshank (born 1949), British architectural historian and television presenter
* Dan Curry (fl. 1980s–2010s), American visual effects producer (known for Star Trek series of movies and TV shows)
* Dan Daniel (1890–1981), American sportswriter
* Dan Deacon (born 1981), American electronic musician
* Dan Debicella (born 1974), American politician, Connecticut State Senator
* Dan DeCarlo (1919–2001), American cartoonist
* Dan Diner (born 1946), Israeli-German historian and political writer
* Dan Dorazio (1952–2024), American football coach
* Dan Doubiago (born 1960), American football player
* Dan Dries (born 1988), American ice hockey player
* Dan Farthing (born 1969), Canadian wide receiver player of Canadian football in the CFL
* Dan Flynn (1943–2022), American politician
* Dan Fogler (born 1976), American actor, comedian and writer
* Dan Fogelberg (1951–2007), American singer-songwriter
* Dan Gable (born 1948), American wrestler
* Dan Gadzuric (born 1978), Dutch basketball player
* Dan Gehlbach (born 1977), American politician
* Dan Gheesling (born 1983), American television personality
* Dan Gilvezan (born 1950), American actor
* Dan Glickman (born 1944), president of the Motion Picture Association of America, former US Secretary of Agriculture
* Daniel Goddard (multiple people)
* Dan Goodley, Critical disability studies scholar
* Dan Green (born 1975), American voice actor
* Dan Grunfeld (born 1984), American professional basketball player
* Dan Gurney (1931–2018), American racing car driver
* Dan Hageman (born 1976), American screenwriter and television producer
* Dan Hanlon (1866–1951), American silent film actor
* Dan Hannon (born 1973), American record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician
* Dan Harmon (born 1973), American actor, producer, and writer
* Dan Hartman (1950–1994), American singer-songwriter
* Dan Hedaya (born 1940), American actor
* Dan Hicks (singer) (1941–2016), American singer-songwriter
* Dan Hill (born 1954), Canadian pop singer and songwriter
* Dan Hinton (1953–1994), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dan Hodges (born 1969), British journalist
* Dan Huberty (born 1968), American politician
* Dan Jansen (born 1965), American speed skater, Olympic gold medalist
* Dan Kaminsky, (1979-2021), American computer security researcher
* Dan Kearns (1956–2022), Canadian football player
* Dan Kellner (born 1976), American champion foil fencer
* Dan Kibet (born 2004), Ugandan runner
* Dan Kowarsky (born 1979), Canadian singer, B4-4/RyanDan
* Dan Kurzius (born 1971/1972), American billionaire, co-founder of Mailchimp
* Dan Kutler (born 1970), American-born Israeli Olympic swimmer
* Dan Lambton, American vocalist of Real Friends
* Dan Leal, American pornographic actor and director
* Dan MacKenzie, Canadian sports and business executive
* Dan Majerle, American basketball player
* Dan Marino, American football player
* Dan Melville (born 1956), American football player
* Dan Meyerstein (born 1938), Israeli president of Ariel University
* Dan Miceli, American baseball player
* Dan Mintz, American comedian and voice actor
* Dan Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
* Dan O'Bannon (1946–2009), American filmmaker
* Dan Orlovsky, American football player
* Dan Patrick (multiple people)
* Dan Patterson (born 1960), British television producer and writer
* Dan Peek (1950–2011), American musician
* Dan Peña (born 1945), American businessman
* Dan Petrescu (disambiguation), multiple people
* Dan Petronijevic (born 1981), Canadian voice actor
* Dan Polster (born 1951), American judge
* Dan Povenmire (born 1963), American animator
* Dan Rather, American journalist and news anchor
* Dan Reeves, American football player and head coach
* Dan Roberts (born 1967), Canadian musician
* Dan Rosescu (1944-2004), Romanian-American professional handball player and coach
* Dan Ryczek (born 1949), American football player
* Dan Salvato, American indie video game developer
* Dan Savage (born 1964), American sex columnist
* Dan Schneider (disambiguation), multiple people
* Dan Seals (1948–2009), American musician
* Dan Severn (born 1958), American wrestler
* Dan Severson (born 1954), American politician
* Dan Shilon, Israeli journalist, announcer, and TV presenter
* Dan Slott (born 1967), American comic book writer
* Dan Smith (singer), British singer, member of Bastille
* Dan Snow (born 1978), British television presenter
* Dan Sosa Jr. (1924–2016), justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
* Dan Stevens (born 1982), English actor
* Dan Tan (born 1964), Singaporean businessman
* Dan Tana (born 1935), Serbian-American restaurateur, actor, football executive, and footballer
* Dan Tanasă (born 1981), Romanian politician
* Dan Tangherlini (born 1967), American civil servant
* Dan Ticktum (born 1999), British racing driver
* Dan Tiernan (fl. 2020 - ), English stand-up comedian
* Dan Travers (born 1956), Scottish badminton player
* Dan Weinstein (born 1981), American 3x world champion speed skater
* Daniel Wherrett, stage name DJ Dan, American DJ
* Dan Wells (born 1977), American author
* Dan White (1946–1985), American politician, assassinated Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk
* Dan Yaccarino (born 1965), American author, illustrator, and television producer
* Dan Yakir (born 1953), Israeli ecophysiologist
* Dan Young (1899–1970), British comedian
* Dan Zahavi (born 1967), Danish philosopher
* Dan Zanes (born 1961), American musician
* Dan Zerfaß (born 1968), German classical organist, cantor, and teacher
* Dan Zimmerman (born 1966), German heavy metal drummer
* Dan Zoler (born 1974), Israeli chess Grandmaster and doctor

## Daniel
### Mononym

* Daniel (biblical figure), the hero of the biblical Book of Daniel. A noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem, he is taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and serves the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the Persian conqueror Cyrus, all the while remaining true to the God of Israel.
* Daniel (Montenegrin singer), stage name of Milan Popović, Montenegrin singer
* Daniel (Brazilian singer), stage name of José Daniel Camillo, Brazilian sertanejo singer, originally part of sertanejo duo João Paulo & Daniel
* Daniel (footballer, born 1961), Macanese footballer who played as a defender
* Daniel (Nushiro) (1938–2023), Japanese clergyman and monk
* Daniel (Zelinsky) (born 1972), American Ukrainian Orthodox Archbishop
* Daniel of Moscow (1261—1303), prince, forefather of all the Grand Princes of Moscow in Russia
* Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (born 1973), Swedish prince
* Daniel of Padua, 2nd-century Italian martyr
* Daniel of Persia, 4th-century Persian martyr
* Daniel of Scetis, 5th-century Egyptian Christian monk

### Given name

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* R
* S
* T
* V
* W
* Y
* Z
* Fictional characters

#### A

* Daniel Aaron (1912–2016), American writer and academic
* Daniel Abt (born 1992), German racing driver
* Daniel Abbot, (1682–1760), American politician
* Daniel Adair (born 1975), Canadian drummer
* Daniel Agger (born 1984), Danish international footballer
* Daniel Agina (fl. 2000s), Kenyan football defender
* Daniel Ahn (born 1994) (a.k.a. Niel), South Korean singer-songwriter, actor and member of boy group Teen Top
* Daniel Alfredsson, Swedish retired hockey player
* Daniel Alvarado (1949–2020), Venezuelan actor
* Dani Alves, Brazilian international footballer
* Daniel Ançay (born 1970), retired Swiss football goalkeeper
* Daniel Andersson (disambiguation)
* Daniel Andrews, 48th premier of Victoria, Australia
* Daniel Ankeles, American politician
* Daniel Anthony, British actor
* Daniel Aranzubia, Spanish association football player
* Daniel Armand Lee (a.k.a. Tablo), Korean-Canadian hip hop artist, songwriter, lyricist and member of Epik High
* Daniel Armstrong (disambiguation)
* Daniel Arzani (born 1999), Australian footballer

#### B

* Daniel Bailey, Antiguan sprinter
* Daniel Balavoine (1952-1986), French singer and songwriter
* Daniel Camargo Barbosa (1930–1994), Colombian serial killer and rapist
* Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-Israeli pianist and conductor
* Daniel Bayne (1730-1769), Scottish merchant and trader
* Daniel Bennett (disambiguation)
* Daniel Bentley (disambiguation)
* Daniel Beretta (1946-2024), retired French voice actor
* Daniel Berger (engraver) (1744–1825), German engraver
* Daniel Berger (golfer) (born 1993), American golfer
* Daniel Berger (physician) (born 1957), American physician
* Daniel Bernoulli, (1700–1782), Dutch-Swiss mathematician
* Daniel Bertoni, Argentine association football player
* Daniel Bluman (born 1990), Colombian-born Israeli Olympic show jumping rider
* Daniel Bohl (born 1994), German footballer
* Daniel Bonjour (born 1981), South African actor
* Daniel Boone (1734–1820), American pioneer, fur trader, explorer, adventurer and hunter
* Daniel Brailovsky (born 1958), Argentinean-Uruguayan association football player
* Daniel Braverman (born 1993), American National Football Leagueplayer
* Daniel Brühl (born 1978), German actor
* Daniel Brunhart, Liechtenstein judoka
* Daniel Brunskill (born 1994), American football player
* Daniel M. Buechlein, Benedictine monk
* Daniel Bukantz (1917–2008), American fencer
* Daniel Butler (disambiguation)
* Daniel Buzgon, American poker player

#### C

* Daniel "Cloud" Campos (born 1983), American dancer
* Daniel Carlson (born 1995), American football player
* Daniel Carriço, Portuguese association football player
* Daniel Castellani, Argentine volleyball player and coach
* Daniel Cates (born 1989), American poker player
* Daniel Chamovitz (born 1963), American-Israeli biologist, author of What a Plant Knows, and President of Ben Gurion University of the Negev
* Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer and actor
* Daniel Chan (born 1985), Hong Kong Para-badminton player
* Daniel Chițoiu, Romanian economist
* Daniel Ciobotea, Romanian Orthodox patriarch
* Daniel Clarkson, British comedy actor and playwright
* Daniel Clifford (born 1973), English chef
* Daniel Clitnovici (born 1982), Australian soccer coach
* Daniel Colla, Argentine volleyball player
* Daniel Coronell, Colombian director of Noticias Uno
* Daniel Craig (born 1968), English actor
* Daniel Cukierman (born 1995), Israeli tennis player
* Daniel John Cunningham, Scottish physician

#### D

* Daniel Davis, American actor
* Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957), retired English actor
* Daniël de Ridder (born 1984), Dutch footballer
* Daniel Defoe, English writer, journalist and pamphleteer
* Daniel Delfino, Argentine footballer
* Daniel de los Reyes, percussionist in the American country music band Zac Brown Band
* Daniel Dennett, American philosopher
* Daniel DeSanto, Canadian voice actor
* Daniel Drezner, American political scientist and author
* Daniel Dumile (1971–2020), British-American rapper and beatmaker known as MF DOOM

#### E

* Daniel Edelman (businessman) (1920–2013), American public relations executive who founded the world's largest public relations firm, Edelman
* Daniel Edelman (soccer) (born 2003), American soccer midfielder
* Daniel Ekuale (born 1994), American football player
* Daniel Ellsberg, American activist and former military analyst
* Daniel Emrich, member of the Montana Senate

#### F

* Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), European physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker
* Daniel Fathers, British actor
* Daniel Fernandes, Portuguese-Canadian association football player
* Daniel Flaherty (born 1993), American actor
* Daniel Foster (disambiguation)
* Daniel Franzese (born 1978), American actor

#### G

* Daniel Gafford, American basketball player
* Daniel Gibson, Cleveland Cavaliers guard
* Daniel Gilbert, American basketball player
* Daniel Georgievski, Macedonian footballer
* Daniel Gómez Carrero (born 1990), Spanish singer
* Daniel Greenstein, PSIA- snowboarder
* Daniel Grossberg (born 1978), American politician
* Daniel Güiza, Spanish association football player
* D. D. Gunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman and politician
* Daniel Gutiérrez Castorena (born 1954), Mexican politician
* Daniel Gutman (1901-1993), American lawyer, state senator, state assemblyman, judge and law school dean
* Daniel Gygax, Swiss footballer

#### H

* Daniel Haqiqatjou, American Muslim writer and speaker
* Daniel Harkness, author and Boise State University professor
* Daniel Harrison (disambiguation)
* Daniel Hannan (born 1971), British politician
* Daniel Helm (born 1995), American football player
* Daniel Henney, Korean-American actor and model
* Daniel Heredia Abidal (born 1993), Spanish singer
* Daniel Hernández (disambiguation)
* Daniel Hershkowitz (born 1953), Israeli politician, mathematician, rabbi, and president of Bar-Ilan University
* Daniel Hirsh (born 1982), American actor and film producer
* Daniel Hobbs, American politician
* Daniel Holtzclaw, convicted former American police officer
* Daniel Howe (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
* Daniel Walker Howe (born 1937), American historian
* Daniel Howell, English YouTube personality, comedian and former radio show host
* Daniel Hudson, American baseball pitcher

#### I

* Daniel Ingram (disambiguation)
* Daniel Inouye, American politician and World War II veteran
* Daniel Ioniță (disambiguation)

#### J

* Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer
* Daniel H. Jenkins, American actor
* Daniel Johns, Australian vocalist, composer, guitarist and pianist
* Daniel Johnston, American singer-songwriter
* Daniel Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
* Daniel Jositsch (born 1965), Swiss law professor and politician

#### K

* Daniel Kahneman (born 1934), Israeli psychologist and Nobel laureate
* Daniel Kaluuya (born 1989), English actor and writer
* Daniel Kandi, Danish trance producer
* Daniel Kang, South Korean singer and member of boy group Wanna One
* Daniel Karrenberg (born 1959), German computer scientist
* Daniel Keith (born 1982), American actor, director, writer, and producer
* Daniel Kelly (disambiguation)
* Daniel Khalife (born 2001), British former soldier and escaped prisoner
* Daniel Kickert, Australian basketball player
* Daniel Killer, Argentine association football player
* Daniel Dae Kim (born 1968), Korean-American actor
* Daniel Kinumbe, Canadian association football player
* Daniel Kitson, English comedian
* Daniel G. Knowlton (1922–2015), American bookbinder
* Daniel Koch (Swiss physician) (born 1955), Swiss physician
* Daniel Koperberg (born 1997), Israeli basketball player
* Daniel Kramer, American-born theatre, opera and dance director
* Daniel M. Krumrei, first chaplain to serve as an adjutant general
* Daniel Krutzen, Belgian association football player
* Daniel Küblböck, German pop-singer and actor
* Daniel C. Kurtzer (born 1949), American former diplomat

#### L

* Daniel Lam (businessman), Hong Kong businessman
* Daniel Lara, subject of the 2016 Damn Daniel internet meme
* Daniel Lee (disambiguation)
* Daniel Levi (born 1961), French balladeer
* Daniel Lewis (disambiguation)
* Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu (1711–1755), French officer during the Seven Years' War
* Daniel Lins Côrtes, Brazilian footballer
* Daniel López (footballer, born 1969), Chilean footballyer
* Daniel Lozada, Peruvian economist and politician
* Daniel Lyon (wrestler) (born 1980), American professional wrestler

#### M

* Daniel Randall Magruder (1835–1915), judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
* Daniel Málek, Czech breaststroke swimmer
* Daniel Mameri, Brazilian water polo player
* Daniel Manzo, professional Valorant esport player
* Daniel Matsunaga (born 1988), Brazilian-Filipino model, actor, and host
* Daniel Mays (born 1978), English actor
* Daniel T. McCall Jr. (1909–2000), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
* Daniel Calhoun McNair (born 1961), American businessman and sports executive
* Daniel Mendoza, English world champion Hall of Fame heavyweight boxer
* D. K. Mensah (1953–2020), Ghanaian banker, economist and educator
* Daniel Middleton, British YouTuber and professional gamer
* Daniel arap Moi (1924–2020), 2nd President of Kenya
* Daniel Morcombe (1989–2003), Australian formerly missing person and murder victim
* Daniel Morgan, American Revolutionary War Brigadier General and politician
* Daniel John Morgan (1949–1987), private investigator who was murdered in London
* Daniel Mortensen (born 1994), Danish basketball player
* Daniel Mortimer, Australian rugby league player
* Daniel Murphy (disambiguation)

#### N

* Daniel Negreanu (born 1974), Romanian-Canadian professional poker player
* Daniel Newcomb (1747–1818), justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
* Daniel Newcombe (fl. 1720s–1730s), Anglican dean
* Daniel Niculae, Romanian footballer
* Daniel Nogueira (born 1958), Brazilian footballer

#### O

* Daniel O'Donnell, Irish Gospel singer, country musician and television presenter
* Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Finnish footballer
* Daniel Okpoko (born 2000), Nigerian-Canadian footballer
* Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician
* Daniel Oturu (born 1999), American basketball player

#### P

* Daniel Pacheco, Spanish association football player
* Daniel Padilla (born 1995), Filipino actor and recording artist
* Daniel Paiola (born 1989), Brazilian badminton player
* Daniel Parslow, English association football player
* Daniel Passarella, Argentine association football player and manager
* Daniel Passino, American singer-songwriter
* Daniel Pemberton, English composer and songwriter
* Daniel Pérez (basketball) (born 1984), Paraguayan player
* Daniel Pesina (born 1959) American martial arts actor
* Daniel Poleshchuk (born 1996), Israeli squash player
* Daniel Pliński, Polish volleyball player
* Daniel Poleshchuk (born 1996), Israeli squash player
* Daniel Portman (born 1992), Scottish actor
* Daniel Powter, Canadian singer
* Daniel Prenn (1904–1991), Russian-born German, Polish, and British tennis player
* Daniel Puente Encina, Chilean singer-songwriter, guitarist and film composer

#### R

* Daniel Radcliffe (born 1989), English actor
* Daniel Razon (born 1967), Filipino TV and Radio broadcaster, leader of the Christian religious group Members Church of God International
* Daniël van der Ree (born 1972), Dutch politician
* Daniel Santome Lemus "Dalas Review" (born 1993), Spanish YouTuber
* Daniel Ramírez Romero (born 1995), Spanish singer
* Daniel G. Reid (1858–1925), American industrialist, financier and philanthropist
* Daniel Reynolds (disambiguation)
* Daniel Ricciardo, Australian racing driver
* Daniel Rincón (cyclist), Colombian road cyclist
* Daniel Rincón (tennis) (born 2003), Spanish tennis player
* Daniel Roebuck (born 1963), American actor and writer
* Daniel Rosenbaum (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Daniel Ross (disambiguation)
* Daniel Rossen, American musician
* Daniel Roullier (born 1936/1937), French billionaire businessman
* Daniel Russo (born 1948), French actor

#### S

* Daniel Sackey (born 1994), Canadian basketball player
* Daniel Samohin (born 1998), Israeli Olympic figure skater
* Daniel Sayre, American politician
* Daniel Schlereth, baseball pitcher
* Daniel Scott (disambiguation)
* Daniel Seavey, American musician
* Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
* Daniel Sestrajcic (born 1976), Swedish politician
* Daniel Dewan Sewell, American rapper known as Danny Brown
* Daniel Shagoury (born 1981 or 1982), American politician
* Daniel Sharman, English actor
* Daniel Sidbury (born 1994), British wheelchair racer
* Daniel Sirera, Spanish politician
* Daniel Sloss, Scottish comedian
* Daniel Browning Smith (born 1979), American contortionist and actor
* Daniel E. Soper (1843–1923), American politician
* Daniel Stein (multiple people)
* Daniel Steres (born 1990), American professional soccer player
* Daniel Stern (multiple people)
* Daniel Sturridge, English association football player
* Daniel Suciu, Romanian politician

#### T

* Daniel M. Tani (born 1961), American astronaut
* Daniel Thomas (disambiguation)
* Daniel Thrasher, American YouTuber and musician
* Daniel Tillo (born 1996), American professional baseball player
* Daniel Tilton, American territorial judge
* Daniel D. Tompkins, 6th vice president of the United States
* Daniel Tosh, American stand-up comedian and television presenter
* Daniel J. Travanti, American actor
* Daniel Tse, chair of the University Council of the University of Macau
* Daniel Tupou, Australian Rugby League player
* Daniel Turp (born 1955), Canadian politician
* Daniel Tyerman (1773–1828), English missionary

#### V

* Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian international footballer
* Daniel Vasella (born 1953), Swiss businessman
* Daniel Vasilevski, Macedonian-Australian association football player
* Daniel Vencu Velasquez Castro (born 1994), Swedish politician
* Daniel Vidot (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
* Daniel von Bargen (1950–2015), American actor

#### W

* Daniel Webster (1782–1852), American statesman
* Daniel Webster (Florida politician), former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
* Daniel Webster Whittle (1840–1901), American gospel songwriter
* Daniel Weihs (born 1942), Israeli Aeronautical Engineering professor at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
* Daniel Westling (born 1973), Swedish prince and consort to Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
* Daniel H. Wilson, author, television host and robotics engineer
* Daniel Wise (American football) (born 1996), American football player
* Daniel Burley Woolfall, former President of FIFA
* Daniel W. Wright (1797–1844), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
* Daniel Wu, American actor, director and producer based in Hong Kong

#### Y

* Daniel Young (disambiguation)

#### Z

* Daniel Zajfman (born 1959), Israeli physicist
* Daniel Zovatto (born 1991), American actor

## Fictional characters

* Daniel Anderson, in the multimedia franchise Yo-kai Watch
* Daniel Bernstein, in the American TV miniseries V and V The Final Battle
* Daniel Blake, in the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake
* Daniel Cook, title character from the children's series This is Daniel Cook
* Daniel "Danny" Delgado, the black ranger from Power Rangers: Wild Force
* Daniel Deronda, the title character of the novel by George Eliot
* Daniel "Danny" Fenton, title character from the animated series Danny Phantom
* Sir Daniel Fortesque, main protagonist of the video game series MediEvil
* Daniel C. Guidotti, main character from 2012 Philippine romantic drama series Walang Hanggan
* Daniel Hall, the second incarnation of Dream of the Endless in the comic book The Sandman
* Daniel Hillard, the main character in the 1993 American comedy-drama movie Mrs. Doubtfire played by Robin Williams
* Daniel LaRusso, protagonist in The Karate Kid and its sequel Cobra Kai
* Daniel Jackson, a protagonist in the Stargate science fiction franchise
* Daniel, Jacob's brother in the Canadian animated series Jacob Two Two
* Daniel "Dan" Kuso, main protagonist of the anime series Bakugan: Battle Brawlers
* Daniel "Danny" Maccabee, the main character in the comedy film Just Go with It, played by Adam Sandler
* Daniel Marvin, in Captain Caution
* Daniel Morales, main protagonist of the movie series Taxi
* Daniel Plainview, the main character in Paul Thomas Anderson's 2008 drama film There Will Be Blood portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis
* Daniel "Danny" Thaddeus Pickett, Andy Larkin's best friend and sidekick from the Canadian animated series What's With Andy?
* Daniel "Danny" Rand, the Marvel comic superhero known as the Iron Fist
* Daniel Raditch, in Degrassi: The Next Generation
* Daniel Shaw, the main antagonist of the 3rd season of the NBC TV series Chuck
* Daniel "Danny" Tanner, main character of the sitcom Full House
* Daniel "Dane" Whitman, also known as Black Knight, a Marvel Comics superhero
* Daniel Witwicky, the protagonist of the Transformers series
* Prince Daniel, a supporting character in the 2003 animated film Barbie of Swan Lake
* Danny, the main character in the 1997 animated film Cats Don't Dance
* Daniel, from Rooster Teeth's Camp Camp
* Daniel, in the South Korean action-comedy webtoon Denma

## Danny

* Danny (footballer), full name Danny Gomes, Portuguese association football player
* Danny!, American record producer/hip-hop performer
* Danny Ahn, Korean-American rapper and actor
* Danny Auerbach ("Solly Krieger"), American world champion middleweight boxer
* Danny Baker English DJ
* Danny Blind, Dutch association football player and manager
* Danny Boyle, British film director and producer
* Danny Briggs, English cricketer
* Danny Burstein (born 1964), American actor and singer
* Danny Colbert, American football player
* Danny DeVito, American actor
* Danny Dyer, English actor
* Danny Elfman, American musician
* Danny Fernandes, Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter
* Danny Glover (born 1946), American actor
* Danny Guthrie, English association football player
* Danny Hay, New Zealand association football player
* Danny Hutton (born 1942), Irish-American singer
* Danny Huston (born 1962), American actor, director and screenwriter
* Danny Ings, English football player
* Danny Javier (1947–2022), Filipino actor, singer and member of APO Hiking Society
* Danny John-Jules, British actor and dancer
* Danny Jones, vocalist & guitarist, British band McFly
* Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian
* Danny La Rue, Irish-British entertainer
* Danny Masterson (born 1976), American actor
* Danny McBride, American actor and comedian
* Danny Murphy, English association football player
* Danny O'Donoghue (born 1980), Irish musician, lead singer of The Script
* Danny O'Reilly, Irish musician, lead singer of The Coronas
* Danny Pino (born 1974), American actor
* Danny Pudi (born 1979), American actor and director
* Danny Saucedo (born 1986), Swedish pop/dance-singer
* Danny Schayes (born 1959), American basketball player, son of Dolph Schayes
* Danny Shittu, Nigerian association football player
* Danny Simpson, English association football player
* Danny Spradlin, American football player
* Danny Stron, American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
* Danny Tamberelli (born 1982), American actor and musician
* Danny Thomas, Welsh association football player
* Danny Trejo (born 1944), American actor
* Danny Valencia, American major league baseball third baseman (Minnesota Twins)
* Danny Van Zandt, fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
* Danny Wallace, British author and humourist
* Danny Ward (born 1993), Welsh football player
* Danny Way, American professional skateboarder
* Danny Welbeck, English professional footballer
* Danny Wood, American singer, New Kids on the Block
* Danny Woodburn (born 1964), American actor, comedian, and activist for the disability rights

## Fictional characters

* Dan, a character in the 1986 TV action movie The Gladiator
* Dan Dare, a British science fiction comic hero
* Desperate Dan, a regular in The Dandy since 1937
* Dan Cahill, in The 39 Clues
* Dan Egan, in Veep
* Dan Hibiki, in the Street Fighter Alpha series
* Dan Hojo, in Suite PreCure
* Dan Humphrey, in Gossip Girl
* Dan Kuso, the main protagonist from the Bakugan: Battle Brawlers anime series
* Dan Lewis, Doctor Who companion portrayed by John Bishop
* Dan McTavish, in The Ten Commandments (1923)
* Dan Moroboshi, alias of the title character in Ultraseven, a 1967 Japanese TV series
* Dan Sullivan, in EastEnders
* Dan Taylor, a character in the film Forrest Gump
* Dan Vaapit, a character in Ninjago
* Dun Know Dan, a repair man played by Lawrence Ben Walters in the British web series Corner Shop Show