Daniel (name)

**Daniel** [ **dan**-y_uh_l ] is a Hebrew given name for males and a surname. It means, "God is my judge".

There are many nicknames for "Daniel": _Dan_, _Danny, Dani_ (English) and _Danya_ (Russia). For females, nicknames include _Danielle_, _Daniela_, _Dani_, and _Danitza_. "Daniel" as a surname developed into Daniels, meaning "son of Daniel".

This name was ranked #24 on the US Popular Male Names in 2024.

## First name

- Dan Andriano, bassist in the punk band Alkaline Trio
- Dan Aykroyd, Canadian-American actor
- Dan Beard, founder of the Boy Scouts of America (1850-1941)
- Dan Brown, American author and writer of _The Da Vinci Code_
- Dan Castellaneta, American actor, knowing for voicing Homer Simpson
- Dan Coats, U.S. senator and ambassador to Germany
- Dan Cruickshank, British architectural historian and television presenter
- Dan Curry, visual effects producer most noted for his work on the Star Trek series of movies and TV shows
- Dan Daniel (sportswriter), American sportswriter
- Dan DeCarlo, American cartoonist
- Dan Green, American voice actor
- Dan Glickman, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
- Dan Gurney, American racing car driver
- Dan Jansen, American speed skater, Olympic gold medalist
- Dan Kowarsky, Canadian Singer, B4-4/RyanDan
- Daniel Vperve, American suicide bomber
- Dan Lewis, Canadian volleyball player
- Dan Majerle, American basketball player
- Dan Marino, American football player
- Dan Middleton, British YouTuber.
- Dan Varga, American Viddy Star.
- Dan O'Bannon (1946-2009), American filmmaker
- Dan Reeves, American football player and head coach
- Dan Savage, American sex columnist
- Dan Snow, British television presenter
- Dan White, assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk
- Daniel, the Old Testament prophet, of the book of Daniel in the Bible
- Daniel (singer) (born 1955), Montenegro-born singer
- Daniel Alves (born 1983), Brazilian international footballer
- Daniel Anthony (actor), British actor
- Daniel Barenboim, pianist and conductor
- Daniel Boone (1734-1820), American pioneer, fur trader, explorer, adventurer and hunter
- Daniel Brunhart, Liechtenstein judoka
- Daniel Castellani, Argentine volleyball player and coach
- Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer and actor
- Daniel Ciobotea, Romanian patriarch
- Daniel Colla, Argentine volleyball player
- Daniel Coronell, director of Noticias Uno
- Daniel Craig, English actor
- Daniel Day-Lewis, English actor
- Daniel Delfino, Argentine association football player
- Daniel Defoe, English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer.
- Daniel Dennett, American philosopher
- Daniel Drezner, American political scientist and author
- Daniel Duquesnois Dubois, French-Brazilian visual artist
- Daniel Gibson, American basketball player
- Daniel Henney,  Korean-American actor and model
- Daniel Hudson, American baseball pitcher
- Daniel Johns, Australian vocalist, composer, guitarist and pianist
- Daniel Johnston, American singer-songwriter
- Daniel Jorgensen, American freestyle swimmer
- Daniel Dae Kim, Korean-American actor
- Daniel Kandi, Danish trance producer
- Daniel Armand Lee (also known as Tablo), Korean-Canadian rapper, songwriter and lyricist
- Daniel Lewis, Canadian volleyball player
- Daniel Lins Cortês, Brazilian association football player
- Daniel López, Chilean association football player
- Daniel Málek, Czech breaststroke swimmer
- Daniel Mameri, Brazilian water polo player
- Daniel Murphy, American baseball player
- Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician
- Daniel Pliński, Polish volleyball player
- Daniel Radcliffe, British actor best known for acting the main role in _Harry Potter_ films
- Daniel Raditch, a fictional character in _Degrassi: The Next Generation_
- Daniel Rincón, Colombian road cyclist
- Daniel Schlereth, baseball pitcher
- Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
- Daniel Sirera, Spanish politician
- Daniel D. Tompkins, 6th Vice President of the United States
- Daniel Tosh, American stand-up comedian and television presenter
- Daniel Van Zandt, a fictional character in _Degrassi: The Next Generation_
- Daniel Vasella (born 1953), Swiss businessman
- Daniel Vasilevski, Macedonian-Australian association football player
- Daniel Webster (1782-1852), American statesman
- Daniel Webster (Florida politician), former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
- Daniele Barbaro, Patriarch of Aquileia.
- Daniil Granin, Soviet/Russian writer
- Daniil Kharms, early Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist
- Daniil Simkin, soloist with American Ballet Theatre
- Danny!, American record producer and rapper
- Danny Ahn, Korean-American rapper and actor
- Danny Alves, Portuguese association football player
- Danny DeVito, American actor
- Danny Elfman, American musician
- Danny Glover, American actor
- Danny John-Jules, British actor and dancer
- Danny Jones, vocalist and guitarist of British band McFly
- Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian
- Danny La Rue, Irish-British entertainer
- Danny Saucedo, Swedish pop/dance-singer
- Danny Thomas, Welsh association football player
- Danny Wallace, British author and humourist
- Danny Way, American professional skateboarder
- Danny Wood, singer of New Kids on the Block
- Danyl Johnson, British singer
- Daniel Alfredsson, hockey player

## Last Name

- Andrew Daniel, winner of the fifth season of _Big Brother_
- Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary
- Arnaut Daniel, Provençal troubadour of the 13th century
- Augustus Daniel, former Director of the National Gallery in London
- Beth Daniel, professional golfer
- Bill Daniel, governor of Guam and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Britt Daniel, lead singer of the rock band Spoon
- Brittany Daniel, actress
- Caroline Daniel, panelist for _The McLaughlin Group_
- Celso Daniel, former mayor of Santo André, São Paulo
- Charles E. Daniel, United States Senator from South Carolina
- Dan Daniel (sportswriter)
- David Daniel, Wales international rugby player
- Elton L. Daniel, historian and Iranologist
- Frank Daniel, Czech-born movie director, producer and screenwriter
- Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian
- Gbenga Daniel, governor of Ogun State in Nigeria
- Glyn Daniel, British archaeologist
- Jack Daniel, founder of Jack Daniel's whiskey
- James Simpson-Daniel, English rugby union footballer
- Jeffrey Daniel, American dancer and singer, notably of the group Shalamar
- Jennifer Daniel, British actress
- John Daniel, 17th century English musician
- John Reeves Jones Daniel, United States Representative from North Carolina
- John W. Daniel, American lawyer and Democratic politician
- Junius Daniel, American planter and career military officer
- Lorenzo Daniel, American track and field sprinter
- Marcos Daniel, Brazilian tennis player
- Oliver Daniel, American arts administrator, musicologist, and composer
- Paul Daniel, English conductor
- Price Daniel, United States Senator from Texas
- Ray Daniel, Welsh football player and manager
- Robert Daniel, United States Representative from Virginia
- Samuel Daniel, English poet and historian
- Tony Daniel, American artist
- Wayne Daniel, cricket player
- Wendy Palmer-Daniel, professional basketball player in the WNBA
- William Daniel, 19th century U.S. politician
- Yuli Daniel, Soviet dissident writer

## Infobox (given name)

- **name**: Daniel
- **gender**: Male
- **meaning**: God is my judge
- **language**: Hebrew
- **nickname**: Dan, Danny, Danya
- **related names**: Danielle, Daniela