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

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