Daniel (name)

Daniel [ dan-yuhl ] 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 #16 on the US Popular Male Names in 2021.
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
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 Larze (Puerto Rican Writer), Puerto Rican Singer
Daniel Lewis, Canadian volleyball player
Daniel Lins Cortes, Brazilian association football player
Daniel Lopez, Chilean association football player
Daniel Malek, Czech breaststroke swimmer
Daniel Mameri, Brazilian water polo player
Daniel Murphy, American baseball player
Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician
Daniel Plinski, 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 Rincon, 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, Provencal 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 Andre, Sao 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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