List of people named Daniel
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "God is my judge" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Dan, Danny, Dani, Daniella (English)[1] Dany (French) דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel / Dāniyyêl) (Hebrew) Danyel, Danyal (Turkish) |
Daniel is one of the most common given names. People named Daniel, as well as informal forms like "Dan" and "Danny", include:
Dan[]
- Dan Andriano, bassist in American punk band Alkaline Trio
- Dan Avidan, (born 1979) American singer Internet personality
- Dan Aykroyd, (born 1952), Canadian-American actor
- Dan Balan (born 1979), Moldovan singer
- Dan Bilzerian, US Internet personality and gambler
- Dan Beard (1850–1941), founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone
- Dan Ben-Amotz (1924–89), Israeli writer, journalist, screenwriter, and actor
- Dan Brown, American author, writer of The Da Vinci Code among others
- Dan Bunz (born 1955), American football player
- Dan Butler (born 1954), American actor
- Dan "Soupy" Campbell, vocalist of The Wonder Years (band)
- Dan Carden (born 1986), British politician
- Dan Carter, New Zealand professional Rugby Union player
- Dan Cassidy, (born 1961), former professional tennis player
- Dan Castellaneta, American actor, voice of Homer Simpson
- Dan Chisena (born 1997), American football player
- Dan Coats, US senator, director of national intelligence, and ambassador to Germany
- Daniel Conahan (born 1954), American convicted murderer and rapist
- Dan Coulter, Canadian politician; MLA from British Columbia
- Dan Cruickshank, British architectural historian and television presenter
- Dan Curry, visual effects producer (known for Star Trek series of movies and TV shows)
- Dan Daniel, American sportswriter
- Dan Deacon, American electronic musician
- Dan Debicella, Connecticut State Senator
- Dan DeCarlo, American cartoonist
- Dan Doubiago (born 1960), American football player
- Dan Dries, American ice hockey player
- Dan Flynn, American politician
- Dan Fogelberg (1951–2007), American singer-songwriter
- Dan Gadzuric (born 1978), Dutch basketball player
- Dan Gheesling, television personality
- Dan Glickman, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, former US Secretary of Agriculture
- Dan Green, American voice actor
- Dan Grunfeld, American professional basketball player
- Dan Gurney, American racing car driver
- Dan Hageman (born 1976), American screenwriter and television producer
- Dan Hartman (1950–1994), American singer-songwriter
- Dan Hicks (singer) (1941–2016), American singer-songwriter
- Dan Howell, British YouTube vlogger and radio presenter
- Dan Huberty, American politician
- Dan Jansen, American speed skater, Olympic gold medalist
- Dan Kaminsky, (1979-2021), American computer security researcher
- Dan Kearns, Canadian football player
- Dan Kellner, American champion foil fencer
- Dan Kowarsky, Canadian singer, B4-4/RyanDan
- Dan Kurzius (born 1971/1972), American billionaire, co-founder of Mailchimp
- Dan Kutler, American-born Israeli Olympic swimmer
- Dan Lambton, 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 O'Bannon (1946–2009), American filmmaker
- Dan Orlovsky, American football player
- Dan Peek (1950–2011), American musician
- Dan Petrescu (disambiguation)
- Dan Petronijevic (born 1981), Canadian voice actor
- Dan Povenmire (born 1963), American animator
- Dan Rather, American journalist and news anchor
- Dan Reeves, American football player and head coach
- Dan Savage, American sex columnist
- Dan Schneider (disambiguation)
- Dan Seals (1948–2009), American musician
- Dan Shilon, Israeli journalist, announcer, and TV presenter
- Dan Slott (born 1967), American comic book writer
- Dan Smith (singer), singer in Bastille
- Dan Snow, British television presenter
- Dan Travers (born 1956), Scottish badminton player
- Dan Weinstein, American 3x world champion speed skater
- Dan Wells, American author, writer of the John Cleaver Trilogy among others
- Dan White, assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk
Mononym or stage name[]
- DJ Dan (born Daniel Wherrett), America
Dani[]
- Dani Pedrosa, Spanish motorcycle racer
- Dani Rodrik, Harvard economist
Daniyal/Danyal/Danial[]
- Prince Daniyal, Prince of Mughal Empire and son of Emperor Akbar the Great
- Daniyal Akhmetov, former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
- Daniyal Zahid, Pakistani cricketer
- Danial Hakimi, Iranian film, TV, stage and radio director and actor
- Danial Fadzly Abdullah, Malaysian former football player
- Danial Mahini, Iranian football player
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, Montenegro-born singer
- Daniel (Brazilian singer), stage name of José Daniel Camillo, Brazilian sertanejo singer, originally part of sertanejo duo João Paulo & Daniel
- Daniel (monk), 5th-century Egyptian Christian monk
- 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 Persia, 4th-century Persian martyr
Given name[]
- Daniel Holtzclaw, corrupt American police officer
- Daniel Adair, Canadian drummer
- Daniel Agger, Danish international footballer, formerly of Liverpool
- Daniel Ahn (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
- Daniel Alves, Brazilian international footballer, currently playing for Paris Saint-Germain
- Daniel Andersson, Swedish association football player
- Daniel Andrews, 48th Premier of Victoria, Australia.
- Daniel Anthony, British actor
- Daniel Aranzubia, Spanish association football player
- Daniel arap Moi, (1924–2020), 2nd President of Kenya
- Daniel Armand Lee (a.k.a. Tablo), Korean-Canadian hip hop artist, songwriter, lyricist and member of Epik High
- Daniel Bailey, sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda
- Daniel Camargo Barbosa (1930–1994), prolific Colombian serial killer and rapist
- Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-Israeli pianist and conductor
- Daniel Bennett (born 1978), Singaporean Footballer
- Daniel Berger (born 1993), American professional PGA Tour golfer
- 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 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 (Argentina, Uruguay, & Israel national teams)
- Daniel Braverman (born 1993), American NFL football player
- 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 4x US champion foil fencer
- Daniel Burley Woolfall, former President of FIFA
- 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 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 Chițoiu, Romanian economist
- Daniel Ciobotea, Romanian Orthodox patriarch
- 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
- Daniel Dae Kim (born 1968), Korean-American actor
- Daniel Davis, American actor
- Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957), retired English actor
- Daniël de Ridder (born 1984), Dutch association football player (Wigan Athletic & U21 national team)
- Daniel Defoe, English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer.
- Daniel Delfino, Argentine association football player
- Daniel de los Reyes, percussionist in American country music Zac Brown Band
- Daniel Dennett, American philosopher
- Daniel DeSanto, Canadian voice actor known for voicing Ray Kon, one of the main protagonists from the anime series Beyblade
- Daniel Drezner, American political scientist and author
- Daniel Dumile (1971–2020), British-American rapper and beatmaker known as MF DOOM
- Daniel Ekuale (born 1994), American football player
- Daniel Ellsberg, American activist and former military analyst
- Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), European physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker
- Daniel Gómez Carrero (born 1990), Spanish singer
- Daniel Gutiérrez Castorena (born 1954), Mexican politician
- Daniel Fathers, British actor
- Daniel Fernandes, Portuguese-Canadian association football player
- Daniel Foster (disambiguation), one of several people
- Daniel Gafford, American basketball player
- Daniel Gibson, Cleveland Cavaliers guard
- Daniel Gilbert, American basketball player
- Daniel Georgievski, Macedonian footballer
- Daniel Greenstein, PSIA- snowboarder
- Daniel Güiza, Spanish association football player
- Daniel Gutman (1901-1993), American lawyer, state senator, state assemblyman, president justice of the municipal court, and law school dean.
- Daniel Gygax, Swiss association football player
- Daniel Harkness, author and Boise State University professor
- Daniel Harrison (disambiguation), one of several people
- Daniel Helm (born 1995), American football player
- Daniel Henney, Korean-American actor and model
- Daniel Heredia Abidal (born 1993), Spanish singer
- Daniel Hernández (disambiguation), multiple people
- Daniel Hershkowitz (born 1953), Israeli politician, mathematician, rabbi, and president of Bar-Ilan University
- Daniel Howell, English YouTube personality, comedian and former radio show host
- Daniel Hudson, American baseball pitcher
- Daniel Ingram (disambiguation), multiple people
- Daniel Inouye, American politician and World War II veteran
- Daniel Jarque, Spanish association football player
- 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
- 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 Kelly (disambiguation), several people
- Daniel Kickert, Australian basketball player
- Daniel Killer, Argentine association football player
- Daniel Kinumbe, Canadian association football player
- Daniel Kitson, English comedian
- Daniel Koch (Swiss physician) (born 1955), Swiss physician
- Daniel Koperberg (born 1997), Israeli basketball player
- 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 Ato Kwamina Mensah (1953–2020), Ghanaian banker, economist and educator
- Daniel Levi (born 1961), French balladeer
- Daniel Lewis (disambiguation), several people
- Daniel Lewis Lee (1973–2020), American white supremacist and convicted murderer
- Daniel Liénard de Beaujeu, French Canadian officer during the Seven Years' War
- Daniel Lins Côrtes, Brazilian association football player
- Daniel López (footballer, born 1969), Chilean association football player
- Daniel Lozada, Peruvian economist and politician
- Daniel Lyon (wrestler) (born 1980), American professional wrestler
- Daniel Málek, Czech breaststroke swimmer
- Daniel Mameri, Brazilian water polo player
- Daniel Matsunaga (born 1988), Brazilian-Filipino model, actor, and host
- Daniel Calhoun McNair (born 1961), American businessman and sports executive
- Daniel Mendoza, English world champion Hall of Fame heavyweight boxer
- Daniel Middleton, British YouTuber and professional gamer
- Daniel Morgan, American Revolutionary War Brigadier General and politician
- Daniel John Morgan (1949–1987), private investigator who was murdered in London
- Daniel Mortimer, Australian Rugby League player
- Daniel Murphy (disambiguation), multiple people
- Daniel Negreanu, Romanian-Canadian professional poker player
- Daniel Niculae, Romanian association football player
- Daniel O'Donnell, Irish Gospel Singer, Country Musician & television presenter
- Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician
- Daniel Oturu (born 1999), American basketball player
- Daniel Pacheco, Spanish association football player
- Daniel Padilla (born 1995), Filipino actor and recording artist
- Daniel Parslow, English association football player
- Daniel Passarella, Argentine association football player and manager
- Daniel Passino, American singer-songwriter
- 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 world-top-ten tennis player
- Daniel Puente Encina, Chilean singer-songwriter, guitarist and film composer
- Daniel Radcliffe (born 1989), British actor best known for playing Harry Potter in the film series of the same name
- Daniel Raditch, fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Daniel Razon (born 1967), Filipino TV and Radio broadcaster, leader of Christian religious group Members Church of God International
- Daniël van der Ree (born 1972), Dutch politician
- Daniel Ramírez Romero (born 1995), Spanish singer
- Daniel G. Reid (1858 – 1925), American industrialist, financier, and philanthropist.
- Dan Reynolds (disambiguation), multiple people
- Daniel Ricciardo, Australian racing driver
- Daniel Rincón, Colombian road cyclist
- Daniel Rosenbaum (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Daniel Rossen, American musician
- Daniel Roullier (born 1936/1937), French billionaire businessman
- Daniel Sackey (born 1994), Canadian basketball player
- Daniel Samohin (born 1998), Israeli Olympic figure skater
- Daniel Schlereth, baseball pitcher
- Daniel Santome Lemus "Dalas Review" (born 1993 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain) Spanish YouTuber.
- Daniel Scott (disambiguation), multiple people
- Daniel Seavey, American musician
- Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
- Daniel Sharman, English actor
- Daniel Sirera, Spanish politician
- Daniel Sloss, Scottish comedian
- Daniel Steres (born 1990), American professional soccer player
- Daniel Sturridge, English association football player
- Daniel Suciu, Romanian politician
- Daniel M. Tani (born 1961), American astronaut
- Daniel Thomas (disambiguation), multiple people
- 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 Tupou, Australian Rugby League player
- Daniel Tyerman (1773–1828), English missionary
- Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian international footballer
- Daniel Vasella (born 1953), Swiss businessman
- Daniel Vasilevski, Macedonian-Australian association football player
- Daniel Vidot (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
- 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 Zajfman (born 1959), Israeli physicist; president of the Weizmann Institute
- Daniel Zovatto (born 1991), American actor
Daniele[]
- Daniele Barbaro, Patriarch of Aquileia
Daniels[]
"Daniels" is the form of the name "Danel" according to the Latvian grammar related to names.
Daniil[]
- Daniil Granin, Soviet/Russian writer
- Daniil Gleikhengauz, Russian ice dancer
- Daniil Kharms, early Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist
- Daniil Kvyat, Russian racing driver
- Daniil Simkin, soloist with American Ballet Theatre
- Daniil Medvedev, Russian tennis player
- Daniil Dubov, Russian Chess Player
- Daniil Trifonov, Russian Pianist
Danil[]
- Danil Yerdakov (born 1989), Russian ice hockey player
Danyl[]
- Danyl Johnson, British singer
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 Briggs, English cricketer
- 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 Ings, English football player
- 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 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 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 Thomas, Welsh association football player
- 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
Fictional Daniels[]
- Daniel, a character from Rooster Teeth's Camp Camp
- Daniel Bernstein, a character in the American TV miniseries V (1983 miniseries) and V The Final Battle
- Daniel Blake, a character from the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake
- Daniel Cook, title character from the children's series This is Daniel Cook
- Daniel "Dan" Kuso, main protagonist of the anime series Bakugan: Battle Brawlers
- Daniel "Danny" Delgado, the black ranger from Power Rangers: Wild Force
- Daniel LaRusso, protagonist in The Karate Kid and its sequel Cobra Kai
- Daniel "Danny" Fenton, title character from the animated series Danny Phantom
- Daniel Hillard, the main character in the 1993 American comedy-drama movie Mrs. Doubtfire played by Robin Williams
- Daniel Jackson, a protagonist in the Stargate science fiction franchise
- Daniel, Jacob's brother in the Canadian animated series Jacob Two Two
- Daniel, main protagonist of the movie series Taxi
- Daniel Marvin, a character in Captain Caution
- 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 knows as the Iron Fist
- Daniel Shaw, the main antagonist from the 3rd season of the NBC TV series Chuck
- Daniel "Danny" Tanner, main character from the sitcom Full House
- Daniel Witwicky, the protagonist of the Transformers series
Fictional Dans[]
- 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 Hibiki, in the Street Fighter Alpha series
- Dan Humphrey, in Gossip Girl
- Dan Kuso, the main protagonist from the Bakugan: Battle Brawlers anime series
- Dan McTavish, in The Ten Commandments (1923)
- Dan Moroboshi, alias of the title character in Ultra Seven, a 1967 Japanese TV series
- Dan Sullivan, in EastEnders
- Dun Know Dan, a repair man played by Lawrence Ben Walters in the British web series Corner Shop Show
See also[]
- Danuel, given name
References[]
- ^ Names that are related to DANIEL, Behind the Name
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