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of Scottish and English origin, as well as a given name. When of Scottish origin the name is a habitational name, derived from

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

near

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. This place-name is likely derived from the

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. When of English origin the name is a habitational name, derived from the

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''dalr'' "valley" + ''hus'' "house". An example of such a derivation is Dalehouse in

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. * Alexander Grant Dallas (1816–1882), Canadian fur trader and official * Alexander J. Dallas (statesman) (1759–1817), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President James Madison; father of George Mifflin Dallas *

Alexander J. Dallas (United States Navy officer) Alexander James Dallas (May 15, 1791 – June 3, 1844) was an officer in the United States Navy. Early life Dallas was born on May 15, 1791, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, also named Alexander James Dallas, was the U.S. Secretary of ...

(1791–1844), U.S. Navy officer; brother of George M. Dallas * Chad Dallas (born 2000), American baseball player * Darcy Dallas (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player * DeeJay Dallas (born 1998), American football player * DeVan Dallas (1926–2016), American politician * Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1828–1879), Scottish journalist * George M. Dallas (1792–1864), 11th Vice President of the United States of America (1845–1849) *

Hugh Dallas Hugh Dallas Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 26 October 1957) is a Scottish former association football, football Referee (association football), referee. He officiated at two FIFA World Cup tournaments, in 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1998 and 20 ...

(born 1957), former Scottish football (soccer) referee * Ian Dallas ( Abdalqadir as-Sufi) (1930–2021), Scottish author and Muslim convert *

Irene Dallas Irene Margaret Dallas (1883–1971) was a suffragette activist, speaker and organiser who held leadership roles in the WSPU; she was arrested and imprisoned with a group who tried to gain access to 10 Downing Street. Life and activism Irene M ...

(1883–1971) and

Hilda Dallas Hilda Mary Dallas (1878–1958) was a British artist and a suffragette who designed suffrage posters and cards and took a leadership role for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). A pacifist, she raised funds from a cross-section of so ...

(1878–1958) were British suffragette sisters *

John Dallas John Dewar Dallas (11 June 1878 – 31 July 1942) was a Scottish international rugby union player. Dallas played international rugby for Scotland but is more notable as a rugby referee, and his officiating of the ''" Match of the Century"'', t ...

(1878–1942), Scottish rugby union player and referee *

Josh Dallas Joshua Paul Dallas (born December 18, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Prince Charming/David Nolan in the ABC television series ''Once Upon A Time'' and starring as Ben Stone in the NBC/Netflix sci-fi drama series ' ...

(born 1978), American actor * Karl Dallas (1931–2016), British writer, musician, and activist * Leroy Dallas (1909–1967), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter *

Matt Dallas Matthew Joseph Dallas (born October 21, 1982) is an American actor, best known for playing the title character on the ABC Family series ''Kyle XY''. Early life Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Arizona School for the Arts. He ha ...

(born 1982), American actor *

Robert Dallas Sir Robert Dallas, PC, SL KC (16 October 1756 – 25 December 1824) was an English judge, of a Scottish family. Life and career Robert Dallas was born at St Michael's, Cornhill, London. He and his brother George were educated first at Jame ...

(1756–1824), British judge * Roderic Dallas (1891–1918), Australian fighter ace * Rosalind Dallas (1949–2015), British graphic designer *

Sandra Dallas Sandra Dallas is an American author of fiction, young adult fiction novels, children's fiction books, and nonfiction books. Prior to her career as an independent author, she was a reporter and bureau chief for ''BusinessWeek'' magazine for the ...

, American author *

Stuart Dallas Stuart Dallas (born 19 April 1991) is a Northern Irish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder or Full back (association football), full-back. He had also been deployed as a Winger (association football), ...

(born 1991), Northern Ireland soccer player *

William Sweetland Dallas William Sweetland Dallas (1824–1890) was a British zoologist and curator. He curated collections at the British Museum and the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, and was editor of the '' Popular Science Review''. Biography He was appoin ...

, British zoologist and curator * Winifred Dallas-Yorke (1863–1954), Duchess of Portland

Given name

* Dallas, a former ring name of professional wrestler

Lance Hoyt Lance Hoyt (born February 28, 1977), better known by his ring name Lance Archer, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where is a member of The Don Callis Family and one-half of ...

(born 1977) * Dallas Adams (1947–1991), actor *

Dallas Austin Dallas L. Austin (born December 29, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, and film producer from Columbus, Georgia. Biography Early life During a 2019 interview with DJ Vlad, Dallas Austin detailed previously unknown or unconfir ...

(born 1970), American songwriter, producer and instrumentalist *

Dallas Braden Dallas Lee Braden (born August 13, 1983) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from to as a member of the Oakland Athletics. Braden pit ...

(born 1983), professional American baseball player *

Dallas Brodie Dallas Brodie MLA is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as the interim leader of OneBC since 2025 and as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) for Vancouver-Quilchena since 2024. Initially elected as a m ...

, Canadian politician * Dallas Frederick Burrows, birth name of

Orson Bean Orson Bean (born Dallas Frederick Burrows; July 22, 1928 – February 7, 2020) was an American film, television, and stage actor and comedian. He was a game show and talk show host and a "mainstay of Los Angeles’ small theater scene." He ...

(1928–2020), American actor *

Dallas Campbell Robert Dallas Campbell (born 17 September 1970) is a British television presenter, podcast host, and television and stage actor, previously a presenter on the factual Channel 5 (UK), Channel 5 series ''The Gadget Show'' in 2008 and BBC One sci ...

(born 1970), British television presenter *

Dallas Clark Dallas Dean Clark (born June 12, 1979) is an American former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unq ...

(born 1979), professional American football player *

Dallas Comegys Dallas Alonzo Comegys (born August 17, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. College career Comegys played collegiate basketball for the DePaul Blue Demons in the NCAA Division I from 1983 to 1987. Professional career ...

(born 1964), former professional basketball player * Ryan Dallas Cook (1982–2005), ska trombonist *

Dallas Drake Dallas James Drake (born February 4, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger in the National Hockey League who last played for the Detroit Red Wings. Having played the beginning and end of his NHL career with Detroit, he won his ...

(born 1969), pro ice hockey player *

Dallas Eakins Dallas Franklin Eakins ('' né'' Yoder; January 20, 1967) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He previously served as the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He curr ...

(born 1967), American ice hockey player and coach *

Dallas Frazier Dallas Frazier (October 27, 1939 – January 14, 2022) was an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 1960s. Life and career Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma, on October 27, 1939, but was raised in Bakersfie ...

(1939–2022), American country musician and songwriter *

Dallas Goedert Dallas Christopher Goedert ( ; born January 3, 1995) is an American professional football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, and was sel ...

(born 1995), American football player * Dallas Green (1934–2017), pro baseball player, manager and executive * Dallas Green (born 1980), guitarist, singer and pianist of Alexisonfire and City and Colour * Dallas T. Herndon (1878–1953), American author and historian *

Bryce Dallas Howard Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) is an American actress and director. The eldest child of filmmaker Ron Howard, she studied acting at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. While portraying Characters in As You Like It#Rosali ...

(born 1981), actress * Dallas Johnson (born 1982), Australian rugby league player *

Dallas Keuchel Dallas Keuchel (, ; born January 1, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, T ...

(born 1988), American baseball player *

Dallas Long Dallas Crutcher Long (June 13, 1940 – November 10, 2024) was an American track and field athlete, who mostly competed in the shot put. Between 1959 and 1964 he set six official and five unofficial world records. His first was at the 1959 Sant ...

(born 1940), Olympic champion shotputter *

Dallas McKennon Dallas Raymond McKennon (July 19, 1919 – July 14, 2009), sometimes credited as Dal McKennon, was an American actor. With a career lasting over 50 years, McKennon's best known roles include Gumby for Art Clokey, Archie Andrews in several diffe ...

(1919–2009), American actor * Dallas Moir (born 1957), Scottish cricketer *

Diamond Dallas Page } Dallas Page (born Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr., April 5, 1956), is an American fitness instructor, actor, and retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE under a Legends contract, under the ring name Di ...

(born 1956), American professional wrestler *

Dallas Reid Dallas Reid (born April 5, 1993) is an American voice actor. They debuted in 2013, with their first lead role in 2015 with Kimito Kagurazaka in ''Shomin Sample''. They are best known for voicing Asta in ''Black Clover''. Other major roles include ...

(born 1993), American voice actor * Dallas Reynolds (born 1984), American football player *

Dallas Seavey Dallas Seavey (born March 4, 1987Deseret NewsDallas Seavey is youngest musher to win Iditarod March 14, 2012. URL last accessed 2012-10-29.) is an American dog musher, and is the only musher to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U.S ...

(born 1987),

Iditarod The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, more commonly known as The Iditarod (), is an annual long-distance sled dog race held in Alaska in early March. It travels from Anchorage to Nome. Mushers and a team of between 12 and 16 dogs, of which at leas ...

musher *

Dallas Smith Dallas Hendry Smith (born December 4, 1977) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, who performs both as a solo country music artist and as lead singer for the hard rock band Default. He is currently signed to Big Loud Records. Smith is the curr ...

(born 1941), former pro ice hockey player *

(born 1977), singer for the Canadian band Default * Dallas Soonias (born 1984), Canadian volleyball player * Dallas Taylor (1948–2015), an American session drummer * Dallas Taylor (born 1980), vocalist for the band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster * Dallas Turner (born 2003), American football player * Dallas Thomas (born 1989), American football player *

Dallas Wiens Dallas Wiens (born May 6, 1985) is an American man who was the recipient of the United States first full face transplant operation, performed at the Brigham and Women's Hospital during the week of March 14, 2011. It was the first such operation i ...

(born 1985), the first United States recipient of a full face transplant * Dallas Willard (1935–2013), an American Christian philosopher *

Dallas Woods Dallas Woods is an Indigenous Australian rapper and singer. Woods is known for his role on ABC Kids' ''Move It Mob Style'' and in 2018 as Baker Boy's support act on his national tour. Woods gained attention by winning the New Talent Song of ...

, an Indigenous Australian rapper

Fictional characters named ''Dallas''

* Korben Dallas, ex-soldier and unlikely hero cab-driver played by

Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) and has appeared in over one hundred films, gaining ...

in the movie ''

The Fifth Element ''The Fifth Element'' () is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, and co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, an ...

'', set in the 23rd century * Stella Dallas, title character of a 1923 novel and numerous subsequent theatrical, radio, and film versions *

Steve Dallas Steve Dallas is a fictional character in the American comic strips of Berke Breathed, most famously ''Bloom County'' in the 1980s. He was first introduced as an obnoxious frat boy in the college strip '' The Academia Waltz'', which ran in the ...

, a character in the American comic strips of Berke Breathed, most famously ''Bloom County'' * Larry Dallas,

Jack Tripper Jack Tripper is a fictional character on the sitcom ''Three's Company'', which is based upon the character Robin Tripp from ''Man About the House'' created by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer. Jack was played by the actor John Ritter. Introducti ...

's best friend from the

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Broadcasting * Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, Philippine broadcast company * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial American ...

sitcom

Three's Company ''Three's Company'' is an American television sitcom that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. Developed by Don Nicholl, Michael Ross and Bernie West, it is based on the British sitcom '' Man About the ...

(1977–1984) * Dallas, a

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in the 1979 film '' Alien'', captain of the starship ''Nostromo'', played by

Tom Skerritt Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor and director, who has appeared in over 170 film and television productions since 1962. The beginning of his film career coincided with the New Hollywood movement, with a breakthroug ...

* *

Eve Dallas The ''...in Death'' series of novels and novellas is written by Nora Roberts under her pseudonym J. D. Robb. Set in a mid-21st-century New York City, they feature NYPSD ("New York City Police and Security Department") lieutenant Eve Dallas and h ...

, the lead character in

J.D. Robb Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is an American author of over 225 novels, known for romance published under her own name. She also writes police procedurals which have elements of science fiction under the name ...

's ''

in Death The ''...in Death'' series of novels and novellas is written by Nora Roberts under her pseudonym J. D. Robb. Set in a mid-21st-century New York City, they feature NYPSD ("New York City Police and Security Department") lieutenant Eve Dallas and h ...

'' series of mysteries *

Mike Dallas '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is the fourth entry of the ''Degrassi'' television franchise created by Schuyler and Kit Ho ...

, fictional character in ''Degrassi'' * Dallas, a minor character in the 2001 science fiction horror film ''

Jason X ''Jason X'' is a 2001 American science fiction slasher film directed by Jim Isaac and written by Todd Farmer. It is the tenth installment in the ''Friday the 13th'' franchise. It stars Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, and Kane Hodder ...

'', played by

Todd Farmer Todd Farmer (born November 21, 1968) is an American screenwriter and actor known for his work in the horror genre. He wrote or co-wrote the story or screenplay for ''Jason X'' (2001), '' The Messengers'' (2007), ''My Bloody Valentine 3D'' (2009) ...

* Dallas, recurring character in ''

Austin & Ally ''Austin & Ally'' is an American comedy television series created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert that aired on Disney Channel from December 2, 2011 to January 10, 2016. The series stars Ross Lynch, Laura Marano, Raini Rodriguez, and Cal ...

'' * Dallas Genoard, a character from the light novels and anime series ''

Baccano! is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, told from multiple Narrative mode, points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States across time most notably the Prohib ...

'' * Dallas, a skilled criminal and one of the four playable characters in '' Payday: The Heist'' * Dallas, a prostitute with a heart of gold, played by

Claire Trevor Claire Trevor (née Wemlinger; March 8, 1910April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in '' Key Largo'' (1948), and received no ...

in the 1939 film ''

Stagecoach A stagecoach (also: stage coach, stage, road coach, ) is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by ...

'' * Dallas Winston, played by

Matt Dillon Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Independent Spirit Awards alongside nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, ...

, a “greaser punk” who “stays gold” in the 1983

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola ( ; born April 7, 1939) is an American filmmaker. He is considered one of the leading figures of the New Hollywood and one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. List of awards and nominations received by Francis Ford Coppo ...

film ''

The Outsiders The Outsiders may refer to: Literature and stage * ''The Outsiders'' (novel), a 1967 novel by S. E. Hinton * ''The Outsiders'' (musical), a 2023 musical based on S. E. Hinton's novel * ''The Outsiders'' (play), a 1911 play by Charles Klein * ...

'' See also: Dallas Winston, a character in

S. E. Hinton Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially '' The Outsiders'' (1967), which she wrote during high school. Hinton is credited with introducing the YA ge ...

’s novel ''

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