Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (, 1734September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyo ...

(1734–1820) was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Daniel Boone or Dan Boone may also refer to:

People

* Daniel Boone (MP), British Member of Parliament for

Grampound Grampound () is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Grampound with Creed, in the Cornwall (district), Cornwall district, in the ceremonial county of Cornwall, England. It is at an ancient crossing point of the River Fal and ...

, Ludgershall, Minehead and Stockbridge in 1741 *

Daniel Morgan Boone Daniel Morgan Boone (December 23, 1769 July 13, 1839) was the son of Daniel Boone and a significant American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman in his own right. He was a particularly key player in the early American exploration and settlement ...

(1769–1839), son of Daniel Boone, American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman important in the history of Missouri * Alfred M. Boone (1893–1961), American college football and college baseball player, athletics administrator, and insurance executive * Dan Boone (baseball) (1895–1968), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Daniel Boone (singer) Daniel Boone (born Peter Charles Green; 31 July 1942 – 27 January 2023) was an English pop musician who became a one-hit wonder in the United States with the single " Beautiful Sunday" in 1972. The song was written by Boone and Rod McQueen an ...

(1942–2023), English pop musician * Danny Boone (born 1954), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Dany Boon Dany Boon (; born Daniel Farid Hamidou on 26 June 1966) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Starting out as a comedian during the 1990s, he found success in 2008 as an actor and director in the film comedy '' Welcome to ...

(born 1966), French comedian and filmmaker * Dan Boone (minister) (fl. 2000s), Nazarene minister, author, and university president

Media

* ''Daniel Boone'' (1907 film), a film by Edwin S. Porter *''

In the Days of Daniel Boone ''In the Days of Daniel Boone'' is a 1923 American silent Western film serial directed by William James Craft. The 15-episode serial is considered to be lost. A trailer is included in the DVD ''More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894 ...

'' or ''Daniel Boone'', a 1923 film by William James Craft * ''Daniel Boone'' (1936 film), an American film by David Howard starring George O'Brien *'' Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer'', a 1956 film starring Bruce Bennett * ''Daniel Boone'' (1960 TV series), an ABC television miniseries that aired on Walt Disney Presents * ''Daniel Boone'' (1964 TV series), an NBC television series starring Fess Parker *'' Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider'', a 1966 film by

George Sherman George Sherman (July 14, 1908 – March 15, 1991) was an American film director and Film producer, producer of low-budget Western (genre), Western films. One obituary said his "credits rival in number those of anyone in the entertainment indus ...

* ''Daniel Boone'' (book), a 1940 book by James Daugherty

Military

* USS ''Daniel Boone'' (SSBN-629), a U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine *Operation Daniel Boone, a military operation during the Vietnam war

Places

* Daniel Boone, Kentucky *

Daniel Boone Arboretum Daniel Boone Arboretum is an arboretum located along a portion of the Daniel Boone Greenway in Harrogate, Tennessee.https://tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org/entries/daniel-boone-greenway-arboretum/f9d77bb2-d666-4ecb-a710-57f129e6b5ff The arbore ...

, Tennessee *

Daniel Boone National Forest The Daniel Boone National Forest (originally the Cumberland National Forest) is a national forest in Kentucky, United States. Established in 1937, it includes of federally owned land within a proclamation boundary. The name of the forest was ...

, Kentucky * Daniel Boone Corridor, a proposed light rail route in St. Louis

Buildings

* Daniel Boone Hotel (Boone, North Carolina) * Daniel Boone Hotel (Charleston, West Virginia) *

Daniel Boone School Daniel Boone School is a historic school building located in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926–1927. It is a four-story, eight bay brick building with ...

, Pennsylvania *

Daniel Boone Bridge The Daniel Boone Bridge is the name for two bridges carrying Interstate 64, U.S. Route 40, U.S. Route 61 and the Avenue of the Saints across the Missouri River between St. Louis County and St. Charles County, Missouri. The older bridge, whic ...

, spanning the Missouri River

Schools