Donald is a Scottish masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. It is derived from the

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the

Proto-Celtic Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, is the hypothetical ancestral proto-language of all known Celtic languages, and a descendant of Proto-Indo-European. It is not attested in writing but has been partly Linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed throu ...

*''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers. A short form of Donald is Don, and

pet form A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for Isabel or '' Bob'' for Robert, or it ...

s of Donald include

Donnie Donnie or Donny is a familiar form (hypocorism) of the masculine given name Donald, Donal, Don, or Donovan. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Donny Baldwin, American drummer best known as a member of Jefferson Starship and Starsh ...

and

Donny Donnie or Donny is a familiar form (hypocorism) of the masculine given name Donald, Donal, Don, or Donovan. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Donny Baldwin, American drummer best known as a member of Jefferson Starship and Starsh ...

. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages:

Modern Irish Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');.

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull'';

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t ...

'' Dyfnwal'' and

Cumbric Cumbric is an extinct Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup spoken during the Early Middle Ages in the ''Hen Ogledd'' or "Old North", in Northern England and the southern Scottish Lowlands. It was closely related to Old Welsh and the ot ...

''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name '' Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related.

Variations

Kings and noblemen

Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen: *

Dyfnwal Moelmud Dyfnwal Moelmud ( Welsh for "Dyfnwal the Bald and Silent"; ; ) was accounted as an early king and lawmaker among the Welsh, credited with the codification of their standard units of measure. He also figures as a legendary king of the Britons ...

(Dunvallo Molmutius), legendary king of pre-Roman Britain *

Dyfnwal Hen Dyfnwal Hen or Dumnagual Hen ("Dyfnwal the Old") was a ruler of the Britons (historical), Brittonic kingdom of Kingdom of Strathclyde, Alt Clut, later known as Strathclyde, probably sometime in the early 6th century. His biography is vague, but he ...

(Dumnagual I), Ruler of Alt Clut (Strathclyde) (450–475) *

Domnall Brecc Domnall Brecc (Welsh: ''Dyfnwal Frych''; English: ''Donald the Freckled'') (died 642 in Strathcarron) was king of Dál Riata, in modern Scotland, from about 629 until 642. He was the son of Eochaid Buide. He was counted as Donald II of Scotland ...

, king of Dál Riata (d. 642) *

Domnall mac Áedo Domnall mac Áedo (died 642), also known as Domnall II, was an Irish king and son of Áed mac Ainmuirech and his consort Land, the daughter of Áed Guaire mac Amalgada of Airgíalla. Domnall was High King of Ireland from 628 until his death. He ...

, High King of the

Northern Uí Néill The Northern Uí Néill was any of several dynasties in north-western medieval Ireland that claimed descent from a common ancestor, Niall of the Nine Hostages. Other dynasties in central and eastern Ireland who also claimed descent from Niall ar ...

and Ireland (d. 642) *

Domnall Midi Domhnall Mac Murchada (born c. 700, died 20 November 763), called Domnall Midi (Donald of Meath), was High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Clann Cholmáin branch of the Uí Néill. Clann Cholmáin's pre-eminence among the southern Uí Néill ...

, High King of Clann Cholmáin and Ireland (d. 763) *

Domnall mac Ailpín Domnall mac Ailpín ( Modern Gaelic: ''Dòmhnall mac Ailpein''), anglicised sometimes as Donald MacAlpin and known in most modern regnal lists as Donald I (812 – 13 April 862), was King of the Picts from 858 to 862. He followed his brother K ...

(812–863) *

Donald II of Scotland Domnall mac Causantín ( Modern Gaelic: , IPA: �t̪oːvnəɫ̪ˈmaʰkˈxoːʃɪm, anglicised as Donald II (died 900), was King of the Picts or King of Alba in the late 9th century. He was the son of Constantine I (Causantín mac Cináeda). Don ...

(889–900) *

Domnall mac Eimín Domnall mac Eimín meic Cainnig (died 23 April 1014) was an eleventh-century Mormaer of Mar. He is attested by numerous accounts of the Battle of Clontarf in which he is said to have lost his life supporting the cause of Brian Bóruma mac Cennét ...

, Mormaer of Mar (d. 1014) *

Donald III of Scotland Donald III ( Medieval Gaelic: ''Domnall mac Donnchada''; Modern Gaelic: ''Dòmhnall mac Dhonnchaidh''; –1099) was King of Alba (Scotland) from 1093–1094 and 1094–1097. He was known as ''Domnall Bán'' or "Donald the Fair", anglicized a ...

(1033–1099) *

Domnall Gerrlámhach Domnall Gerrlámhach (died 1135), also known as Domnall Gerrlámhach Ua Briain, Domnall mac Muirchertaig, and Domnall Ua Briain, was an obscure twelfth-century Uí Briain dynast and King of Dublin. He was one of two sons of Muirchertach Ua ...

, King of Dublin (d. 1135) *

Domnall Ua Lochlainn Domhnall Ua Lochlainn (old spelling: Domnall Ua Lochlainn) (1048 – 10 February 1121), also known as Domhnall Mac Lochlainn (old spelling: Domnall Mac Lochlainn), was king of the Cenél Eogain, over-king of Ailech, and alleged High King o ...

, High King of Ireland (1083 and 1121) *

Domhnall I, Earl of Mar Domhnall I, Earl of Mar, also known by the name Domhnall mac Uilleim (Anglicized as "Donald, William's son"), was the seventh known mormaer of Mar in medieval Scotland, ruling from the death of his father, Uilleam of Mar, in 1276 until his own ...

(1276–1301) *

Domhnall II, Earl of Mar Domhnall II, Earl of Mar (date of birth unknown but prior to 130511 August 1332) was briefly Regent of Scotland during the minority of David II, King of Scotland. Domhnall's father was Gartnait, Earl of Mar. His mother's identity is uncertain, ...

(1305–1332) *

Domhnall, Earl of Lennox Mormaer Domhnall of Lennox ruled Lennox in the years 1333–1365. He succeeded his father Maol Choluim II. Domhnall adhered to the cause of David II during the Second War of Scottish Independence. King David II stayed at Dumbarton on at lea ...

(1333–1365) *

Dyfnwal, King of Strathclyde Dyfnwal (died 908 ×915) was King of Strathclyde. Although his parentage is unknown, he was probably a member of the Cumbrian dynasty that is recorded to have ruled the Kingdom of Strathclyde immediately before him. Dyfnwal is attested by only ...

(d. 908×915), also known by the names ''Donald'', ''Domhnall'', and ''Domnall'' *

Dyfnwal ab Owain Dyfnwal ab Owain (died 975) was a tenth-century King of Strathclyde. He was a son of Owain ap Dyfnwal, King of Strathclyde, and seems to have been a member of the royal dynasty of Strathclyde. At some point in the ninth- or tenth century, the K ...

(d. 975), also known by the names ''Donald'' and ''Domnall'' * Owain ap Dyfnwal (fl. 934)

People with the given name

Domhnall

Domhnall mac Conchobair Ó Briain Domhnall mac Conchobair Ó Briain, known in English as ''Sir Donnell O'Brien'' (died 1579) was a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic Irish leader from Thomond in the Kingdom of Ireland. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Spancel Hill, against h ...

(died 1579), Gaelic Irish military leader *

Domhnall Gleeson Domhnall Gleeson (; born 12 May 1983) is an Irish actor and screenwriter. The son of actor Brendan Gleeson, he studied media arts at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He began his career by directing and writing several short films, and garne ...

(born 1983), Irish actor * Domhnall mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha (fl. c. 1600), Irish poet * Domhnall MacAuley (born 1957), Scottish physician and professor *

Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna (Red Donald of Coruna; 9 July 1887 – 13 August 1967), legally Donald MacDonald or Dòmhnall MacDhòmhnaill, was a Scottish Gaelic bard, North Uist stonemason, and veteran of the First World War. Literary historian Rona ...

(1887–1967), Scottish Gaelic poet

Don

Don Adams Donald James Yarmy (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), known professionally as Don Adams, was an American actor. In his five decades on television, he was best known as bumbling Maxwell Smart (Secret Agent 86) in the television situa ...

(1923–2005), American actor, comedian and director *

Don Airey Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician. He came to prominence as the keyboardist of the rock band Rainbow during 1979–1982. He has been the keyboardist of Deep Purple, the band from which Rainbow was a spinoff, since 2 ...

(born 1948), English keyboardist *

Don Ameche Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, repertory theatre, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 19 ...

(1908–1993), Hollywood actor *

Don Barksdale Donald Argee Barksdale (March 31, 1923 – March 8, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. He was a pioneer as an African-American basketball player, becoming the first to be named NCAA All-American, the first to play on a ...

(1923–1993), American basketball player * Don Bertoia, Canadian middle-distance runner *

Don Bluth Donald Virgil Bluth ( ; born September 13, 1937) is an American filmmaker, animator, video game designer and author. He came to prominence working for Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions before creating his own film studio in ...

(born 1937), animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer and independent studio owner *

Don Bowman (singer) Rubel Don Bowman (August 26, 1937 – June 5, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, comedian, and radio host. He recorded for RCA Victor between 1964 and 1970, charting in the Top 40 with the novelty hit single "Chit Akins, Make ...

(1937–2013), American comedian, country music singer, and songwriter *

Don Callis Donald Callis (born October 13, 1963) is a Canadian professional wrestling manager (wrestling), manager, color commentator, actor, and former professional wrestler and business executive. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he works a ...

(born 1963), Canadian professional wrestler, wrestling manager, and actor * Don Cazayoux (born 1964), American lawyer and politician *

Don Chaffey Donald Chaffey (5 August 1917 – 13 November 1990) was a British film director, writer, Film producer, producer, and art director. Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained acti ...

(1917–1990), British film director, writer, producer, and art director *

Don Chard Donald F. Chard is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. Chard was a member of t ...

, Canadian politician *

Don Cheadle Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (, ; born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his roles in film and television, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Don Cheadle, multiple accolades including two Golden Globe Award ...

(born 1964), American actor and producer *

Don Cherry Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins. After concluding a playing career in the A ...

(born 1934), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator * Don Cherry (American football) (born 1994), American football player *

Don Cherry (singer) Donald Ross Cherry (January 11, 1924 – April 4, 2018) was an American traditional pop and big band singer and golfer. In music, he is best known for his 1955 hit " Band of Gold". Biography Cherry was born in Wichita Falls, Texas. He started i ...

(1924–2018), American singer and golfer *

Don Cherry (trumpeter) Donald Eugene Cherry (November 18, 1936 – October 19, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist. Beginning in the late 1950s, he had a long tenure performing in the bands of saxophonist Ornette Coleman, includin ...

(1936–1995), American jazz trumpeter * Don R. Christensen (1916–2006), American animator, cartoonist, and writer *

Don Christopher Donald Clair Christopher (August 4, 1934 – December 12, 2022) was an American farmer. He was the founder of Christopher Ranch, the leading producer of fresh garlic in the United States. He was one of the founders of the Fresh Garlic Producers A ...

(1934–2022), American farmer *

Don Ciccone Donald Joseph Ciccone (February 28, 1946 – October 8, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member of the pop group the Critters, singing their biggest hits " Younger Girl" and "Mr. Dieingly Sad". The latter ...

(1946–2016), American singer-songwriter, member of the band The Critters *

Don Cornelius Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show '' Soul Train'', which he hosted from 1970 until 199 ...

(1936–2012), American television show host and producer *

Don Cornell Don Cornell (born Luigi Francisco Varlaro; April 21, 1919 – February 23, 2004) was an American singer. Early years Born to an Italian family in The Bronx, New York, Cornell attended Roosevelt High School in the Bronx. Career In his teens he p ...

(1919–2004), stage name of Luigi Varlaro, American singer * Dominick

Don Costa Dominick P. "Don" Costa (June 10, 1925 – January 19, 1983) was an American conductor and record producer. He discovered singer Paul Anka and worked on several hit albums by Frank Sinatra, including '' Sinatra and Strings'' and '' My Way'' ...

(1925–1983), American conductor and record producer *

Don Covay Donald James Randolph (March 24, 1936 – January 31, 2015), better known by the stage name Don Covay, was an American R&B, rock and roll, and soul singer-songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s. His most successful recordings incl ...

(1936–2015), American singer and songwriter *

Don Criqui Don Criqui (born October 1, 1940) is an American sportscaster. He holds the record for longest-tenured NFL broadcaster in U.S. TV history, calling NFL football for 47 seasons (1967–2013) on NBC and CBS. Criqui's final NFL broadcast came on ...

(born 1950), American sportscaster *

Don Diablo Don Pepijn Schipper (; born 27 February 1980), better known by his stage name Don Diablo, is a Dutch DJ, digital artist, record producer, musician and songwriter of electronic dance music. He is one of the pioneers of the future house genre and ...

(born 1980), Dutch DJ, record producer, musician and songwriter of electronic music * Don Digirolamo, American re-recording mixer *

Don Dokken Donald Maynard Dokken (born June 29, 1953) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and founder of glam metal band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American ...

(born 1953), American singer, lead singer of Dokken *

Don Drysdale Donald Scott Drysdale (July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993), nicknamed "Big D", was an American professional baseball pitcher and broadcaster who played in Major League Baseball. He spent his entire 14-year career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Do ...

(1936–1993), American baseball pitcher and sportscaster *

Don Dunstan Donald Allan Dunstan (21 September 1926 – 6 February 1999) was an Australian politician who served as the 35th premier of South Australia from 1967 to 1968, and again from 1970 to 1979. He was a member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for th ...

(1926–1999), South Australian politician *

Don Estelle Don Estelle (22 May 1933 – 2 August 2003) was an English actor and singer, best known as Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in '' It Ain't Half Hot Mum''. Early life Born Ronald Edwards in Crumpsall, Manchester, he was brought up in a house on Russe ...

(1933–2003), British actor and singer *

Don Everly Isaac Donald Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) was an American musician. Everly was one-half of the singing duo The Everly Brothers alongside his younger brother Phil Everly, Phil. Early life Don was born in Brownie, Kentucky on Febru ...

(1937–2021), American country-influenced rock and roll singer and guitarist *

Don Felder Donald William Felder (born September 21, 1947) is an American musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Eagles from 1974 to 2001. He is known for co-writing several of the band's songs, most notably "Hotel California". Felder was in ...

(born 1947), American singer-songwriter and guitarist, former member of the Eagles *

Don Frye Donald Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American former mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and actor. In MMA, he was one of the sport's earliest well-rounded fighters and won the '' UFC 8'' and '' David vs. Goliath 96'' tournament ...

(born 1965), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler *

Don Forsht Don Forsht is an American politician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2024. Biography Forsht earned a bachelor's degree in business and information technology from the University of Maryland. He served in the Uni ...

, American politician *

Don Garber Donald P. Garber (born October 9, 1957) is an American sports executive who has been the commissioner of Major League Soccer (MLS) since 1999. Garber is also the CEO of Soccer United Marketing and a member of the United States Soccer Federatio ...

(born 1957), American sports executive *

Don Gardner Donald Gardner (May 9, 1931 – September 4, 2018) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and drummer. His records included the 1962 hit " I Need Your Lovin'", with Dee Dee Ford. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Gardner started out ...

(1931–2018), American singer-songwriter *

Don Gibson Donald Eugene Gibson (April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson wrote such country standards as " Sweet Dreams" and " I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjo ...

(1928–2003), American songwriter and country musician * Don Gilman (1934–2005), American politician * Don Goldstein (1937–2022), American basketball player * Don Gorske (born 1953), “Big Mac” Enthusiast and Guinness World Record holder of most Big Macs eaten *

Don Gullett Donald Edward Gullett (January 6, 1951 – February 14, 2024) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from through . He was a member of the Cincinnati Reds Big Red Ma ...

(born 1951), American baseball pitcher * Don Gullick (1924–2000), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach * Don Hasselbeck (born 1955), American football player *

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician who is a founding member of the rock band the Eagles, for whom he is the drummer and co-lead vocalist, as well as its sole continuous member. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles ...

(born 1947), founding member of the

Eagles Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of Genus, genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus ''Aquila ( ...

rock group * Don Herbert (1917–2007), television's "Mr. Wizard" *

Don Hewitt Donald Shepard Hewitt (December 14, 1922 – August 19, 2009) was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the CBS television news magazine ''60 Minutes'' in 1968, which at the time of his death was the longes ...

(1922–2009), American television news producer *

Don Ho Donald Tai Loy Ho (; August 13, 1930 – April 14, 2007) was a Hawaiian traditional pop musician, singer, and entertainer. He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the 1966 album of the same name. Early life, family and education Ho ...

(1930–2007), American pop musician, singer and entertainer *

Don Hutson Donald Montgomery Hutson (January 31, 1913 – June 26, 1997), nicknamed "the Alabama Antelope", was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). In the era of the one-platoon football, he played a ...

(1913–1997), American football player *

Don Imus John Donald Imus Jr. ( ; July 23, 1940 – December 27, 2019), also known as Imus, was an American radio personality, television show host, recording artist, and author. His radio show '' Imus in the Morning'' was aired on various stations and di ...

(1940–2019), American radio and television host *

Don Johnson Don Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series '' Miami Vice'', for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emm ...

(born 1949), American actor, producer and singer *

Don Johnson (basketball) Don Johnson (1930 – February 6, 2019) was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA Bruins under head coach John Wooden. As a senior (education), senior, Johnson received h ...

(1930–2019), American basketball player and coach * Don Johnson (sports executive) (1930–2012), Canadian sports executive and president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association *

Don King (boxing promoter) Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the ...

(born 1931), American boxing promoter * Don King (coach) (born 1926), American football player and coach * Don King (defensive back) (born 1964), American football player *

Don King (defensive lineman) Donald William King (March 11, 1929 – April 15, 2014) was a defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Kentucky from 1948 to 1950. In between his collegiate and professional career, h ...

(1929–2014), American football player *

Don King (musician) Donald Alan King (born May 4, 1954, in Fremont, Nebraska) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpeter. In the 1970s and 1980s, he recorded a total of four major label albums, and charted more than fifteen hit singles on the ''Bi ...

(born 1954), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpeter *

Don King (photographer) Don King (born 1960) is an American photographer, cinematographer, and film director. He is best known for his photographic and Film, cinematic images of ocean surface waves and surfing. Don King was a high school sophomore the first time he sol ...

(born 1960), American photographer, cinematographer, and film director * Don Roy King (born 1947), American television director *

Don Kirshner Donald Kirshner (April 17, 1934 – January 17, 2011) was an American music publisher, music consultant, rock music producer, talent manager, and songwriter. Dubbed "the Man with the Golden Ear" by ''Time'', he was best known for managin ...

(1934–2011), American music publisher, rock music producer, talent manager, and songwriter *

Don Knotts Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924February 24, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on the 1960s sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show'', for which he earned five Emmy Awards. He als ...

(1924–2006), American actor and comedian *

Don Larsen Don James Larsen (August 7, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams: the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore ...

(1929–2020), American baseball player *

Don Lemon Don Lemon (born March 1, 1966) is an American television journalist best known for being a host on CNN from 2014 until 2023. He anchored weekend news programs on local television stations in Alabama and Pennsylvania during his early days as a jo ...

(born 1966), American television personality and current host of CNN Tonight *

Don L. Lind Don Leslie Lind (May 18, 1930 – August 30, 2022) was an American scientist, naval officer, aviator, and NASA astronaut. He graduated from the University of Utah with an undergraduate degree in physics in 1953. Following his military service ob ...

(1930–2022), American scientist and a former naval officer and aviator, and NASA astronaut *

Don MacLean (basketball) Donald James MacLean (born January 16, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, and became the all-time scoring leader ...

(born 1970), American basketball player and color commentator * Don Marion Davis (1917–2020), American child actor *

Don Mattingly Donald Arthur Mattingly (born April 20, 1961) is an American professional baseball coach, and former first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays of MLB. Nicknamed "the Hit Man" and ...

, American pro baseball player for the New York Yankees and manager of the LA Dodgers; aka "Donnie Baseball" and "The Hitman" *

Don McLean Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", he is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie (song), American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minut ...

(born 1945), American singer-songwriter and musician *

Don Messick Donald Earle Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was an American voice actor, known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons. His best-remembered voice roles include Scooby-Doo; Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in ''The Flintsto ...

(1926–1997), American voice actor * Don Murray (1929–2024), American actor *

Don Nelson Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335 (he held the record for most wins for almost 12 ...

(born 1940), American basketball player and coach *

Don Nelson (screenwriter) Don Nelson (January 20, 1927 – September 10, 2013) was an American screenwriter, film producer and jazz musician. He is best known for his work on the American situation comedy ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'', for which he wrote fr ...

(1927–2013), American screenwriter, film producer, and jazz musician *

Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Sen ...

(born 1948), American politician *

Don Omar William Omar Landrón Rivera (born February 10, 1979), known professionally as Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is also known as the " King of Reggaeton" by music critics and fans alike. The ...

(born 1978), Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor *

Don Paterson Donald Paterson (born 1963 in Dundee) is a Scottish poet, writer and musician. His work has won several awards, including the Forward Poetry Prize, the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. He was recipient of the Queen' ...

(born 1963), Scottish poet, writer and musician *

Don Patinkin Don Patinkin (; January 8, 1922 – August 7, 1995) was an American-born Israeli monetary economist, and the President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Nissan Liviatan, 2008. "Patinkin, Don (1922–1995)," ''The New Palgrave Dictionary of Eco ...

(1922–1995), Israeli-American economist, and President of the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...

* Don Payne, American writer and producer * Don Quarrie (born 1951), Jamaican sprinter * Don Reid (born 1945), lead singer of American country group The Statler Brothers *

Don Rickles Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include ''Run Silent, Run Deep (film), Run Silent, Run Deep'' (1958), ''Enter Laughing ...

(1926–2017), American stand-up comedian * Don Robesky (1906–2002), American football player *

Don Rondo Don Rondo (born Donald T. Rondeau; January 5, 1930 – January 27, 2011) was an American singer of popular music ballads during the mid-1950s, known for his distinctive baritone voice. Career Rondo, born in Ware, Massachusetts, first became popula ...

(1930–2011), American singer *

Don Shula Donald Francis Shula ( ; January 4, 1930 – May 4, 2020) was an American professional American football, football player, coach and executive who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995. He played seven s ...

(1930–2020), American football coach *

Don Slater Don Slater (born 4 June 1954) is a British sociologist. A reader in sociology at the London School of Economics, Slater has researched the use of light in public infrastructure, and new media. He became chief editor of the '' British Journal o ...

(born 1954), British sociologist *

Don Trahan Donald Roland Trahan (November 13, 1949 – June 21, 2024) was an American PGA Master Professional golf instructor. Known as "The Swing Surgeon," Trahan was the father of PGA Tour professional golfer D. J. Trahan. Early life Trahan was born ...

(born 1949), American golfer, father of D. J. Trahan * Don Van Vliet (1941–2010), American singer, songwriter and musician, also known as Captain Beefheart * Don Warrington (born 1951), Trinidadian-born British actor * Don Waterman (born 1950), American racing driver * Don Webb (American football) (born 1939), American football player * Don Webb (playwright), English playwright and dramatist * Don Webb (writer) (born 1960), American science fiction, mystery, and horror writer * Don Wilson (American football) (born 1961), American football player * Don Wilson (announcer) (1900–1982), American radio and television announcer and actor * Don Wilson (Australian footballer) (1914–2015), Australian footballer * Don Wilson (baseball) (1945–1975), American baseball pitcher * Don Wilson (cricketer) (1927–2012), English cricketer * Don Wilson (pastor) (born 1949), American Christian pastor and creationist * Don E. Wilson (born 1944), American zoologist * Don M. Wilson III (born 1948), American banker and corporate director * Don W. Wilson (born 1942), American historian and archivist * Don Williams (1939–2017), American singer-songwriter * Don Williams (guard) (1919–2001), American football player * Don Williams (American football coach) (1927–2013), American football, track and field coach * Don Williams (footballer, born 1935) (1935–1995), Australian rules footballer * Don Williams (footballer, born 1939) (born 1939), Australian rules footballer * Don Williams (poker player) (1942–2013), American poker player * Don Williams (racing driver) (1947–1989), American racing driver * Don Zewin (1952–2021), American professional poker player

Donal

* Donal Kelly (1938–2025), Irish journalist and broadcaster * Donal Logue (born 1969), Canadian actor * Donal MacIntyre (born 1966), Irish investigative reporter * Donal Murray (bishop) (1940–2024), Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick (1996–2009) * Donal O'Brien (disambiguation), several individuals * Donal O'Donoghue (1894–1971), Irish Fianna Fáil politician * Donal O'Shea, Canadian mathematician * Donal O'Sullivan (disambiguation), several individuals * Donal Roe MacCarthy Mór (died 1302), 13th-century noble of Ireland, Prince of the Kingdom of Desmond * Donal MacCarthy Reagh (1450/1460–1531), 9th Prince of Carbery (1505–1531) * Donal Skehan (born 1986), Irish singer, television personality/presenter, food writer/cook and photographer

Dónal

* Dónal Lunny (born 1947), Irish folk musician *Donal Óg Cusack (born 1977), Irish Hurling, hurler

Donald

*Donald Alarie (born 1945), Canadian writer * Donald Ardell, American politician * Donald Bailey (musician), Donald Bailey (1934–2013), American jazz drummer * Donald Bradman (1908–2001), Australian cricketer * Donald Brashear (born 1972), American ice hockey player * Donald Burgess (born 1933), British track cyclist * Donald Byrd (1932–2013), American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter * Donald Cameron (water polo), Donald Cameron (born 1954), Australian water polo player and coach * Donald Campbell (1921–1967), British speed record breaker * Donald M. Campbell Jr. (born 1955), retired commanding general of United States Army Europe * Donald Capelle, Marshallese politician * Donald Chumley (born 1962), American football player * Donald Crisp (1882–1974), English filmmaker * Donald D. Deshler (born 1947), American educator * Donald D'Alesio, American football coach * Donald Dewar (1937–2000), Scottish statesman * Donald Disney, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers * Donald Driver (born 1975), American football player * Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941–2012), American bass guitarist * Donald Fagen (born 1948), American musician * Donald Faison (born 1974), American actor and comedian * Donald Foss (1945–2022), American billionaire * Donald Friese (born 1940), American billionaire * Donald Henry Gaskins (1933–1991), American cannibalistic serial killer, rapist, and thief * Donald Geisler (born 1978), Filipino taekwondo athlete * Donald Glover (born 1983), American actor, musician, writer, comedian, and producer * Donald Gordon (cricketer) (born 1990), English cricketer * Donald J. Guter (born 1948), American lawyer, academic administrator, and retired United States Navy rear admiral * Donald Hawkins (born 1992), American football player * Donald Harvey (1952–2017), American serial killer * Donald Hewagama (1926–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala Judge Advocate General * Donald Hewlett (1922–2011), British actor * Donald Hill-Eley (born 1969), American football coach and former player * Donald Thomas Hornstein, American law professor * Donald Izacus Panjaitan (1925–1965), Indonesian general * Disappearance of Donald Izzett, Donald Izzett (born 1975), American man who has been missing since 1995 * Donald Eugene Fields II (born 1964) FBI's most wanted fugitive * Donald Keene (1922–2019), American-Japanese literary scholar * Donald Knuth (born 1938), American computer scientist * Donald Woodward Lee (1910–1977), American philologist * Donald Maclean (spy) (1913–1983), British diplomat and Soviet spy * Donald MacCormick (1939–2009), Scottish journalist * Donald R. MacLeod (1902–1976), Canadian politician * Donald Marmen, Canadian politician * Donald Albert Marshall (born 1932), Canadian politician * Donald McFarlane, British-American politician * Donald R. McMonagle (born 1952), American astronaut * Donald (South African musician), Donald Moatshe (born 1985), South African musician * Donald Mote (1900–1968), American judge * Donald W. Munro (1916–1998), Canadian politician * Don Muraco, Donald "Don" Muraco (born 1939), American retired wrestler * Donald Nicol (MP), Donald Nicol (1843–1903), Scottish politician * Donald Nicolaisen (1944–2019), American politician * Donald Nixon (1914–1987), younger brother of the 37th U.S. president, Richard Nixon * Donald Obeyesekere (1888-1964), Sri Lankan Sinhala legislator * Donald O'Connor (1925–2003), American dancer, singer, and actor * Donald of Ogilvy (Saint Donald) * Donald Parham (born 1997), American football player * Donald Perera, 11th commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force * Donald H. Peterson (1933–2018), United States Air Force colonel and astronaut * Donald Pettit (born 1955), American chemical engineer and astronaut * Donald Pleasence (1919–1995), English actor * Donald E. Polkinghorne (1936–2018), American academic and psychologist * Donald Ramotar (born 1950), 8th president of Guyana * Donald Jasen Ranaweera (1921–2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala planter, press baron, and politician * Donald Richie (1924–2013), American-born author who wrote about the Japanese people and culture * Donald A. Ritchie (born 1945), Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate * Buck Dharma, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (born 1947), American musician, guitarist for Blue Öyster Cult * Donald Rumsfeld (1932–2021), American businessman and government official * Donald Sanford (athlete), Donald Sanford (born 1987), American-Israeli Olympic sprinter * Donald Sild (born 1968), Estonian javelin thrower * Deke Slayton, Donald "Deke" Slayton (1924–1993), American astronaut * Donald Spero (born 1939), American world champion rower * Donald Sterling (born 1934), American billionaire * Donald Sutherland (1935–2024), Canadian actor * Donald A. Thomas (born 1955), American engineer and astronaut * D. J. Trahan, Donald J. Trahan, Jr. (born 1980), American golfer * Donald Triplett (1933–2023), first person to be diagnosed with autism * Donald Trump (born 1946), President of the United States, businessman * Donald Tsang (born 1944), former Hong Kong civil servant * Donald Tusk (born 1957), Prime Minister of Poland, former President of the European Council * Donald Wailan-Walalangi (born 1960), Indonesian tennis player * Donald Watson (1910–2005), English animal rights advocate * Donald W. Webber (1906–1995), justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court * Donald Whiston (1927–2020), American ice hockey player * Donald Whitton (1923–2018), Canadian cellist and teacher * Donald E. Williams (1942–2016), United States Navy captain, aviator, mechanical engineer and astronaut * Donald Williamson (disambiguation), multiple people * Donald Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people * Donald Young (tennis) (born 1989), American tennis player

Donaldo

* Donaldo Arza (born 1946), Panamanian track and field athlete * Donaldo González (born 1971), Panamanian footballer * Dondon Hontiveros, Donaldo Hontiveros (born 1977), Filipino basketball player * Donaldo Macedo (born 1950), American academic * Donaldo Méndez (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball player * Donaldo Morales (born 1982), Honduran footballer * Donaldo Ortiz Colín (born 1961), Mexican politician * Donaldo Ernesto Reyes (born 1939), Honduran lawyer and politician

Donnell

* Donnell Ballagh O'Cahan (died 1627), Irish landowner and rebel * Donnell Rawlings (born 1968), comedian

Fictional characters

* Donald, a fictional Scottish List of characters in The Railway Series#Donald and Douglas (NWR 9 and 10), locomotive in ''The Railway Series'' books * Donald Blake (Marvel Comics), Donald Blake, the secret identity of The Mighty Thor, from Marvel Comics * Donald Duck, Disney animated cartoon and comic-book character * Donnie Darko, protagonist of a film of the same name * Don Draper, Donald "Don" Draper, protagonist of the AMC television series ''Mad Men'' * Donald "Ducky" Mallard, character in the TV show ''NCIS'' * Donald Fisher (Home and Away), Donald Fisher, fictional character portrayed by Norman Coburn in Home and Away * Don Flamenco, a fictional Spanish boxer from the ''Punch-Out!!'' series * General Morden, Donald Morden, fictional character from the video game series Metal Slug (series), Metal Slug * Sir Donald McDuck, Disney character who is an ancestor of Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck * Donald and Douglas, Donald the Scottish Twin, a fictional character from ''The Railway Series'' and its televised adaptation ''Thomas & Friends'' * Donald Pierce, a Marvel Comics super villain

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