Doug is a male
personal name
A personal name, full name or prosoponym (from Ancient Greek ''prósōpon'' – person, and ''onoma'' –name) is the set of names by which an individual person or animal is known. When taken together as a word-group, they all relate to that on ...
(or, depending on which definition of "personal name" one uses, part of a personal name). It is sometimes a given name (or "first name"), but more often it is a
hypocorism
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 (given name), Bob'' fo ...
(affectionate variation of a personal name) which takes the place of a given name, usually
Douglas. Notable people with the name include:
People
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Doug Allison (1846–1916), American baseball player
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Doug Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Applegate (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Armstrong (born 1964), Canadian National Hockey League team general manager
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Doug Armstrong (broadcaster)
Douglas Warwick Armstrong (13 April 1931 – 18 February 2015) was a New Zealand cricketer, television sports broadcaster and local-body politician. He served as mayor of Rodney District from 1992 to 2000.
Cricket career
Born in Wellington in ...
(1931–2015), New Zealand cricketer, television sports broadcaster and politician
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Doug Aronson (born 1964), American football player
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Doug Baldwin (born 1988), American football player
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Doug Baldwin (ice hockey) (1922–2007), Canadian ice hockey player
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Doug Bennett (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Bereuter (born 1939), American former politician
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Doug Bing (born 1950/51), Canadian politician
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Doug Bowser (born 1965), current President of Nintendo of America
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Doug Bradley
Douglas William Bradley (born 7 September 1954) is an English actor best known for his role as the Cenobite leader Pinhead in the ''Hellraiser'' film series.
Early life
Douglas William Bradley was born in Liverpool on 7 September 1954. He ...
(born 1954), English actor
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Doug Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Burgum
Douglas James Burgum ( ; born August 1, 1956) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 55th United States Secretary of the Interior, United States secretary of the interior since February 1, 2025, under President Donald Tru ...
(born 1956), Governor of North Dakota (2016–present)
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Doug Cameron (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Carpenter (born 1942), former National Hockey League head coach
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Doug Chapman (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Christie (basketball)
Douglas Dale Christie (born May 9, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Standing at , Christie played the shooting guar ...
(born 1970), American basketball player
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Doug Christie (lawyer)
Douglas Hewson Christie, Jr. (April 24, 1946 – March 11, 2013) was a Canadian lawyer and political activist based in Victoria, British Columbia, who was known nationally for his defence of clients such as Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel, form ...
(1946–2013), Canadian lawyer and activist
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Doug Clark (disambiguation) Douglas or Doug Clark may refer to:
Arts
* Douglas Clark (poet) (1942–2010), English poet
* Douglas Clark (sculptor), American sculptor
*Doug Clark (died 2002), leader of Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts
Politics
* Doug Clark (Arizona politician), ...
, multiple people
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Doug Collins (disambiguation) Douglas or Doug Collins may refer to:
* Doug Collins (basketball) (born 1951), American basketball executive and former player, coach, and sports analyst
* Doug Collins (Canadian football) (born 1945), Canadian football player
* Doug Collins (fo ...
, multiple people
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Doug Cooper (racing driver)
Doug Cooper (born September 9, 1938 in Gastonia, North Carolina – September 3, 1987) was a NASCAR driver who competed on the Grand National circuit for six seasons from 1963 to 1968. He is best known for winning the NASCAR Rookie of the Year a ...
(1938–1987), American NASCAR driver
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Doug Costin
Doug Costin (born October 5, 1997) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Miami (OH).
College career
Costin played college football at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Costin was a three year starter a ...
(born 1997), American football player
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Doug Cowie (footballer)
Douglas Cowie (5 May 1926 – 26 November 2021) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dundee, Greenock Morton and the Scotland national team. He played initially as a central defender but later converted to a left half.
Club career
Sig ...
(1926–2021), Scottish footballer
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Doug Cowie (umpire)
Douglas Bruce Cowie (born 2 December 1946) is a former cricket umpire from New Zealand. He officiated at first-class level for over two decades, before a ten-year spell at international level saw him stand in 22 Tests and 71 ODIs
ODIS, or the ...
(born 1946), New Zealand cricket umpire
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Doug Cox (disambiguation) Doug Cox may refer to:
* Doug Cox (footballer) (1957–2019), Australian rules footballer
* Doug Cox (musician) (born 1962/3), Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer and music programmer
* Doug Cox (politician) (born 1952), American politician fr ...
, multiple people
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Doug Cunningham (politician)
Doug Cunningham (born October 13, 1954, in Osmond, Nebraska) is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borde ...
(born 1954), former Nebraska State Senator
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Doug Cunningham (American football) (1945–2015), American former National Football League running back
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Doug Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
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Douglas DeMuro (born 1988), American automotive journalist
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Doug E. Doug (born Douglas Bourne, 1970) American actor
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Doug Edert (born 2000), American basketball player
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Doug Eggers (1930–2025), American football player
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Doug Eisenman (born 1968), American tennis player
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Doug Elliot (politician) (1917–1989), Australian politician
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Doug Elliott (musician) (born 1962), Canadian musician
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Doug Emhoff (born 1964), husband of Kamala Harris; first Second Gentleman of the United States
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Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Carl Engelbart (January 30, 1925 – July 2, 2013) was an American engineer, inventor, and a pioneer in many aspects of computer science. He is best known for his work on founding the field of human–computer interaction, particularly ...
(1925–2013), American engineer, inventor and early computer and Internet pioneer
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Doug Evans (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Fieger (1952–2010), American singer-songwriter and musician, member of the rock band The Knack
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Doug Fisher (actor) (1941–2000), British actor
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Doug Fisher (politician) (1919–2009), Canadian politician and columnist
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Doug Flutie
Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is an American former professional Gridiron football, football quarterback who played for 21 seasons. He played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), eight seasons in the Canadian Footb ...
(born 1962), American football player
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Doug Ford (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Fraser (Australian footballer) (1886–1919), Australian rules footballer
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Doug Fraser (Scottish footballer) (born 1941), Scottish football player and manager
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Doug Frost (swimming coach) (born 1943), Australian swimming coach
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Doug Frost (wine), American Master of Wine, Master Sommelier and author
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John Douglas Gibson (1925/26–1984), usually known as Doug Gibson, Australian ornithologist
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Doug Gillard
Douglas Scott Gillard (born December 23, 1965) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has been a member of major indie pop and punk bands, most notably Guided by Voices, Nada Surf, Bambi Kino, Death of Samantha, and Cobra Verde.
Early ...
(born 1965) American guitarist and songwriter
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Doug Graham (disambiguation) Doug Graham (born 1942) is a former New Zealand politician.
Doug or Douglas Graham may also refer to:
* Douglas Graham (British Army officer) (1893–1971), British Army general
* Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose (1852–1925), Scottish no ...
, multiple people
* Doug Grassel (1949–2013), American guitarist, member of the bubblegum pop band the
Ohio Express
The Ohio Express is an American bubblegum pop band formed in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1967. Though marketed as a band, it would be more accurate to say that the name "Ohio Express" served as a brand name used by Jerry Kasenetz's and Jeffry Katz's ...
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Doug Green (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Gurr (born 1964), British businessman
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Doug Hamlin, CEO of the National Rifle Association
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Doug Harris (disambiguation) Doug Harris may refer to:
* Doug Harris (athlete) (1919–1996), New Zealand runner
* Doug Harris (cricketer) (born 1962), Australian cricketer
* Doug Harris (Neighbours), a fictional character on Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
* Douglas ...
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Doug Harrison (born 1949), Canadian politician
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Doug Harvey (ice hockey) (1924–1989), Canadian National Hockey League player, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
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Doug Harvey (umpire) (1930–2018), member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Doug Henry (baseball)
Richard Douglas Henry (born December 10, 1963) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher and current coach.
Career
Henry played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1991–94), New York Mets (1995–96), San Francisco Giants (1997 and 20 ...
(born 1963), American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
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Doug Henry (motocross) (born 1969), American former motocross racer, three-time AMA national champion
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Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle (1926–2024), British politician
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Doug Hutchison (born 1960), American character actor
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Doug Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Kelly (footballer), English footballer in the 1950s
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Doug Kershaw
Douglas James Kershaw (born January 24, 1936) is an American fiddle player, singer, and songwriter from Louisiana. Active since 1948, he began his career as part of the duo Rusty and Doug, along with his brother, Rusty Kershaw. He had an exte ...
(born 1936), American country music fiddle player, singer and songwriter
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Doug Kistler (1938–1980), American basketball player
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Doug Kramer (American football) (born 1998), American football player
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Doug Lawrence (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
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Doug Lee (basketball) (born 1964), American retired National Basketball Association player
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Doug Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Lowe (Australian politician)
Douglas Ackley Lowe AM (born 15 May 1942) was the 35th Premier of Tasmania, from 1 December 1977 to 11 November 1981. His time as Premier coincided with controversy over a proposal to build a dam on Tasmania's Gordon River, which would have fl ...
(born 1942), 35th premier of Tasmania
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Doug MacLeod (musician) (born 1946), American blues musician, guitarist, and songwriter
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Doug MacLeod (TV writer) (1959–2021), Australian screenwriter and author
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Doug Martin (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug McAdam (born 1951), sociology professor
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Doug McDermott (born 1992), American National Basketball Association player
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Doug McEnulty (1922–1991), American National Football League player
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Doug McIntosh (1945–2021), American basketball player
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Doug McLean, Sr. (1880–1947), Australian rugby union and rugby league player
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Doug Mitchell (Canadian football) (born 1942), retired Canadian Football League offensive lineman
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Doug Mitchell (film producer)
Doug Mitchell is a film producer.
Career
Mitchell's career as a producer began in the mid 1980s as a member of the Kennedy Miller production house based in Sydney. In the late 1980s he was nominated with George Miller and Terry Hayes on th ...
(born 1952)
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Doug McLean, Jr. (1912–1961), Australian rugby union and rugby league player, son of Doug McLean, Sr.
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Doug Mooers (born 1947), American football player
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Doug Morgan (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Mowat (1929–1992), Canadian politician
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Doug Parkinson (1946–2021), Australian singer
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Doug Parkinson (politician) (born 1945), Australian former politician
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Doug Pederson (born 1968), NFL head coach
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Doug Peterson (yacht designer) (1945–2017), American yacht designer
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Doug Peterson (Nebraska politician) (born 1959), American lawyer and politician
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Doug Plank
Douglas Walter Plank (born March 4, 1953) is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as a safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) and also played one year in the United States Football Leag ...
(born 1953), American football player
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Doug Powell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Doug Ptolemy, Canadian actor who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series ''
You Can't Do That on Television
''You Can't Do That on Television'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that aired locally in 1979 before airing in the United States in 1981. It featured adolescent and teenage actors performing in a sketch comedy format similar to A ...
''
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* Doug Robb (born 1975), American lead singer of
Hoobastank
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Doug Roberts (ice hockey) (born 1942), American former National Hockey League and World Hockey Association player
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Doug Robinson (ice hockey) (born 1940), Canadian former National Hockey League player
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Doug Rogers (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Rowland (born 1940), Canadian politician
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Doug Shapiro (1959–2025), American racing cyclist
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Doug Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Smylie (1922–1983), Canadian Football League player
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Doug Spradley (born 1966), American-German basketball coach and former player
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Doug Stanhope
Doug Stanhope (born March 25, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, author, actor, political activist and podcast host. His stand-up material consist of profane and confrontational observations of life.
Early life
Stanhope was born in Worcest ...
(born 1967), American comedian
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Doug Supernaw
Douglas Anderson Supernaw (September 26, 1960November 13, 2020) was an American country music artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of Texas, he signed with BNA Records in 1993.
Supernaw released four s ...
(1960–2020), American country music singer-songwriter and musician
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Doug Sutherland (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Symons, Canadian politician
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Doug Taitt (1902–1970), American Major League Baseball player and minor league player/manager
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Doug Walker (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug White (politician), American member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1991–1996) and Senate (1996–2004)
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Doug White (news anchor) (1944–2006), American news anchor
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Doug Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Wright (disambiguation), multiple people
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Doug Wreden, American YouTuber and Twitch streamer known as DougDoug
Fictional characters
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Doug Billings, one of the main characters in
The Hangover Trilogy
* Doug, a baby in the comic strip ''
Dog Eat Doug''
* Doug, a character in the 2012 video game ''
The Walking Dead''
* Doug Borski, one of the main characters on the Canadian teen-adult animated series ''
Sons of Butcher''
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Doug Carter, on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''
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Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome, from the TV show ''
Fairly Odd Parents''
* Doug, a koala man from the adult animated sitcom ''
Ugly Americans''
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Doug Funnie, the main character on the animated series ''
Doug''
* Doug (Godzilla), a ''
Godzilla
is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films p ...
'' character
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Doug Heffernan, the main character on the American sitcom ''
The King of Queens
''The King of Queens'' is an American television sitcom that ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, with a total of 207 half-hour episodes spanning nine seasons. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who al ...
''
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Doug McKenzie, on the Canadian television show ''SCTV''
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Douglas Potts, on the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''
* Doug Swallow, murder victim in ''
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations''
* Doug Talpid, also known as The Underminer from ''
The Incredibles
''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...
''
* Doug Whitty, a baby in the American animated sitcom television series ''
Family Guy
''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...
''
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Doug Williams (''Days of Our Lives''), on the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''
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Doug Willis, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
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Doug Witter, in the television series ''Dawson's Creek''
Animals
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Doug the Pug (born 2012), internet and social media personality
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