Daniel is a common surname derived from the given name

Daniel Daniel commonly refers to: * Daniel (given name), a masculine given name and a surname * List of people named Daniel * List of people with surname Daniel * Daniel (biblical figure) * Book of Daniel, a biblical apocalypse, "an account of the acti ...

. Notable people with the surname Daniel include: * Allen Daniel Jr., American military officer and politician * Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary *

Arnaut Daniel Arnaut Daniel (; floruit, fl. 1180–1200) was an Occitans, Occitan troubadour of the 12th century, praised by Dante Alighieri, Dante as "the best smith" (''miglior fabbro'') and called a "grand master of love" (''gran maestro d'amore'') by Petra ...

, Provençal troubadour of the 13th century * Audrie Kiko Daniel, Zainichi Korean American model, actress, singer and designer * Augustus Daniel, former Director of the National Gallery in London * Berta Daniel, German photographer and political activist. *

Beth Daniel Beth Daniel (born October 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fa ...

, professional golfer * Bill Daniel (filmmaker), American filmmaker * Bill Daniel (politician), governor of Guam and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives * Britt Daniel, lead singer of the rock band Spoon *

Brittany Daniel Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976) is an American actress. Daniel is best known for her roles as Jessica Wakefield in the teen drama series ''Sweet Valley High (TV series), Sweet Valley High'' (1994–1997) and as Kelly Pitts in the The ...

, American actress, twin sister of Cynthia Daniel * Caroline Daniel, panelist for ''The McLaughlin Group'' * Catherine Daniel, Dominican politician * Celso Daniel, former mayor of Santo André, São Paulo * Charles E. Daniel, U.S. Senator from South Carolina * Chase Daniel, National Football League quarterback * Christian Daniel, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter * Cindy Daniel, French Canadian singer of Italian, Irish and Indian origin *

Clifton Daniel Elbert Clifton Daniel Jr. (September 19, 1912 – February 21, 2000) was an American newspaperman who was the managing editor of ''The New York Times'' from 1964 to 1969. Before assuming the top editorial job at the paper, he served as the ...

, managing editor of ''

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''; husband of

Margaret Truman Mary Margaret Truman Daniel (February 17, 1924 – January 29, 2008) was an American classical soprano, actress, journalist, radio and television personality, writer, and New York socialite. She was the only child of President Harry S. Truman a ...

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in the Episcopal Church * Clifton Truman Daniel, author and oldest grandson of former

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President

Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt that year. Subsequen ...

Cynthia Daniel Cynthia Daniel (married name: Cynthia Hauser) (born March 17, 1976) is an American photographer and former actress, best known for her role as Elizabeth Wakefield in the 1990s syndicated teen drama ''Sweet Valley High''. Daniel is the twin sis ...

, American photographer, twin sister of Brittany Daniel *

Dan Daniel (sportswriter) Dan Daniel (June 6, 1890 – July 1, 1981), born Daniel Margowitz, was an American sportswriter whose contributions over a long period led him to be called "the dean of American baseball writers". Early life Daniel was born in Springfield, Ma ...

(born Daniel Margowitz), American sportswriter * David Daniel (disambiguation), multiple people * Debra Daniel (born 1991), Micronesian swimmer * Dor Daniel (born 1982), Israeli singer and songwriter * Ed Daniel, American basketball player * Edna Cain Daniel, American journalist and publisher * Edwin Daniel (1981–2008), Mexican artist * Elijah Daniel, American comedian, rapper, and author * Elnora D. Daniel (1941—2024), American nurse and academic administrator *

Elton L. Daniel Elton L. Daniel (born 1948) is an American historian and Iranologist. He received his doctorate from University of Texas at Austin in 1978, and from 1981 to 2011 he was a professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History at the University of Hawai� ...

, historian and Iranologist * Frank Daniel, Czech-born film director, producer and screenwriter * Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian *

Gbenga Daniel Gbenga Daniel (born 6 April 1956) is a Nigerian politician who served as Senator for Ogun East since 2023. He previously served as governor of Ogun State from 2003 to 2011. He is the owner of Kresta Laurel, an Electro-mechanical Engineerin ...

, governor of Ogun State in Nigeria * Glyn Daniel, British archaeologist * Gordon Daniel, sound editor * Hannah Daniel (born 1986), Welsh actress * Hector Daniel (1898–1953), South African military commander * Hugh Daniel (1962–2013), American computer engineer * Izzy Daniel, American ice hockey player * J.C. Daniel, Indian naturalist * Jack Daniel, founder of Jack Daniel's whiskey *

James Simpson-Daniel James David Simpson-Daniel (born 30 May 1982 in Stockton-on-Tees) is a former English rugby union footballer who played Wing (rugby union), wing or centre for Gloucester Rugby. He attended Red House School & Sedbergh School in the Yorkshire Dale ...

, English rugby union footballer *

Jeffrey Daniel Jeffrey Glen Daniel (born August 24, 1955) is an American dancer, singer-songwriter, and choreographer, and a founding member of the R&B vocal group Shalamar. In Nigeria, he is best known as a judge on the first three seasons of '' Nigerian ...

, American dancer and singer, notably of the group Shalamar * Jennifer Daniel, British actress *

Joe Daniel Joe Daniel (5 December 1954 – 28 January 2025) was a Canadian politician. He was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 to 2015 who represented the Toronto riding of Don Valley East. He was the first Canadian MP of ...

(1954–2025), Canadian politician * John Daniel (disambiguation), multiple people * Junius Daniel, American planter and career military officer *

Laura Daniel Laura Daniel (born 25 November 1990) is an actress and comedian from New Zealand. Career She currently reports on television show '' Seven Sharp''. Previously, she has starred in the television series '' Funny Girls'' and '' Jono and Ben''. S ...

, New Zealand actress and comedian * Lorenzo Daniel, American track and field sprinter * Lucien Louis Daniel (1856–1940), French botanist * Marcela Daniel, Panamanian sprinter *

Marcos Daniel Marcos Diniz Daniel (born July 4, 1978, in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul) is a retired professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 56 in Septembe ...

, Brazilian tennis player * Mark Daniel (1900–1940), Soviet Jewish Yiddish writer and playwright * Moti Daniel (born 1963), Israeli basketball player * Oliver Daniel, American arts administrator, musicologist, and composer *

Paul Daniel Paul Daniel (born 5 July 1958) is an English conductor. Biography Early life Daniel was born in Birmingham. As a boy, he sang in the choir of Coventry Cathedral, where he received musical training; then studied music at King's College, Cambri ...

, English conductor * Peter V. Daniel, American jurist *

Price Daniel Marion Price Daniel Sr. (October 10, 1910August 25, 1988), was an American jurist and politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Senate, U.S. Senator and the 38th governor of Texas. He was appointed by Ly ...

, U.S. Senator from Texas * Ray Daniel (1928–1997), Welsh football player and manager * Ray Daniel (born 1962), author of Boston-based crime fiction * Ray Daniel (born 1964), English football player *

Robert Daniel Robert Williams Daniel, Jr. (March 17, 1936 – February 4, 2012) was an American farmer, businessman, teacher, and politician from Virginia who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican Party (United States), Re ...

, U.S. Representative from Virginia * Robert Mackenzie Daniel (1813–1847), Scottish novelist *

Rod Daniel Rollin Augustus "Rod" Daniel III (August 4, 1942 – April 16, 2016) was an American television and film director, active from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. His films include the 1985 Michael J. Fox comedy film ''Teen Wolf'', which was a con ...

(1942–2016), American television and film director *

Samuel Daniel Samuel Daniel (1562–1619) was an English poet, playwright and historian in the late-Elizabethan and early- Jacobean eras. He was an innovator in a wide range of literary genres. His best-known works are the sonnet cycle ''Delia'', the epic ...

(1562–1619), English poet, playwright, and historian *

Sean Daniel Sean Peter Daniel (born August 15, 1951)
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(born 1989), Israeli basketball player * Susan Daniel, American chemical engineer *

Taro Daniel is an American-Japanese professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 58 on 15 January 2024. He has won one ATP Tour singles title at the 2018 Istanbul Open, as well as nine ATP Challenger Tour singles ti ...

, American-born Japanese tennis player * Terry Daniel, American football player * Tim Daniel, American football player *

Tony Daniel Antonio Salvador Daniel (born 1977), known by the Anglicised professional name Tony S. Daniel or simply Tony Daniel, is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on various books for DC Comics, including ''Teen Titans'', '' F ...

, American comic book artist *

Trevor Daniel (American football) Trevor Lyn Daniel (born December 8, 1994) is an American former professional football punter. He played college football at Tennessee. Early life Daniel was raised in Dickson, Tennessee. He watched Tennessee Volunteer football games with hi ...

, American football player * Wallace L. Daniel, American historian * Wayne Daniel, cricketer *

Wendy Palmer-Daniel Wendy Palmer (born August 12, 1974) is a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, and former head coach of the UNCG women's basketball team. Her primary position was forward. High school Born in Timberlake, North Carolina, Palmer ...

, professional basketball player * W. Harrison Daniel (1922–2013), American writer * Wiley Young Daniel (1946–2019), American judge * William Daniel (disambiguation), multiple people *

Yuli Daniel Yuli Markovich Daniel ( rus, Ю́лий Ма́ркович Даниэ́ль, p=ˈjʉlʲɪj ˈmarkəvʲɪtɕ dənʲɪˈelʲ, a=Yuliy Markovich Daniel'.ru.vorb.oga; 15 November 1925 – 30 December 1988) was a Russian writer and Soviet disside ...

, Soviet dissident writer *

Zoe Daniel Zoe Daniel (born 28 November 1972) is an Australian former journalist and former politician who became the first independent politician, independent member of parliament for the Division of Goldstein in 2022. She lost the seat at the 2025 ele ...

, Australian journalist

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