Daniel (name)

Daniel [ dan-yuhl ] is a Hebrew given name for males and a surname. It means, "God is my judge".

There are many nicknames for "Daniel": Dan, Danny, Dani (English) and Danya (Russia). For females, nicknames include Danielle, Daniela, Dani, and Danitza. "Daniel" as a surname developed into Daniels, meaning "son of Daniel".

This name was ranked #24 on the US Popular Male Names in 2024.

First name

• Dan Andriano, bassist in the punk band Alkaline Trio
• Dan Aykroyd, Canadian-American actor
• Dan Beard, founder of the Boy Scouts of America (1850-1941)
• Dan Brown, American author and writer of The Da Vinci Code
• Dan Castellaneta, American actor, knowing for voicing Homer Simpson
• Dan Coats, U.S. senator and ambassador to Germany
• Dan Cruickshank, British architectural historian and television presenter
• Dan Curry, visual effects producer most noted for his work on the Star Trek series of movies and TV shows
• Dan Daniel (sportswriter), American sportswriter
• Dan DeCarlo, American cartoonist
• Dan Green, American voice actor
• Dan Glickman, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
• Dan Gurney, American racing car driver
• Dan Jansen, American speed skater, Olympic gold medalist
• Dan Kowarsky, Canadian Singer, B4-4/RyanDan
• Daniel Vperve, American suicide bomber
• Dan Lewis, Canadian volleyball player
• Dan Majerle, American basketball player
• Dan Marino, American football player
• Dan Middleton, British YouTuber.
• Dan Varga, American Viddy Star.
• Dan O'Bannon (1946-2009), American filmmaker
• Dan Reeves, American football player and head coach
• Dan Savage, American sex columnist
• Dan Snow, British television presenter
• Dan White, assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk
• Daniel, the Old Testament prophet, of the book of Daniel in the Bible
• Daniel (singer) (born 1955), Montenegro-born singer
• Daniel Alves (born 1983), Brazilian international footballer
• Daniel Anthony (actor), British actor
• Daniel Barenboim, pianist and conductor
• Daniel Boone (1734-1820), American pioneer, fur trader, explorer, adventurer and hunter
• Daniel Brunhart, Liechtenstein judoka
• Daniel Castellani, Argentine volleyball player and coach
• Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer and actor
• Daniel Ciobotea, Romanian patriarch
• Daniel Colla, Argentine volleyball player
• Daniel Coronell, director of Noticias Uno
• Daniel Craig, English actor
• Daniel Day-Lewis, English actor
• Daniel Delfino, Argentine association football player
• Daniel Defoe, English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer.
• Daniel Dennett, American philosopher
• Daniel Drezner, American political scientist and author
• Daniel Duquesnois Dubois, French-Brazilian visual artist
• Daniel Gibson, American basketball player
• Daniel Henney, Korean-American actor and model
• Daniel Hudson, American baseball pitcher
• Daniel Johns, Australian vocalist, composer, guitarist and pianist
• Daniel Johnston, American singer-songwriter
• Daniel Jorgensen, American freestyle swimmer
• Daniel Dae Kim, Korean-American actor
• Daniel Kandi, Danish trance producer
• Daniel Armand Lee (also known as Tablo), Korean-Canadian rapper, songwriter and lyricist
• Daniel Lewis, Canadian volleyball player
• Daniel Lins Cortês, Brazilian association football player
• Daniel López, Chilean association football player
• Daniel Málek, Czech breaststroke swimmer
• Daniel Mameri, Brazilian water polo player
• Daniel Murphy, American baseball player
• Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician
• Daniel Pliński, Polish volleyball player
• Daniel Radcliffe, British actor best known for acting the main role in Harry Potter films
• Daniel Raditch, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Daniel Rincón, Colombian road cyclist
• Daniel Schlereth, baseball pitcher
• Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
• Daniel Sirera, Spanish politician
• Daniel D. Tompkins, 6th Vice President of the United States
• Daniel Tosh, American stand-up comedian and television presenter
• Daniel Van Zandt, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Daniel Vasella (born 1953), Swiss businessman
• Daniel Vasilevski, Macedonian-Australian association football player
• Daniel Webster (1782-1852), American statesman
• Daniel Webster (Florida politician), former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
• Daniele Barbaro, Patriarch of Aquileia.
• Daniil Granin, Soviet/Russian writer
• Daniil Kharms, early Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist
• Daniil Simkin, soloist with American Ballet Theatre
• Danny!, American record producer and rapper
• Danny Ahn, Korean-American rapper and actor
• Danny Alves, Portuguese association football player
• Danny DeVito, American actor
• Danny Elfman, American musician
• Danny Glover, American actor
• Danny John-Jules, British actor and dancer
• Danny Jones, vocalist and guitarist of British band McFly
• Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian
• Danny La Rue, Irish-British entertainer
• Danny Saucedo, Swedish pop/dance-singer
• Danny Thomas, Welsh association football player
• Danny Wallace, British author and humourist
• Danny Way, American professional skateboarder
• Danny Wood, singer of New Kids on the Block
• Danyl Johnson, British singer
• Daniel Alfredsson, hockey player

Last Name

• Andrew Daniel, winner of the fifth season of Big Brother
• Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary
• Arnaut Daniel, Provençal troubadour of the 13th century
• Augustus Daniel, former Director of the National Gallery in London
• Beth Daniel, professional golfer
• Bill Daniel, governor of Guam and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives
• Britt Daniel, lead singer of the rock band Spoon
• Brittany Daniel, actress
• Caroline Daniel, panelist for The McLaughlin Group
• Celso Daniel, former mayor of Santo André, São Paulo
• Charles E. Daniel, United States Senator from South Carolina
• Dan Daniel (sportswriter)
• David Daniel, Wales international rugby player
• Elton L. Daniel, historian and Iranologist
• Frank Daniel, Czech-born movie director, producer and screenwriter
• Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian
• Gbenga Daniel, governor of Ogun State in Nigeria
• Glyn Daniel, British archaeologist
• Jack Daniel, founder of Jack Daniel's whiskey
• James Simpson-Daniel, English rugby union footballer
• Jeffrey Daniel, American dancer and singer, notably of the group Shalamar
• Jennifer Daniel, British actress
• John Daniel, 17th century English musician
• John Reeves Jones Daniel, United States Representative from North Carolina
• John W. Daniel, American lawyer and Democratic politician
• Junius Daniel, American planter and career military officer
• Lorenzo Daniel, American track and field sprinter
• Marcos Daniel, Brazilian tennis player
• Oliver Daniel, American arts administrator, musicologist, and composer
• Paul Daniel, English conductor
• Price Daniel, United States Senator from Texas
• Ray Daniel, Welsh football player and manager
• Robert Daniel, United States Representative from Virginia
• Samuel Daniel, English poet and historian
• Tony Daniel, American artist
• Wayne Daniel, cricket player
• Wendy Palmer-Daniel, professional basketball player in the WNBA
• William Daniel, 19th century U.S. politician
• Yuli Daniel, Soviet dissident writer

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