Namesakes
Dan
(m) 
Biblical Characters Gen. 30:6
Sima Dan
(m) 343-361
Chinese Emperors 344-361
Li Dan
(m) 662-716
Chinese Emperors 684-690; 710-712
Dan Brouthers
(m) 1858-1932
Hall-of-Famers 1945 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Dan Bain
(m) 1874-1962
Hall-of-Famers 1945 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Chief Dan George
(m) 1899-1981
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Writers
Dan Duryea
(m) 1907-1968
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Reeves
(m) 1912-1971
Hall-of-Famers 1967 (football)
Dan Dailey
(m) 1915-1978
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Fortmann
(m) 1916-1995
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (football)
Dan O'Herlihy
(m) 1919-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Pippin
(m) 1926-1965
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Dan Rather
(m) 1931-
Notable Journalists
Dan Rooney
(m) 1932-2017
Hall-of-Famers 2000 (football)
Dan Hedaya
(m) 1940-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Shechtman
(m) 1941-
Nobel Prize Winners 2011 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Dan McCafferty
(m) 1946-2022
Notable Musicians
Dan Quayle
(m) 1947-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Dan Lauria
(m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Issel
(m) 1948-
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Dan Dierdorf
(m) 1949-
Hall-of-Famers 1996 (football)
Dan Hartman
(m) 1950-1994
Notable Musicians
Jóannes Eidesgaard
(middle name Dan) (m) 1951-
Other Leaders 2004-2008 Faroe Islands (prime minister)
Dan Fouts
(m) 1951-
Hall-of-Famers 1993 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Dan Aykroyd
(m) 1952-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Harrigan
(m) 1955-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 200 m backstroke (bronze)
Dan Hampton
(m) 1957-
Hall-of-Famers 2002 (football)
Dan Marino
(m) 1961-
Hall-of-Famers 2005 (football)
Most Valuable Players 1984 football
Notable Athletes (football)
Dan Brown
(m) 1964-
Notable Writers
Dan Majerle
(m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1988 basketball (bronze)
Dan O'Brien
(m) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1996 decathlon (gold)
Dan Jorgensen
(m) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 1992 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Dan Bakkedahl
(m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Dare
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1975 Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future)
Dan Fogler
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Ketchum
(m) 1981-
Olympic Medalists 2004 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Dan Carter
(m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Dan Stevens
(m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Hamhuis
(m) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (gold)
Dan Levy
(m) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lin Dan
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (badminton)
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 badminton singles (gold)
Guo Dan
(f) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2008 archery - team (silver)
Zhang Dan
(f) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2006 figure skating (silver)
Dan Byrd
(m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dan Cole
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Yu Dan
(f) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2012 shooting (bronze)
Dan Lydiate
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Dan Conner
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1988; 2018 Roseanne; The Conners
Dan Biggar
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Dan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1997 Cowboy Dan
Dan Gordon
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Charmed
Dan Humphrey
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2002 Gossip Girl
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Gossip Girl
Dan Treacy
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2010 Song for Dan Treacy