Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Dana Delany 1989; 1992 China Beach 
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
2 winners
Dana 1970 Ireland
Dana International 1998 Israel
Fictional Characters from Television:
6 characters
Dana Waring Carrington 1981 Dynasty
Dana Foster 1991 Step by Step
Dana Scully 1993 The X-Files
Dana Stowe 2000 Strong Medicine
Dana Walsh 2001 24
Zach Young (a.k.a. Dana) 2004 Desperate Housewives
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
9 actors, 1 comedian
Dana Andrews 1909-1992
Dana Elcar 1927-2005
Dana Wynter 1931-2011
Dana Carvey 1955-
Dana Delany 1956-
Dana Hill 1964-1996
Dana Plato 1964-1999
Julian McMahon (a.k.a. Dana) 1968-
Queen Latifah (a.k.a. Dana) 1970-
Dana Ivgy 1982-
Notable Musicians:
5 singers
Dana 1951-
Dana Winner 1965-
Dana International 1969-
Queen Latifah (a.k.a. Dana) 1970-
Aaliyah (a.k.a. Dana) 1979-2001
Olympic Medalists:
2 silver, 1 gold, 1 gold/silver
(gold/silver) Dana Zátopková 1952; 1960 javelin throw
(silver) Dana Schoenfield 1972 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(silver) Dana Wright 1984 4x400 m relay
(gold) Dana Vollmer 2004; 2012 swimming