Famous bearers are: Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson is an Icelandic solo artist, and a lead singer of the bands GusGus, Nýdönsk and Esja, Daníel Bjarnason is a composer and conductor from Iceland. He has had a number of works commissioned and debuted by Los Angeles Philharmonic, Björn Daníel Sverrisson is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for Viking FK as a midfielder and Daníel Leó Grétarsson is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Aalesunds FK as a defender.