Biblical Characters: 3 characters
Daniel   (m)   1 Chr. 3:1  
Daniel   (m)   Dan. 1:3  
Daniel   (m)   Ezra 8:2  
Emmy Award Winners: 3 actors
(actor) Daniel J. Travanti   1981; 1982   Hill Street Blues  
(actor) Jon Hamm (middle name Daniel)   2015   Mad Men  
(actor) Jason Sudeikis (a.k.a. Daniel)   2021; 2022   Ted Lasso  
Fictional Characters from Books: 1 character, 1 hero
Daniel Deronda   1876   Daniel Deronda  
Dan Humphrey   2002   Gossip Girl  
Fictional Characters from Movies: 2 characters
Daniel Jackson   1994   Stargate  
Daniel Plainview   2007   There Will Be Blood  
Fictional Characters from Song Titles: 5 characters
(character) Daniel   1973   Daniel  
(character) Daniel   2009   Daniel  
(character) Daniel   2011   Daniel  
(character) Daniel Faulkner   2011   The Murder Of Daniel Faulkner  
(character) Daniel   2013   Daniel  
Fictional Characters from Television: 17 characters, 1 hero
Daniel Jonas   1965   Days of Our Lives  
Danny Carrington   1981   Dynasty  
Danny Percell   1987   Tour of Duty  
Danny Sorenson   1993   NYPD Blue  
Daniel Jackson   1997   Stargate SG-1  
Oz (a.k.a. Daniel)   1997; 1999   Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Angel  
Danny "Mac" McGregor   2000   The District  
Danny Ross   2001   Law & Order: Criminal Intent  
Daniel Faraday   2004   Lost  
Danny Messer   2004   CSI: NY  
Daniel Goodman   2005   Bones  
D. L. Hawkins (a.k.a. Daniel)   2006   Heroes  
Daniel Meade   2006   Ugly Betty  
Dan Humphrey   2007   Gossip Girl  
Rick Sanchez (middle name Daniel)   2013   Rick and Morty  
Danny Tanner   1987; 2016   Full House; Fuller House  
Danny Warren   2016   The Family  
Steven Carrington (middle name Daniel)   1981; 2017   Dynasty  
Haitian Presidents: 1 president
(president) Daniel Fignolé   1957  
Hall-of-Famers: 7 football, 2 basketball, 2 ice hockey
(football) Dan Fortmann   1965  
(football) Dan Reeves   1967  
(basketball) Dan Issel   1993  
(football) Dan Fouts   1993  
(football) Dan Dierdorf   1996  
(basketball) Daniel Biasone   2000  
(football) Dan Rooney   2000  
(football) Dan Hampton   2002  
(football) Dan Marino   2005  
(ice hockey) Daniel Alfredsson   2022  
(ice hockey) Daniel Sedin   2022  
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers: 1 president
(president) Michael D. Higgins (middle name Daniel)   2011-  
Most Valuable Players: 1 winner
Dan Marino   1984   football  
New Zealand Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister
Daniel Pollen   1875-1876  
Nobel Prize Winners: 3 medicine, 3 physics, 2 economics
(medicine) Daniel Bovet   1957  
(physics) J. Hans D. Jensen (middle name Daniel)   1963  
(medicine) Daniel Carleton Gajdusek   1976  
(medicine) Daniel Nathans   1978  
(physics) William Daniel Phillips   1997  
(physics) Daniel C. Tsui   1998  
(economics) Daniel McFadden   2000  
(economics) Daniel Kahneman   2002  
Norwegian Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister
John Lyng (middle name Daniel)   1963  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 54 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 comedian/actor, 1 youtuber
Chief Yowlachie (a.k.a. Daniel)   1891-1966  
Danny Kaye (middle name Daniel)   1911-1987  
Jonathan Harris (middle name Daniel)   1914-2002  
Dan Dailey   1915-1978  
Dan O'Herlihy   1919-2005  
Patrick Macnee (a.k.a. Daniel)   1922-2015  
Donald Houston (middle name Daniel)   1923-1991  
Danny Aiello   1933-2019  
Daniel Massey   1933-1998  
Tom Courtenay (middle name Daniel)   1937-  
Ronny Cox (a.k.a. Daniel)   1938-  
Daniel J. Travanti   1940-  
Dan Hedaya   1940-  
Danny DeVito   1944-  
Daniel Davis   1945-  
Dan Lauria   1947-  
Daniel Auteuil   1950-  
Dan Aykroyd   1952-  
Andrew Divoff (middle name Daniel)   1955-  
Daniel Day-Lewis   1957-  
Daniel Baldwin   1960-  
D. B. Sweeney (a.k.a. Daniel)   1961-  
Daniel Roebuck   1963-  
Daniel Craig   1968-  
Greg Davies (middle name Daniel)   1968-  
Daniel Dae Kim   1968-  
Daniel Pollock   1968-1992  
Daniël Boissevain   1969-  
Daniel Cosgrove   1970-  
Jon Hamm (middle name Daniel)   1971-  
Daniel Lapaine   1971-  
Daniel Sunjata   1971-  
Danny Pino   1974-  
Daniel Wu   1974-  
Jason Sudeikis (a.k.a. Daniel)   1975-  
Danny Masterson   1976-  
Corey Stoll (middle name Daniel)   1976-  
Daniel Gillies   1976-  
Lukas Haas (middle name Daniel)   1976-  
Dan Fogler   1976-  
Daniel Weyman   1977-  
Jason Earles (middle name Daniel)   1977-  
Daniel Brühl   1978-  
Josh Hartnett (middle name Daniel)   1978-  
Danny Pudi   1979-  
Daniel Henney   1979-  
Dan Stevens   1982-  
Dan Levy   1983-  
Daniel Ings   1985-  
Dan Byrd   1985-  
Daniel Sharman   1986-  
Alistair Brammer (middle name Daniel)   1988-  
Daniel Kaluuya   1989-  
Daniel Radcliffe   1989-  
Lucas Till (middle name Daniel)   1990-  
Daniel Howell   1991-  
Taylor Lautner (middle name Daniel)   1992-  
Notable Athletes: 21 soccer, 5 rugby, 2 football, 1 basketball, 1 driving, 1 gymnastics, 1 handball, 1 ice hockey, 1 poker, 1 tennis
(basketball) Dan Issel   1948-  
(football) Dan Fouts   1951-  
(soccer) Dani   1951-  
(soccer) Daniel Passarella   1953-  
(football) Dan Marino   1961-  
(tennis) Daniel Nestor   1972-  
(poker) Daniel Negreanu   1974-  
(gymnastics) Marius Urzică (middle name Daniel)   1975-  
(soccer) Dani   1976-  
(soccer) Daniel Majstorović   1977-  
(soccer) Thierry Henry (middle name Daniel)   1977-  
(soccer) Daniel Van Buyten   1978-  
(handball) Daniel Narcisse   1979-  
(ice hockey) Daniel Sedin   1980-  
(soccer) Jorge Guagua (middle name Daniel)   1981-  
(rugby) Dan Carter   1982-  
(soccer) Dani Alves   1983-  
(soccer) Mark Milligan (middle name Daniel)   1985-  
(soccer) Daniel Pudil   1985-  
(soccer) Daniel Kolář   1985-  
(soccer) Álvaro Pereira (middle name Daniel)   1985-  
(soccer) Daniel Cambronero   1986-  
(rugby) Duane Vermeulen (a.k.a. Daniel)   1986-  
(soccer) Dániel Böde   1986-  
(rugby) Danny Care   1987-  
(rugby) Dan Cole   1987-  
(soccer) Daniel Davari   1988-  
(driving) Daniel Ricciardo   1989-  
(soccer) Daniel Sturridge   1989-  
(rugby) Dan Biggar   1989-  
(soccer) Danny Rose   1990-  
(soccer) Daniel Opare   1990-  
(soccer) Danny Welbeck   1990-  
(soccer) Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro   1992-  
(soccer) Danny Ward   1993-  
Notable Businesspeople: 2 businesspersons
Daniel B. Wesson   1825-1906  
Daniel Guggenheim   1856-1930  
Notable Filmmakers: 2 directors
Daniel Petrie   1920-2004  
Danny Boyle   1956-  
Notable Journalists: 1 journalist, 1 news presenter
(news presenter) Dan Rather   1931-  
(journalist) Daniel Schneidermann   1958-  
Notable Military Figures: 1 admiral
William D. Leahy (middle name Daniel)   1875-1959  
Notable Musicians: 6 musicians, 5 singers, 1 composer, 1 musician/singer
Louis Armstrong (middle name Daniel)   1901-1971  
Danny Kaye (middle name Daniel)   1911-1987  
Daniel Barenboim   1942-  
Dan McCafferty   1946-2022  
Danny Seraphine   1948-  
Dan Hartman   1950-1994  
Danny Elfman   1953-  
Danny Carey   1961-  
Daniel "MF Doom" Dumile   1971-2020  
Mark Ronson (middle name Daniel)   1975-  
Lukas Haas (middle name Daniel)   1976-  
Dani Martín   1977-  
Daniel Bedingfield   1979-  
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers: 1 economist, 1 mathematician
Daniel Bernoulli   1700-1782  
Daniel Kahneman   1934-  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 1 politician
Daniel D. Tompkins   1774-1825  
Notable Scientists and Inventors: 4 physicists, 1 astronomer/physicist, 1 inventor
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit   1686-1736  
Daniel Bernoulli   1700-1782  
Daniel B. Wesson   1825-1906  
J. Hans D. Jensen (middle name Daniel)   1907-1973  
Bengt Strömgren (middle name Daniel)   1908-1987  
William Daniel Phillips   1948-  
Notable Writers: 3 authors
Daniel Defoe   c. 1660-1731  
Dan Brown   1964-  
Daniel Handler   1970-  
Olympic Medalists: 14 bronze, 13 gold, 8 silver, 2 bronze/gold, 2 gold/silver, 2 silver/gold, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/bronze/gold
(silver) Daniel Frank   1904   long jump  
(silver) Daniel Kelly   1908   long jump  
(bronze) Bo Ekelund (middle name Daniel)   1920   high jump  
(gold) Daniel Kinsey   1924   110 m hurdles  
(bronze) Fred Warngård (middle name Daniel)   1936   hammer throw  
(gold) Daan Kagchelland   1936   sailing  
(gold) Dan Pippin   1952   basketball  
(silver) Daniel Rudisha   1968   4x400 m relay  
(bronze) Daniel Velasques   1972   4x400 m relay  
(gold) Fred Tyler (middle name Daniel)   1972   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(gold) Daniel Bautista Rocha   1976   20 km walk  
(bronze) Dan Harrigan   1976   swimming - 200 m backstroke  
(silver) Danny Harris   1984   400 m hurdles  
(bronze) Daniel Sangouma   1988   4x100 m relay  
(bronze) Charles D. Smith (middle name Daniel)   1988   basketball  
(bronze) Dan Majerle   1988   basketball  
(bronze) Danny Manning   1988   basketball  
(bronze/gold) Danny Everett   1988   400 m; 4x400 m relay  
(gold) Daniel Plaza   1992   20 km walk  
(bronze) Dan Jorgensen   1992   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(gold) Dan O'Brien   1996   decathlon  
(silver/gold) Daniel Ballart   1992; 1996   water polo  
(silver) Stéphane Risacher (middle name Daniel)   2000   basketball  
(silver/bronze/gold) Daniel Kowalski   1996; 2000   swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(gold) Dániel Varga   2008   water polo  
(bronze) Daniel Noonan   2012   rowing  
(gold) Daniel Narcisse   2008; 2012   handball  
(gold) Ed McKeever (middle name Daniel)   2012   canoe sprint  
(silver) Dániel Pauman   2012   canoe sprint  
(silver/gold) Dániel Gyurta   2004; 2012   swimming  
(bronze) Daniel Purvis   2012   artistic gymnastics  
(bronze) Daniel Havel   2012   canoe sprint  
(gold/silver) Daniel Alfredsson   2006; 2014   ice hockey  
(silver/bronze) Daniel Mesotitsch   2010; 2014   biathlon  
(gold/silver) Daniel Sedin   2006; 2014   ice hockey  
(bronze/gold) Daniel Richardsson   2010; 2014   cross-country skiing  
(gold) Dan Hamhuis   2014   ice hockey  
(bronze) Steven Langton (middle name Daniel)   2014   bobsleigh  
(gold) Jay Bouwmeester (middle name Daniel)   2014   ice hockey  
(silver) Daniel Böhm   2014   biathlon  
(bronze) Daniel Jasinski   2016   discus throw  
(gold) Daniel Ståhl   2020   discus throw  
(silver) Mark Kolozsvary (middle name Daniel)   2020   baseball  
Oscar Award Winners: 3 directors, 2 actors
(actor) Daniel Day-Lewis   1990; 2008; 2013   My Left Foot; There Will Be Blood; Lincoln  
(director) Danny Boyle   2009   Slumdog Millionaire  
(actor) Daniel Kaluuya   2021   Judas and the Black Messiah  
(director) Daniel Scheinert   2023   Everything Everywhere All at Once  
(director) Daniel Kwan   2023   Everything Everywhere All at Once  
Other Leaders: 1 president, 1 prime minister
President Daniel arap Moi   1978-2002   Kenya  
Prime Minister Daniel Risch   2021-   Liechtenstein  
Other Royalty: 1 prince
Daniel, Duke of Västergötland   2010-   Sweden  
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 4 musicians
Danny Kirwan   1998   Fleetwood Mac  
Ace Frehley (middle name Daniel)   2014   Kiss  
Danny Seraphine   2016   Chicago  
Danny Lohner   2020   Nine Inch Nails  
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars: 1 duke
Duke Daniil (a.k.a. Daniel)   1283-1303  
Saints: 8 saints, 1 blessed
Saint Daniel of Padua   ?-168  
Saint Daniel   ?-309  
Saint Daniel   ?-320  
Saint Daniel the Stylite   409-493  
Saint Deiniol (a.k.a. Daniel)   ?-584  
Saint Devniolin (a.k.a. Daniel)   ?-621  
Saint Daniel   ?-1221  
Saint Daniel of Murano   ?-1411  
Blessed Daniel Brottier   1876-1936  
Swedish Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister
Carl Bildt (middle name Daniel)   1991-1994  
Swiss Presidents: 1 president
Henri Druey (a.k.a. Daniel)   1850