Namesakes
Characters in Celtic Mythology:
1 character
Dôn (f) 
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Don Adams 1967; 1968; 1969 Get Smart
Fictional Characters from Television:
8 characters
Don Craig 1965 Days of Our Lives
Don Thorpe 1989 Baywatch
Don Orville 1996 3rd Rock from the Sun
Don Lamb 2004 Veronica Mars
Donald Flack Jr. (a.k.a. Don) 2004 CSI: NY
Don Self 2005 Prison Break
Don Embry 2006 Big Love
Don Draper 2007 Mad Men
Hall-of-Famers:
5 football, 3 baseball, 1 basketball
(football) Don Hutson 1963
(baseball) Don Drysdale 1984
(football) Don Maynard 1987
(baseball) Richie Ashburn (a.k.a. Don) 1995
(football) Don Shula 1997
(baseball) Don Sutton 1998
(basketball) Don Nelson 2012
(football) Tony Boselli (a.k.a. Don) 2022
(football) Don Coryell 2023
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
2 storms, 1 hurricane
Storm Don 2011
Storm Don 2017
Hurricane Don 2023
Most Valuable Players:
3 winners
Don Newcombe 1956 baseball
Don Baylor 1979 baseball
Don Mattingly 1985 baseball
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
10 actors, 2 actor/comedians, 1 comedian, 1 presenter
Don Ameche 1908-1993
Don Bexley 1910-1997
Don Taylor 1920-1998
Don Adams 1923-2005
Don Knotts 1924-2006
Don Rickles 1926-2017
Don Murray 1929-2024
Don Francks 1932-2016
Don Cornelius 1936-2012
Don Galloway 1937-2009
Don Johnson 1949-
Don Stark 1954-
Don Franklin 1960-
Don Cheadle 1964-
Notable Artists:
1 animator
Don Bluth 1937-
Notable Athletes:
6 baseball, 2 cricket, 1 football
(cricket) Don Bradman 1908-2001
(football) Don Hutson 1913-1997
(baseball) Don Newcombe 1926-2019
(baseball) Richie Ashburn (a.k.a. Don) 1927-1997
(baseball) Don Drysdale 1936-1993
(baseball) Don Sutton 1945-2021
(baseball) Don Baylor 1949-2017
(baseball) Don Mattingly 1961-
(cricket) Lahiru Thirimanne (middle name Don) 1989-
Notable Filmmakers:
3 directors
Don Siegel 1912-1991
Don Taylor 1920-1998
Don Bluth 1937-
Notable Musicians:
3 musicians, 2 singers
Don Francks 1932-2016
Don Everly 1937-2021
Don McLean 1945-
Don Henley 1947-
Don Airey 1948-
Notable Writers:
1 author
Don DeLillo 1936-
Olympic Medalists:
5 gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver
(bronze/silver) Don Finlay 1932; 1936 110 m hurdles
(gold) Don Barksdale 1948 basketball
(silver) Don Laz 1952 pole vault
(gold) Don Thompson 1960 50 km walk
(gold) Don Bragg 1960 pole vault
(gold/silver) Don Schollander 1964; 1968 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Don Dee 1968 basketball
(gold) Don McKenzie 1968 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold/bronze/silver) Don Quarrie 1976; 1980; 1984 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Don Ameche 1986 Cocoon
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
4 musicians
Don Everly 1986
Don Felder 1998 The Eagles
Don Henley 1998 The Eagles
Don Wilson 2008 The Ventures