Namesakes
Canadian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Kim Campbell (middle name Douglas) 1993 
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Doug Williams 1965 Days of Our Lives
Shawn-Douglas Brady 1965 Days of Our Lives
Doug Ross 1994 ER
Douglas Filmore 2005 Bones
Hall-of-Famers:
6 ice hockey, 1 baseball, 1 football
(ice hockey) Doug Bentley 1964
(ice hockey) Doug Harvey 1973
(football) Doug Atkins 1982
(ice hockey) Brad Park (a.k.a. Douglas) 1988
(ice hockey) Wayne Gretzky (middle name Douglas) 1999
(baseball) Doug Harvey 2010
(ice hockey) Doug Gilmour 2011
(ice hockey) Doug Wilson 2020
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president
(president) Douglas Hyde 1938-1945
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Wayne Gretzky (middle name Douglas) 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1989 ice hockey
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 economics, 1 medicine, 1 physics
(medicine) Edgar Douglas Adrian 1932
(physics) Douglas Osheroff 1996
(economics) Douglas Diamond 2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
8 actors, 1 comedian, 1 presenter
Douglas Fairbanks 1883-1939
Jay Leno (middle name Douglas) 1950-
Alan Ruck (middle name Douglas) 1956-
Jeff Dunham (middle name Douglas) 1962-
Doug Savant 1964-
Ryan Hurst (middle name Douglas) 1976-
Robert Pattinson (middle name Douglas) 1986-
Armie Hammer (middle name Douglas) 1986-
Douglas Booth 1992-
Cameron Bright (middle name Douglas) 1993-
Notable Athletes:
6 ice hockey, 1 soccer, 1 track
(ice hockey) Doug Bentley 1916-1972
(ice hockey) Doug Harvey 1924-1989
(track) Dick Fosbury (middle name Douglas) 1947-2023
(ice hockey) Brad Park (a.k.a. Douglas) 1948-
(ice hockey) Doug Wilson 1957-
(ice hockey) Wayne Gretzky (middle name Douglas) 1961-
(ice hockey) Doug Gilmour 1963-
(soccer) Maicon (middle name Douglas) 1981-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Douglas Mawson 1882-1958
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Douglas Sirk 1897-1987
Notable Military Figures:
1 general
Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
Notable Musicians:
2 musicians
Doug Yule 1947-
Chuck D (middle name Douglas) 1960-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 inventor
Douglas Engelbart 1925-2013
Notable Writers:
1 author
Douglas Adams 1952-2001
Olympic Medalists:
8 silver, 5 gold, 2 bronze, 1 gold/bronze
(gold) Douglas Lowe 1924; 1928 800 m
(bronze) Fritz Pollard Jr. (middle name Douglas) 1936 110 m hurdles
(silver) Doug Peden 1936 basketball
(silver) Gordon Pirie (a.k.a. Douglas) 1956 5000 m
(gold) Ralph Doubell (middle name Douglas) 1968 800 m
(gold) Doug Russell 1968 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Dick Fosbury (middle name Douglas) 1968 high jump
(silver) Doug Collins 1972 basketball
(bronze) Doug Northway 1972 swimming - 1500 m freestyle
(silver) Douglas Burke 1984 water polo
(silver) Ray Stewart (middle name Douglas) 1984 4x100 m relay
(silver) Douglas Kimbell 1988 water polo
(silver) Douglas Wakiihuri 1988 marathon
(gold/bronze) Doug Gjertsen 1988; 1992 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Doug Mientkiewicz 2000 baseball
(silver) Douglas Csima 2012 rowing
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
4 musicians
Ray Davies (middle name Douglas) 1990 The Kinks
Doug Clifford 1993 Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dee Dee Ramone (a.k.a. Douglas) 2002 The Ramones
Chuck D (middle name Douglas) 2013 Public Enemy