List of Famous people named Daniel

Daniel Gillespie Clowes is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter. Most of Clowes's work first appeared in Eightball, a solo anthology comic book series. An Eightball issue typically contained several short pieces and a chapter of a longer narrative that was later collected and published as a graphic novel, such as Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron (1993), Ghost World (1997), David Boring (2000) and Patience (2016). Clowes's illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vogue, The Village Voice, and elsewhere. With filmmaker Terry Zwigoff, Clowes adapted Ghost World into a 2001 film and another Eightball story into the 2006 film, Art School Confidential. Clowes's comics, graphic novels, and films have received numerous awards, including a Pen Award for Outstanding Work in Graphic Literature, over a dozen Harvey and Eisner Awards, and an Academy Award nomination.

Daniel Bozhilov Petrov is a Bulgarian boxer. He won a silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 in the category Light Flyweight.

Daniel Defert is a French sociologist and HIV/AIDS activist. Partner to the late Michel Foucault, Defert co-founded France's first AIDS advocacy group, AIDES, following Foucault's death from complications related to the disease. Defert is the heir to Foucault's estate.

Daniel Nlandu Mayi was a Congolese Roman Catholic prelate. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa from 1999 to 2008. He was then appointed the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matadi from 2010 until his early resignation on 6 March 2021, due to declining health.

Daniel Holloway is an American cyclist, who currently rides for American amateur team Texas Roadhouse Racing. Holloway specializes in criteriums, track racing and six-day racing. During his career, Holloway has won over 20 national titles, a Pan American title in 2018 and a gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games.

Daniel Ridwan "Budi" Budiman is a German presenter. He was a presenter at GIGA from 2003 to 2006 and then developed the computer game show Game One together with Simon Krätschmer, where he hosted and produced from 2006 to 2014. He is co-founder and presenter of the media production company Rocket Beans Entertainment GmbH, founded in 2011, of which he was co-managing director until 2014.

Daniel Vasconcellos Paiola is a Brazilian badminton player. He became the first Brazilian badminton player to win an individual medal in the Pan American Games when he won a bronze in the men's singles event at the 2011 Games, losing in the semi-finals to Guatemalan Kevin Cordón. He has medaled ten at the Pan American Badminton Championships, and is a one-time national champion.