List of Famous people named Don

Name Don is among the most common names in USA, Canada, Australia. Often it's a shorthand for Donald. Similar names: Donald, Donna, Donny, Donnie, Dona, Donn, Donya, Donie, Doon, Doone, Dohn. Here are some famous Dons:

Don Ed Hardy

First Name Don
Last Name Hardy
Born on January 1, 1945 (age 81)

Don Ed Hardy is an American tattoo artist born in Southern California, known for his tattoos, strong influence in the development of modern tattoo styles, and his eponymous apparel and accessories brand.

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Don Kernodle

First Name Don
Last Name Kernodle
Born on May 2, 1950
Died on May 17, 2021 (aged 71)

Charles Donald Kernodle Jr. was an American professional wrestler with the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions.

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Don Rosa

First Name Don
Last Name Rosa
Born on June 29, 1951 (age 74)

Keno Don Hugo Rosa, known simply as Don Rosa, is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his Disney comics stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, and other characters which Carl Barks created for Disney-licensed comic books, first published in America by Dell Comics. Many of his stories are built on characters and locations created by Carl Barks; among these was his first Duck story, "The Son of the Sun" (1987), which was nominated for a Harvey Award in the "Best Story of the Year" category.

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Don Page

First Name Don
Last Name Page
Born on December 31, 1948 (age 77)

Don Nelson Page,, is an American-born Canadian theoretical physicist at the University of Alberta, Canada.

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Don Yee

First Name Don
Last Name Yee
Born on November 30, 1959 (age 66)

Donald H. Yee is a Chinese-American sports agent and a partner of Yee & Dubin, a sports talent agency. He represents National Football League players and coaches, including Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, as well as New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. He has been highly praised by media including Sports Illustrated and the Washington Post for his work in representing Brady.

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Don Gorske

First Name Don
Last Name Gorske
Born on November 28, 1953 (age 72)

Donald A. Gorske is an American world record holder known as the "Big Mac enthusiast". He is best known for having eaten 30,000 Big Mac hamburgers from the U.S. fast food chain McDonald's in his lifetime, winning him a place in the Guinness Book of Records. He claims the Big Mac constitutes 90-95% of his total solid food intake. A resident of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, he is featured in the documentaries Super Size Me (2004) and Don Gorske: Mac Daddy (2005), and is the author of 22,477 Big Macs (2008).

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Don Pyke

First Name Don
Last Name Pyke
Born on December 5, 1968 (age 57)

Donald Lachlan Pyke is a former Australian rules footballer who is an assistant coach at the Sydney Swans. He was formerly the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the West Coast Eagles from 1989 to 1996.

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Don Was

First Name Don
Last Name Was
Born on September 13, 1952 (age 73)

Don Edward Fagenson, known professionally as Don Was, is an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was co-founded the funk-rock band Was. In later years he produced songs and albums for many popular recording artists. In 2012, he became president of jazz music label Blue Note Records.

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Don Roy King

First Name Don
Last Name King
Born on October 9, 1947 (age 78)

Donald Roy King is an American television director, and also a producer, writer, and actor. He has been the director for Saturday Night Live since 2006. He has "directed more hours of live network television than anyone else in the history of television," according to Michael Chein.

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Don Willett

First Name Don
Last Name Willett
Born on July 16, 1966 (age 59)

Donny Ray Willett is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was previously appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas on August 24, 2005, when former Justice Priscilla Owen created a vacancy on that court by joining the Fifth Circuit.

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