List of people named Daniel

• Dan Auerbach, lead guitarist and vocalist of The Black Keys and The Arcs
• Dan Andriano, bassist in American punk band Alkaline Trio
• Dan Avidan, (born 1979) American singer Internet personality
• Dan Aykroyd, (born 1952), Canadian-American actor
• Dan Balan (born 1979), Moldovan singer
• Dan Bilzerian, US Internet personality and gambler
• Dan Beard (1850–1941), founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone
• Dan Ben-Amotz (1924–1989), Israeli writer, journalist, screenwriter, and actor
• Dan Brown, American author, writer of The Da Vinci Code among others
• Dan Bunz (born 1955), American football player
• Dan Butler (born 1954), American actor
• Dan "Soupy" Campbell, vocalist of The Wonder Years
• Dan Carden (born 1986), British politician
• Dan Carter, New Zealand professional Rugby Union player
• Dan Cassidy, (born 1961), former professional tennis player
• Dan Castellaneta, American actor, voice of Homer Simpson
• Dan Chisena (born 1997), American football player
• Dan Coats, US senator, director of national intelligence, and ambassador to Germany
• Daniel Conahan (born 1954), American convicted murderer and rapist
• Dan Coulter, Canadian politician; MLA from British Columbia
• Dan Cruickshank, British architectural historian and television presenter
• Dan Curry, visual effects producer (known for Star Trek series of movies and TV shows)
• Dan Daniel, American sportswriter
• Dan Deacon, American electronic musician
• Dan Debicella, Connecticut State Senator
• Dan DeCarlo, American cartoonist
• Dan Doubiago (born 1960), American football player
• Dan Dries, American ice hockey player
• Dan Flynn, American politician
• Dan Fogelberg (1951–2007), American singer-songwriter
• Dan Gadzuric (born 1978), Dutch basketball player
• Dan Gheesling, television personality
• Dan Glickman, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, former US Secretary of Agriculture
• Dan Green, American voice actor
• Dan Grunfeld, American professional basketball player
• Dan Gurney, American racing car driver
• Dan Hageman (born 1976), American screenwriter and television producer
• Dan Harmon (born 1973), American actor, producer, and writer
• Dan Hartman (1950–1994), American singer-songwriter
• Dan Hicks (singer) (1941–2016), American singer-songwriter
• Dan Hodges, British journalist
• Dan Howell, British YouTube vlogger and radio presenter
• Dan Huberty, American politician
• Dan Jansen, American speed skater, Olympic gold medalist
• Dan Kaminsky, (1979-2021), American computer security researcher
• Dan Kearns, Canadian football player
• Dan Kellner, American champion foil fencer
• Dan Kowarsky, Canadian singer, B4-4/RyanDan
• Dan Kurzius (born 1971/1972), American billionaire, co-founder of Mailchimp
• Dan Kutler, American-born Israeli Olympic swimmer
• Dan Lambton, vocalist of Real Friends
• Dan Leal, American pornographic actor and director
• Dan MacKenzie, Canadian sports and business executive
• Dan Majerle, American basketball player
• Dan Marino, American football player
• Dan Melville (born 1956), American football player
• Dan Meyerstein (born 1938), Israeli president of Ariel University
• Dan Miceli, American baseball player
• Dan Mintz, American comedian and voice actor
• Dan Moore, bass player for American metal band Edge of Insanity.
• Dan O'Bannon (1946–2009), American filmmaker
• Dan Orlovsky, American football player
• Dan Peek (1950–2011), American musician
• Dan Petrescu (disambiguation)
• Dan Petronijevic (born 1981), Canadian voice actor
• Dan Povenmire (born 1963), American animator
• Dan Rather, American journalist and news anchor
• Dan Reeves, American football player and head coach
• Dan Ryczek (born 1949), American football player
• Dan Salvato, indie video game developer
• Dan Savage, American sex columnist
• Dan Schneider (disambiguation)
• Dan Seals (1948–2009), American musician
• Dan Shilon, Israeli journalist, announcer, and TV presenter
• Dan Slott (born 1967), American comic book writer
• Dan Smith (singer), singer in Bastille
• Dan Snow, British television presenter
• Dan Sosa Jr. (1924–2016), justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court
• Dan Ticktum (born 1999), British racing driver
• Dan Tiernan (fl. 2020 - ), English stand-up comedian
• Dan Travers (born 1956), Scottish badminton player
• Dan Weinstein, American 3x world champion speed skater
• Dan Wells, American author, writer of the John Cleaver Trilogy among others
• Dan White, assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk

• Dani Pedrosa, Spanish motorcycle racer
• Dani Rodrik, Harvard economist
• Dani Filth, vocalist of extreme metal band Cradle of Filth

• Prince Daniyal, Prince of Mughal Empire and son of Emperor Akbar the Great
• Daniyal Akhmetov, former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
• Daniyal Zahid, Pakistani cricketer
• Danial Hakimi, Iranian film, TV, stage and radio director and actor
• Danial Fadzly Abdullah, Malaysian former football player
• Danial Mahini, Iranian football player

• Daniele Barbaro, Patriarch of Aquileia

"Daniels" is the form of the name "Danel" according to the Latvian grammar related to names.

• Daniels Bērziņš
• Daniels Ontužāns
• Daniels Pavļuts

• Daniil Granin, Soviet/Russian writer
• Daniil Gleikhengauz, Russian ice dancer
• Daniil Kharms, early Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist
• Daniil Kvyat, Russian racing driver
• Daniil Simkin, soloist with American Ballet Theatre
• Daniil Medvedev, Russian tennis player
• Daniil Dubov, Russian Chess Player
• Daniil Trifonov, Russian Pianist

• Danil Yerdakov (born 1989), Russian ice hockey player

• Danyl Johnson, British singer

• Danny (footballer), full name Danny Gomes, Portuguese association football player
• Danny!, American record producer/hip-hop performer
• Danny Ahn, Korean-American rapper and actor
• Danny Auerbach ("Solly Krieger"), American world champion middleweight boxer
• Danny Baker English DJ
• Danny Blind, Dutch association football player and manager
• Danny Boyle, British film director and producer
• Danny Briggs, English cricketer
• Danny Colbert, American football player
• Danny DeVito, American actor
• Danny Dimian, visual effects and CG supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks
• Danny Dyer, English actor
• Danny Elfman, American musician
• Danny Fernandes, Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter
• Danny Glover (born 1946), American actor
• Danny Guthrie, English association football player
• Danny Hay, New Zealand association football player
• Danny Ings, English football player
• Danny John-Jules, British actor and dancer
• Danny Jones, vocalist & guitarist, British band McFly
• Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian
• Danny La Rue, Irish-British entertainer
• Danny McBride, American actor and comedian
• Danny Murphy, English association football player
• Danny O'Donoghue (born 1980), Irish musician, lead singer of The Script
• Danny O'Reilly, Irish musician, lead singer of The Coronas
• Danny Saucedo (born 1986), Swedish pop/dance-singer
• Danny Schayes (born 1959), American basketball player, son of Dolph Schayes
• Danny Shittu, Nigerian association football player
• Danny Simpson, English association football player
• Danny Spradlin, American football player
• Danny Thomas, Welsh association football player
• Danny Valencia, American major league baseball third baseman (Minnesota Twins)
• Danny Van Zandt, fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Danny Wallace, British author and humourist
• Danny Ward (born 1993), Welsh football player
• Danny Way, American professional skateboarder
• Danny Welbeck, English professional footballer
• Danny Wood, American singer, New Kids on the Block

• Daniel, a character from Rooster Teeth's Camp Camp
• Daniel, a character from the South Korean action-comedy webtoon Denma
• Daniel Anderson, a character in the multimedia franchise Yo-kai Watch
• Daniel Bernstein, a character in the American TV miniseries V and V The Final Battle
• Daniel Blake, a character from the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake
• Daniel Cook, title character from the children's series This is Daniel Cook
• Daniel "Danny" Delgado, the black ranger from Power Rangers: Wild Force
• Daniel Deronda, the title character in a novel by George Eliot
• Daniel "Danny" Fenton, title character from the animated series Danny Phantom
• Sir Daniel Fortesque, main protagonist of the video game series MediEvil
• Daniel Hall, the second incarnation of Dream of the Endless in the comic book The Sandman
• Daniel Hillard, the main character in the 1993 American comedy-drama movie Mrs. Doubtfire played by Robin Williams
• Daniel LaRusso, protagonist in The Karate Kid and its sequel Cobra Kai
• Daniel Jackson, a protagonist in the Stargate science fiction franchise
• Daniel, Jacob's brother in the Canadian animated series Jacob Two Two
• Daniel "Dan" Kuso, main protagonist of the anime series Bakugan: Battle Brawlers
• Daniel Marvin, a character in Captain Caution
• Daniel Morales, main protagonist of the movie series Taxi
• Daniel Plainview, the main character in Paul Thomas Anderson's 2008 drama film There Will Be Blood portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis
• Daniel "Danny" Thaddeus Pickett, Andy Larkin's best friend and sidekick from the Canadian animated series What's With Andy?
• Prince Daniel, supporting character in the 2003 animated film Barbie of Swan Lake
• Danny, the main character in the 1997 animated film Cats Don't Dance
• Daniel "Danny" Rand, the Marvel comic superhero known as the Iron Fist
• Daniel Shaw, the main antagonist from the 3rd season of the NBC TV series Chuck
• Daniel "Danny" Tanner, main character from the sitcom Full House
• Daniel Witwicky, the protagonist of the Transformers series

• Dan, a character in the 1986 TV action movie The Gladiator
• Dan Dare, a British science fiction comic hero
• Desperate Dan, a regular in The Dandy since 1937
• Dan Cahill, in The 39 Clues
• Dan Hibiki, in the Street Fighter Alpha series
• Dan Hojo, in Suite PreCure
• Dan Humphrey, in Gossip Girl
• Dan Kuso, the main protagonist from the Bakugan: Battle Brawlers anime series
• Dan Lewis, Doctor Who companion portrayed by John Bishop
• Dan McTavish, in The Ten Commandments (1923)
• Dan Moroboshi, alias of the title character in Ultraseven, a 1967 Japanese TV series
• Dan Sullivan, in EastEnders
• Dan Taylor, a character in the film Forrest Gump
• Dun Know Dan, a repair man played by Lawrence Ben Walters in the British web series Corner Shop Show

• Danuel, given name