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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Damon Keith

1922–2019

Damon Jerome Keith (July 4, 1922 – April 28, 2019) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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Sports

Damon Kemp

1999–

Robert Steveson Jr. (born March 20, 1999) is an American professional wrestler and former collegiate wrestler. He is currently working on the independent circuit under his real name, stylized as Bobby Steveson.

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Music

Damon Little

Biography

Damon Little is an American singer, songwriter, producer, record label executive, and national spokesperson for the UOAA (United Ostomy Association of America). In 2021, his single, "Stand Up" charted at #1 on Billboard's Hot Gospel Songs chart, and…

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Arts & Performance

Damon Russell

Biography

Damon Russell is a producer and director of television series and films. On June 29, 2016, Russell was inducted as a new member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Damon Stoudamire

1973–

Damon Lamon Stoudamire (born September 3, 1973) is an American college basketball coach and former player, who currently is an assistant coach for LSU. He also was the head coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Atlantic Coast Conference,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Film & Television

Damon Wayans

1960–

Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. ( DAY-mən WAY-ənz; born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. A member of the Wayans family of entertainers, Damon performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a brief…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Damon Wayans Jr.

1982–

Damon Kyle Wayans Jr. ( WAY-ənz; born November 18, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He starred as Brad Williams in the ABC sitcom Happy Endings (2011–2013), for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award in 2012, and as Coach in…

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Sports & Achievement

Damon Wilson (American football)

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Damon Wilson is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Wilson was previously the head football coach at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland for 12 years, from 2009 through May 2022.…

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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Damson Idris

1991–

Adamson Alade-Bo "Damson" Idris (born 2 September 1991) is a British actor, entrepreneur and film producer. He began his career in theatre. He is best known for playing Franklin Saint in the FX crime drama Snowfall (2017–2023) and Joshua Pearce in Joseph…

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Sports

Damu Cherry-Mitchell

1977–

Damu Cherry-Mitchell (born November 29, 1977, in Tampa, Florida) is an American hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.44 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Lausanne. Cherry-Mitchell competed for the University of South Florida in college.

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Literature

DaMya Gurley

Biography

DaMya Gurley is an American writer, actress, and comedian. She is known for her comedic TikTok videos and as a cast member on season four of A Black Lady Sketch Show.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Dan Agyei

1997–

Daniel Ebenezer Kwasi Agyei (born 1 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Süper Lig club Kocaelispor. Born in England, he plays for the Ghana national team.

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Sports

Dan Bankhead

1920–1976

Daniel Robert Bankhead (May 3, 1920 – May 2, 1976) was the first African American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in the Negro leagues for the Birmingham Black Barons and the Memphis Red Sox from 1940 to 1947, then played for the Brooklyn…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics

Dan Blue

1949–

Daniel Terry Blue Jr. (born April 18, 1949) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate, representing the state's 14th Senate district, and was the Senate minority leader.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Dan Chair

2010

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Low chair by Michael Puryear inspired by a West African design. The chair has a burnished graphite finish over the crafted wood to produce a silver metallic sheen. Small circular bars form the upper half of the chair. The top bar is curved with angled…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.18
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Arts & Performance

Dan Concholar

1939–2017

Dan Concholar (May 23, 1939 – February 1, 2017) was an American painter and arts organizer. Educated under Charles White at the Otis Art Institute, he was active in the Los Angeles scene in the 1970s and in New York City in the 1980s. His work was included…

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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights

Dan Desdunes

Biography

Daniel F. Desdunes (c. 1870 – April 24, 1929) was a civil rights activist and musician in New Orleans and Omaha, Nebraska. In 1892 he volunteered to board a train car designated for whites in violation of the Louisiana 1890 Separate Car Act.

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Sports

Dan Driessen

1951–

Daniel Driessen (born July 29, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1973 to 1987, most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won three National League…

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Music

Dan-e-o

1977–

Daniel Faraldo (born June 10, 1977), in Toronto, known professionally as Dan-e-o, is a Canadian rapper, record producer and actor of Jamaican and Spanish descent. He is a member of the groups Monolith and Perfeck Strangers, both based in Scarborough, Ontario.

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Dan Evans Family Home Movie #1

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Dan Evans Family Home Movie #1”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref982
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Dan Evans Family Home Movie #10

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Dan Evans Family Home Movie #10”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref991
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Historical photographs & documents

Dan Evans Family Home Movie #11

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Dan Evans Family Home Movie #11”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref992
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Historical photographs & documents

Dan Evans Family Home Movie #12

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Cataloged as “Dan Evans Family Home Movie #12”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref993
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Historical photographs & documents

Dan Evans Family Home Movie #13

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Dan Evans Family Home Movie #13”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref994
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