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Famous People Named Dwight
Updated October 13, 2018 2.7k views 100 items
Who knew there were so many famous people named Dwight in the world? Our list of celebrities named Dwight includes pictures and information about each person when available, so you can get to know them a little better if you don't know them. The famous Dwights below come from all walks of life, but all ended up achieving fame or notoriety in one way or another. This list includes singers named Dwight, actors named Dwight, and much more. Dwight Howard, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Dwight Gooden are only a few of the well-known people named Dwight on this list.
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Dwight Howard Basketball player
Age: 33
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Dwight David Howard (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is an eight-time All-Star, ...more
Dwight D. Eisenhower Politician, Soldier
Age: Dec. at 79 (1890-1969)
Birthplace: Denison, Texas, United States of America
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower ( EYE-zən-how-ər; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from ...more
Dwight Gooden Baseball player
Age: 54
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Dwight Eugene "Doc" Gooden (born November 16, 1964), nicknamed "Dr. K", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball ...more
Dwight Freeney Actor, American football player
Age: 35
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
Dwight Jason Freeney (born February 19, 1980) is a former American football defensive end who played 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Syracuse, ...more
Dwight Yoakam Musician, Singer-songwriter, Actor
Age: 62
Birthplace: Pikeville, USA, Kentucky
Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, known for his pioneering style of country music. First becoming popular in the mid-1980s, ...more
Dwight Evans Baseball player
Age: 67
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States of America
Dwight Evans may refer to: Dwight Evans (politician) (born 1954), American politician Dwight Evans (baseball) (born 1951), American former baseball player
Dwight Stephenson American football player
Birthplace: USA, North Carolina, Murfreesboro
Dwight Eugene Stephenson (born November 20, 1957) is a former professional American football player. He was a center for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 to ...more
Dwight Yorke Footballer
Age: 47
Birthplace: Canaan
Dwight Eversley Yorke CM (born 3 November 1971) is a Tobagonian former football player. Throughout his club career, he played for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham ...more
Dwight Schultz Actor, Voice acting
Age: 71
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
William Dwight Schultz (born November 24, 1947) is an American actor and voice artist. He is known for his roles as Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on the 1980s action series The A-Team ...more
Dwight White American football player
Age: Dec. at 59 (1949-2008)
Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia
Dwight Lynn White (July 30, 1949 – June 6, 2008) was an American football defensive end who played for ten seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL) and was a ...more
Dwight Clark American football player
Age: 58
Birthplace: Kinston, North Carolina, United States of America
Dwight Edward Clark (January 8, 1957 – June 4, 2018) was an American football wide receiver and executive. He played nine seasons for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ...more
Dwight F. Davis Tennis player, Basketball player, Politician
Age: Dec. at 66 (1879-1945)
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Dwight Filley Davis, Sr. (July 5, 1879 – November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. ...more
Dwight Hicks
Age: 59
Birthplace: Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States of America
Dwight Hicks (born April 5, 1956) is a former professional American football player who played safety for the Toronto Argonauts in 1978, the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1985, and for the ...more
Dwight L. Moody Evangelist, Pastor, Writer
Age: Dec. at 62 (1837-1899)
Birthplace: Northfield, Massachusetts
Dwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899), also known as D. L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher connected with the Holiness Movement, who founded the Moody Church, ...more
Dwight Diller
Age: 73
Dwight Diller (born 1946) is an American banjo and fiddle player and teacher. He is considered to be one of the most prominent exponents of the clawhammer banjo tradition.Diller lived in ...more
Dwight Muhammad Qawi Professional Boxer
Age: 66
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Dwight Muhammad Qawi (born Dwight Braxton; January 5, 1953) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1978 to 1998. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held ...more
Dwight York Musician, Writer
Age: 83
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Dwight D. York (born June 26, 1945), also known as Malachi Z. York, Issa Al Haadi Al Mahdi, Dr. York, et alii, is an American criminal, musician, and writer who is known as the founding leader ...more
Dwight Frye Actor
Age: Dec. at 44 (1899-1943)
Birthplace: Salina, USA, Kansas
Dwight Iliff Frye (born Fry; February 22, 1899 – November 7, 1943) was an American character actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his portrayals of neurotic, murderous villains in ...more
Dwight Hemion Television director, Television producer
Age: Dec. at 82 (1926-2008)
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut
Dwight Arlington Hemion Jr. (March 14, 1926 – January 28, 2008) was an American television director known mainly for music-themed television programs of the 1960s and 1970s. He held the record ...more
Dwight Waldo Political scientist
Age: Dec. at 87 (1913-2000)
Dwight Waldo was an American political scientist and is perhaps the defining figure in modern public administration. Waldo's career was often directed against a scientific/technical portrayal of ...more
Dwight Twilley Singer
Age: 67
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Dwight Twilley (born June 6, 1951) is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, best known for the Top 20 hit singles "I'm on Fire" (1975) and "Girls" (1984). His music is ...more
Dwight Foster Politician, Lawyer
Age: Dec. at 66 (1757-1823)
Birthplace: Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dwight Foster (December 7, 1757 – April 29, 1823) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, the United States House of ...more
Dwight Pezzarossi Footballer
Age: 39
Birthplace: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Dwight Anthony Pezzarossi García born (4 September 1979 in Guatemala City, Guatemala) is a retired professional football forward who last played for Comunicaciones in the Liga Nacional de ...more
Dwight D. Opperman
Dwight Darwin Opperman (June 26, 1923 – June 13, 2013) was an American businessman and lawyer. He was chairman of Key Investments, a privately held venture capital firm focusing on high-tech ...more
Dwight Macdonald Editor, Writer, Philosopher
Age: Dec. at 76 (1906-1982)
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Dwight Macdonald (March 24, 1906 – December 19, 1982) was an American writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher, and political radical.
