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Brewer's: Don

is do-on, as “Don your bonnet.” (See Doff, Dup.) Then up he rose, and donned his clothes, And dupp'd the chamber door. Shakespeare: Hamlet, iv. 5. Don A man of mark, an aristocrat. At…

Don Pasquale

Music:Gaetano DonizettiLibretto:Donizetti and Giovanni RuffiniPremiere:Paris, January 3, 1843 Donizetti's exuberant farce chronicles the illfated attempts of elderly bachelor Don Pasquale to…

Don Rickles

Don Rickles was in show business for seven decades, with a successful career as a stand-up comedian who specialized in insults, his most famous epithets being "dummy" and "hockey puck." In his later…

Don Ameche

Don Ameche(Dominic Felix Amici)actorBorn: 5/31/1908Birthplace: Kenosha, Wisconsin A popular leading man of the 1930s and '40s, he enjoyed a comeback in the 1980s starring in such movies as Trading…

Don McLean

Don McLeansinger, songwriterBorn: 10/2/1945Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York Don McLean has recorded more than 20 albums in a musical career that has spanned more than 25 years. But most…

Don Hutson

Don HutsonBorn: Jan. 31, 1913Football E-PK led NFL in receptions 8 times and interceptions once; 9-time All-Pro (1936,38-45) for Green Bay; 99 career TD catches. Died: June 24, 1997Ibrahim…

Don King

Don KingBorn: Aug. 20, 1931Boxing promoter First major Black promoter who has controlled heavyweight title off and on since 1978; first big promotion was Muhammad Ali's fight against George Foreman…

Don Larsen

Don LarsenBorn: Aug. 7, 1929Baseball RHP NY Yankees hurler who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history— a 2-0 victory over Brooklyn in Game 5 of the 1956 Series (Oct. 8); Series…

Don Schollander

Don SchollanderBorn: Apr. 30, 1946Swimming won 4 gold medals at 1964 Olympics, plus one gold and one silver in 1968; won Sullivan Award in 1964.Mike SchmidtR - TDick Schultz

Don Shula

Don ShulaBorn: Jan. 4, 1930Football retired after 1995 season with an NFL-record 347 career wins (including playoffs) and a winning percentage of .665; took six teams to Super Bowl and won…