Donnie

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Donnie or Donny is a familiar form (hypocorism) of the masculine given name Donald, Donal, Don, or Donovan.

It may refer to:

People

Arts and entertainment

• Donny Baldwin, American drummer best known as a member of Jefferson Starship and Starship
• Donnie Brooks (1936–2007), American pop music singer
• Donnie Dacus, guitarist
• Donnie Demers, American songwriter
• Donny Deutsch (born 1957), American advertising executive and television personality
• Donnie Dunagan (born 1934), semi-retired American former child actor
• Donnie Elbert (1936–1989), American soul singer
• Donnie Fritts (1942–2019), American session musician and songwriter
• Donnie Hamzik, drummer of the heavy metal band Manowar
• Donny Hathaway (1945–1979), American jazz, blues, soul and gospel singer, songwriter, arranger and pianist
• Donnie Iris (born 1943), American rock musician known for his work with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry
• Donnie Keshawarz (born 1969), American stage, film and television actor
• Donnie Klang (born 1984), American singer, songwriter
• Donny MacLeod (1932-1984), Scottish television presenter
• Donny McCaslin (born 1966), American jazz saxophonist
• Donnie McClurkin (born 1959), American gospel music singer and minister
• Donnie Munro (born 1953), Scottish musician
• Donny Osmond (born 1957), American singer, actor, dancer
• Donnie Simpson (born 1954), American radio DJ, television and movie personality
• Donnie Van Zant (born 1952), American rock vocalist and guitarist
• Donnie Wahlberg (born 1969), American singer, actor and film producer
• Donnie Yen (born 1963), Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director and producer
• Donnie (Canadian rapper), Canadian rapper
• Donnie (Dutch rapper) (born 1994), Dutch rapper and songwriter

Sports

• Donnie Abraham (born 1973), American football cornerback
• Donnie Allison (born 1939), American race car driver
• Donny Anderson (born 1943), American football player
• Donnie Avery (born 1984), American football player
• Donnie Beechler (born 1961), American race car driver
• Donnie Boyce (born 1973), American basketball player
• Donny Brady (born 1973), American football player
• Donnie Craft (born 1959), American football player
• Donny Crevels (born 1974), Dutch race car driver
• Donny Davies (1892–1958), English cricketer, amateur footballer and journalist
• Donnie Davis (born 1972), American football player
• Donnie Ernsberger (born 1996), American football player
• Donnie Edwards (born 1973), American football linebacker
• Donny Everett (1997–2016), American baseball player
• Donny Grant (born 1976), Costa Rican footballer
• Donnie Green (1948–2019), American former football offensive lineman
• Donny Gorter (born 1988), Dutch footballer
• Donny de Groot (born 1979), Dutch former footballer
• Donnie Henderson (born 1975), American football coach
• Donnie Jones (basketball) (born 1966), American college basketball coach and player
• Donnie Lewis (born 1997), American football player
• Donny Marshall (born 1972), American basketball player
• Donnie McKinnon (born 1940), Scottish footballer
• Donnie Meche (born 1974), American jockey
• Donnie Moore (1954–1989), American baseball player
• Donnie Nelson (born 1962), American basketball executive
• Donnie Neuenberger (born 1962), American race car driver
• Donnie Nickey (born 1980), American football safety
• Donnie Nietes (born 1982), Filipino professional boxer
• Donnie Sadler (born 1975), American baseball player
• Donny Schmit (1967-1996), American motocross racer
• Donnie Shell (born 1952), American football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Donnie Smith (born 1990), American soccer player
• Donny Toia (born 1992), American soccer player
• Donnie Tyndall (born 1970), American head men's basketball coach
• Donny van de Beek (born 1997), Dutch footballer
• Donnie Walsh (born 1941), American basketball executive
• Donny White, athletics administrator and baseball coach
• Donnie Williams (born 1948), American football player
• Donnie Wingo (born 1960), American auto racing crew chief

Other fields

• Donnie Anderson, American Baptist minister and activist
• Donnie Burns (born 1979), Scottish politician
• Donny Lambeth (born 1965), American politician
• Donny Olson (born 1953), American politician
• Donny George Youkhanna (1950-2011), Iraqi-Assyrian archaeologist, anthropologist, author, curator and professor

Criminals

• Donny Meluda, alias Abdul Rahman Abdullah, a Malaysian ex-fugitive and convicted robber serving a 33-year jail sentence in Singapore for multiple violent robberies.

Aliases and stage names

• "Donnie Brasco", alias of undercover FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone (born 1939)
• Donny Goines, stage name of American rapper Donny Scott
• Donny Montell, stage name of Lithuanian singer-songwriter Donatas Montvydas (born 1987)
• Donny Tourette, stage name of English singer-songwriter Patrick Brannan (born 1981)
• Donny Young, an early stage name of American musician and singer Donald Eugene Lytle (1938-2003), better known as Johnny Paycheck

Fictional Characters

• Donnie Budd, an animated Sesame Street character
• Donnie Darko, the protagonist of the film Donnie Darko
• Donnie Thornberry, from The Wild Thornberrys

Animals

• Donnie (dog), a Doberman Pinscher known for his penchant for arranging his plush toys in geometric forms

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