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| Award | Named after | Field | Achievement | Source |
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| Dandurand !Leo Dandurand Trophy | Dandurand, LéoLéo Dandurand | Canadian football | Most outstanding offensive lineman in the CFL East Division. This individual becomes one of the two finalists for the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award. | |
| Darwin !Darwin Awards | Darwin, CharlesCharles Darwin | Life | Awarded to "people who ensure the long-term survival of the human race by removing themselves from the gene pool in a sublimely idiotic fashion" | |
| Darwin !Darwin Medal | Darwin, CharlesCharles Darwin | Biology | Awarded for work of acknowledged distinction in the broad area of Biology in which Darwin worked | |
| David !David Anixter Award | Anixter, DavidDavid Anixter | Rocks Paper Scissors | Awarded to the Winner of Maine's Annual International Rocks Paper Scissors Tournament | |
| Davis !Davis Cup | Davis, Dwight F.Dwight F. Davis | Tennis | Winner of an annual tournament involving men's national teams (and also the competition itself) | |
| Davy !Davy Medal | Davy, HumphryHumphry Davy | Chemistry | "Outstandingly important recent discovery in any branch of chemistry", as determined by the Royal Society of London | |
| Dazai Osamu !Dazai Osamu Prize | Dazai, OsamuOsamu Dazai | Literature | ||
| Demarco !DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy | Demarco, MarioMario DeMarco and Mel Becket | Canadian football | Most outstanding offensive lineman in the CFL West Division. This individual becomes one of the two finalists for the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award. | |
| Demidov !Demidov Prize | Demidov, PavelPavel Demidov | Science | Originally (1832–1866) awarded for outstanding achievement by a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Revived in 1993 for outstanding achievement in natural sciences or humanities by a member of the same body. |
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| Derby !Lord Derby Cup | Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, EdwardEdward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby | Rugby league football | Victory in French knockout cup competition | |
| Dewar !Dewar Cup | Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar, ThomasThomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar | Football (soccer) | Originally awarded to the winner of the U.S. National Challenge Cup (now the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup). The trophy is now retired and is on permanent display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York, but the name of each winning team is still added to its base. | |
| Dey !Joe Dey Award | Dey, JosephJoseph Dey | Golf | Recognition of meritorious service to the game of golf as a volunteer. | |
| Dirac Medal, ICTP !Dirac Medal of the ICTP | Dirac, PaulPaul Dirac | Physics | Outstanding work in theoretical or mathematical physics. Prior winners of the Fields Medal, Wolf Prize, or a Nobel Prize are ineligible. | |
| Dirac Medal, WATOC !Dirac Medal of the WATOC | Dirac, PaulPaul Dirac | Chemistry | Outstanding computational chemist under age 40 | |
| Dirac, Paul, Medal !Paul Dirac Medal and Prize | Dirac, PaulPaul Dirac | Physics | "Outstanding contributions to theoretical (including mathematical and computational) physics" | |
| Dixon, David !David Dixon Award | Dixon, DavidDavid Dixon | Sport | Outstanding competitor in the Commonwealth Games | |
| Dixon, Maggie !Maggie Dixon Award | Dixon, MaggieMaggie Dixon | Basketball | Outstanding first-year head coach in NCAA Division I women's college basketball | |
| Dominguez !Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor | Dominguez, BelisarioBelisario Domínguez | Order of merit | Distinguished lifetime contribution by a Mexican to the national welfare; the highest award in Mexico's honors system | |
| Domon Ken !Domon Ken Prize | Domon, KenKen Domon | Photography | ||
| Donatello !David di Donatello | Donatello | Cinema | Outstanding work in Italian cinema in 24 categories | |
| Draper !Charles Stark Draper Prize | Draper, Charles StarkCharles Stark Draper | Engineering | Advancement of engineering and the education of the public about engineering, as determined by the (U.S.) National Academy of Engineering | |
| Draper !Henry Draper Medal | Draper, HenryHenry Draper | Astronomy | Outstanding contributions in astrophysics, as determined by the (U.S.) National Academy of Sciences | |
| Dronacharya !Dronacharya Award | Dronacharya | Sports | Excellence by an Indian sports coach | |
| Dumars !Joe Dumars Trophy | Dumars, JoeJoe Dumars | Basketball | NBA player who "exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court—ethical behavior, fair play and integrity." The trophy is named after Joe Dumars, the first recipient of what is more commonly called the NBA Sportsmanship Award. | |
| Dunsmore !Dunsmore Cup | Dunsmore, BobBob Dunsmore | Canadian football | RSEQ (Quebec) university championship | |
| Durham !Hugh Durham Award | Durham, HughHugh Durham | Basketball | Outstanding coach at a mid-major school in NCAA Division I men's college basketball | |
| Dyson, Award !The Dyson Award | Dyson, GeoffGeoff Dyson | Sports coaching | "Sustained and significant contribution to the development and management of coaching and individual coaches in the UK." Awarded 1999–2007. | |
| Dyson, James !James Dyson Award | Dyson, JamesJames Dyson | Design | Outstanding work in product design, industrial design, or design engineering by a graduating university student (or recent graduate) studying in one of 18 specified countries |
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