Around the globe, Dr. (Dr. 
, หัสดร 
, ドクター) is quite a rare dominantly male, but infrequently female first name. The first name Dr. is characteristic of Taiwan, where it is a rare male name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Bangladesh, where it is a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in China, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia.
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| Dr. | Kenya, Egypt, China, Sri Lanka, Taiwan |
| หัสดร | Thailand |
Dŕ., Dř., Ντρ., Др., ڈاکٹر, डॉ, จรพนธวณช, จิตรดร, ชาติดร, ดร., ดรครชุม, ดรบุญล้น, ดรพลก้อม, ดรหมั่น, ดรหลาบคำ, ดรแก้วบัว, ดรแสนปราบ, ถานันดร, ทันดร, ทัศดร, นนทดร, พลดร, ภมนรนดร, ภารดร, ภาราดร, ยุดดร, ยุทดร, รัญดร, สันดร, หวโนดร, อัดโดดดร, เวชวนิชสนอง, เหมติรันดร, Ｄr., and Ｄｒ.
Dr. is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dr. Jekyll , the fictional character from Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Dr. Evil , the character in Austin Powers films, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me; Dr. Lanyon , the fictional character from Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Dr. Facilier , the villain from Disney's The Princess and the Frog and Dr. Nick , the fictional character from The Simpsons franchise, and in many other works.
| dr. jacob van vrybergen 1590 - 1657 (67 years) (b. 1590) |
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| dr. balthasar schweitzer 1600 - (b. 1600) |
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| dr. assuerus strockel 16 Dec 1600 - 26 Feb 1670 (b. 1600) |
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| dr. henry jones, bishop of meath 1605 in Ireland - 5 Jan 1682 (b. 1605) |
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| dr. hendrik brantsen 22 Nov 1605 Arnhem - 19 Jan 1640 Arnhem (b. 1605) |
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| dr. richard tilghman 3 Sep 1627 London - 7 Jan 1675 The Hermitage, US (b. 1627) |
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| dr. johannes fredericus schweitzer 17 Jan 1630 Cöthen, Anhalt - 29 Aug 1709 's-Gravenhage (b. 1630) |
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| dr. johan de keijser Aug 1635 - Nov 1678 (b. 1635) |
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| dr. peter bulkeley 12 Jun 1643 Concord, MA - 1691 Fairfield, Connecticut (b. 1643) |
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| dr. arnold wentholt 6 Oct 1649 Zutphen - 7 Dec 1704 (b. 1649) |
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| dr. marinus de jonge 12 Feb 1651 Zierikzee - 22 May 1721 Zierikzee (b. 1651) |
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| dr. salomon van echten (b. 1643) |
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| dr. johann aegidius, freiherr von alemann 1655 - 4 Oct 1719 (b. 1655) |
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| dr. marmaduke witham, of preston hall 1657 - 1715 (b. 1657) |
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| dr. arnold van suchtelen 8 Dec 1658 Deventer - 14 Mar 1705 Deventer (b. 1658) |
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