Ensign Daniel Sutter was a Starfleet officer who served as an Engineer officer. Sutter was stationed various ships before joining the USS Enterprise-D crew in 2368. When that ship attended a Klingon conference with the United Federation of Planets on Deep Space 9. Sutter argued with Reginald Barclay and Dern as to the location of the best food in the galaxy. Sutter believed the best dining to be at a cafe on Rigel. (ST novel: Klingon, ST website: Startrek.com, TNG episode: "Imaginary Friend") Sutter had a daughter, Clara Sutter. (ST website: Startrek.com, TNG episode: "Imaginary Friend")