Names beginning with D

• D. B. JayatilakaHistorical figure
• D. H. LawrenceEnglish writer and poet (1885–1930)

  September 11, 1885 – March 2, 1930
• D. R. BendreKannada poet (1896–1981)

  January 31, 1896 – October 21, 1981
• D. S. SenanayakePrime Minister of Sri Lanka (1884-1952)

  October 20, 1884 – March 22, 1952
• DMXAmerican rapper and actor (1970–2021)

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• Da HongfeiSerial entrepreneur in blockchain technology
• Daagh DehlviIndian poet

  May 25, 1831 – March 17, 1905
• Dadasaheb PhalkeIndian film producer, director and screenwriter (1870–1944)

  April 30, 1870 – February 16, 1944
• Daddy YankeePuerto Rican rapper and actor (born 1976)

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• Dafydd ap Gwilym14th-century Welsh poet

  1320 – 1380
• Dag HammarskjoldSwedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905–1961)

  July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961
• Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetans

  b. July 6, 1935
• Dale EarnhardtAmerican racing driver (1951-2001)

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• Dale SteynSouth African cricketer

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• Dalia GrybauskaitėPresident of Lithuania fom 2009 to 2019 (born 1956)

  b. March 1, 1956
• Damdin SukhbaatarMongolian military leader (1893-1923)

  February 2, 1893 – February 20, 1923
• Damian LillardAmerican basketball player (born 1990)

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• Damiano DavidItalian singer-songwriter

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• Damien ChazelleFrench-American filmmaker

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• Damien HirstEnglish sculptor and installation artist

  b. June 7, 1965
• Dan BonehIsraeli cryptographer

  b. 1969
• Dan LarimerSoftware developer; creator of BitShares, Steem and EOS.IO

  b. c. 1950
• Dan MarinoAmerican football player, quarterback, Pro Football Hall of Fame member

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• Dan MoreheadFounder and CEO, Pantera
• Dan RomeroHistorical figure
• Dani RodrikTurkish economist and publicist (born 1957)

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• Daniel BernoulliSwiss mathematician and physicist (1700-1782)

  February 8, 1700 – March 17, 1782
• Daniel BooneAmerican pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)

  November 2, 1734 – September 26, 1820
• Daniel ChapoPresident of Mozambique since 2025

  b. January 6, 1977
• Daniel Day-LewisBritish actor

  b. April 29, 1957
• Daniel DefoeEnglish trader, writer, and journalist (1660–1731)

  September 13, 1660 – April 24, 1731
• Daniel EkSwedish businessman (born 1983)

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• Daniel Gabriel FahrenheitGerman-Polish physicist and engineer (1686-1736)

  May 24, 1686 – September 16, 1736
• Daniel GuggenheimAmerican mining magnate and philanthropist (1856–1930)

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• Daniel K. LudwigAmerican businessman (1897–1992)

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• Daniel Kablan DuncanIvorian politician

  b. June 30, 1943
• Daniel KahnemanIsraeli-American psychologist and economist (1934–2024)

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• Daniel KaluuyaBritish actor (born 1989)

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• Daniel NoboaPresident of Ecuador since 2023

  b. November 30, 1987
• Daniel Ona OndoGabonese politician

  b. July 10, 1945
• Daniel OrtegaPresident of Nicaragua (1979–1990; 2007–present)

  b. November 11, 1945
• Daniel RicciardoAustralian racing driver

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• Daniel arap MoiKenyan President (2nd) (1924-2020)

  September 2, 1924 – February 4, 2020
• Daniel of GaliciaPrince of Galicia (1201-1264)

  1201 – 1264
• Daniel the prophetHistorical figure
• Daniil MedvedevRussian tennis player

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• Danilo MedinaFormer president of the Dominican Republic

  b. November 10, 1951
• Danilo TürkPresident of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012

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• Danny Faure4th President of Seychelles

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• Danny PhilipPrime Minister of Solomon Islands

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• Dante AlighieriFlorentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)

  May 30, 1265 – September 13, 1321
• Daouda Malam WankéPresident of Niger (1946-2004)

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• Dara KhosrowshahiIranian businessman

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• Dara ShikohIndian prince

  March 20, 1615 – August 30, 1659
• Dario AmodeiCEO and co-founder of Anthropic

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• Darius IThe fourth and greatest Achaemenid emperor (522–486 BC)

  550 BCE – 486 BCE
• Darius IIILast king of the Achaemenid Empire (r. 336–330 BC)

  380 BCE – 330 BCE
• Daron AcemogluTurkish-American economist and receiver of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economic sciences (born 1967)

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• Darryl F. ZanuckAmerican film producer (1902–1979)

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• Dashrath ChandNepalese revolutionary

  1903 – 1941
• Date MasamuneDaimyo of the Sengoku period to early-Edo period; 1st lord of Sendai

  September 5, 1567 – June 27, 1636
• Dave KleimanAmerican computer investigator

  1967 – April 26, 2013
• David A. GrangerGuyanese politician

  b. July 15, 1945
• David AdeangNauruan politician (born 1969)

  b. November 24, 1969
• David AttenboroughBritish broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

  b. May 8, 1926
• David BakerAmerican biochemist and computational biologist (born 1962)

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• David BeckhamEnglish footballer (born 1975)

  b. May 2, 1975
• David Ben-GurionIsraeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1948–1953, 1955–1963) - (born1886–1973)

  October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973
• David BowieEnglish musician and actor (1947–2016)

  January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016
• David CameronBritish artist (1865-1945)

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• David ChangPh.D. Stanford University 1997

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• David ChaumAmerican computer scientist and cryptographer

  b. 1955
• David FiloAmerican businessman

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• David GeffenAmerican businessman

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• David GilmourEnglish musician, member of Pink Floyd (born 1946)

  b. March 6, 1946
• David HarbourAmerican actor (born 1975)

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• David HilbertGerman mathematician (1862–1943)

  January 23, 1862 – February 14, 1943
• David HockneyPainter, printmaker, set designer, photographer (1937–2026)

  July 9, 1937 – June 11, 2026
• David HumeScottish philosopher, economist, and historian (1711-1776)

  April 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776
• David I of ScotlandKing of Alba from 1124 to 1153

  1084 – May 24, 1153
• David J. FrancisSierra Leonean politician

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• David KabuaMarshallese politician and government minister

  May 26, 1951 – April 8, 2026
• David LeanBritish filmmaker and editor (1908–1991)

  March 25, 1908 – April 16, 1991
• David LivingstoneScottish missionary and explorer (1813-1873)

  March 19, 1813 – May 1, 1873
• David Lloyd GeorgePrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922

  January 17, 1863 – March 26, 1945
• David MarcusHead, Calibra, USA
• David O. SelznickAmerican film producer (1902–1965)

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• David OrtizDominican-American professional baseball player (born 1975)

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• David RockefellerAmerican banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)

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• David RubensteinAmerican businessman (born 1949)

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• David SacksSouth African-American entrepreneur and investor

  b. May 25, 1972
• David SarnoffRussian-born American businessman (1891–1971)

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• David SassoonBritish fashion designer (1932–2025)

  October 5, 1932 – April 9, 2025
• David SchwartzProgrammer

  b. November 16, 1969
• David SengehBiomechatronics engineer and politician in Sierra Leone

  b. February 25, 1986
• David SwensenNorwegian politician

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• David SønstebøHistorical figure
• David TepperAmerican businessman

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• David ThompsonSixth Prime Minister of Barbados (1961-2010)

  December 25, 1961 – October 23, 2010
• David UnaiponIndigenous Australian inventor and writer (1872–1967)

  September 28, 1872 – February 7, 1967
• David VorickSoftware developer, Sia founder
• David W. PanueloPresident of the Federated States of Micronesia (2019-present)

  b. April 13, 1964
• David WarnerBritish actor (1941–2022)

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• David the BuilderKing of Georgia (1073-1125)

  1073 – January 24, 1125
• DavidoNigerian singer

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• Davy CrockettAmerican frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)

  August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836
• Dawda Kairaba Jawara1st President of the Gambia (1924-2019)

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• Dayananda SaraswatiIndian social reformer (1824-1883)

  February 12, 1824 – October 30, 1883
• Dean BarrowPrime Minister of Belize from 2008 to 2020

  b. March 2, 1951
• Dean MartinAmerican singer, actor, comedian and film producer (1917–1995)

  June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995
• Dedan KimathiHistorical figure
• Deepa MehtaIndo Canadian film director and screenwriter

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• Deepika PadukoneIndian actress

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• Delcy RodriguezActing President of Venezuela since 2026

  b. May 18, 1969
• Demis HassabisBritish artificial intelligence researcher (born 1976)

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• Demna GvasaliaGeorgian fashion designer (born 1981)

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• DemocritusGreek philosopher (c. 460–c. 370 BC)

  c. 460 BCE – c. 360 BCE
• DemosthenesClassical Athenian statesman and orator (384–322 BC)

  384 BCE – 322 BCE
• Denelle DixonChief Executive Officer - Stellar Development Foundation
• Deng XiaopingChinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989

  August 22, 1904 – February 19, 1997
• Denis BećirovićBosnian politician

  b. November 28, 1975
• Denis Sassou-NguessoPresident of the Republic of the Congo (1979–1992; 1997–present)

  b. November 23, 1943
• Denis VilleneuveCanadian film director and screenwriter (born 1967)

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• Denis ZvizdićBosnia and Herzegovina politician (born 1964)

  b. June 9, 1964
• Denis of PortugalPortuguese infante (1317-1318)
• Denise BronzettiCaptain Regent, head of government for San Marino

  b. December 12, 1972
• Dennis RitchieAmerican computer scientist, co-inventor of the Unix operating system and the C programming language (1941–2011)

  September 9, 1941 – October 12, 2011
• Dennis RodmanAmerican basketball player (born 1961)

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• Denys ShmyhalUkrainian politician, former Prime Minister of Ukraine (2020–2025)

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• Denzel WashingtonAmerican actor (born 1954)

  b. December 28, 1954
• Denzil DouglasPrime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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• Deputy Nazir AhmadIndian writer

  1831 – 1912
• Derek JeterAmerican former professional baseball player, author, bussinessman and baseball broadcasters

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• Desi BouterseLeader of Suriname (1980–1987, 2010–2020)

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• Desmond DossAmerican solder, pacifist, and combat medic; recipient of the Purple Heart medal, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1919–2007) Un gran hombre en la vida militar.

  February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006
• Desmond HoytePresident of Guyana, politician, lawyer (1929-2002)

  March 9, 1929 – December 22, 2002
• Desmond TutuSouth African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)

  October 7, 1931 – December 26, 2021
• Dev AnandIndian actor, producer, director

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• Dev PatelBritish actor (born 1990)

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• Devika RaniIndian actress (1908-1994)

  March 30, 1908 – March 9, 1994
• Devin FinzerAmerican entrepreneur and technology executive

  b. 1990
• Dhanaji JadhavIndian warrior

  1650 – 1708
• Dhani Ram ChatrikPunjabi poet and typographer (1876–1954)

  October 4, 1876 – December 18, 1954
• Dhanin ChearavanontThai industrialist

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• Dharam GokhoolPresident of Mauritius since 2024

  b. October 25, 1949
• Dharma Bhakta MathemaNepalese politician

  1908 – January 25, 1941
• DharmendraIndian actor and politician (1935–2025)

  being archived
• Dheeran ChinnamalaiKonguNadu chieftain, Indian Freedom Fighter, Revolutionist (1757-1805)

  April 17, 1757 – July 31, 1805
• Dhirendranath DattaBengali activist (1886-1971)

  November 2, 1886 – March 21, 1971
• Dhirubhai AmbaniIndian business tycoon (1932–2002)

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• Dhondo Keshav KarveIndian social reformer (1858–1962)

  April 18, 1858 – November 9, 1962
• Dhu NuwasYemeni king, last ruler of Himyarite Kingdom

  d. 530 CE
• Dhyan ChandIndian field hockey player (1905–1979)

  August 29, 1905 – December 3, 1979
• Dian FosseyAmerican zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985)

  January 16, 1932 – December 26, 1985
• Diana RossAmerican singer and actress (1944-2026)

  b. March 26, 1944
• Diarmait Mac MurchadaKing of Leinster in Ireland

  1110 – May 1, 1171
• Dick SchoofCivil servant and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 2024-2026

  b. March 8, 1957
• Dickon MitchellGrenadian politician (1978-)

  b. October 8, 1978
• Didier DrogbaIvorian and French association football player

  being archived
• Didier GuillaumeFrench politician (1959–2025)

  May 11, 1959 – January 17, 2025
• Didier QuelozSwiss astronomer

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• Didjob Divungi Di NdingeGabonese politician

  b. May 5, 1946
• DidoEnglish singer and songwriter (born 1971)

  b. December 25, 1971
• Diego LunaMexican actor (1979-)

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• Diego MaradonaArgentine footballer of the 'Hand of God' and the Goal of the Century

  October 30, 1960 – November 25, 2020
• Diego RiveraMexican muralist (1886–1957)

  December 8, 1886 – November 25, 1957
• Diego SilangFilipino insurgent leader

  December 16, 1730 – May 28, 1763
• Diego VelazquezSpanish painter (1599–1660)

  June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660
• Dietrich BonhoefferGerman Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident (1906–1945)

  February 4, 1906 – April 9, 1945
• Dietrich of FreibergHistorical figure
• Dilawar FigarPakistani writer (1929-1998)

  July 8, 1929 – January 25, 1998
• Dileita Mohamed DileitaPrime Minister of Djibouti

  b. March 12, 1958
• Dilip KumarPh.D. Anna University 2014
• Dilip MahalanabisIndian pediatrician (1934–2022)

  November 12, 1934 – 2022
• Diljit DosanjhIndian singer, film and television actor

  being archived
• Dilma Rousseff36th President of Brazil (2011-2016), 3rd President of the New Development Bank (BRICS)

  being archived
• Dimitar GlavchevBulgarian politician

  b. August 15, 1963
• Dimitar KovačevskiPrime Minister of North Macedonia from 2022 to 2024

  being archived
• Dimitris Christofias6th President of the Republic of Cyprus (2008-2013)

  August 29, 1946 – June 21, 2019
• Dina BoluartePeruvian lawyer and politician, president of Peru from 2022 to 2025

  being archived
• Dina WadiaDaughter of the founding father of Pakistan (1919-2017)

  August 15, 1919 – November 2, 2017
• Dinabandhu MitraBengali dramatist (1830–1873)

  1830 – November 1, 1873
• Dinesh GuptaBengali revolutionary (1911-1931)

  December 6, 1911 – July 7, 1931
• Ding LirenChinese grandmaster and former World Chess Champion

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• DiocletianAugustus of the Eastern Roman Empire (244-311)

  December 22, 244 CE – December 3, 316 CE
• Diogenes of Sinope4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher

  412 BCE – 323 BCE
• Dioncounda TraoréPresident of Mali

  b. February 23, 1942
• Diophantus3rd century Alexandrian Greek mathematician

  c. 201 CE – 284 CE
• Diosdado CabelloVenezuelan politician, military officer

  being archived
• DiponegoroJavanese prince who opposed Dutch colonialism during the Java War (1825-1830)

  November 11, 1785 – January 8, 1855
• Dirk Bouts15th-century Dutch painter

  1415 – May 6, 1475
• Dirk NowitzkiGerman basketball player (born 1978)

  being archived
• Dizzy GillespieAmerican jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)

  October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993
• Django ReinhardtRomani-Belgian /French jazz musician (1910–1953)

  January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953
• DjoserAncient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty

  c. 2800 BCE – c. 2700 BCE
• Dmitri MendeleevRussian chemist (1834–1907)

  January 27, 1834 – January 20, 1907
• Dmitri ShostakovichSoviet composer and pianist (1906-1975)

  September 25, 1906 – August 9, 1975
• Dmitry DonskoyPrince of Moscow

  October 12, 1350 – May 19, 1389
• Dmitry MedvedevPresident of Russia from 2008 to 2012, Prime Minister of Russia (2012-2020) and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020

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• Dnyaneshwar13th-century Hindu Marathi saint and philosopher

  1275 – 1296