D
Historical Figures — D
266 people whose names start with “D”
Athlete(66)Musician(30)actor(17)actress(9)writer(4)Actor(4)
D. H. Lawrencewriter and poetD. S. SenanayakeD. W. GriffithfilmmakerDaBabyMusicianDaddy YankeeMusicianDag HammarskjöldDaisy RidleyactressDakota FanningactressDakota JohnsonactressDale EarnhardtAthleteDale JarrettAthleteDale MurphyAthleteDamon RunyonwriterDan AykroydCanadian-American actorDan BrownwriterDan CarterAthleteDan Houservideo game producerDan JansenAthleteDan MarinoAthleteDan O'TooleAthleteDan QuisenberryAthleteDan Ratherbroadcast journalistDan ReynoldsMusicianDan WheldonAthleteDanai GuriraZimbabwean-American actressDaniel arap MoiDaniel Boonepioneer and frontiersmanDaniel CraigactorDaniel Day-LewisactorDaniel DefoewriterDaniel Gabriel FahrenheitPhysicist and engineerDaniel Hale WilliamsDaniel JohnsMusicianDaniel KahnemanIsraeli-American psychologist and economistDaniel LoganZealand actorDaniel OrtegaDaniel RadcliffeactorDaniel Websterlawyer and statesmanDanielle SteelauthorDaniil MedvedevAthleteDanny Boyledirector and producerDanny DeVitoactorDanny ElfmancomposerDanny GloveractorDanny Meyerrestaurateur and writerDanny Thomasactor and comedianDarius Milhaudcomposer, conductor and teacherDarlene HardAthleteDarrell WaltripAthleteDarryl SittlerAthleteDarryl StrawberryAthleteDave BrubeckMusicianDave Chappellecomedian and actorDave CowensAthleteDave DeBusschereAthleteDave FrancoactorDave GrohlMusicianDave KingmanAthleteDave MatthewsMusicianDave RighettiAthleteDave StewartMusicianDave StocktonAthleteDave WinfieldAthleteDavid Attenboroughbroadcaster and naturalistDavid BaszuckientrepreneurDavid BeattyRoyal Navy Admiral of the FleetDavid BeckhamAthleteDavid Ben-GurionDavid BlaineActorDavid BoonAthleteDavid BowieMusicianDavid BrinkleyjournalistDavid CameronDavid CampeseAthleteDavid ConeAthleteDavid CopperfieldActorDavid DinkinsDavid DuvalAthleteDavid Edward HughesBritish-American inventor and music professorDavid FarragutUnited States Navy admiralDavid Fincherfilm directorDavid Frosttelevision host and journalistDavid Geffenmedia proprietorDavid GilmourMusicianDavid GowerAthleteDavid GuettaMusicianDavid Hasselhoffactor, singer, and television personalityDavid HoDavid HockneyartistDavid Hogggun control activistDavid Humephilosopher, historian, economist and essayistDavid JusticeAthleteDavid Kochbusinessman and philanthropistDavid KrumholtzActorDavid LangeDavid Leanfilmmaker and editorDavid LeeAthleteDavid Lee RothMusicianDavid Lettermancomedian and television hostDavid Livingstonecolonialist and missionary to AfricaDavid Lloyd GeorgeDavid LynchfilmmakerDavid Mametplaywright, author, and filmmakerDavid McCampbellDavid McKeewriter and illustratorDavid Muirbroadcast journalistDavid Nivenactor, memoirist and novelistDavid OrtizAthleteDavid Packardelectrical engineerDavid PearsonAthleteDavid RobinsonAthleteDavid RumelhartpsychologistDavid SchwimmeractorDavid Suzukiscientist and environmentalistDavid TennantactorDavid ThewlisactorDavid ThompsonDavid TomsAthleteDavid WalkerDavidoMusicianDavidson BlackDavis Love IIIAthleteDavy Crockettpolitician and frontiersmanDavy JonesmusicianDawn FraserAthleteDawn WellsactressDean Martinsinger and actorDebbie Harrysinger-songwriter and actressDebbie ReynoldsMusicianDeion SandersAthleteDeMarcus CousinsAthleteDemi LovatosingerDemi MooreactressDemis HassabisAI researcherDeng XiaopingDenis Diderotphilosopher and writerDenis PotvinAthleteDennis GaborHungarian-British physicistDennis Hopperactor and filmmakerDennis LilleeAthleteDennis MartínezAthleteDennis QuaidactorDennis RodmanAthleteDenny McLainAthleteDenny ShuteAthleteDenzel WashingtonactorDerek JeterAthleteDerrick HenryAthleteDesi ArnazCuban-American musician, actor, producer and television studio headDesmond DossUS soldier and Medal of Honor recipientDesmond TutuAfrican bishop and anti-apartheid activistDev PatelactorDiana DeGarmosingerDiana Rosssinger and actressDiana SpencerMember of the British royal familyDiana TaurasiAthleteDiane KeatonactressDiane KrugeractressDiane von Furstenbergfashion designerDianne WiestactressDick Buttonfigure skaterDick CheneyDick Clarkradio and television personalityDick King-Smithwriter of children's booksDick Van Dykeactor and comedianDick Wolftelevision producerDidier DeschampsAthleteDidier DrogbaAthleteDidoMusicianDiego MaradonaAthleteDiego RiveramuralistDietrich MateschitzentrepreneurDilma RousseffDinah Shoresinger and actressDino CiccarelliAthleteDiocletianRoman emperor from 284 to 305Diogo JotaAthleteDion Boucicaultactor and dramatistDion Fortuneoccultist and writerDionne WarwickMusicianDJ KhaledMusicianDjango ReinhardtMusicianDmitri MendeleevchemistDmitri PolyakovSoviet major general and spyDmitri ShostakovichSoviet composer and pianistDmitry MedvedevpoliticianDmitry MuratovjournalistDMXMusicianDoc DurantDoc HollidayGambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the American WestDodie Smithnovelist and playwrightDoja CatMusicianDolly Partonsinger-songwriterDolly the SheepFirst cloned mammalDolores O’RiordanmusicianDolph SchayesAthleteDominic ThiemAthleteDomitianRoman emperor from AD 81 to 96Domitila de CastronoblewomanDon AdamsactorDon CherryAthleteDon DeLillowriterDon DrysdaleAthleteDon Estridgepersonal computer industry pioneerDon Hutsonfootball player and coachDon MattinglyAthleteDon ShulaAthleteDon Suttonbaseball playerDonald BradmancricketerDonald FagenMusicianDonald Gloveractor and musicianDonald SutherlandactorDonald TrumpDonald Wills Douglasaircraft industrialistDonatelloRenaissance sculptorDonna CaponiAthleteDonna SummerMusicianDonovanMusicianDoris DayMusicianDoris HartAthleteDoris Kearns Goodwinbiographer and historianDoris RobertsDorothea Dixsocial reformerDorothy DayCatholic and social activistDorothy HamillAthleteDorothy HeightactivistDorothy HodgkinchemistDorothy Parkerpoet, short story writer, critic and satiristDoug FlutieAthleteDoug HarveyDoug McMillonbusinessmanDoug SahmMusicianDouglas Adamswriter and humoristDouglas Engelbartengineer and inventorDouglas Fairbanksactor and filmmakerDouglas Fairbanks Jr.actor, film producer, and U.S. Navy officerDouglas Haigfield marshalDouglas Hofstadterprofessor of cognitive scienceDouglas LenatDouglas MacArthurgeneralDove Cameronactress and singerDr. DreMusicianDr. JohnMusicianDr. Seussauthor and cartoonistDrakeActorDraymond GreenAthleteDraža MihailovićLeader of the Chetniks in WWIIDrew BarrymoreactressDrew BreesAthleteDrew CareycomedianDua LipaMusicianDudley HerschbachchemistDudley Mooreactor, comedian and musicianDuffyMusicianDuhan van der MerweAthleteDuke EllingtonMusicianDuke SniderAthleteDustin Hoffmanactor and filmmakerDwayne Johnsonactor and professional wrestlerDwight D. EisenhowerMilitary Leader & PresidentDwight GoodenAthleteDwyane WadeAthleteDylan O'BrienactorDylan SprouseactorDylan ThomasWelsh poet and writerDylan Wangactor
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many historical figures start with the letter D?
- We have 266 historical figures whose names begin with D, out of 5,637 total people in our database.
- What professions are represented among people starting with D?
- The most common roles include Athlete (66), Musician (30), actor (17), actress (9), writer (4), Actor (4).