# People and Peoples (D)

D. G. Fowle
D G Fowle was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of North Carolina from 1889 until 1891.

D. Greydon Clark
D Greydon Clark is an actor.

D. L. Russell
D L Russell was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of North Carolina from 1897 until 1901.

D. L. Swain
D L Swain was an American politician. He was a Whig governor of North Carolina from 1832 until 1835.

D. Russell Brown
D Russell Brown was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Rhode Island from 1892 until 1895.

D. S. Reid
D S Reid was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of North Carolina from 1851 until 1854.

D. W. Davis
D W Davis was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Idaho from 1919 until 1923.

D.A. ClarkeSmith
D.A ClarkeSmith was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1959.

Dabney Coleman
Dabney Coleman is an actor.

Daci
see "Getae"

Dack Rambo
Dack Rambo is an actor. He was born in 1941.

Dacoit
The Dacoits were Burmese guerrillas who fled to the hills and jungle after the overthrow of Burma in 1886, and waged a desultory campaign against the British for several years.

Daimios
The Daimios were a class of feudal Lords in Japan. In 1871 they were deprived of their privileges and jurisdiction and made official governors for the state in districts they had previously held as feudal rulers.

Daisy Campbell
Daisy Campbell is an actress.

Daisy Hilton
Daisy Hilton was an actress. She was born in 1908 and died in 1964.

Dakait
Dakait is a Hindustani word for a robber.

Dale Evans
Dale Evans is an actress. She was born in 1912.

Dale Fuller
Dale Fuller is an actor.

Dale L. Bumpers
Dale L Bumpers was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arkansas from 1971 until 1975.

Dale Robertson
Dale Robertson is an actor. He was born in 1923.

Daliah Lavi
Daliah Lavi is an actress. She was born in 1940.

Dame Edith Evans
Dame Edith Evans was an actress. She was born in 1888 and died in 1976.

Dame Ellen Terry
Dame Ellen Terry was a British actress. She was born in 1848 and died in 1928. She first appeared in London at the age of 8 in 'A Winter's Tale'.

Dame Gladys Cooper
Dame Gladys Cooper was an actress. She was born in 1888 and died in 1971.

Dame Lilian Braithwaite
Dame Lilian Braithwaite was an actress. She was born in 1873 and died in 1948.

Dame Margaret Rutherford
Dame Margaret Rutherford was an actress. She was born in 1892 and died in 1972.

Damocles
Damocles was a sycophant of the court of Dionysius. He continually flattered the monarch, calling him the happiest man in the world. In order to show him the cares of a sovereign, Dionysius caused him to sit upon a throne at a feast of unparalleled splendour. Damocles gazed in delight on the scene until, looking up he saw a sword hanging point-downwards directly over his head, suspended by only a hair. This symbol convinced him of the dangers of kingship.

Dan Ackroyd
Dan Ackroyd is an actor.

Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd is an actor.

Dan Blocker
Dan Blocker was an actor. He was born in 1928 and died in 1972.

Dan Collier
Dan Collier is an actor.

Dan Daily
Dan Daily was an actor. He was born in 1914 and died in 1978.

Dan Duryea
Dan Duryea was an actor. He was born in 1907 and died in 1968.

Dan E. Garvey
Dan E Garvey was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arizona from 1948 until 1951.

Dan Grimaldi
Dan Grimaldi is an actor.

Dan Haggerty
Dan Haggerty is an actor.

Dan Howard
Dan Howard is an actor.

Dan Moody
Dan Moody was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1927 until 1931.

Dan O'Bannon
Dan O'Bannon is an actor.

Dan O'Herlihy
Dan O'Herlihy is an actor. He was born in 1919.

Dan Resin
Dan Resin is an actor.

Dan Rowan
Dan Rowan was an actor. He was born in 1922 and died in 1987.

Dan Seymour
Dan Seymour was an actor. He was born in 1915 and died in 1982.

Dan Shor
Dan Shor is an actor.

Dan Thornton
Dan Thornton was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Colorado from 1951 until 1955.

Dan Tobin
Dan Tobin was an actor. He was born in 1909 and died in 1982.

Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews was an actor. He was born in 1909 and died in 1992.

Dana Gillespie
Dana Gillespie is an actress.

Dana Hill
Dana Hill is an actress.

Dana Plato
Dana Plato is an actress.

Dana Wynter
Dana Wynter is an actress. She was born in 1930.

Dandy Nichols
Dandy Nichols was an actress. She was born in 1907 and died in 1986.

Dane Clark
Dane Clark is an actor. He was born in 1913.

Danebrog
Danebrog were an order of Danish knights instituted in 1219, and revived in 1693.

Daniel Auteuil
Daniel Auteuil was an actress.

Daniel Baldwin
Daniel Baldwin is an actor.

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone was an American pioneer and explorer. He was born in 1735 in Pennsylvania and died in 1820. He emigrated to North Carolina in 1752 and proceeded to Kentucky in 1769 where he was capyured by Indians whilst on a hunt. He escaped and reached home in 1771.

Daniel Boulanger
Daniel Boulanger is an actor.

Daniel D. T. Farnsworth
Daniel D T Farnsworth was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of West Virginia during 1869.

Daniel D. Tompkins
Daniel D Tompkins was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of New York from 1807 until 1817.

Daniel DayLewis
Daniel DayLewis is an actor. He was born in 1957.

Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe was an English political writer. He was born in 1660, dying in 1731. He is perhaps most famous for writing the novel 'Robinson Crusoe'. He was imprisoned for writing the work, 'the shortest way with dissenters'.

Daniel Dunklin
Daniel Dunklin was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Missouri from 1832 until 1836.

Daniel F. Davis
Daniel F Davis was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Maine from 1880 until 1881.

Daniel Faraldo
Daniel Faraldo is an actor.

Daniel Gelin
Daniel Gelin is an actor. He was born in 1921.

Daniel H. Chamberlain
Daniel H Chamberlain was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of South Carolina from 1874 until 1876.

Daniel H. Hastings
Daniel H Hastings was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Pennsylvania from 1895 until 1899.

Daniel Haines
Daniel Haines was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Jersey from 1843 until 1845.

Daniel HughKelly
Daniel HughKelly is an actor.

Daniel J. Evans
Daniel J Evans was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Washington from 1965 until 1977.

Daniel J. Travanti
Daniel J Travanti is an actor.

Daniel K. Moore
Daniel K Moore was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of North Carolina from 1965 until 1969.

Daniel Kauffman
Daniel Kauffman is an actor.

Daniel Martin
Daniel Martin was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Maryland during 1831.

Daniel Massey
Daniel Massey is an actor. He was born in 1933.

Daniel Rodney
Daniel Rodney was an American politician. He was a Federalist governor of Delaware from 1814 until 1817.

Daniel Rogers
Daniel Rogers was an American politician. He was a Federalist governor of Delaware from 1797 until 1799.

Daniel Stern
Daniel Stern is an actor.

Daniel T. McCarty
Daniel T McCarty was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Florida during 1953.

Daniel W. Turner
Daniel W Turner was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Iowa from 1931 until 1933.

Daniel Walker
Daniel Walker was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Illinois from 1973 until 1977.

Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster was an American politician and lawyer. He was born in 1782 and died in 1852.

Daniel Webster Jones
Daniel Webster Jones was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arkansas from 1897 until 1901.

Daniela Bianchi
Daniela Bianchi is an actress. She was born in 1942.

Daniele Delorme
Daniele Delorme is an actress. She was born in 1926.

Danielle Darrieux
Danielle Darrieux is an actress. She was born in 1917.

Dankali
see "Dankalil"

Dankalil
The Dankalil (singular Dankali) are (were?) a number of tribes that inhabited East Africa near the Red Sea. They were generally fishermen or cattle rearers and practised Islam.

Danny deVito
Danny deVito was an actor.

Danny Glover
Danny Glover is an actor. He was born in 1947.

Danny Green
Danny Green is an actor. He was born in 1903.

Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye was an actor. He was born in 1913 and died in 1987.

Danny Pintauro
Danny Pintauro is an actor.

Danny Stone
Danny Stone is an actor.

Danny Thomas
Danny Thomas was an actor. He was born in 1914 and died in 1991.

Dante DiPaolo
Dante DiPaolo was an actress.

Dante Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti was an English painter and poet. He was born at London in 1828 and died in 1882.

Dany Robin
Dany Robin is an actress. She was born in 1927.

Dany Saval
Dany Saval is an actress. She was born in 1940.

Daphne Du Maurier
Daphne Du Maurier was an English novelist. She was born in 1907 and died in 1989. Several of her books have been made into successful films, including 'Rebecca' and 'Jamaica Inn'.

Daphne Zuniga
Daphne Zuniga is an actress.

Darby Hinton
Darby Hinton is an actor.

Darcia Deane
Darcia Deane is an actress.

Daria Nicolodi
Daria Nicolodi is an actress.

Darius
Darius was the name of three Persian kings. Darius the Great reigned from 521 BC until 486 BC. He was defeated by the Greeks at Marathon.

Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud was a French composer. He was born in 1892 and died in 1974.

Darlanne Fluegel
Darlanne Fluegel is an actress. She was born in 1958.

Darleen Carr
Darleen Carr is an actress.

Darrell Zwerling
Darrell Zwerling is an actor.

Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Darryl Hannah
Darryl Hannah is an actress.

Darryl Hickman
Darryl Hickman is an actor. He was born in 1931.

Darwin Joston
Darwin Joston is an actor.

Dauphin
From 1370 until 1830, Dauphin was the title of the eldest son of the King of France.

Dave Dennis Christopher
Dave Dennis Christopher is an actor. He was born in 1955.

Dave O'Brien
Dave O'Brien was an actor. He was born in 1912 and died in 1969.

Dave Willock
Dave Willock is an actor. He was born in 1909.

Davey Lee
Davey Lee is an actor. He was born in 1925.

David Ackroyd
David Ackroyd is an actor. He was born in 1940.

David Alan Grier
David Alan Grier is an actor.

David Arkin
David Arkin is an actor.

David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough is a British naturalist and broadcaster. He was born in 1926. He is noted for his television series 'Life on Earth','The Living Planet' and 'Trials of Life'

David B. Mitchell
David B Mitchell was an American politician. He was a Jeffersonian-Republican governor of Georgia from 1809 until 1813.

David Bennett Hill
David Bennett Hill was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New York from 1885 until 1891.

David Birney
David Birney is an actor. He was born in 1944.

David Bowie
David Bowie is an actor. He was born in 1947.

David Brainerd
David Brainerd was an American Presbyterian missionary. He was born in 1718 at Haddam and died in 1747. He was employed by the Honourable Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge from 1742 to 1747 and ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1744. He was a missionary to the Seneca and Delaware American Indians from 1744 to 1747 and gained posthumous fame through the publication of his diary by Jonathan Edwards

David Brian
David Brian is an actor. He was born in 1914.

David Bruce
David Bruce was an actor. He was born in 1914 and died in 1976.

David Butler
David Butler was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Nebrasaka from 1867 until 1871.

David C. Treen
David C Treen was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Louisiana from 1980 until 1984.

David Campbell
David Campbell was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Virginia from 1837 until 1840.

David Carradine
David Carradine is an actor. He was born in 1940.

David Clendinning
David Clendinning is an actor.

David Clennon
David Clennon is an actor.

David Colin Jr
David Colin Jr is an actor.

David Cox
David Cox was an English landscape painter. He was born in 1783, dying in 1859.

David Dukes
David Dukes is an actor.

David Emanuel
David Emanuel was an American politician. He was a Jeffersonian-Republican governor of Georgia during 1801.

David Essex
David Essex is an English singer and actor. He was born in 1947.

David F. Cargo
David F Cargo was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Mexico from 1967 until 1971.

David Farrar
David Farrar is an actor. He was born in 1908.

David Ford
David Ford is an actor.

David Garrick
David Garrick was an English actor. He was born in 1717 at Hereford and died in 1779.

David H. Goodell
David H Goodell was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Hampshire from 1889 until 1891.

David H. Jerome
David H Jerome was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Michigan from 1881 until 1882.

David H. Pryor
David H Pryor was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arkansas from 1975 until 1979.

David Hall
David Hall was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Delaware from 1802 until 1805.

David Hartman
David Hartman is an actor. He was born in 1937.

David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff is an actor.

David Hazzard
David Hazzard was an American politician. He was a American governor of Delaware from 1830 until 1833.

David Hedison
David Hedison is an actor. He was born in 1926.

David Hemmings
David Hemmings is an actor. He was born in 1941.

David Holmes
David Holmes was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Mississippi from 1817 until 1820.

David Horne
David Horne was an actor. He was born in 1898 and died in 1970.

David Hucheson
David Hucheson was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1976.

David Huddleston
David Huddleston is an actor. He was born in 1930.

David Huffman
David Huffman is an actor. He was born in 1945.

David Hume
David Hume was a British philosopher. He was born in 1711 at Edinburgh and died in 1776.

David Hurst
David Hurst is an actor. He was born in 1925.

David I
David I was King of Scotland from 1124 to 1153.

David I. Walsh
David I Walsh was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Massachusetts from 1914 until 1916.

David II
David II was King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371.

David Janssen
David Janssen was an actor. He was born in 1930 and died in 1980.

David Johansen
David Johansen is an actor.

David Johnson
David Johnson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1846 until 1848.

David Keith
David Keith is an actor.

David Knell
David Knell is an actor.

David Knight
David Knight is an actor. He was born in 1927.

David Kossoff
David Kossoff is an actor. He was born in 1919.

David L. Boren
David L Boren was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Oklahoma from 1975 until 1979.

David L. Lawrence
David L Lawrence was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 until 1963.

David L. Morrill
David L Morrill was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of New Hampshire from 1824 until 1827.

David Labiosa
David Labiosa is an actor.

David Ladd
David Ladd is an actor.

David Landau
David Landau was an actor. He was born in 1878 and died in 1935.

David Lawrence
David Herbert Lawrence was an English poet and novelist. He was born in 1885 at Nottinghamshire and died in 1930. Thomas Edward Lawrence was a British soldier and author. He was born in 1888 near Snowdon and died in 1935. He was known as 'Lawrence of Arabia' for his exploits encouraging the Arabs to fight against the Turks during the Great War.

David Lewis
David Lewis is an actor.

David Livingstone
David Livingstone was a Scottish explorer. Between 1852 and 1873 he discovered the course of the zambesi, victoria falls and lake nyasa.

David Lodge
David Lodge is an actor. He was born in 1922.

David M. Clough
David M Clough was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Minnesota from 1895 until 1899.

David Manners
David Manners is an actor. He was born in 1901.

David Manzy
David Manzy is an actor.

David McCallum
David McCallum is an actor. He was born in 1933.

David Miller
David Miller is an actor. He was born in 1909.

David Morse
David Morse is an actor.

David Naughton
David Naughton is an actor.

David Nelson
David Nelson is an actor.

David Niven
David Niven was an actor. He was born in 1909 and died in 1983.

David O. Watkins
David O Watkins was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Jersey from 1898 until 1899.

David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers was an actor.

David Opatoshu
David Opatoshu is an actor. He was born in 1918.

David Oxley
David Oxley is an actor. He was born in 1929.

David P. Buckson
David P Buckson was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Delaware from 1960 until 1961.

David Peel
David Peel is an actor. He was born in 1920.

David Peter Lewis
David Peter Lewis was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Alabama from 1872 until 1874.

David Prowse
David Prowse is an actor.

David R. Francis
David R Francis was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Missouri from 1889 until 1893.

David R. Porter
David R Porter was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Pennsylvania from 1839 until 1845.

David R. Williams
David R Williams was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of South Carolina from 1814 until 1816.

David Rappaport
David Rappaport was an actor. He died in 1990.

David Roberts
David Roberts was a Scottish landscape and architectural painter. He was born in 1796 and died in 1864.

David Rydall
David Rydall is an actor.

David S. Walker
David S Walker was an American politician. He was a Conservative governor of Florida from 1865 until 1868.

David Scott
David Scott is an actor.

David Selby
David Selby is an actor. He was born in 1941.

David Sholtz
David Sholtz was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Florida from 1933 until 1937.

David Soul
David Soul is an actor. He was born in 1943.

David Spielberg
David Spielberg was an actor.

David Steinberg
David Steinberg is an actor.

David Stone
David Stone was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of North Carolina from 1808 until 1810.

David Tod
David Tod was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Ohio from 1862 until 1864.

David Tomlinson
David Tomlinson is an actor. He was born in 1917.

David Torrence
David Torrence was an actor. He was born in 1864 and died in 1951.

David Tree
David Tree is an actor. He was born in 1915.

David Wallace
David Wallace was an American politician. He was a Whig governor of Indiana from 1837 until 1840.

David Walters
David Walters was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Oklahoma from 1991 until 1995.

David Warner
David Warner is an actor.

David Warrilow
David Warrilow is an actor.

David Wayne
David Wayne is an actor. He was born in 1914.

David Weston
David Weston is an actor. He was born in 1938.

David White
David White was an actor. He was born in 1916 and died in 1990.

David Wood
David Wood is an actor.

David Zucker
David Zucker is an actor.

Davis H. Waite
Davis H Waite was an American politician. He was a Populist governor of Colorado from 1893 until 1895.

Dawn Addams
Dawn Addams was an actress. She was born in 1930 and died in 1985.

Dawn Wells
Dawn Wells is an actress.

Dayak
The Dayak are aboriginal people of Indonesian Borneo and Sarawak.

Dayton Lummis
Dayton Lummis is an actor. He was born in 1903.

De Witt Clinton
De Witt Clinton was an American politician. He was born in 1769 and died in 1828. He was three times Mayor of New York and inaugurated the "spoils system" in New York. He worked for the completion of the Erie Canal scheme, the extension of education and the abolition of slavery and of imprisonment for debt.

Dean
A Dean is the head of a Cathedral Chapter in the Church of England. He is responsible for the upkeep of the fabric, for the services, and generally for the management of business connected with the cathedral.

Dean Jagger
Dean Jagger was an actor. He was born in 1903 and died in 1991.

Dean Jones
Dean Jones is an actor. He was born in 1933.

Dean Martin
Dean Martin is an actor. He was born in 1917.

Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell is an actor. He was born in 1938.

Deana Jurgens
Deana Jurgens is an actress.

Deane C. Davis
Deane C Davis was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Vermont from 1969 until 1973.

DeAnn Mears
DeAnn Mears is an actress.

Deanna Durbin
Deanna Durbin is an actress. She was born in 1921.

Debbi Morgan
Debbi Morgan is an actress.

Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds is an actress. She was born in 1932.

Debi Richter
Debi Richter is an actress.

Deborah Fallender
Deborah Fallender is an actress.

Deborah Foreman
Deborah Foreman is an actress.

Deborah Harmon
Deborah Harmon is an actress.

Deborah Harry
Deborah (Debbie) Harry was lead singer with the 70's punk band Blondie. An ex-prostitute she excited young male audiences with her silky voice and short skirts.

Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr was an actress. She was born in 1921.

Deborah Luce
Deborah Luce is an actress.

Deborah Raffin
Deborah Raffin is an actress. She was born in 1953.

Deborah Rush
Deborah Rush is an actress.

Deborah VanRhyn
Deborah VanRhyn is an actress.

Deborah VanValkenburgh
Deborah VanValkenburgh is an actress.

Deborah Winters
Deborah Winters is an actress.

Debra Blee
Debra Blee is an actress.

Debra Klose
Debra Klose is an actress.

Debra Paget
Debra Paget is an actress. She was born in 1933.

Decemvirs
The Decemvirs were the 10 magistrates who had absolute authority in Ancient Rome.

Decimus Brutus
Decimus Junius Brutus was a Roman commander. He served under Julius Caesar in Gaul, and later was commander of his fleet. He was involved in the assasination of Caesar, and opposed Antony for a while afterwards until his soldiers deserted him in Gaul and he was betrayed to Antony who had him executed in 43 BC.

Dee Hepburn
Dee Hepburn is an actress.

Dee Wallace
Dee Wallace is an actress.

Deemster
A Deemster is a Judge in the Isle of Man, who, without process or any charge to the parties, decides controversies in the island.

Defender of the Faith
Defender of the Faith was a title bestowed upon Henry VIII by Pope Leo X in 1521 as a reward for Henry's treatise against Luther. He was deprived of it by Paul III on his breach with the Papacy, but re-awarded the title by Parliament in 1544 and since then it has been adopted by all English monarchs.

DeForest Kelley
DeForest Kelley is an American actor. He was born in 1920. Despite playing many gunmen in Westerns, he is best known for his portrayal of Doctor McCoy in Star Trek.

DeForest Richards
DeForest Richards was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Wyoming from 1899 until 1903.

Del Credere Agent
A Del Credere Agent is an agent for the sale of goods who guarantees, for an additional commission, that the purchaser is solvent and will perform his contract.

Del Russel
Del Russel is an actor. He was born in 1952.

Delaware Indians
The Delaware Indians were a North American tribe of Indians of the Algonquin family. They were so called Delaware because they lived on the Delaware river, although they called themselves Lenni Lenape.

Delores Taylor
Delores Taylor is an actress.

Delphi Lawrence
Delphi Lawrence is an actress. She was born in 1927.

Delphine Seyrig
Delphine Seyrig was an actress. She was born in 1932 and died in 1990.

Delphine Zentout
Delphine Zentout is an actress. She was born in 1973.

Demi Moore
Demi Moore was an actress. She died in 1963.

Dene
The Dene are a North American Indian tribe found in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Denholm Elliott
Denholm Elliott was an actor. He was born in 1922 and died in 1992.

Denis Compton
Denis Chales Scott Compton is an English cricketer. He was born in 1918. He played for Middlesex and England from 1937 to 1957 and is regarded as the best all-round cricketer of all time.

Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, novelist, playwright and critic. He was born in 1713 and died in 1784.

Denis Lacroix
Denis Lacroix is an actor.

Denis ODea
Denis ODea was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1978.

Denise Darcel
Denise Darcel is an actress. She was born in 1925.

Dennis Burkley
Dennis Burkley is an actor.

Dennis Day
Dennis Day was an actor. He died in 1988.

Dennis Dugan
Dennis Dugan is an actor. He was born in 1948.

Dennis Fimple
Dennis Fimple is an actor.

Dennis Gabor
Dennis Gabor was a British physicist. He was born in 1900 in Hungary and died in 1979. His work in electron physics and the invention of holography led to him being awarded a Nobel prize in 1971. His other contributions included high-speed cathode ray oscillograph, information theory, and the physics of optics.

Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey was an actor. He was born in 1893 and died in 1960.

Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper is an actor. He was born in 1935.

Dennis J. Roberts
Dennis J Roberts was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Rhode Island from 1951 until 1959.

Dennis Lee Falt
Dennis Lee Falt is an actor.

Dennis Lipscomb
Dennis Lipscomb is an actor.

Dennis Moore
Dennis Moore is an actor.

Dennis Morgan
Dennis Morgan is an actress. She was born in 1910.

Dennis Murphree
Dennis Murphree was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Mississippi from 1927 until 1928.

Dennis OKeefe
Dennis OKeefe was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1968.

Dennis Patrick
Dennis Patrick is an actor.

Dennis Price
Dennis Price was an actor. He was born in 1915 and died in 1973.

Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid is an actor. He was born in 1955.

Dennis Quilley
Dennis Quilley is an actor. He was born in 1933.

Dennis Robertson
Dennis Robertson is an actor.

Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman is an actor. He was born in 1948.

Dennis Weaver
Dennis Weaver is an actor. He was born in 1924.

Dennis Wyndham
Dennis Wyndham is an actor.

Denny Miller
Denny Miller was an actor.

Denver Pyle
Denver Pyle is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Denver S. Dickerson
Denver S Dickerson was an American politician. He was a Silver-Democratic governor of Nevada from 1908 until 1911.

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington is an actress.

Derek Bond
Derek Bond is an actor. He was born in 1919.

Derek Farr
Derek Farr is an actor. He was born in 1912.

Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi is an actor. He was born in 1938.

Derek Nimmo
Derek Nimmo is an actor. He was born in 1931.

Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson is an actor.

Dermot Walsh
Dermot Walsh is an actor. He was born in 1924.

Derren Nesbitt
Derren Nesbitt is an actor. He was born in 1932.

Derrick deMarney
Derrick deMarney was an actor. He was born in 1906 and died in 1978.

Desert Fox
see "Erwin Rommel"

Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz was an actor. He was born in 1915 and died in 1986.

Desi Arnaz Jr
Desi Arnaz Jr is an actor. He was born in 1953.

Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch scholar. He was born in 1466 at Rotterdam and died in 1536. He wrote much about the Greek and Latin classics.

Desiree Costeau
Desiree Costeau is an actress.

Desmond Llewellyn
Desmond Llewellyn is an actor.

Desmond Tester
Desmond Tester is an actor. He was born in 1919.

Dev Anand
Dev Anand is an actor.

Dewey F. Bartlett
Dewey F Bartlett was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Oklahoma from 1967 until 1971.

Dewey Martin
Dewey Martin is an actor. He was born in 1923.

DeWitt Clinton Senter
DeWitt Clinton Senter was an American politician. He was a Whig-Republican governor of Tennessee from 1869 until 1871.

DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings was an actor. He was born in 1879 and died in 1937.

Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon was an actor. He died in 1990.

Dhuleep Singh
Dhuleep Singh was a Maharajah of Lahore who led his Sikh forces in several attacks against the British. He was born in 1837 and died in 1893.

Di Buoninsegna Duccio
Di Buoninsegna Duccio was an Italian painter. He was born in 1255 and died in 1319. He founded the Sienese school.

Diahnne Abbott
Diahnne Abbott is an actress.

Diana Dors
Diana Dors was an actress. She was born in 1931 and died in 1984.

Diana Douglas
Diana Douglas is an actress.

Diana Hyland
Diana Hyland was an actress. She was born in 1936 and died in 1977.

Diana Lewis
Diana Lewis is an actress. She was born in 1915.

Diana Lynn
Diana Lynn was an actress. She was born in 1926 and died in 1971.

Diana McLean
Diana McLean is an actress.

Diana Muldaur
Diana Muldaur is an actress. She was born in 1943.

Diana Napier
Diana Napier was an actress. She was born in 1908 and died in 1982.

Diana Quick
Diana Quick is an actress. She was born in 1946.

Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg is an actress. She was born in 1938.

Diana Ross
Diana Ross is an actress. She was born in 1944.

Diana Sands
Diana Sands was an actress. She was born in 1934 and died in 1973.

Diana Scarwid
Diana Scarwid is an actress.

Diana Wynyard
Diana Wynyard was an actress. She was born in 1906 and died in 1964.

Diane Baker
Diane Baker is an actress. She was born in 1936.

Diane Barrymore
Diane Barrymore was an actress. She was born in 1921 and died in 1960.

Diane Cilento
Diane Cilento is an actress. She was born in 1933.

Diane Kay
Diane Kay is an actress.

Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton is an actress. She was born in 1949.

Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd is an actress. She was born in 1932.

Diane Lane
Diane Lane is an actress. She was born in 1965.

Diane McBain
Diane McBain is an actress. She was born in 1941.

Diane Varsi
Diane Varsi is an actress. She was born in 1938.

Diane Venora
Diane Venora is an actress.

Dianne Foster
Dianne Foster is an actress. She was born in 1928.

Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull is an actress.

Dianne West
Dianne West is an actress.

Dianne Wiest
Dianne Wiest is an actress.

Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett is an actor.

Dick Crockett
Dick Crockett is an actor.

Dick Emery
Dick Emery was an English comedy actor. He was born in 1918 and died in 1983.

Dick Foran
Dick Foran was an actor. He was born in 1910 and died in 1979.

Dick Haymes
Dick Haymes was an actor. He was born in 1916 and died in 1980.

Dick Martin
Dick Martin is an actor. He was born in 1923.

Dick McDonald
Dick McDonald was one of two brothers responsible for the McDonalds fast-food chain of restaurants. He was born in 1909 and died in 1998.

Dick Miller
Dick Miller is an actor. He was born in 1928.

Dick ONeill
Dick ONeill is an actor.

Dick Powell
Dick Powell was an actor. He was born in 1904 and died in 1963.

Dick Purcell
Dick Purcell was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1944.

Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent was an actor. He was born in 1937 and died in 1994.

Dick Shawn
Dick Shawn was an actor. He was born in 1928 and died in 1987.

Dick Turpin
Richard (Dick) Turpin was a notorious English highwayman. he was born in 1706 and died in 1739 when he was hanged.

Dick VanDyke
Dick VanDyke is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Dick VanPatten
Dick VanPatten is an actor. He was born in 1928.

Dick Wessel
Dick Wessel was an actor. He was born in 1910 and died in 1965.

Dick Wesson
Dick Wesson was an actor. He was born in 1922 and died in 1979.

Dick Whittington
Dick Whittington was an English merchant and lord mayor of London. He was born in 1358 and died in 1423. The son of a Gloucestershire knight, in 1380 he was a substantial city mercer, and records exist of him having lent large sums of money to Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V. he was lord mayor in 1397 and again in 1406. His benafactions aided St Bartholomew's Hospital, greyfriars library and the Guildhall. He rebuilt Newgate, and founded a small hospital and college (which was suppressed in 1548) near his parish church of St Michael de Paternoster. Details of his life were recorded in the book 'The Model Merchant of the Middle Ages' by Samuel Lysons, published in 1860.

Dick York
Dick York was an actor. He was born in 1928 and died in 1992.

Dickie Moore
Dickie Moore is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Didi Conn
Didi Conn is an actress.

Diego D'Almagro
Diego D'Almagro was a Spanish conquistador. he was born in 1464 and died in 1538. He was associated with Pizarro and Hernando de Luque in the conquest of Peru. He reached Peru in 1533 and attacked Chile in 1536, and returning in 1537 relieved Cuzco which was besieged by the Peruvians. Pizarro refused to recognise his claim to Cuzco and to Lima and defeated him at Las Salmas in 1538 and had him executed.

Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona is an Argentine footballer. He was born in 1960 at Lanus and in 1977 became Argentina's youngest ever international.

Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera was a Mexican painter. He was born in 1886 at Guanajuato and died in 1957.

Diego Velazquez
Diego Rodriguez De Silva Y Velazquez was a Spanish painter. He was born in 1599 and died in 1660. He studied under Herrera and then under Pacheco whose daughter he later married. He was commissioned to paint Philip IV's portrait and became court painter and favourite of the king.

Dietrich Buxtehude
Dietrich Buxtehude was a Danish composer. He was born in 1637 and died in 1707. He composed Organ works, vocal music.

Diggers
The diggers were a pacifist and radical sect of 17th century England.

Dimitri Shostakovich
Dimitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer. He was born in 1906 and died in 1975. He composed Symphonies, Lady Macbeth of the District Mzensk.

Dina Merrill
Dina Merrill is an actress. She was born in 1928.

Dinah Manoff
Dinah Manoff is an actress.

Dinah Sheridan
Dinah Sheridan is an actress. She was born in 1920.

Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore was an actress. She was born in 1917 and died in 1994.

Dingaan
Dingaan was King of the Zulus. he granted the Boers, led by Pieter Retief, permission to enter Natal, but later massacred the whole community in 1838.

Dinka
The Dinka are a branch of the Nilotes, race of mixed Negro and Hamitic blood, inhabiting part of the Sudan. They are exceptionally tall, often reaching 7 ft, athletic and very proud.

Diocletian
Diocletian was a Roman Emperor. He was born in 243 and died in 313. He was proclaimed Emperor by the troops at Chalcedon in 284.

Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus was a Greek historian of the 1st century BC. He documented Greek history from its mythical beginnings to the Gallic War.

Diogenes
Diogenes was a Greek philosopher. He was born in 412 BC and died in 323 BC.

Dion Boucicault
Dion Boucicault was an Irish author and actor. He was born in 1822 at Dublin and died in 1890.

Dion Cassius
Dion Cassius was a Roman historian and administrator. He was born in 155 at Nicaea and died in 230. He wrote a history of Rome from the earliest times to the first century empire in a book entitled Romaika.

Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick is an actress.

Dionys Calvaert
Dionys Calvaert was a Flemish painter. He was born in 1555 at Antwerp and died in 1619 at Bologna.

Dionysius
Dionysius was a tyrant of Syracuse. He was born around 430 BC and died around 367 BC. He gained control of the city during the war with Carthage, in 405 BC and extended his power by defeating the Carthaginians in 397 BC. His successful campaign against Rhegium and other Greek cities in Italy between 391 BC and 386 BC further extended his power, but he was defeated by the Carthaginians soon after. Dionysius raised Syracuse to the position of a leading city and was a patron of literature.

Diplomat
A Diplomat is a person sent to a foreign country as one of the representatives of his country. Traditionally diplomats have spied on their host country.

Dirk Benedict
Dirk Benedict is an actor. He was born in 1945.

Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde is an actor. He was born in 1921.

Dirk Borgarde
Dirk Borgarde is an actor.

Dirk Bouts
Dirk Bouts was a Flemish painter. He was born in 1415 at Haarlem and died in 1475. He was made city painter of Louvain in 1468. Bouts painted religious works and portraits in a linear, reserved, yet deeply felt style influenced by Rogier van der Weyden. He skillfully used landscape as background and depicted still-life objects as accessories. Famous for the subtlety of his colouring and for his ability to suggest space in his interiors and landscapes, he is considered a foremost northern painter of his time, surpassed only by Jan van Eyck. Outstanding among Bouts's works are five panels in a triptych on biblical themes, including a masterly Last Supper in the central panel, painted for St. Pierre, Louvain. Also important is the Ordeal by Fire.

Dita Parlo
Dita Parlo was an actress. She was born in 1906 and died in 1971.

Divine
Divine was an actor. He died in 1988.

Dixie Dunbar
Dixie Dunbar is an actress. She was born in 1919.

Dixie Lee
Dixie Lee was an actress. She was born in 1911 and died in 1952.

Dixy Lee Ray
Dixy Lee Ray was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Washington from 1977 until 1981.

Dmitri Mendeleyev
Dmitri Ivanovitch Mendeleyev was a Russian scientist. He was born in 1834 at Tobolsk and died in 1907. He discovered that characteristic properties of chemical elements recur in regular cycles in a table starting with the element of lowest atomic weight and progressing consecutively in order of weight.

Doc Erickson
Doc Erickson is an actor.

Dody Goodman
Dody Goodman is an actress.

Doe Avedon
Doe Avedon is an actress. She was born in 1928.

Doge
Doge was the title formerly given to the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.

Dolly Haas
Dolly Haas is an actress. She was born in 1910.

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton is an actress. She was born in 1946.

Dolores Costello
Dolores Costello was an actress. She was born in 1905 and died in 1979.

Dolores delRio
Dolores delRio was an actress. She was born in 1905 and died in 1983.

Dolores Dorn
Dolores Dorn is an actress. She was born in 1935.

Dolores Fuller
Dolores Fuller is an actress.

Dolores Gray
Dolores Gray is an actress. She was born in 1924.

Dolores Hart
Dolores Hart is an actress. She was born in 1938.

Dolores Michaels
Dolores Michaels is an actress. She was born in 1930.

Dolph Briscoe
Dolph Briscoe was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1973 until 1979.

Dolph Sweet
Dolph Sweet was an actor.

Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise is an actor. He was born in 1933.

Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa was one of the earlier Italian operatic composers. He was born in 1749 and died in 1801 at Venice.

Domenico Ghirlandaio
Domenico Ghirlandaio was a Florentine sculptor. He was born in 1449 and died in 1494.

Domenico Scarlatti
Domenico Scarlatti was an Italian composer. He was born in 1685 at Naples and died in 1757.

Domenico Theotocopouli
see "El Grecco"

Dominic Frontiere
Dominic Frontiere is an actor. He was born in 1931.

Dominic Guard
Dominic Guard is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Dominique Bouhours
Dominique Bouhours was a French Jesuit and etymologist. He was born in 1628 at Paris and died in 1702. He entered the order of Jesuits at sixteen and became professor of grammar and rhetoric at Paris and Rhouen. In 1666 he returned to Paris as tutor to Colbert's eldest son.

Dominique Pinon
Dominique Pinon is an actress.

Dominique Sanda
Dominique Sanda is an actress. She was born in 1948.

Don Ameche
Don Ameche was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1993.

Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1979.

Don Defore
Don Defore is an actor. He was born in 1917.

Don Dubbins
Don Dubbins is an actor. He was born in 1929.

Don Dunphy
Don Dunphy is an actor.

Don Francks
Don Francks is an actor. He was born in 1932.

Don Gordon
Don Gordon is an actor.

Don Johnson
Don Johnson is an actor.

Don Knotts
Don Knotts is an actor. He was born in 1924.

Don Leifert
Don Leifert is an actor.

Don Marshall
Don Marshall is an actor.

Don McGuire
Don McGuire is an actor. He was born in 1919.

Don Meredith
Don Meredith is an actor.

Don Murray
Don Murray is an actor. He was born in 1929.

Don Opper
Don Opper is an actor.

Don Pardo
Don Pardo is an actor.

Don Porter
Don Porter is an actor.

Don Rickles
Don Rickles is an actor. He was born in 1926.

Don Samuelson
Don Samuelson was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Idaho from 1967 until 1971.

Don Stroud
Don Stroud is an actor. He was born in 1937.

Don Taylor
Don Taylor is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Don Terry
Don Terry is an actor. He was born in 1902.

Dona Drake
Dona Drake is an actress. She was born in 1920.

Donal Donnelly
Donal Donnelly is an actor.

Donald Bane
Donald Bane was King of Scotland during 1093.

Donald Calthrop
Donald Calthrop was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1940.

Donald Crabtree
Donald Crabtree is an actor.

Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp was an actor. He was born in 1880 and died in 1974.

Donald Douglas
Donald Douglas was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1945.

Donald G. Nutter
Donald G Nutter was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Montana from 1961 until 1962.

Donald Houston
Donald Houston was an actor. He was born in 1923 and died in 1991.

Donald I
Donald was King of Scotland from 860 to 863.

Donald II
Donald II was King of Scotland from 878 to 889.

Donald Maclean
Donald Maclean was a British diplomat. He defected to the Russians with Guy Burgess in 1951.

Donald Madden
Donald Madden was an actor. He died in 1983.

Donald McBride
Donald McBride was an actor. He was born in 1894 and died in 1957.

Donald Meek
Donald Meek was an actor. He was born in 1880 and died in 1946.

Donald Moffat
Donald Moffat is an actor.

Donald Murphy
Donald Murphy is an actor.

Donald OConnor
Donald OConnor is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence is an actor. He was born in 1919.

Donald S. Russell
Donald S Russell was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1963 until 1965.

Donald Sinden
Donald Sinden is an actor. He was born in 1923.

Donald Stewart
Donald Stewart is an actor.

Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland is an actor. He was born in 1935.

Donald Symington
Donald Symington is an actor.

Donald Woods
Donald Woods is an actor. He was born in 1904.

Donatas Banionis
Donatas Banionis is an actor.

Donatello
Donatello was an Italian opera composer. He was born in 1797 and died in 1848.

Donna Dixon
Donna Dixon is an actress.

Donna Douglas
Donna Douglas is an actress. She was born in 1933.

Donna Mills
Donna Mills was an actress.

Donna Mitchell
Donna Mitchell is an actress.

Donna Prescow
Donna Prescow is an actress.

Donna Reed
Donna Reed was an actress. She was born in 1921 and died in 1986.

Donna Summer
Donna Summer is an actress.

Donna Wilkes
Donna Wilkes is an actress.

Donovan
Donovan is an actor. He was born in 1919.

Donovan Leitch
Donovan Leitch is an actor.

Donovan Scott
Donovan Scott is an actor.

Doodles Weaver
Doodles Weaver was an actor. He was born in 1911 and died in 1983.

Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson was an actor. He was born in 1894 and died in 1953.

Dora Bryan
Dora Bryan is an actress. She was born in 1923.

Dora Gregory
Dora Gregory is an actress.

Doretta Morrow
Doretta Morrow was an actress. She was born in 1925 and died in 1968.

Dorian Harewood
Dorian Harewood is an actor. He was born in 1950.

Doris Davenport
Doris Davenport is an actress.

Doris Day
Doris Day is an actress. She was born in 1924.

Doris Dowling
Doris Dowling is an actress. She was born in 1921.

Doris Kenyon
Doris Kenyon is an actress.

Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd was an actress. She was born in 1899 and died in 1968.

Doris Nolan
Doris Nolan is an actor. He was born in 1916.

Doris Rankin
Doris Rankin was an actress.

Doris Roberts
Doris Roberts is an actress. She was born in 1930.

Doro Merande
Doro Merande was an actress. She was born in 1898 and died in 1975.

Dorothea Kent
Dorothea Kent is an actress.

Dorothea Wieck
Dorothea Wieck is an actress. She was born in 1908.

Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams is an actress. She was born in 1915.

Dorothy Alison
Dorothy Alison is an actress. She was born in 1925.

Dorothy Boyd
Dorothy Boyd is an actress.

Dorothy Comingore
Dorothy Comingore was an actress. She was born in 1913 and died in 1971.

Dorothy Cumming
Dorothy Cumming is an actress.

Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge was an actress. She was born in 1923 and died in 1965.

Dorothy Ford
Dorothy Ford is an actress. She was born in 1923.

Dorothy Gish
Dorothy Gish was an actress. She was born in 1898 and died in 1968.

Dorothy Hart
Dorothy Hart is an actress. She was born in 1923.

Dorothy Keller
Dorothy Keller is an actress.

Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour is an actress. She was born in 1914.

Dorothy Lee
Dorothy Lee is an actress. She was born in 1911.

Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill is an actress. She was born in 1903.

Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone was an actress. She was born in 1925.

Dorothy McGuire
Dorothy McGuire is an actress. She was born in 1919.

Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson was an actress. She was born in 1900 and died in 1979.

Dorothy Provine
Dorothy Provine is an actress. She was born in 1937.

Dorothy Revier
Dorothy Revier is an actress. She was born in 1904.

Dorothy Short
Dorothy Short is an actress.

Dorothy Stratten
Dorothy Stratten was an actress. She was born in 1960 and died in 1980.

Dorothy Tristan
Dorothy Tristan is an actress.

Dorothy Tutin
Dorothy Tutin is an actress. She was born in 1930.

Dorri Thompson
Dorri Thompson was an actress.

Dorrie Kavanaugh
Dorrie Kavanaugh is an actress.

Dorris Bowdon
Dorris Bowdon is an actress. She was born in 1915.

Dost Mohammed Khan
Dost Mohammed Khan was amir of Afghanistan. He was born in 1793 and died in 1863. He established himself as amir in 1834, but his alliance with Russia led to the invasion of his territory by British troops in 1839.

Doug McClure
Doug McClure is an actor. He was born in 1935.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Douglas Fairbanks Jr is an actor. He was born in 1909.

Douglas Fairbanks sr
Douglas Fairbanks sr was an actor. He was born in 1883 and died in 1939.

Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley is an actor. He was born in 1911.

Douglas Freshfield
Douglas William Freshfield was an English explorer and mountaineer. He was born in 1845. He was the first person to climb mount Kazbek.

Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy was an actor. He was born in 1915 and died in 1973.

Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur was an American general. He was born in 1880, dying in 1964. He defended the Philippines against the Japanese during the second world war. In 1951 he was relieved of command during the Korean war.

Douglas MacPhail
Douglas MacPhail was an actor. He was born in 1910 and died in 1944.

Douglas McKay
Douglas McKay was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Oregon from 1949 until 1952.

Douglas Rain
Douglas Rain is an actor.

Douglas Wilmer
Douglas Wilmer is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Douglas `Wrong Way' Corrigan
Douglas `Wrong Way' Corrigan is an actor. He was born in 1907.

Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille was an actor. He was born in 1890 and died in 1974.

Douglass MacLean
Douglass MacLean was an actor. He was born in 1890 and died in 1967.

Douglass Montgomery
Douglass Montgomery was an actor. He was born in 1907 and died in 1966.

Douglass Watson
Douglass Watson is an actor.

Doyle E. Carlton
Doyle E Carlton was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Florida from 1929 until 1933.

Draper
A draper is someone who deals in cloth.

Drapier
Drapier is an old alternative name for a Draper. The name was assumed by Jonathan Swift in writing the Drapier's Letters against the contract for copper coinage given to Wood in 1722.

Draw-latch
Draw-latch is a seventeenth century term for a thief.

Dray-man
Originally a dray-man was a man in charge of a dray. Since dray's were commonly used in recent times for transporting beer kegs, the term is still used for a beer delivery man, even though they now drive lorries rather than drays.

Dre Pahich
Dre Pahich is an actress.

Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore is an actress. She was born in 1976.

Drew Michaels
Drew Michaels is an actor.

Druid
The druids were ancient Celtic priests. Their group still exists today in secret, despite the existence of charlatan groups claiming to be druids.

Duane Jones
Duane Jones is an actor.

Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor is an actor.

Dudley Moore
Dudley Moore is an actor. He was born in 1935.

Dudley Sutton
Dudley Sutton is an actor. He was born in 1933.

Duff
Duff was King of Scotland from 962 to 967.

Duggie Wakefield
Duggie Wakefield was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1951.

Duke
Duke is the highest title in English peerage. It was a European title before its introduction into England in the 14th century.

Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington is an actor.

Duke Mitchell
Duke Mitchell is an actor.

Duke of Bedford
The Duke of Bedford (John of Lancaster) was an English prince and soldier. He was born in 1389 and died in 1435. He was the third son of Henry IV by his first wife, Mary of Bohun. He was created Duke of Bedford in 1414 by his brother, Henry V. After Henry's death in 1422 he became regent of England; and in the struggle for the French crown which followed the death of Charles VI he commanded the English army in France, proclaiming Henry VI, a child of nine months, at Paris and defeated the French at Verneuil in 1424. His success was checked by the rise of Joan of Arc, and the desertions of the dukes of Brittany and Burgundy.

Duke of Chandos
The title Duke of Chandos was an English title borne from 1719 to 1789 by the family of Byrdges. The title became extinct with the death of the third duke in 1789.

Duke of Marlborough
John Churchill (Duke of Marlborough) was an English soldier. He was born in 1650 at Musbury and died in 1722. He commanded the British and Dutch forces against France in 1702.

Duncan C. Heyward
Duncan C Heyward was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1903 until 1907.

Duncan I
Duncan I was King of Scotland from 1034 to 1040.

Duncan II
Duncan II was King of Scotland during 1093.

Duncan Lamont
Duncan Lamont is an actor. He was born in 1918.

Duncan Macrae
Duncan Macrae was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1967.

Duncan McArthur
Duncan McArthur was an American politician. He was a Federalist governor of Ohio from 1830 until 1832.

Duncan Renaldo
Duncan Renaldo was an actor. He was born in 1904 and died in 1980.

Dunstan
Archbishop Dunstan was advisor to King Edgar of England.

Dustin Farnum
Dustin Farnum was an actor.

Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman is an actor. He was born in 1937.

Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight David Eisenhower was an American president and military leader. He was born in 1890 at Texas and died in 1969. He graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1915 and in 1935 served in the Philippines at Manila under MacArthur and from 1940 held high staff appointments at Washington. In June 1942 he was sent to England as US Commander in the European theatre and in November 1942 became Commander in Chief of the American and British forces on the occasion of the invasion of North Africa.

Dwight Frye
Dwight Frye was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1943.

Dwight Griswold
Dwight Griswold was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Nebrasaka from 1941 until 1947.

Dwight H. Green
Dwight H Green was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Illinois from 1941 until 1949.

Dwight Schultz
Dwight Schultz is an actor.

Dwight W. Burney
Dwight W Burney was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Nebrasaka from 1960 until 1961.

Dyan Cannon
Dyan Cannon is an actress. She was born in 1938.

Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet. he was born in 1914 in Swansea and died in 1953. He wrote Under Milk Wood.

Dyson Lovell
Dyson Lovell is an actor.

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