'D' Names People

Douglas Adams

English science fiction writer and humorist (1952–2001)

Dante Alighieri

Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)

David Beckham

English association football player

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

Dan Brown

American novelist

Dale Carnegie

American writer and lecturer (1888-1955)

Deepak Chopra

Indian-born American author and alternative-medicine advocate, physician and public speaker

Davy Crockett

American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)

Roald Dahl

British writer and poet (1916–1990)

Jeffrey Dahmer

American serial killer (1960–1994)

Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

14th Dalai Lama

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist (1904–1989)

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

Larry David

American comedian, writer and actor

Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865

Miles Davis

American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)

Richard Dawkins

English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)

Robert De Niro

American actor, director and producer (born 1943)

Ellen DeGeneres

American comedian, television host, actress, and writer (born 1968)

Lana Del Rey

American singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1985)

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

René Descartes

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)

John Dewey

American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)

Diana, Princess of Wales

member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

Junot Díaz

Author

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

Charles Dickens

English novelist and social critic (1812–1870)

Emily Dickinson

American poet (1830-1886)

Diogenes of Sinope

4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher

Walt Disney

American animator and producer (1901–1966)

Benjamin Disraeli

British statesman (1804–1881)

Robert Downey Jr.

American actor (born 1965)

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

Drake (musician)

Canadian rapper, singer and actor (born 1986)

Peter Drucker

American business consultant

Kevin Durant

Bob Dylan

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

president of the United States from 1953 to 1961

Dave Grohl

American rock musician

David Hume

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

Derek Jeter

American Hall of Fame baseball player and author

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

D. H. Lawrence

English writer and poet (1885–1930)

Demi Lovato

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1992)

Dorothy Parker

American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967)

Dolly Parton

American singer, songwriter and actress

Donald Rumsfeld

American politician and diplomat (1932–2021)

Dr. Seuss

American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

Dylan Thomas

Welsh poet and writer (1914-1953)

Donald Trump

president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)