| Hamid Dabashi | American academic | 1951 |
| Tina Dabi | Indian Administrative Service… | 1993 |
| Ivica Dačić | Serbian politician | 1966 |
| Corrado Maria Daclon | Italian journalist and scient… | 1963 |
| Nia DaCosta | film director | 1989 |
| Paul Dacre | English journalist | 1948 |
| Debbie Dadey | American children's writer | 1959 |
| Mullah Dadullah | Afghan Taliban commander | 1966–2007 |
| Kim Dae-jung | South Korean politician | 1924–2009 |
| Willem Dafoe | American actor | 1955 |
| Richard L. Daft | American sociologist | 1964 |
| Stig Dagerman | Swedish writer | 1923–1954 |
| Gigi D'Agostino | Italian DJ | 1967 |
| Justus Dahinden | Swiss architect | 1925 |
| Roald Dahl | British novelist, short story… | 1916–1990 |
| Robert A. Dahl | American political scientist | 1915–2014 |
| Ruediger Dahlke | German physician and writer | 1951 |
| Gordon Dahlquist | American writer | 1961 |
| Jeffrey Dahmer | American serial killer, canni… | 1960–1994 |
| Wei Dai | Cryptocurrency pioneer and co… | |
| Janet Dailey | American writer | 1944–2013 |
| David Daleiden | American anti-abortion activi… | 1989 |
| Jean le Rond d'Alembert | French philosopher | 1717–1783 |
| MC Daleste | Brazilian funk and rap musici… | 1992–2013 |
| Richard J. Daley | American politician | 1902–1976 |
| Alexander Dalgarno | British physicist | 1928–2015 |
| Kenny Dalglish | Scottish association football… | 1951 |
| Salvador Dalí | Spanish artist | 1904–1989 |
| Dalida | French singer, actress, model… | 1933–1987 |
| Ray Dalio | American businessman | 1949 |
| Richard Dalitz | Australian physicist | 1925–2006 |
| Roméo Dallaire | Canadian politician | 1946 |
| Sandra Dallas | American writer | |
| Francesco Dall'Ongaro | Italian poet, playwright and … | 1808–1873 |
| Theodore Dalrymple | English doctor and writer | 1949 |
| William Dalrymple | author and historian | 1965 |
| Audrey Dalton | actress | 1934 |
| John Dalton | English chemist, meteorologis… | 1766–1844 |
| Timothy Dalton | British actor of stage, film … | 1944 |
| Kurt Daluege | German SS general | 1897–1946 |
| Hamid Dalwai | Indian social reformer, think… | 1932–1977 |
| Daniel Daly | United States Marine Corps Me… | 1873–1937 |
| Herman E. Daly | American economist | 1938 |
| Mary Daly | American radical feminist phi… | 1928–2010 |
| Thomas Anthony Daly | Catholic bishop | 1960 |
| Tim Daly | American actor, director and … | 1956 |
| Tam Dalyell | Scottish politician | 1932–2017 |
| Rob Van Dam | American professional wrestler | 1970 |
| Jeru the Damaja | American Hip Hop artist | 1972 |
| John of Damascus | hymnodist at Mar Saba, Greek … | 676–749 |
| António Damásio | neuroscientist and professor … | 1944 |
| Charles D'Ambrosio | American short story writer, … | 1958 |
| Peter Damian | reformist monk | 1007–1072 |
| Robert-François Damiens | French domestic servant and a… | 1715–1757 |
| Jean-Claude Van Damme | Belgian actor, martial artist… | 1960 |
| Johnny Damon | American professional basebal… | 1973 |
| Matt Damon | American actor, screenwriter,… | 1970 |
| Sapardi Djoko Damono | Indonesian poet | 1940 |
| Leo Damrosch | American academic | 1941 |
| Fyodor Dan | Russian revolutionary | 1871–1947 |
| Mu Dan | Chinese poet | 1918–1977 |
| James Dwight Dana | American mineralogist | 1813–1895 |
| John Cotton Dana | American librarian and museum… | 1856–1929 |
| Charles Dance | | |
| Claire Danes | American actress | 1979 |
| John Danforth | American politician | 1936 |
| Shefali Dang | | |
| Tsitsi Dangarembga | Zimbabwean author and filmmak… | 1959 |
| Rodney Dangerfield | American actor and comedian | 1921–2004 |
| Aliko Dangote | Nigerian billionaire entrepre… | 1957 |
| Arnaut Daniel | Occitan troubadour | 1150–1210 |
| Glyn Daniel | British archaeologist | 1914–1986 |
| Samuel Daniel | Poet and historian | 1562–1619 |
| Mark Z. Danielewski | Novelist | 1965 |
| Alain Daniélou | French historian, musicologis… | 1907–1994 |
| Anthony Daniels | English actor | 1946 |
| Charlie Daniels | American singer and musician | 1936 |
| J. Daniels | | |
| Mitch Daniels | Governor of Indiana | 1949 |
| Michel Danino | Indian writer | 1956 |
| John Dankworth | British musician | 1927–2010 |
| Jeff Danna | film composer | 1964 |
| Marjorie Dannenfelser | President of the Susan B. Ant… | |
| Danny! | American rapper | 1983 |
| Joe Dante | film director | 1946 |
| Edwidge Danticat | Novelist, short story writer,… | 1969 |
| Arthur Danto | American art critic and philo… | 1924–2013 |
| Georges Danton | French revolutionary | 1759–1794 |
| George Dantzig | American mathematician | 1914–2005 |
| Rudi van Dantzig | Dutch dancer and choreographer | 1933–2012 |
| Tobias Dantzig | American mathematician | 1884–1956 |
| Mac Danzig | American martial artist | 1980 |
| Kurt Danziger | German academic | 1926 |
| Paula Danziger | American children's writer | 1945–2004 |
| Bei Dao | contemporary Chinese (PRC) av… | 1949 |
| Lanxi Daolong | Buddhist monk | 1213–1278 |
| Khwaja Mir Dard | Urdu writer | 1721–1785 |
| Alexander Dargatz | German bodybuilder | 1977 |
| Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson | | |
| Rubén Darío | Nicaraguan poet and writer | 1867–1916 |
