| Ian Darke | British association football … | 1950 |
| George Darley | Irish poet, novelist, and cri… | 1795–1846 |
| Frank Fraser Darling | British scientist | 1903–1979 |
| Richard Walther Darré | Nazi SS General | 1895–1953 |
| Clarence Darrow | American lawyer and leading m… | 1857–1938 |
| Pierre Dartout | French official | 1954 |
| Mahmoud Darwich | Palestinian writer | 1941–2008 |
| Charles Darwin | British naturalist, author of… | 1809–1882 |
| Erasmus Darwin | English physician, botanist; … | 1731–1802 |
| Nonie Darwish | American activist | 1949 |
| Bhagwan Das | Indian Theosophist | 1869–1958 |
| Chittaranjan Das | Indian politician and leader … | 1870–1925 |
| Garib Das | Hindu Yogi | 1717–1778 |
| Gaur Gopal Das | Indian spiritual leader, life… | 1973 |
| Jibanananda Das | Bengali poet, writer, novelis… | 1899–1954 |
| Rima Das | Indian Assamese film maker | 1982 |
| Purandara Dasa | Music composer | 1484–1564 |
| Partha Dasgupta | British economist | 1942 |
| Swapan Dasgupta | Indian politician, journalist… | 1955 |
| Harvey Dwight Dash | American art educator | 1924–2002 |
| Stacey Dash | American actress | 1967 |
| Baba Hari Dass | master yogi, author, builder,… | 1923–2018 |
| Ram Dass | American contemporary spiritu… | 1931–2019 |
| Ingrid Daubechies | Belgian physicist and mathema… | 1954 |
| Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné | Swiss historian | 1794–1872 |
| Charles-François Daubigny | French painter | 1817–1878 |
| Alphonse Daudet | French novelist | 1840–1897 |
| René Daumal | French poet and writer | 1908–1944 |
| Georg Friedrich Daumer | German philosopher and poet | 1800–1875 |
| Honoré Daumier | French printmaker, caricaturi… | 1808–1879 |
| Dale Dauten | American writer | 1950 |
| Gilles Dauvé | French writer | 1947 |
| William Davenant | English poet and playwright | 1606–1668 |
| Richard D’Aveni | American economist | 1953 |
| Abraham Davenport | American politician | 1715–1789 |
| Harold Davenport | English Mathematician | 1907–1969 |
| Thomas H. Davenport | American academic | 1954 |
| Robert Davi | American actor and jazz singer | 1953 |
| Craig David | English singer | 1981 |
| Elizabeth David | British cookery writer | 1913–1992 |
| Hal David | American lyricist | 1921–2012 |
| Larry David | American comedian, writer, ac… | 1947 |
| Peter David | American writer of comic book… | 1956 |
| Ferenc Dávid | Hungarian noble | 1510–1579 |
| Joy Davidman | American poet | 1915–1960 |
| Alexandra David-Néel | French explorer, spiritualist… | 1868–1969 |
| Thomas Rhys Davids | British scholar | 1843–1922 |
| Andrew Davidson | | |
| Arnold Davidson | American academic | 1955 |
| Avram Davidson | novelist | 1923–1993 |
| Diane Mott Davidson | novelist | 1949 |
| Donald Davidson | American poet, essayist, crit… | 1893–1968 |
| John Davidson | Scottish poet | 1857–1909 |
| Lucretia Maria Davidson | American poet | 1808–1825 |
| Paul Davidson | Post Keynesian economist | 1930 |
| Robyn Davidson | Australian writer | 1950 |
| Billy Davies | Scottish association football… | 1964 |
| Douglas Davies | | |
| Luke Davies | Australian writer | 1962 |
| Paul Davies | British physicist | 1946 |
| Robertson Davies | Canadian journalist, playwrig… | 1913–1995 |
| Russell T. Davies | Screenwriter, former executiv… | 1963 |
| William Henry Davies | British poet | 1871–1940 |
| Nicolás Gómez Dávila | Colombian writer and philosop… | 1913–1994 |
| Leonardo Da Vinci | Italian Renaissance polymath | 1452–1519 |
| Caterina Davinio | Italian writer | 1957 |
| Angela Davis | American political activist, … | 1944 |
| Ann B. Davis | American actress | 1926–2014 |
| Bette Davis | film and television actress f… | 1908–1989 |
| David Davis | British Conservative Party po… | 1948 |
| David Brion Davis | American historian | 1927–2019 |
| Elizabeth Gould Davis | American writer | 1910–1974 |
| Elmer Davis | American politician | 1890–1958 |
| Garry Davis | American actor turned peace a… | 1921–2013 |
| Gerald F. Davis | American sociologist | 1961 |
| Jeff Davis | | |
| Jefferson Davis | President of the Confederate … | 1808–1889 |
| Jim Davis | American cartoonist and creat… | 1945 |
| Jonathan Davis | Heavy metal singer, frontman … | 1971 |
| Kyra Davis | writer | 1950 |
| Lindsey Davis | English novelist | 1949 |
| Lydia Davis | American writer | 1947 |
| Maurice Davis | American rabbi | 1921–1993 |
| Miles Davis | American jazz musician | 1926–1991 |
| Miracle Davis | American actress and writer | 1991 |
| Ossie Davis | American actor, director, poe… | 1917–2005 |
| Philip Davis | Bahamian politician | 1951 |
| Sam Davis | | |
| Steph Davis | American rock climber | 1973 |
| Stuart Davis | American painter | 1892–1964 |
| Viola Davis | American actress | 1965 |
| Warwick Davis | English actor and television … | 1970 |
| William C. Davis | American historian | 1946 |
| Jake Davison | British mass murderer, perpet… | |
| Clinton Davisson | physicist | 1881–1958 |
| Ahmet Davutoğlu | Turkish politician | 1959 |
| Humphry Davy | Cornish chemist | 1778–1829 |
| Robyn Dawes | American psychologist | 1936–2010 |
| White Dawg | American rapper | |
| Nicholas Dawidoff | American writer | 1962 |
