| Melvil Dewey | American librarian and educat… | 1851–1931 |
| Wynford Dewhurst | British artist | 1864–1941 |
| Filip Dewinter | Flemish politician | 1962 |
| John DeWitt | | |
| Ronald DeWolf | American critic of Scientology | 1934–1991 |
| Colin Dexter | British writer | 1930–2017 |
| Drashti Dhami | Indian television actress and… | 1985 |
| Dhanush | Indian actor, singer, born 19… | 1983 |
| Dharampal | Indian historian | 1922–2006 |
| Krishna Dharma | British Hindu scholar and aut… | 1955 |
| Caroline Dhavernas | Canadian actress | 1978 |
| Harmeet Dhillon | American lawyer | 1969 |
| Sukhraj S. Dhillon | | |
| Madan Lal Dhingra | Indian revolutionary | 1883–1909 |
| Baron d'Holbach | French-German author, philoso… | 1723–1789 |
| Farrukh Dhondy | British writer | 1944 |
| MS Dhoni | Indian cricket player | 1981 |
| Sergei Diaghilev | Russian art critic | 1872–1929 |
| Jared Diamond | American scientist and author | 1937 |
| Neil Diamond | American singer-songwriter | 1941 |
| Jean-Gabriel Diarra | Malian catholic priest | 1945–2019 |
| Alyssa Diaz | American film and television … | 1985 |
| Cameron Diaz | American actress | 1972 |
| Hidilyn Diaz | Filipino Olympic weightlifter… | 1991 |
| Kristoffer Diaz | American writer | |
| Nate Diaz | American mixed martial artist | 1985 |
| Nick Diaz | American mixed martial artist | 1983 |
| Rocsi Diaz | Television and radio personal… | 1983 |
| Jaquira Díaz | Puerto Rican writer | |
| Junot Díaz | Dominican-American writer | 1968 |
| Leandro Díaz | Colombian musician | 1928–2013 |
| Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz | Mexican Roman Catholic bishop | 1951 |
| Narcisse Virgilio Díaz | French painter | 1807–1876 |
| Porfirio Díaz | President of Mexico | 1830–1915 |
| Charles Dibdin | British musician, songwriter,… | 1745–1814 |
| Michael Dibdin | British writer | 1947–2007 |
| Fred Dibnah | English steeplejack and telev… | 1938–2004 |
| Brandon DiCamillo | American actor | 1976 |
| Kate DiCamillo | American children's writer | 1964 |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | American actor and film produ… | 1974 |
| A. V. Dicey | British jurist and constituti… | 1835–1922 |
| Philip K. Dick | American author | 1928–1982 |
| Robert H. Dicke | American astronomer | 1916–1997 |
| Peter Dicken | British geographer | 1938 |
| Charles Dickens | English writer and social cri… | 1812–1870 |
| Eric Dickerson | American football player | 1960 |
| Eric Jerome Dickey | American author | 1961 |
| James Dickey | American writer | 1923–1997 |
| Bruce Dickinson | English musician, airline pil… | 1958 |
| Emily Dickinson | American poet | 1830–1886 |
| John Dickinson | American politician | 1732–1808 |
| Gordon R. Dickson | Canadian-American science fic… | 1923–2001 |
| Leonard Eugene Dickson | American mathematician | 1874–1954 |
| Denis Diderot | French Enlightenment philosop… | 1713–1784 |
| Joan Didion | American writer | 1934 |
| Dido | English singer-songwriter | 1971 |
| John Diefenbaker | 13th Prime Minister of Canada | 1895–1979 |
| Otto Diels | German chemist | 1876–1954 |
| Hugo Diemer | American mechanical engineer | 1870–1937 |
| Vin Diesel | American actor, producer, dir… | 1967 |
| Marlene Dietrich | German-American actress and s… | 1901–1992 |
| Sepp Dietrich | German SS commander | 1892–1966 |
| Joseph Dietzgen | german philosopher | 1828–1888 |
| Xuân Diệu | Vietnamese poet | 1916–1985 |
| Jean Dieudonné | | |
| Ani DiFranco | musician and activist | 1970 |
| Robbert Dijkgraaf | Dutch mathematical physicist … | 1960 |
| Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis | Dutch historian | 1892–1965 |
| Edsger W. Dijkstra | Dutch computer scientist | 1930–2002 |
| Scott Dikkers | American comic writer | 1965 |
| Paul DiLascia | American software developer | 1959–2008 |
| Michelle Dilhara | Sri Lankan actress | 1996 |
| Matt Dillahunty | American activist | 1969 |
| Annie Dillard | American writer | 1945 |
| Barry Diller | American businessman | 1942 |
| Phyllis Diller | American actress and stand-up… | 1917–2012 |
| Christian Heinrich von Dillmann | German educationist | 1829–1899 |
| Matt Dillon | American actor | 1964 |
| Steve Dillon | British comic artist | 1962–2016 |
| John DiMaggio | American voice actor and come… | 1968 |
| Paul DiMaggio | American sociologist | 1951 |
| Michael Dante DiMartino | American animator | 1974 |
| Georgi Dimitrov | Bulgarian politician | 1882–1949 |
| Ernest Dimnet | French writer | 1866–1954 |
| Marshall E. Dimock | American writer | 1903–1991 |
| Michael Dine | American physicist | 1953 |
| S. S. Van Dine | American journalist | 1888–1939 |
| Helen Diner | Austrian writer and historian | 1874–1948 |
| Gail Dines | anti-pornography campaigner | 1958 |
| Gao Ding | | |
| John Dingell | American politician | 1926–2019 |
| Herbert Dingle | British astronomer | 1890–1978 |
| Paul Dini | writer | 1957 |
| David Dinkins | former mayor of New York City | 1927 |
| Peter Dinklage | American actor | 1969 |
| H. Jay Dinshah | American proponent of veganis… | 1933–2000 |
| Ronnie James Dio | American singer | 1942–2010 |
| Céline Dion | Canadian singer | 1968 |
| Kalen Dion | | |
| Stéphane Dion | Canadian politician | 1955 |
