| Mati Diop | French actress and film direc… | 1982 |
| Diophantus | Alexandrian Greek mathematici… | |
| Christian Dior | French fashion designer | 1905–1957 |
| Nick DiPaolo | American comedian | 1962 |
| Diphilus | Athenian poet of New Comedy | |
| Paul Dirac | theoretical physicist | 1902–1984 |
| Michael Dirda | American literary critic | 1948 |
| Waris Dirie | Somali model, author, actress… | 1965 |
| Everett Dirksen | United States Army officer | 1896–1969 |
| Ben Dirs | journalist | |
| Thomas M. Disch | Novelist, short story writer,… | 1940–2008 |
| John H. Disher | American aeronautical enginee… | 1921–1988 |
| Jenny Diski | British writer | 1947–2016 |
| Roy E. Disney | longtime senior executive for… | 1930–2009 |
| Walt Disney | American film producer and bu… | 1901–1966 |
| Benjamin Disraeli | British Conservative politici… | 1804–1881 |
| Isaac D'Israeli | British writer | 1766–1848 |
| Tony DiTerlizzi | American artist, writer and p… | 1969 |
| Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni | novelist, short story writer,… | 1956 |
| Otto Dix | German painter and printmaker | 1891–1969 |
| Madhuri Dixit | Indian actress | 1967 |
| A. C. Dixon | American pastor | 1854–1925 |
| Alesha Dixon | English singer, dancer, rappe… | 1978 |
| Chuck Dixon | American comic book writer | 1954 |
| Patrick Dixon | British futurist | 1957 |
| Willie Dixon | American blues musician | 1915–1992 |
| Omid Djalili | Iranian-British stand-up come… | 1965 |
| Ahmed Djemal | Ottoman general | 1872–1922 |
| Carl Djerassi | American chemistry professor,… | 1923–2015 |
| Bruce Djite | Australian soccer player | 1987 |
| Roman Dmowski | Polish politician | 1864–1939 |
| Mattie Do | Laotian film director | 1981 |
| William Croswell Doane | American bishop | 1832–1913 |
| Frank Dobbin | American sociologist | 1956 |
| Lou Dobbs | American Television Host | 1945 |
| Michael Dobbs | British conservative politici… | 1948 |
| Eva Dobell | British poet | 1876–1963 |
| J. Frank Dobie | American writer | 1888–1964 |
| Alfred Döblin | German expressionist novelist | 1878–1957 |
| Henry Austin Dobson | English poet and essayist | 1840–1921 |
| James Dobson | Evangelical Christian psychol… | 1936 |
| Theodosius Dobzhansky | geneticist and evolutionary b… | 1900–1975 |
| Cory Doctorow | Canadian-British blogger, jou… | 1971 |
| E.L. Doctorow | novelist, editor, professor | 1931–2015 |
| Christina Dodd | American writer | 1957 |
| Ken Dodd | English comedian, singer-song… | 1927–2018 |
| Philip Doddridge | English Nonconformist leader,… | 1702–1751 |
| Jane Dodds | Welsh Liberal Democrat politi… | 1963 |
| David A. Dodge | Canadian economist | 1943 |
| Mary Abigail Dodge | American writer | 1833–1896 |
| Mary Mapes Dodge | Children's writer, novelist, … | 1831–1905 |
| John Doe | American singer, songwriter, … | 1954 |
| Anthony Doerr | American writer | 1973 |
| Theo van Doesburg | Dutch architect, painter, dra… | 1883–1931 |
| Mary Crow Dog | Lakota author and indigenous … | 1954–2013 |
| Dogen | Japanese Zen buddhist teacher | 1200–1253 |
| Snoop Dogg | American rapper, singer-songw… | 1971 |
| David Seth Doggett | American bishop | 1810–1880 |
| Catherine Doherty | Religious order founder; Serv… | 1896–1985 |
| Pete Doherty | English musician, writer, act… | 1979 |
| Cameron Dokey | American writer | 1956 |
| Tetsugen Doko | Japanese Zen Master | 1630–1682 |
| John Dolan | American journalist | 1955 |
| Timothy M. Dolan | American Cardinal of the Roma… | 1950 |
| Bob Dole | American politician | 1923 |
| Charles Fletcher Dole | Unitarian minister, speaker, … | 1845–1927 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | Cricket player of England. | 1931–2011 |
| Caren Marsh Doll | actress, dancer | 1919 |
| John Dolmayan | Lebanese-born Armenian–Americ… | 1973 |
| Eric Dolphy | American jazz musician | 1928–1964 |
| Regina Doman | American writer | 1970 |
| Evsey Domar | American economist | 1914–1997 |
| Yury Dombrovsky | Soviet writer | 1909–1978 |
| Alfred Domett | Prime Minister of New Zealand | 1811–1887 |
| Ignacy Domeyko | Polish mineralogist and geolo… | 1802–1889 |
| Rita Dominic | Nigerian actress | 1975 |
| Fats Domino | American R&B musician | 1928–2017 |
| Mark Jason Dominus | American computer programmer | 1969 |
| Phil Donahue | American talk show host, film… | 1935 |
| Robyn Donald | New Zealand writer | 1940 |
| Julia Donaldson | British children's writer | 1948 |
| Lex Donaldson | British-Australian organizati… | 1947 |
| Sam Donaldson | American journalist | 1934 |
| Stephen R. Donaldson | Novelist | 1947 |
| Théophile de Donder | Belgian physicist | 1872–1957 |
| Henri-Marie Dondra | prime Minister of the Central… | 1966 |
| Kees van Dongen | Dutch painter | 1877–1968 |
| Wallace Brett Donham | American academic | 1877–1954 |
| Pier Gerlofs Donia | Frisian warrior, pirate, and … | 1480–1520 |
| Wendy Doniger | American Indologist | 1940 |
| Karl Dönitz | President of Germany; admiral… | 1891–1980 |
| J. P. Donleavy | Novelist, playwright, essayist | 1926–2017 |
| John Donne | English poet | 1572–1631 |
| Jennifer Donnelly | American writer | 1963 |
| Mark Donnelly | Canadian singer | 1960 |
| Emma Donoghue | Irish novelist, playwright, s… | 1969 |
| Paul Donoghue | Roman Catholic bishop | 1949 |
| Donovan | Scottish singer, songwriter a… | 1946 |
| Jack Donovan | American activist, editor and… | 1974 |
| Kevin Donovan | | |
