| Charles R. Drew | African-American physician, s… | 1904–1950 |
| Elizabeth Drew | American journalist | 1935 |
| Ronnie Drew | Irish musician | 1934–2008 |
| Eugen Drewermann | German psychologist and theol… | 1940 |
| Richard Dreyfuss | American actor | 1947 |
| Daniel Drezner | American journalist | 1968 |
| Jimmy Driftwood | singer | 1907–1998 |
| Dril | Twitter user | |
| Mark Driscoll | American pastor | 1970 |
| Janez Drnovšek | Slovenian politician | 1950–2008 |
| Roger-Pol Droit | French philosopher | 1949 |
| Thomas Percy (Bishop of Dromore) | | |
| Christian Drosten | German virologist and univers… | 1972 |
| Peter F. Drucker | American business consultant | 1909–2005 |
| Matt Drudge | American internet journalist … | 1966 |
| Bill Drummond | Scottish musician, music indu… | 1953 |
| Henry Drummond | Scottish evangelist, writer a… | 1851–1897 |
| Thomas Drummond | | |
| Maurice Druon | French writer | 1918–2009 |
| Ann Druyan | American author and producer | 1949 |
| John Dryden | English poet and playwright o… | 1631–1700 |
| Fred Dryer | Player of American football | 1946 |
| Albert D'Souza | catholic prelate in India | 1945 |
| Aloysius Paul D'Souza | Indian Roman Catholic Bishop | 1941 |
| Dinesh D'Souza | Indian-American political com… | 1961 |
| Nguyễn Du | Vietnamese poet | 1765–1820 |
| Lê Duẩn | former General Secretary of t… | 1907–1986 |
| Diane Duane | American author | 1952 |
| F. J. Duarte | Chilean-American physicist | 1954 |
| José Napoleón Duarte | President of El Salvador | 1925–1990 |
| Thomas Dubay | American Catholic priest, aut… | 1921–2010 |
| Alexander Dubček | first Secretary of the Czecho… | 1921–1992 |
| Nicolai Dubinin | Russian Roman Catholic bishop | 1973 |
| Jacques Dubochet | Nobel prize winning Swiss che… | 1942 |
| Allison DuBois | American psychic | 1972 |
| Jessica Dubroff | American child pilot trainee | 1988–1996 |
| Jean Dubuffet | sculptor from France | 1901–1985 |
| Andre Dubus | Novelist, short story writer,… | 1936–1999 |
| Lauren Duca | American journalist | 1991 |
| Marcel Duchamp | French painter and sculptor | 1887–1968 |
| Ulrich Duchrow | German theologian | 1935 |
| Robinson Duckworth | British priest | 1834–1911 |
| Tammy Duckworth | United States senator from Il… | 1968 |
| Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux | Anglo-French writer | 1857–1944 |
| Rikki Ducornet | American writer and artist | 1949 |
| Henry Dudeney | Puzzlist, Mathematical games … | 1857–1930 |
| Anne Dudley | English composer and pop musi… | 1956 |
| Dud Dudley | British metallurgist | 1600–1684 |
| Underwood Dudley | American mathematician | 1937 |
| Peter Duesberg | American cell biologist | 1936 |
| Hilary Duff | American actress and singer | 1987 |
| Victoria Duffield | Canadian actor, singer and da… | 1995 |
| Carol Ann Duffy | British writer and professor … | 1955 |
| Josh Duffy | Subject of the documentary TH… | 1978 |
| Sean Duffy | | |
| John Dufresne | Novelist, short story writer,… | 1948 |
| Regina E. Dugan | American businesswoman, inven… | 1963 |
| Aleksandr Dugin | Russian political scientist | 1962 |
| Robert Dugoni | | 1961 |
| Georges Duhamel | French writer | 1884–1966 |
| Meagan Duhamel | Canadian pair skater | 1985 |
| Pierre Duhem | French physicist, historian o… | 1861–1916 |
| Charles Duke | American engineer, U.S. Air F… | 1935 |
| David Duke | American White nationalist, w… | 1950 |
| Patty Duke | American actress | 1946–2016 |
| Avery Dulles | Catholic cardinal | 1918–2008 |
| John Foster Dulles | United States Secretary of St… | 1888–1959 |
| Alexandre Dumas | French writer and dramatist, … | 1802–1870 |
| Firoozeh Dumas | Iranian-American memoirist | 1965 |
| Michael Dummett | British academic and philosop… | 1925–2011 |
| Santos Dumont | Brazilian aviation pioneer | 1873–1932 |
| Frank Van Dun | Belgian law philosopher | 1947 |
| Donnie Dunagan | actor and United States Marine | 1934 |
| Henry Dunant | Swiss businessman and founder… | 1828–1910 |
| Sarah Dunant | English writer, broadcaster a… | 1950 |
| Joan Dunayer | American activist | |
| Raya Dunayevskaya | American philosopher | 1910–1987 |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar | American author | 1872–1906 |
| William Dunbar | Poet and civil servant | 1460–1520 |
| Cameron Duncan | New Zealand filmmaker | 1986–2003 |
| Glen Duncan | British writer | 1965 |
| Hal Duncan | Scottish writer | 1971 |
| Isadora Duncan | American dancer and choreogra… | 1877–1927 |
| Lois Duncan | American young-adult and chil… | 1934–2016 |
| Michael Clarke Duncan | American actor | 1957–2012 |
| Patricia Duncker | British writer and academic | 1951 |
| Elaine Dundy | American journalist, actress | 1921–2008 |
| Nguyễn Tấn Dũng | Prime Minister of Vietnam | 1949 |
| Katherine Dunham | Dancer, choreographer, songwr… | 1909–2006 |
| Abigail Scott Duniway | American suffragist, writer, … | 1834–1915 |
| Andrejs Dunkels | | 1939–1998 |
| Clare B. Dunkle | American writer | 1964 |
| Ian Dunlop | | |
| Helen Dunmore | British novelist | 1952–2017 |
| Anita Dunn | American political strategist | 1958 |
| Irina Dunn | Australian writer, documentar… | 1948 |
| Katherine Dunn | American novelist, journalist… | 1945–2016 |
| Dominick Dunne | writer, journalist | 1925–2009 |
| Finley Peter Dunne | author | 1867–1936 |
| Irene Dunne | American actress | 1898–1990 |
