People

Alexandre Dumas

Born: July 24, 1802 Soissons, France Died: December 5, 1870 Puys, France French author, playwright, and novelist Alex...

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Born: June 27, 1872 Dayton, Ohio Died: February 9, 1906 Dayton, Ohio African American poet and novelist Paul Laurence...

Katherine Dunham

Born Katherine Mary Dunham, June 22, 1909, in Chicago, IL; died May 21, 2006, in New York, NY. Dancer, choreographer, and educator. Known as the "Matriarch of Black Dance," Katherine Dunha...

Duolingo

Science and education

Duolingo, Inc. is an American educational technology company that produces learning apps and provides language certification. Duolingo offers courses on 42 languages, ranging from English, French, and

Duran Duran

Pop group Members include Sterling Campbell (group member, 1990-92), drums; Warren Cuccurullo (born on December 8, 1956; group member, 1986-2001), guitar; Simon Le Bon (born...

FranÇois Duvalier

Born: April 14, 1907 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Died: April 21, 1971 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Haitian president and physician ...

Andrea Dworkin

Born Andrea Rita Dworkin, September 26, 1946, in Camden, NJ; died April 9, 2005, in Washington, DC. Author. Known for her unrelenting and unforgiving stance on pornography, Andrea Dworkin ...

James Dyson

Inventor Born May 2, 1947, in Cromer, Norfolk, England; son of Alec (a teacher) and Mary (Bolton) Dyson; married Deirdre Hindmarsh (a teacher and painter), 1967; children: E...

Dyson

Industry and Production

Dyson Limited is a British technology company established in the United Kingdom by James Dyson in 1991. It designs and manufactures household appliances such as vacuum cl