People

Paige Davis

October 15, 1969 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Television host When Paige Davis signed on in 2001 as the host of Trading Spaces, a home-impro...

Paige Davis

Host of Trading Spaces Born Mindy Paige Davis, October 15, 1969, in Philadelphia, PA; married Patrick Page (a stage actor), 2001. Education:...

Miles Davis

Born: May 25, 1926 Alton, Illinois Died: September 28, 1991 Santa Monica, California African American musician, composer, and trumpe...

Ossie Davis

Born: December 18, 1917 Cogdell, Georgia African American actor, playwright, director, and activist Ossie Davis is a leading African American playwrigh...

Rosario Dawson

Actress Born May 9, 1979, in New York, NY; daughter of a construction worker father and Isabel (a professional singer, plumber, and electrician) Dawson. Addre...

Ellen DeGeneres

January 26, 1958 • Metairie, Louisiana Comedian, actress, author Ellen DeGeneres is one of the most popular contemporary comedians and the host of a successful dayt...

Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe

Creators of MySpace.com Tom Anderson born October 13, 1975; son of an entrepreneur. Chris DeWolfe born c. 1967; son of teachers; married; children: one. Education:...

James Dean

Born: February 8, 1931 Marion, Indiana Died: September 30, 1955 Paso Robles, California American actor American actor...

Howard Dean

Chair of the Democratic National Committee Born Howard Brush Dean III, November 17, 1948, in New York, NY; son of Howard Jr. (a stockbroker) and Andree Dean; married Judith Steinb...

Debenhams

Consumer goods

Debenhams is a British multinational retailer operating department stores in the United Kingdom and Denmark, with franchise stores in other countries. The compa

Claude Debussy

Born: August 22, 1862 St-Germain-en-Laye, France Died: March 25, 1918 Paris, France French composer The French compos...

Sandra Dee

Born Alexandra Cymboliak Zuck, April 23, 1942, in Bayonne, NJ; died of kidney disease, February 20, 2005, in Thousand Oaks, CA. Actress. Sandra Dee was one of Hollywood's hottest box-offic...

Ruby Dee

Born: October 27, 1924 Cleveland, Ohio African American actress Ruby Dee's acting career has spanned more than fifty years and has included theat...

Mos Def

Actor and rap artist Born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Abdul (Abi) Rahman and Sheron (Umi) Smith. Addresses: Reco...

Ministry of Defence

Politics and Administration

The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is the British government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by Her Majesty's Government, and is the

Daniel Defoe

Born: 1660 London, England Died: April 24, 1731 London, England English writer, journalist, and poet Daniel Defoe was...

Edgar Degas

Born: July 19, 1834 Paris, France Died: September 27, 1917 Paris, France French artist, painter, and sculptor The Fre...

Desmond Dekker

Born Desmond Adolphus Dacres, July 16, c. 1941, in Kingston, Jamaica; died of a heart attack, May 25, 2006, in London, England. Singer. Musical pioneer Desmond Dekker dominated Jamaica's p...

Deliveroo

Consumer goods

Deliveroo is a British online food delivery company founded by Will Shu and Greg Orlowski in 2013 in London, England. It operates in over two hundred locations across the

Michael Dell

February 23, 1965 • Houston, Texas Chairman of Dell, Inc. In 1984, as a first-year college student in Austin, Texas, Michael Dell borrowed $1,000 from his parents t...