People

Deloitte

Audit and Consulting

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, commonly referred to as Deloitte, is a multinational professional services network with offices in over 150 countries and territories around the w

Liberal Democrats

Politics and Administration

The Liberal Democrats (commonly referred to as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. The party has 12 Members of Parliament in

Patrick Dempsey

Actor Born January 13, 1966, in Lewiston, ME; son of William (an insurance salesman) and Amanda (a high school secretary) Dempsey; married Rocky Parker, 1987 (divorced, 1993...

Bob Denver

Born Robert Denver, January 9, 1935, in New Rochelle, NY; died of complications related to cancer treatment, September 2, 2005, in Winston-Salem, NC. Actor. American actor Bob Denver was b...

John Denver

American singer and songwriter John Denver (1943–1997) gained international popularity in the 1970s with pleasant, well-crafted songs, many of them extolling the beauties and the s...

Gérard Depardieu

French actor Gérard Depardieu (born 1948) rose from humble beginnings to become a worldwide movie star. The award-winning actor has enjoyed a film career spanning more than four de...

The Board of Deputies of British Jews (Board of Deputies)

Politics and Administration

The Board of Deputies of British Jews, commonly referred to as the Board of Deputies, is the largest and second oldest Jewish communal organisation in the United Kingdom, after onl

Jacques Derrida

Born July 15, 1930, in El-Biar, Algeria; died of pancreatic cancer, October 8, 2004, in Paris, France. Philosopher. Algerian-born French philosopher Jacques Derrida upended the intellectua...

RenÉ Descartes

Born: March 31, 1596 La Haye, France Died: February 11, 1650 Stockholm, Sweden French philosopher and writer The Fren...

John Dewey

Born: October 20, 1859 Burlington, Vermont Died: June 1, 1952 New York, New York American philosopher, educator, and writer ...

Diageo

Industry and Production

Diageo plc (/diˈædʒioʊ/) is a British multinational beverage alcohol company, with its headquarters in London, England. It operates in more than 180 countries

Princess of Wales Diana

Born: July 1, 1961 Sandringham, England Died: August 31, 1997 Paris, France English princess Lady Diana Frances Spenc...

Charles Dickens

Born: February 7, 1812 Portsea (now Portsmouth), England Died: June 9, 1870 Near Chatham, England English author, novelist, and jour...

Emily Dickinson

Born: December 10, 1830 Amherst, Massachusetts Died: May 15, 1886 Cambridge, Massachusetts American poet and author O...

Janice Dickinson

Model, television personality, and author Born February 15, 1955 (some sources say February 17, 1953); married Ron Levy (a music composer; divorced); married Simon Fields (a film ...

Denis Diderot

Born: October 15, 1713 Langres, France Died: July 30, 1784 Paris, France French playwright, philosopher, and novelist ...

Dido

Singer and songwriter Born Dido Armstrong, December 25, 1971, in London, England; daughter of William (a book publisher) and Claire Armstrong. Education: ...

Vin Diesel

Actor Born Mark Vincent, July 18, 1967, in New York, NY; son of Delora (an astrologer) and stepson of Irving (a theater director and teacher) Vincent. Educat...

Luisa Diogo

April 11, 1958 • Tete province, Mozambique Prime Minister of Mozambique Located in southeastern Africa, the tiny country of Mozambique is one of the poorest in the worl...

Christian Dior

Consumer goods

Christian Dior SE commonly known as Dior, is a French luxury goods company controlled and chaired by French businessman Bernard Arnault, who also heads LVMH, the world's