People

Sound Diplomacy

Audit and Consulting

Sound Diplomacy is a global research and strategy consultancy, working to drive economic and social growth, resilience and sustainability for people, places and cities. Founded in London in May 2

Foundation for the Development of Modern Diplomacy

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First Direct

Banks and investments

First Direct (styled first direct) is a telephone and internet based retail bank division of HSBC Bank plc based in the United Kingdom. First Direct has headquarters

Discovery

Advertising and media

Discovery, Inc. is an American multinational mass media factual television company based in New York City. Established in 1985, the company primarily operates a group of factu

Walt Disney

Born: December 5, 1901 Chicago, Illinois Died: December 15, 1966 Los Angeles, California American animator, filmmaker, and businessm...

Disney+

Communication and Internet

Disney+ is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned and operated by the Media and Entertainment Distribution division of Th

E. L. Doctorow

Author Born Edgar Lawrence Doctorow, January 6, 1931, in New York, NY; married Helen Setzer, 1954; children: three. Education: Kenyon College, B.A., ...

Elizabeth Dole

Born: July 29, 1936 Salisbury, North Carolina American lawyer, cabinet member, organization president, and politician Elizabeth Dole's work as a lawyer...

Alice Domar

Psychologist, scientist, and professor Born May 1, 1958, in Baltimore, MD; daughter of Evsey (an economist and professor) and Carole (a social worker; maiden name, Rosenthal) Doma...

Placido Domingo

Born: January 21, 1941 Madrid, Spain Spanish singer, conductor, and pianist Spanish-born tenor (the highest natural male voice) Placido Domingo's...

Tim Donahue

President and Chief Executive Officer of Nextel Communications Born Timothy M. Donahue, c. 1950; married Jayne. Education: John Carroll University, Clevela...

Donatello

Born: c. 1386 Florence, Italy Died: c. 1466 Florence, Italy Italian artist and sculptor The Italian sculptor Donatello was the greates...

John Donne

Born: 1572 London, England Died: March 31, 1631 London, England English poet and priest John Donne—English poet, Angl...

Dunkin' Donuts

Consumer goods

Dunkin' Donuts, trading as Dunkin' since 2019, is an American multinational coffee and donut company, as well as a quick service restaurant. It was founded by B

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Born: November 11, 1821 Moscow, Russia Died: January 28, 1881 St. Petersburg, Russia Russian novelist and author The ...

Mike Douglas

Born Michael Delany Dowd, Jr., August 11, 1925, in Chicago, IL; died August 11, 2006, in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Talk show host and singer. Mike Douglas was on the verge of turning away fr...

Frederick Douglass

Born: February 1817 Maryland Died: February 20, 1895 Washington, D.C. African American abolitionist and publisher The most important A...

Bar Douro

Consumer goods

Bar Douro is a showcase of Portuguese cuisine and tapas in particular. The tapas in the canopy courtyard right in front of the restaurant was a secluded and socially remote place with good views of ot

System of a Down

Rock group Members include John Dolmayan (born July 15, 1973, in Lebanon), drums; Daron Malakian (born July 18, 1975, in Hollywood, CA; son of artists), singer, guitar; Shav...

Arthur Conan Doyle

Born: May 22, 1859 Edinburgh, Scotland Died: July 6, 1930 Crowborough, Sussex, England Scottish author, surgeon, and ophthalmologist...