Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Hilary Duff
September 28, 1987 • Houston, Texas Actress, singer Young teens everywhere first came to know Hilary Duff as Lizzie McGuire, the title ...
Wim Duisenberg
Born Willem Frederik Duisenberg, July 9, 1935, in Heerenveen, Netherlands; died of natural causes, July 31, 2005, in Faucon, France. Banker. Wim Duisenberg was known as the "father of the ...
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...
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...