Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Roald Dahl
Born: September 13, 1916 Llandaff, South Wales Died: November 23, 1990 Oxford, England Welsh author A writer of both ...
Johnny Damon
Professional baseball player Born Johnny David Damon, November 5, 1973, in Fort Riley, KS; son of Jimmy (a retired army sergeant) and Yome Damon; married Angie Vannice, 1992 ...
Rodney Dangerfield
Born Jacob Cohen, November 22, 1921, in Babylon, NY; died from complications from heart valve replacement surgery, October 5, 2004, in Los Angeles, CA. Comedian and actor. When most people...
Hattie Mc Daniel
Born: June 10, 1898 Wichita, Kansas Died: October 26, 1952 Hollywood, California African American actress and singer ...
Edwidge Danticat
Author Born January 19, 1969, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; immigrated to United States, 1981; daughter of André Miracin (a cab driver) and Rose Souvenance (a textile worker) Da...
Clarence Darrow
Born: April 18, 1857 Farmdale, Ohio Died: March 13, 1938 Chicago, Illinois American lawyer As an American labor lawye...
Charles Darwin
Born: February 12, 1809 Shrewsbury, England Died: April 19, 1882 Kent, England English naturalist In ...
George David
Chief executive officer of United Technologies Corporation Born George Alfred Lawrence David, April 7, 1942, in Bryn Mawr, PA; son of Charles David (a history professor); married ...
Bette Davis
Born: April 5, 1908 Lowell, Massachusetts Died: October 6, 1989 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France American actress Bette Davi...
Ossie Davis
Born: December 18, 1917 Cogdell, Georgia African American actor, playwright, director, and activist Ossie Davis is a leading African American playwrigh...
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...
Raymond Davis
Born October 14, 1914, in Washington, DC; died of complications of Alzheimer's disease, May 31, 2006, in Blue Point, NY. Physicist. Raymond Davis Jr. won the 2002 Nobel Prize in physics fo...
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...
Crispin Davis
Chief Executive Officer of Reed Elsevier Born March 19, 1949, in England; married; children: three daughters. Education: Oriel College, Oxford University, ...
Ossie Davis
Born Raiford Chatman Davis, December 18, 1917, in Cogdell, GA; died of natural causes, February 4, 2005, in Miami Beach, FL. Actor. Actor Ossie Davis, along with his wife, Ruby Dee, were p...
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...