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Name Occupation Born Died
da Vinci, Leonardo Italian artist 04/15/1452 05/02/1519
Dafoe, Willem US actor 07/22/1955
Dahl, Arlene US actor 08/11/1924
Dahlberg, Edward US writer 07/22/1900 02/28/1977
Dale, Dick US music guitar 05/04/1937
Daley, Richard J. US Chicago Mayor 05/15/1902 12/20/1976
Daley, Jr., Richard M. US Chicago mayor 04/24/1942
Dali, Salvador Spanish artist 05/11/1904 01/23/1989
Dalton, Timothy English actor 03/21/1946
Daltrey, Roger English singer (the Who) 03/01/1944
Daly, Tyne US actor 02/21/1946
Dana, Charles Anderson US newspaper magnate 08/08/1819 10/17/1897
Dana, Steve US Snohomish, WA Mayor ??/??/????
Dangerfield, Rodney US actor comic 11/22/1921 10/05/2004
Danko, Rick US music 12/29/1942 12/10/1999
Danson, Ted US actor 12/29/1947
Danton, Georges Jacques French revolutionary 10/26/1759 04/05/1794
Darin, Bobby US singer 05/14/1936 12/20/1973
Darling, Candy US actor 11/24/1944 03/21/1974
Darlington, W. A. English? biographer ??/??/1890 ??/??/1979
Darman, Richard director OMB ??/??/????
Darrow, Clarence Seward US lawyer 04/18/1857 03/13/1938
Darwin, Charles Robert English scientist 02/12/1809 04/19/1882
Darwisch, Tiffany Renee US singer 10/02/1971
Daugherty, Duffy US sports coach 09/08/1915 09/25/1987
Davenport, Guy ??/??/????
David, Larry US comic writer (SNL) 07/02/1947
Davie, Joan ??/??/????
Davies, Laura Lee English critic 10/05/1963
Davies, Marion US actor 01/03/1897 09/22/1961
Davies, Ray Engish music singer 06/21/1944
Davies, Russell ??/??/1946
Davis, A. M. "Bert Milton" ??/??/????
Davis, Adelle US writer 02/25/1904 05/31/1974
Davis, Angela US political activist 01/26/1944
Davis, Bette US actor 04/05/1908 10/06/1989
Davis, Evan comic? ??/??/????
Davis, Geena US actor 01/21/1957
Davis, Jeff US comic ??/??/????
Davis, Jefferson US political leader 06/03/1808 12/06/1889
Davis, Miles US music 05/25/1926 09/28/1991
Davis, Ossie US actor, playwright 12/18/1917 02/04/2005
Davis, Phillip J. mathematician ??/??/????
Davis, Rebecca Harding US writer 06/24/1831 09/29/1910
Davis, Richard Harding US writer 04/18/1864 04/11/1916
Davis, Jr., Sammy US actor singer 12/08/1925 05/16/1990
Davisson, Richard ??/??/????
Davy, Sir Humphrey English chemist 12/17/1778 05/29/1829
Dawson, Les English comic 02/02/1933 06/10/1993
Day, Clarence US biographer 11/18/1874 12/28/1935
Day, Doris US actor 04/03/1924
Day, Dorothy US editor, activist 11/08/1897 11/29/1980
Day, Lillian ??/??/????
Daye, David ??/??/????
de Aguilar, Caspar ??/??/????
de Balzac, Honore French writer 05/20/1799 08/18/1850
de Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron French musician 01/24/1732 05/18/1799
de Beauvoir, Simone French writer 01/09/1908 04/14/1986
de Castro, Rosalia Spanish writer 02/24/1837 06/15/1885
de Cervantes, Miguel Spanish writer 09/29/1547 04/23/1616
de Chamfort, Sebastien-Roche Nicolas French writer 04/??/1741 04/13/1794
de Fermat, Pierre French mathematician 08/16/1601 01/12/1665
de Fontenelle, Bernard le Bouyer French writer 02/11/1657 01/09/1757
de Gaulle, Charles French Politician, FR 11/12/1890 11/09/1970
de Gaulle, Madame French first lady ??/??/????
de Gaultier, Jules ??/??/????
de Goncourt, Edmond Huot French writer 05/26/1822 07/16/1896
de Goncourt, Jules-Alfred Huot French writer ??/??/1830 ??/??/1870
de Gourmont, Remy French writer 04/04/1858 09/27/1915
de Jager, Peter ??/??/????
de Kooning, Willem US artist 04/24/1924 03/19/1997
de l'Enclos, Ninon French courtesan 11/10/1620 10/17/1705
de la Barca, Pedro Calderon Spanish writer 01/17/1600 05/25/1681
de la Bruyere, Jean French philosopher 08/16/1645 05/11/1696
de la Fontaine, Jean French writer 07/08/1621 04/13/1695
de la Grange, Marquis ??/??/????
de la Ramee, Maria Louise (Ouida) English writer 01/01/1839 01/25/1908
de la Ramee, Marie Louise (Ouida) English writer 01/01/1839 01/25/1908
de la Rocha, Zack US singer (Rage Against 01/12/1970
de la Rochefoucauld, Duc Francois French writer 09/15/1613 03/17/1680
de la Serna, Ramon Gomez Spanish writer 07/03/1888 01/12/1963
de Lamartine, Alphonse French writer 10/21/1790 02/28/1869
de Madaringa, Salvador ??/??/????
de Maintenon, Francoise d'Aubigne French writer, courtesan 11/27/1635 04/15/1719
De Maistre, Joseph Marie French diplomat 04/01/1753 02/26/1821
de Mille, Agnes US choreographer 09/08/1905 10/07/1993
de Mille, asst to Cecil B. US director 08/12/1881 01/21/1959
de Montaigne, Michel French writer 02/28/1553 09/13/1592
de Montesquieu, Baron Charles French writer 01/18/1689 02/10/1755
de Morgan, Augustus English mathematician 06/27/1806 03/18/1871
de Musset, Alfred French writer 12/11/1810 05/02/1857
De Niro, Robert US actor 08/17/1943
de Palma, Brian US movie director 09/11/1940
de Poitiers, Diane French mistress of Henry II 09/03/1499 04/22/1566
de Quincey, Thomas English wrtiter 08/15/1785 12/08/1859
de Rivarol, Antoine French writer 06/26/1753 04/11/1801
de Sade, Marquis French writer 06/02/1740 12/02/1814
de Saint-Exupery, Antoine French writer 06/29/1900 07/31/1944
de Seingalt, Giovanni Giacomo Casanova Italian writer 04/02/1725 04/06/1798
de Sevigne, Marie French writer 02/05/1626 04/17/1696
de Stael, Germaine French writer 04/22/1766 07/17/1817
de Unamuno Y Jugo, Miguel Spanish writer 09/29/1864 12/31/1936
de Vries, Peter US writer 02/27/1910 09/28/1993
Deal, Kim US musician (Pixies, Br 07/10/1961
Dean, Dizzy US baseball announcer 01/16/1911 07/17/1974
Dean, James Byron US actor 02/08/1931 09/30/1955
DeBord, Guy French writer, social refor 12/28/1931 11/30/1994
Debs, Eugene US labor organizer 11/05/1855 10/20/1926
deBussy, Claude French composer 08/22/1862 03/25/1918
DeFoe, Daniel English writer ??/??/1660 04/24/1731
DeFord, Frank US writer ??/??/????
deForest, Dr. Lee US inventor 08/26/1873 06/30/1961
Degas, Edgar French artist 07/19/1834 09/26/1917
deGeneres, Ellen US comic actor 01/26/1958
Degler, Carl N. US writer ??/??/????
Dehmel, Richard German writer 11/18/1863 02/08/1920
Deighton, Len English writer 02/18/1929
Del Toro, Benicio US actor 02/19/1967
Delacroix, Eugene French artist 04/26/1798 08/13/1863
Delaney, Shelagh English writer 11/25/1939
Delillo, Don US writer 11/20/1936
Delius, Frederick English composer 01/29/1862 06/10/1934
Deming, W. Edwards US educator 10/14/1900 12/20/1993
Dempsey, Jack US sports boxer 06/24/1895 05/31/1983
Dent, John (Edward John?) US Congressperson 08/19/1790 03/08/1853
Denver, Bob US actor 01/09/1935
Denver, John US singer 12/31/1943 10/12/1997
Depew, Chauncey US senator 04/23/1834 04/04/1928
Depp, Johnny US actor 06/09/1963
Dern, Bruce US actor 06/04/1936
Dern, Laura US actor 02/10/1967
Dertouzos, Michael L. Greek writer 11/05/1936 08/27/2001
Descartes, Rene French philosopher 03/31/1596 02/01/1650
Desmoulins, Camille French journalist, politici 03/02/1760 04/05/1794
deVille, C. C. US guitarist (Poison) 05/14/1962
Devlin, Bernadette Irish politician 04/23/1947
Dewar, Lord Scottish ??/??/????
Dewar, Thomas Robert Scottish ??/??/????
Dewey, John US educator philosopher 10/20/1859 06/01/1952
Dewey, Thomas E. US Gov., NY 03/24/1902 03/16/1971
di Lampedusa, Guiseppe Italian writer 12/23/1896 07/23/1957
Diamond, Neil US singer songwriter 01/24/1941
Diamos, Nick ??/??/????
Diaz, Cameron US model actor 08/30/1972
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln US Rep (FL) 08/13/1954
Dibdin, Charles English writer 03/04/1745 07/25/1814
Dick, Phillip K. US writer 12/16/1928 03/02/1982
Dickens, Charles English writer 02/07/1812 06/09/1870
Dickerson, Brent US gardener 10/25/1954
Dickey, James US writer 02/02/1923 01/19/1997
Dickinson, Angie US actor 09/30/1931
Dickinson, Emily US writer 12/10/1830 05/15/1886
Dicks, Terry ??/??/????
Dickson, Gordon R. Canadian writer 11/01/1923 01/31/2001
Dickson, Harry Ellis US conductor 11/01/1908 03/29/2003
Dickson, Paul linguist ??/??/????
Dickson, Samuel US historian ??/??/????
Diddley, Bo US singer 12/30/1928
Diderot, Denis French philosopher 10/05/1713 07/30/1784
Didion, Joan US writer 12/05/1934
Dietrich, Marlene German movie actor 12/27/1901 05/06/1992
Dietz, Howard US actor 09/08/1896 07/30/1983
diFranco, Ani US singer, songwriter 09/23/1970
Dijkstra, Edsger W. Dutch computer science ??/??/1930
Dikasen, Dr. John Howard ??/??/????
Dillard, Annie US writer 04/30/1945
Diller, Barry US network exec 02/02/1942
Diller, Phyllis US comic 07/17/1917
Dillon, Matt US actor 02/18/1964
DiMaggio, Joe US baseball player 11/25/1914 03/08/1999
Dimnet, Ernest French religious 07/09/1866 ??/??/1954
Dinesen, Isak Danish writer 04/17/1885 09/07/1962
Dinkins, David US Pol mayor NYC 07/10/1927
Diophantus, Greek mathematician ??/??/0250
Diran, Richard ??/??/????
Dirksen, Everett US pol senator 01/04/1896 09/07/1969
Disney, Walt US filmmaker 12/05/1901 12/15/1966
Disraeli, Benjamin English PM (29) 12/21/1804 04/19/1881
Ditka, Mike US football coach 10/18/1939
Divac, Vlade LA Lakers player 02/03/1968
Dixon, W. MacNeile ??/??/????
Dixon, Willie US singer 07/01/1915 01/19/1992
Dizick, Missy writer ??/??/????
Dobie, James Frank ??/??/????
Dobson, Austin English writer 01/18/1840 09/02/1921
Doctorow, E. L. US writer 01/06/1931
Doe, John US musician (X) 02/25/1954
Dogen, Japanese religious leader 01/19/1200 09/22/1253
Dogg, Snoop US rapper 10/20/1972
Dole, Bob US Senator, candidate 07/22/1923
Dolenz, Mickey US singer (Monkees) 03/08/1945
Domino, Antoine "Fats" US singer 02/26/1928
Donatus, Aelius Italian grammarian, scholar ??/??/0004
Donleavy, J. P. US writer 04/23/1926
Donne, John English writer ??/??/1572 03/31/1631
Dorgan, Thomas Aloysius US writer 04/29/1877 05/02/1929
Dorris, Michael Anthony US writer 01/30/1945 04/11/1997
Dors, Diana Engtlish actor 10/23/1931 05/04/1984
Dorsey, Jimmy US music bandleader 02/29/1904 06/12/1957
Dos Passos, John US writer 01/14/1896 09/28/1970
Dostoievski, Fyodor Russian writer 10/30/1821 02/09/1881
Douglas, Jack US comic, writer ??/??/1908 01/31/1989
Douglas, Kirk US actor 12/09/1918
Douglas, Michael US actor 09/25/1944
Douglas, Norman Scottish writer 12/08/1868 02/09/1952
Douglas, Justice William Orville US Supreme Court 10/16/1898 01/19/1980
Douglass, Frederick US writer 02/07/1817 02/20/1895
Dowd, Maureen US journalist 01/14/1952
Downey, Jr., Morton US actor 12/09/1933 03/12/2001
Downey, Jr., Robert US actor 04/04/1965
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan English writer 05/22/1859 07/07/1930
Drabble, Margaret English writer 06/05/1939
Drake, assoc. of Edwin L. 03/29/1819 ??/??/1880
Draper, Dick US SF Exam sports write ??/??/????
Draper, Ruth English monologuist 12/02/1884 12/30/1956
Dre, Dr. US rap mogul 02/18/1965
Dressler, Marie Canadian-US actor 11/09/1869 07/28/1934
Drew, Elizabeth US writer 11/16/1935
Dreyfuss, Richard US actor 10/29/1947
Driver, Minnie English actor 01/31/1970
Drucker, Peter F. Austrian-US educator, writer 11/19/1909
Drummond, Henry Scottish evangelist writer 12/17/1851 03/11/1897
Dryden, John English writer 08/09/1631 05/01/1700
du Bois, W. E. B. US sociologist 02/23/1868 08/27/1963
du Maurier, Daphne English writer 05/13/1907 04/19/1989
Dubuffet, Jean French artist 07/31/1901 05/12/1985
Duchamp, Marcel French surrealist art 07/28/1887 10/02/1968
Duchovny, David US Actor, X-Files 08/07/1960
Duell, Charles H. US Commissioner ??/??/????
Duffecy, James Australian evangelist 10/03/1912 11/17/1983
Dufy, Raoul French painter 06/03/1877 03/23/1953
Duhamel, Georges French artist 06/30/1884 04/13/1966
Dukakis, Michael US pol 11/03/1933
Duke, Patty US actor 12/14/1946
Duke, Winifred ??/??/????
Dulles, John Foster US secretary of state 02/25/1888 05/24/1959
Dumas fils, Alexandre French writer 07/27/1824 11/27/1895
Dumas pere, Alexandre French writer 07/24/1802 12/05/1870
Dunbar, Paul Laurence US writer 06/27/1872 02/09/1906
Duncan, Isadora US dancer 05/27/1878 09/14/1927
Dunham, Katherine US dancer 06/22/1910
Dunn, Stan ??/??/????
Dunne, Finley Peter Irish writer 07/10/1867 04/24/1936
Dunne, James ??/??/????
Dunne, John Gregory US writer 05/25/1932 12/30/2003
Dunsany, Lord English 07/24/1878 10/25/1957
Dunst, Kirsten US actor 04/30/1982
Durant, Ariel Russian-US historian 05/10/1898 10/24/1981
Durant, Will US historian 11/05/1885 11/07/1981
Durante, Jimmy US entertainer 02/10/1893 01/29/1980
Duras, Marguerite French writer 04/04/1914 03/03/1996
Durkheim, Emile French sociologist 04/15/1858 11/15/1917
Durocher, Leo US sports baseball 07/27/1906 10/07/1991
Durrell, Gerald French writer 01/07/1925 01/30/1995
Durrell, Lawrence French writer 02/27/1912 11/07/1990
Durrenmatt, Friedrich Swiss writer 01/05/1921 12/14/1990
Durst, Will US comic 03/18/1952
Dury, Ian English singer 05/12/1942 03/27/2000
Duse, Eleonora Italian actor 10/03/1858 04/21/1924
Duvall, Robert US actor 01/05/1931
Dylan, Bob US music singer 05/24/1941
Dyson, Freeman English physicist 12/15/1923
Dyson, H. V. ??/??/????