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Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

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

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

Victoria Derbyshire

Victoria Derbyshire

British journalist at British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Date of Birth: 2 October 1968
Age: 57

Victoria Antoinette Derbyshireis a British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster. Her eponymous current affairs and debate programme was broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel from 2015 until ...

Ron Dermer

Ron Dermer

Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs

Date of Birth: 16 April 1971
Age: 55

Ron Dermeris an American-born Israeli political consultant and diplomat serving as the Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs since 2022. He served as the Israeli Ambassador to the United States from 2...

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

American actress

Date of Birth: 10 February 1967
Age: 59

Laura Elizabeth Dernis an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and five Golden ...

Scott Derrickson

Scott Derrickson

American filmmaker

Date of Birth: 16 July 1966
Age: 59

Scott Derricksonis an American director, writer, and producer best known for his distinctive work in the horror genre, as well as his contribution to blockbuster superhero cinema. Derrickson first gai...

Ronald Desantis

Ronald Desantis

Governor of Florida

Date of Birth: 14 September 1978
Age: 47

Ronald Dion DeSantisis an American politician who has served as the 46th governor of Florida since 2019. Widely considered one of the most prominent members of the Republican Party, DeSantis represent...

Brianne Desaulniers

Brianne Desaulniers

American actress

Date of Birth: 1 October 1989
Age: 36

Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers, known professionally asBrie Larson, is an American actress. Known for her supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, she has since expanded to leading roles in independen...

Richard Clive Desmond

Richard Clive Desmond

Owner of Northern & Shell

Date of Birth: 8 December 1951
Age: 74

Born in London on 8 December 1951, he left school at 15 and started working in the classified advertisements section of the Thomson Group, while playing the drums at night. After moving to another com...

Sue Devaney

Sue Devaney

English actress

Date of Birth: 2 July 1967
Age: 58

Sue Devaneyis an English actress. Her roles include Debbie Webster in Coronation Street, Rita in Jonny Briggs, Liz Harker in Casualty and Jane in Dinnerladies. Career Devaney has played various roles ...

Gerald Deveaux

Gerald Deveaux

Songwriter

Sir "Gerry" Gerald DeVeauxis a Bahamian songwriter/producer and creative director. DeVeaux was a contributing editor for style magazine Tatler. He was style consultant for MTV Networks co-hosting show...

Adam Devine

Adam Devine

American actor

Date of Birth: 7 November 1983
Age: 42

Adam Patrick DeVineis an American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the stars and co-creators of the Comedy Central comedy television series Workaholics and Adam DeVine...

Andrew Devine

Andrew Devine

American character actor

Date of Birth: 7 October 1905
Age: 71

Andrew Vabre Devinewas an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films, including his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature fil...

Peter (Andy Devine) Devine

Peter (Andy Devine) Devine

British actor

Date of Birth: 28 February 1942
Age: 79

Peter Devine, stage nameAndy Devinewas a British actor primarily on television, whose best known role was Shadrach Dingle on one of ITV's long-running soap operas, Emmerdale. He played Shadrach on and...

Victor Dewulf

Victor Dewulf

CEO and co-founder of Recycleye

Victor Dewulfis the CEO and co-founder of Recycleye, a company specializing in AI-driven waste recognition and sorting systems. He co-founded Recycleye in 2019 alongside CTO Peter Hedley, whom he met ...

Swati Dhingra

Swati Dhingra

Economist at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Swati Dhingrais an Associate Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee. She earned her undergraduate degree fro...

Diageo

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

John Diamond

John Diamond

English journalist and broadcaster

Date of Birth: 10 May 1953
Age: 47

John Diamondwas an English journalist and broadcaster. In 1997 he was diagnosed with throat cancer, a subject he wrote about in his weekly column at The Times, as well as in two books (one published p...

Ruben Dias

Ruben Dias

Portuguese professional footballer

Date of Birth: 14 May 1997
Age: 29

Rúben dos Santos Gato Alves Diasis a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugal national team. Known for his aggressive styl...

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

American actress

Date of Birth: 30 August 1972
Age: 53

Cameron Michelle Diazis an American actress. She has received various accolades, including nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award. As of 2018, her films have grossed...

Kristoffer Diaz

Kristoffer Diaz

American playwright

Kristoffer Díazis an American playwright, screenwriter, and educator. As a playwright, he has five full-length titles amongst other works which have been widely produced and developed. In 2010, he was...