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

Tramar Dillard
American rapper and singer
Tramar Lacel Dillard, known professionally asFlo Rida, is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 debut and breakout single "Low" was number 1 for ten weeks in the United States and broke the record f...

Andrew Dilnot
British economist and broadcaster
Sir Andrew William Dilnotis a British economist and broadcaster. He was Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies from 1991 to 2002, and Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford from 2002 to 2012, wh...

David Dimbleby
English journalist
David Dimblebyis one of Britain’s most distinguished broadcasters, with a career spanning more than five decades in journalism and current affairs television. Best known as the long-serving host of th...

Jonathan Dimbleby
political radio and television presenter
Jonathan Dimblebyis a British presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes, author and historian. He is the son of Richard Dimbleby and younger brother of television pres...

Grigor Dimitrov
Bulgarian professional tennis player
Grigor Dimitrov Dimitrovis a Bulgarian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved on 20 ...

Amelia Dimoldenberg
English comedian
Amelia Dimoldenbergis an English comedian, writer and presenter best known for creating and hosting the hit web series Chicken Shop Date. Launched independently, the quirky interview show quickly gain...

Peter Dinklage
American actor
Peter Hayden Dinklageis an American actor. Portraying Tyrion Lannister on the HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), Dinklage won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor ...

Jose Diogo (Jota Diogo)
Portuguese professional footballer
Diogo José Teixeira da Silva, known asDiogo Jota, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward or left winger for Premier League club Liverpool and the Portugal national team. Jota s...

Celine Dion
Singer
Céline Marie Claudette Dionis a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French language artist ...

Christian Dior
French fashion designer
Christian Ernest Diorwas a French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, Christian Dior SE. His fashion house is known all around the world, having gained prominence "o...

Samantha Dixon
British politician
Samantha Kate Dixonis a British politician who serves as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chester North and Neston. She sat for City of Chester from 2022 until the seat's abolition in 2024. A member of t...

Alesha Dixon
British singer
Alesha Anjanette Dixonis a British singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She rose to fame in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B, garage and hip hop group Mis-Teeq. The group ...

Novak Djokovic
Serbian professional tennis player
Novak Djokovicis a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Djokovic has been ranked No.1 for a record total ...

Amala (Doja Cat) Dlamini
American rapper
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, known professionally asDoja Cat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing...

Chris Dobey
English professional darts player
Chris Dobeyis an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently the World No. 15. He has won 5 ranking PDC titles and was the 2023 Ma...

Nina Dobreva
Canadian actress
Nina Kamenova Dobreva, credited professionally asNina Dobrevis a Canadian actress. She is best known for portraying Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on The CW's supernatural drama series The Vampire...

Anneliese Dodds
British Labour and Co-operative politician
Anneliese Jane Doddsis a British Labour and Co-operative politician and public policy analyst serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, and Chair of the Labour Party. She was Shad...

Kevin Doets
Dutch professional darts player
Kevin Doetsis a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career 2019–2021 In 2019, Doets won the Catalonia Open, defeating Carlos Arola 6–3 in the f...

Erin Doherty
British actress
Erin Rachael Dohertyis a British actress. She played the young Princess Anne in the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix drama The Crown (2019–2020), Becky in the BBC/Amazon Prime drama Chloe (2022...

Shannen Doherty
American actress
Shannen Maria Dohertywas an American actress. During her career in film and television, Doherty played a number of notable characters, including Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie (1982–1983)...