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

Matthew Damon

Matthew Damon

American actor

Date of Birth: 8 October 1970
Age: 55

Matthew Paige Damonis an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among Forbes' most bankable stars in 2007, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.88 billi...

James Dance

James Dance

Director, Corporate Finance at Strand Hanson Limited

James Danceis Director, Corporate Finance at Strand Hanson Limited. Career Director, Corporate Finance Strand HansonCorporate Finance Executive Smith & WilliamsonSenior - Transaction Services Smith & ...

Eric Dane

Eric Dane

American actor

Date of Birth: 9 November 1972
Age: 53

Eric William Daneis an American actor. After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, which included his recurring role as Jason Dean in Charmed, Dane was cast as Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy...

William Daniels

William Daniels

American actor

Date of Birth: 31 March 1927
Age: 99

William David Daniels(born March 31, 1927) is an American actor who is known for his television roles, notably as Mark Craig on the drama series St. Elsewhere, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awar...

Bonnie Bartlett Daniels

Bonnie Bartlett Daniels

American actress

Date of Birth: 20 July 1929
Age: 96

Bonnie Bartlett Danielsis an American actress. Her career spans seven decades, with her first major role being on a 1950s daytime drama, Love of Life. Bartlett is known for her role as Grace Snider Ed...

Adam Daniels

Adam Daniels

Chairman and CEO of IAG Loyalty

Adam Danielsis Chairman and CEO of IAG Loyalty. Career and education Adam joined Avios in October 2018 as Chief Commercial Officer Prior to joining Avios, Adam was Chief Commercial Officer at BA for t...

Richard Dannatt

Richard Dannatt

Member of the House of Lords

Date of Birth: 23 December 1950
Age: 75

Francis Richard Dannattis a retired senior British Army officer and member of the House of Lords. He was Chief of the General Staff (head of the Army) from 2006 to 2009. Dannatt was commissioned into ...

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

American actor

Date of Birth: 19 June 1984
Age: 41

Paul Danois an American actor. He began his career on Broadway. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in L.I.E. (2001) and gained wider recognition for playing a ...

Kwasi (Tinchy Stryder) III Danquah

Kwasi (Tinchy Stryder) III Danquah

Ghanaian-British rapper, singer and songwriter

Date of Birth: 14 September 1986
Age: 39

Kwasi Esono Danquah IIIis a Ghanaian-British rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and investor. Stryder has released three solo studio albums, Star in the Hood (2007), Catch 22 (2009), and Third S...

Jo-Ellen Darcy

Jo-Ellen Darcy

American government official

Date of Birth: 11 July 1951
Age: 74

Jo-Ellen Darcyis an American government official, most recently serving as the assistant secretary of the army (civil works) from August 11, 2009, to January 20, 2017. o-Ellen Darcy was raised in Fitc...

Patrick Dardis

Patrick Dardis

Chief Executive

Patrick Dardiswith over 35 years’ experience working in the pub and brewing industry, Patrick has extensive knowledge and experience of the sector. Before joining Young’s in 2002, he held various role...

Ara Warkes Darzi

Ara Warkes Darzi

Politican

Date of Birth: 7 May 1960
Age: 66

Ara Warkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denhamis an Armenian-British surgeon, academic, and politician. Lord Darzi is an academic surgeon and holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College London...

Martin Daubney

Martin Daubney

British commentator

Date of Birth: 22 June 1970
Age: 55

Martin Edward Daubneyis a British commentator, journalist and former politician who was the deputy leader of the Reclaim Party from 2021 until August 2022. Daubney was a Brexit Party Member of the Eur...

Edward Davey

Edward Davey

Leader of the Liberal Democrats

Date of Birth: 25 December 1965
Age: 60

Sir Edward Jonathan Davey FRSAis a British politician who has served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020. He served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Energy and Climat...

Craig David

Craig David

British singer and songwriter

Date of Birth: 5 May 1981
Age: 45

Craig Ashley Davidis a British singer and songwriter who rose to fame in 1999, featuring on the single "Re-Rewind" by Artful Dodger. David's debut studio album, Born to Do It, was released in 2000, af...

Ruth Davidson

Ruth Davidson

Scottish politician

Date of Birth: 10 November 1978
Age: 47

Ruth Elizabeth Davidsonis a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2011 to 2019 and Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament from ...

Darren Davidson

Darren Davidson

Australian journalist

Darren Davidsonis a British and Australian journalist. He is the Managing Editor and Commercial Director of The Australian, a national news brand with a monthly audience of more than 4 million readers...

James Davidson

James Davidson

English stand-up comedian

Date of Birth: 13 December 1953
Age: 72

James Cameron Davidsonis an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer and TV presenter. He hosted the television shows Big Break and The Generation Game. In 2014 he was the winner of the 13th series of...

John Davidson

John Davidson

Scottish activist and campaigner

Date of Birth: 1 June 1971
Age: 54

John Davidsonis a Scottish campaigner for Tourette syndrome, who lives in Galashiels. At age 16, Davidson was the subject of the BBC TV documentary John's Not Mad (1989) about the manifestations of To...

Timothy Davie

Timothy Davie

Director-General of the BBC

Date of Birth: 25 April 1967
Age: 59

Timothy Douglas Davieis a British media executive currently serving as the seventeenth Director-General of the BBC since 1 September 2020, taking over from Lord Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead. He...