Persons

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

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...

Peter Doherty

English musician

Peter Dohertyis an English musician. He is best known for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he formed with Carl Barât in 1997. His other musical projects are indie bands Babyshambles and Pete...

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)...

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...

Monica Dolan

English actress

Monica Margaret Dolanis an English actress. She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Rosemary West in Appropriate Adult (2011). Career Her credits include Agatha Christie's P...

Nancy Dolman

Canadian comedic actress

Nancy Jane Dolman Shortwas a Canadian comedic actress and singer. She had a recurring role as Annie Selig Tate on the ABC sitcom Soap. She appeared in her husband Martin Short's 1985 cable television ...

Colman Domingo

American actor

Colman Jason Domingois an American actor, playwright, and director. Prominent on both screen and stage since the 2010s, Domingo has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and no...

Nicolas Dominguez

Argentine professional footballer

Nicolás Martín Domínguezis an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest. Career Velez Sarfield Domínguez played his first profession...

Joel Dommett

English comedian

Joel Patrick Dommettis an English comedian, television presenter and actor. After beginning his career as an actor, and appearing in various television shows including Casualty and Skins, he embarked ...

David Domoney

co-presents the TV

David Martin Domoneyis an English Chartered Horticulturist and celebrity gardener. He co-presents the TV gardening programme Love Your Garden, alongside Alan Titchmarsh, and is the resident gardener o...

Howard Donald

English singer

Howard Paul Donaldis an English singer, songwriter, drummer, pianist, dancer and record producer. He is a member of English pop-group Take That. Donald was also judge on the German reality talent show...