Daar, Adan Abd Allah Utman Somali polit.; 1st pres. of Somalia 1960-1967 _1908-- Dacko, David Central African Rep. polit.; 1st pres. of Central African Rep. 1960-1965, 1979-1981 _1930-- Dacre, Harry (possibly orig. Frank Dean, Henry Decker) Eng. songwriter; wrote & composed song "Daisy Bell" (also "A Bicycle Built for Two") 1892 _1860-1922 Daddah, Muhtar uld Mauritanian polit.; 1st pres. of Mauritania 1961-1978 _1924-- Daggett, Naphtali US Presbyterian clergyman & educator; pres. of Yale Univ. 1766-1777 _1727-1780 Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mande Fr. inventor, painter, & pioneer photographer; source of word "daguerreotype" _1789-1851 Dahanayake, Wijeyananda Ceylonnese polit.; prime min. of Ceylon 1959-1960 _1902-- Dahl, Andreas Swed. botanist; source of word "dahlia" _1751-1789 Dahl, Roald Brit. juvenile aut.; wrote novels "James and the Giant Peach" 1961, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" 1964 _1916-1990 Dahlen-Orlaburg, Hermann, Freiherr Aus. admin.; Aus. gov. of Bosnia & Herzegovina 1881-1882 _1828-1887 Daimler, Gottlieb Wilhelm Ger. automotive inventor _1834-1900 Dakin, Henry Drysdale Eng. chem. _1880-1952 Daladier, Edouard Fr. socialist polit.; prime min. of France 1933, 1934, 1938-1940; signed Munich Agreement 1938 _1884-1970 D'Albert, Eugen Francis Charles Scot. composer & pianist _1864-1932 Dale, Henry Hallett, Sir Brit. biochem. & physiologist; isolated acetylcholine; NP Med. 1936; pres. of Royal Society 1940-1945 _1875-1968 D'Alema, Massimo It. Communist polit.; leader of Democratic Party of the Left 1994-- _1949-- d'Alembert, Jean Le Rond Fr. math., philos., phys., & sci. _1717-1783 Dalen, Nils Gustaf Swed. inventor; invented automatic regulator for lighthouses & buoys; NP Phys. 1912 _1869-1937 Daley, Richard Joseph US polit.; mayor of Chicago 1955-1976 _1902-1976 Daley, Richard Michael US polit.; mayor of Chicago 1989--; son of Richard Joseph Daley _1942-- Dali, Salvador Felipe Jacinto Sp. Catalan Surrealist painter _1904-1989 Dallas, Alexander James US (Jamaican-born) admin.; Secy. of Treasury 1814-1816; father of George Dallas _1759-1817 Dallas, George Mifflin US diplomat & polit.; vice-pres. of US 1845-1849 _1792-1864 Dalrymple, James, Sir Scot. jurist _1619-1695 Dalrymple, John, Sir Brit. diplomat & gen. _1673-1747 Dalton, Hugh Brit. polit. _1887-1962 Dalton, John Eng. chem. & phys.; founded scientific atomic theory 1803 _1766-1844 Dalton, John Howard US admin. & banker; secy. of navy 1993-- _1941-- Dalton, John Nichols US Rep. polit.; gov. of Virginia 1978-1982 _1931-1986 Dalton, Timothy Welsh actor; portrayed James Bond; starred in movies "The Living Daylights" 1987, "Licence to Kill" 1988 _1944-- Daltrey, Roger Eng. rock singer; member of the Who _1945-- Daluege, Kurt Ger. Nazi admin.; Ger. acting gov. of Czechoslovakia 1942-1943 _1897-1946 Daly, [John] Augustin US dram. & theater manager; wrote plays "Under the Gaslight" 1867, "The Red Scarf" 1869, "Horizon" 1871 _1838-1899 Daly, Carroll (also Cearbhaill O'Dalaigh) Irish polit.; pres. of Ireland 1974-1976 _1911-1978 Daly, Charles Joseph (Chuck) US basketball coach; coach of Cleveland Cavaliers 1981-1982; coach of Detroit Pistons 1983-1992; coach of New Jersey Nets 1992-1994 _1933-- Daly, Marcus US (Irish-born) copper businessman _1841-1900 Dam, [Carl Peter] Henrik Danish biochem. & physiologist; discovered vitamin K; NP Med. 1943 _1895-1976 Damasus I It. saint & pope 366-384 _306?-384 Damasus II (orig. Poppo of Bavaria) Ger. pope 1048 _9XX-1048 D'Amato, Alfonse Martello (Al) US Rep. polit.; Senator from New York 1981-- _1937-- Damba Dorji, Tseren-Ochiryn Mongolian Communist polit.; 1st secy-gen. of Mongolian Communist Party 1921-1928 _1898-1932 Damdin-Suren Mongolian polit.; pres. of Mongolia 1928 _18XX-19XX Damien [de Veuster], Joseph (Father Damien) Belgian missionary in Hawaii _1840-1889 Damjanov, Georgi Pyrvanov Bulgarian Communist polit.; pres. of Bulgaria 1950-1958 _1892-1958 Dampier, William Eng. pirate _1652-1715 Damrosch, Walter Johannes US (Ger.-born) conductor & musician _1862-1950 Dan, Takuma Japanese mining businessman; head of Mitsui 1914-1932; murdered _1858-1932 Dana, Charles Anderson US newspaper editor _1819-1897 Dana, Daniel US Presbyterian clergyman & educator; pres. of Dartmouth College 1820-1821 _1771-1859 Dana, James Dwight US geologist _1813-1895 Dana, Richard Henry US aut., lawyer, & sailor; wrote novel "Two Years before the Mast" 1840 _1815-1882 Dane, Clemence (pseud. of Winifred Ashton) Eng. dram. & nov.; wrote novels "Regiment of Women" 1917, "Broome Stages" 1931, play "A Bill of Divorcement" 1921 _1888-1965 Danforth, John Claggett US Rep. polit.; Senator from Missouri 1976-- _1936-- Danforth, William US grain industrialist; 1st pres. of Ralston Purina Co. 1896-1932; chairman of Ralston Purina Co. 1932-1956 _1870-1952 Dangerfield, Rodney (orig. Jacob Cohen) US actor & comedian _1921-- Daniel, Peter Vivian US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1841-1860 _1784-1860 Daniel, Price Marion US polit.; gov. of Texas 1957-1963 _1910-1988 Daniel, Samuel Eng. historian & poet; wrote "Defence of Ryme" 1602, poem "A History of the Civil Wars between York and Lancaster" 1595; unofficial Brit. poet laureate 1599-1619 _1562?-1619 Daniels, Josephus US journalist & polit.; Secy. of Navy 1913-1921 _1862-1948 Danilo II lord of Montenegro 1851-1860; assassinated _1826-1860 Danilova, Aleksandra (also Alexandra Danilova) Rus. ballet dancer in US _1904-- Dannay, Frederic (pseud. Ellery Queen) US mystery aut.; cousin of Manfred Lee _1905-1982 D'Annunzio, Gabriele It. adventurer, aut., & soldier; captured Fiume 1919 _1863-1938 Danquah, Joseph Boakye Ghanaian editor, nationalist, & moderate polit.; imprisoned as opponent of Kwame Nkrumah _1895-1965 Danson, Edward (Ted) US actor; starred in series "Cheers" 1982-1993, movies "Three Men and a Baby" 1987, "Made in America" 1993 _1947-- Dante (Dante Alighieri; orig. Durante) It. national epic poet; wrote poems "La Vita Nuova" 1292?, "The Divine Comedy" (also "La Divina Commedia"), political tract "De Monarchia", apology "De Vulgari Eloquentia" _1265-1321 D'Anthes, Georges Charles (Baron Heeckeren; also Baron Heeckeren) Fr. army officer in Russia; lover of Natalya Goncharova; killed Alexander Pushkin in duel _1812-1895 Danton, Georges Jacques Fr. polit. & revolutionary; executed _1759-1794 Danza, Tony US television actor _1950-- Danzan, Iapon Mongolian Communist polit.; 1st chairman of Mongolian Communist Party 1921-1924 _1873-1924 Darden, Colgate Whitehead Jr. US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1942-1946 _1897-1981 Dare, Virginia 1st Eng. child born in America; disappeared with Roanoke colony _1587-1591? Darin, Bobby (orig. Walden Robert Cassotto) US singer _1936-1973 Darius I Hystaspes (Darius the Great) king of Persia 522b-486b; lost battle of Marathon 490b _550b-486b Darius II Ochus (Darius Nothos) king of Persia 425b-404b; son of Artaxerxes I _4XXb-404b Darius III Codomannus king of Persia 336b-331b; defeated by Alexander the Great at battles of Granicus 334b, Issus 333b, Arbela 331b; grandson of Artaxerxes II _3XXb-331b Darlan, Jean Louis Xavier Francois Fr. adm. & polit. in World War II; declared himself head of state of Fr. Africa 1942; assassinated _1881-1942 Darling, Jay Norwood (pseud. J. N. Ding) US political cartoonist _1876-1962 Darman, Richard Gordon US polit.; director of Office of Management & Budget 1988-1993 (OMB) _1943-- Darrow, Clarence Seward US defense lawyer in controversial court cases; defended John Scopes, Eugene Debs, Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb _1857-1938 Dartmouth, Thomas (Jim Crow Rice) US showman; father of minstrel show; source of phrase "Jim Crow" _1808-1860 Darwin, Charles Robert Eng. biologist; discovered evolution by natural selection; wrote "The Origin of Species" 1859 _1809-1882 Darwin, Erasmus Eng. naturalist, physiologist, & poet; wrote "Zoonomia, or the Laws of Organic Life" 1794-1796; grandfather of Charles Darwin _1731-1802 Daschle, Thomas Andrew US Dem. polit.; Senator from S. Dakota 1987-- _1947-- Daubigny, Charles Francois Fr. painter _1817-1878 Da'ud, Muhammad (Sirdar Lamar-i 'Ali Muhammad Da'ud Khan bin Muhammad 'Aziz) Afghan polit.; prime min. of Afghanistan 1953-1963; 1st pres. of Afghanistan 1973-1978; nephew of Muhammad Nadir Shah; overthrown & killed _1908-1978 Daudet, Alphonse Fr. aut.; wrote stories "Lettres de mon moulin" 1869, novels "Sapho" 1884, "L'Immortel" 1888 _1840-1897 Daudet, Leon Fr. activist & journalist; son of Alphonse Daudet _1867-1942 Daugherty, Henry Micajah (Harry) US lawyer; Atty. Gen. 1921-1924 _1860-1941 Daumier, Honore Fr. caricaturist & painter _1818-1879 Dausset, Jean Baptiste Gabriel Joachim Fr. physician; NP Med. 1980 _1916-- D'Avenant, William, Sir (also William Davenant) Eng. dram. & poet; worte plays "The Cruel Brother" 1630, "The Wits" 1636, epic poem "Gondibert" 1651, opera "Siege of Rhodes" 1656; Brit. poet laureate 1638-1668 _1606-1668 Davenport, John Eng. clergyman; founded New Haven _1597-1670 Davenport, Thomas US electrical inventor _1802-1851 David I (David the Saint) Scot. king 1124-1153; son of Malcolm III _1084?-1153 David II (David the Bruce) Scot. king 1329-1371; ruled under regency 1329-1341, 1346-1357; son of Robert the Bruce _1324-1371 David, Edward Emil Jr. US admin. & electrical engineer; presidential science advisor 1970-1972 _1925-- David, Gerard Dutch painter _1460-1523 David, Jacques Louis Fr. Neoclassicist painter _1748-1825 David, Vaclav Czechoslovakian diplomat; Czechoslovakian foreign minister 1953-1968 _1910-- David d'Angers, Pierre Jean Fr. sculptor _1788-1856 Davidovic, Ljubomir Yugoslavian polit.; prime min. of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, & Slovenes 1919-1920, 1924 _1863-1940 Davidson, Jo US sculptor _1883-1952 Davidson, Randall Thomas Brit. archbishop of Canterbury 1903-1928 _1848-1930 Davies, Arthur Bowen US Romantic landscape painter; member of The Eight; co-founded Ashcan school _1862-1928 Davies, Joseph Edward US admin. & diplomat; chairman of Federal Trade Commission 1915-1916; US ambassador to Soviet Union 1936-1938; chairman of War Relief Control Board 1942-1946 _1876-1958 Davies, Samuel American Presbyterian clergyman & educator; pres. of Princeton Univ. 1759-1761 _1723-1761 Davila, Carlos Guillermo Chilean diplomat, editor, & polit.; provisional pres. of Chile 1932; secy-gen. of Organization of American States 1954-1955 (OAS) _1887-1955 Davila Padilla, Agustin Mex. historian & monk _1562-1604 Davis, Benjamin Oliver US gen.; 1st black gen. in US Army 1940 _1877-1970 Davis, Benjamin Oliver Jr. US air force gen.; 1st black gen. in US Air Force 1965; son of Benjamin Oliver Davis _1912-- Davis, Bette (orig. Ruth Elizabeth Davis) US movie actress _1908-1989 Davis, David US jurist & polit.; Supr. Ct. justice 1862-1877; wrote decision for Ex parte Milligan 1866; pres. pro tempore of Senate 1881-1883 _1815-1886 Davis, Dwight Filley US army officer & polit.; donor & eponym of Davis Cup 1900; Secy. of War 1925-1929; US gov. of Philippines 1929-1932 _1879-1945 Davis, Edmund Jackson US polit.; gov. of Texas 1870-1874 _1827-1883 Davis, Elmer Holmes US radio announcer & news commentator _1890-1958 Davis, George US-Confederate polit.; last Confederate atty. gen. 1864-1865 _1820-1896 Davis, Glenn (Mr. Outside) US football player; won Heisman Trophy 1946 as halfback for Army _1924-- Davis, Harold Lenoir US aut. _1896-1960 Davis, Henry Gassaway US polit.; Dem. vice-pres. cand. 1904; father-in-law of Stephen Elkins _1823-1916 Davis, James John US (Austr.-born) polit.; Secy. of Labor 1921-1930 _1873-1947 Davis, James Robert (Jim) US cartoonist; created Garfield _1945-- Davis, Jefferson Finis US-Confederate polit.; Secy. of War 1853-1857; only pres. of Confederacy 1861-1865; son-in-law of Zachary Taylor _1808-1889 Davis, Joe Brit. billiards & snooker player _1901-1978 Davis, John (also John Davys) Eng. explorer of Americas; eponym of Davis Strait; discovered Falkland Islands 1592; killed by Japanese pirates _1550?-1605 Davis, John US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1834-1835, 1841-1843 _1787-1854 Davis, John Wesley US polit.; Speaker of the House 1845-1847; gov. of Oregon territory 1853-1854 _1799-1859 Davis, John William US lawyer & polit.; solicitor gen. 1913-1918; Dem. pres. cand. 1924; argued record 140 cases before Supr. Ct.; argued for Board of Education in Brown v. Board of Education 1954 _1873-1955 Davis, Joseph (Joe) Brit. billiards & snooker player _1901-1978 Davis, Miles Dewey III US jazz musician & trumpeter _1926-1991 Davis, Norman US diplomat; pres. of Council on Foreign Relations 1936-1944 _1878-1944 Davis, Phil US cartoonist _1906-1964 Davis, Richard Harding US aut. & journalist _1864-1916 Davis, Robert Atkinson Can. polit.; 1st premier of Manitoba 1874-1878 _1841-18XX Davis, Sammy Jr. US actor & singer _1925-1990 Davis, Varina Anne Banks (Winnie; nee Howell) US 2nd wife of Jefferson Davis 1845 _1826-1906 Davis, Virginia (Geena) US actress _1957-- Davis, Westmoreland US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1918-1922 _1859-1942 Davisson, Clinton Joseph US phys.; performed Davisson-Germer experiment with Lester Germer; NP Phys. 1937 _1881-1958 Davitt, Michael Irish nationalist; founded Irish Land League 1879 _1846-1906 Davout, Louis Nicolas Fr. marshal _1770-1823 Davy, Humphry, Sir Eng. chem.; discovered elements barium, calcium, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sodium, strontium; pres. of Royal Society 1820-1827 _1778-1829 Dawar Mogul emperor of India 1627-1628; grandson of Jahangir _16XX-1628 Dawes, Charles Gates US banker, composer, & polit.; vice-pres. of US 1925-1929; creator & eponym of Dawes Plan; NP Peace 1925 _1865-1951 Dawes, William US patriot in American Revolution; accompanied Paul Revere 1775 _1745-1799 Dawkins, Richard Brit. ethologist, geneticist, & popularizer of genetics; pioneer of memetics; coined word "meme" _1941-- Dawson, Andre Fernando US baseball player; played for Montreal Expos 1976-1987, Chicago Cubs 1987-- _1954-- Dawson, John William, Sir Can. geologist _1820-1899 Dawson, Len US football player; Super Bowl MVP 1970 _1935-- Dawson, Richard US (Eng.-born) actor & game show host; starred in series "Hogan's Heroes" 1965-1971, movie "Running Man" 1987; hosted shows "Match Game" 1973-1978, "Family Feud" 1976-1985 _1932-- Dawson, William Jr. US diplomat; US ambasador to Pan-American Union 1947-1948; 1st US ambasador to Organization of American states 1948 (OAS) _1885-1972 Day, Benjamin US printer; source of word "benday" _1838-1916 Day, Clarence Shepard Jr. US biographer, essayist, & humorist _1874-1935 Day, Doris (orig. Doris [von] Kappelhoff) US movie actress & singer _1924-- Day, Dorothy US editor & reformer; founded Catholic Worker movement 1933 _1897-1980 Day, Edmund Ezra US economist & educator; pres. of Cornell Univ. 1937-1949 _1883-1951 Day, [James] Edward (J. Edward Day) US admin.; Postmaster Gen. 1961-1963 _1914-- Day, Jeremiah US educator; pres. of Yale Univ. 1817-1846 _1773-1867 Day, Thomas Eng. aut. _1748-1789 Day, William Rufus US jurist & polit.; Secy. of State 1898; Supr. Ct. justice 1903-1922 _1849-1923 Dayan, Moshe Israeli gen. & polit.; Israeli defense minister 1967-1974; directed Israeli forces in Six-Day War 1967 & Yom Kippur War 1973; Israeli foreign minister 1977-1979 _1915-1981 Daye, Stephen 1st American printer _1594?-1668 Day-Lewis, Cecil (pseud. Nicholas Blake) Eng. aut.; Brit. poet laureate 1968-1972 _1904-1972 Day-Lewis, Daniel Eng. movie actor; starred in movies "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" 1988, "My Left Foot" 1989, "The Last of the Mohicans" 1992, "In the Name of the Father" 1993, "The Age of Innocence" 1993 _1957-- Days, Drew Saunders III US lawyer; solicitor gen. 1993-- _1941-- Dayton, Jonathan US polit.; Speaker of the House 1795-1799 _1760-1824 Dayton, William Lewis US polit.; 1st Rep. vice-pres. cand. 1856 _1807-1864 Dazai, Osamu Japanese nov. & short story aut.; wrote novels "The Setting Sun" 1947, "No Longer Human" 1948; suicide _1909-1948 Deak, Ferenc Hung. polit. _1803-1876 Deakin, Alfred Austr. polit.; prime min. of Australia 1903-1904, 1905-1908, 1909-1910 _1856-1919 Dean, Gordon Evans US admin.; chairman of Atomic Energy Commission 1950-1953 _1905-1958 Dean, Howard US Dem. polit.; gov. of Vermont 1993-- _1948-- Dean, Jay Hanna (Dizzy Dean) US baseball player & sportscaster; brother of Paul Dee Dean _1911-1974 Dean, James (orig. James Byron) US movie actor _1931-1955 Dean, Paul Dee (Daffy Dean) US baseball player; brother of Jay Hanna Dean _1913-1981 Deane, Silas US diplomat & lawyer _1737-1789 Dearborn, Henry US diplomat & gen.; Secy. of War 1801-1809 _1751-1829 Dearden, John Francis US cardinal 1969; archbishop of Detroit 1959-1980 _1907-1988 DeBakey, Michael Ellis US surgeon; implanted 1st artificial heart in a human 1966 _1908-- Deballi, Francisco Uruguayan songwriter; co-composed Uruguayan national anthem (adopted 1845) with Fernando Quijano _1793-1859 DeBeck, William (Billy) US cartoonist; created Barney Google _1890-1942 Debierne, Andre Louis Fr. chem.; discovered element actinium 1899 _1874-1949 Debre, Michel Jean Pierre Fr. polit.; prime min. of France 1959-1962 _1912-- Debreu, Gerard US (Fr.-born) economist; NP Econ. 1983 _1921-- Debs, Eugene Victor US socialist labor leader & polit.; founded Socialist Party of America; led Pullman strike 1894; Socialist pres. cand. 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920 _1855-1926 Debussy, [Achille] Claude Fr. Impressionist composer _1862-1918 Deby, Idriss Chad gen. & polit.; overthrew Hissene Habre 1990; head of state of Chad 1990-1991; pres. of Chad 1991-- _19XX-- Debye, Peter Joseph Wilhelm (also Peter Josephus Wilhelmus Debye) US (Dutch-born) chem. & plasma phys. in US; NP Chem. 1936 _1884-1966 de Camp, [Lyon] Sprague (L. Sprague de Camp) US fantasy & science fiction aut.; wrote novels "Lest Darkness Fall" 1941, "Rogue Queen" 1951 _1907-- Decatur, Stephen US naval officer & war hero; fought in Barbary Wars & War of 1812; killed in duel _1779-1820 Decazes, Duc Elie Fr. polit. _1780-1860 de Cheverus, Jean Louis Anne Magdelen Lefebre US (Fr.-born) cardinal; 1st Catholic bishop of Boston 1810-1823; archbishop of Bordeaux 1826-1836 _1768-1836 Decius, Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Rom. emperor 249-251 _201?-251 Decker, George Henry US gen.; led US forces in World War II & Korean War; army chief of staff 1960-1962 _1902-1980 DeConcini, Dennis Webster US Dem. polit.; Senator from Arizona 1977--; chairman of Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Affairs 1993--; member of Keating Five _1937-- Dedekind, Julius Wilhelm Richard Ger. math.; studied analysis; developer & eponym of Dedekind cut 1872 _1831-1916 Dee, John Eng. astrologer, occultist, & scholar; sought Northwest Passage _1527-1608 Deeping, [George] Warwick Eng. nov.; wrote novel "Sorrell and Son" 1925 _1877-1950 Deere, John US inventor & manufacturer of farm equipment _1804-1886 Deffand, Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, Marquise du Fr. salon hostess _1697-1780 Defoe, Daniel Eng. adventurer, journalist, & nov.; wrote novels "Robinson Crusoe" 1719-1720, "Memoirs of a Cavalier" 1720, "Moll Flanders" 1722, "Journal of the Plague Year" 1722, "Roxana" 1724 _1660-1731 De Forest, Lee US radio inventor; father of radio _1873-1961 Defreeze, Donald David (Cinque Mtume; also Fifth Prophet) US criminal, cult leader, & radical; founded Symbionese Liberation Army 1972; killed _1944-1974 Degas, [Hilaire Germain] Edgar Fr. Impressionist painter _1834-1917 De Gasperi, Alcide It. (Aus.-born) polit.; main founder of Christian Democratic Party 1942; It. foreign minister 1944-1946, 1951-1953; prime min. of Italy 1945-1953 _1881-1954 de Gaulle, Charles Andre Joseph Marie Fr. gen. & polit.; led Free French in World War II; provisional pres. of France 1945-1946; prime min. of France 1958-1959; pres. of France 1959-1969; 1st pres. of 5th Fr. Rep.; resigned _1890-1970 de Gennes, Pierre Gilles Fr. phys.; studied complex liquids; NP Phys. 1991 _1932-- Degeyter, Pierre Chretien Fr. (Belgian-born) Communist, songwriter, & wood-carver; composed Communist anthem "Internationale" _1849-1932 Degrelle, Leon (Leon Jose de Ramirez Reina) Sp. (Belgian-born) Nazi gen. & polit. in Belgium _1906-1994 de Haas, Wander Johannes Dutch phys.; co-discoverer & co-eponym of de Haas-van Alphen effect _1878-1960 Dehaene, Jean-Luc Belgian polit.; prime min. of Belgium 1992-- _1940-- Dehmelt, Hans Georg US (Ger.-born) phys.; co-discovered ion trap technique; NP Phys. 1989 _1922-- Deighton, Leonard Cyril (Len) Eng. suspense nov.; wrote novel "Funeral in Berlin" 1965, trilogy "Game, Set, and Match" (novels "Berlin Game" 1984, "Mexico set" 1985, "London Match" 1986) _1929-- Deisenhofer, Johann Ger. chem.; NP Chem. 1988 _1943-- Dekker, Thomas (also Thomas Decker) Eng. dram.; wrote plays "The Shoemaker's Holiday" 1600, "The Pleasant Comedy of Old Fortunatus" 1600, co-wrote play "Satiromastix" 1602 with John Marston _1572?-1632 de Klerk, Frederik Willem (F. W. de Klerk) S. African polit. & reformer; pres. of S. Africa 1989-1994; second deputy pres. of S. Africa 1994--; NP Peace 1993 _1936-- De Kooning, Willem US (Dutch-born) painter _1904-- De Kruif, Paul Henry US aut. & bacteriologist _1890-1971 Delacorte, George Thomas Jr. US philanthropist & publisher; founded Dell Publishing Co. 1921 _1893-1991 Delacroix, [Ferdinand Victor] Eugene Fr. Romantic painter _1798-1863 Delamare, Delphine Fr. adultress & housewife; suicide; inspiration for character Emma Bovary in Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" 1857 _1822-1848 De la Mare, Walter John Eng. nov. & poet; wrote poetry collections "Songs of Childhood" 1902, "The Listeners" 1912, "Peacock Pie" 1913, "The Veil" 1921, novels "The Return" 1910, "Memoirs of a Midget" 1921 _1873-1956 Deland, Margaret (orig. Margaretta Wade Campbell) US nov. _1857-1945 Delano, Columbus US lawyer; Secy. of Interior 1870-1875 _1809-1896 De La Rey, Jacobus Hercules Boer gen. & polit. _1847-1914 Delaroche, [Hippolyte] Paul Fr. historical painter _1797-1859 Delavigne, Jean Francois Casimir Fr. dram., poet, & satirist; wrote plays "Le Vepres siciliennes" 1819, "Les Comediens" 1821, "La Fille du Cid" 1839 _1793-1843 De La Warr, Thomas West, Lord Eng. colonist in America; eponym of Delaware _1577-1618 Delbruck, Max US (Ger.-born) biologist; NP Med. 1969 _1906-1981 Deledda, Grazia (pseud. Grazia Madesani) It. aut.; wrote novels "Ashes" 1904, "The Mother" 1920; NP Lit. 1926 _1875-1936 de Leon [Carpio], Ramiro Guatemalan polit.; pres. of Guatemala 1993-- _19XX-- Delibes, [Clement Philibert] Leo Fr. composer _1836-1891 Delius, Frederick Eng. composer _1862-1934 Della Robbia, Luca It. Florentine sculptor _1399?-1482 Dellums, Ronald Vernie US polit.; chairman of House Armed Services Committee 1993-- _1935-- De Long, George Washington US explorer & naval officer _1844-1881 Delorme, Philibert (also Philbert De l'Orme) Fr. architect _1515?-1570 Delors, Jacques Lucien Jean Fr. economist & polit.; Fr. finance minister 1981-1984; pres. of Commission of European Communities 1985-- _1925-- del Rey, Judy-Lynn (nee Benjamin) US science fiction editor & publisher; founder & eponym of Del Rey Books; 4th wife of Lester del Rey 1971 _1943-1986 del Rey, Lester (pseud. of Ramon Felipe Alvarez del-Rey) US science fiction aut. & publisher; wrote collections "...And Some Were Human" 1948, "Gods and Golems" 1973 _1915-- DeLuise, Dom US comedian & movie actor _1933-- DeMar, Clarence US track athlete _1888-1958 Demarcay, Eugene Fr. chem.; discovered element europium _1852-1903 Demichelli [Lizaso], [Pedro] Alberto Uruguayan polit.; acting pres. of Uruguay 1976 _1896-1980 de Mille, Agnes George US choreographer & dancer; niece of Cecil B. de Mille _1909?-1993 DeMille, Cecil Blount US movie producer _1881-1959 Deming, [William] Edwards (W. Edwards Deming) US business advisor & quality control advocate; rebuilt Japanese economy after World War II; wrote "Quality, Productivity, and Competitive Position" 1986 _1900-1993 Demirel, Suleyman Turkish polit.; prime min. of Turkey 1965-1971, 1975-1977, 1977, 1979-1980, 1991-1993; pres. of Turkey 1993-- _1924-- de Mita, [Luigi] Ciriaco It. polit.; secy-gen. of Christian Democratic Party 1982-1988; prime min. of Italy 1988-1989 _1928-- Demme, Jonathan US movie director & screenwriter _1944-- Democritus (the Laughing Philosopher, the Abderite) Gk. philos.; popularizer of atomism; student of Leucippus _460b?-370b? De Moivre, Abraham Fr. math.; discoverer & eponym of De Moivre's theorem for trigonometric representation of complex numbers 1707? _1667-1754 De Morgan, Augustus Eng. logician & math. _1806-1871 De Morgan, William Frend Eng. Pre-Raphaelite artist & nov.; son of Augustus De Morgan _1839-1917 Demosthenes Gk. orator & polit. in Athens; suicide _384b-322b Dempsey, William Harrison (Jack; the Manassa Mauler) US heavyweight boxer; heavyweight champion 1919-1926 _1895-1983 Denby, Charles US diplomat; father of Edwin Denby _1830-1904 Denby, Edwin US polit.; Secy. of Navy 1921-1924 _1870-1929 Deneen, Charles Samuel US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1905-1913 _1863-1940 Deneuve, Catherine (orig. Catherine Dorleac) Fr. movie actress _1943-- Denfeld, Louis Emil US adm.; chief of naval operations 1947-1949 _1891-1972 Deng Xiaoping (also Teng Hsaio-p'ing, Teng Hsiao-ping, Teng Wen-pin, Teng Hsi-hsien) Chinese polit. & Communist leader; de facto head of government of China 1975-- _1904?-- Deniker, Joseph Fr. anthropologist _1852-1918 Denikin, Anton Rus. gen.; led White armies in Rus. civil war; defeated at Orel _1872-1947 De Niro, Robert US movie actor _1943-- Denis (also Denys, Dionysius) Fr. (It.-born) bishop, martyr, missionary, & saint; patron saint of France; 1st bishop of Paris _2XX-258? Denison, William Thomas, Sir Brit. army officer & colonial admin.; acting viceroy of India 1863-1864 _1804-1871 Denktas, Rauf (also Rauf Denktash) Turkish Cypriot polit.; 1st pres. of N. Cyprus 1975-- _1924-- Denman, Thomas, Baron Brit. admin.; gov-gen. of Australia 1911-1914 _1874-1954 Dennett, Tyler US educator & historian; wrote "The Biography of John Hay" 1933; pres. of Williams College 1934-1937 _1883-1949 Denning, Dorothy Elizabeth Robling US computer sci., computer security expert, & cryptographer _1945-- Dennison, Robert Lee US adm. _1901-1980 Dennison, William Jr. US polit.; gov. of Ohio 1860-1862; Postmaster Gen. 1864-1866 _1815-1882 Denny, Ebeneezer US polit.; 1st mayor of Pittsburgh 1816-1817 _1761-1822 Dent, Frederick Baily US admin.; Secy. of Commerce 1973-1975 _1922-- Dent, Joseph Malaby Eng. publisher _1849-1926 Dent, Lester (pseud. Kenneth Robeson) US science fiction aut.; created & wrote Doc Savage series _1905-1959 Dent, Richard US football player; Super Bowl MVP 1986 _1960-- Denver, Bob US television actor; starred in series "The Many Loves of Doby Gillis" 1959-1963, "Gilligan's Island" 1964-1967 _1935-- Denver, John (orig. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.) US singer & songwriter _1943-- De Palma, Brian Russell US movie director _1940-- De Palma, Ralph US automobile racer _1883-1964 Depardieu, Gerard Fr. movie actor _1948-- Depew, Chauncey Mitchell US lawyer, philanthropist, & polit. _1834-1928 Depp, John Christopher (Johnny) US actor; starred in series "21 Jump Street" 1987-1990, movies "Edward Scissorhands" 1990, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" 1993, "Ed Wood" 1994 _1963-- Depres, Josquin (also Josquin des Pres, Josse Desprez, Josse des Prez, Jodocus Pratensis, Josquinus del Prato) Flemish composer _1440?-1521 Depretis, Agostino It. polit. & reformer; prime min. of Italy 1876-1878, 1878-1879, 1881-1887; helped found Triple Alliance 1882 _1813-1887 DePugh, Robert Bolivar (Bob) US anti-Communist activist; founded Minutemen 1961 _1923-- De Quincey, Thomas Eng. aut., critic, & essayist; wrote "Confessions of an English Opium-eater" 1822, "Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts" 1827 _1785-1859 Derain, Andre Fr. Fauvist & Cubist painter _1880-1954 Derek, Bo (orig. Mary Cathleen Collins) US actress & model _1956-- Derleth, August William US science fiction aut. & editor _1909-1971 Dern, George Henry US polit.; gov. of Utah 1925-1932; Secy. of War 1933-1936 _1872-1936 de Roburt, Hammer, Sir Nauruan polit.; head chief of Nauru 1956-1968; 1st pres. of nauru 1968-1976, 1978-1986, 1986-1989 _1923-- Derqui, Santiago Argentine polit.; pres. of Argentine Confederation 1860-1861 _1810-1867 Derrida, Jacques Fr. (Algerian-born) philos.; main founder of deconstructionism _1930-- Dershowitz, Alan Morton US lawyer; defended Michael Milken, Leona Helmsley, & Claus Von Bulow; wrote memoir "Chutzpah" 1991 _1938-- Dertringer, Georg E. Ger. diplomat; 1st E. Ger. foreign minister 1949-1953 _1902-1968 Derwinski, Edward Joseph US polit.; 1st Secy. of Veterans Affairs 1989-1992 _1926-- Derzhavin, Gavril Romanovich Rus. admin. & lyric poet _1743-1816 Desai, Morarji Ranchhodji Indian polit.; leader of Janata Party; prime min. of India 1977-1979; increased political freedom; resigned _1896-- Desaix de Veygoux, Louis Charles Antoine Fr. gen. _1768-1800 DeSalvo, Albert (the Boston Strangler) US mass murderer; murdered thirteen women 1962-1964; murdered in jail _1931-1973 Desargues, Gerard (also Girard Desargues) Fr. math.; founded projective geometry _1591-1661 Descartes, Rene [du Perron] Fr. math. & philos.; founded analytic geometry; wrote "Discourse on Method" 1637; sought to derive knowledge from undouabtle 1st principle "I think, therefore I exist" _1596-1650 Deschanel, Paul Eugene Louis Fr. polit.; pres. of France 1920 _1855-1922 De Seversky, Alexander Procofieff US (Rus.-born) aerospace engineer _1894-1974 de Sica, Vittorio It. movie director _1902-1974 Desmoulins, [Lucie Simplice] Camille [Benoit] Fr. revolutionary _1760-1794 de Soto, Hernando Sp. explorer in N. America; 1st European to discover Mississippi River _1496?-1542 Dessaix, Joseph Marie, Comte Fr. gen. _1764-1834 Dessalines, Jean Jacques Haitian polit.; 1st pres. of Haiti 1803-1804; emperor of Haiti 1804-1806 as Jacques I _1758?-1806 Detaille, [Jean Baptiste] Edouard Fr. painter _1848-1912 Deterding, Henri Wilhelm August, Sir Dutch oil industrialist _1866-1939 Deukmejian, George US polit.; gov. of California 1983-1991 _1928-- Deus Ramos, Joao de Port. poet _1830-1896 Deutch, John Mark US (Belgian-born) admin. & chem.; provost of MIT 1985-1990; deputy secy. of defense 1994-- _1938-- Dev, Guru (also Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, Jagadgury, Bhagovan Shankaracharya) Indian mystic; teacher of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi _18XX-1953 de Valera, Eamon Irish (US-born) nationalist, polit., & revolutionary; founded Fianna Fail 1926; prime min. of Ireland 1932-1948, 1951-1954, 1957-1959; pres. of Ireland 1959-1973 _1882-1975 Devan Nair, Chengara Veetil Singapore (Malaysian-born) polit.; pres. of Singapore 1981-1985 _1923-- Devawongse (Krom Mun Devawongse Varoprakarn) Thai polit.; principal minister of Thailand 1885-1923 _1858-1923 Devens, Charles US lawyer & soldier; Atty. Gen. 1877-1881 _1820-1891 Dever, Paul Andrew US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1949-1953 _1903-1958 Dever, William Emmett US polit.; mayor of Chicago 1923-1927 _1862-1929 de Vere, Aubrey Thomas Irish poet _1814-1902 Devereux, Robert (Earl of Essex) Eng. courtier & soldier _1566-1601 DeVito, Daniel Michael (Danny; orig. Daniel Michaeli) US comic actor; starred in series "Taxi" 1978-1983, movie "Renaissance Man" 1994; husband of Rhea Perlman 1982 _1944-- Devonshire, Duke of (William Cavendish) Brit. polit.; Brit. prime min. 1756-1757 _1720-1764 Devonshire, Duke of (Victor Christian William Cavendish) Eng. admin. in Canada; gov-gen. of Canada 1916-1921 _1868-1938 De Voto, Bernard Augustine US aut. & historian _1897-1955 De Vries, Hugo Marie Dutch botanist & geneticist _1848-1935 Dewang (also Yunwang, Yunduanwang Chuke, Jinong, Demchik Domlop) Mongolian polit.; head of state of Inner Mongolian Federation 1937-1945 _1870-19XX Dewar, James, Sir Scot. chem. & phys. _1842-1923 Dewar, James US baker; invented Hostess Twinkie 1930 _1897?-1985 de Wet, Nicolaas Jacobus S. African admin.; acting gov-gen. of Union of S. Africa 1943-1945 _1873-1960 Dewey, George US adm.; destroyed Spanish fleet at Manila in Spanish-American War 1898 _1837-1917 Dewey, John US educator, Pragmatist philos., & psychologist; wrote "The School and Society" 1899, "How We Think" 1909, "Experience and Nature" 1925, "The Quest for Certainty" 1929, "Experience and Education" 1938 _1859-1952 Dewey, Melvil US librarian; inventor & eponym of Dewey Decimal system 1876 _1851-1931 Dewey, Nelson US polit.; 1st US gov. of Wisconsin 1848-1852 _1813-1889 Dewey, Thomas Edmund US lawyer & Rep. polit.; gov. of New York 1943-1955; Rep. pres. cand. 1944, 1948 _1902-1971 De Witt, Johan Dutch polit. _1625-1672 Dexter, Samuel US polit.; Secy. of War 1800; Secy. of Treasury 1801 _1761-1816 Dharsono, Hartono Indonesian gen. & polit.; 1st secy-gen. of Association of Southeast Asian Nations 1976-1978 (ASEAN) _19XX-- Diabelli, Antonio Aus. composer & music publisher; composed waltz on which Beethoven's "Thirty-Three Variations" (also "Diabelli Variations") are based _1781-1858 Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich Rus. ballet producer; organizer of Ballet Russe _1872-1929 Diagne, Blaise Senegalese admin. of Fr. W. Africa _1872-1932 Diakite, Yoro Malian army officer & polit.; pres. of Mali 1968-1969 _1932-1973 Diamond, Neil Leslie US singer & songwriter _1941-- Diana (Diana Frances Spencer; Lady Di) Brit. princess; wife of Prince Charles 1981; separated 1992 _1961-- Dias, Bartholomeu (also Bartholomew Diaz) Port. explorer; reached Cape of Good Hope 1488 _1450?-1500 Diaz, Adolfo Nicaraguan polit.; pres. of Nicaragua 1911-1916, 1926-1928 _1877-1964 Diaz, Armando (Ducca della Vittoria) It. gen.; marshal of Italy _1861-1928 Diaz, Porfirio Mex. gen. & polit.; pres. of Mexico 1877-1880, 1884-1911 _1830-1915 Diaz [Ordaz], Gustavo Mex. polit.; pres. of Mexico 1964-1970 _1911-1979 Dick, Alfred Blake US inventor & manufacturer; invented mimeograph _1856-1934 Dick, George Frederick US physician _1881-1967 Dick, Gladys Henry US physician _1881-1963 Dick, Philip Kendred US science fiction aut.; wrote novels "Time Out of Joint" 1959, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" 1968 (source of movie "Blade Runner" 1982), "A Maze of Death" 1970 _1928-1982 Dickens, Charles John Huffam (pseud. Boz) Eng. nov.; wrote novels "Pickwick Papers" 1836-1837, "Oliver Twist" 1837-1839, "A Christmas Carol" 1843, "Bleak House" 1852-1853, "A Tale of Two Cities" 1859 _1812-1870 Dickerson, Eric Demetric US football player; running back for Los Angeles Rams 1983-1987, Indianapolis Colts 1987-- _1960-- Dickerson, Mahlon US polit.; gov. of New Jersey 1815-1817; Secy. of Navy 1834-1838 _1770-1853 Dickey, James US nov. & poet; wrote novel "Deliverance" 1970, screenplay "Deliverance" 1981 _1923-- Dickey, John Sloan US admin. & educator; pres. of Dartmouth College 1945-1970 _1907-1991 Dickinson, Donald McDonald US lawyer; Postmaster Gen. 1888-1889 _1846-1917 Dickinson, Emily Elizabeth US poet _1830-1886 Dickinson, Jacob McGavock US lawyer; Secy. of War 1909-1911 _1851-1928 Dickinson, John US patriot & polit. in American Revolution; drafted Olive Branch Petition _1732-1808 Dickinson, Jonathan American Presbyterian clergyman & educator; founder of Princeton Univ. 1746 (orig. College of New Jersey before 1896); 1st pres. of Princeton Univ. 1747 _1688-1747 Diddley, Bo (orig. Elias Bates McDaniel) US musician & singer _1928-- Diderot, Denis Fr. aut., encyclopedist, & philos.; wrote 35-volume encyclopedia "Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts, et des Metiers" 1751-1776 _1713-1784 Didion, Joan US aut. & journalist; wrote novels "Run River" 1963, "A Book of Common Prayer" 1977, essay collections "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" 1968, "The White Album" 1979 _1934-- Diebenkorn, Richard Clifford Jr. US painter _1922-1993 Diederichs, Nicolaas S. African polit.; pres. of S. Africa 1975-1978 _1903-1978 Diefenbaker, John George Can. polit.; prime min. of Canada 1957-1963 _1895-1979 Diels, Otto Paul Hermann Ger. chem.; NP Chem. 1950 _1876-1954 Diem, Ngo Dinh Vietnamese dictator & polit.; pres. of S. Vietnam 1955-1963; overthrown & killed _1901-1963 Diepgen, Eberhard Ger. polit.; mayor of W. Berlin 1984-1989; mayor of Berlin 1991-- _1941-- Diesel, Rudolf Ger. automotive inventor & mechanical engineer _1858-1913 Dietrich, Marlene (orig. Maria Magdalene Dietrich; Maria von Losch) Ger. movie actress _1901-1992 Diez, Friedrich Christian Ger. philologist _1794-1876 Digby, Kenelm, Sir Eng. aut., diplomat, & naval officer; wrote "The Broad Stone of Honour" 1822, "Mores Catholici" 1831-1840 _1603-1665 Dill, John Greer, Sir Brit. gen. _1881-1944 Dillard, Hardy Cross US jurist; US judge on World Court 1970-1979 _1902-1982 Diller, Barry US businessman; chairman of Paramount Pictures Corp. 1974-1984; CEO & chairman of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. 1984-1992; CEO & chairman of Fox Inc. 1985-1992; CEO & chairman of QVC Network Inc. 1993-- _1942-- Dillinger, John US bank robber, gangster, & murderer; 1st number one criminal on FBI's most wanted list; killed _1902-1934 Dillon, [Clarence] Douglas (C. Douglas Dillon) US (Swi.-born) admin.; Secy. of Treasury 1961-1965 _1909-- Dillon, John Irish nationalist & polit. _1851-1927 Dilworth, Richardson US polit.; mayor of Philadelphia 1956-1962 _1898-1974 DiMaggio, Joseph Paul (Joe; Joltin' Joe, the Yankee Clipper) US baseball player; played for New York Yankees 1936-1942, 1946-1951; 1st husband of Marilyn Monroe 1954; divorced 1954 _1914-- Dimitrov, Georgi Bulgarian Communist polit.; provisional head of government of Bulgaria 1945-1946; prime min. of Bulgaria 1946-1949 _1882-1949 Dinesen, Isak (pseud. of Baroness Karen Blixen) Danish aut.; wrote story collection "Seven Gothic Tales" 1934, autobiographical novel "Out of Africa" 1938 _1885-1962 Dingane Zulu chief 1828-1840; son of Senzangakhona _1795?-1840 Dinh, Nguyen Thi Vietnamese revolutionary; opposed Ngo Dinh Diem; led Ben Tre uprising 1960; helped establish National Liberation Front 1960 _1920-- Diniz Port. king 1279-1325; son of Afonso III _1261-1325 Dinkins, David Norman US Dem. polit.; mayor of New York City 1990-1994 _1927-- Dinuzulu Zulu chief 1884-1888; deposed; son of Cetshwayo _1868?-1913 Dinwiddie, Robert Eng. colonial admin. in America _1693-1770 Diocletian (also Gaius Aurelius Diocletianus) Rom. emperor 284-305 _245?-313? Diogenes Gk. Cynic philos. _3XXb-320b? Dionysius Gk. saint & pope 259-268 _2XX-268 Dionysius the Elder Gk. tyrant of Syracuse 405b-367b _430b?-367b Dionysius the Younger Gk. tyrant of Syracuse 367b-356b,354b-343b _3XXb Dionysius Exiguus Christian monk; founder of Christian chronology _500?-560? Dionysius of Alexandria Egyptian saint & bishop of Alexandria _200?-265? Dionysius of Halicarnassus Gk. scholar _0XXb Diophantus of Alexandria Gk. math.; studied number theory; worked with & eponym of Diophantine equations _2XX Dior, Christian Fr. fashion designer _1905-1957 Diori, Hamani Nigerien polit.; 1st pres. of Niger 1960-1974; overthrown _1916-1989 Dioscorus Egyptian antipope 530 _4XX-530 Diouf, Abdou Senegalese polit.; prime min. of Senegal 1970-1980; pres. of Senegal 1981-- _1935-- Dirac, Paul Adrien Maurice Eng. phys. in US; NP Phys. 1933 _1902-1984 Dirichlet, Peter Gustav Lejeune Ger. math.; formulated modern definition of mathematical function; brother-in-law of Feliz Mendelssohn _1805-1859 Dirks, Rudolph US cartoonist; created Katzenjammer Kids _1877-1968 Dirksen, Everett McKinley US polit.; Senate minority whip 1957-1959; Senate minority leader 1959-1969; father-in-law of Howard Baker _1896-1969 Disney, Walter Elias (Walt) US cartoonist & movie producer; created Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck _1901-1966 Disraeli, Benjamin Brit. polit.; Brit. prime min. 1868, 1874-1880 _1804-1881 Dissanayake, Gamini Sri Lankan polit.; Sri Lankan pres. cand. 1994; assassinated _1942?-1994 Ditka, Michael Keller (Mike) US football player & coach; played for Chicago Bears 1961-1966; played for Dallas Cowboys 1969-1972; coach of Chicago Bears 1982-1992 _1939-- Ditko, Steve US cartoonist; created Spiderman _1927-- Ditmars, Raymond Lee US naturalist _1876-1942 Dix, Dorothea Lynde (orig. Dorothy Dix) US reformer of prisons & mental asylums _1802-1887 Dix, John Adams US gen. & polit.; Secy. of Treasury 1861; gov. of New York 1873-1875 _1798-1879 Dix, John Alden US polit.; gov. of New York 1911-1913 _1860-1928 Dixon, Jeane (nee Pinckert) US astrologer, columnist, & psychic _1918-- Dixon, Jeremiah Eng. surveyor in America with Charles Mason; co-eponym & co-surveyor of Mason-Dixon Line 1765-1768 _17XX-1777 Dizengoff, Meir Palestinian (Rus.-born) polit. & Zionist; 1st mayor of Tel Aviv _1860-1936 Djohar, Said Ahmed Comoros polit.; acting pres. of Comoros 1989-1990; pres. of Comoros 1990-- _19XX-- Djordjevic, Jovan Serbian lyricist; wrote Serbian national anthem _1826-1900 Dlamini, Makhosini Swazi polit.; 1st prime min. of Swaziland 1967-1976; 1st prime min. of independent Swaziland 1968; nephew of Sobhuza II _1914-1976 Dlamini, Maphevu Swazi army officer & polit.; prime min. of Swaziland 1976-1979 _1922-1979 Dmitri (also Demetrius) Rus. tsarevich; murdered by Boris Godunov; son of Ivan IV _1583-1591 Dmitri I Rus. grand prince 1276-1281, 1283-1293; son of Alexander Nevsky _1254?-1294 Dmitri II Rus. grand prince 1322-1325; son of Mikhail II _1299-1325 Dmitri IV Donskoi Rus. grand prince 1359-1389; ruled under regency 1359-1364?; son of Ivan II _1350-1389 Dmowski, Roman Pol. polit.; co-founded National Democratic Party 1897; provisional head of government of Poland 1917-1919 _1864-1939 Doak, William Nuckles US admin. & labor leader; Secy. of Labor 1930-1933 _1882-1933 Dobbin, James Cochran US admin.; Secy. of Navy 1853-1857 _1814-1857 Dobereiner, Johann Wolfgang Ger. chem.; developed theory of triads to explain periodicity of elements _1780-1849 Dobi, Istvan Hung. Communist polit.; pres. of Hungary 1952-1967 _1898-1968 Dobie, James Frank US folklorist _1888-1964 Dobree, Bonamy Eng. scholar _1891-1974 Dobson, [Henry] Austin Eng. essayist & poet; wrote poetry collections "Vignettes in Rhyme" 1873, "At the Sign of the Lyre" 1885 _1840-1921 Dobzhansky, Theodosius (orig. Feodosy Grigoryevich Dobrzhansky) US (Ukrainian-born) evolutionist & geneticist _1900-1975 Doctorow, Edgar Lawrence (E. L. Doctorow) US nov.; wrote novels "Welcome to Hard Times" 1961, "Big as Life" 1966, "The Book of Daniel" 1971, "Ragtime" 1975, "Loon Lake" 1980, "Billy Bathgate" 1989 _1931-- Dodd, Christopher John US Dem. polit.; Senator from Connecticut 1981-- _1944-- Dodds, Harold Willis US educator & political sci.; pres. of Princeton Univ. 1933-1957 _1889-1980 Dodge, Mary Elizabeth (nee Mapes) US juvenile aut.; wrote story "Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates" 1865 _1831-1905 Dodsley, Robert Eng. bookseller & dram.; wrote plays "The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green" 1741, "Rex et Pontifex" 1745, "Cleone" 1758 _1703-1764 Doe, Samuel Kanyon Liberian polit. & soldier; pres. of Liberia 1980-1990; overthrown & killed _1951?-1990 Doenges, Theophilus Ebenhaezer S. African polit.; pres. of S. Africa 1967 _1898-1968 Doenitz, Karl Ger. adm.; led U-boat warfare in World War II; last Nazi head of state of Germany 1945; surrendered Germany to Allies _1891-1980 Doesburg, Theo van Dutch artist; member of di Stijl _1883-1931 Dogsom, Dansranbelgiyen Mongolian Communist polit.; pres. of Mongolia 1936-1939 _1884-1939 Dohnanyi, Ernst von Hung. composer, conductor, & pianist; conducted Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra 1919-1944 _1877-1960 Doi, Takako Japanese polit.; leader of Socialist Party 1986-1991 _1929-- Doisy, Edward Adelbert US biochemist; NP Med. 1943 _1893-1986 Dole, [Mary] Elizabeth (nee Hanford) US polit.; Secy. of Transportation 1983-1987; Secy. of Labor 1989-1991; pres. of American Red Cross 1991--; wife of Robert Dole 1975 _1936-- Dole, Robert Joseph (Bob) US Rep. polit.; Senator from Kansas 1969--; chairman of Rep. National Committee 1971-1973; Rep. vice-pres. cand. 1976; chairman of Senate Finance Committee 1981-1985; Senate majority leader 1985-1987; Senate minority leader 1987-- _1923-- Dole, Sanford Ballard US admin.; only pres. of Hawaii 1894-1900; 1st gov. of Hawaii 1900-1903 _1844-1926 Dollfuss, Engelbert Aus. polit.; chancellor of Austria 1932-1934; Aus. foreign minister 1932-1934; assassinated by Aus. Nazis _1892-1934 Domagk, Gerhard Ger. bacteriologist; under pressure, declined NP Med. 1939 _1895-1964 Domenichino (orig. Domenico Zampieri) It. painter _1581-1641 Domenici, Peter Vichi (Pete) US Rep. polit.; Senator from New Mexico 1973-- _1932-- Domingo, Placido Sp. opera singer _1941-- Dominic (also Domingo de Guzman) Sp. saint; founder & eponym of Dominican order 1215 (orig. Preaching Friars) _1170?-1221 Domino, Antoine (Fats Domino) US musician, singer, & songwriter _1928-- Domitian (also Titus Flavius Domitianus) Rom. emperor 081-096 _051-096 Donahue, Philip John (Phil) US television talk show host; hosted & eponym of show "Donahue" 1972-- _1935-- Donald III Bane Scot. king 1093-1094, 1094-1097; deposed; son of Duncan I _1033?-10XX Donaldson, Jesse Monroe US admin.; Postmaster Gen. 1947-1953 _1885-1970 Donaldson, Samuel Andrew (Sam) US television newscaster _1934-- Donat, Robert Eng. movie actor _1905-1958 Donatello (also Donato de Betto, Donatodi Niccolo di Betto Bardi) It. Florentine sculptor _1386?-1466 Dong Bi-wu (also Dong Yongwei) Chinese Communist polit.; acting head of state of China 1969-1972; head of state of China 1972-1975 _1886-1975 Dongen, Kees van (orig. Cornelis) Fr. (Dutch-born) painter _1877-1968 Donitz, Karl Ger. adm. in World War II _1891-1980 Donizetti, Gaetano It. composer _1797-1848 Donne, John Eng. clergyman & poet; wrote poem "Epithalamium" 1613, poetry collection "Holy Sonnets" 1618 (including poem "Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God") _1572-1631 Donnelly, Charles Lawthers Jr. US air force gen. _1929-1994 Donnelly, Ignatius US aut. & eccentric; wrote "The Great Cryptogram" 1888 attempting to prove Francis Bacon's authorship of Shakespearean plays, "Atlantis, the Antediluvian World" 1882 _1831-1901 Donner, Frederic Garrett US automobile businessman; chairman of General Motors Corp. 1958-1967 _1902-1987 Donner, Richard US movie director; directed movies "The Omen" 1976, "Superman" 1978, "Ladyhawke" 1985, "The Goonies" 1985, "Lethal Weapon" 1987, "Scrooged" 1988, "Lethal Weapon 2" 1989, "Lethal Weapon 3" 1992, "Maverick" 1994 _1929?-- Donovan, Hedley Williams US magazine editor; editor-in-chief of Time magazine 1964-1979 _1914-1990 Donovan, Raymond James US admin.; Secy. of Labor 1981-1985; 1st Cabinet member indicted while in office _1930-- Donovan, William Joseph (Wild Bill Donovan) US gen. & lawyer; founded Office of Strategic Services (OSS) _1883-1959 Donus It. pope 676-678 _6XX-678 Doohan, James US (Can.-born) actor; starred in series "Star Trek" 1966-1969 _1920-- Doolittle, James Harold US aviator & gen.; made 1st instrument-only airplane flight 1929; led 1st air attack on Japan 1942 _1896-1993 Doppler, Christian Johann Aus. phys.; discoverer & eponym of Doppler principle 1842 _1803-1853 Dorati, Antal US (Hung.-born) conductor; conducted National Symphony Orchestra 1970-1977 _1906-1988 Dore, [Paul] Gustave Fr. illustrator & painter _1832-1883 Dorgan, Byron Leslie US Dem. polit.; Senator from N. Dakota 1992-- _1942-- Dorgeles, Roland Fr. nov. _1886-1973 Doria, Andrea It. Genoese adm. & polit. _1466-1560 Dornier, Claudius Ger. airplane builder _1884-1969 Dorr, Thomas Wilson US lawyer & polit. _1805-1854 Dorrance, Arthur Calbraith US soup businessman; pres. of Campbell Soup Co. 1930-1946; brother of John Dorrance _1893-1946 Dorrance, John Thompson US soup businessman; pres. of Campbell Soup Co. 1914-1930; brother of Arthur Dorrance _1873-1930 Dorsey, James (Jimmy) US bandleader, jazz musician, clarinetist, & alto saxophonist; brother of Tommy Dorsey _1904-1957 Dorsey, Thomas Francis (Tommy) US bandleader, jazz musician, trombonist; brother of Jimmy Dorsey _1905-1956 Dorticos [Torrado], Osvaldo Cuban polit.; pres. of Cuba 1959-1976 _1919-1983 Dos Passos, John Roderigo US nov.; wrote novels "Three Soldiers" 1921, "Manhattan Transfer" 1925, trilogy "U.S.A." 1930-1936 ("42nd Parallel" 1930, "1919" 1932, "The Big Money" 1936) _1896-1970 dos Santos, Jose Eduardo Angolan polit.; pres. of Angola 1979-- _1942-- Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich (also Fedor Dostoevsky) Rus. nov.; wrote novels "Notes from the Underground" 1864, "Crime and Punishment" 1866, "The Idiot" 1868-1869, "The Possessed" 1871, "The Brothers Karamazov" 1880 _1821-1881 Dou, Gerrit (also Gerard Douw) Dutch painter _1613-1675 Doubleday, Abner US army officer in Civil War; traditionally & erroneously considered inventor of baseball _1819-1893 Doubleday, Frank Nelson US publisher; founder & eponym of Doubleday & Co. 1897 _1862-1934 Dougherty, Dennis US cardinal 1921; archbishop of Philadelphia 1918-1951 _18XX-1951 Doughty, Charles Montagu Eng. poet & traveler _1843-1926 Douglas, Aaron US painter _1900-1979 Douglas, Donald Willis US aircraft industrialist; founder & eponym of Douglas Aircraft 1920 (later McDonnell Douglas Corp.) _1892-1981 Douglas, James (Buster) US boxer; heavyweight boxing champion 1990 _1960-- Douglas, Jesse US math.; solved Plateau problem independently of Tibor Rado 1931; one of 1st two recipients of Fields Medal 1936 _1897-1965 Douglas, John Sholto Scot. boxing patron _1844-1900 Douglas, Kirk (orig. Issur Danielovitch) US actor; father of Michael Douglas _1918-- Douglas, Michael Kirk US movie actor; son of Kirk Douglas _1944-- Douglas, Stephen Arnold (orig. Stephen Douglass) US polit.; Dem. pres. cand. 1860 _1813-1861 Douglas, William Lewis US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1905-1906 _1845-1924 Douglas, William Orville US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1939-1975; served longest term of any justice _1898-1980 Douglas of Kirtleside, Baron William Sholto Brit. air marshal _1893-1969 Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick, Sir (Alec) Brit. polit.; Brit. foreign secy. 1960-1963, 1970-1974; Brit. prime min. 1963-1964 _1903-- Douglass, Frederick (orig. Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey) US abolitionist; 1st black vice-pres. cand. 1872 with Equal Rights Party _1817-1895 Doumer, Paul Fr. polit.; pres. of France 1931-1932; assassinated _1857-1932 Doumergue, Gaston Fr. polit.; pres. of France 1924-1931 _1863-1937 Dove, Rita Frances US poet; wrote poetry collections "The Yellow House on the Corner" 1980, "Thomas and Beulah" 1986, "Grace Notes" 1989; US poet laureate 1993-- _1952-- Dow, Charles Henry US statistician; co-developer & co-eponym of Dow-Jones index with Edward Jones _1851-1902 Dow, Herbert Henry US (Can.-born) chemical industrialist; founder & eponym of Dow Chemical Co. 1897 _1866-1930 Dowden, Edward Irish literary critic _1843-1913 Dowding, Hugh Brit. air force gen.; led Royal Air Force in World War II 1936-1940 _1883-1970 Dowie, John Alexander Scot. clergyman in US _1847-1907 Dowiyogo, Bernard Nauruan polit.; pres. of Nauru 1976-1978, 1989-- _1946-- Downes, [Edward] Olin US music critic _1886-1955 Downey, John Gately US polit.; gov. of California 1860-1862 _1827-1894 Dowson, Ernest Christopher Eng. lyric poet _1867-1900 Doxiadis, Konstantinos Apostolos Gk. architect _1913-1975 Doyle, Arthur Conan Ignatius, Sir Brit. mystery aut. & physician; created characters Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson; wrote novel "The Sign of Four" 1890, short story collection "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" 1891 _1859-1930 Drachmann, Holger Henrik Herholdt Danish aut. _1846-1908 Draco Gk. lawgiver in Athens; source of word "draconian" _6XXb Drake, Edwin Laurentine US oil businessman; drilled 1st working oil well in US 1859 _1819-1880 Drake, Francis, Sir Eng. adm. & explorer on ship Golden Hind; 1st Englishman to circumnavigate globe 1577-1580 _1540?-1596 Draper, Charles Stark US aeronautical engineer; founder & eponym of Draper Laboratory _1901-1987 Draper, Eben Sumner US polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1909-1911 _1858-1915 Draper, Henry US astronomer; son of John William Draper _1837-1882 Draper, John William US (Eng.-born) chem., historian, & photographer; 1st pres. of American Chemical Society 1876-1877; father of Henry Draper _1811-1882 Draper, William Henry Jr. US army officer, banker, & diplomat; 1st US ambassador to NATO 1952-1953 _1894-1974 Drayton, Michael Eng. poet; wrote poems "Mortimeriads" 1596, "England's Historical epistles" 1597, "Ballad of Agincourt" 1606?, "Polyolbion" 1622 _1563-1631 Drees, Willem Dutch polit.; prime min. of Netherlands 1948-1958 _1886-1988 Dreier, John Caspar US diplomat; US ambassador to Organization of American States 1951-1960 (OAS) _1906-1994 Dreiser, Theodore Herman Albert US editor & nov.; wrote novels "Sister Carrie" 1900, "The Titan" 1914, "An American Tragedy" 1925 _1871-1945 Drew, George Franklin US polit.; gov. of Florida 1877-1881 _1827-1900 Drew, John US (Irish-born) actor _1827-1862 Drew, John Jr. US actor _1853-1927 Dreyfus, Alfred Fr. Jewish army officer; convicted of treason 1894; imprisoned 1895-1906; acquitted after outcry led by Emile Zola _1859-1935 Dreyfuss, Richard US actor _1947-- Driesch, Hans Adolf Eduard Ger. biologist & philos. _1867-1941 Drinkwater, John Eng. dram. & poet; wrote historical plays "Abraham Lincoln" 1918, "Mary Stuart" 1921, "Oliver Cromwell" 1921, "Robert E. Lee" 1923 _1882-1937 Driver, William US ship captain; coined phrase "Old Glory" for US flag 1831 _1803-1886 Drossaerts, Arthur Jerome US (Dutch-born) archbishop; last bishop of San Antonio 1918-1926; 1st archbishop of San Antonio 1926-1940 _1862-1940 Drouet, Jean Baptiste (Comte d'Erlon) Fr. gen.; marshal of France _1765-1844 Drucker, Mortimer (Mort) US cartoonist _1929-- Drummond, Henry Scot. clergyman & naturalist; attempted to reconcile Christianity & Darwinism; wrote "Natural Law of the Spiritual World" 1883, "The Ascent of Man" 1894 _1851-1897 Drummond, William Henry Can. (Irish-born) poet _1854-1907 Drummond of Hawthornden, William Scot. poet; wrote peams "Tears on the Death of Moeliades" 1613, "Forth Feasting" 1617, "Flowers of Sion" 1623 _1585-1649 Drury, Allen Stuart US nov.; wrote novel "Advise and Consent" 1959 _1918-- Drusus (also Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus) Rom. gen. _038b-009b Dryden, John Eng. dram. & poet; wrote poems "Astrea Redux" 1660, "Absalom and Achitophel" 1681, "MacFlecknoe" 1684, "The Hind and the Panther" 1685, play "All for Love" 1678; Brit. poet laureate 1668-1688 _1631-1700 Drysdale, Donald Scott (Don) US baseball player & sportscaster; pitcher for Brooklyn Dodgers 1956-1958, Los Angeles Dodgers 1958-1969 _1936-1993 Duane, William John US (Irish-born) lawyer; Secy. of Treasury 1833 _1780-1865 Duarte (Duarte el Filosofo, el Eloquente) Port. king 1433-1438; son of John I _1391-1438 Duarte [Fuentes], Jose Napoleon El Salvadoran polit.; pres. of El Salvador 1980-1982, 1984-1989 _1925-1990 Dubcek, Alexander Slovak Czechoslovakian Communist polit.; secy. of Czechoslovakian Communist Party 1968-1969; led liberal Prague Spring movement 1968; forced to undo reforms & deposed by Leonid Brezhnev 1969 _1921-1992 Dube, John Langalibalele S. African black leader & activist; 1st pres. of African National Congress 1912-1917 (ANC; orig. S. African Native National Congress before 1923) _1871-1946 Dubinsky, David (orig. David Dubnievski) US (Lithuanian-born) labor leader; pres. of International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union 1932-1966 (ILGWU) _1892-1982 Dubois, Paul Fr. sculptor _1829-1905 Dubois, [Francois Clement] Theodore Fr. composer _1837-1924 Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt (W. E. B. Du Bois) US black civil rights leader, educator & historian; wrote "The Souls of Black Folk" 1903; co-founded NAACP 1909 _1868-1963 DuBridge, Lee Alvin US educator & phys.; pres. of California Institute of Technology 1946-1969; presidential science advisor 1969-1970 _1901-1994 Dubuffet, Jean Fr. painter, printmaker, & sculptor _1901-1985 Du Cange, Charles Du Fresne, Sieur Fr. glossarist & scholar _1610-1688 Du Chaillu, Paul Belloni US (Fr.-born) explorer of Africa _1831-1903 Duchamp, Marcel Fr. painter; member of Dada anti-art movement; coined term "mobile" to describe works of Alexander Calder _1887-1968 Ducommun, Elie Swi. admin., journalist, pacifist, & polit.; NP Peace 1902 _1833-1906 Dudley, Edward US diplomat; 1st full US ambassador to Liberia 1949-1953; 1st black US ambassador _1911-- Dudley, John (Earl of Warwick) Eng. polit.; regent of England 1549-1553 _1502-1553 Dudley, Robert Eng. courtier _1532?-1588 Dudley, Thomas Eng. colonial admin. in Massachusetts _1576-1653 Duff, James Henderson US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1947-1951 _1883-1969 Dufferin [and Ava], Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Earl of Brit. (It.-born) admin. & diplomat; gov-gen. of Canada 1872-1878 _1826-1902 Duff-Gordon, Lady Lucie Eng. aut. _1821-1869 Duffy, Charles Gavan, Sir Austr.-Irish nationalist & polit. _1816-1903 Dufy, Raoul Fr. Fauvist painter _1877-1953 Dugan, Michael US air force gen.; air force chief of staff 1990 _1937-- Dugan, Winston Joseph, Sir Brit. admin.; acting gov-gen. of Australia 1944-1945, 1947 _1877-1951 Duggan, James US Catholic bishop; Catholic bishop of Chicago 1858-1869 _1825-1899 Duhamel, Georges Fr. aut.; wrote "Civilization" 1918, "News from Havre" 1934, "The Pasquier Chronicles" 1933-1944, "Why France Fights" 1940 _1884-1966 Dukakis, Michael Stanley US Dem. polit.; gov. of Massachusetts 1975-1979, 1983-1991; Dem. pres. cand. 1988 _1933-- Dukakis, Olympia US actress; cousin of Michael Dukakis _1931-- Dukas, Paul Abraham Fr. composer _1865-1935 Duke, Benjamin Newton US tobacco industrialist; brother of James Duke _1855-1929 Duke, James Buchanan US tobacco industrialist; endower & eponym of Duke Univ. _1856-1925 Duke, Washington US tobacco industrialist; father of James & Benjamin Duke _1820-1905 Dulbecco, Renato US (It.-born) virologist; NP Med. 1975 _1914-- Dulles, Allen Welsh US admin.; pres. of Council on Foreign Relations 1946-1950; director of CIA 1953-1961; member of Warren Commission; brother of John Foster Dulles; nephew of Robert Lansing; grandson of John Watson Foster _1893-1969 Dulles, John Foster US diplomat & lawyer; Secy. of State 1953-1959; designed US Cold War foreign policy; grandson of John Watson Foster _1888-1959 Dulong, Pierre Louis Fr. chem. & phys.; co-eponym of Dulong-Petit law _1785-1838 Dumas, Alexandre (fils) Fr. dram. & nov.; wrote novel "La Dame aux Camelias" 1848; son of Alexandre Dumas pere _1824-1895 Dumas, Alexandre (pere) Fr. dram. & nov.; wrote novels "The Count of Monte Cristo" 1844, "The Three Musketeers" 1844, "The Man in the Iron Mask" 1848 _1802-1870 Dumas, Roland Fr. polit.; Fr. foreign minister 1984-1986, 1988-1993 _1922-- du Maurier, Daphne, Dame (Lady Browning) Brit. nov.; wrote novels "Rebecca" 1938, "The 39 Steps"; granddaughter of George du Maurier _1907-1989 du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson Brit. (Fr.-born) artist, cartoonist, & nov.; wrote novel "Trilby" 1894; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier _1834-1896 Dumouriez, Charles Francois du Perier Fr. gen. _1739-1823 Dunant, Jean Henri Swi. humanitarian; founder of International Red Cross; NP Peace 1901 _1828-1910 Dunaway, Faye US movie actress _1941-- Dunbar, Paul Laurence US poet; wrote poetry collection "Lyrics of Lowly Life" 1896 _1872-1906 Dunbar, William Scot. poet; wrote poem "The Thrissil and the Rois" 1503 _1460?-1530? Duncan I (Donnchadh mac Crinan) Scot. king 1034-1040; overthrown & killed by Macbeth _1001?-1040 Duncan II Scot. king 1094; son of Macolm III _1060?-1094 Duncan, Charles Jr. US admin.; Secy. of Energy 1979-1981 _1926-- Duncan, Isadora (orig. Angela Duncan) US dancer; 1st wife of Sergei Esenin 1922 _1878-1927 Duncan, Joseph US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1834-1838 _1794-1844 Duncan, Patrick, Sir Brit. admin. in S. Africa; gov-gen. of Union of S. Africa 1937-1943 _1870-1943 Dundas, Henry Brit. polit. _1742-1811 Dunkel, Arthur Swi. (Port.-born) admin.; director-general of General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade 1980-1993 (GATT) _1932-- Dunlop, John Boyd Scot. inventor _1840-1921 Dunlop, John Thomas US admin.; Secy. of Labor 1975-1976 _1914-- Dunne, Edward Fitzsimmons US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1913-1917 _1853-1937 Dunne, Finley Peter US aut. & humorist; wrote "Mr. Dooley in Peace and War" 1898 _1867-1936 Dunois, Jean, Comte de (Jean d'Orleans) Fr. gen. _1403-1468 Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Lord Irish dram. & poet; wrote plays "The Glittering Gate" 1909, "A Night at an Inn" 1916, "The Laughter of the Gods" 1919, poetry collections "Fifty Poems" 1930 _1878-1957 Duns Scotus, John Scot. Scholastic philos. & theol.; source of word "dunce" _1266?-1308 Dunstan Brit. prelate & saint; archbishop of Canterbury 961-988; patron saint of armorers, blacksmiths, & locksmiths _924-988 Dunster, Henry American (Eng.-born) clergyman & educator; 1st pres. of Harvard Univ. 1640-1654 _1609?-1659 Dupleix, Joseph Francois, Marquis Fr. colonial admin. in India _1697-1763 Duplessis, Maurice Le Noblet Can. Quebecois polit.; premier of Quebec 1936-1939, 1944-1959 _1890-1959 Dupont, Clifford Walter Brit.-Rhodesian polit.; 1st head of state of Rhodesia 1965-1976 _1905-1978 Du Pont, Eleuthere Irenee US (Fr.-born) chemical industrialist & gunpowder manufacturer; founder & eponym of E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. 1802 _1771-1834 du Pont, Pierre Samuel IV (Pete) US polit.; gov. of Delaware 1977-1985 _1935-- Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel Fr. economist & polit. _1739-1817 Duquesne, Abraham, Marquis Fr. naval officer _1610-1688 Duran Ballen, Sixto (also Sixto Duran Bellen) Ecuadorian (US-born) polit.; pres. of Ecuador 1992-- _19XX-- Durand, Asher Brown US painter of Hudson River school _1796-1886 Durant, [Ida] Ariel [Ethel] (nee Kaufman) US (Rus.-born) historian; wife of Will Durant _1898-1981 Durant, William Crapo US automobile industrialist; consolidated General Motors Corp. 1908 _1861-1947 Durant, William James (Will) US historian; husband of Ariel Durant _1885-1981 Durante, James Francis (Jimmy) US actor, comedian, pianist, & singer _1893-1980 Durenberger, David Ferdinand US Rep. polit.; Senator from Minnesota 1978-- _1934-- Durer, Albrecht Ger. engraver & painter _1471-1528 Durey, Louis Edmond Fr. composer; member of Les Six _1888-1979 D'Urfey, Thomas (also Tom Durfey) Eng. dram. & songwriter; wrote plays "The Fond Husband" 1676, "Madame Fickle" 1677, "The Virtuous Wife" 1680, song collection "Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy" 1719-1720 _1653-1723 Durkheim, Emile Fr. pioneer sociologist; studied anomie & social cohesion; wrote "The Division of Labor in Society" 1893, "Suicide" 1897 (also "Le Suicide") _1858-1917 Durkin, Martin Patrick US admin.; Secy. of Labor 1953 _1894-1955 Durnovo, Ivan Nikolayevich Rus. polit.; prime min. of Russia 1895-1903 _1834-1903 Duroc, Geraud Christophe Michel Fr. gen. under Napoleon _1772-1813 Durocher, Leo Ernest US baseball manager; manager of Brooklyn Dodgers 1939-1946, 1948; manager of New York Mets 1948-1955; manager of Chicago Cubs 1966-1972 _1906-1991 Durrell, Lawrence George Eng. (Indian-born) nov. & poet; wrote tetralogy "Alexandria Quartet" 1957-1960 (novels "Justine" 1957, "Balthazar" 1958, "Mountolive" 1958, "Clea" 1960), pentalogy "Avignon Quincunx" 1974-1985 _1912-1990 Durrenmatt, Friedrich Swi. critic & dram.; wrote play "The Physicists" 1962 _1921-1990 Duruy, Victor Fr. historian _1811-1894 Duse, Eleonora It. actress _1858-1924 DuSimitiere, Pierre Eugene US (Swi.-born) naturalist, patriot, & portrait painter; suggested adoption of motto "E pluribus unum" _1726-1784 Dutra, Eurico Gaspar Brazilian gen. & polit.; pres. of Brazil 1946-1951 _1885-1974 Dutt, Michael Madhu Sudan Indian Bengali dram. & poet; wrote epic poems "Tillotama" 1860, "Maghanad-Badha" 1861 _1824-1873 Duval, Gabriel US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1811-1835 _1752-1844 Duvalier, Francois (Papa Doc Duvalier) Haitian dictator, physician, & polit.; pres. of Haiti 1957-1971 _1907-1971 Duvalier, Jean Claude (Baby Doc Duvalier) Haitian dictator & polit.; pres. of Haiti 1971-1986; overthrown; son of Francois Duvalier _1952-- Duvall, Robert US movie actor _1931-- Duve, Christian Rene Marie Joseph de Belgian-US (Eng.-born) physiologist; NP Med. 1974 _1917-- Du Vigneaud, Vincent US biochem.; NP Chem. 1955 _1901-1978 Dvorak, Antonin Bohemian Czechoslovakian composer _1841-1904 Dwiggins, William Addison US type designer _1880-1956 Dwight, John Wilbur US polit.; House majority whip 1909-1911; House minority whip 1911-1913 _1859-1928 Dwight, Timothy US clergyman & educator; pres. of Yale Univ. 1795-1817; grandfather of Timothy Dwight; grandson of Jonathan Edwards _1752-1817 Dwight, Timothy US educator; pres. of Yale Univ. 1886-1899; grandson of Timothy Dwight _1828-1916 Dworkin, Ronald Myles US lawyer & law educator _1931-- Dybeck, Richard Swed. lyricist; wrote Swed. national anthem "Du Gamla, Du Fria" (also "Thou Ancient, Thou Glorious") _1811-1877 Dyce, Alexander Scot. editor _1798-1869 Dyer, John Welsh painter & poet; wrote poem "The Fleece" 1857 _1699-1757 Dykstra, Clarence Addison US admin.; 1st director of Selective Service System 1940-1941 _1883-1950 Dylan, Bob (orig. Robert Allen Zimmerman) US singer & songwriter _1941-- Dyson, Freeman John US (Eng.-born) phys. _1923-- Dzerzhinsky, Felix Edmundovich Rus. (Lithuanian-born) Soviet polit.; organizer & 1st chairman of Cheka 1917-1926 (GPU after 1923; OGPU after 1924) _1877-1926