Persons

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

Richard Dreyfuss

American actor

Richard Stephen Dreyfussis an American actor. He emerged from the New Hollywood wave of American cinema, finding fame with a succession of leading man parts in the 1970s. He has received an Academy Aw...

Celeste Dring

English comedy writer and actress

Celeste Dringis an English comedy writer and actress, and a current cast member of Saturday Night Live UK. She is also known for her roles as Lauren Richards in the BBC TV series Wanderlust and as Pri...

Amelia Driver

Actress

Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driveris a British and American actress and singer. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in the 1995 film Circle of Friends. She went on to star in a wide range...

Adam Driver

American actor

Adam Douglas Driveris an American actor. Recognized for his collaborations with auteur filmmakers, he is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Primetim...

Neil Druckmann

Israeli–American writer

Neil Druckmannis an Israeli–American writer, creative director, designer, and programmer. He is the studio head and head of creative of the video game developer Naughty Dog, and is best known for his ...

James Duddridge

British politician

Sir James Philip Duddridgeis a British politician and former banker. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochford and Southend East since 2005. Duddr...

Markus Duesmann

German automotive manager

Markus Bernhard Duesmannis a German automotive manager and was Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi from 2020–2023. As a member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Group, he was respon...

Hilary Duff

American actress

Hilary Erhard Duffis an American actress, singer, author and businesswoman. She is the recipient of various accolades, including seven Kids' Choice Awards, four Teen Choice Awards and two Young Artist...

Ross Duffer

American writer

Ross Dufferis an American writer, director, and producer best known as the co-creator of Netflix’s landmark science-fiction series Stranger Things. Working closely with his twin brother Matt Duffer, R...

Matt Duffer

American writer

Matt Dufferis an American writer, director, and producer best known as one half of the creative duo behind Netflix’s global phenomenon Stranger Things. Alongside his twin brother Ross Duffer, he co-cr...

Carol Duffy

Scottish poet

Dame Carol Ann Duffyis a Scottish poet and playwright. She is a professor of contemporary poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Poet Laureate in May 2009, resigning in 2019. ...

Kezia Dugdale

Scottish former politician

Kezia Alexandra Ross Dugdaleis a Scottish former politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2015 to 2017. A former member of the Scottish Labour Party and Co-operative Party, sh...

Joshua Duhamel

American actor

Joshua David Duhamelis an American actor. After various modeling work, he made his acting debut as Leo du Pres on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children and later starred as Danny McCoy on NBC's L...

Adrian Dunbar

Irish actor

Adrian Dunbaris an Irish actor, director and singer, known for his television and theatre work. He co-wrote and starred in the 1991 film Hear My Song, nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BAF...

Lena Dunham

American writer

Lena Dunhamis an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nomina...

Robin Dunne

Canadian actor

Robin Dunneis a Canadian actor who has had numerous leading roles in sequels throughout his career, but is perhaps best known for his role as Doctor Will Zimmerman in the science fiction television se...

Jhon Duran

Colombian professional footballer

Jhon Jader Durán Palaciois a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Colombia national team. Club career Envigado F.C. Durán made his profe...

Chris Van Dusen

American television producer

Chris Van Dusenis an American television producer and screenwriter. He is the creator and executive producer of the television series Bridgerton, and served as showrunner for seasons one and two. Van ...

Ava Duvernay

American filmmaker

Ava Marie DuVernayis an American filmmaker, television producer, and film publicist. She won the directing award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feat...

Sean Dyche

English professional football manager

Sean Mark Dycheis an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Everton. During his playing career, Dyche played as a centre-back, making his pro...