Persons

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

Melanie Dawes

Chief Executive Officer of The Office of Communications (Ofcom)

Dame Melanie Henrietta Dawesis a British economist and civil servant. Since February 2020 she has been Chief Executive of Ofcom. She was previously the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, ...

Leslie Dawson

English comedian

Leslie Dawson was an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter and pianist who became one of Britain’s most distinctive comic performers. He was widely recognised for his deadpan delivery, gloomy on-...

Elizabeth Day

English novelist

Elizabeth Dayis an English novelist, journalist and broadcaster. She was a feature writer for The Observer from 2007 to 2016, and wrote for You magazine. Day has written six books, and is also the hos...

Daniel Day-lewis

English actor

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewisis an English actor. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards...

John Deacon

English retired musician

John Richard Deaconis an English retired musician, best known for being the bassist for the rock band Queen. He composed several songs for the group, including Top 10 hits "You're My Best Friend", "An...

Letitia Dean

English actress

Letitia Jane Deanis an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sharon Watts in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. An original cast member from 1985 to 1995, she reprised the role from 200...

Olivia Dean

English neo soul singer

Olivia Lauryn Deanis an English neo soul singer. Her music is described as "devastating heartbreak ballads and sing-along self-love anthems". She has released one studio album: Messy (2023) and five E...

Letitia Dean

English actress

Letitia Jane Deanis an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sharon Watts in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. An original cast member from 1985 to 1995, she reprised the role from 2001...

Thangam Debbonaire

British Labour Party politician

Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Debbonaireis a British Labour Party politician, serving as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons since May 2021. She was previously the Shadow Secretary of State for Housing f...

Elizabeth Debicki

Australian actress

Elizabeth Debickiis an Australian actress. After studying drama at the Victorian College of the Arts, she made her film debut with a brief role in the Australian comedy A Few Best Men (2011). Debicki'...

Bryson Dechambeau

American professional golfer

Bryson James Aldrich DeChambeauis an American professional golfer who currently plays on the LIV Golf League. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships, the 2020 and 2024...

Catherine Deeley

English television presenter

Catherine Elizabeth Deeleyis an English television presenter. She is currently the main co-presenter for ITV's This Morning, alongside Ben Shephard. Deeley began her career as a co-presenter of the IT...

Jason (Jelly Roll) Deford

American singer

Jason Bradley DeFord, known professionally asJelly Roll, is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter from Antioch, Tennessee. Beginning his career in 2003, he rose to mainstream prominence following...

Portia Degeneres

Actress

Portia Lee James DeGeneres, known professionally as Portia de Rossi, is an Australian and American former actress. She played Nelle Porter on the American drama series Ally McBeal (1998–2002), for whi...

Ellen Degeneres

American comedian

Ellen Lee DeGeneresis an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for "The Puppy Ep...

Rob Delaney

American comedian

Rob Delaneyis an American comedian, actor, writer, and activist. He was the co-star and co-writer of the TV show Catastrophe, and has appeared in comedy films such as Deadpool 2 (2018) and Tom & Jerry...

Cara Delevingne

English model and actress

Cara Jocelyn Delevingneis an English model and actress. She signed with Storm Management after leaving school in 2009. Delevingne won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014. ...

Poppy Delevingne

English socialite, actress and model

Poppy Angela Delevingneis an English socialite, actress and model. Career In 2004, Delevingne was featured on the music video "Sunday Morning" by Maroon 5, as the karaoke singer in Japan. Delevingne w...

Moussa Dembele

French professional footballer

Moussa Dembéléis a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq. Developed at Paris Saint-Germain, Dembélé made his professional debut for Fulham in the P...

Antoine Denoix

Chief Executive Officer of AXA Climate

Antoine Denoixis Chief Executive Officer of AXA Climate. Career Chief Executive Officer Axa Climate Axa ClimateAuthor - 'Big Data, Smart Data, Stupid Data : Comment Valoriser Vos Données' DunodMember ...