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Famous First Names Beginning with the Letter - D

This category is for famous people who have first names which begin with the letter D. The names include - Daniel - David - Denis - Dennis - Dorothy - Douglas.

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Dorothy Rothschild Parker

(1893 - 1967), American journalist, poet and short-story writer. She released volumes of poetry called "Enough Rope", "Sunset Gun" and "Death and Taxes".

David Frederick Attenborough

[Sir], (1926 - ), English naturalist and broadcaster. He has made a number of very popular television series including, 'Life on Earth' and 'The Living Planet'.

Dennis Gabor

(1900 - 79), Hungarian-born British engineer. In 1971 he was awarded the Nobel prize for physics for his invention (in 1947) of the hologram.

Denis Winston Healey

(1917 - ), English Labour politician. He was Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979.

David Livingstone

(1813 - 73), Scottish missionary and explorer. During one of his African expeditions he discovered the Victoria Falls. His last expedition was to search for the source of the river Nile.