Persons

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

Gerald Deveaux

Songwriter

Sir "Gerry" Gerald DeVeauxis a Bahamian songwriter/producer and creative director. DeVeaux was a contributing editor for style magazine Tatler. He was style consultant for MTV Networks co-hosting show...

Adam Devine

American actor

Adam Patrick DeVineis an American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the stars and co-creators of the Comedy Central comedy television series Workaholics and Adam DeVine...

Andrew Devine

American character actor

Andrew Vabre Devinewas an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films, including his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature fil...

Peter (Andy Devine) Devine

British actor

Peter Devine, stage nameAndy Devinewas a British actor primarily on television, whose best known role was Shadrach Dingle on one of ITV's long-running soap operas, Emmerdale. He played Shadrach on and...

Victor Dewulf

CEO and co-founder of Recycleye

Victor Dewulfis the CEO and co-founder of Recycleye, a company specializing in AI-driven waste recognition and sorting systems. He co-founded Recycleye in 2019 alongside CTO Peter Hedley, whom he met ...

Swati Dhingra

Economist at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Swati Dhingrais an Associate Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee. She earned her undergraduate degree fro...

John Diamond

English journalist and broadcaster

John Diamondwas an English journalist and broadcaster. In 1997 he was diagnosed with throat cancer, a subject he wrote about in his weekly column at The Times, as well as in two books (one published p...

Ruben Dias

Portuguese professional footballer

Rúben dos Santos Gato Alves Diasis a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugal national team. Known for his aggressive styl...

Cameron Diaz

American actress

Cameron Michelle Diazis an American actress. She has received various accolades, including nominations for four Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award. As of 2018, her films have grossed...

Nathan Diaz

American mixed martial artist and professional boxer

Nathan Donald Diazis an American mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is currently a free agent. Diaz is most known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), ...

Kristoffer Diaz

American playwright

Kristoffer Díazis an American playwright, screenwriter, and educator. As a playwright, he has five full-length titles amongst other works which have been widely produced and developed. In 2010, he was...

Luis (Lucho Díaz) Diaz

Colombian professional footballer

Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda, also known asLucho Díaz, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Premier League club Liverpool and the Colombia national team. Díaz began hi...

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Leonardo Dicaprio

Actor

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCapriois an American actor, film producer and environmentalist. He has often played unconventional roles, particularly in biopics and period films. As of 2019, his films have grosse...

Dame Cressida Rose Dick

Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Dame Cressida Rose DickDBE QPM (born 16 October 1960) is a senior British Police Officer serving as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service since 2017. Dick is both the first female and first ...

Gabriella Dickens

Senior UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics

Gabriella Dickensjoined Pantheon in 2021 with several years' experience in independent macro research. Prior to joining Pantheon, she was a Global Economist at Capital Economics, with a particular foc...

Charles Dickens

English writer

Charles John Huffam Dickenswas an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era...

Harris Dickinson

English actor

Harris Dickinsonis an English actor. He began his career in British television and had his first starring role in the drama film Beach Rats (2017), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spiri...

Helen Dickinson

Chief Executive Officer of the British Retail Consortium

Helen DickinsonOBE (born 1966, Surrey, England) is a British accountant and executive, and the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the British Retail Consortium, a post she has held since January...

Terrance Dicks

English author and television screenwriter

Terrance William Dickswas an English author and television screenwriter, script editor and producer. In television, he had a long association with the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, working as...

Virgil Dijk

Dutch professional footballer

Virgil van Dijkis a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back and captains both Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. Regarded as one of the best defenders in...