| Author Name | Profession | Nationality |
| Dag Hammarskjold | Diplomat | Swedish |
| Daisaku Ikeda | Writer | Japanese |
| Daisy Bates | Activist | American |
| Dakota Fanning | Actress | American |
| Dalai Lama | Leader | Tibetan |
| Dale Carnegie | Writer | American |
| Dale Dauten | ||
| Dale Earnhardt | Celebrity | American |
| Dale Evans | Actress | American |
| Dame Edith Evans | ||
| Damon Albarn | Musician | English |
| Dan Abrams | Journalist | American |
| Dan Bartlett | ||
| Dan Castellaneta | Actor | American |
| Dan Dailey | Actor | American |
| Dan Deacon | Musician | American |
| Dan Decarlo | Cartoonist | American |
| Dan Devine | Coach | American |
| Dan Farmer | Scientist | American |
| Dan Flavin | Sculptor | American |
| Dan Fogelberg | Musician | American |
| Dan Fogler | Comedian | American |
| Dan Gable | Athlete | American |
| Dan Glickman | Politician | American |
| Dan Harmon | Writer | American |
| Dan T. Cathy | Businessman | American |
| Dana Carvey | Comedian | American |
| Dana Delany | Actress | American |
| Dane Dehaan | Actor | American |
| Daniel Akaka | Politician | American |
| Daniel Baldwin | Actor | American |
| Daniel Barenboim | Musician | Argentinian |
| Daniel Dae Kim | Actor | South Korean |
| Daniel Defoe | Journalist | English |
| Daniel Dennett | Philosopher | American |
| Daniel Ek | Businessman | Swedish |
| Daniel Ellsberg | Celebrity | American |
| Daniel Hannan | Politician | British |
| Daniel Inouye | Politician | American |
| Daniel J. Evans | Politician | American |
| Daniel Johns | Musician | Australian |
| Daniel Kahneman | Psychologist | Israeli |
| Daniela Hantuchova | Athlete | |
| Danielle Dax | Musician | English |
| Danny Aiello | Actor | American |
| Danny Bautista | Athlete | American |
| Danny Devito | Actor | American |
| Danny Elfman | Musician | American |
| Danny Glover | Actor | American |
| Danny Kaye | Actor | American |
| Dante Alighieri | Poet | Italian |
| Dante Hall | Athlete | American |
| Dario Fo | Playwright | Italian |
| Darrell Hammond | Comedian | American |
| Darrell Issa | Politician | American |
| Darrell Johnson | Athlete | American |
| Darren Flutie | Athlete | Canadian |
| Daryl Gates | Public Servant | American |
| Daryl Hall | Musician | American |
| Daryl Hannah | Actress | American |
| Daryn Kagan | Entertainer | American |
| Dashiell Hammett | Author | American |
| Dave Allison | Athlete | American |
| Dave Anderson | Writer | American |
| Dave Barry | Journalist | American |
| Dave Davies | Musician | British |
| Dave Edmunds | Musician | Welsh |
| Dave Eggers | Writer | American |
| Dave Foley | Comedian | Canadian |
| Dave Jones | Coach | English |
| Davey Havok | Musician | American |
| David Allan | Artist | Scottish |
| David Amram | Composer | American |
| David Bailey | Photographer | English |
| David Baker | Composer | American |
| David Baldacci | Novelist | American |
| David Baltimore | Scientist | American |
| David Cameron | Politician | British |
| David Campbell | Politician | Canadian |
| David Canary | Actor | American |
| David Carradine | Actor | American |
| David Caruso | Actor | American |
| David Cassidy | Actor | American |
| David Davis | Politician | British |
| David Deutsch | Scientist | |
| David Dewhurst | ||
| David E. Kelley | Producer | American |
| David Eagleman | Scientist | American |
| David Eddings | Author | American |
| David Edward Jenkins | Clergyman | English |
| David Elkind | Psychologist | American |
| David Elliott | Celebrity | British |
| David Ferrier | Scientist | Scottish |
| David Filo | Businessman | American |
| David Fincher | Director | American |
| David Gallagher | Actor | American |
| David Garrick | Actor | English |
| David Geffen | Businessman | American |
| David Gerrold | Writer | American |
| David Gest | Celebrity | American |
| David Gill | Scientist | Scottish |
| David Gilmour | Musician | British |
| David Ginola | Athlete | French |
| David Giuntoli | Actor | American |
| David Hackworth | Soldier | American |
| David Halberstam | Journalist | American |
| David Hare | Playwright | English |
| David Harris | ||
| David Hartman | Journalist | American |
| David Hasselhoff | Actor | American |
| David Herbert Lawrence | Writer | English |
| David Icke | Athlete | English |
| David Irving | Author | British |
| David Ives | Playwright | American |
| David James Elliott | Actor | Canadian |
| David Javerbaum | Writer | American |
| David Johansen | Musician | American |
| David Jones | ||
| David Kay | Scientist | American |
| David Keene | ||
| David Keith | Actor | American |
| David Lavender | Historian | American |
| David Lean | Director | British |
| David Leavitt | Novelist | American |
| David Lehman | Poet | American |
| David Lloyd George | Statesman | Welsh |
| David R. Ellis | Director | American |
| David R. Gergen | ||
| David Starr Jordan | Writer | American |
| Davy Jones | Musician | English |
| Daymond John | Businessman | American |
| Dean Acheson | Statesman | American |
| Dean Cain | Actor | American |
| Dean Inge | Author | English |
| Dean Kamen | Inventor | American |
| Deana Carter | Musician | American |
| Deb Fischer | Politician | American |
| Debbi Fields | Businesswoman | American |
| Debbie Allen | Actress | American |
| Debbie Gibson | Musician | American |
| Debbie Harry | Musician | American |
| Deborah Harkness | Novelist | American |
| Deborah Kerr | Actress | Scottish |
| Deforest Kelley | Actor | American |
| Deidre Hall | Actress | American |
| Delia Ephron | Writer | American |
| Delphine De Girardin | Novelist | French |
| Democritus | Philosopher | Greek |
| Demosthenes | Statesman | Greek |
| Denis Johnson | Writer | German |
| Denis Kearney | Politician | American |
| Denis Law | Athlete | Scottish |
| Denis Leary | Actor | American |
| Dennis Banks | Educator | American |
| Dennis Cardoza | Politician | American |
| Dennis Eckersley | Athlete | American |
| Dennis Farina | Actor | American |
| Dennis Flanagan | ||
| Dennis Gabor | Scientist | Hungarian |
| Dennis Hastert | Politician | American |
| Dennis Lehane | Author | American |
| Derek Bailey | Musician | English |
| Derek Fisher | Athlete | American |
| Derek Harold Richard Barton | Scientist | British |
| Derek Jacobi | Actor | British |
| Derek Jarman | Director | British |
| Derek Jeter | Athlete | American |
| Derrick Jensen | Author | American |
| Desiderius Erasmus | Philosopher | Dutch |
| Desmond Dekker | Musician | Jamaican |
| Desmond Harrington | Actor | American |
| Dexter S. King | ||
| Dexter Scott King | Actor | American |
| Diahann Carroll | Actress | American |
| Diana Gabaldon | Author | American |
| Diana Wynne Jones | Writer | English |
| Diane Abbott | Politician | British |
| Diane Ackerman | Poet | American |
| Diane Glancy | Poet | American |
| Diane Johnson | Novelist | American |
| Diane Keaton | Actress | American |
| Dianna Agron | Actress | American |
| Dianne Feinstein | Politician | American |
| Dick Cavett | Entertainer | American |
| Dick Dale | Musician | American |
| Dick Ebersol | Businessman | American |
| Dick Gephardt | Politician | American |
| Dick Lane | Athlete | American |
| Dillon Anderson | Politician | American |
| Dillon Casey | Actor | American |
| Dimebag Darrell | Musician | American |
| Dinesh D'souza | Author | Indian |
| Dino De Laurentiis | Director | Italian |
| Dirk Kempthorne | Politician | American |
| Dixie Carter | Actor | American |
| Dixie Dean | Athlete | English |
| Dizzy Dean | Athlete | American |
| Dizzy Gillespie | Musician | American |
| Dj Jazzy Jeff | Musician | American |
| Djuna Barnes | Novelist | American |
| Dmx | Musician | American |
| Doc Hastings | Politician | American |
| Dolores Ibarruri | Politician | Spanish |
| Dom Deluise | Actor | American |
| Domhnall Gleeson | Actor | Irish |
| Don Adams | Comedian | American |
| Don Ameche | Actor | American |
| Don Baylor | Coach | American |
| Don Delillo | Novelist | American |
| Don Ellis | Musician | American |
| Don Everly | Musician | American |
| Don Gibson | Musician | American |
| Don Imus | Celebrity | American |
| Don Johnson | Actor | American |
| Don King | Celebrity | American |
| Don Larsen | Athlete | American |
| Donald Cargill | Clergyman | Scottish |
| Donald Davis | Author | |
| Donald Evans | Public Servant | American |
| Donald Fagen | Musician | American |
| Donald J. Carty | Businessman | Canadian |
| Donald Johanson | Scientist | American |
| Donald Kagan | Historian | American |
| Donald L. Carcieri | Politician | American |
| Donna Karan | Designer | American |
| Donnie Iris | Musician | American |
| Donny Hathaway | Musician | American |
| Donovan Bailey | Athlete | Jamaican |
| Doris Day | Actress | American |
| Dorothea Lange | Photographer | American |
| Dorothy Allison | Writer | American |
| Dorothy Canfield Fisher | Author | American |
| Dorothy Day | Activist | American |
| Dorothy Denning | Public Servant | American |
| Dorothy Fields | Musician | American |
| Dorothy Gilman | Novelist | American |
| Dorothy Gish | Actress | American |
| Dorothy Hamill | Athlete | American |
| Dorothy Kilgallen | Actress | American |
| Dorothy Salisbury Davis | Writer | American |
| Dorthea Lange | Photographer | American |
| Doug Davidson | Actor | American |
| Doug Elmendorf | ||
| Doug Flutie | Athlete | American |
| Doug Harvey | Athlete | Canadian |
| Doug Larson | Cartoonist | American |
| Douglas Adams | Writer | English |
| Douglas Bader | Soldier | British |
| Douglas Engelbart | Inventor | American |
| Douglas Feaver | ||
| Douglas Feith | Public Servant | American |
| Douglas Haig | Soldier | British |
| Douglas Jerrold | ||
| Douglas Macarthur | ||
| Douglas William Jerrold | Dramatist | English |
| Dr. John | Musician | American |
| Drew Barrymore | Actress | American |
| Drew Carey | Actor | American |
| Drew Endy | Scientist | American |
| Duane G. Carey | Astronaut | American |
| Duffy Daugherty | Coach | American |
| Duke Ellington | Musician | American |
| Duke Kahanamoku | Athlete | American |
| Duncan Forbes | Writer | British |
| Dusty Baker | Athlete | American |
| Dwayne Johnson | Actor | American |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | President | American |
| Dyan Cannon | Actress | American |
“What I promise to my actors, and to my director, is to give them the salary and everything they need.”
