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Charles Curtis was the 31st vice president of the United States (1929–33) in the Republican administration of Pres.......
Lord Curzon was a British statesman, viceroy of India (1898–1905), and foreign secretary (1919–24) who during his......
Manasseh Cutler was a Congregational minister who, as a leader of the Ohio Company of Associates, was instrumental......
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo was a Spanish historian, statesman, and prime minister, whose political activity brought......
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas is a Mexican politician and engineer who was the first elected mayor of Mexico City (1997–99).......
Lázaro Cárdenas was the president of Mexico (1934–40), noted for his efforts to carry out the social and economic......
Herman Willem Daendels was a soldier who fought with distinction in the army of the Batavian Republic (the Dutch......
Steve Daines is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2014 and began representing......
Richard J. Daley was the mayor of Chicago from 1955 until his death in 1976; he was reelected every fourth year......
Richard M. Daley is an American lawyer and politician, who became mayor of Chicago in 1989 and who played a major......
Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th earl of Dalhousie was a British secretary of state for war (1855–58) who shared the blame......
James Andrew Broun Ramsay, marquess and 10th earl of Dalhousie was a British governor-general of India from 1847......
Damrong Rajanubhab was a Thai prince, son of King Mongkut and brother of King Chulalongkorn. He was the founder......
Enrico Dandolo was the doge of the Republic of Venice from 1192 to 1205, noted for his promotion of the Fourth......
Chittaranjan Das was an Indian politician, leader of the Indian National Congress, and founder of the Swaraj (Independence)......
Tom Daschle is an American politician who was a member of the U.S. Senate (1987–2005) and from 2001 to 2003 served......
Mohammad Daud Khan was an Afghan politician who overthrew the monarchy of Mohammad Zahir Shah in 1973 to establish......
Eduard Heinrich David was a leader of the revisionist wing of the German Social Democratic Party and a minister......
Ljubomir Davidović was twice prime minister (1919–20, 1924) of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later......
Henry Winter Davis was a Maryland unionist during the secession crisis, harsh critic of Abraham Lincoln, and coauthor......
Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America throughout its existence during the American......
John W. Davis was a conservative Democratic politician who was his party’s unsuccessful candidate for the presidency......
Michael Davitt was the founder of the Irish Land League (1879), which organized resistance to absentee landlordism......
Stockwell Day is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Canadian Alliance party (2000–02), a forerunner......
William R. Day was a statesman and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1903–22). After graduation from......
Jonathan Dayton was the youngest member of the U.S. Constitutional Convention, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives,......
Bill de Blasio is an American Democratic politician who was mayor of New York City (2014–21). He also served as......
Henry Dearborn was a U.S. army officer, congressman, and secretary of war for whom Ft. Dearborn—whose site is located......
Michel Debré was a French political leader, a close aide of President Charles de Gaulle. After playing a prominent......
Élie, Duke Decazes was a French political figure and leader of the moderate constitutional monarchists during the......
Jean Decoux was the governor-general of French Indochina for the provisional (Vichy) French government during World......
Gaston Defferre was a French politician, Socialist Party leader, and longtime mayor of Marseille (1944–45, 1953–86).......
Bertrand Delanoë is a French politician who served as mayor of Paris (2001–14). He was the first socialist mayor......
Tom DeLay is an American Republican politician who served as a representative from Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives......
Ron Dellums was an American politician who served as a U.S. Democratic representative from California for nearly......
Jacques Delors was a French statesman who served as president of the European Commission, the executive body of......
Demaratus was a king of Sparta, together with Cleomenes I, who frustrated Cleomenes’ designs on both Athens and......
Deng Xiaoping was the most powerful figure in the People’s Republic of China from the late 1970s until his death......
Deo Van Tri was a fiercely independent tribal chief of Tai peoples in the Black River region of Tonkin (now northern......
Agostino Depretis was an Italian statesman, a leftist figure in the Risorgimento who later served three times as......
Edward Stanley, 14th earl of Derby was an English statesman, important as leader of the Conservative Party during......
Ron DeSantis is a Republican politician who serves as governor of Florida (2019– ) and who is a leading figure......
Nicolas Desmarets, marquis de Maillebois was the minister of finance during the last seven years of the reign (1643–1715)......
William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire was the prime minister of Great Britain from November 1756 to May 1757,......
Dga’-ldan was a leader of the Dzungar tribes of Mongols (reigned 1676–97). He conquered an empire that included......
Armando Diaz was an Italian general who became chief of staff during World War I. A graduate of the military colleges......
Anthony van Diemen was a colonial administrator who, as governor-general of the Dutch East Indian settlements (1636–45),......
Martin Dies, Jr. was an American politician, the sponsor and first chairman (1938–45) of the House Committee on......
Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet was a British statesman and Radical member of Parliament who became a......
John Dillon was a leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party (Irish Nationalist Party) in the struggle to secure Home......
Dingiswayo was an African chief or king of the Mthethwa of Southern Africa. Few hard facts are known about Dingiswayo,......
David Dinkins was an American politician, who served as the first African American mayor of New York City (1990–93).......
Everett McKinley Dirksen was a U.S. politician and leader of the Senate Republicans during the administrations......
Benjamin Disraeli was a British statesman and novelist who was twice prime minister (1868, 1874–80) and who provided......
Divākarapaṇḍita was a Hindu of the Brahman (priestly) caste who rose through religious and administrative ranks......
George Bubb Dodington, Baron Melcombe of Melcombe-Regis was an English politician, a career office seeker who was......
Doi Takako was a Japanese politician, educator, and head (1986–91) of the Japan Socialist Party (JSP; in 1991–96......
Bob Dole was an American politician who served in the U.S. Senate (1969–96) and who was the Republican Party’s......
Elizabeth Dole is a trailblazing American politician whose career included many “firsts” for women. She was the......
Engelbert Dollfuss was an Austrian statesman and, from 1932 to 1934, chancellor of Austria who destroyed the Austrian......
Dong Zhongshu was a scholar instrumental in establishing Confucianism in 136 bce as the state cult of China and......
Joe Donnelly is an American Democratic politician who represented Indiana in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019.......
Helen Mary Gahagan Douglas was an American actress and public official whose successful stage career was succeeded......
Stephen A. Douglas was an American politician, leader of the Democratic Party, and orator who espoused the cause......
Sir Alec Douglas-Home was a British foreign secretary from 1960 to 1963, prime minister from Oct. 19, 1963, to......
Paul Doumer was the 13th president of the French Third Republic whose term was cut short by an assassin’s bullet.......
Neal Dow was an American politician and temperance advocate whose Maine Law of 1851 presaged national prohibition......
Jean-Baptiste Drouet, count d’Erlon was a French soldier whose long career raised him from the ranks of both Louis......
José Napoleon Duarte was the president of El Salvador (1984–89) who unsuccessfully tried to reduce poverty and......
Alexander Dubček was the first secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (Jan. 5, 1968, to April 17, 1969)......
Gilles Duceppe is a Canadian politician who was leader of the Bloc Québécois (1997–2011, 2015). Gilles, the son......
Tammy Duckworth is an American politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in 2016 and began representing......
Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st marquess of Dufferin and Ava was a British diplomat who was a distinguished......
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy was an Irish nationalist who later became an Australian political leader. While studying......
Dull Knife was a chief of the northern Cheyenne who led his people on a desperate trek from confinement in Indian......
John Foster Dulles was the U.S. secretary of state (1953–59) under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was the architect......
Iain Duncan Smith is a British politician who served as leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03) and as work......
Saint Dunstan of Canterbury ; feast day May 19) was an English abbot, celebrated archbishop of Canterbury, and......
Joseph-François Dupleix was a colonial administrator and governor-general of the French territories in India, who......
Antoine Duprat was the chancellor of France and cardinal known for his service as one of Francis I’s most trusted......
Charles-Alexandre Dupuy was a French political figure whose governments during the period of the Dreyfus Affair......
Dick Durbin is an American politician who represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives (1983–97) and......
John George Lambton, 1st earl of Durham was a British reformist Whig statesman sometimes known as “Radical Jack.”......
Mark Durkan is a politician who represented the constituency of Foyle in the Northern Ireland Assembly (1998–2010)......
Pyotr Nikolayevich Durnovo was a Russian statesman and security chief under tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II,......
Géraud-Christophe-Michel Duroc, duke de Frioul was a French general and diplomat, one of Napoleon’s closest advisers.......
Rodrigo Duterte is a Filipino politician who was president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. Duterte’s father......
Dōst Moḥammad Khān was the ruler of Afghanistan (1826–63) and founder of the Bārakzay dynasty, who maintained Afghan......
Catherine East was an American feminist and public official, a major formative influence on the women’s movement......
Clint Eastwood is an American film actor who emerged as one of the most popular Hollywood stars in the 1960s, known......
Friedrich Ebert was a leader of the Social Democratic movement in Germany and a moderate socialist, who was a leader......
Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish poet, journalist, and politician who served as prime minister of Turkey in 1974, 1977,......
Anthony Eden was a British foreign secretary in 1935–38, 1940–45, and 1951–55 and prime minister from 1955 to 1957.......
John Perceval, 2nd earl of Egmont was an eccentric British politician and pamphleteer, a confidant of George III.......
John D. Ehrlichman was the assistant for domestic affairs during the administration of U.S. Pres. Richard M. Nixon,......
John Scott, 1st earl of Eldon was the lord chancellor of England for much of the period between 1801 and 1827.......
James Bruce, 8th earl of Elgin was a British statesman and governor general of British North America in 1847–54......
Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th earl of Elgin was the 9th earl of Elgin and the British viceroy of India from 1894......
Sir John Eliot was an English Puritan and Parliamentarian who, with his brilliant oratory, played a leading role......
Edward Law, earl of Ellenborough was a British governor-general of India (1842–44), who also served four times......