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- D. F. MalanPrime Minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954
- D. S. SenanayakePrime Minister of Ceylon from 1947 to 1952
- Dafydd ap LlywelynPrince of Gwynedd from 1240 to 1246
- Dag HammarskjöldUN Secretary-General from 1953 to 1961
- Dagobert of PisaDagobert (or Daibert or Daimbert) (died 1105) was the first Archbishop of Pisa and the sec
- Daijō-daijinJapanese Imperial court position
- Daijō-kanThe Daijō-kan or Dajō-kan (Japanese: 太政官), also known as the Great Council of State, was (
- DainagonDainagon (大納言) was a counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court of Japan. The role
- DaišanDaišan (Manchu: ; 19 August 1583 – 25 November 1648) was an influential Manchu prince and
- Dâmbovița CountyDâmbovița County (Romanian pronunciation: ; also spelt Dîmbovița) is a county (județ) of R
- Daniel arap MoiPresident of Kenya from 1978 to 2002
- Daniel InouyeAmerican attorney and statesman (1924–2012)
- Daniel of GaliciaKing of Ruthenia from 1253 to 1266
- Daniel WebsterAmerican lawyer and statesman (1782–1852)
- Daoguang EmperorEmperor of China from 1820 to 1850
- Dara ShikohMughal prince, author (1615–1659)
- Darci VargasDarci Lima Sarmanho Vargas (12 December 1895 – 25 June 1968) was the wife of Getúlio Varga
- Darius the GreatPersian ruler from 522 to 486 BCE
- Dark therapyDark therapy is the practice of keeping people in complete darkness for extended periods o
- Dauphin of FranceTitle given to the heir apparent to the throne of France
- Dauphine of FranceThe dauphine of France (, also , French: ) was the wife of the dauphin of France (the heir
- David Ben-GurionPrime Minister of Israel (1948–1953; 1955–1963)
- David DackoPresident of the Central African Republic (1960–1965, 1979–1981)
- David I as Prince of the CumbriansBefore David I became the King of Scotland in 1124, he was the prince of the Cumbrians and
- David I of ScotlandKing of Alba from 1124 to 1153
- David IVKing of Georgia from 1089 to 1125
- David Lloyd GeorgePrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922
- Davíð OddssonIcelandic politician (1948–2026)
- David of BurgundyDavid of Burgundy (c. February 1426 – 16 April 1494) was the bishop of Utrecht from 1456.
- David Samanez OcampoDavid Samanez Ocampo (4 November 1865 – 13 July 1947)1, the son of José Samanez, served as
- David TrimbleNorthern Irish statesman (1944–2022)
- Davy CrockettAmerican politician and frontiersman (1786–1836)
- Dawda JawaraFirst president of the Gambia from 1970 to 1994
- Dawit IIEmperor of Ethiopia from 1508 to 1540
- Day of Infamy speech1941 speech by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Dayaks in politicsDayak in politics refers to the participation of Dayaks to represent their political ideas
- Dayan KhanGreat Khan of the Northern Yuan dynasty from 1480 to 1517
- De-LeninizationPolitical reforms to dismantle the cult of Vladimir Lenin
- Dean BarrowPrime Minister of Belize from 2008 to 2020
- Death and state funeral of Jawaharlal NehruPandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, died in the afternoon of 27 Ma
- Death and state funeral of Josip Broz Tito1980 state funeral for the President of Yugoslavia
- DecebalusKing of Dacia (r. 87–106)
- Decentralisation in UkraineDecentralisation in Ukraine is a series of reforms to give additional power and resources
- Dechristianization of France during the French RevolutionAnti-Christian policy during the French Revolution
- DecretalCatholic legal document
- Defence Minister of NigeriaThe Federal Minister of Defence of Nigeria is the Federal Executive Council official who l
- Defense Secrets Act of 1911The Defense Secrets Act of 1911 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 61–470) was one
- DeiocesKing of the Medes from 727 to 674 BCE
- Dekoratie voor Trouwe DienstThe Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst, post-nominal letters DTD, is a South African military de
- Delano familyAmerican family
- Delors CommitteeThe Delors Committee, formally known as the Committee for the Study of Economic and Moneta
- Demerara-MahaicaDemerara-Mahaica (Region 4) is a region of Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the nor
- Demetrio B. LakasDemetrio Basilio Lakas Bahas (August 29, 1925 – November 2, 1999) was the 27th President o
- DemetrosDemetros (died 1802) was Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 1799 and 1801, and a m
- DemosthenesClassical Athenian statesman and orator (384–322 BC)
- Den (pharaoh)Horus name of an early Egyptian king
- Den Uyl cabinetThe Den Uyl cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 11 May 1973 unti
- Deng XiaopingLeader of China from 1978 to 1989
- Denis of PortugalKing of Portugal from 1279 to 1325
- Denis Sassou NguessoPresident of the Republic of the Congo (1979–1992; since 1997)
- Deodoro da FonsecaPresident of Brazil from 1889 to 1891
- Department for Exiting the European UnionThe Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU; also known as the Department for Bre
- Deposed Empress FengEmpress Feng (fl.490s), also known as Empress Xiaowenfei (孝文废皇后, literally "(Emperor) Xiao
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet
- Deputy Premier of QuebecThe deputy premier of Quebec (French: Vice-premier ministre du Québec (masculine) or Vice-
- Deputy Prime Minister of the United KingdomSenior member of the British government
- Dési BouterseLeader of Suriname (1980–1987; 1990–1991; 2010–2020)
- DevanahalliTown in Karnataka, India
- Devanampiya TissaKing of Anuradhapura from 307 BC to 267 BC
- Developmental Special Duty RibbonThe Developmental Special Duty Ribbon (DSDR) is a ribbon that is only awarded by the Unite
- DeWitt ClintonAmerican politician (1769–1828)
- DhruvadeviQueen-Consort to Chandragupta II
- Di XinLast king of the Shang dynasty
- Diamantina, Minas GeraisDiamantina (Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas
- Diarmait mac Cerbaill6th century High King of Ireland
- Dick CheneyVice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
- DictablandaDictablanda is a dictatorship in which civil liberties are allegedly preserved rather than
- Diego Betancur ÁlvarezDiego Betancur Álvarez (born 1949) is the current Ambassador of Colombia to Australia and
- Digger (soldier)Digger is a military slang term for primarily infantry soldiers from Australia and New Zea
- Dilras Banu BegumFirst wife of Emperor Aurangzeb (c. 1622 – 1657)
- DiocletianRoman emperor from 284 to 305
- Dionisio de HerreraFirst Head of State of Honduras
- Dionysius I of SyracuseGreek tyrant of Syracuse (c. 432 – 367 BC)
- Diosdado MacapagalPresident of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965
- Dish-bearers and butlers in Anglo-Saxon EnglandDish-bearers (often called seneschals by historians) and butlers (or cup-bearers) were the
- Dispensation (Catholic canon law)Exemption from the obligation of law in some cases
- Division of the Afsharid EmpirePeriod following the death of Nader Shah in 1747
- Dmitry DonskoyPrince of Moscow from 1359 to 1389
- Dmitry MedvedevPresident of Russia from 2008 to 2012
- Dmitry UstinovSoviet politician (1908–1984)
- DoddaballapuraDoddaballapura is a city and the district headquarters of Bangalore Rural district in the
- Dodo, Prince YuDodo (Manchu: ᡩᠣᡩᠣ; 2 April 1614 – 29 April 1649), formally known as Prince Yu, was a Manc
- Dolley MadisonFirst Lady of the United States from 1809 to 1817
- Dolphin (heraldry)In heraldry, the dolphin is an ornamental creature in the form of a large fish, bearing li
- Domingo MercanteDomingo Mercante (June 11, 1898 – February 21, 1976) was an Argentine military officer and
- Domitia Lucilla (mother of Marcus Aurelius)Calvisia Domitia Lucilla (also known as Domitia Lucilla Minor and Domitia Calvilla, d. 155
- DomitianRoman emperor from AD 81 to 96
- Donald LuddingtonSir Donald Collin Cumyn Luddington, KBE CMG CVO (Chinese: 陸鼎堂爵士, 18 August 1920 – 26 Janua
- Donald RumsfeldAmerican politician and diplomat (1932–2021)
- Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
- Donald TsangChief Executive of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012
- Donald TuskPrime Minister of Poland (2007–2014; since 2023)
- DonaueschingenTown in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Donduk KuularPrime Minister of Tannu Tuva (1888–1932)
- DorgonRegent of Qing China from 1643 to 1650
- Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of PrussiaDorothea of Denmark (1 August 1504 – 11 April 1547), was a Duchess of Prussia by marriage
- Dost Mohammad of BhopalNawab of Bhopal from 1707 to 1728
- Double-headed eagleSymbol used in heraldry
- Draco (legislator)First legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece
- Drest XDrest (Scottish Gaelic: Drust; Latin: Durst) was king of the Picts from 845 to 848, a riva
- Du RuhuiDu Ruhui (585 – 6 May 630), courtesy name Keming, posthumously known as Duke Cheng of Lai,
- Duan QiruiChinese warlord and politician (1865–1936)
- Duarte BarbosaPortuguese explorer and writer (c. 1480–1521)
- DuatentopetDuatentopet or Tentopet (fl. 1150 BCE) was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 20th Dynasty,
- DubrékaDubréka is a town in Guinea, lying immediately north of Conakry. Population 8,300 (2008 es
- Duchess Luise of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelDuchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Luise Amalie; 29 January 1722 – 13 January 1780)
- Duchy of Brześć KujawskiThe Duchy of Brześć Kujawski, also known as the Duchy of Kuyavian Brest, was a district pr
- Duke Huan of QiRuler of Qi (r. 685 to 643 BCE)
- Duke Mu of QinDuke of Qin from 659 to 621 BC
- Duke of BurgundyTitle used by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy
- Duke of Clarence and St AndrewsDuke of Clarence and St Andrews was a title created in 1789 in the Peerage of Great Britai
- Duke of Kent and StrathearnDuke of Kent and Strathearn is a title that was created once in the Peerage of Great Brita
- Duke of ZhouRegent of the early Western Zhou dynasty
- Duke Wen of JinRuler of Jin from 636 to 628 BC
- Dulce FigueiredoDulce Maria Guimarães de Castro Figueiredo (May 11, 1923 – June 6, 2011) was the wife of f
- Dunama II DibalemiMai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire
- Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician)Duncan Antonio Stewart Agell (1833 – 1923), was a Uruguayan president of Scottish Argentin
- Duodenal cancerDuodenal cancer is a cancer in the first section of the small intestine known as the duode
- Durán, EcuadorDurán, also known as Eloy Alfaro, is the second largest city in the province of Guayas, Ec
- DuraznoDurazno is the capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay.
- Dwight D. EisenhowerWorld War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961
- Dzhokhar DudayevFirst President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria