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- D. H. LawrenceEnglish writer and poet (1885–1930)
- Daini no SanmiDaini no Sanmi (大弐三位, dates unknown but born c. 999) was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-H
- Daniel DefoeEnglish writer, merchant and spy (1660–1731)
- Dante AlighieriItalian writer and philosopher (1265–1321)
- Dark fantasySubgenre of fantasy
- DarqawiyyaSufi mystic order in Sunni Islam
- DastangoiUrdu oral storytelling art form
- Dean (Christianity)Ecclesiastical title
- DervishSomeone on a Sufi Muslim ascetic path
- Derwent ColeridgeDerwent Coleridge (14 September 1800 – 28 March 1883), third son of Samuel Taylor Coleridg
- DhawqTerm in Sufism
- Diabetes UKDiabetes UK is a British-based patient, healthcare professional and research charity that
- Dick AyersRichard Bache Ayers (; April 28, 1924 – May 4, 2014) was an American comic book artist and
- Diwan (poetry)Collection of poems in Islamic cultures
- Doctrinaires1814–1848 political faction in France
- Dolce Stil NovoMedieval Italian literary movement
- Domingo ElíasDomingo Elías Carbajo (July 19, 1805, Ica, Viceroyalty of Peru – July 3, 1867, Lima, Peru)
- Douglas KerrDouglas Kerr is a British writer and academic who is best known for his work on Arthur Con
- Dr. SeussAmerican author and cartoonist (1904–1991)
- Du (surname)Du (Chinese: 杜; pinyin: Dù; Wade–Giles: Tu4) is a Chinese surname. The name is spelled Tu
- Du FuTang dynasty Chinese poet (712–770)
- Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelAnna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (24 October 1739 – 10 April 1807), was a German prin
- Dylan ThomasWelsh poet and writer (1914–1953)