English Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Former British, Empire & European Flyweight boxing champion, is one of the most successful Welsh box

Former British, Empire & European Flyweight boxing champion, is one of the most successful Welsh boxers of all time. Although his entire boxing career spanned only five years (60 months), 37 action packed fights justly earned Dower his place among the gre

Was an English first class cricketer. He played with Hampshire from 1959 until 1972. Born in Antigua

Was an English first class cricketer. He played with Hampshire from 1959 until 1972. Born in Antigua, Livingstone also represented the International Cavaliers and a Commonwealth XI in his career.

Is a former British swimmer. Curwen competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm and is a forme

Is a former British swimmer. Curwen competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm and is a former world record holder in the 100 m freestyle.

Was an English music hall singer born in Portsmouth. A pretty, waif-like presence, she was famous fo

Was an English music hall singer born in Portsmouth. A pretty, waif-like presence, she was famous for singing "After the Ball is Over" among other songs. In 1935, she had a character part in the film The City of Beautiful Nonsense.

Is economics editor for ITV News.After the 2001 general election, Daisy decided to develop a career

Is economics editor for ITV News.After the 2001 general election, Daisy decided to develop a career in broadcasting, offering regular contributions across television and radio, and before long she was presenting Channel 4's lunchtime political programme,

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Oldham Athletic.He is to join Oldham Athletic on 1 J

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Oldham Athletic.He is to join Oldham Athletic on 1 July 2008 after rejecting a new deal at Bury.

Was a cricketer who played for and captained Gloucestershire. Page was a right-handed middle order b

Was a cricketer who played for and captained Gloucestershire. Page was a right-handed middle order batsman and a brilliant cover fieldsman, and played fairly regularly for Gloucestershire in County Championship matches in 1934, having made his debut the p

Was a British Labour Party politician, activist and adult educationist from Manchester, England.Tyle

Was a British Labour Party politician, activist and adult educationist from Manchester, England.Tylecote served as a Manchester City Councillor, and stood as a Labour Parliamentary candidate on several occasions. In later years, her husband, Frank Edward

An English soprano, universally known as Flott.From her earliest years, she was musical, having star

An English soprano, universally known as Flott.From her earliest years, she was musical, having started studying piano at five. She also played violin and began singing lessons at 12. She is an alumna of Royal Holloway, University of London, having studied French and Latin there in the sixties. During a stay in France, she took singing lessons at the conservatory in Grenoble. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Music, winning the Principal's Prize.

Was an English/Italian singer and comedienne who became one of the greatest stars of both cinema and

Was an English/Italian singer and comedienne who became one of the greatest stars of both cinema and music hall.she made her first stage appearance as a child in 1905. Her two sisters, Edith and Betty, and brother, Tommy, all went on to appear on stage, but Gracie was the most successful. Her professional debut in variety took place at the Rochdale Hippodrome theatre in 1910 and she soon gave up her job in the local cotton mill.

Is a British human geneticist . She is Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy in the University of Oxford and

Is a British human geneticist . She is Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy in the University of Oxford and a fellow of Hertford College. She is director of the MRC functional genetics unit, a governor of the Wellcome Trust and, with Frances Ashcroft and Peter D

Is a British fencer who competed in four Olympic games in 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960. She was born in

Is a British fencer who competed in four Olympic games in 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960. She was born in London, the daughter of William James, a fencer at the 1908 London Olympics. She began competing professionally in 1937 and continued until 1960, during w

Is a British Conservative politician.As Mary Kellett, she contested Nelson and Colne (1955), South W

Is a British Conservative politician.As Mary Kellett, she contested Nelson and Colne (1955), South West Norfolk twice in 1959, and Buckingham (1964, 1966). She was MP for Lancaster from 1970 until her retirement in 1997. She also served as MEP for Cumbria

Was an English concert pianist.She was born as Mary Gertrude Johnstone at Saltash, Cornwall. Her fat

Was an English concert pianist.She was born as Mary Gertrude Johnstone at Saltash, Cornwall. Her father was an army officer who had served in World War I and her mother originally taught her the piano. Mary was sent to a convent school in Belgium, where her musical talent was encouraged, and she went on to study at Liège, later winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Was a British pianist.She was born in London as Julia Myra Hess, but was best-known by her middle na

Was a British pianist.She was born in London as Julia Myra Hess, but was best-known by her middle name. At the age of five she began to study the piano and two years later entered the Guildhall School of Music, where she graduated as winner of the gold medal. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Tobias Matthay. Her debut came in 1907 when she played Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with Sir Thomas Beecham conducting. She went on to tour through Britain, the Netherlands and France. Upon her American debut (New York, 24 January 1922) she became a prime favourite in the United States, not only as a soloist, but also as a fine ensemble player.

Was the first woman to sail single-handed (i.e., solo) around the world via Cape Horn. She departed

Was the first woman to sail single-handed (i.e., solo) around the world via Cape Horn. She departed Dartmouth on 9 September 1977 and finished her voyage around the globe on 8 June 1978 after 272 days, thus improving Sir Francis Chichester’s solo round-th

Was a pop musician and actor, during the late 1980s in the UK. He is best known for his 1989 hit, "T

Was a pop musician and actor, during the late 1980s in the UK. He is best known for his 1989 hit, "The Time Warp" (remix), a cover version of the original track which was featured in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-handed medium-pace bowler. At 6 foo

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-handed medium-pace bowler. At 6 foot 4 inches tall, he was lined up to replace Mike Smith after the Gloucestershire man retired. However, the young bowler was unable to secure a place in the

Was an English cricketer. Worrad was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Some say he u

Was an English cricketer. Worrad was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Some say he used satanic forces to be good at cricket. Worrad made his debut for Dorset in the 2002 Minor Counties Championship against Wales Minor Counties. From 2002

Is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the East Hampshire

Is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament (MP) for the East Hampshire constituency.In the 2010 General Election Hinds was elected as the Member of Parliament for East Hampshire getting 56.8% of the vote (an increase of 9.7%)

Is a sprints and hurdling track and field athlete, who represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer

Is a sprints and hurdling track and field athlete, who represented Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

An English artist and the most prominent member of the group known as "Young British Artists" (or YB

An English artist and the most prominent member of the group known as "Young British Artists" (or YBAs). Hirst dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s and is internationally renowned. During the 1990s his career was closely linked with the collector Charles Saatchi, but increasing frictions came to a head in 2003 and the relationship ended.Death is a central theme in Hirst's works. He became famous for a series in which dead animals (including a shark, a sheep and a cow) are preserved—sometimes having been dissected—in formaldehyde. The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, a 14-foot (4.3 m) tiger shark immersed in formaldehyde in a vitrine became the iconic work of British art in the 1990s,[2] and the symbol of Britart worldwide.[3] Its sale in 2004 made him the world's second most expensive living artist after Jasper Johns.

Is a Mercury Prize-winning rock singer/songwriter.Damon Gough chose his stage name from the title ch

Is a Mercury Prize-winning rock singer/songwriter.Damon Gough chose his stage name from the title character in the show Sam and his Magic Ball, which he saw on TV at a party in Trafford, Manchester in 1995. Before he thought of using this name he made some business cards, each one unique, with a printed picture of a drawing by his nephew, and a small collage by Gough. This was then laminated and given out to friends and people at clubs in Blackburn and Manchester.

Is a former two weight World Boxing Foundation champion. Hague was the first boxer ever to win a WBF

Is a former two weight World Boxing Foundation champion. Hague was the first boxer ever to win a WBF World title from Derby. In late 2003, Hague was due to defend his WBF title against Robin Reid, but Reid decided to take on Sven Ottke in Germany.

Is a British journalist and author.He has been economics editor of The Mail on Sunday since 2000, be

Is a British journalist and author.He has been economics editor of The Mail on Sunday since 2000, before which he was for ten years a financial correspondent with The Guardian, in which role he specialised in issues of regulation and fraud.