Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was a Croatian writer and dramatist.In his most know drama Teuta, which is considered the first Croa

Was a Croatian writer and dramatist.In his most know drama Teuta, which is considered the first Croatian drama, he advocates the idea about Illyrian origin of all South Slavs. He also writes short stories, feuilletons, literary critics, he wrote librettos for Vatroslav Lisinski opera's Ljubav and Zloba and Porin and for his drama's Dramaticka pokušenja I. (in 1834) and Dramaticka pokušenja II. (in 1844). His role in organizing of cultural life in Zagreb and Croatia was of extreme significance. He was also editor or various almanacs: Iskra, Südslavische Zeitung, Danica, Narodne Novine and Hrvatski Sokol.

Was the earliest Greek Indologist. His translations of Sanskrit texts into Greek made knowledge of t

Was the earliest Greek Indologist. His translations of Sanskrit texts into Greek made knowledge of the philosophical and religious ideas of India available to many Europeans.

Was a Greek composer, later naturalized French (1929). He descends from an aristocratic family with

Was a Greek composer, later naturalized French (1929). He descends from an aristocratic family with Byzantine roots in Constantinople. Levidis studied in Athens, Lausanne and Munich. His teachers included Friedrich Klose, Felix Mottl and Richard Strauss, the latter being his composition teacher from 1907 to 1908. Levidis won the Franz Liszt Prize for his Piano Sonata op.16. After a short period in Greece he settled in Paris (1910-1932), served in the French Army during World War I and took French nationality in 1929.

Is a Greek-Dutch composer.

Is a Greek-Dutch composer.

Was a Greek composer of classical music.He is considered one of the most important modern Greek comp

Was a Greek composer of classical music.He is considered one of the most important modern Greek composers, with a personal musical idiom that is both mature and laconic. Influenced by the musical traditions of Greece and ancient Greek drama, his music came to reflect his interest in new techniques; he developed a free atonal style of writing.

Is a Greek music composer known for his dance-pop music and involvement in the Eurovision Song Conte

Is a Greek music composer known for his dance-pop music and involvement in the Eurovision Song Contest. Kontopoulos became active in the music industry in 1999–2000.[1][2]. In 2003, he became involved with the Eurovision Song Contest when he wrote the song "Mia Stigmi" sung by Giannis Vardis. The song competed in the national final to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, but came in second place to Mando and "Never Let You Go" which went to Eurovision. Though the entry did not win the national final, it toped all charts in Greece for 11 weeks.[1]

Is a contemporary Greek poet and playwright. He was born and raised in Athens where he studied law.

Is a contemporary Greek poet and playwright. He was born and raised in Athens where he studied law. From 1988-1991 he lived in Venice, then moved to London, studied philosophy and stayed there for thirteen years. He is currently based in Berlin.

Is a Greek poet

Is a Greek poet

Is a Greek avant-garde stage director, choreographer and visual artist who drew international media

Is a Greek avant-garde stage director, choreographer and visual artist who drew international media attention and acclaim[1] with his creative direction of the Opening Ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. His varied 24-year-long career has seen him conceive and direct stage works for Edafos Dance Theatre and Elliniki Theamaton, direct operas and music stage shows, work as a costume, set and make-up designer, and publish over 40 comics.

A contemporary Greek-Australian poet.Dimitris Tsaloumas was born in Greece on the island of Leros an

A contemporary Greek-Australian poet.Dimitris Tsaloumas was born in Greece on the island of Leros and came of age during the Italian and German occupation, acting as a courier for the resistance. He left for Australia in 1952 because of political persecution, where he earned a living by teaching. He started writing again in Greek and had several volumes published in that language, often with English translations.Then in 1988 his first English poems were published as Falcon Drinking. Since then he has published several more volumes, gaining a considerable reputation both in Greece and Australia. He is now able to return to his homeland and spends much of his time on Leros. A collected poems was publish by UQP in 2000.

Was a Brazilian poet and literary critic.Moving to Montes Claros when she was 2 years old, was a tea

Was a Brazilian poet and literary critic.Moving to Montes Claros when she was 2 years old, was a teacher since 1945 to 1948, when she married and gave her free time to the poetry. Dina was a member of the Minas Gerais Academy of Women’s Writers

Was a researcher of Bangla folklore and the founder and Ramtonu Lahiri Professor at the Department o

Was a researcher of Bangla folklore and the founder and Ramtonu Lahiri Professor at the Department of Bengali Language and Literature at the University of Calcutta.He was born in the village Bogjuri in Manikganj of Bengal, now in Bangladesh. He is most famous for collecting and compiling the folklore of Bengal. Along with Chandra Kumar De, he published Mymensingh Gitika, or the Ballads of Mymensingh, a collection of 21 ballads.

A contemporary Chinese author from Linli (??), Hunan province.

A contemporary Chinese author from Linli (??), Hunan province.

A member of the Golescu family of boyars, was a Wallachian Romanian man of letters, mostly noted for

A member of the Golescu family of boyars, was a Wallachian Romanian man of letters, mostly noted for his travel writings and journalism.Born in Golesti, Arges County, Dinicu was the son of Radu Golescu. Together with his older brother George (or Iordache), he studied at the Phanariote-founded Greek Academy in Bucharest.

Was a Croatian writer.He wrote many stories and novels, all dealing with people from his native regi

Was a Croatian writer.He wrote many stories and novels, all dealing with people from his native region. He considered rural life superior to urban, but he showed compassion for people forced to emigrate due to poverty.

Was a Croatian poet and translator from Dubrovnik, considered the best translator of the Croatian Re

Was a Croatian poet and translator from Dubrovnik, considered the best translator of the Croatian Renaissance.Learning Italian and Latin from young feet and writing as a kid his first poems, Dinko expressed a huge talent. It is because of this that his father sent him to Padua, where after finishing the famous Gymnasium, he entered the local University, where he learned rhetoric, philosophy and civil law.

Was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere

Was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere della Sera. His worldwide fame is mostly due to his novel Il deserto dei Tartari, translated into English as The Tartar Steppe.

Is a Cuban-born poet who grew up speaking Spanish, raised first in Spain, then in the United States.

Is a Cuban-born poet who grew up speaking Spanish, raised first in Spain, then in the United States.[1] His work appeared in American Poetry Review, Denver Quarterly, Georgia Review, Iowa Review, Kenyon Review,[2] New Republic, Poetry, Prairie Schooner, Virginia Quarterly Review.[3]

Was the first Filipino Bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1944.His ancestry was Filipino wit

Was the first Filipino Bishop of the Methodist Church, elected in 1944.His ancestry was Filipino with slight admixture of Chinese. He was baptized in 1906 at the age of thirteen in San Isidro, Luzon by Bishop G.A. Miller, and was educated in the U.S. and the Philippines. He became a Member in Full Connection of the Philippine Islands Annual Conference in 1918. He was ordained Deacon by Bishop Eveland and Elder by Bishops Stuntz and J.W. Robinson. Alejandro was the first delegate to the Central Conference of Southern Asia. Prior to his election to the Episcopacy he served as an evangelist, an educator, a pastor and an editor.

Was a Dutch mathematician (in original Dutch: Dionijs Burger) and author of the novel "Sphereland".

Was a Dutch mathematician (in original Dutch: Dionijs Burger) and author of the novel "Sphereland".

Is a Greek composer.He studied piano for a number of years in Ethnikon Odion in Athens. He is best k

Is a Greek composer.He studied piano for a number of years in Ethnikon Odion in Athens. He is best known for two of his compositions that have been featured in various internet radio stations, Moonlight and Abyss. He composed the first piano CD in the year 2000 titled 'The Heart Wreck' in a deal with SpinRecords, a California-based company. In 2006, he composed a new piano CD titled 'The Mark of Innocence'.[1] Dionysios (or Dionisis) Demetis is also the composer of the anthem of the International Society for Spacetime Physics.[2]

Was a Greek poet from Zakynthos. He is best known for writing the Hymn to Liberty (Greek: ?µ??? e??

Was a Greek poet from Zakynthos. He is best known for writing the Hymn to Liberty (Greek: ?µ??? e?? t?? ??e??e??a? Ýmnos eis tin Eleutherían), of which the first two stanzas became the Greek national anthem He was the central figure of the Heptanese School of poetry, and is considered the national poet of Greece - not only because he wrote the national anthem,

Is a Greek composer, pianist and musicologist.[1] He is also interested in contemporary music, havin

Is a Greek composer, pianist and musicologist.[1] He is also interested in contemporary music, having given Greek premieres of works by John Cage,[2] Morton Feldman, Cornelius Cardew and Howard Skempton, and world premieres of works by contemporary Greek composers (like the Gaudeamus Prize winner of 2006 Lefteris Papadimitriou).[3][4]

Is a well-known Cebuano Visayan writer. His recognized pen-names include Diody Mangloy, Rigor Tancre

Is a well-known Cebuano Visayan writer. His recognized pen-names include Diody Mangloy, Rigor Tancredo, Reynaldo Lap, Buntia, La Roca, Melendres, and Flordeliz Makaluluoy.

A contemporary Sri Lankan-Australian poet and academic.[1]Dipti Saravanamuttu was born in Sri Lanka

A contemporary Sri Lankan-Australian poet and academic.[1]Dipti Saravanamuttu was born in Sri Lanka and arrived in Australia with her family in 1972. After studying English at Sydney University, apart from writing, she has worked as a journalist, a scriptwriter and has taught at the University of London.The subject matter of her poetry ranges from everyday conversation to literary theory with some emphasis on issues of social justice. Her collection The Colosseum won the Age Book of the Year Dinny O'Hearn award for Poetry in 2005.