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D. J. Daniels was a state legislator in Alabama. He served in the Alabama Senate in 1872 representing Russell County, Alabama. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1874 until being ousted for not being registered or having taken an…
1965–
William Henry "D.J." Dozier Jr. (born September 21, 1965) is an American former professional National Football League (NFL) running back and Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. He played five seasons with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions…
early 1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of DJ Mellow Dee (later known as Terminator X) performing. Dee stands behind two turntables wearing a Puma shirt. His right hand is on a record on the turntable deck and his left hand is on the mixer. He is looking right at the…
Biography
D'Jalma Garnier is a musician and composer best known for Creole and Cajun fiddle and "outside" musical compositions and collaborations with other artists.
1989–
Justin Essandoh (born November 27, 1983), also known as D.King or DK, is an African rapper, songwriter, and recording artist in the African rap genre. The name "D.King" or "DK" is short for "Don and the King".
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Darryl Lynn Hughley (; born March 6, 1963 or 1964) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Hughley is best known as the original host of BET's ComicView from 1992 to 1993, the eponymous character on the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys, and as one of the…
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Accie Julius Connor (born October 22, 1973), better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown (also formatted as D-Lo Brown), is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he works as a producer. He is best known…
Biography
Darby Minott Bradford is a Canadian poet based in Montreal, Quebec, whose debut poetry collection Dream of No One But Myself was published in 2021.
1987; printed 2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of D.M.C. (Darryl McDaniels) riding in an ice cream truck in Hollis, Queens. McDaniels is pictured crouching in the open doorway of the truck, wearing a white paper hat and white jacket over an Adidas track jacket. He also…
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D'Mani Lucell Bughail-Mellor (born 20 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Forest Green Rovers. Born in England, he represents the Yemen national team. A Manchester United player from the age of eight, Mellor made his…
1978–
Don Errick Montra "Donny" Harper (born March 13, 1978), who goes by the stage name D-Maub (Dedicated to Making All Underestimaters Believers), is an American Christian hip hop musician. His first studio album, Timeline, came out in 2005, with One Route…
1941–
D’Mitch Davis (born July 15, 1941) is an American actor and musician best known for his roles as the Axminster in the 1990s TV show MacGyver, and the Bartender in the 1985 film Weird Science.
1963–
Daniel Kojo Poku (born May 26, 1963), also known by various stage names including D Mob (or D-Mob), Dancin' Danny D or simply Danny D , is a British music producer and remixer. His most notable tracks were "We Call It Acieed" (1988), which helped…
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D-Nice is the stage name of Derrick T. Jones (born June 19, 1970), an American DJ, record producer, and rapper who began his career in the mid-1980s with the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions. He discovered KRS-One in 1988, landing him a deal with Jive…
Biography
D.O. (a.k.a. Defy the Odds; real name Duane Michael Gibson ) is a Canadian rapper, motivational speaker and author. He is known for setting the Guinness World Record for the longest freestyle rap in 2003.
1982–
Dorian Hill (born August 9, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, better known under his ring name D-Ray 3000. He is best known for his stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
1870
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “D – S”.
1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “D – S”.
1995–
D'sean Theobalds (born 21 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Concord Rangers.
1969–
Danell LaShawn Stevens Sr. (born December 12, 1969), better known as D-Shot, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. D-Shot got his start as a member of the rap group the Click, which also included his siblings E-40 and Suga-T, as well as his…
1975–
D. Smith (born July 20, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter, reality television personality, and documentary filmmaker. He worked on Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, which was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2009 Grammy Awards and won Best Rap Album.…
Biography
D.T. Pollard is the pen name of Danny Pollard, the African-American author of Rooftop Diva: A Novel of Triumph After Katrina and The Trophy Wife Network. Rooftop Diva was listed as the #1 fiction paperback in a list of local bestsellers from Jokae's…
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D'Urville Martin (February 11, 1939 – May 28, 1984) was an American actor in both film and television. He appeared in numerous 1970s movies in the blaxploitation genre. He also appeared in two unaired pilots of what would become All in the Family as Lionel…
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Devon Hughes ( DEE-von; born August 1, 1972) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is best known for performing in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 1999 and for the World Wrestling…
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