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  • D. B. Weiss2011Co-creator, with David Benioff, of HBO's Game of Thrones, the most widely watched drama…
  • Daan Frenkel1948Computational chemist known for molecular simulation of soft matter
  • Dafna Nundi Izraeli1937Feminist sociologist and peace activist Dafna Nundi Izraeli spent her life dedicated to…
  • Dale WassermanTony Award — Best Musical
  • Dalia Dorner1934Israeli Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner was known for citing non-legal sources in her…
  • Dalia Itzik1952Dalia Itzik is a former politician and was the first woman to serve as the Speaker of the…
  • Dalia Ofer1939Dalia Ofer is an Israeli historian whose work mainly focuses on women’s experiences in…
  • Dalia Ravikovitch1936Israeli poet Dahlia Ravikovitch (1936-2005) is one of the most significant figures in…
  • Dalia Raz1937Dalia Raz was an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces who worked to redefine women’s…
  • Damon GalgutAuthor
  • Damon Lindelof1973Co-created 'Lost'
  • Dan Boneh2013Israeli-born pioneer of pairing-based cryptography securing the modern web
  • Dan Bricklin1951Co-invented VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet.
  • Dan FaginPulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction
  • Dan Gilbert1962Founder of Quicken Loans / Rocket Companies, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, and owner…
  • Dan Houser2001Co-founded Rockstar Games and was head writer of the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead…
  • Dan Levy1983Canadian actor and co-creator of Schitt's Creek.
  • Dan Shechtman2011Quasicrystals
  • Dan Stulbach1969Brazilian actor and presenter known for leading roles in Globo telenovelas including 'A…
  • Dan Touitou2012Israeli co-inventor of software transactional memory
  • Dana International1972Israeli singer who won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest and became a transgender icon.
  • Dani Rodrik2018Economist of globalization and development
  • Daniel AbittanFrench entrepreneur, co-founder of GrandOptical / GrandVision.
  • Daniel Abraham1977Founder of Slim-Fast
  • Daniel Arnon1910Plant physiologist who elucidated photophosphorylation, the mechanism by which plants…
  • Daniel Azulay1947Brazilian artist, cartoonist and beloved children's television educator.
  • Daniel Barenboim1942Pianist and conductor who co-founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
  • Daniel Bell1919Sociologist known for 'The Coming of Post-Industrial Society' and 'The End of Ideology'
  • Daniel Berlyne1924Psychologist known for research on curiosity, arousal and aesthetics
  • Daniel Blumberg2024Composer of The Brutalist (Academy Award 2024)
  • Daniel Cohen1951Geneticist who led production of the first physical map of the human genome…
  • Daniel Cohn-Bendit1945May 1968 leader, Green MEP
  • Daniel D. Joseph1929Fluid dynamicist of viscoelastic flows
  • Daniel Day-Lewis1982Actor
  • Daniel Drucker1956Endocrinologist whose GLP-1 research underlies modern diabetes and obesity drugs.
  • Daniel Elazar1995Political scientist
  • Daniel Farber1950Constitutional and environmental law scholar
  • Daniel Fisher2013Statistical physicist of random systems
  • Daniel Freedman1993Co-inventor of supergravity
  • Daniel Friedan2010Co-founder of modern conformal field theory
  • Daniel Fuchs1955Novelist-screenwriter of Love Me or Leave Me (Academy Award 1955)
  • Daniel Gilbert1985Founder of Quicken Loans
  • Daniel Goldin1940Ninth and longest-serving NASA Administrator (1992-2001)
  • Daniel Goldston2014Number theorist of small gaps between primes
  • Daniel Gorenstein1923Led the classification of finite simple groups
  • Daniel Guggenheim1856Industrialist-philanthropist who created the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of…
  • Daniel Handler1999Author, under the name Lemony Snicket, of A Series of Unfortunate Events, sold in tens of…
  • Daniel Hechter1962French fashion designer, pioneer of pret-a-porter ready-to-wear
  • Daniel HoffmanPoet / lyricist
  • Daniel Hope1973Classical violinist
  • Daniel Kahneman2002Integrating psychological insight into economics, on judgment under uncertainty
  • Daniel Kan1927Homotopy theory
  • Daniel Kane2026Complexity theorist and mathematician
  • Daniel Katz1903Social psychologist known for functional attitude theory
  • Daniel Keyes1959Author of Flowers for Algernon, which won both the Hugo and the Nebula and has never been…
  • Daniel Kleppner1932Physicist
  • Daniel Koshland1990Proposed the induced-fit model of enzyme action
  • Daniel Lerner1917Sociologist
  • Daniel Lévi2000French singer of Algerian-Jewish descent, famed for the musical Les Dix Commandements…
  • Daniel Levy1962Co-owner (via ENIC) and executive chairman of Tottenham Hotspur (English soccer) from…
  • Daniel Libeskind2001Architect of the Jewish Museum Berlin (2001) and master planner of the World Trade Center…
  • Daniel Marchac1936A key architect of contemporary craniofacial surgery who pioneered early surgical…
  • Daniel Mattis1932Physicist
  • Daniel Mazia1912Cell biologist known for foundational research on cell division (mitosis)
  • Daniel MendelsohnAuthor
  • Daniel Mendoza1792The father of scientific boxing
  • Daniel Nathans1928Awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for applying restriction enzymes to map the genetic makeup…
  • Daniel Neumark1955Physical chemist known for transition-state spectroscopy
  • Daniel R. Fischel1950Corporate law and economics scholar
  • Daniel Radcliffe1989British actor known for playing the title role in the Harry Potter films.
  • Daniel Rothman1957Geophysicist known for mathematical modeling of Earth's carbon cycle and mass extinctions
  • Daniel S. Loeb1961Founder and CEO of Third Point LLC, a leading activist hedge fund
  • Daniel Schacter1952Cognitive neuroscientist known for research on memory and its distortions
  • Daniel Silva1996Novelist of the Gabriel Allon spy series
  • Daniel Sleator1999Co-invented splay trees and amortized analysis of algorithms
  • Daniel Slotnick1931Designed the Illiac IV, an early parallel supercomputer.
  • Daniel Snyder1964Owner of the Washington Commanders (NFL) from 1999 until selling the franchise in 2023.…
  • Daniel Spielman1970Breakthroughs in coding theory and algorithm analysis.
  • Daniel Sternheimer1938Mathematical physicist
  • Daniel Stroock1940Probability
  • Daniel Taradash1953Screenwriter of From Here to Eternity (Academy Award 1953)
  • Daniel Wise1971Geometric group theory
  • Daniel YerginPulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction
  • Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler1884Art dealer who championed Cubism (Picasso, Braque)
  • Daniela Lumbroso1994French TV/radio host and producer
  • Daniella RabinovichFollowing decades of intensive work in management of Israeli music institutions, Daniella…
  • Danielle Haim1989Lead singer-guitarist of the sister rock band Haim.
  • Danielle SteelAuthor
  • Daniil Shafran1923Classical cellist
  • Danilo KišAuthor
  • Dannie AbsePoet / lyricist
  • Danny Arnold1925Co-created and produced 'Barney Miller'
  • Danny Brillant1961Singer and actor
  • Danny Cohen1937Pioneered real-time internetworking and voice-over-IP.
  • Danny Dolev2011Israeli pioneer of Byzantine fault tolerance (Hebrew University)
  • Danny Elfman1953Film composer for Tim Burton films and the theme to The Simpsons
  • Danny Gold2011Iron Dome Missile Defense System
  • Danny Goldberg1950Music executive and manager (Nirvana, Atlantic, Warner Bros. Records)
  • Danny Kaye1911Actor, singer and comedian, star of Hollywood musical comedies
  • Danny Rubin1993Screenwriter of Groundhog Day
  • Danny Strong2021Writer of Recount and Game Change, co-creator of Empire and creator of Dopesick, the…
  • Dany Brillant1991French singer (swing, Latin, chanson)
  • Daphna Kastner1961Canadian-Israeli actress and screenwriter.
  • Daphne KollerComputer & information scientist
  • Dara Horn2021Novelist and essayist
  • Dara Torres2008Swimmer
  • Dario AmodeiComputer & information scientist
  • Darius Milhaud1892Prolific French composer of the group Les Six, known for polytonal orchestral and chamber…
  • Darren Aronofsky1998Director of Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan and The Wrestler
  • Darren Star1961American producer who created 'Sex and the City' and 'Beverly Hills, 90210.'
  • Darty familyFounders of the Darty electronics retail chain
  • Daryl Katz1992Founder of the Katz Group and owner of the Edmonton Oilers
  • Daryl Sabara2001American actor
  • Dassault family1892Aviation and defense group (Dassault Aviation)
  • Dave Annable2006Actor: Justin Walker in Brothers & Sisters (Prism Award) and Lee Dutton in the pilot of…
  • Dave Burd1988Rapper and comedian known as Lil Dicky who created and stars in the FXX series 'Dave'.
  • Dave Franco1985American actor known for Neighbors and 21 Jump Street.
  • Dave Grusin1988Jazz and film composer
  • Dave JeserTelevision writer and co-creator of the animated series Drawn Together.
  • Dave Rubin1976Political commentator and host of The Rubin Report.
  • Daveed Diggs1982Tony- and Grammy-winning actor and rapper who originated roles in 'Hamilton'.
  • David Aberle1918American cultural anthropologist known for 'The Peyote Religion Among the Navaho' and…
  • David AdjmiTony Award — Best Play
  • David Amram1930Classical composer and conductor
  • David Arquette1996American actor ('Scream')
  • David Atlas1924Meteorologist who invented and developed weather radar and Doppler weather radar
  • David Auburn1969Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright ('Proof')
  • David Azrieli1983Built the Azrieli Center towers in Tel Aviv and Israel's first enclosed shopping mall
  • David Baddiel1964British comedian and author ('Three Lions', 'Jews Don't Count')
  • David Baker1962Biochemist awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize for computational protein design.
  • David Baltimore1975Reverse Transcriptase
  • David Baumgardt1890German-American philosopher of ethics and hedonism
  • David Beckham1999Global football icon and former England captain
  • David BelascoPlaywright
  • David ben Abraham Alfasic. 950Karaite lexicographer, author of an early Hebrew-Arabic dictionary of the Bible.
  • David Ben-Gurion1948First Prime Minister of Israel
  • David Benioff1970Novelist and co-creator/showrunner of HBO's Game of Thrones.
  • David Bidney1908Anthropologist and philosopher, author of 'Theoretical Anthropology'
  • David Blaine2000American magician and endurance/street-magic performer
  • David Blitzer1969Co-founder of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
  • David Bodian1910Neuroanatomist whose research on poliovirus was essential to the development of the polio…
  • David Bohm1917Theoretical physicist and philosopher of science, wholeness and implicate order
  • David Borwein1924Analysis
  • David Botstein1942Geneticist who pioneered the use of DNA markers to map the human genome.
  • David Brin1983Science-fiction novelist
  • David Brion DavisPulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction
  • David Bronstein1924Chess grandmaster, World Championship challenger 1951
  • David BryanTony Award — Best Musical
  • David Chandler1944Theoretical chemist known for statistical mechanics of liquids
  • David Charvet1992French-American singer and actor (Baywatch)
  • David Chaum1955Pioneer of digital cash and cryptographic privacy protocols.
  • David Copperfield1980American illusionist, one of the most commercially successful magicians in history
  • David Crane1957Co-created 'Friends'
  • David Cronenberg1986Canadian film director (The Fly, Crash, eXistenZ)
  • David Cross1964Comedian and co-creator of 'Mr. Show' known for playing Tobias in 'Arrested Development'.
  • David DaichesLiterary & drama critic
  • David Deutsch1953Physicist
  • David Diamond1915Classical composer
  • David Draiman1973Lead singer of the metal band Disturbed.
  • David Dubinsky1932President of the ILGWU who won health benefits, pensions and shorter hours for garment…
  • David Duchovny1960Actor who played Fox Mulder in The X-Files
  • David Finkelstein1929Physicist
  • David Frank-Kamenetsky1910Physicist
  • David Friedman1973Composer and songwriter for stage and screen.
  • David Gabai1954Low-dimensional topology and hyperbolic 3-manifolds
  • David Gale1921Game theory and mathematical economics
  • David Gans1541 CEAstronomer, mathematician and historian who worked with Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler…
  • David Geffen1970Founder of Asylum Records and Geffen Records
  • David GelernterComputer & information scientist
  • David GottliebFluid mechanics
  • David Gottlieb (pinball)1927Founded D. Gottlieb & Co. and made pinball an industry
  • David Gross1941Physicist
  • David Grossman1954Israeli novelist ('A Horse Walks into a Bar', Man Booker International)
  • David Guetta2009Internationally successful French DJ and record producer (patrilineal: father of Sephardi…
  • David HandelOrchestra conductor
  • David Harbater1952Algebraic geometry
  • David HarelComputer & information scientist
  • David Heyman1961Produced all eight 'Harry Potter' films, 'Gravity' and 'Barbie'
  • David HoffmanPulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction
  • David IgnatowPoet / lyricist
  • David Janowski1868Chess grandmaster, World Championship challenger
  • David Julius1955Awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering receptors for temperature and…
  • David Kahn1961Former president of basketball ops, Minnesota Timberwolves
  • David Kaplan1933Philosopher of language and logic, theory of demonstratives
  • David Katz1884Gestalt psychologist known for research on color and touch perception
  • David Kazhdan1946Representation theory
  • David Keilin1887Biologist who discovered the cytochromes and their role in cellular respiration.
  • David Kimhi1160Medieval Hebrew grammarian ('Radak') whose grammar and lexicon shaped Hebrew study.
  • David Klenerman1959Chemist who co-invented next-generation DNA sequencing (the technology behind…
  • David Kohan1964Co-creator of the groundbreaking sitcom 'Will & Grace'.
  • David Krech1909Psychologist known for research on the biochemistry of learning
  • David Kreps1989Game theorist of reputation and dynamic choice
  • David Krumholtz1978Actor known for Numb3rs and Oppenheimer
  • David Ladd1947American film/TV producer and former actor
  • David Laitin2021Comparativist of ethnic identity and civil war
  • David LandesEconomist
  • David LeavittAcclaimed American novelist and short-story writer.
  • David Lee1931Physicist
  • David Lee Roth1954Lead singer of Van Halen.
  • David LesterBiomedical researcher
  • David Lipman1956Bioinformatics pioneer, co-developer of BLAST and longtime director of NCBI
  • David M. Solomon1962Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs (since 2018).
  • David MaloufAuthor
  • David Mamet1947Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright ('Glengarry Glen Ross')
  • David Marx1919Co-founded Louis Marx and Company with his brother Louis in 1919, the firm that became…
  • David Mazouz2014American actor
  • David Milch2004Creator of Deadwood and co-creator of NYPD Blue
  • David Milman1912Functional analysis
  • David Milstein1947Chemist known for catalysis and metal-ligand bond activation
  • David Mintz1981Invented Tofutti (1981), the first commercial non-dairy tofu ice cream
  • David Nachmansohn1899Biochemist who elucidated the chemistry of nerve impulse transmission
  • David Nalin1941Physician who helped develop oral rehydration therapy for cholera and diarrhea
  • David Nathan1990Pioneer of pediatric hematology
  • David Newman1954Film composer
  • David Nieto1654 CERabbi, physician, mathematician and philosopher of London who defended Judaism against…
  • David Nimmer1955Leading US copyright authority
  • David Novak1941Scholar of Jewish law and natural-law theory
  • David O. Selznick1939Produced 'Gone with the Wind' and 'Rebecca' — back-to-back Best Picture Oscars
  • David Oistrakh1908Soviet violinist for whom Shostakovich and Prokofiev wrote concertos
  • David ParnasComputer & information scientist
  • David Peleg2008Israeli founder of the locality theory of distributed computing (Weizmann Institute)
  • David Pines1924Physicist
  • David Popper1843Cellist and composer
  • David RabinowitzAcademy Award — Best Adapted Screenplay
  • David Raksin1912Film composer (Laura)
  • David Rapaport1911Psychologist who systematized psychoanalytic ego psychology and testing
  • David Reich1974Geneticist who pioneered the study of ancient DNA to reconstruct human population history.
  • David RemnickPulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction
  • David Reuben2000With his brother Simon, built a fortune in metals trading and London property
  • David Ricardo1817Classical economist
  • David Riesman1909Sociologist and author of the influential study of American character 'The Lonely Crowd'
  • David Rittenberg1906Biochemist who pioneered the use of isotopic tracers to study metabolism
  • David Rosenhan1929Psychologist known for the study on being sane in insane places
  • David Rubenstein1949Co-founder and co-chairman of the Carlyle Group, a leading global private-equity firm
  • David S. Goyer2005Screenwriter of the Blade trilogy, of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy and of Man…
  • David Sachar1939Gastroenterologist, research on inflammatory bowel disease
  • David SamoilovPoet / lyricist
  • David Saperstein1985Author-screenwriter of Cocoon
  • David Sarnoff1926Broadcasting pioneer who founded NBC and led RCA
  • David Saxon1920Physicist
  • David SchaeferComputer & information scientist
  • David SchmeidlerEconomist
  • David Schneider1918Anthropologist known for the cultural analysis of kinship, author of 'American Kinship'
  • David Schoenberg1911Physicist
  • David Schramm1945Astrophysicist
  • David Schwimmer1994Actor and director, played Ross Geller on Friends
  • David Seidler2010Screenwriter of The King's Speech (Academy Award 2010), drawing on his own stutter
  • David Shaw1988Quantitative Hedge Fund Pioneer
  • David Shire1979Composer of 'It Goes Like It Goes' from Norma Rae (Academy Award 1979)
  • David Shugar1915Biophysicist known for research on nucleic acids and antiviral compounds
  • David Silverman1957Veteran director and animator of The Simpsons and its feature film.
  • David SlepianComputer & information scientist
  • David Spergel1961Astrophysicist
  • David Steinberg1942Stand-up comedian and prolific sitcom director ('Seinfeld', 'Curb')
  • David Stern1942NBA Commissioner 1984–2014
  • David StolerPhysicist (quantum optics, squeezed states)
  • David Tabor1913Physicist
  • David Talmud1900Physical chemist and biochemist known for colloid and protein studies
  • David Tepper1957Founder of Appaloosa Management, a distressed-debt and macro hedge fund with a top…
  • David Wechsler1896Psychologist who created the Wechsler intelligence scales
  • David Wolf1997NASA astronaut and physician who lived aboard the Mir space station and performed…
  • David X. Cohen1966Writer for The Simpsons and head writer / executive producer of Futurama.
  • David Yudin1919Optimization
  • David Yurman1980Jewelry designer, co-founder of the David Yurman fine-jewelry house
  • David Zilberman2019Agricultural economist
  • David Zinman1936Orchestra conductor
  • David Zippel1989Lyricist of City of Angels
  • David Zucker1947Co-created 'Airplane!' and 'The Naked Gun'
  • David Zuckerman2025Expert in randomness extractors and derandomization
  • Davin de Caderousse1446Jewish dyer of Avignon whose 1446 notarial contract with goldsmith Procopius Waldfogel…
  • Dawn Steel1946Dawn Steel’s career began with sports publication, but she went on to become the…
  • Dean Kamen2001Invented the Segway personal transporter and the first wearable insulin pump.
  • Debbie FriedmanInfluential American composer of contemporary Jewish liturgical music.
  • Deborah Ascarellic. 1550Italian poet and translator who rendered Hebrew liturgical poetry into Italian verse.
  • Deborah Bertonoff1915From her debut at age nine through her performances in her late seventies and teaching…
  • Deborah Dash MooreDeborah Dash Moore is a leading scholar of American Jewish history.
  • Deborah Doniach1912Immunologist who helped establish the concept of organ-specific autoimmune disease.
  • Deborah Lipstadt1947Deborah D. Lipstadt is an American Jewish historian of issues surrounding understanding…
  • Deborah Marcus Melamed1892Deborah Marcus Melamed encouraged Jewish women to form their own relationship with Jewish…
  • Deborah Stone1988Author of Policy Paradox
  • Deborah T. Poritz1936Deborah T. Poritz was New Jersey’s first female attorney general and in July 1996, she…
  • Deborah the Prophetesstraditionally c. 12th century BCE (biblical narrative)Prophetess and judge who, in the biblical narrative, led Israel to victory over Sisera's…
  • Debra Granik2010Writer-director of Winter's Bone, which launched Jennifer Lawrence
  • Debra Messing1968Actress, star of Will & Grace
  • Debra Renee Kaufman1941Debra R. Kaufman has been a central voice in sociology, feminist studies, and Jewish…
  • Debra Winger1955Actress, three-time Oscar nominee
  • Deena Kastor2004Marathon
  • Delmore SchwartzPoet / lyricist
  • Denes Konig1884Wrote the first textbook on graph theory
  • Denis Gabor1947Nobel laureate in Physics (1971) for inventing holography. Hungarian-Jewish physicist.
  • Denise Levertov1923American poet of the Black Mountain circle
  • Dennis Gabor1947Holography
  • Dennis Gaitsgory1973Proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture
  • Dennis Kasper1943Microbiologist and immunologist, research on bacterial polysaccharides and vaccines
  • Dennis Prager1948Conservative radio host, writer and co-founder of the educational media outlet PragerU.
  • Dennis Sciama1926Cosmologist
  • Denys Lasdun1992British architect of the National Theatre, London
  • Derek de Solla PriceComputer & information scientist
  • Devorà AscarelliUntil recently all that was known about Devorà Ascarelli was available in a 1601…
  • Devorah Baron1887Devorah Baron is one of the few Hebrew women prose writers in the first half of the…
  • Devorah Dayan1890Devorah Dayan was a symbol of the new Hebrew woman in pre-state Israel: she was maternal…
  • Diana Raznovich1945Diana Raznovich is an Argentinean playwright and graphic artist.
  • Diana TrillingLiterary & drama critic
  • Diane Arbus1923Diane Arbus changed how the world looks at photographs and how photographs look at the…
  • Diane NoominDiane Noomin was an acclaimed cartoonist and editor and the creator of her alter ego…
  • Diane von Fürstenberg1972Fashion designer, creator of the wrap dress and founder of the DVF brand
  • Diane Warren1956Prolific songwriter of pop and film ballads with numerous Oscar nominations
  • Dianna Agron1986American actress known for playing Quinn Fabray on Glee.
  • Dianne Feinstein1933Trailblazing U.S. Senator from California and the longest-serving woman in the Senate.
  • Dick Savitt1951Tennis
  • Dimitri Tiomkin1894Film composer of Western scores including High Noon and Giant
  • Dina Abramowicz1909After surviving the Holocaust, first in the Vilna Ghetto and then with the partisans…
  • Dina BlondAs chairwoman of the Bundist women’s organization Yidisher Arbeter Froy, Dina Blond was…
  • Dina Doron1940Israeli actress and Holocaust survivor with a long career on stage and screen.
  • Dinah Shore1917Dinah Shore, the quintessential American girl, was both America’s sweetheart in the 1940s…
  • Dinah WerthDinah Werth was active in Jewish defense starting in 1942.
  • Dmitri Bashkirov1931Classical pianist
  • Dmitri Tiomkin1952Four-time Academy Award film composer ('High Noon', 'The High and the Mighty')
  • Dmitriy Raikov1905Functional analysis and harmonic analysis on groups
  • Dmitriy SalitaProfessional boxer and prominent boxing promoter.
  • Dmitry Sitkovetsky1954Violinist and conductor
  • Doc Pomus1925Songwriter of 'Save the Last Dance for Me,' 'This Magic Moment' and 'A Teenager in Love.'
  • Doja Cat1995American singer and rapper known for Say So and Kiss Me More.
  • Dolev MesikaIsraeli actor and social-media performer.
  • Dolph Schayes1955Basketball Hall of Famer
  • Dominique Moisi1946Geopolitical analyst, co-founder of IFRI
  • Dominique Schnapper1934French sociologist of citizenship, nation and integration
  • Dominique Strauss-Kahn1949Economist, minister, former IMF Managing Director
  • Don Black1938Song lyricist
  • Don Levine1964Head of research and development at Hasbro who created G.I. Joe, the first action figure
  • Don PatinkinEconomist
  • Don Rickles1926Insult-comedy stand-up comedian and actor
  • Don Was1989Producer for the Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan
  • Don Zagier1951Number theory
  • Donald Brown1931Developmental biologist who pioneered the isolation and study of individual genes
  • Donald Fagen1948Singer-keyboardist and co-founder of Steely Dan.
  • Donald Fisher1928Co-founded Gap Inc. clothing retailer (1969)
  • Donald Glaser1926Physicist
  • Donald Goldfarb2017Co-author of the BFGS optimization method used across science and machine learning
  • Donald Graham1945Publisher and CEO of The Washington Post Company
  • Donald MarguliesPulitzer Prize for Drama
  • Donald Markowitz1987Co-wrote '(I've Had) The Time of My Life' from Dirty Dancing (Academy Award 1987)
  • Donald Meichenbaum1940Founder of cognitive behavior modification and stress inoculation training
  • Donald Ornstein1934Ergodic theory
  • Donald Sterling1934Former owner of the LA Clippers
  • Donna Karan1984Fashion designer, founder of Donna Karan and DKNY
  • Dora Askowith1884Dora Askowith, author, historian, and college educator, believed that a knowledge of…
  • Dora GadDora Gad (1912-2003) was a prominent Israeli architect and interior designer.
  • Dora ShulnerDora Shulner was a Yiddish writer who vividly evoked for her readers life in the Pale of…
  • Dora SpiegelDora Spiegel served in many fields, including education, the organization of league…
  • Dora Wasserman1919Dora Wasserman created a place for Yiddish theater in Canada by founding a theater and…
  • Dore Jacobs1894Dore Jacobs developed her own pedagogy, which viewed physical education as a holistic…
  • Dore Schary1938Screenwriter of Boys Town (Academy Award 1938)
  • Dorian Goldfeld1947Number theory
  • Dorin Frankfurt1975Pioneer of Israeli ready-to-wear
  • Doris Barsky Kreindler1901Vigorous, rapid, and exciting use of the palette knife is not usually associated with…
  • Doris Bauman Gold1919Doris Bauman Gold was motivated by her long participation in Jewish organizational life…
  • Doris Fisher1931Co-founded Gap Inc. with husband Donald Fisher
  • Doris Fleischman1891Doris Fleischman made history as the first American married woman issued a passport under…
  • Doris May Ulmann1882Doris May Ulmann was a photographer who elevated photography to a fine art form, as she…
  • Doris RosenthalDoris Rosenthal was a daring explorer, a dedicated educator, and a painter of colorful…
  • Dorit AharonovComputer & information scientist
  • Dorit Beinisch1942Dorit Beinisch is one of only nine women appointed as justices in Israel’s Supreme Court…
  • Dorit Rabinyan1972Israeli novelist whose bestselling books explore identity and love across divides.
  • Doron Zeilberger1950Combinatorics
  • Dorothea HirschfeldToo old, not properly educated, a member of the Social-Democrat Party, and a Jewish…
  • Dorothea Litzinger1889Dorothea Litzinger was a talented painter, known for her paintings of flowers and…
  • Dorothea Mendelssohn Schlegel1764Dorothea Mendelssohn Schlegel was an author and editor who published work under her…
  • Dorothee Metlitzki1914The work of multilingual historian Dorothee Metlitzki showed the importance of Arab…
  • Dorothy Dinnerstein1923Dorothy Dinnerstein earned her place as a major feminist thinker with her groundbreaking…
  • Dorothy Fields1904Lyricist and librettist of standards including The Way You Look Tonight
  • Dorothy Jacobs Bellanca1894Born in Latvia before immigrating to Baltimore as a child, Dorothy Jacobs Bellanca was…
  • Dorothy Lehman Bernhard1903Dorothy Lehman Bernhard made great contributions to the causes dearest to her, including…
  • Dorothy Lerner Gordon1889Dorothy Lerner Gordon—musician, broadcaster, author—dedicated her talents to the…
  • Dorothy Parker1893American poet, short-story writer and satirist
  • Dorothy ReitmanA life-long Montreal resident, Dorothy Reitman is a distinguished community volunteer…
  • Dorothy Schiff1903Dorothy Schiff led many lives, from debutante to social reformer, but she is best…
  • Dorothy StrausOver the course of her life, Dorothy Straus was active as a lawyer, college lecturer…
  • Dorothy Walter Baruch1899Psychologist Dorothy Walter Baruch championed the health development of children as an…
  • Dory ScharyTony Award — Best Play
  • Doug Bernstein1988Co-founded Melissa & Doug, whose wooden puzzles and pretend-play toys are among the…
  • Doug Liman1965Director ('The Bourne Identity', 'Edge of Tomorrow')
  • Douglas Diamond1953Nobel laureate (2022) whose Diamond-Dybvig model explains bank runs and the role of banks…
  • Douglas Fairbanks1920Silent-film swashbuckler and co-founder of United Artists
  • Douglas Hofstadter1945Cognitive scientist, author of 'Gödel, Escher, Bach'
  • Douglas LenatComputer & information scientist
  • Douglas Morrow1949Writer of The Stratton Story (Academy Award 1949)
  • Douglas Osheroff1945Physicist
  • Dov Charney1998Apparel entrepreneur, founder of American Apparel (and later Los Angeles Apparel)
  • Dov GabbayComputer & information scientist
  • Dov Gruner1947Irgun fighter executed by the British in 1947 after refusing to recognise the military…
  • Dov Moran1999Israeli engineer and entrepreneur who invented the USB flash drive (DiskOnKey, M-Systems…
  • Doval'e Glickman1949Veteran Israeli actor acclaimed for his lead role as Shulem Shtisel in the international…
  • Dr. Luke1973Producer-songwriter for Katy Perry, Kesha and Miley Cyrus ('Since U Been Gone,' 'Tik…
  • Drake1986Canadian rapper and actor who began on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
  • Drew Weissman2023Nucleoside base modifications enabling effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
  • Dunash ben Labratc. 920 CEGrammarian and poet who introduced Arabic quantitative meter into Hebrew poetry and…
  • Dunash ben Tamimc. 890 CEPhysician, astronomer and grammarian at Kairouan
  • Dustin Hoffman1967Two-time Oscar-winning American actor ('The Graduate', 'Rain Man')
  • Dustin Moskovitz2004Co-founder of Facebook and Asana
  • Dvora Tomer1932Dvora Tomer had a career in the Israeli military for three decades, during which time she…
  • Dvoyre FogelDvoyre Fogel was a Polish-Jewish philosopher, professor, translator, and Yiddish…
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