List of authors by name: D

The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with D:

Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p = poetry, song lyrics

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

Da
• Hamid Dabashi (born 1951, Iran/US, nf)

• David Dabydeen (born 1955, Guyana/England, f/p/nf)

• Simon Dach (1605–1659, Germany, p)

• Luísa Dacosta (1927–2015, Portugal, f)

• Charlotte Dacre (1771 or 1772–1825, England, f)

• Aneta Dadeshkeliani (1872–1922, Russian E/USSR, p)

• Nino Dadeshkeliani (1890–1931, Russian E/France, nf)

• Debbie Dadey (born 1959, US, ch)

• Bernard Binlin Dadié (1916–2019, Ivory Coast, f/d/p)

• Catrin Dafydd (born c. 1982, Wales, f/d)

• Edward Dafydd (died 1690, Wales, p)

• Fflur Dafydd (born 1978, Wales, f/p)

• Philip Dafydd (c. 1732 – c. 1814, Wales, nf/p)

• Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir (1930–2021, p)

• Stig Dagerman (1923–1954, Sweden, f/d/p)

• Alfonso Gumucio Dagron (Bolivia, p/nf)

• Marianna Debes Dahl (born 1947, Faroe Is, f/nf/ch)

• Roald Dahl (1916–1990, Wales/England, ch)

• Tessa Dahl (born 1957, England, f/ch)

• Tor Edvin Dahl (born 1943, Norway, f/ch/nf)

• Gro Dahle (born 1962, Norway, p/ch)

• Felix Dahn (1834–1912, Germany, nf/p)

• Dai Houying (戴厚英, 1938–1996, China, f)

• Dai Sijie (戴思杰, born 1954, China/France, f)

• Dai Wangshu (戴望舒, 1905–1950, China, p/nf)

• Dai Zhen (戴震, 1724–1727, China, nf)

• Janet Dailey (1944–2013, US, f)

• Claudia Dain (1956–2021, US, f)

• Johan Daisne (1912–1978, Belgium, p/f/d)

• Jean Daive (born 1941, France, p/f)

• Ivan Đaja (1884–1957, France/Yugoslavia, nf)

• William Dakins (died 1607, England, nf)

• John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1832–1902, England, nf)

• Andrew Dalby (born 1947, England, nf)

• Celia Dale (1912–2011, England, f/nf)

• Marguerite Dale (1883–1963, Australia, d)

• Penny Dale (born 1954, England, ch)

• Ruth Jean Dale (1939–2022, US, f), pseudonym Lee Duran

• Thomas Dale (1797–1870, p/nf)

• Brian Daley (1947–1996, US, f/d)

• Victor Daley (1858–1905, Ireland/Australia, p)

• Alice Dalgliesh (1893–1979, Trinidad & Tobago/US, ch)

• Olof von Dalin (1708–1763, Sweden, p/nf)

• Jose Dalisay, Jr. (born 1954, Philippines, f/p/d)

• Robert Charles Dallas (1754–1824, Jamaica/England, nf)

• John Dalmas (1926–2017, US, f)

• Jurij Dalmatin (c. 1547–1589, Habsburg E, nf)

• György Dalos (born 1943, Hungary/Germany, f/nf)

• Dalpatram (1820–1898, Mughal Empire/India, p)

• Blanche d'Alpuget (born 1944, Australia, f/nf)

• Annie Dalton (born 1948, England, ch)

• Roque Dalton (1935–1975, El Salvador, p/nf/f)

• Kathleen Dalziel (1881–1969, S Africa/Australia, p)

• Léon Damas (1912–1978, France, nf/p)

• Antonio Damasio (born 1944, Portugal/US, nf)

• Hanna Damasio (living, Portugal/US, nf)

• Anne Seymour Damer (1748–1828, England, f)

• Peter Damian (c. 1007–1072/1073, Italy, nf)

• Ratomir Damjanović (born 1945, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)

• Nana Awere Damoah (born 1975, Ghana, nf/f)

• Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940–2020, Indonesia, p)

• William Dampier (1651–1715, England, nf)

• Kazuo Dan (檀一雄, 1912–1976, Japan, f/p)

• Oniroku Dan (団鬼六, 1931–2011, Japan, f)

• William Danby (1752–1833, England, nf)

• Antoine Danchet (1671–1748, France, d/p)

• Clemence Dane (1888–1965, England, f/d), pseudonym of Winifred Ashton

• Simin Daneshvar (1921–2012, Iran, f/nf)

• Tsitsi Dangarembga (born 1959, S Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, f/d)

• Achmat Dangor (1948–2020, S Africa, f/p/nf)

• Anna Dániel (1908–2003, Austria-Hungary/Hungary, f/ch/nf)

• Frank Daniel (1926–1996, Czechoslovakia/US, d)

• George Daniel (1789–1864, England, p/d/nf)

• Robert Mackenzie Daniel (1813–1847, Scotland/Jersey, f/nf)

• Samuel Daniel (1562–1619, England, p/d/nf)

• William Barker Daniel (1754–1833, England, nf)

• David Scott Daniell (1906–1965, England, f/nf/ch)

• David Daniels (1933–2008, US, p)

• Jeffrey Daniels (living, US, p)

• Sarah Daniels (born 1966, England, d)

• Peter Danielson (fl. late 1990s, US, ch), pseudonym of multiple authors

• Tage Danielsson (1928–1985, Sweden, nf/p)

• Erich von Däniken (born 1935, Switzerland, nf)

• Danilo II, Serbian Archbishop (fl. 14th c., Serbia, nf)

• Danilo's anonymous pupil (fl. 14th c., Serbia, nf)

• Jack Dann (born 1945, US, f/nf/p)

• Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863–1938, Italy, p/d/nf)

• Milovan Danojlić (1937–2022, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/p)

• J. B. Danquah (1895–1965, Gold Coast/Ghana, nf/d)

• Mabel Dove Danquah (1905–1984, Gold Coast/Ghana, nf/f/p)

• Meri Nana-Ama Danquah (born 1967, Ghana/US, nf)

• Júlio Dantas (1876–1962, Portugal, p/nf/d)

• Dante Alighieri (c. 1265–1321, Italy, p/nf)

• Edwidge Danticat (born 1969, Haiti/US, f)

• Charles Dantzig (born 1961, France, nf/p)

• Rudi van Dantzig (1933–2012, Netherlands, nf)

• Alicia D'Anvers (1668–1725, England, p)

• Paula Danziger (1944–2004, US, ch)

• Bernadette Sanou Dao (born 1952, French Sudan/Burkina Faso, p/f/ch)

• Kamel Daoud (born 1970, Algeria, nf/f)

• Mohammed Daoud (1901–1984, Morocco, nf)

• Zakya Daoud (born 1937, France, nf)

• John Nelson Darby (1800–1882, England, nf)

• Emma Darcy (married couple, 1936–1995 and 1940–2020, Australia, f)

• Hugh Antoine d'Arcy (1843–1925, France/US, p/d)

• Abi Daré (living, Nigeria/England, f)

• Bill Dare (living, England, d)

• Brahim Dargouthi (born 1955, Tunisia, f)

• Rubén Darío (1867–1916, Nicaragua, p/nf)

• Eleanor Dark (1901–1985, Australia, f)

• Jason Dark (born 1945, Germany, f), pseudonym of Helmut Rellergerd

• Amma Darko (born 1956, Gold Coast/Ghana, f)

• Lawrence Darmani (living, Ghana, f/p)

• Iris Rainer Dart (born 1944, US, f/d)

• F. J. Harvey Darton (1878–1936, England, nf)

• Keki N. Daruwalla (born 1937, India, p/f)

• József Darvas (1912–1973, Hungary, nf)

• Ali Ashraf Darvishian (1941–2017, Iran, f/nf)

• Bernard Darwin (1876–1961, England, nf)

• Charles Darwin (1809–1882, England, nf)

• Charles Galton Darwin (1887–1962, England, nf)

• Emma Darwin (born 1964, England, f)

• Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802, England, nf/p)

• Florence Henrietta Darwin (1864–1920, England, d)

• Mahmoud Darwish (1941–2008, Palestine/US, p)

• Elizabeth Daryush (1887–1977, England, p)

• Guru Amar Das (1479–1574, Delhi Sultanate/Mughal E, nf)

• Guru Ram Das (1534–1581, Mughal E, p)

• Gyandil Das (1821–1883, Nepal, p)

• Jibanananda Das (1899–1954, India, p/nf/f)

• Manoj Das (1934–2021, India, nf)

• George Webbe Dasent (1817–1896, England, nf)

• Rana Dasgupta (born 1971, England, f/nf)

• James Dashner (born 1972, US, ch)

• Petter Dass (c. 1647–1707, Norway, p)

• Sigfús Daðason (1928–1996, Iceland, p/nf)

• Alphonse Daudet (1840–1897, France, f)

• Philippe Daudy (1925–1994, France/England, f/nf)

• Mikalojus Daukša (1527–1613, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, nf)

• René Daumal (1908–1944, France, f/nf/p)

• Jean Daurat (1508–1588, France, p/nf)

• Max Dauthendey (1867–1918, Germany/Dutch East Indies, nf)

• William Davenant (1606–1668, England, p/d)

• Guy Davenport (1927–2005, US, nf)

• Robert Davenport (fl. 1623–1639, England, d)

• Selina Davenport (1777–1859, England, f)

• Oskar Davičo (1909–1989, Austrian E/Yugoslavia, f/p)

• Filip David (born 1940, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf/d)

• David Davidar (born 1958, India, f/nf)

• Henriette Davidis (1801–1876, Germany, nf)

• Doru Davidovici (1945–1989, Romania, f/nf)

• Caroline Rhys Davids (1857–1942, England, nf)

• Alan Davidson (born 1943, England, ch)

• Alan Davidson (1924–2003, N Ireland/England, nf)

• Avram Davidson (1923–1993, US, f)

• Donald Davidson (1893–1968, US, p/nf)

• Hilda Ellis Davidson (1914–2006, England, nf)

• John Davidson (1857–1909, Scotland/England, p/d/f)

• Lionel Davidson (1922–2009, England, f)

• Lucretia Maria Davidson (1808–1825, US, p)

• MaryJanice Davidson (born 1969, US, f/nf/ch)

• Donald Davie (1922–1995, England, p/nf)

• Alan Davies (born 1951, US, p/nf)

• Aneirin Talfan Davies (1909–1980, Wales, p/nf)

• Caitlin Davies (born 1964, England, f/nf)

• Catherine Glyn Davies (1926–2007, Wales/England, nf)

• Deborah Kay Davies (living, Wales, p/f/nf)

• Edward Tegla Davies (1880–1967, Wales, nf/ch/f)

• Emily Davies (1830–1921, England, nf)

• Gareth Alban Davies (1926–2009, Wales/England, p/nf)

• Grahame Davies (born 1967, Wales, p/nf)

• Hugh Sykes Davies (1909–1984, England, p/f)

• Hunter Davies (born 1936, Scotland/England, nf/f)

• James Kitchener Davies (1902–1952, Wales, p/d)

• John Davies (c. 1565–1618, England, p)

• John Davies (c. 1567–1644, Wales, nf)

• John Davies (1569–1626, England, p/nf)

• John Cadvan Davies (1846–1923, Wales, p/nf)

• John Humphreys Davies (1871–1926, Wales, nf)

• Lewis Davies (1863–1951, Wales/England, nf)

• Linda Davies (living, USSR/England, f)

• Margaret Davies (c. 1700–1778 or 1785, Wales, p)

• Mary Davies (1846–1882, Wales, p)

• Michael Davies (1936–2004, England, nf)

• Paul B. Davies (living, England, d)

• Pennar Davies (1911–1996, Wales, p/f/nf)

• Peter Ho Davies (born 1966, England/US, f)

• Rhys Davies (1901–1978, Wales/England, f)

• Richard Davies (c. 1505–1581, Wales, nf)

• Richard Davies (1833–1937, Wales, p), pseudonym Mynyddog

• Robertson Davies (1913–1995, Canada, f/d/nf)

• Stephen Davies (born 1976, England, ch)

• T. Glynne Davies (1926–1988, Wales, p/f/nf)

• W. H. Davies (1871–1940, Wales/England, p)

• William Davies (born 1976, England, nf)

• Amparo Dávila (1928–2020, Mexico, f/p)

• Alexandru Davila (1862–1929, Romania, d/nf)

• Virgilio Dávila (1869–1943, Puerto Rico, p)

• Dan Davin (1913–1990, N Zealand, f/nf)

• Adelle Davis (1904–1974, US, nf)

• Beatrice Deloitte Davis (1909–1992, Australia, nf)

• Carol Anne Davis (born 1961, Scotland, f/ch)

• Dorothy Salisbury Davis (1916–2014, US, f)

• Jack Davis (1917–2000, Australia, d/p)

• John Davis (c. 1550–1605, England, nf)

• Jon Davis (born 1952, US, p/d)

• Lavinia R. Davis (1909–1961, US, ch/f), pseudonym Wendell Farmer

• Lindsey Davis (born 1949, England, f)

• Lydia Davis (born 1947, US, f/nf)

• Norma Davis (1905–1945, Australia, p)

• Rennie Davis (1940–2021, US, nf)

• Richard Harding Davis (1864–1916, US, f/nf/d)

• Terry Davis (born 1947, US, f)

• Thomas Davis (1804–1887, England nf/p)

• William Stearns Davis (1877–1930, US, nf/f)

• Ann Davison (1914–1992, England, nf)

• Edward Davison (1898–1970, Scotland, p/nf)

• Peter Davison (1928–2004, US, p/nf)

• Sigrún Davíðsdóttir (born 1955, Iceland/England, nf/f)

• Vilborg Davíðsdóttir (born 1965, Iceland, f/nf)

• Humphry Davy (1778–1829, England, nf)

• Denis Davydov (1784–1839, Russian E, p)

• Elizabeth Dawbarn (died 1839, England, nf)

• Bruce Dawe (1930–2020, Australia, p)

• Kwame Dawes (born 1962, Ghana, p/nf)

• Richard Dawkins (born 1941, Kenya/England, nf)

• Coningsby Dawson (1883–1959, England/Canada, f)

• Christopher Dawson (1889–1970, Wales/England, nf)

• Geralyn Dawson (living, US, f), also as Emily March

• Janet Dawson (born 1949, Australia, nf)

• Jennifer Dawson (1929–2000, England, f)

• Jill Dawson (born 1962, England, p/f)

• William James Dawson (1854–1928, England, nf)

• Dorothy Day (1897–1980, US, nf)

• Douglas Day (1932–2004, US, f/nf)

• James Wentworth Day (1899–1983, England, nf)

• Jeffery Day (1896–1918, England, p)

• John Day (1574 – c. 1638, England, d)

• Martin Day (born 1968, England, d/f)

• Sarah Day (born 1958, England/Australia, p)

• Thomas Day (1948–1989, England, nf)

• Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972, Ireland/England, p/f)

• Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 1953, England, nf)

• Dayaram (1777–1853, India, p)

• Gábor Dayka (1769–1796, Hungary, p)

• Osamu Dazai (太宰治, 1909–1948, Japan, f)

• Massimo d'Azeglio (1798–1866, Italy, f)

Dc–Di
• Jean D'Costa (born 1937, Jamaica, ch)

• Shobhaa De (born 1948, India, f/nf)

• William Frederick Deacon (1799–1845, England, f/nf)

• James Deahl (born 1945, Canada, p)

• Roger Deakin (1943–2006, England, nf)

• William Deakin (1913–2005, England, nf)

• Kit Dealtry (1872–1954, Australia/England, f), pseudonym of Kathleen Clarice Groom

• Dulcie Deamer (1890–1972, N Zealand/Australia, f/d/p)

• Louise Dean (living, England, f)

• Martin R. Dean (born 1955, Switzerland, f/nf)

• Pamela Dean (born 1953, US, f)

• Joel Deane (born 1969, Australia, f/nf/p)

• John F. Deane (born 1943, Canada, p)

• Nick Dear (born 1955, England, d)

• Geoffrey Dearmer (1893–1996, England, p)

• Mabel Dearmer (1872–1915, England, f/d/ch)

• Percy Dearmer (1867–1936, England, p/nf)

• Terry Deary (born 1946, England, ch)

• Jeffery Deaver (born 1950, US, f)

• Thangam Debbonaire (born 1966, England, nf)

• Djamila Debèche (1926–2010, Algeria/France, f/nf)

• Aleš Debeljak (1961–2016, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, nf/p)

• Milan Dedinac (1902–1966, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p)

• John Dee (1527–1608 or 1609, England, nf)

• Denise Deegan (born 1952, England, f/d)

• Selim Al Deen (1949–2008, E Pakistan/Bangladesh, nf/p/f)

• Sophie Deen (born 1984, England, ch)

• Warwick Deeping (1877–1950, England, f)

• Kenneth S. Deffeyes (1931–2017, US, nf)

• Daniel Defoe (1660–1731, England, f/nf)

• Régine Deforges (1935–2014, France, f/nf)

• Madeline DeFrees (1919–2015, US, p/nf)

• Franz Josef Degenhardt (1931–2011, Germany, p/f)

• Lise Deharme (1898–1980, France, f)

• Richard Dehmel (1863–1920, Germany, p/nf/d)

• Paul Dehn (1912–1976, England, d)

• Jacek Dehnel (born 1980, Poland, p/d/nf)

• Michael Dei-Anang (1909–1977, Gold Coast/Ghana, f/d)

• Len Deighton (born 1929, England, f/nf)

• Draga Dejanović (1840–1871, Austrian E/Serbia, p/nf)

• Meindert DeJong (1906–1991, Netherlands/US, ch)

• Aagje Deken (1741–1804, Netherlands, p/nf/f)

• Thomas Dekker (1572–1641, England, d/nf)

• Milan Dekleva (born 1946, Yugoslavia/Slovenia, p/f)

• E. M. Delafield (1890–1943, England, f/nf/d)

• Edward J. Delaney (born 1957, US, f)

• Michael De-la-Noy (1934–2002, England, nf)

• Mary Delany (1700–1788, England, nf)

• Samuel R. Delany (born 1942, US, f/nf)

• Lucie Delarue-Mardrus (1874–1945, France, p/f/nf)

• Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea (1858–1918, Romania, nf/p/f)

• Sven Delblanc (1931–1992, Canada/Sweden, f/nf)

• R. F. Delderfield (1912–1972, England, f/d)

• Grazia Deledda (1871–1936, Italy, f)

• Philippe Delerm (born 1950, France, nf)

• Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902–1976, France, p/f)

• Gilles Deleuze (1925–1995, France, nf)

• Santiago Martínez Delgado (1906–1954, Colombia, nf)

• Sahar Delijani (born 1983, Iran/US, f)

• Jacques Delille (1738–1813, France, p)

• Don DeLillo (born 1936, US, f/d/nf)

• Barbara Delinsky (born 1945, US, f)

• Esther Delisle (born 1954, Canada, nf)

• Ethel M. Dell (1881–1939, England, f), pseudonym of Ethel May Dell Savage

• Thomas Deloney (c. 1543–1600, England, f/p)

• Lester del Rey (1915–1993, US, f/nf)

• Demetrius I of Georgia (c. 1093–1156, Georgia, p)

• Derenik Demirchian (1877–1956, Russian E/USSR, f/p/d)

• Democritus (c. 460 – c. 370 BCE, Greece, nf)

• Demosthenes (384–322 BCE, Greece, nf)

• Robert DeMott (born 1943, US, nf)

• Charlotte Louisa Hawkins Dempster (1835–1913, Scotland, f/nf)

• Roland T. Dempster (1910–1965, Liberia, f/nf/p)

• Elizabeth Denby (1894–1965, England, nf)

• Joolz Denby (born 1955, England, p/f)

• Zsófia Dénes (1885–1987, Hungary, f/nf)

• Marco Denevi (1922–1998, Argentina, f/nf)

• John Denham (c. 1614–1669, Ireland/England, p)

• Michael Denis (1729–1800, Germany/Austria, p/nf)

• Nelson Antonio Denis (born 1955, US, nf))

• Troy Denning (born 1958, US, f)

• C. J. Dennis (1876–1938, Australia, p/ch)

• Felix Dennis (1947–2014, England, p)

• George Dennis (1814–1898, England, nf)

• John Dennis (1658–1734, England, nf/d)

• Nigel Dennis (1912–1989, England, nf/d)

• Nicole Dennis-Benn (born 1982, Jamaica/US, f)

• Lester Dent (1904–1959, US, f), also as Kenneth Robeson

• Tory Dent (1958–2005, US, p/nf)

• Laurence Deonna (1937–2023, Switzerland, nf)

• René Depestre (born 1926, Haiti/Cuba, p/nf)

• David Dephy (born 1968, Georgia/US, p/f/nf)

• John Derbyshire (born 1945, England/US, nf)

• Tristan Derème (1889–1941, France, p/nf), pseudonym of Philippe Huc

• Jovan Deretić (1934–2002, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Jovan I. Deretić (1939–2021, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Robert Jones Derfel (1824–1905, Wales/England, p/nf)

• Enid Derham (1882–1941, Australia, p)

• Regina Derieva (1949–2013, Russia/Sweden, p/nf)

• August Derleth (1909–1971, US, f/p/nf)

• Thomas Dermody (1775–1802, Ireland/England, p)

• Maria Dermoût (1888–1962, Dutch East Indies/Netherlands, f)

• Paul Déroulède (1846–1914, France, p/d)

• Christopher Derrick (1921–2007, England, nf)

• Michael Derrick (1915–1961, England, nf)

• Samuel Derrick (1724–1769, Ireland/England, nf/d)

• Toi Derricotte (born 1941, US, p/nf)

• Jacques Derrida (1930–2004, Algeria/France, nf)

• Teki Dervishi (1943–2011, Yugoslavia/Kosovo, p/f/d)

• Lavinia Derwent (1909–1989, Scotland, nf/ch), pseudonym of Elizabeth Dodd

• Portia Dery (living, Ghana, ch/f/p)

• Tibor Déry (1894–1977, Hungary, f/nf, p)

• Anita Desai (born 1937, India, f)

• Kiran Desai (born 1971, India/US, f)

• Maryline Desbiolles (born 1959, France, f)

• Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786–1859, France, p/f)

• Émile Deschamps (1791–1871, France, p)

• Eustache Deschamps (1346–1406 or 1407, France, p)

• Anne Desclos (1907–1998, France, f/nf), pseudonym Pauline Réage

• Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (1919–2000, India, f/d)

• Pip Desmond (living, N Zealand, nf)

• Vladan Desnica (1905–1967, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, p/f)

• Robert Desnos (1900–1945, France, p), Holocaust victim

• Philippe Desportes (1546–1606, France, p)

• Sarah Dessen (born 1970, US, f)

• Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers (1939–2013, France, p/nf)

• Bruno Destrée (1867–1919, Belgium, p/nf)

• Jessica Dettmann (living, Australia, f/d)

• Léon Deubel (1879–1913, France, p)

• João de Deus (1830–1896, Portugal, p)

• Babette Deutsch (1895–1982, US, p/nf/f)

• James Devaney (1890–1976, Australia, p/nf)

• Jean Devanny (1894–1962, N Zealand/Australia, f/nf)

• Catherine Deveny (born 1968, Australia, nf)

• Jude Deveraux (born 1947, US, f)

• Mary Deverell (1731–1805, England, nf)

• Ananda Devi (born 1957, Mauritius, f)

• Mahasweta Devi (1926–2016, India, f/nf)

• Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959, Nepal, p/d/f)

• Josie Dew (born 1966, England, nf)

• George E. Dewar (1891–1969, N Zealand, nf/p)

• Eileen Dewhurst (born 1929, England, f)

• William Dewsbury (c. 1621–1688, England, nf)

• Colin Dexter (1930–2017, England, f)

• Lodewijk van Deyssel (1864–1952, Netherlands, f/p/nf), pseudonym of Karel Joan Lodewijk Alberdingk Thijm

• Charles Dezobry (1798–1871, France, nf/f)

• Humayun Kabir Dhali (living, Bangladesh, f/nf/ch)

• Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal (born 1974, England, f/nf)

• Ranj Dhaliwal (born 1976/1977, Canada, f)

• Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla (born 1978, Kenya/US, f/d)

• Imtiaz Dharker (born 1954, Pakistan/England, p)

• Rolfes Robert Reginald Dhlomo (1906–1971, S Africa, nf/f)

• Dhurjati (c. 15th – 16th cc., India, p)

• Di An (笛安, born 1983, China, f)

• Henriette Diabaté (born 1935, Ivory Coast, nf)

• Massa Makan Diabaté (1938–1988, Mali, f/nf)

• Moussa Diagana (1946–2018, Mauritania, d)

• Souéloum Diagho (living, Mali, p)

• Lamine Diakhate (1928–1987, Senegal, p/nf)

• Aïda Mady Diallo (living, France/Mali, f)

• Koumanthio Zeinab Diallo (born 1956, Guinea, p/f/d)

• Nafissatou Niang Diallo (1941–1982, Senegal, nf/f)

• Jacqueline Diamond (born 1949, US, f)

• Jared Diamond (born 1937, US, nf)

• William Diaper (1685–1717, England, nf)

• Alpha Mandé Diarra (born 1954, Mali, nf)

• Oumou Armand Diarra (born 1967, Yugoslavia/US, nf)

• Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864, Brazil, p/d/nf)

• Junot Díaz (born 1968, Dominican Rep./US, nf)

• Mohammed Dib (1920–2003, Algeria, f/p/ch)

• Ebou Dibba (1943–2000, Gambia, f)

• Charles Dibdin (pre-1745–1814, England, d/f)

• Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776–1847, England, nf)

• Thomas John Dibdin (1771–1841, England, d/p)

• Jude Dibia (born 1975, Nigeria, f)

• Kate DiCamillo (born 1964, US, ch)

• Jennifer K Dick (born 1970, US, p/nf)

• Philip K. Dick (1928–1982, US, f)

• Charles Dickens (1812–1870, England, f/nf)

• Monica Dickens (1915–1992, England, f/nf)

• John Dickenson (c. 1570–1636, England, f)

• James Dickey (1923–1997, US, p/f)

• Emily Dickinson (1830–1886, US, p)

• John Dickinson (born 1962, England, f/ch)

• Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson (1862–1932, England, nf)

• Patric Dickinson (1914–1994, England, p/d)

• Peter Dickinson (1927–2015, N Rhodesia/England)

• Matthew Dickman (born 1975, US, p)

• Michael Dickman (born 1975, US, p)

• David Dickson (c. 1583–1663, Scotland, nf)

• Gordon R. Dickson (1923–2001, Canada/US, f)

• Walter Dickson (1916–1990, US/Sweden, f/nf)

• Denis Diderot (1713–1784, France, nf)

• Joan Didion (1934–2021, US, nf)

• Ernst Didring (1868–1931, Sweden, f)

• Lorenz Diefenbach (1806–1883, Germany, nf)

• José de Diego (1866–1918, Puerto Rico, p/nf)

• Alice Diehl (1844–1912, England, f/nf)

• Miep Diekmann (1925–2017, Netherlands, ch)

• Mame Younousse Dieng (1939–2016, Senegal, f/p)

• Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco (1908–1953, Ecuador, f/nf)

• Joseph Diescho (born 1955, SW Africa/Namibia, f/nf)

• Dietmar von Aist (c. 1115 – c. 1171, Austria, p)

• Aminata Sophie Dièye (1973–2016, Senegal, nf/f/d)

• Anne Digby (born 1943, England, ch)

• Kenelm Digby (1603–1665, England, nf)

• Leonard Digges (1588–1635, England, nf/p)

• Arsen Diklić (1922–1995, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/f)

• Elmer Diktonius (1896–1961, Finland, p)

• Dilman Dila (born 1977, Uganda, f/d)

• Gordana Đilas (born 1958, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p/nf)

• Charles Wentworth Dilke (1789–1864, England, nf)

• Wentworth Dilke (1810–1869, England/Russian E, nf)

• Annie Dillard (born 1945, US, f/nf)

• Francis Dillingham (died 1625, England, nf)

• Wentworth Dillon (1637–1685, England, p)

• Amy Dillwyn (1845–1935, Wales, f)

• Thomas DiLorenzo (born 1954, US, nf)

• Lyuben Dilov (1927–2008, Bulgaria, f)

• Lyuben Dilov Jr. (born 1964, Bulgaria, nf)

• Damon DiMarco (born 1971, US, nf)

• Jelena Dimitrijević (1862–1945, Serbia/Yugoslavia, f/p/nf)

• Vojin Dimitrijević (1932–2012, Italy/Serbia, nf)

• Dimitar Dimitrov (born 1937, Greece/N Macedonia, nf/ch)

• Ilko Dimitrov (born 1955, Bulgaria, p/ch/nf)

• Ljubica Ivošević Dimitrov (1884–1933, Serbia/Soviet Union, p)

• Blaga Dimitrova (1922–2003, Bulgaria, p)

• Kristin Dimitrova (born 1963, Bulgaria, p/f)

• Lidija Dimkovska (born 1971, Yugoslavia/N Macedonia, p/f)

• Dimitar Dimov (1909–1966, Bulgaria, d/f)

• Leonid Dimov (1926–1987, Romania, p)

• Milica Mićić Dimovska (1947–2013, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)

• Petre Dimovski (born 1946, Yugoslavia/N Macedonia, f)

• Dinarchus (c. 361 – c. 291 BCE, Greece, nf)

• Isak Dinesen (1885–1962, Denmark, f), pseudonym of Karen Blixen

• Ding Ling (丁玲, 1904–1986, China, f/nf)

• Franz von Dingelstedt (1814–1881, Germany/Austria, p/d)

• Júlio Dinis (1839–1871, Portugal, p/d/f), born Joaquim Guilherme Gomes Coelho

• Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908–1974, India, p/nf)

• Dinon (fl. c. 360–340 BCE, Greece, nf)

• Artur Dinter (1876–1948, Germany, f)

• Diodorus Siculus (fl. 1st c. BCE, Greece, nf)

• Diogenes Laërtius (fl. 3rd c. CE, Greece, nf)

• Fatou Diome (born 1968, Senegal/France, f)

• E. J. Dionne (born 1952, US, nf)

• B. R. Dionysius (born 1969, Australia, p)

• Alioune Diop (1910–1980, Senegal, nf)

• Birago Diop (1906–1989, Senegal, p/f)

• Boubacar Boris Diop (born 1946, Senegal, f/nf/d)

• Cheikh Anta Diop (1923–1986, Senegal, nf)

• David Diop (1927–1960, French W Africa, p)

• Babacar Sedikh Diouf (born 1928, Senegal, nf)

• Nafissatou Dia Diouf (born 1973, Senegal, p/nf)

• Sylviane Diouf (living, France/US, nf)

• Farida Diouri (1953–2004, Morocco, f)

• Mbella Sonne Dipoko (1936–2009, Cameroon, f/p)

• Bill (William) Direen (born 1957, N Zealand, nf/d/p)

• Waris Dirie (born 1965, Somalia, nf)

• Paul Dirmeikis (born 1954, US/France, p/f)

• Adriaan van Dis (born 1946, Netherlands, f/d/nf)

• Vladislav Petković Dis (1880–1917, Serbia, p)

• Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008, US, f/p)

• Jenny Diski (1947–2016, England, nf)

• John Disney (1677–1729/1730, England, nf)

• John Disney (1746–1816, England, nf)

• John Disney (1779–1857, England, nf)

• Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881, England, f/nf)

• Isaac D'Israeli (1766–1848, England, nf)

• Tony DiTerlizzi (born 1969, US, ch)

• Edith Ditmas (1896–1986, England, nf)

• Humphry Ditton (1675–1715, England, nf)

• Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born 1956, India/US, f/p)

• Tulsi Diwasa (born 1941, Nepal, p/nf), pseudonym of Tulsi Prasad Joshi

• Gregory Dix (1901–1952, England, nf)

• Ella Hepworth Dixon (1857–1932, England, f/nf/d)

• Franklin W. Dixon (fl. 1920s on, Canada, f/ch), pseudonym of several writers

• Henry Hall Dixon (1822–1870, England, nf)

• Sarah Dixon (1671–1765, England, p)

• Stephen Dixon (1936–2019, US, f)

• William Hepworth Dixon (1821–1979, England, nf/f)

• Zija Dizdarević (1916–1942, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, f/nf)

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• Tahar Djaout (1954–1993, Algeria, nf/p/f)

• Assia Djebar (1936–2015, Algeria/France, f/nf/d)

• Amu Djoleto (born 1929, Gold Coast/Ghana, f/p/ch)

• Chris d'Lacey (born 1954, England, ch)

• Ratko Dmitrović (born 1958, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Franciszek Ksawery Dmochowski (1762–1818, Poland, f/p/nf)

• Sydney Thompson Dobell (1824–1874, England, p/nf)

• Alfred Döblin (1878–1957, Germany, f/nf)

• Sava Dobroplodni (1820–1894, Bulgaria, nf)

• Pavol Dobšinský (1828–1885, Austria-Hungary/Hungary, nf)

• Henry Austin Dobson (1840–1921, England, p/nf)

• Rosemary Dobson (1920–2012, Australia, p)

• Susannah Dobson (c. 1742–1795, England, nf)

• Charles Dobzynski (1929–2014, Poland/France, p/nf)

• Guram Dochanashvili (1939–2021, USSR/Georgia, nf/f)

• Cory Doctorow (born 1971, Canada/England, f/nf)

• E. L. Doctorow (1931–2015, US, f)

• C. H. Dodd (1884–1973, Wales/England, nf)

• Catherine Isabella Dodd (1860–1932, England, f/nf)

• Christina Dodd (living, US, f)

• Lynley Dodd (born 1941, N Zealand, ch)

• William Dodd (1729–1777, England, p/f/nf)

• John Doddridge (1555–1628, England, nf)

• Philip Doddridge (1702–1751, England, nf/p)

• Heimito von Doderer (1896–1966, Germany, p/f)

• Mary Mapes Dodge (1831–1905, US, ch)

• George Dodington (1691–1762, England, nf)

• Mary Diana Dods (1790–1830, Scotland, nf)

• Robert Dodsley (1703–1764, England, p/d/nf)

• Christina Dodwell (born 1951, England, nf)

• Anthony Doerr (born 1973, US, f)

• Harriet Doerr (1910–2002, US, f/nf)

• Neel Doff (1858–1942, Netherlands/Belgium, f)

• Richard Dogbeh (1932–2003, Benin, f/nf/p)

• Gojko Đogo (born 1940, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)

• Ann Doherty (c. 1786 – c. 1831/1832, England, f/d)

• Berlie Doherty (born 1943, England, f/p/d)

• Paul C. Doherty (born 1946, England, f/nf)

• Ștefan Augustin Doinaș (1922–2002, Romania, p), pseudonym of Ștefan Popa

• Digby Mackworth Dolben (1848–1867, England, p)

• Joe Dolce (born 1947, US/Australia, p/nf)

• Dorcas Dole (fl. later 17th c., England, nf)

• Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (1898–1939, Russian E/Poland, n

• Domentijan (c. 1210 – post-1264, Serbia, nf)

• Alfred Domett (1911–1987, England/N Zealand, p)

• Hilde Domin (1909–2006, Germany, p/nf), pseudonym of Hilde Palm

• Hans Dominik (1872–1945, Germany, f/nf)

• Angus Donald (born 1965, China/England, f)

• Robyn Donald (born 1942, N Zealand, f)

• Julia Donaldson (born 1948, England, ch/d)

• Anton Donchev (1930–2022, Bulgaria, f)

• Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714–1780, East Prussia, p)

• Dong Qichang (董其昌, 1555–1636, China, nf)

• Dong Xi (東西, born 1966, China, f/d)

• Dong Zhongshu (董仲舒, 179–104 BCE, China, nf)

• Emmanuel Dongala (born 1941, R of Congo, f/nf)

• Marion Dönhoff (1909–2002, Germany, nf)

• John Donne (1572–1631, England, p)

• Desmond Donnelly (1920–1974, England, nf)

• José Donoso (1924–1996, Chile, f/p)

• Eleanor Doorly (1880–1950, Jamaica/England, ch)

• Johnny van Doorn (1944–1991, Netherlands, p/nf)

• Bora Đorđević (born 1952, Yugoslavia/Serbia, p)

• Časlav Đorđević (born 1942, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/p)

• Jovan Đorđević (1826–1900, Austrian E/Serbia, nf)

• Mirko Đorđević (1938–2014, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Mara Đorđević-Malagurski (1894–1971, Austria-Hungary/Yugoslavia, nf)

• Elisabeth Dored (1908–1972, Norway, f/nf)

• Ariel Dorfman (born 1942, Argentina/US, f/d/nf)

• Hélène Dorion (born 1958, Canada, p/f)

• Renate Dorrestein (1954–2018, Netherlands, f/nf)

• Doris Dörrie (born 1955, Germany, nf)

• Anna Hanson Dorsey (1815–1896, US, f)

• Roger Dorsinville (1911–1992, Haiti, f/p/nf)

• Tankred Dorst (1925–2017, Germany, d/f)

• John Dos Passos (1896–1970, US, f)

• Jovan Došenović (1781–1813, Serbia, nf/p)

• Dosoftei (1624–1693, Moldavia, nf/p)

• Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881, Russia, f/nf)

• Christian Dotremont (1922–1979, Belgium, p)

• Ali Douagi (1909–1949, Tunisia, f/d/nf)

• Thomas Doubleday (1790–1870, England, nf)

• Francis Douce (1757–1834, England, nf)

• Sarah Doudney (1841–1926, England, f/p)

• Lucy Dougan (born 1966, Australia, p)

• Charles Montagu Doughty (1843–1926, England, p/nf)

• Louise Doughty (born 1963, England, f/nf/d)

• Lord Alfred Douglas (1870–1945, England, p/nf)

• Amanda Minnie Douglas (1831–1916, US, ch)

• Carole Nelson Douglas (1944–2021, US, f)

• Keith Douglas (1920–1944, England/France, p/nf)

• Kirk Douglas (1916–2020, US, f/nf)

• Mary Douglas (1921–2007, Italy/England, nf)

• Mona Douglas (1898–1987, England/Isle of Man, p/f/nf)

• Norman Douglas (1868–1953, Austria/Italy, f/nf)

• O. Douglas (1877–1948, Scotland, f)

• Róbert Ingi Douglas (born 1973, Iceland, d)

• Frederick Douglass (1817–1895, US, nf)

• Sara Douglass (1957–2011, Australia, f), pseudonym of Sara Warneke

• Lady Margaret Douglas-Home (1906–1996, England, nf)

• Autran Dourado (1926–2012, Brazil, f)

• Gustavo Dourado (born 1960, Brazil, p/nf)

• John Freeman Milward Dovaston (1782–1854, England, p/nf)

• Gabriel Dover (1937–2018, England, nf)

• Ceridwen Dovey (born 1980, S Africa/Australia, f)

• Unity Dow (born 1959, Botswana, f)

• Maureen Dowd (born 1952, US, nf)

• Siobhan Dowd (1960–2007, England, f/ch)

• Mary Frances Dowdall (1876–1939, England, f/nf)

• Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (born 1940, Iran, nf)

• Basil Dowling (1910–2000, N Zealand, p)

• Finuala Dowling (born 1962, S Africa, p/f)

• Andrew Downes (c. 1549–1628, England, nf)

• Jenny Downham (born 1964, England, f)

• Graham Downs (born 1980, S Africa, f)

• James V. Downton (born 1938, US, nf)

• Ernest Dowson (1867–1900, England, p/f)

• Apostolos Doxiadis (born 1953, Australia/Greece, f/d)

• Adrian Conan Doyle (1910–1970, England, f)

• Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930, England, f)

• Debra Doyle (1952–2020, US, f/ch)

• Francis Hastings Doyle (1910–1988, England, p)

• Richard Doyle (1948–2017, England, f)

• Roddy Doyle (born 1958, Ireland, f/ch/d)

• Gardner Dozois (1947–2018, US, f)

• Wendelin Van Draanen (born 1965, US, ch)

• Margaret Drabble (born 1939, England, f/nf)

• Phil Drabble (1914–2007, England, nf)

• Labud Dragić (born 1954, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)

• Predrag Dragić (1945–2012, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/d)

• Rajna Dragićević (living, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Crescent Dragonwagon (born 1952, US, f/nf/p), born Ellen Zolotow

• Terje Dragseth (born 1955, Norway, p/f)

• Tonke Dragt (born 1930, Dutch E Indies/Netherlands, ch)

• Osvaldo Dragún (1929–1999, Argentina, d)

• Rade Drainac (1899–1943, Serbia/Yugoslavia, p)

• David Drake (born 1945, US, f)

• Judith Drake (fl. 1670s – 1723, England, nf)

• Nathan Drake (1766–1836, England, nf)

• Nick Drake (born 1961, England, p)

• Shannon Drake (born 1953, US, f), pseudonym of Heather Graham Pozzessere

• Henrietta Drake-Brockman (1901–1968, Australia, f/nf/d)

• Augusta Theodosia Drane (1823–1894, England, nf)

• Michael Dransfield (1947–1973, Australia, p)

• Ruth Draper (1884–1956, US, d)

• Slavka Drašković (living, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Vuk Drašković (born 1946, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Michael Drayton (1563–1631, England, p)

• Mladen Dražetin (1951–2015, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf/p)

• Zebulon Dread (living, S Africa, nf), pseudonym of Elliot Josephs

• Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945, US, f/nf)

• John Drinkwater (1882–1937, England, d/p)

• Ursula Dronke (1920–2012, England, p/nf)

• Bart FM Droog (born 1966, Netherlands, p/nf)

• Imme Dros (born 1936, Netherlands, ch)

• Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797–1848, Germany, p/f)

• Minou Drouet (born 1947, France, p/f/nf)

• Gustave Drouineau (1798–1878, France, f/p/d)

• Neil Druckmann (born 1978, Israel/US, f)

• Joan Druett (born 1939, N Zealand, nf/f)

• Vasil Drumev (c. 1841–1901, Bulgaria, nf), entitled Kliment of Tarnovo)

• Flick Drummond (born 1962, England, nf)

• Henry Drummond (1786–1860, England, nf)

• June Drummond (1923–2011, S Africa, f)

• William Hamilton Drummond (1778–1865, Ireland, p/nf)

• Maurice Druon (1918–2009, France, f/nf)

• Anna Harriett Drury (1824–1912, England, f/p/ch)

• Ann Druyan (born 1949, US, nf)

• John Dryden (1631–1700, England, p/nf)

• Marin Držić (1508–1567, Ragusa/Venice, d/nf)

• Dinesh D'Souza (born 1961, India/US, nf)

• Du Fu (杜甫, 712–770, China, p)

• Du Guangting (杜光庭, 850–933, China, nf/f)

• Du Huan (杜環, fl. 8th c., China, nf)

• Du Mu (杜牧, 803–852, China, p)

• Du You (杜佑, 735–812, China, nf)

• Duan Chengshi (段成式, died 863 CE, China, p/ch)

• Duan Shuqing (端淑卿, c. 1510 – c. 1600, China, p)

• Diane Duane (born 1952, US/Ireland, f/ch)

• Fausto Duarte (1903–1953, Cape Verde I/Guinea-Bissau, f/nf)

• Duanmu Hongliang (端木蕻良, 1912–1996, China, f)

• Caroline Dubois (born 1960, France, p)

• Edward Dubois (1774–1850, England, nf)

• Ursula Dubosarsky (born 1961, Australia, ch/f)

• Bernard Dubourg (1945–1992, France, p/nf)

• Isidore Lucien Ducasse (1846–1970, Uruguay/France, p)

• Réjean Ducharme (1941–2017, Canada, f/d)

• Jovan Dučić (1871–1943, Ottoman E/US, p/nf)

• Stephen Duck (c. 1705–1756, England, p)

• Marilyn Duckworth (born 1935, N Zealand, f/p)

• Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux (1857–1944, England, p/f/nf)

• Henry Dudeney (1857–1930, England, nf)

• Tessa Duder (born 1940, N Zealand, ch/f/d)

• Ernest Dudley (1908–2006, England, d/f/nf), pseudonym of Vivian Ernest Coltman-Allen

• Slatan Dudow (1903–1963, Bulgaria/Germany, d)

• Guadalupe Dueñas (1910–2002, Mexico, f/nf)

• Alan Duff (born 1950, N Zealand, f/nf)

• Charles Duff (1894–1966, N Ireland/England, nf)

• Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon (1821–1869, nf), pseudonym Lucie Gordon

• Lord Dufferin (1826–1902, England, nf)

• Maureen Duffy (born 1933, England, p/d/f)

• Stella Duffy (born 1963, England, f)

• Michael Dugan (1947–2006, Australia, p/ch)

• Florence Dugdale (1879–1937, England, ch/b)

• William Dugdale (1605–1686, England, nf)

• Alfred Duggan (1903–1964, England, f/nf)

• Eileen Duggan (1894–1972, N Zealand, p/nf)

• Laurie Duggan (born 1949, Australia, p/nf)

• Maurice Duggan (1922–1974, N Zealand, f)

• Georges Duhamel (1884–1966, France, nf/p)

• Ian Duhig (born 1954, England, p)

• Kate Duignan (born 1974, N Zealand, f/nf)

• K. Sello Duiker (1974–2005, S Africa, f/d)

• Momčilo Đujić (1907–1999, Serbia/US, nf)

• Dragomir Dujmov (born 1963, Hungary/Serbia, p/f)

• León Dujovne (1898–1984, Argentina, nf)

• Antera Duke (died post-1788, Calabar

• Jas H. Duke (1939–1992, Australia, p/f)

• Richard Duke (1658–1711, England, p)

• Ashley Dukes (1885–1959, England, d/nf)

• Cuthbert Dukes (1890–1977, England, nf)

• Alexandre Dumas, père (father, 1802–1870, France, f)

• Alexandre Dumas, fils (son, 1824–1895, France, f/d)

• Nodar Dumbadze (1928–1984, USSR, f/nf)

• Tug Dumbly (living, Australia, p), pseudonym of Geoff Forrester

• Petru Dumitriu (1924–2002, Romania/France, f)

• Michael Dummett (1925–2011, England, nf)

• Komla Dumor (1972–2014, Ghana, nf)

• Jozef Dunajovec (1933–2007, Czechoslovakia/Slovakia, nf)

• Sarah Dunant (born 1950, England, f/nf)

• Dunash ha-Levi ben Labrat (920/925 – post-985, Spain, p/nf)

• Joyce Dunbar (born 1944, England, ch)

• Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906, US, p/f)

• William Dunbar (1450 or 1460 – pre-1530, Scotland, p)

• Lois Duncan (1934–2016, US, f/nf/p)

• Sandy Frances Duncan (born 1942, Canada, f)

• Susan Duncan (born 1951, Australia, nf)

• John Duncombe (1729–1786, England, p/nf)

• William Duncombe (1690–1769, England, d/nf)

• Conradine Birgitte Dunker (1780–1866, Norway, nf)

• Roderic Dunkerley (1884–1966, England, nf)

• William Arthur Dunkerley (1852–1941, England, f/nf/p)

• Susan Dunlap (born 1943, US, f)

• Helen Dunmore (1952–2017, England, p/f/ch)

• Antony Dunn (born 1973, England, p/d)

• Carola Dunn (born 1946, England/US, f)

• Max Dunn (1895–1963, Australia, p)

• Nell Dunn (born 1936, England, d/f)

• Peter Dunn (born 1977, US, nf)

• Peter Dunn (living, Australia, nf)

• Tom Newton Dunn (born 1973, England, nf)

• Dominick Dunne (1925–2009, US, nf)

• Eric Dunning (1936–2019, England, nf)

• Lord Dunsany (1878–1957, England/Ireland, f/p/d)

• John Dunton (1659–1733, England, nf)

• Gerina Dunwich (born 1959, US, nf/p)

• Cameron Duodu (born 1937, Gold Coast/England, f/nf)

• Jacques Dupin (1927–2012, France, p/nf)

• James Duport (1606–1679, England, nf)

• John Duport (died 1617, England, nf)

• Jeanne DuPrau (born 1944, US, f)

• Jean-Pierre Duprey (1930–1959, France, p)

• Mary Durack (1913–1994, Australia, f/ch/p)

• Lee Duran (1939–2022, US, f), pseudonym of Ruth Jean Dale

• Mortimer Durand (1850–1924, India/England, nf)

• Marguerite Duras (1914–1996, French Indochina/France, f/d/nf)

• Francis Durbridge (1912–1998, England, d/f)

• Bohdana Durda (born 1940, Ukraine, p)

• C. V. Durell (1882–1968, England/S Africa, nf)

• Thomas D'Urfey (1653–1723, England, d/p/nf)

• Raymond Durgnat (1932–2002, England, nf)

• David Anthony Durham (born 1969, US, f)

• Edith Durham (1863–1944, England, nf)

• Antonije Đurić (1929–2020, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Ivan Đurić (1947–1997, Yugoslavia/France, nf)

• Duris of Samos (c. 350 – post-281, BCE, Greece, nf)

• José António Duro (1875–1899, Portugal, p)

• Jelena Đurović (born 1973, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f/nf)

• Ljiljana Habjanović Đurović (born 1953, Yugoslavia/Serbia, f)

• Gerald Durrell (1925–1995, Greece/Jersey, nf)

• Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990, Greece/Jersey, f/nf)

• Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990, Switzerland, f/d/nf)

• Dorothy Dury (1613–1664, Ireland/England, nf)

• G. H. Dury (1916–1996, England, nf)

• Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824–1873, India, p/d/nf)

• R. Palme Dutt (1896–1974, England, nf)

• Toru Dutt (1856–1877, India, p/f)

• Geoffrey Dutton (1922–1998, Australia, f/p/ch)

• Olav Duun (1876–1939, Norway, f)

• Karen Duve (born 1961, Germany, f/nf)

• Mona Van Duyn (1921–2004, US, p)

• John C. Dvorak (born 1952, US, nf)

• Ashvin Dwarka (born 1977, Mauritius, f)

• Stuart Dybek (born 1942, US, f/p)

• Christopher Dyer (born 1944, England, nf)

• Edward Dyer (1543–1607, England, p)

• Geoff Dyer (born 1958, England/US, f/nf)

• George Dyer (1755–1841, England, p)

• John Dyer (1699–1757, Wales/England, p)

• Wayne Dyer (1940–2015, US, nf)

• Stanisław Dygat (1914–1978, Poland, f)

• Bob Dylan (born 1941, US, p)

• Clifford Dyment (1914–1971, England, p/nf)

• Astrid Sverresdotter Dypvik (born 1977, Norway, nf)

• Edward Dyson (1865–1931, Australia, p/d/f)

• Freeman Dyson (1923–2020, England/US,

• Petar Džadžić (1929–1996, Yugoslavia/Serbia, nf)

• Christine Dzidrums (born 1971, US, ch)