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DEERE, JOHN (1804-86) American Inventor & Businessman; Founder of Deere & Company; Invented the first commercially successful steel plow in 1837 # deerejohn
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DEERING, NATHANIEL C. (1827-87) U.S. Congressman Iowa 1877-83# deeringnathanielc
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DEFOE, DANIEL (1660-1731) English Writer, Journalist, and Pamphleteer# defoedaniel
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DEMMOND, MARTIN HAWLEY (1803-54) Prominent Merchant & Early Real Estate Investor in Joliet, Illinois# demmondmh
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DENT, FREDERICK T. (1820-92) Union Brigadier General of Volunteers Missouri; Brother-in-Law & Aide-de-Camp to General Ulysses S. Grant 1864-65; Military Secretary to President Grant 1869-73# dentfrederickt
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DENT, WILLIAM BARTON WADE (1806-55) U.S. Representative Georgia 1853-55# dentwilliambartonwade
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DESHA, ROBERT (1791-1849) U.S. Representative Tennessee 1827-31; Captain in the 24th U.S. Infantry during the War of 1812# desharobert
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DEVIN, THOMAS C. (1822-78) Union Brigadier General New York# devinthomasc
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DICKENS, CHARLES (1812-70) English Writer & Social Critic# dickenscharles
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DICKERSON, MAHLON (1770-1853) U.S. Navy Secretary 1834-38; Governor of New Jersey 1815-17; U.S. Senator New Jersey 1817-33# dickersonm
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DIDION, JOAN (1934- ) American Writer# didionjoan
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DIETRICH, MARLENE (1901-92) German-born American Actress & Singer# dietrichm
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DIEUDONNE, COSTE (1892-1973) French Aviator; Fighter Ace during World War I# dieudonnecoste
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DIGBY, SIR KENELM (1603-65) English Courtier, Diplomat, and Natural Philosopher; His father, Sir Everard, was executed in 1606 for his part in the Gunpowder Plot# digbyk
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DILLINGER, JOHN H. (1903-34) American Bank Robber of the Great Depression Era# dillingerjohnh
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DILLINGHAM, PAUL, JR. (1799-1891) Governor of Vermont 1865-67; U.S. Congressman Vermont 1843-47# dillinghampauljr
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DIMMICK, MILO M. (1811-72) U.S. Congressman Pennsylvania 1849-53# dimmickmm
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DISNEY, WALTER ELIAS WALT (1901-66) American Entrepreneur, Animator, and Film Producer# disneywalt
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DIX, JOHN A. (1798-1879) Union Major General New York; Governor of New York 1873-75; U.S. Treasury Secretary 1861; U.S. Senator New York - 1845-49; Namesake of Fort Dix, New Jersey # dixjohna
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DOBBIN, JAMES C. (1814-57) U.S. Navy Secretary 1853-57; U.S. Congressman North Carolina 1845-47# dobbinjc
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