Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating 60 Minutes, the CBS

Was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating 60 Minutes, the CBS television news magazine in 1968, which at the time of his death, was the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television. Under Hewitt's leade

Was an English sculptor, wood carver, potter and teacher.Potter developed as a wood carver, producin

Was an English sculptor, wood carver, potter and teacher.Potter developed as a wood carver, producing totem poles, gates and gateways. By the age of twenty, the head of the Scouts, Baden-Powell himself, realized he was an expert craftsman. Potter camped a

Is an American rock musician, songwriter, guitarist, inventor, and electronics engineer. He is best

Is an American rock musician, songwriter, guitarist, inventor, and electronics engineer. He is best known as the founder of the hard rock band Boston and inventor of the Rockman guitar amplifier. Scholz, as noted by Allmusic, is "a notoriously 'un-rock n' roll' figure who never enjoyed the limelight of being a performer," but instead concentrated on his music.

Is an American animator and independent studio owner. He is best known for his departure from the Wa

Is an American animator and independent studio owner. He is best known for his departure from the Walt Disney Company in 1979 and his subsequent directing of animated classics such as The Secret of Nimh (1982), An American Tail (1986), and The Land Before

Was a famous early Renaissance Italian artist and sculptor from Florence. He is, in part, known for

Was a famous early Renaissance Italian artist and sculptor from Florence. He is, in part, known for his work in basso rilievo, a form of shallow relief sculpture that, in Donatello's case, incorporated significant 15th-century developments in perspectival

Was a famous early Renaissance Italian artist and sculptor from Florence. He is, in part, known for

Was a famous early Renaissance Italian artist and sculptor from Florence. He is, in part, known for his work in basso rilievo, a form of shallow relief sculpture that, in Donatello's case, incorporated significant 15th-century developments in perspectival

Was a Chinese painter, scholar, calligrapher, and art theorist of the later period of the Ming Dynas

Was a Chinese painter, scholar, calligrapher, and art theorist of the later period of the Ming Dynasty.His work favored expression over formal likeness. He also avoided anything he deemed to be slick or sentimental. This led him to create landscapes with intentionally distorted spatial features. Still his work was in no way abstract as it took elements from earlier Yuan masters. His views on expression had importance to later "individualist" painters.

Was a Chinese painter.He was known for both figure and landscape paintings, and exemplified the eleg

Was a Chinese painter.He was known for both figure and landscape paintings, and exemplified the elegant style which would become the standard for brush painting in China for the next nine centuries. He and his pupil Ju Ran were the founders of the southern school of landscape painting, and with Jing Hao and Guan Tong of the northern school they constituted the four seminal painters of that time.

A South Korean classical pianist. Lim currently studies with Arie Vardi at the Hochschule fuer Musik

A South Korean classical pianist. Lim currently studies with Arie Vardi at the Hochschule fuer Musik in Israel and received the Samsung Culture Scholarship and the Ezoe Scholarship. He formerly studied with Emanuel Ax.Lim first began to study piano at the age of seven, following in the footsteps of his elder brother Dong-Min Lim, who is also an acclaimed young pianist. He won the Grand Prix at the Hanguk Daily Newspaper Competition and was chosen the year's best young pianist by the Korean Children Association at the age of 9. In 1994

A visual artist who uses photography, video, sound, and text. His work is notable for its concern wi

A visual artist who uses photography, video, sound, and text. His work is notable for its concern with breaking taboos and uses of media to stimulate strong audience response.Cumming's books are The Stage (Maquam Press, 1991), Pretty Ribbons (Stemmle, 1996), Gimlet Eye (Chapter and ffotogallery, 2001), and Lying Quiet (Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, 2004). The Stage is included in Martin Parr and Gerry Badger, eds., The Photobook: A History, Volume II (Phaidon, 2006).

Is a vocalist, guitarist and song-writer in Los Angeles, California. In addition to performing with

Is a vocalist, guitarist and song-writer in Los Angeles, California. In addition to performing with her most recent band Donita Sparks and The Stellar Moments, she is also the co-founder, along with Suzi Gardner, of grunge band L7. The band has released s

An English television presenter, singer and actress.She attended the Drama school at First Act in Go

An English television presenter, singer and actress.She attended the Drama school at First Act in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. She went along with Jill Halfpenny, Ant & Dec and Dale Meeks. She is a former student of Gosforth High School[1].She became famous as an actress on the CBBC series Byker Grove and later became a presenter of several shows, including for a time, the Big Breakfast. She has also acted in an episode of BBC TV comedy Operation Good Guys. She has a reputation of being a vacuous blonde, not helped by her memorably asking Irish family group The Corrs how they met. She poked fun at this image by founding Airhead Productions. Air appeared in the movie The Mummy Returns and has presented on MTV. Air is currently filming a British independent movie called Bad Day[citation needed].

Is an American figure skater. She competed in pair skating and won the gold medal at the 1941 United

Is an American figure skater. She competed in pair skating and won the gold medal at the 1941 United States Figure Skating Championships with partner Eugene Turner. In 1949, she married John H. Harris, the first owner of the Ice Capades, with whom she had

Is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hit

Is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s. This includes "The Happiest Girl In the Whole USA" and "Funny Face," which both became major crossover pop hits in 1972.

Is an American singer best known for having been a member of the rock group Grateful Dead.The couple

Is an American singer best known for having been a member of the rock group Grateful Dead.The couple introduced themselves at a Jerry Garcia concert in October 1971. At the time, Donna Jean was not working as a musician. She joined the band shortly afterw

A Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 hit single, "I Love You Alway

A Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 hit single, "I Love You Always Forever".At the age of six, Lewis began playing the piano.[1] Her father, a jazz pianist lent encouragement, and whilst still a teenager, she began writing songs.[1] Her formal training was at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, majoring in classical composition for piano and flute.[1] Lewis then went on to teach music for a year in Sussex before moving to Birmingham to sing in a bar band.[1] She began to record original compositions in a recording studio she set up herself.[1][2] Before long she became a popular live attraction and circa 1993 began sending her demos to record labels.[1]

An American musical theater dancer, singer, actress, and choreographer. She is perhaps best known fo

An American musical theater dancer, singer, actress, and choreographer. She is perhaps best known for her professional and personal relationship with choreographer Michael Bennett, with whom she collaborated on her most noted role, "Cassie" from the music

Is an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of music.Summer was trai

Is an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of music.Summer was trained as a gospel singer prior to her introduction to the music industry. Though she is most notable for her disco hits, Summer's repertoire has expanded to

Is a Scottish musician, and former lead singer of the band Runrig.He attended Gray's School of Art i

Is a Scottish musician, and former lead singer of the band Runrig.He attended Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and did a postgraduate in teaching at Moray House in Edinburgh. He first saw Runrig play in 1973 and was approached one year later to become a m

Is an English singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the controversial punk rock band Tower

Is an English singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the controversial punk rock band Towers of London. [2] He first became famous after appearing in the 2007 edition of Celebrity Big Brother.

Is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an

Is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music.

Is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an

Is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music. Donovan came to fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with a series of live performances on the pop TV series, Ready Steady Go!, and his popularity spread to the USA and other countries.

Is a South African artist who works in several media, including painting and sculpture.Donovon's wor

Is a South African artist who works in several media, including painting and sculpture.Donovon's work is represented in several art collections, including the University of South Africa, Pretoria and most recently the Gugulethu 7 memorial commissioned by the City of Cape Town and Provincial Government.

Is a Scottish rock vocalist, who has sung for Sack Trick, Midnight Blue, Praying Mantis, Rainbow, Yn

Is a Scottish rock vocalist, who has sung for Sack Trick, Midnight Blue, Praying Mantis, Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen and Cornerstone.Doogie formed La Paz (www.lapazrocks.com) in 1984, playing around Scotland for four years, before in 1988 joining melodic ro

Was a Jewish German cabaret singer and motion picture actress of the silent film era who was killed

Was a Jewish German cabaret singer and motion picture actress of the silent film era who was killed with her family at Auschwitz concentration camp.Gerson began her career as a touring singer and actress in the Holtorf Tournee Truppe alongside actor Mathi