Mark Doty, American poet, born 1953
Rita Dove, American poet, born 1952
Norman Dubie, American poet, born 1945
Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish poet, born 1955
Alan Dugan, American poet, born 1923
Camille T. Dungy, American poet, born 1972
Mona Van Duyn, American poet, born 1921
Stuart Dybek, American writer, born 1942
 Saddiq Dzukogi, Nigerian poet
Richard Eberhart, American poet, born 1904
Russell Edson, American poet, born 1935
Erica Ehrenberg, American poet
Max Ehrmann, American poet, born 1872
Albert Einstein, German-born physicist, born 1879