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Thomas de Quincey
Thomas de Quincey was an English writer and a member of the snappy group of 19th-century writers and pals that included Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, William Hazlitt, and Charles Lamb…Cyrano de Bergerac
Name at birth: Savinien Cyrano de BergeracDe Bergerac was a real person but is still better known as the hero of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand depicts Cyrano as a brilliant…Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle was the dominant political leader and grand figurehead of France during and after World War II. De Gaulle was a career soldier in the French Army who had been wounded and held…Edward de Vere
Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, was a poet and dramatist who, in recent years, has become a key figure in the debate about the authorship of the works of William Shakespeare. De Vere was a…Elmyr de Hory
Elmyr (pronounced el-meer) de Hory was a notorious art forger of the 20th century. The flamboyant Hungarian claimed to have sold more than 1,000 fakes to galleries and museums around the world during…Hernando De Soto
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish conquistador who landed in present-day Florida in 1539, then tore around the southeastern and midwestern parts of North America until he died in 1542. Little is known…Cinco de Mayo
A U.S. celebration of Mexican Heritage The Battle of Puebla Victory Monument Related Links Mexico Puebla Benito Juárez Cesar Chavez Calendar & Holidays Cinco de…Pierre de Coubertin
Pierre de CoubertinBorn: Jan. 1, 1863French educator father of the Modern Olympic Games; IOC president from 1896-1925.Died: Sept. 2, 1937Dave DeBusschereD - FAnita DeFrantzDonna de Varona
Donna de VaronaBorn: Apr. 26, 1947Swimming won gold medals in 400 IM and 400 freestyle relay at 1964 Olympics; set 18 world records during career; co-founder of Women's Sports Foundation in…George De Long
Name at birth: George Francis De LongGeorge Washington De Long was a U.S. naval officer who led a failed expedition to the North Pole by way of the Bering Strait and perished in 1881. Raised in New…Trending
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