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- Charles James Darbishire (1797–1874) Bolton's first Mayor was sympathetic to Chartism and a supporter of the Anti-Corn Law League
- Julian Darby (born 1967) – ex. footballer, now youth team coach at Bolton Wanderers.
- Norman Davies (born 1939) – historian.
- John Davis (1943–2000) - cricketer
- Hilary Devey (born 1957)- Entrepreneur and TV Personality. A Dragon in BBC2's Dragon's Den (2011) Born in Tonge Moor.
- Fred Dibnah (1938–2004) – steeplejack, engineer, and TV presenter. Born on Farnworth.
- Sir Benjamin Alfred Dobson (1847–1898) – Textile machinery manufacturer and Mayor of Bolton.
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