People
Brief biographical sketches for selected persons mentioned in Joseph Smith’s papers. Names listed in this directory include church leaders and members, Smith family members, people Joseph Smith encountered in his travels, parties involved in legal and business matters, and other acquaintances. Each entry also includes links to all documents that mention the person. Some entries have document links but no biographical sketch; these are included to assist researchers interested in individuals who are less prevalent in Joseph Smith’s documentary record.

- Daley, Moses
- Dalton, Lydia Goldthwaite
- Damon, Laura Ann
- Dana (Denna), Lewis
- Dana, Charles Root
- Dana, Margaret Kennedy
- Daniels, Cyrus
- David, William
- Davidson, James
- Davis, Amos
- Davis, Daniel Coon
- Davis, Elizabeth
- Davis, Jacob Cunningham
- Davis, Marvel Chapin
- Davis, Matthew Livingston
- Davis, William
- Dayley, James
- Dayton, Hiram F.
- De Zeng, Philip Mark
- Decker, Isaac
- Deming, Miner (Minor) Rudd
- Denton, Solomon Wilbur
- Derby, Erastus H.
- Dibble, Lydia
- Dibble, Philo
- Divine, James Gibson
- Dixon, Christopher
- Dixon, George C.
- Dixon, Julia M. Smith
- Doak, William
- Dobson, John
- Dobson, Joseph
- Dodds, Asa
- Doniphan, Alexander William
- Dort, David
- Dort, Stephen
- Doty, Richard
- Douglas, George
- Douglas, Stephen Arnold
- Dowen, John C.
- Doyle, Patrick
- Draper, Marvin C.
- Draper, William, Jr.
- Drollinger, Samuel
- Drown, Charles Madison
- Drysdale, John
- Dudley, Julius
- Duncan, Joseph
- Duncan, William T.
- Dunham, Jonathan
- Dunklin, Daniel
- Dunn, James E.
- Dunn, Loren
- Durfee (Durphy), Elizabeth Davis
- Durfee (Durphy), Jabez (Jabis)
- Durfee, Edmund
- Durfee, James
- Durfee, John
- Durphy, James
- Dustin, Peter
- Dutch, John
- Duzett, Edward P.
- Duzette, Edward P.