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DeBlasio, Frank
DeBlasio owned the Blue Moon Tavern and the Depot Lounge in Englewood. -
Deen. Kasseem Daoud, "Swizz Beatz"
Swizz Beatz (born Kasseem Dean in 1978) is an American music producer, rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, and art collector. Emerging in the late 1990s as a key producer for the Ruff Ryders collective, he became known for creating energetic, percussion-driven beats that helped… -
Denning, Melvin Leslie (1895-1896)
Melvin Leslie Denning was the mayor of Englewood from 1948 to 1953. He was the first to use the direct distance dialing system to make a long-distance call. He was born in 1895 and died in 1986.Tags Politics -
Dismus, Janis Ellen Greene (1938?-1982)
Janis Ellen Greene Dismus was an educator. She graduated from Miami University with a B.A. in business. She also earned an M.A. in educational administration and counseling. In 1969 she was a guidance counselor at Teaneck High School. In 1975 she joined the Englewood Board of…Tags Education -
Donald Quarles Early Childhood Center
Donald Quarles Early Childhood Center is a public school that teaches Preschool and kindergarten. It opened in September of 1959.Tags Education -
Dotson, N.P.
In the 1930s, N. P. Dotson Jr. was a community leader in Englewood, New Jersey, who served as the "Negro supervisor" of Memorial House, a local community center. He was a strong advocate for interracial cooperation, emphasizing that integrated activities for young people helped… -
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Drakeford, Frederick Lee "Big Bub" (?-?)
Frederick Lee Drakeford is a musician and member of "Today", an American R&B vocal group created in 1988. He and the other members of the group grew up in Englewood. After the group broke up, he began a solo career.Tags Music -
Drakeford, Jack
Jack Drakeford was one of the most influential public servants in Englewood’s modern history, a lifelong resident whose career reflected both the struggles and aspirations of the city he served for more than five decades. Born and raised in Englewood, Drakeford came of age… -
Du Bois, Charles G.
Charles Gilbert Du Bois was an American business executive whose career reflected the rapid expansion of the telecommunications industry in the early twentieth century. A longtime resident of Englewood, New Jersey, he rose from an entry-level clerk to become president and later…