David

Dave Grohl! Lead singer of the Foo Fighters and drummer of Nirvana!

David Emong (b. 1990) is an Ugandan Paralympic athlete who competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.

David Zuckerman (1962-) is an American film and television producer and writer and is best known as the original showrunner and executive producer of the animated comedy series Family Guy.

David is the name of both a main character of the 1992 Disney film Newsies and its stage musical adaptation, as well as the actor who played the character in the film, David Moscow.

A character from Battle for Dream Island. "Aw, seriously?"

David Kealohalani Nuuhiwa III (more commonly known as David Nuuhiwa) is a Hawaiian surfer.

David Bowman from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

David Axel Cazares Casanova, known online as Sr. Pelo, formerly 123pendejos or I-Freez, is a Mexican YouTuber, artist, animator ane illustrator who makes comedic animation videos on YouTube where he screams and other makes loud noises. He is famous for creating the series "Mokey's Show", which is a parody of the Mickey Mouse cartoons created by Disney.

David Bowie.

David - codename Solid Snake - is the protagonist of the Metal Gear Solid series. Coincidentally, he shares his given name with his voice actor, David Hayter.

David Rose is the name of one of the main characters from the Canadian sitcom Schitt's Creek.

David Starsky from the TV show "Starsky & Hutch".

David is a character in the animated series Totally Spies!. He is a recurring character in season 2. Alex, Sam and Clover all have crushes on him.

Captain David Cronin of United Airlines flight 811 performed a successful emergency landing in Honolulu after the Boeing 747 experienced a cargo door failure that resulted in explosive decompression which blew out several rows of seats.

This is a good name but the book "NO DAVID!" ruined its reputation.

David Gahan of Depeche Mode (Dave for short)

David and Goliath from the bible, David was able to defeat Goliath using only stones and a slingshot.

My dad's name is actually David, and to all of the people out there who say David is a bully's name and stuff like that, he actually is very nice, runs his own landscaping business, really rough and country raised, and will help you if you're down, fight back if you attack, and will defend his family. Also David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Texas Revolution.

David is the name of a main character from the Netflix animated fantasy series called "Hilda".

Famous wrier of Skellig and "My name is Mina" is David Almond(1951-) bears the name.

David Bowie.

David Lochary (1944-1977) was an American actor who was in several early John Waters movies before his death.

David Crowder is an American musician.

David Sedaris is a good namesake.

David Baszucki, aka builderman, is a Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, and inventor who co-created Roblox in 2004.

There's a Battle for Dream Island Character called David. You should add that.

David Berkowitz, better known as Son of Sam, serial killer who confessed to killing six people and wounding several others in New York City during the late 1970s. Since becoming a Christian, Berkowitz has stated he does not want to be paroled and should pay for the sins he has committed. Berkowitz is now housed at Shawangunk Correctional Facility.

David Shannon (born 1959) is an American author. He is perhaps best known for his 1998 children's book "No, David!".

David Cronenberg is a well-known and acclaimed Canadian film director, mostly of horror/science fiction, whose works include "The Brood" (1979), "Scanners" (1981), "Videodrome" (1983), "The Fly" (1986), "Naked Lunch" (1991), "eXistenZ" (1999), "Cosmopolis" (2012), and many others.

David D'Or (real name David Nehaisi) is an Israeli singer who represented his country in 2004 Eurovision with "Leha'amin". He did not qualify from the first ever semi final.

Can’t forget about David Attenborough, everyone’s favorite nature documentary narrator!

David Arthur Stack was an American man who was murdered while hitchhiking from his home in Broomfield, Colorado to California. His body was found in a landfill in rural Tooele County, Utah and remained unidentified for 39 years.

David After Dentist is a viral YouTube video starring David DeVore.

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"Is this real life?"

David Franck Charvet is a French singer, actor, model, and television personality. Charvet was born in Lyon, France, the son of Christiane Charvet Haddad and businessman Paul Guez, founder of the Sasson brand of jeans in the 1980s. He was raised in a Jewish household; his father is from a Tunisian Jewish family.

David Howell Evans, better known by his stage name The Edge, is an English-born Irish musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist of the rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 13 studio albums with the band as well as one solo record. As a guitarist, the Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive ambient, chiming sound that has become a signature of U2's music.

David Allen Johnson is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played for the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Yomiuri Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs. He has managed the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Washington Nationals.

David Michael Hasselhoff, nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, producer, and businessman, who set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. He first gained recognition on The Young and The Restless, playing Dr. Snapper Foster. His career continued with his leading role as Michael Knight on Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch. Hasselhoff produced Baywatch from the 1990s until 2001 when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii. On screen, he appeared in films including Click, Dodgeball, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, and Hop.

David Johnson is an American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northern Iowa.

David Américo Ortiz Arias, nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican American retired professional baseball designated hitter and occasional first baseman who played 20 Major League Baseball seasons, primarily with the Boston Red Sox. During his 14 seasons with the Red Sox, he was a ten-time All-Star, a three-time World Series champion, and seven-time Silver Slugger winner. Ortiz also holds the Red Sox single-season record for home runs with 54, which he set during the 2006 season.

David Segui is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman. Segui was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of former Major League Baseball pitcher Diego Seguí. He played collegiate baseball for Louisiana Tech University and Kansas City Kansas Community College. During a 15-year baseball career, he played with the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians.

David Ellefson (born in 1964) is the bassist of the thrash metal band Megadeth.

David Geffen is an American business magnate, producer, film studio executive, and philanthropist. Geffen created or co-created Asylum Records in 1970, Geffen Records in 1980, DGC Records in 1990, and DreamWorks SKG in 1994. His donations to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and other educational and research donations have widened his fame beyond the entertainment industry. He is gay. In May 2007, Out magazine ranked Geffen first in its list of the fifty "Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America".

David Silva is a Spanish professional footballer from the Canary Islands. He plays for English club Manchester City and the Spain national team. Silva plays mainly as an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger or second striker. He is predominantly a left-footed player.

David Ospina is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Arsenal.

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Ospina began his career at Atlético Nacional, making his debut with the club in 2005. After achieving two domestic titles with Los Verdolagas, Ospina joined French side Nice. In 2014, he joined Arsenal on a four-year deal.

David de Gea Quintana is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Manchester United and the Spain national team. He has been hailed as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

Two notables in Star Trek:

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David Marcus, astrophysicist and son of James Tiberius Kirk and Carol Marcus. He appears in 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' (1982) and 'Star Trek III: The Search for Spock' (1984) played by American actor Merritt Butrick.

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David McCoy, father of Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy. He appears in 'Star Trek V: The Final Frontier' (1989) played by American actor Bill Quinn.

David Haller aka Legion, son of Charles Xavier and Gabrielle Haller in Marvel Comics and adaptations, notably the upcoming (2017) 'Legion' TV Series where he is portrayed by English actor Dan Stevens.

David D'Or is an Israeli singer, composer, and songwriter. A countertenor with a vocal range of more than four octaves, he is a three-time winner of the Israeli "Singer of the Year" and "Best Vocal Performer" awards.

RIP David Bowie :(

David Roland Cook! American Idol season 7 winner.

David Humphrey (born June 7, 1973) is an American voice actor. He is best known for having voiced Shadow in the 'Sonic the Hedgehog' video games from 2001 to 2004.

Looking through all the comments... have you all forgotten David Bowie?

David Evans (also known as Endou Daisuke) is a character in Inazuma Eleven.

David Spencer, otherwise known as IballisticSquid, is a gaming YouTuber from Yorkshire, England.

David was a vampire in the 2012 movie Underworld: Awakening.

David Burtka is an American actor and chef. He is married to American actor Neil Patrick Harris.

David Berkowitz is an American serial killer.

David Samford (also known as Sakuma Jirou) is a character in Inazuma Eleven.

Prince Henry Charles Albert David Of Wales. Born September 15, 1984.

Sir David Attenborough (1926) is an English broadcaster and naturalist.

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David Bellamy (1933) is an English author, broadcaster, environmental campaigner and botanist.

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David Coverdale (1951) is an English rock singer most famous for fronting Deep Purple (1973–1976) and Whitesnake (1978–present).

David William Duchovny (born 1960 in New York City) is an American actor, writer, and director.

David Alasdair Boudia (born 1989 in Abilene, Texas) is an American diver and Olympic gold medalist.

David Burliuk (1882-1967) and Vladimir (1886-1916) were Russian painter brothers. There was another brother Nikolai (1890-1920) and two sisters: Lyudmila and Nadezhda.

David Garshen Bomberg (5 December 1890 – 19 August 1957) was an English painter, and one of the Whitechapel Boys.

David Allan (1744-1796) was a Scottish portrait and genre painter.

David was the main vampire in The Lost Boys (and IMO the most attractive one ;D)

SNL actor Andy Samberg's birth name is David.

David Cameron is the Prime Minister of the UK as of 2010.

David Henrie who plays Justin Russo on Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place.

David Boring: the man who founded the town of Boring, Maryland.

Famous bearer of this name is David Bisbal, Spanish latin-pop singer.

A famous bearer is American actor David Conrad (born 17 August 1967). His most well-known role is Jim Clancy, husband to Jennifer Love Hewitt's Melinda Gordon, on the TV series "Ghost Whisperer".

A famous bearer is American playwright David Auburn. His best-known work is the 2000 play "Proof". "Proof" won the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2001.

A famous bearer is English actor David Morrissey.

David Fincher, the extremely talented director of Fight Club and Se7en.

Of course there's also David Lee Roth, Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) and David Navarro (of Jane's Addiction) that I use to have a bit of crush on.

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I think it's a strong yet sensual name. But the few Davids I knew of seemed like jerks or stayed in trouble a lot. A solid name but I don't know if I'd name a future son this or not.

A famous bearer is American actor David Denman (born July 25, 1973). He is well-known for his roles in films like "Out Cold" and "Big Fish" and TV roles as Skip in "Angel", and Roy in the American version of "The Office".

Legendary NASCAR driver David Pearson, a.k.a. The "Silver Fox", is a famous bearer.

David Fisher was one of the lead characters on the HBO show Six Feet Under, played by Emmy-nominated actor Michael C. Hall. He was an uptight but sensitive funeral director, and a closeted homosexual. Very funny character!

David Herald (1842-1865) was a conspirator in the assassination plots on President Abraham Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William Seward. He was found guilty for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth and hanged with three other conspirators on July 7, 1865.

Fashion designer Ralph Lauren and Ricky Low-Beer have a son David Lifshitz (born in 1971).

A famous bearer of this name is David Rice, the main character in the movie Jumper, he's also known as Davey in the novels, Jumper & Reflex.

David Villa, a remarkable football player (or soccer as Americans say) and captain of the Spanish team.

Russian actor Walter Matthau and Grace Geraldine Johnson have a son David Matthow, born 2nd November 1953.

Alison Veselá and David Rice have a son David Matthew Rice, was born in 1980.

UK comedian David Mitchell bears this name. He is well known for appearing on several comedy quiz shows in the UK, most notably 'Would I lie to you' in which he is a team captain.

David was the name of the precious little boy in the movie, Artificial Intelligence. :)

David Rosenkowitz and his brothers and sisters, Emma, Nicolette, Grant, Elizabeth, and Jason are the world's first surviving set of sextuplets, born on January 8, 1974 in South Africa.

David Cook and David Archuleta were the two finalists on American Idol Season 7, with Cook being the winner.

A famous bearer is David Michael Letterman (4-12-1947), an American talkshow host.

David Archuleta is a famous bearer of this name. He is a contestant on American Idol, and he is my favorite.

David Talbot is the name of the Superior General of the Talamasca in Anne Rice's "The Vampire Chronicles." He is turned into a vampire by Lestat and is known for his intellect.

David Nasser and David Plait are two famous bearers. They are both evangelical speakers mostly for youth.

A famous bearer was David Llewelyn Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948), better known as D. W. Griffith. He was an early American silent film director, well-known for his controversial blockbusters 'The Birth of a Nation' (1915) and 'Intolerance' (1916). He received a lifetime achievement Academy Honorary Award in 1936.

David Carradine! He's a really famous actor who starred in the great T.V. show "Kung Fu"

A famous bearer is American actor David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959). He is well-known for his role as Dr. Niles Crane, the lead character's brother, on the popular television sitcom "Frasier" for its entire eleven-season run. Pierce received, among other things, 4 Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1995, 1998, 1999, and 2004, and 2 SAG Awards, 1 for himself in 1996, and 1 for the entire "Frasier" cast in 1999. In 2007, he also won a Tony Award for his role in the Broadway musical "Curtains".

Author David Lumbar write the Lawn/Road/Campfire Weenies series.

David Archuleta is a 17-year-old contestant on season 7 of American Idol.

David is a major character in the Uglies Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld. He a teenaged boy, and the leader of the rebel group known as the Smoke (and later the New Smoke, after the first was destroyed) who used to lead willing "uglies" to the Smoke. He was also the protagonist Tally's boyfriend.

David Abercrombie founded Abercrombie and Fitch with Ezra Fitch.

Another famous bearer is David "Dave" Evans, better known as The Edge, the lead guitarist in the band U2. A great name for a musician, given the contributions King David has made to popular music!

David Oistrakh - a great Jewish violinist from USSR (30.9.1908-24.10.1974). His recordings are famous as well as perfomances of many great classical concerti.

Madonna adopted a baby boy named David.

Tennis players David Nalbandian (Argentina) and David Ferrer (Spain) bear this name.

David James Matthews is the lead singer of the Dave Matthews Band. His band brings in more money for live shows than any other rock band out there right now. He has been around since the early 1990's and is still going strong.

David Ricardo (April 18, 1772 – September 11, 1823), a political economist, is often credited with systematising economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists, along with Thomas Malthus, and Adam Smith. He was also a businessman, financier and speculator, and amassed a considerable fortune.

Sir David Lean, KBE (March 25, 1908 – April 16, 1991) was an English film director and producer, best remembered for big-screen epics such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Doctor Zhivago . He was voted 9th best director of all time in the BFI "Directors Top Directors" poll 2002. In the 1990's a cinema was built in Croydon, Greater London to honour the great director. The David Lean cinema can be found situated within the Croydon Clocktower on Katherine street.

David Hume (April 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. He is one of the most important figures of the history of Western philosophy and of the Scottish Enlightenment. Although in recent years interest in Hume's works has centred on his philosophical writing, it was as a historian that he gained his initial fame and his History of Great Britain was the standard work on English history for sixty or seventy years until superseded by the History of England by T. B. Macaulay.

Famous bearers:
David Icke (www.davidicke.com)
David Bateson (Voice actor for the "Hitman" game series)
David Blaine (Magician)
David Duchovny (Actor: played Agent Mulder in "X-Files")

Famous Bearer - David Bark-Jones. He played Paul in the movie Sixty Six and Hawker Pilot in the movie The Da Vinci Code.

Craig Charles played David Lister in the sitcom sci fi Red Dwarf. By the way, Charles just got arrested for smoking crack cocaine! He's 42.

Famous bearer: David William Donald Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party.

David "Lemon" Hewlett and David Nykl are Rodney and Radek from SG Atlantis.

Dave Ramsey has a nationally aired talk show about budgets and stuff.

David Gilmour of PINK FLOYD is a famous bearer!

I can't believe no one has mentioned David Krumhotz, the actor who plays Charlie Eppes on NUMB3RS! =D.

David Niven is an actor.

Who could forget David Hasselhoff, the actor who used to be on Baywatch?

The vocalist of "Depeche Mode" - David Gahan.

Actor David Ogden Stiers from M*A*S*H.

Why hasn't anyone mentioned the famous Argentinian tennis player, David Nalbandian? He is quite a well-known David.

Another famous David is the British soccer player David Beckham.

Famous bearer: David Tennant (born David McDonald, 18th April 1971), actor, most famously known for playing the Tenth Doctor in the television series 'Doctor Who' and Barty Crouch Junior in the film 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'.

David King is an Irish musician.

David Schwimmer, who played Ross on Friends, is a famous bearer of this name.

David is the name of J.K. Rowling's second child and only son.

Oh my gosh! What about David James Elliott from JAG? :D He has one of the greatest smiles ever...*sigh* ;)

Famous bearer is David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.

David Bowie is one famous person who bears this name.

David Desrosier from the band Simple Plan.

David Lewis is a Christian author. I think he's written 2 books by himself and one with his wife, Beverly Lewis.

Jude Law's birth name is David Jude Law.

David Boreanaz, the actor who plays Angel at the show with that same name. Also played Angel in "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer" episodes.

Famous bearer - musician David Grohl from Nirvana and the Foo Fighters.

Famous namebearer: David Spade - actor in many films, and also a character on the T.V. show Just Shoot Me.

Famous bearer: filmmaker David Lynch.

David Wenham and David Suchet are actors.