Namesakes for DAVID:
American Presidents:
1 president
Dwight D. Eisenhower (a.k.a. David) 1953-1961 
Biblical Characters:
1 character
David (m) 1 Sam. 16:12
British Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
David Lloyd George 1916-1922
David Cameron 2010-
Canadian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
John Thompson (a.k.a. David) 1892-1894
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 hero
David Balfour 1886 Kidnapped
Hall-of-Famers:
3 basketball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) David "Sweeney" Schriner 1962
(football) David "Deacon" Jones 1980
(basketball) David Cowens 1991
(basketball) David Thompson 1996
(basketball) David Robinson 2009
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
1 hurricane
Hurricane David 1979
Israelite and Judean Kings:
1 king
King David c. 1010-c. 970 BC Israel
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 physics, 2 medicine, 1 peace
(medicine) David Baltimore 1975
(medicine) David H. Hubel 1981
(physics) David M. Lee 1996
(peace) David Trimble 1998
(physics) David J. Gross 2004
(physics) H. David Politzer 2004
Notable Actors and Actresses:
25 actors, 1 comedian, 1 comedian/actor
David Niven 1910-1983
David Tomlinson 1917-2000
David McCallum 1933-
David Carradine 1936-2009
David Jason 1940-
David Warner 1941-
David Ogden Stiers 1942-
David Soul 1943-
David Rasche 1944-
David Letterman 1947-
David Strathairn 1949-
David Hasselhoff 1952-
David Caruso 1956-
David Hyde Pierce 1959-
David Duchovny 1960-
David Thewlis 1963-
David Morrissey 1964-
David Spade 1964-
David Wenham 1965-
David Schwimmer 1966-
David Conrad 1967-
David Boreanaz 1969-
David Sutcliffe 1969-
David Tennant 1971-
David Arquette 1971-
David Faustino 1974-
David Gallagher 1985-
Notable Businesspeople:
3 businesspersons
David Dunbar Buick 1854-1929
David Packard 1912-1996
David Edgerton 1928-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
David Livingstone 1813-1873
Notable Filmmakers:
4 directors, 1 producer/screenwriter/director
David Lean 1908-1991
David Cronenberg 1943-
David Lynch 1946-
David Zucker 1947-
David Fincher 1962-
Notable Hosts and Presenters:
1 television
Television David Letterman 1947-
Notable Musicians:
1 composer, 1 musician, 1 singer/musician
David Bowie 1947-
David Arnold 1962-
David Gray 1968-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
2 philosophers
David Hume 1711-1776
Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862
Notable Professional Athletes:
3 basketball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(basketball) David Cowens
(football) David "Deacon" Jones
(basketball) David Robinson
(ice hockey) David "Sweeney" Schriner
(basketball) David Thompson
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 inventor
David Dunbar Buick 1854-1929
Notable Writers:
2 authors
D. H. Lawrence (a.k.a. David) 1885-1930
J. D. Salinger (a.k.a. David) 1919-2010
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze/gold
(bronze/gold) David Boudia 2012 Diving
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor, 1 director
(director) David Lean 1957; 1962 The Bridge on the River Kwai; Lawrence of Arabia
(actor) David Niven 1958 Separate Tables
Pulitzer Award Winners:
2 winners
David Gates 1992 Jernigan
David Foster Wallace 2012 The Pale King
Saints:
7 saints, 1 blessed
Saint David c. 500-589
Saint David of Thessalonica ?-540
Saint Gleb (a.k.a. David) ?-1019
Saint David of Sweden ?-1080
Saint David I 1084-1153
Blessed David Gonson ?-1541
Saint David Lewis 1616-1697
Saint David Uribe Velasco 1889-1927
Scottish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Daibhidh II (a.k.a. David) 1329-1332; 1338-1371
