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   2010-2016  
Canadian Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister
John Sparrow David Thompson   1892-1894  
Fictional Characters from Books: 3 heroes, 2 characters
David Copperfield   1849   David Copperfield  
David Livesey   1883   Treasure Island  
David Balfour   1886   Kidnapped  
David   1963   I Am David  
David Grantland   1967   Christy  
Fictional Characters from Movies: 4 characters
David Clemens   1962   David and Lisa  
David Bowman   1968   2001: A Space Odyssey  
David Goodson   1994   David's Mother  
David Gale   2003   The Life of David Gale  
Fictional Characters from Song Titles: 1 character
(character) David   2004   Who's David  
Fictional Characters from Television: 24 characters
David Keel   1961   The Avengers  
Dave Starsky   1975   Starsky & Hutch  
David Witherspoon   1986   Our House  
D. J. Conner (a.k.a. David)   1988; 2018   Roseanne; The Conners  
David Silver   1990   Beverly Hills, 90210  
David Grantland   1994   Christy  
David Camden   1996   7th Heaven  
David Cassilli   1999   Once and Again  
David Phillips   2000   CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  
Dave Brewer   2001   McLeod's Daughters  
David Brent   2001   The Office  
David Fisher   2001   Six Feet Under  
David "Gordo" Gordon   2001   Lizzie McGuire  
David Palmer   2001   24  
Dave Williams   2004   Desperate Housewives  
Desmond Hume (a.k.a. David)   2004   Lost  
David Gabriel   2005   The Closer  
David "Whip" Martin   2005   Prison Break  
Stuart Bloom (a.k.a. David)   2007   The Big Bang Theory  
Andy Goode (a.k.a. David)   2008   Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles  
David Rose   2015   Schitt's Creek  
David Lee   2009; 2017   The Good Wife; The Good Fight  
David Healy   1988; 2018   Roseanne; The Conners  
David Hodges   2000; 2021   CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Vegas  
Grammy Award Winners: 1 album of the year, 1 best new artist
(best new artist) David Crosby   1970     
(album of the year) Beck (a.k.a. David)   2015   Morning Phase  
Hall-of-Famers: 7 basketball, 5 football, 4 baseball, 3 ice hockey
(ice hockey) David "Sweeney" Schriner   1962  
(baseball) Dave Bancroft   1971  
(football) David "Deacon" Jones   1980  
(basketball) Dave DeBusschere   1982  
(ice hockey) Dave Keon   1986  
(basketball) Dave Bing   1990  
(basketball) Dave Cowens   1991  
(basketball) David Thompson   1996  
(football) Dave Wilcox   2000  
(baseball) Dave Winfield   2001  
(football) Dave Casper   2002  
(basketball) Dave Gavitt   2006  
(basketball) David Robinson   2009  
(baseball) Pat Gillick (a.k.a. David)   2011  
(football) Dave Robinson   2013  
(ice hockey) Dave Andreychuk   2017  
(baseball) David Ortiz   2022  
(basketball) Manu Ginóbili (a.k.a. David)   2022  
(football) Don Coryell (a.k.a. David)   2023  
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms: 1 hurricane
Hurricane David   1979  
Israeli Presidents and Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister
(prime minister) David Ben-Gurion   1948-1954; 1955-1963  
Israelite and Judean Kings: 1 king
King David   c. 1010-c. 970 BC   Israel  
Most Valuable Players: 3 winners
Dave Cowens   1973   basketball  
Dave Parker   1978   baseball  
David Robinson   1995   basketball  
New Zealand Prime Ministers: 2 prime ministers
Robert Muldoon (a.k.a. David)   1975-1984  
David Lange   1984-1989  
Nobel Prize Winners: 7 physics, 3 medicine, 2 chemistry, 1 economics, 1 peace
(physics) Carl David Anderson   1936  
(physics) Brian David Josephson   1973  
(medicine) David Baltimore   1975  
(medicine) David H. Hubel   1981  
(physics) David Morris Lee   1996  
(peace) David Trimble   1998  
(physics) David Gross   2004  
(physics) Hugh David Politzer   2004  
(chemistry) Roger D. Kornberg (a.k.a. David)   2006  
(physics) David Jeffrey Wineland   2012  
(physics) David J. Thouless   2016  
(medicine) David Julius   2021  
(economics) David Card   2021  
(chemistry) David MacMillan   2021  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 71 actors, 4 presenters, 3 actor/comedians, 2 magicians, 1 comedian, 1 comedian/actor, 1 youtuber
Mervyn Johns (a.k.a. David)   1899-1992  
David Niven   1910-1983  
Danny Kaye (a.k.a. David)   1911-1987  
Dave Garroway (a.k.a. David)   1913-1982  
Louis de Funès (a.k.a. David)   1914-1983  
David Tomlinson   1917-2000  
David Attenborough   1926-  
David Kelly   1929-2012  
David Swift   1931-2016  
David McCallum   1933-  
David Carradine   1936-2009  
David Frost   1939-2013  
David Birney   1939-2022  
David Jason   1940-  
David Warner   1941-2022  
David Bradley   1942-  
David Ogden Stiers   1942-2018  
David Soul   1943-2024  
David Rasche   1944-  
David Suchet   1946-  
David Letterman   1947-  
David Robb   1947-  
Robert David Hall   1947-  
David Hayman   1948-  
David Strathairn   1949-  
David Cassidy   1950-2017  
David Hasselhoff   1952-  
David Andrews   1952-  
Jeff Fahey (a.k.a. David)   1952-  
Dai Bradley   1953-  
David Morse   1953-  
David Keith   1954-  
David Paymer   1954-  
David Caruso   1956-  
Keith David (a.k.a. David)   1956-  
David Alan Grier   1956-  
David Copperfield   1956-  
Sinbad (a.k.a. David)   1956-  
David Hyde Pierce   1959-  
Nick Cassavetes (a.k.a. David)   1959-  
David Duchovny   1960-  
David James Elliott   1960-  
Paul McCrane (a.k.a. David)   1961-  
John Hannah (a.k.a. David)   1962-  
David Koechner   1962-  
David Thewlis   1963-  
David Cross   1964-  
David Eigenberg   1964-  
David Baddiel   1964-  
David Morrissey   1964-  
David Spade   1964-  
David Wenham   1965-  
David Schwimmer   1966-  
David Conrad   1967-  
Timothy Olyphant (a.k.a. David)   1968-  
Dave Bautista   1969-  
David Boreanaz   1969-  
David Sutcliffe   1969-  
D. B. Woodside (a.k.a. David)   1969-  
David Strickland   1969-1999  
Michael Rapaport (a.k.a. David)   1970-  
David Tennant   1971-  
David Arquette   1971-  
Josh Duhamel (a.k.a. David)   1972-  
David Blaine   1973-  
Dave Chappelle   1973-  
David Faustino   1974-  
Matthew Macfadyen (a.k.a. David)   1974-  
David Harbour   1975-  
Cheyenne Jackson (a.k.a. David)   1975-  
David Dastmalchian   1975-  
Taika Waititi (a.k.a. David)   1975-  
David Oyelowo   1976-  
James Roday Rodriguez (a.k.a. David)   1976-  
Joel David Moore   1977-  
David Clayton Rogers   1977-  
Andy Samberg (a.k.a. David)   1978-  
Benjamin Salisbury (a.k.a. David)   1980-  
David Gallagher   1985-  
Dave Franco   1985-  
Zac Efron (a.k.a. David)   1987-  
David Dobrik   1996-  
David Mazouz   2001-  
Notable Artists: 4 painters
Caspar David Friedrich   1774-1840  
David Roberts   1796-1864  
David Alfaro Siqueiros   1896-1974  
David Hockney   1937-  
Notable Athletes: 23 soccer, 7 basketball, 5 rugby, 3 tennis, 2 football, 1 baseball, 1 ice hockey, 1 track, 1 wrestling
(rugby) David Storey   1933-2017  
(basketball) Dave DeBusschere   1940-2003  
(basketball) Dave Bing   1943-  
(basketball) Dave Cowens   1948-  
(baseball) Dave Winfield   1951-  
(basketball) David Thompson   1954-  
(ice hockey) Dave Andreychuk   1963-  
(basketball) David Robinson   1965-  
(wrestling) Dave Bautista   1969-  
(soccer) David Beckham   1975-  
(basketball) Manu Ginóbili (a.k.a. David)   1977-  
(soccer) Robbie Keane (a.k.a. David)   1980-  
(soccer) David Lafata   1981-  
(soccer) David Villa   1981-  
(tennis) David Ferrer   1982-  
(soccer) David Vaughan   1983-  
(soccer) David Limberský   1983-  
(soccer) Benoît Assou-Ekotto (a.k.a. David)   1984-  
(tennis) Dudi Sela   1985-  
(rugby) David Wilson   1985-  
(soccer) David Silva   1986-  
(soccer) David Edwards   1986-  
(soccer) Tom Heaton (a.k.a. David)   1986-  
(soccer) David Luiz   1987-  
(soccer) David Cotterill   1987-  
(rugby) David Pocock   1988-  
(rugby) Alex Goode (a.k.a. David)   1988-  
(soccer) David Myrie   1988-  
(soccer) David Ospina   1988-  
(track) David Rudisha   1988-  
(soccer) David Meyler   1989-  
(rugby) David Denton   1990-  
(football) Lane Johnson (a.k.a. David)   1990-  
(soccer) David de Gea   1990-  
(tennis) David Goffin   1990-  
(soccer) David Pavelka   1991-  
(soccer) James Rodríguez (a.k.a. David)   1991-  
(soccer) Davy Pröpper   1991-  
(football) David Bakhtiari   1991-  
(soccer) Mathew Ryan (a.k.a. David)   1992-  
(soccer) David Alaba   1992-  
(basketball) Pierre Oriola (a.k.a. David)   1992-  
(soccer) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (a.k.a. David)   1993-  
(soccer) Jurriën Timber (a.k.a. David)   2001-  
Notable Businesspeople: 6 businesspersons
David Dunbar Buick   1854-1929  
David Packard   1912-1996  
David Rockefeller   1915-2017  
David Edgerton   1927-2018  
David Geffen   1943-  
John McAfee (a.k.a. David)   1945-2021  
Notable Evildoers: 1 murderer
Mark David Chapman   1955-  
Notable Explorers and Adventurers: 2 explorers
Davy Crockett   1786-1836  
David Livingstone   1813-1873  
Notable Filmmakers: 9 directors, 3 producers, 2 screenwriters, 1 director/screenwriter, 1 screenwriter/director
D. W. Griffith (a.k.a. David)   1875-1948  
Dziga Vertov (a.k.a. David)   1896-1954  
David O. Selznick   1902-1965  
David Lean   1908-1991  
William Friedkin (a.k.a. David)   1935-2023  
David Seidler   1937-  
David Geffen   1943-  
David Cronenberg   1943-  
David Lynch   1946-  
David Zucker   1947-  
David O. Russell   1958-  
Nick Cassavetes (a.k.a. David)   1959-  
David Heyman   1961-  
David Fincher   1962-  
David Benioff   1970-  
Taika Waititi (a.k.a. David)   1975-  
Notable Journalists: 1 journalist, 1 news presenter, 1 photojournalist
(photojournalist) David Seymour   1911-1956  
(news presenter) David Brinkley   1920-2003  
(journalist) David Frost   1939-2013  
Notable Military Figures: 1 admiral, 1 general
David Farragut   1801-1870  
Dwight D. Eisenhower (a.k.a. David)   1890-1969  
Notable Musicians: 24 musicians, 12 singers, 1 composer, 1 musician/singer
Danny Kaye (a.k.a. David)   1911-1987  
Dave Brubeck   1920-2012  
Darío Moreno (a.k.a. David)   1921-1968  
Phil Ochs (a.k.a. David)   1940-1976  
David Crosby   1941-2023  
Volker David Kirchner   1942-2020  
David Soul   1943-2024  
J. D. Souther (a.k.a. David)   1945-  
David Gilmour   1946-  
David Bowie   1947-2016  
Rupert Holmes (a.k.a. David)   1947-  
Dave Greenfield   1949-2020  
David Cassidy   1950-2017  
David Coverdale   1951-  
David Byrne   1952-  
Stephen Morris (a.k.a. David)   1957-  
Dave Mustaine   1961-  
David "The Edge" Evans   1961-  
David Arnold   1962-  
Greg K. (a.k.a. David)   1965-  
Dave Navarro   1967-  
David Guetta   1967-  
David Gray   1968-  
Dave Grohl   1969-  
Beck (a.k.a. David)   1970-  
Richard D. "Aphex Twin" James (a.k.a. David)   1971-  
David Silveria   1972-  
David Fonseca   1973-  
Atom Willard (a.k.a. David)   1973-  
Lou Bega (a.k.a. David)   1975-  
Cheyenne Jackson (a.k.a. David)   1975-  
Richard Hughes (a.k.a. David)   1975-  
Stephen Gately (a.k.a. David)   1976-2009  
Dave "Phoenix" Farrell   1977-  
David Bisbal   1979-  
J. Álvarez (a.k.a. David)   1983-  
David Archuleta   1990-  
Davido (a.k.a. David)   1992-  
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers: 3 philosophers, 2 mathematicians, 1 economist
David Hume   1711-1776  
David Rittenhouse   1732-1796  
David Ricardo   1772-1823  
Henry David Thoreau   1817-1862  
David Hilbert   1862-1943  
David Benatar   1966-  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 1 politician
David Sassoli   1956-2022  
Notable Scientists and Inventors: 6 physicists, 1 anthropologist, 1 astronomer/inventor, 1 biologist, 1 chemist, 1 inventor, 1 naturalist
David Rittenhouse   1732-1796  
David Dunbar Buick   1854-1929  
Carl David Anderson   1905-1991  
David Attenborough   1926-  
Charles David Keeling   1928-2005  
David J. Thouless   1934-2019  
Brian David Josephson   1940-  
David Gross   1941-  
David Jeffrey Wineland   1944-  
Roger D. Kornberg (a.k.a. David)   1947-  
Hugh David Politzer   1949-  
David Graeber   1961-2020  
Notable Writers: 11 authors, 2 playwrights
Henry David Thoreau   1817-1862  
D. H. Lawrence (a.k.a. David)   1885-1930  
Waldo Frank (a.k.a. David)   1889-1967  
J. D. Salinger (a.k.a. David)   1919-2010  
R. D. Wingfield (a.k.a. David)   1928-2007  
John le Carré (a.k.a. David)   1931-2020  
David Storey   1933-2017  
David Malouf   1934-  
David Seidler   1937-  
Rupert Holmes (a.k.a. David)   1947-  
David Foster Wallace   1962-2008  
David Baddiel   1964-  
David Mitchell   1969-  
Olympic Medalists: 21 silver, 20 bronze, 16 gold, 3 bronze/gold, 3 gold/silver, 2 bronze/silver, 2 silver/gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/bronze/silver, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(bronze) David Hall   1900   800 m  
(silver) David Hammond   1904   swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay  
(gold) David Munson   1904   4 mile team  
(bronze/silver) Calvin Bricker (a.k.a. David)   1908; 1912   long jump  
(gold) David Jacobs   1912   4x100 m relay  
(silver) David Fall   1924   diving - platform  
(gold/silver) David Burghley   1928; 1932   400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay  
(silver) Dave Albritton   1936   high jump  
(gold) David Browning Jr.   1952   diving - springboard  
(silver) David Lean   1956   4x400 m relay  
(bronze) Dave Power   1960   10000 m  
(silver) Dave Sime   1960   100 m  
(bronze) David Segal   1960   4x100 m relay  
(gold/silver) David Theile   1956; 1960   swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(bronze) Dave Gillanders   1960   swimming - 200 m butterfly  
(bronze) David Jones   1960   4x100 m relay  
(gold) Bob Webster (a.k.a. David)   1960; 1964   diving - platform  
(bronze) David Dickson   1960; 1964   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(bronze) Dave Weill   1964   discus throw  
(gold/bronze/silver) David Hemery   1968; 1972   400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay  
(bronze) Bill Schmidt (a.k.a. David)   1972   javelin throw  
(gold) David Edgar   1972   swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay  
(gold) Dave Wottle   1972   800 m  
(silver) David Jenkins   1972   4x400 m relay  
(bronze) David Roberts   1976   pole vault  
(silver/gold) David Andrew Wilkie   1972; 1976   swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m breaststroke  
(bronze) David Dunne   1976   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(bronze) David Hambartsumyan   1980   diving - platform  
(bronze) David López-Zubero Purcell   1980   swimming - 100 m butterfly  
(bronze) David Lowe   1980   swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(silver) David Ottley   1984   javelin throw  
(bronze) Dave Laut   1984   shot put  
(gold) David Larson   1984   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(silver) Dave Wilson   1984   swimming - 100 m backstroke  
(bronze) Dave Steen   1988   decathlon  
(silver) Jody Campbell (a.k.a. David)   1984; 1988   water polo  
(gold) Adrian Moorhouse (a.k.a. David)   1988   swimming - 100 m breaststroke  
(bronze) Andy Jameson (a.k.a. David)   1988   swimming - 100 m butterfly  
(silver/gold/bronze) David Berkoff   1988; 1992   swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(silver) David Wharton   1988   swimming - 400 m medley  
(bronze) Dave Johnson   1992   decathlon  
(bronze) David Grindley   1992   4x400 m relay  
(bronze/gold) David Robinson   1988; 1992; 1996   basketball  
(gold) David Fox   1996   swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay  
(silver) Mark Hylton (a.k.a. David)   1996   4x400 m relay  
(silver/gold) Jonathan Edwards (a.k.a. David)   1996; 2000   triple jump  
(silver) Dave Nilsson   2004   baseball  
(gold/bronze) Manu Ginóbili (a.k.a. David)   2004; 2008   basketball  
(bronze) David Oliver   2008   110 m hurdles  
(silver) David Payne   2008   110 m hurdles  
(bronze/gold) David Neville   2008   400 m; 4x400 m relay  
(bronze/silver) David Davies   2004; 2008   swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - marathon 10 km  
(gold) David Walters   2008   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(gold) Nick Skelton (a.k.a. David)   2012   equestrian  
(silver) David Florence   2008; 2012   canoe slalom  
(gold/silver) David Cal   2004; 2008; 2012   canoe sprint  
(bronze) David Ayrapetyan   2012   boxing  
(silver) Dávid Tóth   2012   canoe sprint  
(gold) David Svoboda   2012   modern pentathlon  
(silver) Trell Kimmons (a.k.a. David)   2012   4x100 m relay  
(gold) David Smith   2012   canoe sprint  
(silver) David Šain   2012   rowing  
(silver) David Storl   2012   shot put  
(bronze/gold) David Boudia   2012   diving  
(silver) David Murdoch   2014   curling  
(silver) Johnny Oduya (a.k.a. David)   2014   ice hockey  
(silver) David Morris   2014   freestyle skiing  
(gold) David Wise   2014   freestyle skiing  
(gold) David Rudisha   2012; 2016   800 m  
(gold) David Verburg   2016   4x400 m relay  
Oscar Award Winners: 2 directors, 1 actor
(actor) David Niven   1959   Separate Tables  
(director) David Lean   1958; 1963   The Bridge on the River Kwai; Lawrence of Arabia  
(director) William Friedkin (a.k.a. David)   1972   The French Connection  
Other Leaders: 1 president, 1 prime minister
Prime Minister David Thompson   2008-2010   Barbados  
President David A. Granger   2015-   Guyana  
Other Religious Leaders: 2 leaders
David O. McKay   1951-1970   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  
David Miscavige   1986-   Church of Scientology  
Other Royalty: 2 princes
Friso of Orange-Nassau (a.k.a. David)   1968-2013   Netherlands  
Harry, Duke of Sussex (a.k.a. David)   1984-   United Kingdom  
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 26 musicians
David Ruffin   1989   The Temptations  
David Lynch   1990   The Platters  
Dave Davies   1990   The Kinks  
Sam Moore (a.k.a. David)   1992   Sam & Dave  
Dave Prater   1992   Sam & Dave  
Noel Redding (a.k.a. David)   1992   The Jimi Hendrix Experience  
David Gilmour   1996   Pink Floyd  
David Bowie   1996     
David Crosby   1991; 1997   The Byrds; Crosby, Stills & Nash  
David Brown   1998   Santana  
David Byrne   2002   Talking Heads  
Dave Mason   2004   Traffic  
David "The Edge" Evans   2005   U2  
David Lee Roth   2007   Van Halen  
Dave Clark   2008   The Dave Clark Five  
Dave Alexander   2010   The Stooges  
Ronnie Wood (a.k.a. David)   1989; 2012   The Rolling Stones; Small Faces/Faces  
Dave Grohl   2014; 2021   Nirvana; Foo Fighters  
David Coverdale   2016   Deep Purple  
Dave Krusen   2017   Pearl Jam  
David "Pick" Withers   2018   Dire Straits  
David Robinson   2018   The Cars  
David Knopfler   2018   Dire Straits  
David Bryan   2018   Bon Jovi  
Dave Gahan   2020   Depeche Mode  
Dave Stewart   2022   Eurythmics  
Saints: 9 saints, 1 blessed
Saint David of Thessalonica   c. 450-540  
Saint David   c. 500-589  
Saint David of Gareja   5xx-604  
Saint Gleb (a.k.a. David)   ?-1019  
Saint Davit IV of Georgia (a.k.a. David)   1073-1125  
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: 2 kings
King David I   1124-1153  
King David II   1329-1332; 1336-1371  
Shakespearian Characters: 1 character
Lord Rambures (a.k.a. David)   Henry V