David is a common masculine given name of Biblical Hebrew origin. King David is a character of central importance in the Hebrew Bible and in both Christian and Jewish religious tradition.
Hebrew: דָּוִד, Modern David, Tiberian Dāwîḏ has the meaning of "beloved", from a root דּוֹד dôwd, which had an etymological meaning of "to boil" but survives in Biblical Hebrew only in figurative usage "to love", and specifically a term for an uncle (father's brother). In Christian tradition, the name was adopted as Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ Dawid, Greek Δαυίδ, Latin Davidus. The Quranic spelling is داوُد Dāwūd.
David was adopted as a Christian name from an early period, e.g. David of Wales (6th century), David Saharuni (7th century), David I of Iberia (9th century). Name days are celebrated on 8 February (for David IV of Georgia), 1 March (for St. David of Wales) and 29 December (for King David), as well as 25 June (St. David of Sweden), 26 June, 9 July (Russia) 26 August, 11 December, and 30 December (Hungary, Latvia, Norway).
The oldest, most popular and most commonly used diminutive form in the English speaking countries of "David" is "Dave", which first appeared in written form in the 16th century. The nickname "Dave" has been used as a name in its own right in the 19th and 20th centuries, at least in the U.S. At the height of its popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s, the name Dave was bestowed upon more than 3,000 infants each year.
Other common English-language hypocorisms of the name David are Davey, Davie, and Davy. The Welsh Dafydd is also abbreviated Dewi, Dai, and Daf
In Ashkenazi Jewish culture, common hypocorisms of Dovid are Dovi and Dov. Dudi is a common hypocorism in Modern Hebrew.
Davo is also used as a nickname, and is quite common in Australia and Armenia, while the nickname Dato (for Davit) is popular in the country of Georgia.
Feminine forms of the name include Davida, Davetta, and Davina. The girl's name Davinia may derive from David, but it has also been considered a derivation from the Gaelic Devin or a variant of Lavinia.
United Kingdom: David was the most popular masculine given name in Northern Ireland for newborns in 1975 and dropped to a fluctuating rank around 20th in the first few years of the 21st century.United States: David is the second most popular masculine name in the United States. 10,905,563 (1 out of 28) Americans are named David. Approximately 92,597 Davids are born each year.United States: In 2015, the name David, was the 18th most popular boy's name in the United States. David was adopted as a Christian name from at least the 6th century.
David the Invincible (6th century), Neoplatonic philosopherDavid (commentator) (6th century), Greek scholarSaint David (6th century), patron saint of WalesDavid Saharuni (7th century), presiding prince of Byzantine-controlled ArmeniaDavid I of Iberia (d. 881)David II of Iberia (d. 937)David of Bulgaria (d. 976), Bulgarian nobleDavid III of Tao (d. 1000)Saint David of Muscovy or Gleb (987–1015), brother of Saint Roman of Muscovy or Boris, and son of Saint VladimirDavid of Taman, late 10th century Khazar rulerDavid (Da'ud), 11th-century ruler of the Seljuk TurksDavid of Munktorp (died c. 1082)David I of Scotland (d. 1153), Roman Catholic saintDavid of Makuria (ruled c. 1268–1272), ruler of Makuria (in what is now Egypt and Sudan)Kings of Georgia:David IV of Georgia (d. 1125)David V of Georgia (d. 1155)David VI of Georgia (d. 1293)David VII of Georgia (d. 1270)David VIII of Georgia (d. 1311)Late medieval and early modern
David II of Scotland (1324 – 22 February 1371)Kings of Georgia:David IX of Georgia (d. 1360)David X of Kartli (d. 1526)David XI of Kartli (d. 1579)Davit as a name adopted by Emperors of Ethiopia:David I or Dawit I of Ethiopia (1382 – 6 October 1413)David II or Dawit II of Ethiopia (1501 – September 2, 1540)David III or Dawit III of Ethiopia (8 February 1716 – 18 May 1721)David Bek (d. 1728), Armenian military commanderDavid Ames (born 1983), English actorDavid Anders (born 1981), American actorDavid Arquette (born 1971), American actor, director, producerDavid Battley (1935–2003), British actorDavid Boreanaz (born 1969), American actorDavid Carradine (1936–2009), American actorDavid Caruso (born 1956), American actorDave Chappelle (born 1973), American comedianDavid Abraham Cheulkar (1909–1981), Indian actor known as "David"David Cross (born 1964), American actorDavid Conrad (born 1967), American actorDavid Dayan Fisher, American actorDavid DeLuise (born 1971), American actorDavid Dorfman (born 1993), American actorDavid Duchovny (born 1960), American actorDave Foley (born 1963), Canadian actor/ComedianDavid Gasman, American actor and directorDavid Hasselhoff (born 1952), American actor, singer, songwriterDavid Hemmings (1941–2003), British actorDavid Henrie, American actorDavid Hewlett (born 1968), English-born Canadian actor, writer, director and voice actorDavid Jason (born 1940), British actorDavid Kaye (born 1964), Canadian actorDavid Keith (born 1954), American actorDavid Kross (born 1990), German actorDavid Lander (born 1947), American actor, comedian, composer, musician and baseball scoutDavid Letterman (born 1947), American comedianDavid Lynch (born 1946), American actor, film and television director, musicianDave Mallow, American actorDavid McCallum (born 1933), Scottish actorDavid Mitchell (comedian) (born 1974), British comedian, actor and writerDavid Moscow (born 1974), American actorDavid Nelson (1936−2011), American actor, director, and producerDavid Niven (1910–1983), English actorDavid Nykl (born 1967), Czech-born Canadian actorDavid Oakes (born 1983), English actorDavid Palffy (born 1969), Canadian actorDavid Reivers (born 1958), American actorDavid Schwimmer (born 1966), American actorDavid Soul (born 1943), British-American actorDavid Spade (born 1964), American comic actorDavid Ogden Stiers (born 1942), American actor and musicianDavid Tennant (born 1971), Scottish actorDavid Thewlis (born 1963), English actorDavid Tomlinson (1917–2000), English actorDavid Walliams (born 1971), British comedy actorDavid Wain (born 1969), American comedianDave Wittenberg (born 1971), American actorJude Law (born 1972 as David Jude Heyworth Law), British actorDavid Attenborough (born 1926), English broadcaster and naturalistDavid Bellamy (born 1933), British author and environmental campaignerDavid J. Lipman, Director of the National Center for Biotechnology InformationDavid Suzuki (born 1936), Japanese Canadian science broadcaster and environmental activistDavid Ben-Gurion, first Prime Minister of IsraelDavid Blunkett, British MPDavid Byrne (Irish politician) (born 1947), Irish and European officialDavid Cameron (born 1966), British Prime MinisterDwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United StatesDavid Grimes, former member of the Alabama House of RepresentativesDavid Lam (real estate entrepreneur), Canada's first Asian-Canadian Lieutenant-GovernorDavid Laws (born 1965), British MPDavid Lloyd George, Welsh Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1916–1922David Miliband (born 1965), British MPDavid Owen (born 1938), UK politician, Labour Foreign Secretary (1977–1979); SDP founder, and leader (1983–1987)David Shaw (UK politician) (born 1950), accountant, British Conservative politicianDavid Steel, (born 1938), UK politician, leader of Liberal Party (1976–1988)Dave Abbruzzese (born 1968), American drummer with Pearl JamDavid Archuleta (born 1990), 2008 American Idol (TV show) runner-upDavid Arkenstone (born 1952), new age composerDavid Bowie (1947-2016), British rock singer, songwriter, producerDavid Brubeck (1920–2012), American jazz pianist and composerDavid Byrne (born 1952), musician and former Talking Heads frontmanDave Clark (born 1942), drummer with UK band The Dave Clark FiveDavid Clayton Thomas (born 1941) lead singer for Blood Sweat & TearsDavid Cook (born 1982), 2008 American Idol (TV show) winnerDavid Coverdale (born 1951) British hard rock vocalistDavid Crowder (born 1971), singer of a 6-piece Christian electronic rock and worship band from Waco, TexasDavid & David, 1980s pop group consisting of two men named DavidDave Davies (born 1947), lead guitarist and vocalist of the KinksDavid Desrosiers (born 1980), member of Simple PlanDavid Draiman (born 1973), vocalist of the band DisturbedDave Edmunds (born 1944), Welsh singer, guitarist and record producerDave Ellefson (born 1964),American Bassist, member of MegadethDavid H. Evans (born 1961), known as The Edge, guitarist in Irish rock band U2David Essex (born 1947), English singer-songwriter and actorDavid Gahan (born 1962), lead singer of the band Depeche ModeDavid Garrett (born 1981), German-American classical violinist and recording artistDavid Gilmour (born 1946), British rock singer-songwriterDavid Gray (born 1968), British rock singer-songwriterDave Grohl (born 1969), American drummer with Nirvana, then Foo FightersDave Grusin (born 1934), American composer of The GooniesDavey Havok (born 1975), American vocalist of the band AFIDavy Jones (1945–2012), actor and singer-songwriter with The MonkeesDave Lombardo (born 1965), drummer for SlayerDavid Lowery (born 1960), American guitarist, singer-songwriter for CrackerDave Matthews (born 1967), South African-born singer, guitaristDave Mustaine (born 1961),American Guitarist, Singer. member of Metallica and MegadethDavid Nail (born 1979), country singerDave Navarro (born 1967), guitarist with Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili PeppersDavid Nevue (born 1965), solo piano composer and a pianistDave O'Higgins (born 1964), British jazz saxophonistDavid Paich (born 1954), keyboardist of Grammy-winning band TotoDavid Pybus, bassist of British heavy metal group Cradle of FilthDavid Lee Roth (born 1953), American rock singer-songwriterDave Rowntree (born 1964), drummer of BlurDavid Ruffin (1941-1991), American R&B singer and dancer, lead singer of The TemptationsDavid Silveria (born 1972), former drummer of KoRnDavid A. Stewart (born 1952), Eurythmics and Dave Stewart and the Spiritual CowboysDavid Ray Stephens (born 1961), independent singer/songwriterDave Swarbrick (born 1941), English folk musician and singer-songwriterDavid Tao, (born 1969), Taiwanese singer-songwriterDavid Usher (born 1966), British rock singer-songwriterDavid Abrard (born 1976), French butterfly swimmerDavid Alaba, Austrian footballerDavid Albelda, Spanish footballerDavid Álvarez Aguirre, Spanish naturalized Equatoguinean footballerDavid Attewell, (born 1974), English basketball playerDavid Ambler (ice hockey) (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player and coachDavid Andersen, Australian professional basketball playerDave Andreychuk, Canadian ice hockey playerDavid Artell, English footballerDavid Aucagne, French rugby union playerDavid Barlow, Australian basketball playerDave Batista, American professional wrestlerDavid Beckham, English footballerDavid Belle, French founder of ParkourDavid Ben Dayan, Israeli football player (Hapoel Tel Aviv & national team)David Bentley, English footballerDavid Binn, American football All-Pro long snapper (San Diego Chargers)David Bishop (Athlete), British junior athleteDavid Blair (rugby player), Edinburgh rugby playerDavid Blatt, Israeli-American basketball player and coachDavid Blu (formerly "Bluthenthal"), American and Israeli Euroleague basketball forward (Maccabi Tel Aviv)David Boston (born 1978), American football playerDavid Byrne (English footballer) (born 1961), English football playerDavid Byrne (South African footballer), (born c. 1961), South African soccer player and coachDavid Carney, Australian footballerDavid Chaussinand, French hammer throwerDavid Cloke, Australian rules footballerDavid Coulthard, Scottish Formula One racerDavid de Gea, Spanish footballerDavid Douillet, French judo athleteDavid Dunn, English footballerDavid Eckstein, American baseball (Toronto Blue Jays, Cardinals 2006 World Series MVP)David Ferrer, Spanish tennis playerDavid Foucault, Canadian gridiron football playerDavid Freese, American baseball playerDavid de Gea, Spanish footballer, goalkeeper playing for Manchester UnitedDavid Ginola, French footballerDavid Gower, English cricketerDavid Gower (rugby league), Australian Rugby League playerDavid Hala, Australian Rugby League playerDavid Healy (footballer), Northern Ireland international footballerDave Hiscock, New Zealand professional motorcycle racer (1970s–80s)David Jack, English football managerDavid James (footballer), English footballerDavid Jarolím, Czech footballerDavid Klemmer, Australian Rugby League playerDavid Kushnir (born 1931), Israeli Olympic long-jumperDavid Lane (cricketer), Montserratian cricketerDavid Lee (basketball), American basketball playerDavid Legwand, American professional ice hockey playerDavid Lighty, American college basketball player (Ohio State University)David Lipsky, golferDavid Logan (basketball), Polish basketball playerDavid Lyons (swimmer), American swimmerDave Magadan, American baseball playerDavid Mark Berger, American-born Israeli, Maccabiah champion (middleweight); killed by terrorists in the Munich MassacreDavid McCray, German basketballerDavid McDuling, Australian Rugby Union playerDavid Monasterio, Puerto Rican swimmerDavid Moyes, Scottish football managerDavid Murphy (disambiguation), multiple peopleDavid N'Gog, French footballerDavid Nalbandian, Argentine tennis playerDavid Neitz, Australian rules footballerDavid Nemirovsky, Canadian hockey right wing (CSKA Moscow)David Nesbitt, Bahamian basketball playerDavid Nofoaluma, Australian Rugby League playerDavid O'Leary, Irish football managerDavid Odonkor, German footballerDavid Ortiz, Dominican baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox)David Pender, American football playersDavid Pizarro, Chilean footballerDavid Pleat, English football manager Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town)David Rhys-Jones, Australian rules footballerDave Roberts (pitcher), American major league baseball pitcherDavid Robinson (basketball), American former basketball playerDavid Rundqvist (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey playerDavid Seaman, English football goalkeeperDavid Shaw (American football) (born 1972), Stanford Cardinal football head coachDavid Shaw (Australian footballer) (born 1938), Australian footballerDavid Shaw (Canadian football) (born 1953), Canadian football playerDavid Shaw (cricketer) (born 1967), English cricketerDavid Shaw (diver) (1954–2005), Australian scuba diverDavid Shaw (footballer) (born 1948), English footballerDavid Shaw (ice hockey) (born 1964), Canadian hockey playerDavid Silva, Spanish footballerDavid Simmons (rugby league) (born 1984), Australian rugby league playerDavid Stagg (born 1983), Australian Rugby League playerDave Stephens (javelin thrower) (born 1962), American javelin throwerDavid Stephens, (Born 1991), English footballerDavid Stockdale, goalkeeper playing for FulhamDavid Suazo, Honduran footballerDavid Sullivan (disambiguation)David Tabak (1927-2012), Israeli Olympic runnerDavid Taylor (footballer born 1965), Welsh football player and coachDavid Trezeguet, French footballerDavid Tsebe, South African marathon runnerDavid Tua, New Zealand heavy weight boxerDavid Tyshler, Soviet saber fencerDavid Villa, Spanish footballerDavid West (basketball), American basketball playerDavid Wharton, American butterfly and medley swimmerDavid Wright, American baseball playerDavid Batstone (21st century), American journalistDavid S. Broder, political commentator for The Washington PostDavid Chase, American screenwriterDavid F. Dodge, American novelistDavid Eddings, American fantasy writerDavid Eggers, American writer, editor, and publisherDavid Frum, conservative Canadian-American political writerDavid Gerrold, science fiction novelist who wrote "The Trouble With Tribbles" episode of Star TrekDavid Hume, Scottish philosopherDavid Henry Hwang, American playwrightDovid Kaplan, senior lecturer at Ohr Somayach, Jerusalem, popular author and speakerDavid Kroyanker, Israeli architectural historianDavid Lassman, British writer responsible for the 'Rejecting Jane' article about Jane Austen and co-author of The Regency Detective series of novelsDavid Le Sage, Australian writer and Christian anti-war activistDavid Mamet, American playwrightDavid Mills (1961–2010), American television writer and producerDavid Mitchell, British novelistDavid Rakoff, American essayistDavid Ricardo, British political economistDavid Sedaris, American essayistDavid Shaw (writer) (1943–2005), American journalist for the Los Angeles TimesDavid Simon, American author, journalist, and TV producerDavid Shore, Canadian writer and television producerDavid Foster Wallace (1962–2008), American novelist and essayistDavid Woodard, American writer and conductorDavid Brooks (disambiguation)David Burroughs Mattingly, digital artistDavid Carnegie (disambiguation)David Carson, graphic designerDavid Carter CBE (born 1927), British industrial designer and educator.David Charlesworth, English Catholic abbotDavid Dimbleby, British TV commentator and presenter of current affairs and political programmes.David Feinstein, rabbiDavid Fincher, film directorDavid Frost, (1939–2013), British broadcasterDavid Gest, American TV producerDavid Wark Griffith, film directorDavid Hamilton, British photographerDavid Hatendi, (1953-2012), banker and Rhodes ScholarDavid Hayter, screenwriter and voice actor for Solid SnakeDavid Horler, father of Natalie HorlerDavid H. Jarvis, captain in the United States Revenue Cutter ServiceDavid Lynch, film directorDavid Marshall, goalkeeper playing for Cardiff City F.C.David Ramsden, contestant on Big Brother 10 (UK)David Rebibo, congregational rabbi and Jewish day school deanDavid Saint-Jacques, Canadian astronautDavid Sanders (disambiguation)David Shaw (disambiguation)David Stephens (public servant)David Talbot, founder of Salon.com Internet magazineDavid Toska, Norwegian bank robberDavid Vetter (1971–1984), the "Boy in the Bubble"David Willis, cartoonistDavid Woodard, American businessmanDavid Yonggi Cho, Korean Christian ministerDavid (Animorphs), a character in four of the 54+ Animorphs books.David (Sesame Street), a human character on Sesame Street from 1971 to 1989, played by Northern Calloway.David Xanatos, one of the main antagonists, turned ally in the animated series, Gargoyles.David, a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series.David Aames, a character in the 2001 film Vanilla SkyDavid "Dave" Bowman, the protagonist of 2001: A Space OdysseyDr. David Banner, main character from TV series The Incredible Hulk.David Copperfield, title character in the book of the same name by Charles Dickens.David Fisher, one of the main characters from the HBO series, Six Feet Under.David Freeman, the main character in the movie Flight of the Navigator.David "Dave" Lister, main character of the British sitcom Red DwarfDavid Marcus, Captain Kirk's son in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III: The Search for SpockDavid Platt, character in Coronation StreetDavid Tarrant, a senior police chief at New Scotland Yard, London, England, from the ;;Power of Five;; seriesDavid Telford, a recurring character in Stargate UniverseDavid "Dave" Turner, in Degrassi: The Next GenerationDavid the GnomeDavid, real name of Solid Snake, protagonist of several Metal Gear videogames.David Rossi a main character in the series Criminal MindsDavid "Dave" Seville, a main character in the Alvin and the Chipmunks series.David, the main character in the movie A.I. Artificial IntelligenceDavid, in the movie PrometheusDavid of Sassoun, Armenian epic heroDavid Nolan (Once Upon a Time), character in abc series, Once Upon a Time (TV series).Afrikaans: DawidAlbanian: Davidi, DautiArabic: modern Arabic spelling: داوود or traditional: داود (Dāwūd, Daawuud, Daafid, Dawud, Dawood, Da'ud, Daúd)ArmenianEastern: Դավիթ (Davitʻ)Western: Դավիթ (Tʻavitʻ)Assamese: দাউদ (Daud), ডেভিড (Devhid)Azerbaijani: Davud, داوودBiblical Greek: Δαυὶδ, Δαβίδ, Δαυΐδ, Δαυείδ, ΔαυίδηςBiblical Hebrew: DawidBashkir: Дауыт (Dawït)Basque: DabidBosnian: Davud, Dawud, Daud, DautBreton: DewiBulgarian: Давид, ДавидкоCatalan: DavidCornish: DavethCroatian: DavidCzech: David, DavídekDanish: DavidDutch: DavidEsperanto: DavidoEstonian: Taavet, TaaviAmharic: DawitFaroese: Dávur, Dávid, Dávið, DáviFilipino: David, DavideFinnish: Daavid, Taavetti, Taavi, TaavoFrench: DavidFula: Dauda, DaoudaGalician: DavlaaaarGe'ez: DawitGeorgian: დავით (Davit), დათო (Dato), დათა (Data), დათუჩა (Datucha), დათიკო (Datiko), დათუნა (Datuna)German: DavidGreek: Δαβίδ (David)Gujarati: ડેવિડ (Ḍēviḍa)Hausa: Dauda, DaoudaHawaiian: Kawika, Havika, KāwikaHebrew: Hebrew spelling without diacritics: דויד or full diacritics: דָּוִד (David)Hindi: दाऊद (Dāūd), डेविड (Ḍēviḍ)Hungarian: DávidIcelandic: DavíðIndonesian: DaudInuktitut: ᑖᕕᑦ (Taavit)Irish: Dáibhídh, Dáibhead, DaithíItalian: DavideJapanese: デイビッド (Deibiddo), ダビデ (Dabide)Kannada: ಡೇವಿಡ್ (Ḍēviḍ)Khmer: ដាវីត (Daaviit)Korean: 데빗 (Debit), 데이빗 (Deibit), 데이비드 (Deibideu), 다비드 (Dabideu), 다윗 (Dawit)Latin: DavidLatvian: Dāvids, DāvisLithuanian: Dovydas, DeividasMalayalam: David, DevassyMacedonian: Давид (DeJvid)Manado Malay: Davij, Davi, Dav, DaudMandarin Simplified Chinese: 戴维 (Dàiwéi), 大卫 (Dàwèi), 大維 (Dàwéi)Mandarin Traditional Chinese: 戴維 (Dàiwéi), 大衛 (Dàwèi), 大維 (Dàwéi)Mandinka: Dawda, Dauda, DaoudaManx: DavyMāori: RāwiriMarathi: दावीद (Dāvīda)Medieval English: DawMi'kmaq: DabitNorthern Sami: DávvetNorwegian: DavidPersian: داوود or داود (Davud)Polish: DawidPortuguese: Davi (only in Brazil), David (Brazil and Portugal)Punjabi: ਦਾਊਦ ਨੂੰ (Dā'ūda nū)Romanian: DavidRussian: Давид (Davíd), Давыд (Davýd), Дэйвид (Déjvid)Samoan: TavitaScots: Dauvit, DauidScottish Gaelic: Dàibheid, DàibhidhSerbian: Давид (David)Skolt Sami: Daa´vedSlovak: Dávid, DavidSlovenian: DavidSpanish: DavidSwahili: DaudiSwedish: David, DawidSyriac: ܕܘܝܕ (Dawid or Da'wood)Tamil: தாவீது (Daveedu)Telugu: డేవిడ్ (Ḍēviḍ)Thai: เดวิด (Dewid)Tiberian: DāwîḏTurkish: Davut, DavudUkrainian: Давид (Davyd), DevidUrdu: داؤد (Dāūd), ڈیوڈ (Ḍēviḍ)Welsh: Dafydd, Dewi, Dai, DewyddYiddish: Dovid, DawidYoruba: Dafidi, Dawodu, Dauda.Zulu: uDavideDavid emerges as a surname derived from the given name (patronymic) in the early modern period.
Gerard David (c. 1455–1523), Dutch renaissance painterFerenc Dávid (1510–1579), founder of the Unitarian Church in TransylvaniaJacques-Louis David (1748–1825), French neoclassical painterPierre Jean David (1788–1856), called "David d'Angers", French sculptorFélicien-César David (1810–1876), French composerFerdinand David (musician) (1810–1873), German violinist and composerEdgeworth David (1858–1934), Welsh-Australian geologist and explorerLeopold David (1878 or 1881–1924), first mayor of Anchorage, AlaskaDickie David (1879–1939), Wales national rugby union playerHérmine David (1886–1970), French painterJohann Nepomuk David (1895–1977), Austrian composerAlbert David (1902–1945), American naval officerHilario P. Davide, Sr. (1904–2006), Filipino teacher and politicianConstantin David (1908-1941), Romanian communist activistGyula Dávid (1913–1977), Hungarian composerHal David (1921–2012), American lyricist and songwriterF. R. David (born 1947), Tunisian-born French singerLarry David (born 1947), American comedian, writer, and actorKeith David (born 1956), American actorPeter David (born 1956), American writerLeonardo David (1960–1985), Italian alpine skierCristian David (born 1967), Romanian politicianStuart David (born 1969), Scottish musician and novelistAnna David (journalist) (born 1970), American journalistKornél Dávid (born 1971), Hungarian basketball playerGary David (born 1978), Filipino professional basketball playerCraig David (born 1981), English musicianJason David (born 1982), NFL football player for the New Orleans SaintsAnna David (singer) (born 1984), Danish pop and soul music singerColt David (born 1985), American football playerElizabeth David (1913–1992), British cookery writerMartin David, the main character in the film The HunterZiva David, a main character in the series NCIS