David James

Performers

• David James (actor, born 1839), English stage comic and a founder of London's Vaudeville Theatre
• David James (actor, born 1967), Australian presenter of ABC's Play School
• David James (actor, born 1972), South African who played Koobus Venter in 2009 film District 9
• David James (singer), Canadian country music songwriter since 2013

Public officials

• David James (American politician), member of Wisconsin State Senate
• David James (Australian politician), member of South Australia House of Assembly
• David James (British MP), member of Conservative Party, notable for escape from POW camp
• David James, Baron James of Blackheath, English corporate trouble-shooter, author of Conservative Party's James Report

Scientists

• David Gwilym James, Welsh vice chancellor of University of Southampton
• David James (cell biologist), Australian scientist who discovered glucose transporter GLUT4
• David James, British astronomer and minor planet discoverer

Sportsmen

• Dafydd James, Welsh rugby union wing and centre
• Dai James, Welsh footballer with Aberdare Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion
• Dave James, American NASCAR racer in 1969 Motor Trend 500
• David James (cricketer, born 1791), English player recorded in two matches for Old Etonians
• David James (cricketer, born 1921), Welsh right-handed batsman
• David James (rugby, born 1866), Welsh halfback
• David James (rugby, born 1906), Welsh rugby union and rugby league hooker
• David James (rugby, born 1985), Welsh wing and fullback
• David James (footballer, born 1917), Welsh centre forward
• David James (footballer, born 1942), Scottish winger
• David James (footballer, born 1970), English goalkeeper
• David James (sailor), American Olympian in 1968
• Scottie James, American basketball player

Others

• David James (painter), English marine painter
• David James (bishop), English bishop of Bradford
• Dewi James, Welsh businessman, co-founder in 1984 of American pornographic film company Vivid Entertainment, a/k/a David James