List of people named David


The given name "David" may refer to:

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David was adopted as a Christian name from at least the 6th century.

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  • David, a character in the 1967 coming-of-age novel The Outsiders
  • David, a human character on Sesame Street from 1971 to 1989, played by Northern Calloway
  • David, a character in the 1981 American comedy romance movie Modern Romance
  • David, a character in the 1981 American made-for-television movie Fallen Angel
  • David, a character played by Willie Aames in the 1982 Canadian adventure romance movie Paradise
  • David, a vampire from the 1987 American supernatural comedy horror movie The Lost Boys
  • David, a character in the 1989 American crime drama movie Drugstore Cowboy
  • David Jr., and David Sr., characters in the 2005 American romantic comedy-drama movie The Upside of Anger
  • David, one of the two main characters in the 2008 drama movie David & Fatima
  • David, a character played by Joey Lawrence in the 2016 movie Arlo: The Burping Pig
  • David, a character from Battle for Dream Island, an animated web series
  • David, a Camp Campbell counselor and a character in the animated TV series Camp Camp
  • David, a non-playable Mii opponent in the Wii series
  • David of Sassoun, Armenian epic hero
  • David 8, an android in the Alien movie franchise
  • David Addison, a character played by Bruce Willis in the television series Moonlighting
  • Detective David Atkins and Mayor David Stiles, characters in the 1994 American action thriller movie Raw Justice
  • David Brent, the protagonist of The Office
  • David Brookes, a character in the TV sitcom The Ropers
  • David Chandler, a character in the 2008 Hallmark Channel television movie The Nanny Express
  • David A. Dimaguiba, a villain character in the 2023 Philippine action drama series FPJ's Batang Quiapo
  • David Fine, one of the two main characters in the 2005 independent movie David & Layla
  • David Freeman, the main character in the 1986 American science fiction adventure movie Flight of the Navigator
  • David Goodson, one of the two main characters in the 1994 American drama TV movie David's Mother
  • David Hogan, a character in the American sitcom television series The Hogan Family
  • David Howard, a character in the 1985 American satirical road comedy movie Lost in America
  • Dr. David Howser, a character in the American medical sitcom Doogie Howser, M.D
  • David Innes, the protagonist of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar novels
  • David "Dave" Karofsky, a character in the American musical television series Glee
  • David Lightman, a character in the 1983 American techno-thriller movie WarGames
  • David Madsen, a character in the 2015 video game Life is Strange
  • David "Dave" McFly, a character in the Back to the Future movie series
  • David Marcus, a character in the 1984 American science fiction film Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners#Characters, a fictional character and edgerunner in the original net animated miniseries Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, based on the action role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077
  • David Mills, main character in Se7en, played by Brad Pitt
  • David Mitchell, a character in the 1983 American TV movie Baby Sister
  • David Morse, a character in the 1990 American romantic comedy film Pretty Woman
  • David Nolan, a main character in ABC TV show, Once Upon a Time, played by actor Josh Dallas
  • David Platt, character in British soap opera Coronation Street
  • David Leonard Read, character in the Arthur book and television series
  • David Rockland, a character in the 1988 American science-fiction horror movie Pulse
  • David Rossi, a main character in the TV series Criminal Minds
  • David Seville, the producer and manager of the band Alvin and the Chipmunks, and the adoptive father of Alvin, Simon, and Theodre
  • David Silver, a character in the American teen drama television series Beverly Hills 90210
  • David Singh, character from DC Comics
  • David St. Hubbins, a character from the Mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap
  • David Telford, a recurring character in Stargate Universe
  • David Wallace, CEO of Dunder Mifflin on the US TV series The Office
  • David Wooderson, a character played by Matthew McConaughey in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused
  • David Xanatos, one of the main antagonists, turned ally in the animated series Gargoyles
  • Marshal David, a character in the 1993 American action thriller movie The Fugitive
  • Mara David and Clara David, characters in 2010 Philippine drama series Mara Clara
  • David Rose, a main character in the Canadian television sitcom Schitt's Creek, played by Dan Levy