List of Famous people named Dave

Name Dave is among the most common names in Canada. Often it's a shorthand for David. Similar names: David, Davy, Davey, Davi, Dav, Davie. Here are some famous Daves:

Dave Duncan

First Name Dave
Last Name Duncan
Born on September 26, 1945 (age 80)

David Edwin Duncan is an American pitching consultant for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is also a former professional baseball catcher and pitching coach. He began his MLB playing career in 1964 and played again consecutively from 1967 to 1976 for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, and Baltimore Orioles.

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Dave Barry

First Name Dave
Last Name Barry
Born on July 3, 1947 (age 78)

David McAlister Barry is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comic novels. Barry's honors include the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (1988) and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2005).

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Dave Regis

First Name Dave
Last Name Regis
Born on March 3, 1964 (age 62)

David Regis is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored 53 goals from 237 appearances in the Football League in the 1990s, notably for Stoke City and Notts County.

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Dave Tippett

First Name Dave
Last Name Tippett
Born on August 25, 1961 (age 64)
Born in Canada, Saskatchewan

David G. Tippett is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Dave Rainford

First Name Dave
Last Name Rainford
Born on April 21, 1979 (age 47)

David John Rainford is an English former footballer. He is now on the coaching staff at Tottenham Hotspur.

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Dave DeGuglielmo

First Name Dave
Last Name DeGuglielmo
Born on July 15, 1968 (age 57)

Dave DeGuglielmo is an American football coach who is most recently was the offensive line coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously been offensive line coach for the NFL's New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and Indianapolis Colts. DeGuglielmo was part of two Super Bowl-winning teams in his coaching career; the 2007 New York Giants and 2014 New England Patriots.

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Dave Brown

David Michael Brown is a former professional American football quarterback who played for Duke University and later in the National Football League for the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals.

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Dave Hollister

David Hollister
First Name Dave
Last Name Hollister
Born on August 17, 1971 (age 54)

David Le Chaine Hollister is an American R&B singer who found fame during the 1990s as one quarter of the R&B quartet Blackstreet, before going on to have a solo career. Hollister is best known for his 2000 gold-certified album Chicago '85... The Movie, which included the singles "One Woman Man" and "Take Care of Home". He was also the featured on 2Pac's hit single "Brenda's Got a Baby".

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Dave Kushner

First Name Dave
Last Name Kushner
Born on November 16, 1966 (age 59)

David Kushner is an American musician perhaps best known as the rhythm guitarist for the hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver. Kushner has also been a member of Wasted Youth, Electric Love Hogs, Loaded, Danzig, Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro's solo band, Sugartooth, Zilch while he has also recorded with Infectious Grooves, Cyco Miko and more recently collaborated with Scars on Broadway guitarist Franky Perez releasing songs under the pseudonym of DKFXP, a combination of the initials of Perez and Kushner, as well as working with Indian singer and actress Shruti Haasan.

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Dave Simmons

First Name Dave
Last Name Simmons
Born on April 13, 1963 (age 63)

David Simmons is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He was named an NBL All-Star and won an NBL championship with the Melbourne Tigers, who retired his No. 25. He also had a two-year coaching stint with the Hunter Pirates. Simmons is the father of National Basketball Association (NBA) player Ben Simmons.

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