List of Famous people named David

Name David is among the most common names in USA, England, Mexico, France, Canada, Spain, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Portugal, Switzerland. Shortened forms: Dave. Similar names: Dave, Davide, Daveed, Davyd, Davidi. Here are some famous Davids:

David Thompson

First Name David
Last Name Thompson
Born on April 30, 1770
Died on February 10, 1857 (aged 86)

David Thompson was an Anglo-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and cartographer, known to some native people as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer". Over Thompson's career, he travelled 90,000 kilometres (56,000 mi) across North America, mapping 4.9 million square kilometres of the continent along the way. For this historic feat, Thompson has been described as the "greatest practical land geographer that the world has produced".

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David James Douglas Nugent, Baron Nugent

First Name David
Last Name Nugent
Born on November 24, 1917
Died on January 1, 1988 (aged 70)
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David Benevenuto Nicholson

First Name David
Last Name Nicholson
Born on January 1, 1916
Died on January 1, 1937 (aged 21)
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David FitzGibbon, 2nd White Knight

First Name David
Last Name Knight
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David Guy Hensman

First Name David
Last Name Hensman
Born on March 22, 1965 (age 61)
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David Clephane

First Name David
Last Name Clephane
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David Crawford, 4th of Kerse

First Name David
Last Name Kerse
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David Crawford, 5th of Kerse

First Name David
Last Name Kerse
Died on January 19, 1596
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David Baillie, 1st of Dochfour and Easter and Wester Dockairn

First Name David
Last Name Dockairn
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David M. Johnson

First Name David
Last Name Johnson
Born on May 30, 1941 (age 85)
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