List of Famous people named David

David Stakston is a Norwegian actor. He is best known for his role as Magnus Fossbakken in the Norwegian teen drama Skam, and as Magne Seier in the Netflix fantasy drama series Ragnarok.

David Elias Callaham is an American screenwriter.

David Gerald Unsworth is an English former professional footballer who was most recently caretaker manager of Everton. As a player, Unsworth played as a centre-back or left-back from 1991 until 2009.

David Gistau Retes was a Spanish journalist, scriptwriter and novelist.

David Aleksandrovich Dushman was a Soviet Red Army soldier and a fencing trainer of the Soviet Olympic team. He was the second to last surviving liberator of the Auschwitz concentration camp, after Ivan Martynushkin, who lives in Moscow. Dushman also fought in the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Kursk during World War II.

David Foenkinos is a French author and screenwriter. He studied literature and music in Paris. His novel La délicatesse is a bestseller in France. A film based on the book was released in December 2011, with Audrey Tautou as the main character. In 2014 he was awarded Prix Renaudot for his novel "Charlotte".

David John Bradley is an English actor. He is known for playing Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film series, Walder Frey in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, and Abraham Setrakian in the FX horror series The Strain. He is also an established stage actor, with a career that includes a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in a production of King Lear. Other acting credits include the BBC Two series Our Friends in the North, the ITV series Broadchurch, the BBC One miniseries Les Misérables, the comedy series After Life and the films Hot Fuzz, The World's End and Captain America: The First Avenger.

David Robert Malpass is an American economic analyst and former government official serving as President of the World Bank Group since 2019. Malpass previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs under Donald Trump, Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under Ronald Reagan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush. He served as Chief Economist at Bear Stearns for the six years preceding its collapse.

David Nutter is an American television and film director and television producer. He is best known for directing pilot episodes for television. In 2015, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, for his work on the HBO series Game of Thrones.

David Christopher Justice is a retired American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1989–1996), Cleveland Indians (1997–2000), New York Yankees (2000–2001), and Oakland Athletics (2002). Justice won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1990, and was a three-time MLB All-Star.