List of Famous people named David

Wang Yaoqing, also known as David Wang, is a Taiwanese actor.

David Edward Roback was an American guitarist, songwriter and producer, best known as a founding member of the duo Mazzy Star.

David Adetayo Olusoga is a British historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. He has presented historical documentaries on the BBC and contributed to The One Show and The Guardian.

David Roland Cook is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of American Idol in 2008. Prior to Idol he released an independent album entitled Analog Heart. This was followed by his post-Idol major-label debut David Cook which was released on November 18, 2008, and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA. His second major album This Loud Morning was released on June 28, 2011. His third post American Idol and fourth overall studio album Digital Vein was released on September 18, 2015.

David Ángel Abraham is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Huracán de Chabás as a central defender.

David Lauren is an American businessman. He is the middle child and youngest son of clothing designer Ralph Lauren and husband of Lauren Bush.

David Roy Akers is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redskins after not making the main roster of the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. The following year, he signed with the Eagles, where he spent 12 seasons. Akers was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions before retiring in 2013.

David Ronald de Mey Warren was an Australian scientist, best known for inventing and developing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder.

David Axelrod was an American composer, arranger, and producer. After starting out as a staff producer for record companies specializing in jazz, Axelrod became known by the mid-1960s in soul and jazz circles for his recording skills. In 1968, Axelrod embarked on a solo career and released several albums during the 1970s that showcased his characteristic sound, which combined heavily microphoned drums and baroque orchestration, and avant garde themes ranging from the environment to heightened mental awareness.

David Aaron Kessler is an American pediatrician, attorney, author, and administrator. He is currently the co-chair of the COVID-19 Advisory Board and the head of Operation Warp Speed, the program to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines and other treatment. Kessler was the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from November 8, 1990, to February 28, 1997.