List of Famous people named David
David Remeseiro Salgueiro
David Remeseiro Salgueiro, known as Jason, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a right winger.
David Seco
David Seco Amundarain is a Spanish professional racing cyclist.
David Joy
David Joy is an American novelist and short-story writer.
David Shugar
David Shugar was a professor of the University of Warsaw.
David de Pury
David de Pury, Baron de Pury was a banker, merchant, and philanthropist from the Principality of Neuchâtel, then a Prussian principality and now part of Switzerland. His involvement in Triangular trade, particularly diamond and precious wood trading between Europe and South America, earned him a vast fortune. He became a major benefactor for his home town, Neuchâtel, where he funded the construction of schools, hospitals, government buildings, and served as a patron of various local charities. De Pury has become a controversial figure in the 21st-century for his connection to the Atlantic slave trade through his business endeavors in Latin America.
David Bohm
David Joseph Bohm was an American scientist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century and who contributed unorthodox ideas to quantum theory, neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind.
David Packard
David Packard was an American electrical engineer and co-founder, with Bill Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard (1939), serving as president (1947–64), CEO (1964–68), and Chairman of the Board of HP. He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1971 during the Nixon administration. Packard served as President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) from 1976 to 1981 and chairman of its Board of Regents from 1973 to 1982. He was a member of the Trilateral Commission. Packard was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 and is noted for many technological innovations and philanthropic endeavors.
David Lane
David Eden Lane was an American white separatist, neo-Nazi, and convicted felon. A member of the terror organization The Order, he was convicted and sentenced to 190 years in prison for racketeering; conspiracy; and being an accomplice to the murder of Alan Berg, a Jewish radio talk show host, who was murdered by another member of the group on June 18, 1984. He died while incarcerated in the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.
David Grossman
David Grossman is an Israeli author. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
David Skrela
David Skrela is a former French rugby union footballer. He most notably played for Stade Français and Toulouse in the Top 14 aswell as the French national side as a fly-half or centre. He was renowned for his tackles and his kicking skills.