List of Famous people named David

David Meltzer was an American poet and musician of the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance. Lawrence Ferlinghetti described him as "one of the greats of post-World-War-Two San Francisco poets and musicians". Meltzer came to prominence with inclusion of his work in the anthology, The New American Poetry 1945–1960.

David Prinosil is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991.

Sir David Valentine Willcocks, was a British choral conductor, organist, composer and music administrator. He was particularly well known for his association with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, which he directed from 1957 to 1974, making frequent broadcasts and recordings. Several of the descants and carol arrangements he wrote for the annual service of Nine Lessons and Carols were published in the series of books Carols for Choirs which he edited along with Reginald Jacques and John Rutter. He was also director of the Royal College of Music in London.

David Sarnoff was a Russian-American businessman and pioneer of American radio and television. Throughout most of his career he led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various capacities from shortly after its founding in 1919 until his retirement in 1970.

David Michael Culver, was a Canadian businessman and former Chairman and CEO of Alcan Aluminum Limited, from 1979 to 1989.

Francis David Langhorne Astor, CH was an English newspaper publisher and member of the Astor family.

David Dimitri is an internationally acclaimed tightrope acrobat who has been praised for his unique style.

David Kevin Wato Rumakiek is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga 1 club Persipura Jayapura. He is the older brother of Ramai Rumakiek.

David Andrew Buchanan, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. Buchanan has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB), for the Philadelphia Phillies and for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, KCMG, styled Lord Burghley before 1956 and also known as David Burghley, was an English athlete, sports official, peer, and Conservative Party politician. He won the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics.