David (family name)

David is the family name derived from the given name.

Name bearer

A.

Adam David (1872–1959), Swiss zoologist, Africa explorer, big game hunter and publicist
Adelino Castelo David (* 1955), bank manager and politician from São Tomé and Príncipe
Albert David (lawyer) (1865 – after 1937), German lawyer and judge
Albert David (physician) (1866-1940), German general practitioner
Albert Leroy David (1902–1945), American naval officer
Alberto David (* 1970), Luxembourgish chess player
Alexander David (1687–1765), German chamber councilor
Alexandra David-Néel (1868–1969), French writer
Alfons David (1866–1954), Reich judge
Alfred David (1929–2014), American English scholar, literary scholar (Medievalist) and university professor of German origin (emigrated in 1938)
Alois Martin David (1757-1836), Bohemian astronomer
André David (1922-2007), French composer
Anna David (* 1984), Danish soul pop singer
Anne-Marie David (* 1952), French singer
Anton David (politician) (1849-1924), Austrian politician (SDAP)
Anton David (Jesuit) (1851–1931), German author, educator and Jesuit
Armand David (1826–1900), French lazarist and naturalist
Aubrey David (* 1990), soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago

B.

Bernhard David (1888–1948), German structural engineer, emigrated to South Africa

C.

CL David ( Christian Ludvig David , 1878-1960), Danish lawyer and art collector (Davids Samling)
Carlos David (musician) , Dominican singer and composer
Carlos David (soccer player) (* 1986), Spanish soccer player
Catherine David (* 1954), French art historian
Charles David (hockey player) (born 1968), Malaysian hockey player
Charles David (director) (1906-1999), French director
Charlie David (* 1980), Canadian actor
Chris David (sound engineer) (* 1953), British sound engineer
Chris David (soccer player) (* 1993), Dutch soccer player
Chris David (cyclist) , Belgian cyclist
Christian David (1692–1751), founder of Herrnhut and missionary of the Moravian Brethren in Greenland, Holland, Livonia and Pennsylvania
Christian David (artist) (* 1972), Austrian author
Constantin J. David (1886–1964), German journalist, film director and film producer
Craig David (* 1981), British musician
Cyrus David (* 1961), German actor, director and presenter

D.

Dada Davis (* 1993), South Sudanese football player
David David-Weill (1871–1952; born David Weill), French banker, art collector and patron
Dharshini David (*?), British news anchor
Domenico David († 1698), Italian librettist
Dominique-Marie David (* 1963), French clergyman, Archbishop of Monaco
Dorit David (* 1968), German clown, actress and theater pedagogue, writer and illustrator

E.

Eberhard David (* 1942), German politician (CDU)
Eduard David (1863-1930), German politician (SPD)
Egon David (* 1939), German soccer player
Elizabeth David (1913–1992), British cookbook author and journalist
Emmerich David (1882–1953), German clergyman
Enry David-Fascher (* 1948), Vietnamese pop singer, see En Davy
Ernst David (instrument maker) (1864 – around 1918), German brass instrument maker
Ernst David (writer) (* 1932), Austrian writer and poet
Eugen David (* 1945), Swiss politician (CVP)

F.

FR David (* 1947; actually Elli Robert Fitoussi ), French pop singer
Fanny David (1892–1944), German welfare worker, Jewish association official and victim of the Holocaust
Feidel David († 1801), German-Jewish court factor in Hessen-Kassel
Félicien David (1810–1876), French Romantic composer
Ferdinand David (1810–1873), German violinist and composer
Ferdinand David (painter) , French painter
Ferdinand David (politician) (1885–1950), German lawyer and local politician
Fernand David (1872–1926), French sculptor and medalist
Florin David (1977-2011), Romanian rugby player
François David (Bishop) (1870–1939), Iraqi clergyman, Bishop of Amadiyah
François David (writer) (born 1950), French writer
François David (physicist) (* 1955), French physicist
François Anne David (1741–1824), French etcher and engraver
Franck David (* 1970), French sailor
Franz David (entomologist) (? –1951), Austrian lawyer, entomologist and butterfly collector

Friedrich David ( Fritz David ; 1881–1964), German stenographer and librarian

Fritz David (1897–1936), communist functionary and victim of Stalinism

G

Gabriela David (1960–2010), Argentine filmmaker and screenwriter
Gareth David-Lloyd (born 1981), Welsh actor
Gerard David (~ 1460–1523), old Dutch painter
Gertrud David (1872–1936), German women's rights activist, journalist, consumer cooperative and filmmaker
Giacomo David (Davide) (1750-1830), Italian tenor
Giovanni David (Davide) (1790–1864), Italian tenor
Guy David (soccer player) (1947-2008), French soccer player and coach
Guy David (mathematician) (* 1957), French mathematician
Gyula Dávid (1913–1977), Hungarian composer

H

Hal David (1921–2012), American songwriter
Hans David (veterinarian) (actually Johann David ; 1892–1952), Austrian veterinarian and bacteriologist
Hans Eduard Fierz-David (1882–1953), Swiss chemist, see Hans Eduard Fierz
Hans Theodor David (1902–1967), German-American musicologist
Hans Walter David (1893–1942), German composer and conductor
Heinrich David (1856–1935), Swiss lawyer and politician
Heinz David (1931–2019), German doctor and pathologist
Helga David (* 1938), Austrian theater director, actress and writer
Henry David (* 1979), Israeli actor
Herbert David (1900–1985), German politician (NSDAP), lawyer and SS leader
Herman David (1905–1974), British tennis player and official
Hermann David (1845–1906), German businessman
Hermine David (1886–1970), French draftsman and painter
Horst David (* 1938), German serial killer

I.

Imke David (* 1967), German musician (viol player)
Inez Bjørg David (* 1982), Danish actress

J

Jacqueline David (1913–2010), French philologist and member of the Académie française, see Jacqueline de Romilly
Jacques David (1930–2018), French clergyman, Bishop of Evreux
Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825), French painter
Jakob Julius David (1859–1906), Austrian writer
James Burty David (1951–2009), politician from Mauritius
Janina David (* 1930), Polish-British writer
Jean David (painter) (1908–1993), Israeli painter of Romanian origin
Jean David (writer) (1924–2013), French writer and literary critic
Jean-Antoine David (1767–1799), French general of the cavalry
Jean Jacques David ( Johann Jakob David ; 1871–1908), Swiss explorer of Africa
Jérôme Frédéric Paul David (1823–1882), French officer and minister
Jiří David (1923–1997), Czechoslovak sprinter
Joanna David (* 1947), British theater, television and film actress
Joaquim David (* 1951), Angolan politician and business manager
Johann David (1892–1952), Austrian veterinarian and bacteriologist, see Hans David (veterinarian)
Johann Marcus David (1764–1815), German painter
Johann Nepomuk David (1895–1977), Austrian composer
John Charles David (* 1964), British mushroom expert
Jonas David (* 2000), German soccer player
Jonathan David (* 2000), Canadian-Haitian soccer player
Josef David (1884–1968), Austro-Czech politician and journalist
Joseph-Marie Timon-David (1823-1891), founder of the Congrégation du Sacré-Cœur
Julian David (* 1989), German singer and actor

K

Kaingaue David (* 1995), Kiribati athlete
Kal David (born 1943), American guitarist, singer and songwriter
Karen David (* 1979), Indian actress, singer and songwriter
Karin David (* 1949), German actress and voice actress
Karl David-Djerf (* 1977), American actor
Keith David (born 1956), American actor
Kornél Dávid (* 1971), Hungarian basketball player
Kurt David (1924–1994), German writer

L.

Lajos Dávid (1913–1944), Hungarian table tennis player
Larry David (* 1947), American comedian, screenwriter and actor
Lavonte David (born 1990), American football player
Léon David (singer) (1867–1962), French opera singer (tenor)
Léon David (politician) (1901-2000), French politician (PCF)
Leonardo David (1960–1985), Italian ski racer
Linus David (1935–2004), Swiss composer
Lore Rose David (1905–1985), German-American zoologist and paleontologist
Lucas David (1503–1583), German historian
Ludwig David (1856–1930), German-Austrian photographer, photo technician and officer
Lukas David (* 1934), Austrian violinist

M.

Mack David (1912–1993), American songwriter and film music composer

Manfred David (1950–2011), German politician and financial specialist

Marc David (* 1958), Canadian trombonist, conductor and music director of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra

Marcelo David (* 1994), Brazilian e-athlete

Marian David (* 1959), Austrian philosopher

Mario David (actor) (1927–1996), French actor

Mario David (director) (1930-2001), Argentine screenwriter and film director

Mario David (soccer player) (1934-2005), Italian soccer player

Mário David (* 1953), Portuguese politician (PSD)

Martin David (1898–1986), German-Dutch legal historian of the Orient and papyrologist

Martin David (* 1970), Czech, Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Ostrau-Troppau

Maurizio David (*?), Italian skeleton pilot

Mauro David (1949–2007), hyperrealism painter

Metring David (1920 / 1926–2010), Filipino actress

Michael David (1685–1758), Elector of Hanover and King. British court and chamber agent and head of the Jewish community in Hanover

Michael Stahl-David (* 1982), American actor

Michel-Antoine David (1707–1769), French printer, publisher, and encyclopedist

Mihály Dávid (1886–1944), Hungarian athlete

Mircea David (1914–1993), Romanian football goalkeeper

Mirjam David (1917–1975), German chemist and resistance fighter

Moritz David (1875–1956), German rabbi

N

Nicol David (* 1983), Malaysian squash player
Nora David, Baroness David (1913–2009), British politician (Labor)

O

Ophélie David (* 1976), French freestyle skier
Otto David (engineer) (1917–1982), German engineer and university professor
Otto David (actor) (1931–2012), Austrian actor

P

Pablo A. David (1889–1965), Filipino politician
Pablo Virgilio Siongco David (* 1959), Filipino clergyman, auxiliary bishop in San Fernando
Pamela David (* 1978), Argentine beauty queen, actress, presenter and photo model
Paul David (cardiologist) (1919-1999), Canadian cardiologist
Paul David (* 1935), American economist and university professor
Paulo David (* 1959), Portuguese architect
Pavel David (chess player) (* 1965), Czech chess player
Pavel David (soccer player) (* 1978), Czech soccer player
Peter David (* 1956), American writer
Peter David (politician) (* 1957), Grenadian politician
Peter Dávid (* 1966), Slovak handball player
Philipp David (* 1973), German theologian
Pierre David (* 1944), Canadian film producer, screenwriter and director

R.

Ralf David (* 1974), German actor
René David (1906–1990), French legal scholar
Rob David (actually: Roberto Davide Purvis Jr .; * 1971), American actor and composer
Rudolf David (industrialist) (1901–1985), Austrian steel industrialist and president of the Vienna Shipbuilding Research Institute
Rudolf David (historian) (before 1912–1976), Transylvanian historian and teacher

S.

Salomon Michael David († 1791), German banker and entrepreneur
Samuel David (1836–1895), French composer
Sante David (1908–2007), German-Italian Germanist
Saul David (born 1966), British military historian and television presenter
Simson Alexander David (1755–1812 / 13), German publicist and businessman
Shirin David (* 1995), pseudonym of the German singer and YouTuber Barbara Shirin Davidavicius
Sofie David (1875 – after 1926), German theater actress and opera singer (soprano)
Sorin David (1954–2015), Romanian ballet dancer
Stella David (1883–1950) Swiss actress
Stefan David , pseudonym of the German author Felix Rexhausen (1932–1992)
Stefan David (Manager) (* 1976/1977), German business manager
Susanne Lücke-David (* 1933), German art historian and non-fiction author
Sylvester David (* 1953), South African religious, auxiliary bishop in Cape Town

T

Tannatt William Edgeworth David (1858–1934), British geologist, surveyor and polar explorer
Thayer David (1927–1978), American actor
Thomas David (Author) (* 1967), German author
Thomas David (historian) (* 1967), Swiss economic historian
Thomas David (* 1985), Austrian singer-songwriter
Thomas Christian David (1925–2006), Austrian composer and musician
Tonton David (* 1967), French reggae musician

V

Václav David (1910–1996), Czechoslovak politician and diplomat

W.

Wilfried David (1946–2015), Belgian racing cyclist
William David (* 1969), French racing car driver
Wolfgang David (writer) (* 1948), German writer
Wolfgang David (prehistoric) (* 1961), German prehistoric
Wolfgang David (musician) (* 1971), Austrian violinist

Y

Yanis David (* 1997), French long and triple jumper
Yoram David (* 19 **), Israeli conductor and former general music director in Aachen
Yves David (1928-2010), French football player

Z

Zoltan David (soccer player) (1932-2010), Romanian soccer player and coach
Zoltán David (cameraman) (* 1955), Hungarian cameraman
Zoltan David (Designer) (* 1955), American jewelry designer of Hungarian origin