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First name David
May 9, 2026

#1

David Wilcock

David Wilcock

American religious writer (1973-)

Top 500 #49 Initials DW #1

#2

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

Top 500 #159 Initials DA #1

#3

David Bowie

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

Top 500 #302 Initials DB #1 The Prestige

#4

David Harbour

David Harbour

American actor (born 1975)

Initials DH #2 Thunderbolts

#5

David Haye

David Haye

#6

David Byrne

David Byrne

Scottish-American musician (born 1952)

#7

David E. Kelley

David E. Kelley

American television producer | writer and attorney

#8

David Benioff

David Benioff

American writer and producer (born 1970)

#9

David Beckham

David Beckham

English footballer (born 1975)

#10

David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian

Initials DD #6 Oppenheimer

#11

David Lynch

David Lynch

American filmmaker | visual artist | musician | and actor (1946–2025)

Initials DL #6 Lost Highway

#12

David Scott

David Scott

American politician | Representative for Georgia's 13th congressional district (1945–2026)

#13

David Cross

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

Initials DC #2 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

#14

David Carradine

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

Initials DC #4 Kill Bill Volume 1

#15

David Mitchell

David Mitchell

British actor | comedian and writer

#16

David Tennant

David Tennant

Scottish actor (born 1971)

Initials DT #3 The Thursday Murder Club

#17

David Wynn Miller

David Wynn Miller

American conspiracy theorist

Initials DM #10

#18

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

American actor | singer | producer | and businessman (born 1952)

#19

David Guetta

David Guetta

French DJ and record producer (born 1967)

#20

David Spade

David Spade

American actor and comedian

#21

David Geffen

David Geffen

American businessman and musician

#22

David Lee Roth

David Lee Roth

American singer

Initials DR #10

#23

David Arquette

David Arquette

American actor | director and professional wrestler

Initials DA #6 Scream

#24

David Fincher

David Fincher

American film director

Initials DF #6 Being John Malkovich

#25

David Cassidy

David Cassidy

American actor and singer (1950–2017)

#26

David Koresh

David Koresh

American religious sect leader of Branch Davidians (1959-1993)

#27

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

Initials DS #12

#28

David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace

American fiction writer and essayist (1962–2008)

Initials DW #10 Infinite Jest

#29

David Duchovny

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

Initials DD #18

#30

David Ellison

David Ellison

American film producer (born 1983)

#31

David Cameron

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

Initials DC #10

#32

David Lowery

David Lowery

American filmmaker

Initials DL #11

#33

David Gilmour

David Gilmour

English musician | member of Pink Floyd (born 1946)

#34

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

American actor (born 1949)

Initials DS #15 Where the Crawdads Sing

#35

David Berkowitz

David Berkowitz

American serial killer

Initials DB #12

#36

David Corenswet

David Corenswet

American actor (born 1993)

Initials DC #14 Superman

#37

David Raya

David Raya

Spanish association football player

Initials DR #15

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David Boreanaz

David Boreanaz

Initials DB #14

#39

David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

Canadian filmmaker (born 1943)

Initials DC #15 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

#40

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Initials DT #5 Avatar: Fire and Ash

#41

David Crosby

David Crosby

American singer | guitarist and songwriter (1941–2023)

Initials DC #16 Hook

#42

David Goggins

David Goggins

American ultramarathon runner and writer (born 1975)

Initials DG #10

#43

David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

Israeli politician | Zionist leader | prime minister of Israel (1948–1953 | 1955–1963) - (born1886–1973)

Initials DB #15

#44

David Wilkie

David Wilkie

British swimmer | Olympic gold medallist | world champion | former world record-holder

Initials DW #14

#45

David McCallum

David McCallum

Scottish actor (1933–2023)

Initials DM #22

#46

David Parker Ray

David Parker Ray

American kidnapper | rapist | and suspected serial killer (1939–2002)

Initials DR #20

#47

David Foster

David Foster

Canadian musician | record producer | songwriter

Initials DF #10

#48

David Irving

David Irving

British author and Holocaust denier (born 1938)

#49

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Initials DO #4 Interstellar

#50

David Bromstad

David Bromstad

American designer and television personality

Initials DB #18

#51

David Letterman

David Letterman

American comedian and television host

Initials DL #15

#52

David de Gea

David de Gea

Spanish association football player

Initials DG #12

#53

David Anthony Higgins

David Anthony Higgins

Initials DH #17

#54

David Petraeus

David Petraeus

U.S. Army general and public official (born 1952)

#55

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

Initials DM #30

#56

David Scott

David Scott

American engineer | retired U.S. Air Force officer | former test pilot | and former NASA astronaut (born 1932)

Initials DS #23

#57

David Lammy

David Lammy

British politician (born 1972)

Initials DL #17

#58

David Niven

David Niven

British actor and novelist (1910–1983)

#59

David Duke

David Duke

American white nationalist and politician

Initials DD #36

#60

David Alaba

David Alaba

Austrian footballer (born 1992)

Initials DA #15

#61

David Draiman

David Draiman

American singer

Initials DD #37

#62

David Malouf

David Malouf

Australian writer

Initials DM #35

#63

David Miscavige

David Miscavige

leader of the Church of Scientology

Initials DM #37

#64

David Jonsson

David Jonsson

Initials DJ #11 The Long Walk

#65

David Sedaris

David Sedaris

American author (born 1956)

Initials DS #30

#66

David Suchet

David Suchet

Initials DS #31

#67

David Stirling

David Stirling

World War II British Army officer | and the founder of the Special Air Service (1915-1990)

Initials DS #32

#68

David Lawrence

David Lawrence

English Test and County cricketer (born 1964)

Initials DL #20

#69

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

American actor (1942–2018)

Initials DS #34

#70

David Henrie

David Henrie

Initials DH #21

#71

David Dhawan

David Dhawan

Indian film director (born 1951)

Initials DD #45

#72

David Bloom

David Bloom

American journalist

Initials DB #27

#73

David Choe

David Choe

American street artist and painter

Initials DC #28

#74

David Carpenter

David Carpenter

American serial killer on death row

Initials DC #30

#75

David Axelrod

David Axelrod

American political consultant (born 1955)

Initials DA #18

#76

David Brooks

David Brooks

American journalist | commentator and editor

Initials DB #28

#77

David Walliams

David Walliams

English actor | comedian and writer

Initials DW #24

#78

David Headley

David Headley

Pakistani American convicted terrorist

Initials DH #23

#79

David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon

David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon

English furniture designer | chairman of Christie's UK (born 1961); son of Princess Margaret | Countess of Snowdon; nephew of Queen Elizabeth II

Initials DS #36

#80

David Benavidez

David Benavidez

Initials DB #29

#81

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

American actor and director

Initials DP #12

#82

David Villa

David Villa

Spanish association football player

#83

David Silva

David Silva

Spanish association football player

Initials DS #38

#84

David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz

Initials DK #13 Oppenheimer

#85

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

American illusionist

Initials DC #33

#86

David Moyes

David Moyes

Scottish association football manager (born 1963)

Initials DM #43

#87

David Muir

David Muir

American broadcast journalist

Initials DM #44

#88

David Seaman

David Seaman

Ex England footballer

Initials DS #40

#89

David Icke

David Icke

English conspiracy theorist (born 1952)

#90

David Baszucki

David Baszucki

Co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation

Initials DB #32

#91

David Jason

David Jason

English actor (born 1940)

Initials DJ #15

#92

David Ruffin

David Ruffin

American singer (1941–1991)

Initials DR #30

#93

David Otunga

David Otunga

American professional wrestler

#94

David M. Brown

David M. Brown

American astronaut (1956–2003)

Initials DB #37

#95

David Bradley

David Bradley

Initials DB #39 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

#96

David Caruso

David Caruso

Initials DC #36 First Blood

#97

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922

Initials DG #18

#98

David Dencik

David Dencik

Danish-Swedish actor

Initials DD #60 Clayface

#99

David Mamet

David Mamet

American playwright | filmmaker and author (born 1947)

Initials DM #57 Marty Supreme Glengarry Glen Ross

#100

David Giuntoli

David Giuntoli

Initials DG #19

#101

David Hornsby

Initials DH #32

#102

David Carle

American ice hockey coach

Initials DC #42

#103

David Von Erich

American professional wrestler (1958–1984)

#104

David Soul

American-British actor (1943–2024)

Initials DS #45

#105

David Adelman

American basketball coach

Initials DA #25

#106

David Barnea

Director of the Mossad

Initials DB #42

#107

David Ladd

American producer and former actor

Initials DL #24

#108

David Lyons

Australian actor

Initials DL #25

#109

David Reimer

Canadian boy raised as girl following botched surgery (1965–2004)

Initials DR #37

#110

David Lee

American basketball player (born 1983)

Initials DL #26

#111

David Justice

American professional baseball player | outfielder

Initials DJ #18

#112

David Hume

Scottish philosopher | economist | and historian (1711-1776)

Initials DH #36

#113

David Coverdale

English rock singer

Initials DC #46

#114

David Alan Grier

American actor and comedian

Initials DG #23 Jumanji

#115

David Ortiz

Dominican-American professional baseball player (born 1975)

#116

David Duval

professional golfer from the U.S.

Initials DD #62

#117

David Allan Coe

American country musician

Initials DC #48

#118

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

Initials DW #32 Titanic

#119

David Faustino

American actor and rap artist

Initials DF #26

#120

David Howard Thornton

Initials DT #14

#121

David Oakes

English actor (born 1983)

#122

David Wenham

Australian actor (born 1965)

Initials DW #34 Lion

#123

David Hahn

United States marine (1976-2016)

Initials DH #40

#124

David Zayas

Puerto Rican actor

Initials DZ #3 The Running Man

#125

David Chase

American screenwriter | director and producer

Initials DC #53

#126

David Furnish

Canadian filmmaker

Initials DF #30

#127

David Chang

Initials DC #59

#128

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist

Initials DS #53

#129

David Hodne

United States Army general

Initials DH #44

#130

David Denman

Initials DD #67 Greenland

#131

David Berry

Canadian-Australian actor

Initials DB #52

#132

David McBride

Australian whistleblower and soldier

Initials DM #68

#133

David Hockney

English painter and printmaker (born 1937)

Initials DH #47

#134

David Zaslav

President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery

#135

David Luiz

Brazilian association football player

Initials DL #35

#136

David Graf

American actor (1950–2001)

Initials DG #26

#137

David Sullivan

Welsh businessman

Initials DS #59

#138

David Haig

Initials DH #48 Four Weddings and a Funeral

#139

David Grutman

American hospitality entrepreneur

Initials DG #28

#140

David Rockefeller

American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)

Initials DR #43

#141

David Frankel

Initials DF #34

#142

David Gest

American producer and entertainer

Initials DG #29

#143

David Finlay Jr.

Northern Irish professional wrestler

Initials DJ #21

#144

David Tomlinson

English actor (1917-2000)

Initials DT #21 Mary Poppins

#145

David Jolly

American lobbyist and politician

Initials DJ #22

#146

David Koechner

American actor and comedian

Initials DK #22

#147

David Graeber

American anthropologist and anarchist (1961-2020)

Initials DG #31 The Dawn of Everything

#148

David Koepp

American screenwriter and director (1963-)

Initials DK #24 The Lost World: Jurassic Park

#149

David James

English association football player

Initials DJ #26

#150

David Alpay

Initials DA #35

#151

David Shaffer

American psychiatrist

Initials DS #70

#152

David Thornton

Initials DT #26 The Notebook

#153

David Frost

British television host | journalist | comedian and writer (1939–2013)

Initials DF #36

#154

David Livingstone

Scottish explorer and missionary (1813-1873)

Initials DL #39

#155

David Warner

Australian international cricketer

Initials DW #46

#156

David Hunt

Initials DH #55

#157

David Costabile

Initials DC #70

#158

David Patrick Kelly

American actor and musician

Initials DK #27 John Wick

#159

David Njoku

American football player (born 1996)

Initials DN #13

#160

David Archuleta

American singer-songwriter

Initials DA #37

#161

David Rysdahl

Initials DR #50 Oppenheimer

#162

David O. Russell

American film director | screenwriter and producer

Initials DR #51

#163

David Dobrik

Slovakian YouTuber

Initials DD #81

#164

David Lean

British film director (1908–1991)

Initials DL #41 Lawrence of Arabia

#165

David Rubenstein

American businessman

Initials DR #53

#166

David Del Rio

Initials DR #54

#167

David Hemmings

English actor and director (1941–2003)

Initials DH #60 Gladiator

#168

David Boston

Player of American Football

Initials DB #66

#169

David Silveria

American drummer

Initials DS #78

#170

David Simon

American author | journalist | and television writer and producer

Initials DS #79

#171

David Pocock

Australian rugby union player and politician

Initials DP #41

#172

David Gross

American particle physicist and string theorist

Initials DG #37

#173

David Stern

Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (1942–2020)

Initials DS #80

#174

David Eigenberg

Initials DE #13

#175

David Flair

American professional wrestler

Initials DF #43

#176

David Burtka

American actor and professional chef

Initials DB #69

#177

David Friedberg

American businessman

Initials DF #44

#178

David James Elliott

Initials DE #14

#179

David Moscow

Initials DM #90

#180

David Harewood

Initials DH #65

#181

David Frum

American political commentator

Initials DF #46

#182

David Szalay

Canadian-born Hungarian-British writer (born 1974)

Initials DS #81 Flesh

#183

David Cox

former U.S. marine found killed by an unknown assailant

Initials DC #82

#184

David Roddy

American basketball player

Initials DR #61

#185

David Janssen

American actor (1931-1980)

Initials DJ #30

#186

David Ayer

American filmmaker

Initials DA #39 Training Day

#187

David Olusoga

British historian and television presenter

Initials DO #18

#188

David Coulthard

British racing driver

Initials DC #83

#189

David Proval

Initials DP #47 The Shawshank Redemption

#190

David Paich

American musician

Initials DP #48

#191

David Prowse

English bodybuilder | weightlifter | and actor (1935–2020)

Initials DP #50 Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

#192

David Trezeguet

French footballer (born 1977)

Initials DT #28

#193

David Blaine

American illusionist and extreme performer

Initials DB #76

#194

David Gates

American musician

Initials DG #42

#195

David Jeremiah

American pastor and author

Initials DJ #34

#196

David Quantick

British journalist

#197

David McKinley

American politician

Initials DM #104

#198

David Miliband

British politician (born 1965)

Initials DM #105

#199

David Genat

Australian model and reality television contestant

Initials DG #45

#200

David Baldacci

American author

Initials DB #81