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First name David
June 19, 2026

#1

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

Top 500 #60 Initials DA #1

#2

David Raya

David Raya

Spanish association football player

Top 500 #222 Initials DR #3

#3

David Bowie

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

Top 500 #350 Initials DB #1 The Prestige

#4

David Beckham

David Beckham

English footballer (born 1975)

Top 500 #376 Initials DB #2

#5

David Tennant

David Tennant

Scottish actor (born 1971)

Top 500 #405 Initials DT #2 The Thursday Murder Club

#6

David Letterman

David Letterman

American comedian and television host

Top 500 #408 Initials DL #2

#7

David Malukas

David Malukas

Lithuanian-American racing driver

#8

David Byrne

David Byrne

Scottish-American musician (born 1952)

#9

David Lynch

David Lynch

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

Initials DL #4 Lost Highway

#10

David Burke

David Burke

#11

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

#12

David O'Leary

David O'Leary

Irish footballer and manager

#13

David Harbour

David Harbour

American actor (born 1975)

Initials DH #5 Thunderbolts

#14

David Alaba

David Alaba

Austrian footballer (born 1992)

#15

David Carradine

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

Initials DC #3 Kill Bill Volume 1

#16

David Allan Coe

David Allan Coe

American country musician

#17

David Cameron

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

#18

David E. Kelley

David E. Kelley

American television producer | writer and attorney

#19

David Mitchell

David Mitchell

British actor | comedian and writer

Initials DM #11

#20

David Duchovny

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

Initials DD #12

#21

David Foster

David Foster

Canadian musician | record producer | songwriter

#22

David Berkowitz

David Berkowitz

American serial killer

#23

David Benioff

David Benioff

American writer and producer (born 1970)

#24

David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace

American fiction writer and essayist (1962–2008)

Initials DW #5 Infinite Jest

#25

David Fincher

David Fincher

American film director

#26

David Ellison

David Ellison

American film producer (born 1983)

#27

David Lammy

David Lammy

British politician (born 1972)

#28

David Lee Roth

David Lee Roth

American singer

Initials DR #14

#29

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

American actor (born 1949)

Initials DS #9 Where the Crawdads Sing

#30

David Parker Ray

David Parker Ray

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

Initials DR #15

#31

David Boreanaz

David Boreanaz

Initials DB #10

#32

David Gilmour

David Gilmour

English musician | member of Pink Floyd (born 1946)

#33

David Moyes

David Moyes

Scottish association football manager (born 1963)

Initials DM #19

#34

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

American actor (born 1966)

Initials DS #10

#35

David Stirling

David Stirling

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

Initials DS #12

#36

David Sullivan

David Sullivan

Welsh businessman

Initials DS #14

#37

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

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

Initials DH #16

#38

David Arquette

David Arquette

American actor | director and professional wrestler

Initials DA #9 Scream

#39

David Corenswet

David Corenswet

American actor (born 1993)

Initials DC #17 Superman

#40

David Cross

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

Initials DC #18 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

#41

David Caruso

David Caruso

Initials DC #19 First Blood

#42

David Spade

David Spade

American actor and comedian

Initials DS #19 Outcome

#43

David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian

Initials DD #22 Oppenheimer

#44

David Goggins

David Goggins

American ultramarathon runner and writer (born 1975)

Initials DG #10

#45

David Wilcock

David Wilcock

American religious writer (1973-)

Initials DW #12

#46

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Initials DT #5 Avatar: Fire and Ash

#47

David Niven

David Niven

British actor and novelist (1910–1983)

#48

David Benavidez

David Benavidez

Initials DB #15

#49

David Cassidy

David Cassidy

American actor and singer (1950–2017)

Initials DC #22

#50

David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

Canadian filmmaker (born 1943)

Initials DC #23 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

#51

David Dhawan

David Dhawan

Indian film director (born 1951)

Initials DD #27

#52

David Koresh

David Koresh

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

#53

David McCallum

David McCallum

Scottish actor (1933–2023)

Initials DM #26

#54

David Miliband

David Miliband

British politician (born 1965)

Initials DM #28

#55

David Jonsson

David Jonsson

Initials DJ #11 The Long Walk

#56

David Duke

David Duke

American white nationalist and politician

Initials DD #34

#57

David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

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

Initials DB #21

#58

David Crosby

David Crosby

American singer | guitarist and songwriter (1941–2023)

Initials DC #30 Hook

#59

David Suchet

David Suchet

Initials DS #27

#60

David Jason

David Jason

English actor (born 1940)

Initials DJ #14

#61

David de Gea

David de Gea

Spanish association football player

Initials DG #14

#62

David Von Erich

David Von Erich

American professional wrestler (1958–1984)

#63

David Geffen

David Geffen

American businessman

Initials DG #17

#64

David Sedaris

David Sedaris

American author (born 1956)

Initials DS #32

#65

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

American actor (1942–2018)

Initials DS #34

#66

David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz

Initials DK #12 Oppenheimer

#67

David Berry

David Berry

Canadian-Australian actor

Initials DB #22

#68

David Miscavige

David Miscavige

leader of the Church of Scientology

Initials DM #39

#69

David Guetta

David Guetta

French DJ and electronic music producer (born 1967)

Initials DG #18

#70

David Reimer

David Reimer

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

Initials DR #26

#71

David Bromstad

David Bromstad

American designer and television personality

Initials DB #26

#72

David Baszucki

David Baszucki

Co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation

Initials DB #27

#73

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922

Initials DG #19

#74

David Alpay

David Alpay

Initials DA #20

#75

David Denman

David Denman

Initials DD #44 Greenland

#76

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

American actor and director

Initials DP #18

#77

David Walliams

David Walliams

English actor | comedian and writer

Initials DW #22

#78

David Silva

David Silva

Spanish association football player

Initials DS #36

#79

David Villa

David Villa

Spanish association football player

#80

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 #37

#81

David Perdue

David Perdue

American politician | businessman | and diplomat (born 1949)

Initials DP #20

#82

David Ruffin

David Ruffin

American singer (1941–1991)

Initials DR #33

#83

David Koepp

David Koepp

American screenwriter and director (1963-)

Initials DK #17 The Lost World: Jurassic Park

#84

David Icke

David Icke

English conspiracy theorist (born 1952)

#85

David Frankel

David Frankel

American film director (born 1959)

Initials DF #25

#86

David Furnish

David Furnish

Canadian filmmaker

Initials DF #27

#87

David Giuntoli

David Giuntoli

Initials DG #26

#88

David Coverdale

David Coverdale

English rock singer

Initials DC #45

#89

David Bradley

David Bradley

Initials DB #36 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

#90

David Justice

David Justice

American professional baseball player | outfielder

Initials DJ #22

#91

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

American illusionist

Initials DC #47

#92

David Paulides

David Paulides

American writer | researcher | investigative journalist | and former police officer

Initials DP #23

#93

David Soul

David Soul

American-British actor (1943–2024)

Initials DS #43

#94

David Hornsby

David Hornsby

Initials DH #30

#95

David M. Solomon

David M. Solomon

American banker and DJ

Initials DS #45

#96

David Luiz

David Luiz

Brazilian association football player

Initials DL #25

#97

David Hume

David Hume

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

Initials DH #31

#98

David Frum

David Frum

American political commentator

Initials DF #30

#99

David Muir

David Muir

American broadcast journalist

Initials DM #54

#100

David Chase

David Chase

American screenwriter | director and producer

Initials DC #52

#101

David Irving

British author and Holocaust denier (born 1938)

#102

David Shaffer

American psychiatrist

Initials DS #49

#103

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist

Initials DS #50

#104

David Mamet

American playwright | filmmaker and author (born 1947)

Initials DM #55 Marty Supreme Glengarry Glen Ross

#105

David Oyelowo

Initials DO #11 Interstellar

#106

David Lyons

Australian actor

Initials DL #26

#107

David Otunga

American professional wrestler

Initials DO #12

#108

David Costabile

Initials DC #54

#109

David Headley

Pakistani American convicted terrorist

Initials DH #32

#110

David Packouz

American former arms dealer

Initials DP #29

#111

David Seaman

Ex England footballer

Initials DS #53

#112

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

Initials DW #32 Titanic

#113

David Stern

Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (1942–2020)

Initials DS #54

#114

David Koechner

American actor and comedian

Initials DK #24 My One and Only

#115

David Petraeus

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

Initials DP #31

#116

David Wenham

Australian actor (born 1965)

Initials DW #33 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

#117

David Eigenberg

#118

David Alan Grier

American actor and comedian

Initials DG #28 Jumanji

#119

David Prowse

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

Initials DP #35 Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

#120

David Harewood

Initials DH #40

#121

David Ortiz

Dominican-American professional baseball player (born 1975)

Initials DO #13

#122

David Wilmot

Irish actor (active c. 1987– )

Initials DW #34 Hokum

#123

David Draiman

American singer

Initials DD #67

#124

David A. Johnston

American volcanologist

Initials DJ #24

#125

David Thornton

Initials DT #19 The Notebook

#126

David Sutch

British singer | radio personality | politician

Initials DS #63

#127

David Lowery

American filmmaker

Initials DL #31

#128

David Blaine

American illusionist and extreme performer

Initials DB #54

#129

David Livingstone

Scottish explorer and missionary (1813-1873)

Initials DL #32

#130

David Njoku

American football player (born 1996)

Initials DN #10

#131

David Hockney

English painter and printmaker (born 1937)

Initials DH #45

#132

David Oakes

English actor (born 1983)

Initials DO #14

#133

David Lean

British film director (1908–1991)

Initials DL #35 Lawrence of Arabia

#134

David Gest

American producer and entertainer

Initials DG #30

#135

David James

English association football player

Initials DJ #26

#136

David Rockefeller

American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)

Initials DR #44

#137

David Carpenter

American serial killer on death row

Initials DC #62

#138

David Faustino

American actor and rap artist

Initials DF #39

#139

David Hahn

United States marine (1976-2016)

Initials DH #48

#140

David Frost

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

Initials DF #40

#141

David Pocock

Australian rugby union player and politician

Initials DP #40

#142

David Graeber

American anthropologist and anarchist (1961-2020)

Initials DG #32 The Dawn of Everything

#143

David Trone

American businessman and politician

Initials DT #24

#144

David Bentley

English association football player (born 1984)

Initials DB #61

#145

David Proval

Initials DP #42 The Shawshank Redemption

#146

David Hemmings

English actor and director (1941–2003)

Initials DH #51 Gladiator

#147

David Ospina

Colombian association football player

Initials DO #19

#148

David Jolly

American lobbyist and politician

Initials DJ #28

#149

David Burtka

American actor and professional chef

Initials DB #63

#150

David Dencik

Danish-Swedish actor

Initials DD #79 Clayface

#151

David Carle

American ice hockey coach

Initials DC #71

#152

David Choe

American street artist and painter

Initials DC #72

#153

David Archuleta

American singer-songwriter

Initials DA #37

#154

David O. Russell

American film director | screenwriter and producer

Initials DR #52

#155

David Simon

American author | journalist | and television writer and producer

Initials DS #83

#156

David Rysdahl

Initials DR #53 Oppenheimer

#157

David Zayas

Puerto Rican actor

Initials DZ #4 The Running Man

#158

David Paich

American musician

Initials DP #45

#159

David Dobrik

Slovakian YouTuber

Initials DD #80

#160

David Patrick Kelly

American actor and musician

Initials DK #36 John Wick

#161

David Brooks

American journalist | commentator and editor

Initials DB #66

#162

David Rocastle

English association football player (1967–2001)

Initials DR #54

#163

David Eisenhower

American writer | namesake of Camp David

Initials DE #13

#164

David Knopfler

English singer-songwriter | guitarist | pianist and co-founder of the rock band | Dire Straits.

Initials DK #42

#165

David James Elliott

Initials DE #14

#166

David Ayer

American filmmaker

Initials DA #39 Training Day

#167

David H. Koch

American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)

Initials DK #43

#168

David Haig

Initials DH #62

#169

David Gold

British businessman

Initials DG #36

#170

David Thompson

American professional basketball player

Initials DT #30

#171

David Gates

American musician

Initials DG #38

#172

David Sharp

British mountain climber

Initials DS #94

#173

David Tomlinson

English actor (1917-2000)

Initials DT #31 Mary Poppins

#174

David Nugent

English footballer

Initials DN #14

#175

David Finlay Jr.

Northern Irish professional wrestler

Initials DJ #34

#176

David Coulthard

British racing driver

Initials DC #83

#177

David Essex

actor | Singer | Song Writer

Initials DE #16

#178

David Neeleman

Brazilian-American aviation entrepreneur

Initials DN #16

#179

David Threlfall

English stage | film and television actor and director (born 1953)

Initials DT #32 Hot Fuzz

#180

David Haye

Initials DH #69

#181

David Bellamy

English professor | botanist | author | broadcaster and environmental campaigner

Initials DB #79

#182

David Rubenstein

American businessman

Initials DR #62

#183

David Trezeguet

French footballer (born 1977)

Initials DT #33

#184

David Hunt

Initials DH #70

#185

David Dickinson

English antiques expert | television presenter and entrepreneur

Initials DD #95

#186

David Baddiel

British comedian

Initials DB #81

#187

David Flair

American professional wrestler

Initials DF #47

#188

David Tomášek

Czech ice hockey player

Initials DT #36

#189

David Bale

English businessperson

Initials DB #86

#190

David Sylvian

Initials DS #107

#191

David Baldacci

American author

Initials DB #89

#192

David Janssen

American actor (1931-1980)

Initials DJ #38

#193

David Blatt

Israeli American basketball player | coach and executive

Initials DB #90

#194

David Jeremiah

American pastor and author

Initials DJ #39

#195

David Silveria

American drummer

Initials DS #109

#196

David Owen Brooks

American serial killer

Initials DB #92

#197

David Johansen

American singer (1950–2025)

Initials DJ #41

#198

David Henrie

Initials DH #79

#199

David Quantick

British journalist

#200

David Duval

professional golfer from the U.S.

Initials DD #111