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First name David
March 4, 2026

#1

David Bowie

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

Top 500 #389 Initials DB #2 The Prestige

#2

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

#3

David Lynch

David Lynch

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

Initials DL #4 The Fabelmans

#4

David Harbour

David Harbour

American actor (born 1975)

Initials DH #5 Thunderbolts

#5

David Beckham

David Beckham

English footballer (born 1975)

#6

David Fincher

David Fincher

American film director

#7

David Szymanski

David Szymanski

American video game developer

#8

David Boreanaz

David Boreanaz

#9

David Arquette

David Arquette

American actor | director and professional wrestler

Initials DA #8 Scream

#10

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

American illusionist

#11

David Gelernter

David Gelernter

British computer scientist | artist and writer

#12

David Carradine

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

Initials DC #7 Kill Bill Volume 1

#13

David Tennant

David Tennant

Scottish actor (born 1971)

Initials DT #3 The Thursday Murder Club

#14

David Headley

David Headley

Pakistani American convicted terrorist

#15

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Initials DT #5 Avatar: Fire and Ash

#16

David Jonsson

David Jonsson

Initials DJ #6 The Long Walk

#17

David Stern

David Stern

former commissioner of the National Basketball Association (1942–2020)

#18

David Pelletier

David Pelletier

Canadian pair skater

#19

David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace

American fiction writer and essayist (1962–2008)

Initials DW #6 Infinite Jest

#20

David Berkowitz

David Berkowitz

American serial killer

Initials DB #10

#21

David Cameron

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

Initials DC #12

#22

David Rockefeller

David Rockefeller

American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)

Initials DR #12

#23

David Duchovny

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

Initials DD #16

#24

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

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

Initials DH #16 EuroTrip

#25

David Icke

David Icke

English conspiracy theorist (born 1952)

#26

David McCallum

David McCallum

Scottish actor (1933–2023)

Initials DM #14 Casino Royale

#27

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

American actor (born 1949)

Initials DS #14 L.A. Confidential

#28

David Byrne

David Byrne

Scottish-American musician (born 1952)

Initials DB #11

#29

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

Initials DS #15

#30

David Cassidy

David Cassidy

American actor and singer (1950–2017)

Initials DC #16

#31

David Mitchell

David Mitchell

British actor | comedian and writer

Initials DM #17

#32

David Spade

David Spade

American actor and comedian

Initials DS #16

#33

David Baszucki

David Baszucki

Co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation

Initials DB #13

#34

David Blough

David Blough

American football player and coach (born 1995)

Initials DB #15

#35

David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

Canadian filmmaker (born 1943)

Initials DC #19 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

#36

David Ellison

David Ellison

American film producer (born 1983)

#37

David Foster

David Foster

Canadian musician | record producer | songwriter

#38

David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian

Initials DD #17 Oppenheimer

#39

David Reimer

David Reimer

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

Initials DR #16

#40

David Niven

David Niven

British actor and novelist (1910–1983)

Initials DN #3 Wuthering Heights

#41

David Carpenter

David Carpenter

American serial killer on death row

Initials DC #21

#42

David Goggins

David Goggins

American ultramarathon runner and writer (born 1975)

Initials DG #10

#43

David Gilmour

David Gilmour

English musician | member of Pink Floyd (born 1946)

Initials DG #11

#44

David Cross

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

Initials DC #24 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

#45

David E. Kelley

David E. Kelley

American television producer | writer and attorney

#46

David Von Erich

David Von Erich

American professional wrestler (1958–1984)

#47

David Lyons

David Lyons

Australian actor

Initials DL #17

#48

David Duke

David Duke

American white nationalist and politician

Initials DD #24

#49

David Suchet

David Suchet

Initials DS #17

#50

David Benioff

David Benioff

American writer and producer (born 1970)

Initials DB #19

#51

David Lammy

David Lammy

British politician (born 1972)

Initials DL #19

#52

David Brooks

David Brooks

American journalist | commentator and editor

Initials DB #22

#53

David Archuleta

David Archuleta

American singer-songwriter

Initials DA #14

#54

David Koresh

David Koresh

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

Initials DK #10

#55

David Letterman

David Letterman

American comedian and television host

Initials DL #21

#56

David Crosby

David Crosby

American singer | guitarist and songwriter (1941–2023)

Initials DC #29 Hook

#57

David Parker Ray

David Parker Ray

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

Initials DR #19

#58

David Ryding

David Ryding

British alpine skier

Initials DR #20

#59

David Corenswet

David Corenswet

American actor (born 1993)

Initials DC #30 Superman

#60

David Lee Roth

David Lee Roth

American singer

Initials DR #22

#61

David Caruso

David Caruso

Initials DC #32 First Blood

#62

David Raya

David Raya

Spanish association football player

Initials DR #24

#63

David Jason

David Jason

English actor (born 1940)

Initials DJ #13

#64

David Bradley

David Bradley

Initials DB #25 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

#65

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

American actor (1942–2018)

Initials DS #27

#66

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

American actor and director

Initials DP #13 Sleepless in Seattle

#67

David Ruffin

David Ruffin

American singer (1941–1991)

Initials DR #27

#68

David Pastrňák

David Pastrňák

Czech professional ice hockey player

Initials DP #15

#69

David Yost

David Yost

#70

David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz

Initials DK #12 Oppenheimer

#71

David Bromstad

David Bromstad

American designer and television personality

Initials DB #27

#72

David Geffen

David Geffen

American businessman and musician

Initials DG #14

#73

David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

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

Initials DB #28

#74

David Muir

David Muir

American broadcast journalist

Initials DM #40

#75

David Hornsby

David Hornsby

Initials DH #28

#76

David Caves

David Caves

Northern Irish actor

Initials DC #38

#77

David Grutman

David Grutman

American hospitality entrepreneur

Initials DG #16

#78

David Walliams

David Walliams

English actor | comedian and writer

Initials DW #21

#79

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

Initials DM #45

#80

David Petraeus

David Petraeus

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

Initials DP #20

#81

David Mamet

David Mamet

American playwright | filmmaker and author (born 1947)

Initials DM #47 Marty Supreme Glengarry Glen Ross

#82

David Oakes

David Oakes

English actor (born 1983)

#83

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 #34

#84

David Justice

David Justice

American professional baseball player | outfielder

Initials DJ #19

#85

David Finlay Jr.

David Finlay Jr.

German-Irish professional wrestler

Initials DJ #20

#86

David Boies

David Boies

American lawyer and chairman

Initials DB #32

#87

David Moyes

David Moyes

Scottish association football manager (born 1963)

Initials DM #50

#88

David Allan Coe

David Allan Coe

American country musician

Initials DC #46

#89

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Initials DO #7 Interstellar

#90

David Soul

David Soul

American-British actor (1943–2024)

Initials DS #39

#91

David Denman

David Denman

Initials DD #44 Greenland

#92

David Koepp

David Koepp

American screenwriter and director (1963-)

Initials DK #13 The Lost World: Jurassic Park

#93

David Guetta

David Guetta

French DJ and record producer (born 1967)

Initials DG #18

#94

David de Gea

David de Gea

Spanish association football player

Initials DG #19

#95

David Warner

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

Initials DW #28 Titanic

#96

David Harewood

David Harewood

Initials DH #36

#97

David Jaffe

David Jaffe

American video game designer

Initials DJ #21

#98

David Hume

David Hume

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

Initials DH #37

#99

David Coverdale

David Coverdale

English rock singer

Initials DC #53

#100

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922

Initials DG #20

#101

David Stirling

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

Initials DS #44

#102

David Hahn

United States marine (1976-2016)

Initials DH #39

#103

David Benavidez

Initials DB #40

#104

David Wenham

Australian actor (born 1965)

Initials DW #32 Moulin Rouge!

#105

David Draiman

American singer

Initials DD #53

#106

David Miscavige

leader of the Church of Scientology

Initials DM #59

#107

David J. Farber

American computer scientist

Initials DF #25

#108

David Irving

British author and Holocaust denier (born 1938)

#109

David Furnish

Canadian filmmaker

Initials DF #26

#110

David Alan Grier

American actor and comedian

Initials DG #23 Jumanji

#111

David Giuntoli

Initials DG #25

#112

David Zayas

Puerto Rican actor

Initials DZ #2 The Running Man

#113

David Patrick Kelly

American actor and musician

Initials DK #21 John Wick

#114

David M. Solomon

American banker and DJ

Initials DS #56

#115

David Dobrik

Slovakian YouTuber

Initials DD #60

#116

David Njoku

American football player (born 1996)

Initials DN #11

#117

David Blaine

American illusionist and extreme performer

Initials DB #51

#118

David Chase

American screenwriter | director and producer

Initials DC #65

#119

David Hockney

English painter and printmaker (born 1937)

Initials DH #50

#120

David A. Christian

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Initials DC #66

#121

David Miliband

British politician (born 1965)

Initials DM #71

#122

David Koechner

American actor and comedian

Initials DK #23

#123

David Graeber

American anthropologist and anarchist (1961-2020)

Initials DG #29 The Dawn of Everything

#124

David Villa

Spanish association football player

#125

David Faustino

American actor and rap artist

Initials DF #29

#126

David Pocock

Australian rugby union player and politician

Initials DP #31

#127

David Frost

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

Initials DF #30

#128

David H. Koch

American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)

Initials DK #27

#129

David Silva

Spanish association football player

Initials DS #63

#130

David Flair

American professional wrestler

Initials DF #34

#131

David Ortiz

Dominican-American professional baseball player (born 1975)

Initials DO #13

#132

David Luiz

Brazilian association football player

Initials DL #34

#133

David Coulthard

British racing driver

Initials DC #71

#134

David Livingstone

Scottish explorer and missionary (1813-1873)

Initials DL #35

#135

David Gest

American producer and entertainer

Initials DG #31

#136

David Costabile

Initials DC #72 Lincoln

#137

David Packouz

American former arms dealer

Initials DP #34

#138

David Graf

American actor (1950–2001)

Initials DG #33

#139

David Rysdahl

Initials DR #50 Oppenheimer

#140

David Burtka

American actor and professional chef

Initials DB #61

#141

David Eigenberg

Initials DE #16

#142

David Rubenstein

American businessman

Initials DR #52

#143

David Lauren

American businessman

Initials DL #38

#144

David Alaba

Austrian footballer (born 1992)

Initials DA #37

#145

David Thornton

Initials DT #22 The Notebook

#146

David Proval

Initials DP #36 The Shawshank Redemption

#147

David Sedaris

American author (born 1956)

Initials DS #72

#148

David Dickinson

English antiques expert | television presenter and entrepreneur

Initials DD #78

#149

David Hemmings

English actor and director (1941–2003)

Initials DH #60 Gladiator

#150

David Simon

American author | journalist | and television writer and producer

Initials DS #75

#151

David Tepper

American businessman

Initials DT #23

#152

David Eby

Premier of British Columbia since 2022

Initials DE #19

#153

David Dimbleby

British commentator and presenter

Initials DD #85

#154

David Lean

British film director (1908–1991)

Initials DL #40 Lawrence of Arabia

#155

David Jeremiah

American pastor and author

Initials DJ #34

#156

David Suzuki

Canadian popular scientist and environmental activist

Initials DS #80

#157

David Dinkins

106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1994

Initials DD #88

#158

David James Elliott

Initials DE #20

#159

David Mayer de Rothschild

British environmentalist

Initials DR #57

#160

David O. Russell

American film director | screenwriter and producer

Initials DR #58

#161

David Threlfall

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

Initials DT #24

#162

David René de Rothschild

American banker and a member of the French branch of the Rothschild family

Initials DR #59

#163

David Eisenhower

American writer | namesake of Camp David

Initials DE #21

#164

David James

English association football player

Initials DJ #35

#165

David Barnea

Director of the Mossad

Initials DB #70

#166

David Johansen

American singer (1950–2025)

Initials DJ #37

#167

David Ginola

French association football player

Initials DG #46

#168

David Otunga

American professional wrestler

Initials DO #15

#169

David Ayer

American filmmaker

Initials DA #43 Training Day

#170

David Olusoga

British historian and television presenter

Initials DO #17

#171

David Lander

Initials DL #44 Scary Movie

#172

David Hedison

American actor (1927-2019)

Initials DH #68 Live and Let Die

#173

David Prowse

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

Initials DP #48 A Clockwork Orange

#174

David Janssen

American actor (1931-1980)

Initials DJ #39

#175

David Gates

American musician

Initials DG #48

#176

David Haig

Initials DH #69

#177

David Del Rio

Initials DR #65

#178

David Wilmot

Irish actor (active c. 1987– )

Initials DW #58 Hamnet

#179

David Gallagher

Initials DG #50

#180

David II of Scotland

Initials DS #94

#181

David DeLuise

American actor (1971-)

Initials DD #105

#182

David Sacks

Television writer and producer

Initials DS #96

#183

David Bale

English businessperson

Initials DB #78

#184

David Baddiel

British comedian

Initials DB #80

#185

David Seaman

Ex english footballer

Initials DS #99

#186

David Jolly

American lobbyist and politician

Initials DJ #41

#187

David Ellefson

American bass guitarist

Initials DE #22

#188

David Paich

American musician

Initials DP #53

#189

David Hunt

Initials DH #72

#190

David Kaczynski

brother of convicted serial bomber Ted Kaczynski

Initials DK #38

#191

David Knopfler

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

Initials DK #42

#192

David Carr

American football player | quarterback

Initials DC #92

#193

David Thompson

American professional basketball player

Initials DT #32

#194

David Brenner

American comedian and actor (1936-2014)

Initials DB #84

#195

David Gyasi

Initials DG #55 Interstellar

#196

David Henrie

Initials DH #77

#197

David Vetter

American sufferer of severe combined immunodeficiency (1971–1984)

Initials DV #17

#198

David Ramsey

Initials DR #72

#199

David Dhawan

Indian film director (born 1951)

Initials DD #116

#200

David Frum

American political commentator

Initials DF #52