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First name David
September 2, 2026

#1

David Jonsson

David Jonsson

Top 500 #42 Initials DJ #2 The Long Walk

#2

David Beckham

David Beckham

English footballer (born 1975)

Top 500 #118 Initials DB #1

#3

David Bowie

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

Top 500 #313 Initials DB #3 The Prestige

#4

David Clayton-Thomas

David Clayton-Thomas

Canadian musician | singer | and songwriter

#5

David Attenborough

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

#6

David Lynch

David Lynch

American filmmaker (1946–2025)

Initials DL #4 Lost Highway

#7

David A. Siegel

David A. Siegel

American entrepreneur

#8

David Harbour

David Harbour

American actor (born 1975)

Initials DH #5 Thunderbolts

#9

David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

Canadian filmmaker (born 1943)

Initials DC #9 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

#10

David Fincher

David Fincher

American film director

#11

David Villa

David Villa

Spanish footballer

#12

David Tennant

David Tennant

Scottish actor (born 1971)

#13

David Berkowitz

David Berkowitz

American serial killer

#14

David Carradine

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

Initials DC #13 Kill Bill Volume 1

#15

David Cameron

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

Initials DC #14

#16

David Duchovny

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

Initials DD #16

#17

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Initials DT #3 Avatar: Fire and Ash

#18

David Byrne

David Byrne

Scottish-American musician (born 1952)

#19

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

Initials DM #15

#20

David Corenswet

David Corenswet

American actor (born 1993)

Initials DC #15 Superman

#21

David Benioff

David Benioff

American writer and producer (born 1970)

#22

David Letterman

David Letterman

American comedian and television host

#23

David Lee Roth

David Lee Roth

American singer

Initials DR #15

#24

David Arquette

David Arquette

American actor | director and professional wrestler

Initials DA #7 Bone Tomahawk

#25

David Raya

David Raya

Spanish association football player

Initials DR #16

#26

David Hornsby

David Hornsby

Initials DH #10

#27

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

American actor (born 1966)

Initials DS #11 John Carter

#28

David Lammy

David Lammy

British politician (born 1972)

Initials DL #12

#29

David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace

American fiction writer and essayist (1962–2008)

Initials DW #8 Infinite Jest

#30

David Mitchell

David Mitchell

British actor | comedian and writer

Initials DM #19

#31

David Boreanaz

David Boreanaz

Initials DB #11

#32

David Cassidy

David Cassidy

American actor and singer (1950–2017)

Initials DC #19

#33

David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian

Initials DD #24 Oppenheimer

#34

David Ospina

David Ospina

Colombian association football player

#35

David Miliband

David Miliband

British politician (born 1965)

Initials DM #21

#36

David Parker Ray

David Parker Ray

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

Initials DR #19

#37

David Gilmour

David Gilmour

English musician | member of Pink Floyd (born 1946)

#38

David Hockney

David Hockney

English painter and printmaker (1937–2026)

Initials DH #16

#39

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

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

Initials DH #17

#40

David Niven

David Niven

British actor and novelist (1910–1983)

#41

David Goggins

David Goggins

American ultramarathon runner and writer (born 1975)

#42

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

American actor (born 1949)

Initials DS #18 Lincoln

#43

David de Gea

David de Gea

Spanish association football player

#44

David Allan Coe

David Allan Coe

American country musician

Initials DC #24

#45

David Spade

David Spade

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

Initials DS #20

#46

David Foster

David Foster

Canadian musician | record producer | songwriter

Initials DF #10

#47

David Denman

David Denman

Initials DD #31 Greenland

#48

David Ellison

David Ellison

American film producer (born 1983)

#49

David Cross

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

Initials DC #28 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

#50

David Robert Mitchell

David Robert Mitchell

American director and writer

Initials DM #29

#51

David Silva

David Silva

Spanish association football player

Initials DS #23

#52

David Krumholtz

David Krumholtz

Initials DK #10 Oppenheimer

#53

David Owori

David Owori

Ugandan footballer (born 1998)

#54

David Stirling

David Stirling

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

Initials DS #26

#55

David McCallum

David McCallum

Scottish actor (1933–2023)

Initials DM #34

#56

David E. Kelley

David E. Kelley

American television producer | writer and attorney

Initials DK #11

#57

David Miscavige

David Miscavige

leader of the Church of Scientology

Initials DM #36

#58

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Initials DO #7 Interstellar

#59

David Crowley

David Crowley

American politician | Milwaukee County Executive

Initials DC #31

#60

David Jolly

David Jolly

American lobbyist and politician

Initials DJ #13

#61

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

American actor and director

Initials DP #11 Wet Hot American Summer

#62

David Crosby

David Crosby

American singer | guitarist and songwriter (1941–2023)

Initials DC #32 Hook

#63

David Luiz

David Luiz

Brazilian association football player

Initials DL #17

#64

David Sedaris

David Sedaris

American author (born 1956)

Initials DS #29

#65

David Guetta

David Guetta

French DJ and electronic music producer (born 1967)

Initials DG #12

#66

David Bromstad

David Bromstad

American designer and television personality

Initials DB #23

#67

David Geffen

David Geffen

American businessman

Initials DG #13

#68

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

American actor (1942–2018)

Initials DS #30

#69

David Duke

David Duke

American white nationalist and politician

Initials DD #42

#70

David Koresh

David Koresh

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

Initials DK #13

#71

David Alaba

David Alaba

Austrian footballer (born 1992)

Initials DA #19

#72

David Suchet

David Suchet

Initials DS #32

#73

David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

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

Initials DB #27

#74

David Jason

David Jason

English actor (born 1940)

Initials DJ #18

#75

David Zayas

David Zayas

Puerto Rican actor

Initials DZ #2 The Running Man

#76

David Bradley

David Bradley

Initials DB #31 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

#77

David Soul

David Soul

American-British actor (1943–2024)

Initials DS #37

#78

David Warner

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

Initials DW #22 Titanic

#79

David Wenham

David Wenham

Australian actor (born 1965)

Initials DW #23 300

#80

David Koepp

David Koepp

American screenwriter and director (1963-)

Initials DK #15 The Lost World: Jurassic Park

#81

David Muir

David Muir

American broadcast journalist

Initials DM #50

#82

David Hearn

David Hearn

Initials DH #33

#83

David Packouz

David Packouz

American former arms dealer

Initials DP #21

#84

David Rysdahl

David Rysdahl

Initials DR #31 Oppenheimer

#85

David Benavidez

David Benavidez

Initials DB #34

#86

David Giuntoli

David Giuntoli

Initials DG #18

#87

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922

Initials DG #19

#88

David Caruso

David Caruso

Initials DC #44 First Blood

#89

David Walliams

David Walliams

English actor | comedian and writer

Initials DW #27

#90

David Justice

David Justice

American professional baseball player | outfielder

Initials DJ #22

#91

David Ortiz

David Ortiz

Dominican-American professional baseball player (born 1975)

Initials DO #10

#92

David Chase

David Chase

American screenwriter | director and producer

Initials DC #46

#93

David Coverdale

David Coverdale

English rock singer

Initials DC #48

#94

David Reimer

David Reimer

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

Initials DR #33

#95

David Baszucki

David Baszucki

Co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation

Initials DB #41

#96

David Thornton

David Thornton

Initials DT #11 The Notebook

#97

David Mamet

David Mamet

American playwright | filmmaker and author (born 1947)

Initials DM #57 Marty Supreme Glengarry Glen Ross

#98

David Dobrik

David Dobrik

Slovakian YouTuber

Initials DD #58

#99

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 #48

#100

David Ruffin

David Ruffin

American singer (1941–1991)

Initials DR #37

#101

David Lean

British film director (1908–1991)

Initials DL #27 Lawrence of Arabia

#102

David Koechner

American actor and comedian

Initials DK #17

#103

David Earl

#104

David O. Russell

American film director | screenwriter and producer

Initials DR #39

#105

David Sutch

British singer | radio personality | politician

Initials DS #52

#106

David Hemmings

English actor and director (1941–2003)

Initials DH #41 Gladiator

#107

David Furnish

Canadian filmmaker

Initials DF #24

#108

David Seaman

English footballer and manager (born 1963)

Initials DS #54

#109

David Hume

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

Initials DH #42

#110

David Alan Grier

American actor and comedian

Initials DG #22 Jumanji

#111

David Coulthard

British racing driver

Initials DC #55

#112

David Amess

British politician (1952–2021)

Initials DA #26

#113

David Draiman

American singer

Initials DD #65

#114

David DeLuise

American actor (1971-)

Initials DD #67

#115

David Chung

Papua New Guinean footballer

Initials DC #59

#116

David Copperfield

American illusionist

Initials DC #60

#117

David Proval

Initials DP #31 The Shawshank Redemption

#118

David Icke

English conspiracy theorist (born 1952)

#119

David Faustino

American actor and rap artist

Initials DF #28

#120

David Lyons

Australian actor

Initials DL #29

#121

David Frost

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

Initials DF #29

#122

David Trezeguet

French footballer (born 1977)

Initials DT #15

#123

David Ayer

American filmmaker

Initials DA #28

#124

David Henrie

Initials DH #45

#125

David Costabile

Initials DC #62 Lincoln

#126

David Clifford

Irish Gaelic footballer and soccer player

Initials DC #63

#127

David Z.

American producer | engineer | mixer | songwriter and musician

#128

David Gyasi

Initials DG #25 Interstellar

#129

David Oakes

English actor (born 1983)

Initials DO #15

#130

David Burtka

American actor and professional chef

Initials DB #46

#131

David Livingstone

Scottish explorer and missionary (1813-1873)

Initials DL #31

#132

David Yates

English filmmaker (born 1963)

#133

David Hahn

United States marine (1976-2016)

Initials DH #49

#134

David Shire

songwriter from the United States

Initials DS #65

#135

David Patrick Kelly

American actor and musician

Initials DK #25 John Wick

#136

David Essex

actor | Singer | Song Writer

Initials DE #13

#137

David Gates

American musician

Initials DG #28

#138

David Threlfall

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

Initials DT #20

#139

David James

English association football player

Initials DJ #26

#140

David Dhawan

Indian film director (born 1951)

Initials DD #78

#141

David Moyes

Scottish association football manager (born 1963)

Initials DM #75

#142

David Paich

American musician

Initials DP #39

#143

David Owen Brooks

American serial killer

Initials DB #52

#144

David S. Goyer

American filmmaker | novelist | and comic book writer

Initials DG #29

#145

David Dimbleby

British commentator and presenter

Initials DD #81

#146

David Wilcock

American religious writer (1973-2026)

Initials DW #40

#147

David Rockefeller

American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)

Initials DR #53

#148

David A. Johnston

American volcanologist

Initials DJ #27

#149

David Burke

Initials DB #57

#150

David Irving

British author and Holocaust denier (born 1938)

#151

David Gordon Green

American filmmaker

Initials DG #30

#152

David Petraeus

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

Initials DP #42

#153

David Myatt

former British Muslim | and a former neo-nazi

Initials DM #83

#154

David Hunt

Initials DH #54

#155

David Simon

American author | journalist | and television writer and producer

Initials DS #72

#156

David Janssen

American actor (1931-1980)

Initials DJ #28

#157

David Gest

American producer and entertainer

Initials DG #31

#158

David Harewood

Initials DH #56 Blood Diamond

#159

David Ross

American baseball player (born 1977)

Initials DR #60

#160

David Wain

American writer | director | actor and comedian

Initials DW #41 Wet Hot American Summer

#161

David Bale

English businessperson

Initials DB #63

#162

David Otunga

American professional wrestler

Initials DO #18

#163

David Berman

American musician | singer | poet and cartoonist

Initials DB #65

#164

David Bieber

American murderer

Initials DB #66

#165

David Willey

English cricketer

Initials DW #42

#166

David Von Erich

American professional wrestler (1958–1984)

Initials DE #16

#167

David Hedison

American actor (1927-2019)

Initials DH #63

#168

David Blaine

American illusionist and extreme performer

Initials DB #69

#169

David Johansen

American singer (1950–2025)

Initials DJ #29

#170

David Eigenberg

Initials DE #17

#171

David Herman

Initials DH #66 Idiocracy

#172

David Sullivan

Welsh businessman

Initials DS #80

#173

David Eisenhower

American writer | namesake of Camp David

Initials DE #19

#174

David Dencik

Danish-Swedish actor

Initials DD #97 Clayface

#175

David Hayman

Scottish film | television and stage actor and director

Initials DH #68

#176

David Archuleta

American singer-songwriter

Initials DA #39

#177

David Quantick

British journalist

#178

David O'Hara

Initials DO #20 The Departed

#179

David H. Koch

American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)

Initials DK #31

#180

David Graeber

American anthropologist and anarchist (1961-2020)

Initials DG #37 The Dawn of Everything

#181

David Knopfler

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

Initials DK #33

#182

David Rubenstein

American businessman (born 1949)

Initials DR #67

#183

David Anders

Initials DA #42

#184

David Baldacci

American author

Initials DB #79

#185

David James Elliott

Initials DE #21

#186

David Lloyd

American sportscaster (20th century)

Initials DL #41

#187

David Ginola

French association football player

Initials DG #39

#188

David Kaczynski

brother of convicted serial bomber Ted Kaczynski

Initials DK #36

#189

David Bawden

Conclavist claimant to papacy

Initials DB #81

#190

David Zaslav

President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery

#191

David Neeleman

Brazilian-American aviation entrepreneur

Initials DN #16

#192

David Blough

American football player and coach (born 1995)

Initials DB #83

#193

David Schweikert

American politician

Initials DS #96

#194

David Pakman

Argentinian-American political pundit (born 1984)

Initials DP #50

#195

David Alpay

Initials DA #44

#196

David Fumero

Cuban-American actor and former male fashion model

Initials DF #44

#197

David Iacono

Initials DI #7 Jurassic World 4

#198

David Flair

American professional wrestler

Initials DF #45

#199

David Haig

Initials DH #74

#200

David Gallagher

Initials DG #44