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Daveigh Chase

Daveigh Chase (1990–2026), American actress and voice actress, voice of Lilo in Lilo & Stitch, Chihiro in the English Spirited Away dub, and Samara in The Ring; died June 16, 2026, in Los Angeles at 35.

Davenport Downs Station

Davenport Downs Station is a cattle station in the Channel Country of Queensland, Australia, the largest in the state and the fourth largest in Australia.

Davenport Panthers

Davenport Panthers, Davenport University (Grand Rapids, Michigan) athletics nickname; its varsity esports program, founded 2019, won three straight GLIAC titles (2024-2026) and was the first collegiate team in North America's ESL Challenger League.

Davenport, Iowa

Davenport, Iowa: largest of the Quad Cities on the Mississippi River, founded 1836 and named for fur trader George Davenport; 2020 population 101,724, site of the first Mississippi railroad bridge (1856).

Daventry

Daventry, a market town in West Northamptonshire, England, recorded as Daintree in 1086; known for the Borough Hill Iron Age hillforts, Roman villa, BBC 5XX transmitting station, and Daventry Museum.

Davey & Jonesie's Locker

Davey & Jonesie's Locker is a Canadian teen sci-fi comedy created by Evany Rosen, premiering March 22, 2024 on Hulu and Prime Video; ten 28-minute episodes about best friends whose locker portals them through the multiverse.

Davey Allison

Davey Allison (1961-1993), American NASCAR Cup driver, son of Bobby Allison, member of the Alabama Gang; won 19 races including the 1992 Daytona 500, 1987 Rookie of the Year, died in a helicopter crash at Talladega, NASCAR Hall of Fame 2019.

Davey and Goliath

Davey and Goliath: Lutheran-funded stop-motion clay-animated children's series by Gumby creators Art and Ruth Clokey, 65 episodes and six specials, 1961-1975, distributed free to nearly 200 TV markets.

Davey Boy Smith

Davey Boy Smith (1962-2002), "The British Bulldog", English wrestler; British Bulldogs tag team with Dynamite Kid, SummerSlam 1992 Wembley IC title win over Bret Hart, first WWE European Champion, WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

Davey Boy Smith Jr.

Davey Boy Smith Jr. (Harry Francis Smith, born 1986), Canadian wrestler, son of the British Bulldog and Diana Hart. Hart Dynasty WWE tag champion; 3x IWGP, 2x GHC, 3x NWA, 2x MLW tag champion; AJPW Triple Crown winner, now with All Japan.

Davey Havok

Davey Havok (David Paden Passaro, born 1975) is the American lead vocalist of AFI, Blaqk Audio, XTRMST, and Dreamcar; frontman of platinum albums Sing the Sorrow and Decemberunderground, vegan straight edge, and author of Pop Kids.

Davey Hiott

David R. "Davey" Hiott is an American Republican politician who represented South Carolina House District 4 from 2005 to 2026 and served as the House's Majority Leader from 2022.

Davey Johnson

Davey Johnson (David Allen Johnson, 1943-2025), American MLB second baseman and manager; won World Series with 1966 and 1970 Orioles and managed the 108-win 1986 Mets to the title; 1,372 career wins.

Davey Johnstone

Davey Johnstone (born David William Logan Johnstone, 1951) is a Scottish guitarist and vocalist who has played with Elton John since 1971 and became musical director in 1988.

Davey Richards

Davey Richards, real name Wesley David Richards, is an American professional wrestler, born 1983 in Othello, Washington, best known for Ring of Honor and TNA.

Davi Alcolumbre

Davi Alcolumbre is a Brazilian politician of União Brasil who has served as Senator for Amapá since 2014 and became President of the Senate in February 2025.

Davi Arrigucci Jr.

Davi Arrigucci Jr. (Davi Arrigucci Júnior), born 1943, is a Brazilian literary critic, essayist, and retired professor of literary theory at the University of São Paulo.

Davianum

Davianum (Mutatio Davianum), Roman road-changing station on the Valentia-Vapincum road in Gallia Narbonensis, 8 miles from Mons Seleucus; identified with Veynes, Hautes-Alpes, France.

Davichi (다비치)

Davichi (다비치) is a South Korean female vocal duo of Lee Hae-ri and Kang Min-kyung, debuting in 2008 with Amaranth; known for ballads like 8282, This Love, and Time Capsule, and sold-out KSPO DOME concerts. Not the Davich eyewear chain.

David

David, in the Hebrew Bible, is the son of Jesse who became king of Judah and then of all Israel, establishing Jerusalem as capital around 1000 BCE.

David "Honeyboy" Edwards

David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915-2011), Delta blues guitarist and singer from Shaw, Mississippi, played with Robert Johnson and Charley Patton, recorded for Alan Lomax in 1942, and won a 2008 Grammy.

David "Stringbean" Akeman

David "Stringbean" Akeman (1915-1973), Kentucky clawhammer banjo player and comedian, Bill Monroe's first Blue Grass Boys banjoist, Grand Ole Opry star, and original Hee Haw cast member, murdered with his wife Estelle in 1973.

David (2013 film)

David is a 2013 Indian bilingual crime drama directed by Bejoy Nambiar, shot in Hindi and Tamil, following men named David in different eras whose destinies converge.

David (Bernini)

Bernini's David (1623-1624) is a 170 cm white marble sculpture in the Galleria Borghese, Rome, commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese; it shows David mid-action before hurling the stone at Goliath, with Bernini's own features in the face.

David (Donatello, marble)

Donatello's marble David, commissioned 1408 for Florence Cathedral and moved to the Palazzo della Signoria in 1416, now in the Bargello; distinct from his bronze David and the Casa Martelli marble.

David (Makuria)

David was a king of Makuria, a Christian Nubian kingdom, who usurped the throne in 1268 and died in a Cairo prison after the Mamluk invasion of 1276.

David (Michelangelo)

David (Michelangelo): colossal 517 cm white marble statue of the biblical hero, carved 1501-1504 in Florence from a block abandoned by Agostino di Duccio and Antonio Rossellino; commissioned for the cathedral, placed at Palazzo Vecchio, now in the Galleria dell'Accademia.

David (name)

David (Hebrew דָּוִד, Dawiḏ, from dod, "beloved") is a masculine given name borne by the biblical king of Israel. Widely used in Wales, Scotland, and the English-speaking world, it ranked top 10 for US boys 1934–1992.

David (דָּוִד) (2025 film)

David (2025 film) is a 2025 animated musical drama that retells the biblical story of David. It became the highest-grossing faith-based animated theatrical musical of all time.

David 8

David 8 is a fictional android portrayed by Michael Fassbender in Ridley Scott's Alien prequel films Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), created by Peter Weyland.