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David Songulashvili
David Songulashvili is a Georgian politician of the Georgian Dream party who serves as Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, after earlier service in the Parliament of Georgia.
David Soslan
David Soslan (დავით სოსლანი) was a Georgian commander and the second husband of Queen Tamar, who led Georgia's armies to victory at Shamkor and Basiani.
David Soul
David Soul (David Richard Solberg, 1943–2024) was an American-British actor and singer, Hutch in Starsky & Hutch (1975–79) and the voice of "Don't Give Up on Us" and "Silver Lady", later a London stage and TV performer.
David Souter
David Hackett Souter (1939-2025), U.S. Supreme Court associate justice 1990-2009, appointed by George H.W. Bush from New Hampshire; co-authored Planned Parenthood v. Casey, dissented in Bush v. Gore, retired 2009.
David Spade
David Spade (born 1964), American comedian and actor, SNL cast member 1990-1996, star of Tommy Boy, Joe Dirt, and Grown Ups, co-host of the Fly on the Wall podcast with Dana Carvey.
David Spiegel
David Spiegel is an American psychiatrist at Stanford University School of Medicine, known for a 1989 Lancet trial linking group therapy to survival in metastatic breast cancer.
David Spiller
David Spiller is an American attorney and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives representing District 68 since 2021, after 26 years as a Jacksboro school board trustee.
David Stanton (private equity investor)
David Stanton is an American private equity investor who co-founded San Francisco technology investment firm Francisco Partners in 1999, serving as a Managing Partner until 2005.
David Starkey
David Starkey (born 1945) is a British Tudor historian and broadcaster, Elton-trained at Cambridge, LSE lecturer until 1998, Channel 4's Monarchy presenter, CBE 2007, dropped by publishers after 2020 slavery remarks.
David Starr Jordan
David Starr Jordan (1851–1931) was an American ichthyologist credited with more than 2,500 fish species and the founding president of Stanford University from 1891 to 1913, who also led the early American eugenics movement.
David Stearns
David Stearns is an American baseball executive who has led the New York Mets' baseball operations since 2023, after running the Milwaukee Brewers from 2015 to 2022.
David Steel
David Steel (born 1938, Kirkcaldy), Baron Steel of Aikwood, British Liberal leader 1976–1988, pilot of the 1967 Abortion Act, Lib–Lab pact architect, and first Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003.
Davíð Stefánsson
Davíð Stefánsson (1895–1964), known as Davíð Stefánsson frá Fagraskógi, was an Icelandic poet, playwright, and novelist whose 1919 debut Svartar fjaðrir made him famous almost overnight.
David Steinberg
David Steinberg (born 1942, Winnipeg) is a Canadian comedian, director, and Order of Canada member known for Smothers Brothers sermons, Tonight Show guest hosting, and directing Seinfeld, Friends, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
David Stemerman
David Stemerman is an American hedge fund manager, co-founder, CEO, and chief investment officer of CenterBook Partners in Greenwich, Connecticut, who previously founded Conatus Capital in 2008.
David Stern
David Joel Stern (1942-2020), NBA commissioner 1984-2014, the league's longest-serving and fourth commissioner; grew the NBA into a global brand, launched the WNBA and G League, added seven franchises, and was succeeded by Adam Silver.
David Steward
David L. Steward (born 1951) is an American entrepreneur who founded World Wide Technology in 1990 and built it into the largest Black-owned company in the United States.
David Stiepleman
David Stiepleman is an investor and lawyer who is a Co-Founding Partner and Co-President of Sixth Street, a global investment firm with over $130 billion in assets.
David Stirling
Sir David Stirling (1915-1990), Scottish aristocrat and colonel, founded the Special Air Service in Egypt in 1941; led desert raids destroying over 300 Axis aircraft, was captured in 1943, held at Colditz, and later founded the Capricorn Africa Society.
David Stockton
David Stockton (born 1991, Spokane) is an American point guard, son of John Stockton, Gonzaga alum, undrafted 2014; 6 NBA games with Kings and Jazz, long G League and European career.
David Stone (American football)
David Stone Jr. is an Oklahoma Sooners defensive tackle, No. 0, a consensus five-star 2024 recruit from IMG Academy and a projected first-round 2027 NFL Draft pick known for run defense.
David Strathairn
David Strathairn (born 1949, San Francisco) is an American character actor, Oscar-nominated as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck., an Emmy winner for Temple Grandin, and a longtime John Sayles collaborator.
David Stratton
David Stratton (1939–2025), English-born Australian film critic, Sydney Film Festival director 1966–1983, co-host with Margaret Pomeranz of The Movie Show and At the Movies, author of six books on cinema.
David Strickland
David Strickland (1969-1999), American actor, also known as Todd Stities on NBC's Suddenly Susan; played Steve Montgomery in Forces of Nature; distinct from voice actor David L. Strickland of Poppy Playtime.
David Stückler
David Stückler, who publishes as David Stuckler, is a political economy and public health researcher at Bocconi University, known for work linking austerity and privatization to mortality.
David Su
David Su, full name Su Tuong Sing, is a Singapore-based venture capitalist and founding managing partner of Matrix Partners China, now MPC Investments, known for early bets on Baidu, Didi, XPeng, and Li Auto.
David Suchet
Sir David Suchet (born 1946) is a British actor, LAMDA-trained and an RSC alumnus, famous for playing Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot in 70 ITV episodes from 1989 to 2013, plus stage roles like Iago and Lady Bracknell.
David Suetterlein
David Suetterlein is an American politician and Republican member of the Virginia Senate from the 4th district, serving on the Transportation, Education and Health, and Rules committees.
David Sullivan (businessman)
David Sullivan, British billionaire born in Cardiff, porn and property magnate, Sunday Sport and Daily Sport founder, Birmingham City owner 1993-2009, West Ham United largest shareholder and joint chair from 2010 until his June 2026 resignation amid denied allegations.
David Sulzer
David Sulzer, also known as the composer and performer Dave Soldier, is an American neuroscientist and professor at Columbia University who studies dopamine synapses, α-synuclein, and Parkinson's disease.