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David Emanuel (fashion designer)

David Emanuel (born 1952), Welsh couturier who co-designed Princess Diana's 1981 ivory silk taffeta wedding dress with a 25-foot train; later ran David Emanuel Couture, designed Virgin Atlantic uniforms, hosted Say Yes to the Dress UK, and received an MBE.

David Essex

David Essex (David Albert Cook, born 1947) is an English singer and actor behind "Rock On", "Gonna Make You a Star", and "Hold Me Close", the films That'll Be the Day and Stardust, and the original London Evita.

David F. Sandberg

David F. Sandberg (born 1981) is a Swedish director from Jönköping, aka ponysmasher, who went from YouTube horror shorts to Lights Out, Annabelle: Creation, Shazam!, and Until Dawn, with Mommy's Home upcoming.

David Farrier

David Farrier, New Zealand journalist and documentarian (born 1982, Tauranga), directed Tickled (2016) with Dylan Reeve, hosted Netflix's Dark Tourist (2018), directed Mister Organ (2022), and runs the Webworm newsletter and Flightless Bird podcast.

David Faustino

David Faustino (born 1974, Los Angeles) is an American actor best known as Bud Bundy on Married... with Children (1987–97); also a voice actor as Mako in The Legend of Korra and producer of the 2026 cast reunion.

David Fincher

David Fincher (born 1962, Denver) is an American director of Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac, and The Social Network, a three-time Best Director Oscar nominee, and former Netflix exclusive filmmaker now directing The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth.

David Fincher filmography

David Fincher filmography: 12 directed features from Alien 3 (1992) to The Killer (2023), plus House of Cards, Love Death & Robots, music videos, and Netflix-era films Mank and Cliff Booth.

David Fleming (composer)

David Fleming is an Emmy-winning American film and TV composer, co-composer of HBO's The Last of Us with Gustavo Santaolalla and co-composer of Superman (2025) with John Murphy; two-time Emmy winner (Jim Henson Idea Man 2024, Widow's Bay 2026) and former Hans Zimmer collaborator.

David Foster

David Foster (born 1949, Victoria, BC) is a Canadian producer, songwriter, and composer, a 16-time Grammy winner behind Chicago 17, The Bodyguard, and Celine Dion hits, founder of the David Foster Foundation, and composer of BOOP! The Musical.

David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008), American novelist and essayist, author of Infinite Jest (1996); known for maximalist, footnote-heavy prose, New Sincerity, essays, This Is Water, and posthumous The Pale King.

David Frost (producer)

David Frost, American classical recording producer and engineer, 25 Grammy Awards including seven Producer of the Year Classical; Met Opera Live in HD producer; distinct from broadcaster Sir David Frost.

David Furnish

David Furnish (born 1962, Toronto) is a Canadian filmmaker and executive, husband of Elton John, CEO of Rocket Entertainment, chairman of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and producer of Rocketman and Billy Elliot the Musical.

David Gail

David Gail (1965–2024), American actor from Tampa, Florida; played Stuart Carson on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Dr. Joe Scanlon in 216 episodes of Port Charles; also starred in Robin's Hoods and Savannah; died January 16, 2024, aged 58.

David Gallagher

David Gallagher (born 1985) is an American actor best known as Simon Camden on 7th Heaven (The WB, 1996-2006) and as the English voice of Riku in the Kingdom Hearts video game series; film debut in Look Who's Talking Now (1993).

David Gandy

David Gandy (born 1980, Billericay, Essex) is an English model and entrepreneur, face of Dolce & Gabbana's Light Blue, founder of David Gandy Wellwear, and first face of Jaeger menswear at M&S.

David Garrison

David Garrison (born 1952, Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American actor, Steve Rhoades on Married... with Children and a Broadway musical performer with a 1980 Tony nomination for A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine.

David Gates

David Gates (born December 11, 1940, Tulsa, Oklahoma) is the American singer-songwriter who fronted soft rock band Bread, writing hits like "If" and "Make It with You," and later scored solo with "The Goodbye Girl."

David Geffen

David Geffen (born 1943, Brooklyn) is an American entertainment billionaire, founder of Asylum, Geffen, and DGC Records and co-founder of DreamWorks, known for his $150M LACMA gift, David Geffen Hall, and Yale School of Drama renaming.

David Gemmell

David Andrew Gemmell (1948–2006), British heroic fantasy author; debut Legend (1984) began the Drenai Saga of 11 standalone novels featuring Druss and Waylander; over 30 novels; Troy Trilogy finished by Stella Gemmell.

David Gest

David Alan Gest (1953-2016), American music producer and reality TV star, produced Michael Jackson's 2001 30th Anniversary concerts, married Liza Minnelli 2002-2007, and became a British reality TV fixture.

David Gilmour

David Gilmour (born 1946), English guitarist, singer, and songwriter who joined Pink Floyd in 1968, led the band from 1985, and released five solo albums including On an Island and Luck and Strange.

David Giuntoli

David Giuntoli (born 1980, Milwaukee) is an American actor known as Nick Burkhardt on Grimm (2011-2017) and Eddie Saville on A Million Little Things (2018-2023), married to Elizabeth Tulloch, and a director of TV episodes.

David Glen Eisley

David Glen Eisley is an American rock singer, lead vocalist of Giuffria (1984–1986) and Dirty White Boy, later replaced in House of Lords by James Christian, and co-writer of SpongeBob's "Sweet Victory."

David Goldblatt

David Goldblatt (1930–2018) was a South African documentary photographer who chronicled South African life from 1948 through apartheid, publishing books such as On the Mines and In Boksburg.

David Gordon Green

David Gordon Green (born 1975) is an American director, writer, and producer of George Washington, Pineapple Express, the Halloween trilogy, The Exorcist: Believer, and Nutcrackers.

David Graf

David Graf (Paul David Graf, 1950–2001), American character actor, played Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in Police Academy and its six sequels; also Star Trek guest roles; died of a heart attack in 2001. Distinct from actor David Alan Graf.

David Graham (actor)

David Graham (1925-2024), English voice actor; voiced Parker, Brains, Gordon Tracy and Kyrano in Thunderbirds, original Dalek voices with Peter Hawkins in Doctor Who, and Grandpa Pig in Peppa Pig from 2004 to 2022.

David Grann

David Grann (born 1967, New York) is an American narrative nonfiction author and New Yorker staff writer since 2003, known for Killers of the Flower Moon, The Lost City of Z, and The Wager.

David Grant (singer)

David Grant (David Beresford Grant, born 1956, Hackney, London), English soul singer and vocal coach; co-founder of Brit-funk band Linx, solo star of "Watching You, Watching Me" (no. 10, 1983) and 1985 Jaki Graham duets; Fame Academy judge, BAFTA and MOBO winner, MBE 2019.

David Gray (British musician)

David Gray, also known as David Peter Gray, is a British singer-songwriter whose fourth album White Ladder became one of the bestselling British albums, selling over seven million copies.