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Dave Farnsworth

Dave Farnsworth (born 1951) is an American politician and Republican member of the Arizona Senate from the 10th district, previously serving in the Arizona House from 1995 to 1996.

Dave Fishwick

Dave Fishwick, also known as David Fishwick, is a Burnley entrepreneur who founded Burnley Savings and Loans, the "Bank of Dave", in 2011, lending to local small businesses.

Dave Garroway

Dave Garroway (1913–1982), American broadcaster, founding host of NBC's Today (1952–1961), earlier star of Chicago's Garroway at Large; known for the "Peace" sign-off, bow tie, and horn-rimmed glasses.

Dave Goldberg

Dave Goldberg (David Goldberg, 1968–2015) was an American technology executive who founded LAUNCH Media, ran Yahoo Music, and served as chief executive of SurveyMonkey from 2009.

Dave Hester

Dave Hester is an American auctioneer and reality television personality who spent about 30 years buying defaulted storage units and starred as "The Mogul" on A&E's Storage Wars.

Dave Karger

Dave Karger (born 1973) is an American entertainment journalist, TCM host, and author of 50 Oscar Nights (2024) and 50 Movie Nights (2026); a former Entertainment Weekly senior writer, Today Oscars expert since 2000, and Academy red-carpet greeter.

Dave Koehler

Dave Koehler is an American Democratic politician, an Illinois senator for the 46th district since 2006 who earlier served on the Peoria County Board and City Council.

Dave Lee Travis

Dave Lee Travis (David Patrick Griffin, born 1945, Buxton) was a BBC Radio 1 DJ and Top of the Pops presenter, the Hairy Cornflake, who resigned on air in 1993 and was convicted of indecent assault in 2014.

Dave Logan

Dave Logan (David C. Logan) is an American author and professor of clinical management at the USC Marshall School of Business, best known as co-author of Tribal Leadership (2008).

Dave Marsden

Dave Marsden (born 1948) is an American Democratic politician representing the 35th district in the Virginia Senate since 2010, after serving in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2006 to 2010.

Dave McCormick

Dave McCormick is an American politician and Republican who has served as a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania since 2025, after leading the investment firm Bridgewater Associates.

Dave McDonough

Dave McDonough is an American politician, a Republican member of the New York State Assembly from Merrick, New York, representing the 14th district since 2002 and not seeking re-election in 2026.

Dave Meltzer

Dave Meltzer (David Allen Meltzer, born 1959) is the American journalist who founded the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in 1982 and popularized wrestling's five-star match rating system, adapted from Norman Dooley's fan newsletter.

Dave Min

Dave Min is an American Democratic politician serving as the U.S. Representative from California's 47th congressional district since 2025, after serving as a California State Senator.

Dave Ramsey

Dave Ramsey is an American personal-finance broadcaster, author, and founder and CEO of Ramsey Solutions, known for his 7 Baby Steps plan and the debt snowball method of repaying debts smallest balance first.

Dave Reichert

Dave Reichert, born 1950, is a former King County sheriff, lead Green River Killer investigator, and seven-term Republican U.S. representative from Washington's 8th district (2005-2019) who lost the 2024 Washington governor's race to Bob Ferguson.

Dave Rudabaugh

Dave Rudabaugh, possibly David Raudebaugh (c. 1854–1886), American outlaw of Kansas, Texas, and New Mexico; Dodge City Gang member, associate of Billy the Kid captured by Pat Garrett in 1880, convicted of murder, escaped jail, died in Parral, Mexico.

Dave Scott

Dave Scott is a British diagnostics entrepreneur who co-founded LumiraDx in 2014 with Ron Zwanziger and Jerry McAleer, serving as Chief Technology Officer until the founders stepped down in 2023.

Dave Severin

Dave Severin is an American politician and Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 116th district, first elected in 2016 and serving his fifth term.

Dave Sunday (politician)

Dave Sunday (David W. Sunday, Jr.), Republican and former York County District Attorney and Navy veteran, has been Pennsylvania's Attorney General since January 2025 after winning the 2024 election over Eugene DePasquale.

Dave Syverson

Dave Syverson is an American Republican politician and financial consultant, born in Chicago and raised in Rockford, who has served in the Illinois Senate since 1993.

Dave Tabors

Dave Tabors is a private equity partner at Battery Ventures in Boston, known for later-stage software investments and buyouts including BladeLogic, Consona, Vero Software, and Forterro.

Dave Tayeh

Dave Tayeh, also known as David Tayeh, is an American private equity investor who co-founded the New York buyout firm Tayeh Capital Group in 2025.

Dave Thomas (businessman)

Dave Thomas (R. David Thomas) was an American restaurateur who founded the Wendy's hamburger chain in Columbus, Ohio, in 1969 after selling his Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises, and appeared in more than 800 commercials for Wendy's.

Dave Toschi

Dave Toschi (1931-2018), San Francisco homicide inspector and lead Zodiac Killer investigator from 1969 to 1978; removed after fake fan letters to Armistead Maupin, exonerated of forging the 1978 Zodiac letter, model for Bullitt.

Dave Vella

Dave Vella is an American politician, attorney, and Democrat representing the 68th district in the Illinois House of Representatives since 2021; he practiced law in Rockford for two decades.

Dave Wallace

Dave Wallace is an American Republican politician and Maryland businessman who won his party's June 2026 primary nomination for U.S. House in Maryland's 2nd Congressional District.

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.

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.

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.