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Dave (given name)

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nameDave
genderMale
related namesDavid, Davey

Dave is a given name, often a shortened form of the names David, Davey, or others. The name means "beloved".

Notable people with the name include:

People

  • Dave (American rapper), aka David Jolicoeur (1968–2023), of the hip hop group De La Soul
  • Dave (artist) (born 1969), Swiss artist, born David Pflugi
  • Dave (rapper) (born 1998), English rapper, born David Omoregie
  • Dave (singer) (born 1944), Dutch-born French singer, born Wouter Otto Levenbach
  • Dave Adolph (1937–2017), American football coach
  • Dave Allen (comedian) (1936–2005), Irish comedian
  • Dave Atkins (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dave Bailey (musician) (1926–2023), American jazz drummer
  • Dave Bailey (runner), Canadian track and field athlete, later a pharmacologist
  • Dave Bancroft (1891–1972), American baseball player and manager
  • Dave Barker, professional name of Jamaican musician David Crooks
  • Dave Barney, American educator and swimming coach
  • Dave Barry, American comedian and humor author
  • Dave Bautista, American actor and former professional wrestler
  • Dave Bayley, British songwriter, singer and producer
  • Dave Billes (1938–2024), Canadian racing driver
  • Dave Bristol (born 1933), American baseball manager
  • Dave Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dave Brubeck (1920–2012), American jazz musician
  • Dave Boat, American voice actor
  • Dave Burba (born 1966), American baseball player
  • Dave Butterfield (born 1954), American football player
  • Dave Butz (1950–2022), American football player
  • Dave Campo (born 1947), American football coach
  • Dave Canales (born 1981), American football coach
  • Dave Chappelle, American stand-up comedian, satirist and actor
  • Dave Chisnall, English darts player
  • Dave Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dave Colclough, Welsh professional poker player
  • Dave Concepción (born 1948), Venezuelan baseball player
  • Dave Coulier, American stand-up comedian and television/voice actor
  • Dave Cousins (1945–2025), English musician, leader, singer and songwriter of "Strawbs"
  • Dave Dalby (1950–2002), American football player
  • Dave Dravecky (born 1956), American baseball player and motivational speaker
  • Dave Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dave 'Fit' Finlay (born 1958), Northern Irish professional wrestler
  • Dave Flint (born 1971), American ice hockey coach
  • Dave Foggin, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
  • Dave Foutz (1856–1897), American baseball player and manager
  • Dave Franco, American television and film actor
  • Dave Frederick, American sportswriter and coach
  • Dave Freeman (American author) (1961–2008), American author
  • Dave Freeman (British writer), British film and television writer
  • Dave Gahan, English singer
  • Dave Garcia (1920–2018), American baseball manager
  • Dave Garnett (born 1970), American football player
  • Dave Gerlach (1940–2020), Canadian curler
  • Dave Gettleman (born 1951), American football executive
  • Dave Gibbons, British writer and artist of comics
  • Dave Goelz, American puppeteer known for playing Gonzo on The Muppets
  • Dave Gorman, English stand-up comedian, best known for his project Are You Dave Gorman?
  • Dave Grayson (1939–2017), American football player
  • Dave Grohl, American rock musician and member of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters
  • Dave Guard (1934–1991), American folk singer and songwriter, founding member of The Kingston Trio
  • Dave Hanner (1930–2008), American football player and coach
  • Dave Henderson (1958–2015), American baseball player
  • Dave Houpapa (born 1981), New Zealand cricketer
  • Dave Hoyda (1957–2015), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Dave Huismans (born 1979), Dutch musician known professionally as 2562
  • Dave Kaye (1906–1996), British pianist
  • Dave Keuning, American rock musician and member of The Killers
  • Dave Kingman (born 1948), American baseball player
  • Dave Koz, American jazz saxophonist
  • Dave Krieg (born 1958), American football player
  • Dave Lombardo, drummer for heavy metal bands Slayer and Fantômas
  • Dave Lutz (born 1959), American football player
  • Dave Mackintosh, drummer for power metal band DragonForce
  • Dave Magadan (born 1962), American baseball player
  • Dave Malarcher (1894–1982), American baseball player and manager
  • Dave Marshall (musician), American guitarist
  • Dave Martinez (born 1964), American baseball player and manager
  • Dave Matthews, American jam musician
  • Dave McCormick (born 1965), American politician and businessman
  • Dave McCurry (1951–2020), American football player
  • Dave McGinnis (born 1951), American football coach and broadcaster
  • Dave Means (born 1952), American football player
  • Dave Meyers (basketball) (1953–2015), American basketball player
  • Dave Miley (born 1962), American baseball manager
  • Dave Minor (1922–1998), American basketball player
  • Dave Murray (musician), guitarist for heavy metal band Iron Maiden
  • Dave Mustaine, singer/guitarist/founder of American heavy metal band Megadeth
  • Dave Myers (American football) (1906–1997), American football player
  • Dave Myers (baseball) (born 1959), American baseball player, manager and scout
  • Dave Myers (presenter) (1957–2024), English television presenter and chef
  • Dave Newhouse (born 1953), American musician
  • Dave Nilsson (born 1969), Australian baseball player and manager
  • Dave Orr (1859–1915), American baseball player
  • Dave Parker (disambiguation), multiple people
    • Dave Parker (1951–2025), American baseball player
  • Dave Parkin (born 1956), American football player
  • Dave Polsky, American television screenwriter
  • Dave Portnoy (born 1977), American businessman and social media personality
  • Dave Ragone (born 1979), American football player and coach
  • Dave Ramsey, American personal finance advisor, radio show host, author, and businessman
  • Dave Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dave Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dave Rozumek, American football player
  • Dave Rubin (born 1976), American political commentator, YouTube personality, and talk show host
  • Dave Saunders (volleyball), American volleyball player
  • Dave Severin, American politician
  • Dave Shimizu, Guamanian politician
  • Dave Stewart (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dave Stieb (born 1957), American baseball player
  • Dave Szott (born 1967), American football player
  • Dave Thomas (businessman) (1932–2002), American businessman, founder of Wendy's
  • Dave Tucker (geologist), American geologist and IWW leader
  • Dave Ulliott, English professional poker player
  • Dave Valentin (1952–2017), American Latin jazz flautist
  • Dave Van Horn, American head baseball coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks
  • Dave Wannstedt (born 1952), American football coach
  • Dave Waymer (1958–1993), American football player
  • Dave Weckl, American drummer
  • Dave Welch (poker player), English professional poker player
  • Dave Whinham (born 1957), American football coach
  • Dave Winfield (born 1951), American baseball player
  • Dave Winfield (footballer) (born 1988), English footballer
  • Dave Wommack (born 1956), American football coach
  • Dave Ziegler (born 1977), American football executive

Fictional characters

  • Dave (EastEnders), from the British soap opera EastEnders
  • D.A.V.E., from The Batman television series
  • David Bowman (Space Odyssey), in the book and movie 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Dave Lister, from the BBC comedy series Red Dwarf
  • David "Dave" Lizewski, the title character and the protagonist of the Kick-Ass series
  • Dave Norton, a character in the storymode of videogame Grand Theft Auto V
  • Dave Rudman, from the novel The Book of Dave (2006), by English novelist Will Self
  • Dave Turner, in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
  • Dave Skylark, from the 2014 movie The Interview
  • Dave Strider, from the webcomic Homestuck
  • David "Dave" Skunkerton Weeb, from the Canadian animated TV series Scaredy Squirrel
  • Dave, from the Australian comic strip Beyond the Black Stump
  • Dave, a camp counselor from the television series Camp Cretaceous.
  • Dave, a character from the Cartoon Network show Camp Lazlo
  • the title character of Dangerous Dave, a computer game by John Romero
  • the title character of Dave the Barbarian, a Disney Channel cartoon series
  • the title character of the indie video game Dave the Diver
  • the title character of Meet Dave, a 2008 comedy film starring Eddie Murphy
  • Dave, from the film Encino Man
  • Dave, a fictional contestant from Total Drama Pahkitew Island
  • Dave, from the American-Canadian flash-animated series Yin Yang Yo!
  • DaveSprite, from the webcomic Homestuck
  • Super Dave Osborne, fictional stuntman
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