Dave (given name)

Dave is a given name, a shortened form of the name David, Davey, etc. The name means "beloved". Notable people with the name include:

People[]

• Dave Bailey (musician), professional name of American jazz drummer Samuel David Bailey
• Dave Bailey (runner), Canadian track and field athlete
• Dave Barker, professional name of Jamaican musician David Crooks
• Dave Barry, American comedian and humor author
• Dave Bautista, American actor and former professional wrestler
• Dave Brubeck (1920–2012), American jazz musician
• Dave Butterfield, American football player
• Dave Chappelle, American stand-up comedian, satirist and actor
• Dave Colclough, Welsh professional poker player
• Dave Coulier, American stand-up comedian and television/voice actor
• Dave Franco, American television and film actor
• Dave Freeman (British writer), British film and television writer
• Dave Garnett (born 1970), American football player
• 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 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 Keuning, American rock musician and member of The Killers
• Dave Koz, American jazz saxophonist
• Dave Lombardo, drummer for heavy metal bands Slayer and Fantômas
• Dave Mackintosh, drummer for power metal band DragonForce
• Dave Marshall (musician), American guitarist
• Dave Matthews, American jam musician
• Dave Meyers (basketball) (1953–2015), American basketball player
• 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 Nilsson (born 1969), Australian baseball player, manager
• Dave Polsky (born 2000), American television screenwriter
• Dave Ramsey, American personal finance advisor, radio show host, author, and businessman
• 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 Thomas (businessman) (1932–2002), American businessman, founder of Wendy's
• Dave Ulliott, English professional poker player
• Dave Valentin (1952–2017), American Latin jazz flautist
• Dave Weckl, American drummer
• Dave Welch, English professional poker player
• Dave Whinham (born 1957), American football coach

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
• 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 Strider, from the webcomic Homestuck
• David "Dave" Lizewski, the title character and the protagonist of the Kick-Ass series
• the title character of Dave the Barbarian, a Disney Channel cartoon series
• the title character of Meet Dave, a 2008 comedy film starring Eddie Murphy
• the title character of Dangerous Dave, a computer game by John Romero
• Dave, a fictional contestant from Total Drama Pahkitew Island
• Dave, from the film Encino Man
• Dave, from the Australian comic strip Beyond the Black Stump
• Dave, from the American-Canadian flash-animated series Yin Yang Yo!
• David "Dave" Skunkerton Weeb, from the Canadian animated TV series Scaredy Squirrel

See also[]

• Dav Pilkey
• Davey (given name)
• David (name)

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