Dave (given name)

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 Finlay Sr. (born 1936), Northern Irish professional wrestler
• 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 Yaras, American mobster
• 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 Whatley(1927–2015), American street performer and local celebrity, better known as Dancin' Dave
• 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
• , 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

See also

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