David Baker may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

David Baker (composer) David Nathaniel Baker Jr. (December 21, 1931 – March 26, 2016) was an American jazz composer, conductor, and musician from Indianapolis, as well as a professor of jazz studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Baker is best ...

(1931–2016), American symphonic jazz composer *

David Baker (singer) David Baker is an American musician best known as a founding member and the former lead singer of the indie rock band Mercury Rev,Huggett, Stuart.From Mercury Rev To Variety Lights: David Baker Interviewed. '' The Quietus'', 12 June 2013. Retrieved ...

, former lead singer for Mercury Rev *

David Baker (poet) David Baker (born December 27, 1954; Bangor, Maine) is an American poet. He is Emeritus Professor of English at Denison University where he still teaches. He served for more than 25 years as poetry editor of the Kenyon Review and continues to ...

(born 1954), American poet *

David Erskine Baker David Erskine Baker (30 January 1730 – 16 February 1767) was an English writer on drama. Life David Erskine Baker was the son of Henry Baker, F.R.S., and his wife, the youngest daughter of Daniel Defoe. Baker was born in the parish of St Duns ...

(1730–1767), English drama critic *

David Aaron Baker David Aaron Baker (born August 14, 1963) is an American actor whose credits stretch across theater, film, television and audiobooks. Biography On Broadway, he is most prominently known for his starring role as "Prince Dauntless" opposite Sarah ...

(born 1963), American actor and audiobook narrator * David Baker (born 1931), Australian film director and writer of ''

Libido Libido (; colloquial: sex drive) is a person's overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity. Libido is influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors. Biologically, the sex hormones and associated neurotransmitters that act ...

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David James Baker David James Baker is an American filmmaker. Education Baker holds a B.A. from the University of Denver, an M.A. from New Mexico Highlands University, and an M.F.A from New Mexico State University. Career Baker is the writer-director of ''Portrait ...

, American filmmaker

Law and politics

David Gordon Baker David Gordon Baker (February 17, 1884 – March 25, 1958) was an associate justice and chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court. He served on the Florence City Council from 1910 to 1912 and in the South Carolina Senate from 1919 to 1922 ...

(1884–1958), justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court *

David J. Baker David Jewett Baker (September 7, 1792August 6, 1869) was an American politician in the U.S. state of Illinois. He briefly served as a U.S. Senator in 1830. Early life Baker was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, the son of Joanna (Minor) and B ...

(1792–1869), US Senator from Illinois *

David Hume Baker David Hume Baker (October 7, 1841 – June 1, 1917) was a state senator in the US states of Kentucky and Florida. His historic home, which was built between 1886 and 1890, still stands in Wildwood, Florida, and hosts various events. The home was bu ...

(1841–1916), state legislator in Kentucky and then Florida *

David J. Baker Jr. David Jewett Baker Jr. (November 20, 1834 – March 13, 1899), the son of David J. Baker, was a justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Born in Kaskaskia, Illinois, Baker received his bachelor's degree from Shurtleff College in 1856. Baker w ...

(1834–1899), American judge, son of David J. Baker * David L. Baker, justice of the Iowa Supreme Court *

David Martin Baker David Martin Baker (October 11, 1923 Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV - April 27, 2010) was a Republican member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Cabell County, 1953, 1957–58, with defeats in 1954 and 1958. In 1967 he was the vice- ...

(1923–2010), Republican member of West Virginia State House of Delegates *

Dave Baker (Minnesota politician) Dave Baker (born March 27, 1962) is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Baker represents District 16B in west-central Minnesota, which ...

(born 1962), Minnesota politician *

David Baker (activist) David A. Baker is an American activist. A former union organizer, Baker is the founder and director of Community Against Pollution. Background Baker is from Anniston, Alabama. As children, he and his younger brother Terry would play in ditche ...

, American activist and founder of Community Against Pollution *

Dave Baker (Kansas politician) Dave Baker (October 8, 1955) is an American politician serving as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 68th district. Elected in November 2016, he assumed office on January 9, 2017. Outside of politics, Baker has worked as a ...

, member of the Kansas House of Representatives

Religion

Augustine Baker Fr. Augustine Baker OSB (9 December 1575 – 9 August 1641), also sometimes known as "Fr. Austin Baker", was a well-known Benedictine mystic and an ascetic writer. He was one of the earliest members of the English Benedictine Congregation ...

(1575–1641), English Benedictine mystic, born David Baker *

David Bristow Baker David Bristow Baker (1803, Newington, Surrey – 24 July 1852) was an English religious writer. Baker was born in 1803, the second son of David Bristow Baker, a Blackfriars, London, Blackfriars merchant. He was educated at St. John's College, Cam ...

(1803–1852), English religious writer

Science

David Baker (biochemist) __NOTOC__ David Baker (born October 6, 1962, in Seattle, Washington) is an American biochemist and computational biologist who has pioneered methods to predict and design the three-dimensional structures of proteins. He is the Henrietta and Aubr ...

(born 1962), American biochemist *

David H. Baker (animal nutritionist) David Hiram Baker (February 26, 1939 – December 2, 2009) was an American animal nutritionist who was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2005. Baker is professor emeritus of animal sciences and nutritional science ...

(1939–2009), American animal nutritionist *

David Baker (aerospace engineer) David Baker may refer to: Arts and entertainment * David Baker (composer) (1931–2016), American symphonic jazz composer * David Baker (singer), former lead singer for Mercury Rev * David Baker (poet) (born 1954), American poet * David Erskine B ...

, aerospace engineer, co-author of the

Mars Direct Mars Direct is a proposal for a human mission to Mars which purports to be both cost-effective and possible with current technology. It was originally detailed in a research paper by Martin Marietta engineers Robert Zubrin and David Baker in 1990 ...

proposal *

David Baker-Gabb David John Baker-Gabb is a New Zealand and Australian ornithologist. He is best known for his work on Australian birds of prey and the birds of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. He also served from 1993 to 1997 as director of the Royal Australas ...

, ornithologist *

David Baker (author) David Baker (born 1944) is a prolific British space author and self-described space scientist. His description of his career is that he first visited the US in 1962 and returned to work for NASA on the Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle programs be ...

(born 1944), British space scientist and author

Sports

Dave Baker (American football) Dave Baker (July 30, 1937 – September 4, 2002) was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL), playing for the San Francisco 49ers for three years. David Baker grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, earning All-State honors in footba ...

(1937–2002), American football player *

Dave Baker (baseball) David Glenn Baker (born November 25, 1956) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. Baker appeared in nine games with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1982. He is an alumnus of UCLA The University of ...

(born 1956), baseball player *

David Baker (cricketer, born 1935) David William Baker (26 July 1935 – 26 December 2021) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1961 and 1965 for Kent and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Clubs. Baker was born at Kingston upon Hull in 1935 ...

, English cricketer *

David Baker (cricketer, born 1945) David Henry John Baker (born 2 February 1945) is a former English cricketer. Baker was a right-handed batsman who bowled off break. He was born in Histon, Cambridgeshire. Baker made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1970 Minor Counties Ch ...

, English cricketer *

David Baker (cyclist) David Baker (born 30 December 1965) is an English former professional cyclist, who competed in cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing. Biography Baker, from Dronfield, Derbyshire, began riding cyclo-cross with Norton Wheelers. He moved to Ac ...

(born 1965), British Olympic mountainbike racer *

David Baker (track cyclist) David Baker (born 1965), is a male retired track cyclist who competed for England. He is not to be confused with the Cyclo-cross and mountain bike rider David Baker. Cycling career Baker was a National track champion over 1Km and 5Km in 1988. ...

(born 1965), English Commonwealth Games cyclist *

Paul Baker (footballer) David Paul Baker (born 5 January 1963 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is an English former professional footballer. Playing career A centre-forward, Baker was a member of the famous Wallsend Boys Club as a youngster, and was subsequently spo ...

(David Paul Baker, born 1963), English professional footballer *

C. David Baker Carl David Baker (born February 16, 1953) is the former President and CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Criticism from the University of California, Irvine and hi ...

, former President & CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; former commissioner of the Arena Football League

Other

David Baker (architect) David Baker, FAIA LEED AP (born December 20, 1949), is an American architect based in San Francisco, California. He and his firm, David Baker Architects (with principals Daniel Simons and Amanda Loper), are known primarily for designing affordabl ...

(born 1949), American architect *

David Baker (academic and musician) David Michael Baker, (born 24 August 1952) is a British academic, musician and writer specialising in the field of library & information science (LIS). He holds an Emeritus Chair in Strategic Information Management from Plymouth Marjon Universi ...

(born 1952), British academic librarian and organist *

David William Baker David William Baker OBE (born 30 October 1959) is CEO of Robust Details Limited and former Technical Director of the Home Builders Federation (HBF). Background Baker was born in Fleetwood, Lancashire. He studied Building at the Polytechnic o ...

(born 1959), British businessman * David Baker (detective), introductory use of DNA profiling *

David ODB Baker David ODB Baker (born July 14, 1972) is an American professional poker player living in Sahuarita, Arizona, who has appeared at five World Series of Poker (WSOP) final tables. Baker currently has over $5.4 million in Poker tournament, tournamen ...

(born 1972), American professional poker player *

David Bakes Baker David Bakes Baker (born October 17, 1986) is an American professional poker player who has won a World Series of Poker bracelet and appeared at four World Series of Poker final tables. He also has a Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) ch ...

(born 1986), American professional poker player {{hndis, Baker, David