Dare or Daré is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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* Daré Nibombé (born 1980), footballer from Togo * Dare Ogunbowale (born 1994), American football player * Dare Rose (born 2002), American swimmer * Dare Vršič (born 1984), Slovenian footballer * Dare Wright (1914–2001), Canadian-American photographer and author

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* Airton Daré (born 1978), Brazilian race car driver * Alison Dare (born 1965), South African field hockey player *

Ananias Dare Ananias Dare (c. 1560 – 1587, ''legal death'') was a colonist of the Roanoke Colony of 1587. He was the husband of Eleanor White, whom he married at St Bride's Church in London, and the father of Virginia Dare, the first English child born ...

(c.1560– c.1587?), British tiler and bricklayer, member of the Roanoke Colony; husband of Eleanor Dare and father of Virginia Dare * Arthur N. Dare (1850–1923), American Republican politician of Minnesota * Barbara Dare (born 1963), American pornographic actress * Bill Dare (died 2025), British radio writer * Billy Dare (1927–1994), English footballer * Charles Dare (1854–1924), British naval officer * Danny Dare (1905–1996), American choreographer, actor, director, writer *

Dorothy Dare Dorothy Dare (born Dorothy Herskind, August 6, 1911 – October 4, 1981) was an American actress and singer. Early life Dare was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a child, she often sang in church and developed good vocability. She first ...

(1911–1981), American actress and singer *

Eleanor Dare Eleanor Dare (née White; 1568 – disappeared between 1587 and 1590) of Westminster, London, England, was a member of the English Roanoke Colony in North America and the daughter of John White, the colony's governor. While little is known ...

(c.1563–c.1599?), English colonist and member of the Roanoke Colony; mother of Virginia Dare * Elkanah Kelsey Dare (1782–1826), American composer * Irene Dare, young American figure skater and film star * Johnny Dare, American radio personality * Joseph Dare (footballer) (born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Joseph Dare (minister) (1831–1880), Australian Wesleyan Church leader * Kevin Dare (born 1959), English footballer * Leona Dare (1854/55–1922), American circus performer * Marie Dare (1902–1976), Scottish cellist and composer * Michael Dare (1917–1996), Canadian general * Norm Dare (born 1948), Australian rules footballer * Phyllis Dare (1890–1975), English singer and actress * Reginald Dare (1921–1993), English cricketer and footballer * Tessa Dare, American writer, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling historical romance novelist *

Virginia Dare Virginia Dare (born August 18, 1587; date of death unknown) was the first English people, English child born in an Americas, American English overseas possessions, English colony. What became of Virginia and the other colonists remains a mystery ...

(1587-?), first child born in the Americas to English parents * Yinka Dare (1972–2004), Nigerian National Basketball Association player * Zena Dare (1887–1975), English singer and actress; sister of Phyllis Dare * Dan Dare (disambiguation), several fictional characters

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