David, Dave, or Dai Evans may refer to:

Academics

* Sir David

Emrys Evans Sir David Emrys Evans (29 March 1891 – 20 February 1966) was a Wales, Welsh classicist and university principal. Life Evans, from Clydach, Swansea, Clydach, Glamorgan, was educated at Ystalyfera County School, before going on to Univers ...

(1891–1966), Welsh classicist and university principal *

David Evans (microbiologist) Sir David Gwynne Evans FRS (6 September 1909 – 13 June 1984) was a British microbiologist. Early life He was born at 15 Kay Street, Atherton, Lancashire. His father was a headmaster and his mother a schoolteacher. They had four children and ...

(1909–1984), British microbiologist *

David Stanley Evans David Stanley Evans (28 January 1916 – 14 November 2004) was a British astronomer, noted for his use of lunar occultations to measure stellar angular diameters during the 1950s. Early life and education Evans was born in Cardiff, Wales on 28 Ja ...

(1916–2004), British astronomer *

David C. Evans (computer scientist) David Cannon Evans (February 24, 1924 – October 3, 1998) was the founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah and co-founder (with Ivan Sutherland) of Evans & Sutherland, a pioneering firm in computer graphics hardware ...

(1924–1998), American computer graphics pioneer *

David C. Evans (paleontologist) David Christopher Evans (born 1980) is a Canadians, Canadian Paleontology, palaeontologist and Evolutionary biology, evolutionary biologist who specializes in the evolution and paleobiology of Cretaceous dinosaurs in western North America. He rec ...

(born 1980), Canadian paleontologist * David Evans (mathematician) (born 1940), professor of applied mathematics at University of Bristol * David A. Evans (1941–2022), organic chemist at Harvard University * David Andreoff Evans (born 1948), American computational linguist, entrepreneur * David S. Evans (born 1954), economist and lecturer at University College London and the University of Chicago Law School *

David Evans (geologist) David A. D. Evans is an American professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University. He works on quantitative reconstruction of supercontinents. He is involved in the Snowball Earth theory of Precambrian ice ages by demonstrating that the ma ...

(born 1970), professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University * David E. Evans (born 1950), professor of mathematics at Cardiff University *

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(born 1944), ethnomusicologist at the University of Memphis * Dai Morgan Evans (1944–2017), British archaeologist and academic * David Evans (geneticist), Australian geneticist

Artists

Musicians

David Evans (composer) David Evans (6 February 1874 – 17 May 1948) was a Welsh musician, academic and composer. Evans was born at Resolven, Glamorgan. He worked in the coal industry as a teenager, but music was always his primary interest. He won a music scholarship ...

(1874–1948), Welsh composer * Dave Evans (bluegrass) (1950–2017), American tenor singer and banjo player *

Dave Evans (singer) Dave Evans is an Australian singer. He was the original lead singer for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC in 1973–1974 and sang on their debut single shortly before being replaced by Bon Scott. Evans then went on to join the band Rabbit wh ...

(born 1953), first lead singer of the rock band AC/DC * David Howell Evans (born 1961), guitarist of Irish rock band U2, better known as The Edge

Other arts

David Evans (writer) David Evans (August 7, 1893 – May 20, 1966) was a British screenwriter and novelist. He entered the British film industry during the 1930s where he worked on a number of quota quickies. During the 1940s he was employed on several more prestigio ...

(1893–1966), British screenwriter and novelist * David Allan Evans (born 1940), American poet *

David Mickey Evans David Mickey Evans (born October 20, 1962) is an American film director and screenwriter. His films tend to focus on children and the challenges of childhood. A baseball fan, Evans directed and co-wrote ''The Sandlot'' (1993). Life and career Ev ...

(born 1962), American film director and screenwriter *

David Evans (sculptor) David Evans (18 June 1893 – 14 March 1959) was a British sculptor. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics. Amongst his works are the frieze over the doorway at 25 Marylebone Road ...

(1893–1959), English sculptor * David Evans (comedian) (1922–1980), English comedian

Politicians

* David Evans (MP for Cardiff) (died 1568), MP for Cardiff * David R. Evans (South Carolina politician) (1769–1843), U.S. representative from South Carolina *

David Evans (Lord Mayor) David Treharne Evans (21 April 1849 – August 1907) was a Welsh businessman and politician that served as Lord Mayor of London in 1891. Life Evans was born on 21 April, 1849 at Llantrisant, Glamorganshire to Thomas and Anne Evans. He was senio ...

(1849–1907), Welsh politician, former Lord Mayor of London. *

David Ellicott Evans David Ellicott Evans (March 19, 1788 – May 17, 1850) briefly served as a United States representative from New York (state), New York in 1827. Biography Evans was born in Ellicott City, Maryland, Ellicotts Upper Mills, Maryland. He att ...

(1788–1850), U.S. representative from New York, 1827 * David H. Evans (1837–1920), New York politician * David Arthur Evans (1915–1989), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario * David Evans (Western Australian politician) (1924–2019), Australian politician in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly *

David Evans (Victorian politician) David Mylor Evans (born 20 June 1934) is a former Australian politician. He was born in Richmond in Melbourne to grazier Evan Mylor Evans and Constance Muriel, ''née'' Burton-Bradley. He graduated from Melbourne Grammar School and farmed on t ...

(born 1934), Australian politician in the Victorian Legislative Council *

David Evans (MP for Welwyn Hatfield) David John Evans (23 April 1935 – 22 October 2008) was an English businessman, football club chairman and Conservative politician. Biography Born in Edmonton in London, Evans came from a working-class background and attended Tottenham Techni ...

(1935–2008), British businessman and Conservative politician, MP 1987–1997 * David Evans (West Virginia politician) (born 1945), member of the West Virginia House of Delegates * David W. Evans (born 1946), U.S. representative from Indiana, 1975–1983 *

David Evans Jr. David Lloyd Evans Jr. (1848–1929) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Evans was born on September 17, 1848, in Caernarfon, Caernarvon, Wales. In 1853, he settled with his parents in what is now Berlin, Wisconsin. During th ...

(1848–1929), Wisconsin politician *

David Evans, Baron Evans of Sealand David Richard Evans, Baron Evans of Sealand (born February 1961), is a British politician who served as general secretary of the Labour Party from September 2021 to September 2024, having acted as general secretary since May 2020. He served as a ...

(born 1961), British political official and general secretary of the Labour Party

Religion

* David Evans (canon at St Asaph) (1705–1788), Welsh clergyman and writer * David Evans (archdeacon of St Asaph) (died 1910), Welsh priest * David F. Evans (born 1951), American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * David Evans (bishop) (born 1938), Peruvian bishop

Sportsmen

* Dai Evans (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1951), Welsh international footballer * Dai Evans (footballer, born 1934), Welsh football goalkeeper * Dave Evans (racing driver) (1898–1974), American racecar driver *

Dave Evans (footballer) David Gordon Evans (born 20 May 1958) is an English retired professional footballer who made more than 500 league appearances for three clubs. Career Born in West Bromwich, Evans began his professional career with Aston Villa Aston Vil ...

(born 1958), English footballer * David Evans (athlete) (born 1967), Australian Paralympian * David Evans (footballer) (born 1967), former soccer player/footballer with Chester City *

David Evans (squash player) David Evans (born 24 October 1974, in Pontypool, Wales) is a squash player from Wales. He won the British Open in 2000, beating Paul Price of Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising main ...

(born 1974), Welsh professional squash player * David Evans (darts player) (born 1989), English darts player * David Evans, one of the three falsely accused students in

2006 Duke University lacrosse case The Duke lacrosse rape hoax was a widely reported 2006 criminal case hoax in Durham, North Carolina, United States, in which three members of the Duke University men's lacrosse team were falsely accused of rape. The three students were David Ev ...

Cricket

* David Evans (cricketer, born 1869) (1869–1907), 22 first-class matches between 1889 and 1902 * David Evans (Hertfordshire cricketer) (1935–2008), List A cricketer with Hertfordshire * David Evans (Somerset cricketer, born 1928) (1928–1991), eight first-class matches in 1953 *

David Evans (umpire) David Gwilym Lloyd Evans (27 July 1933 – 25 March 1990) was a cricketer who played as a wicketkeeper for Glamorgan from 1956 to 1969 and then became a first-class umpire in 1971, standing in nine Tests from 1981 to 1985. Cricketer Born at Lam ...

(1933–1990), cricketer with Glamorgan and Test match umpire

Rugby

Dai Evans David "Dai" Evans (1872 – 29 January 1912) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Penygraig and international rugby for Wales. Evans was born in Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire, but came to the Rhondda Valley to f ...

(1872–1912), Welsh rugby union player *

David Evans (rugby, born 1886) David Alexander Evans (4 October 1886 – 12 October 1940) was a New Zealand dual-code international rugby player who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league. Playing career Rugby union Evans began his career playing rugby ...

(1886–1940), New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s *

David Morgan Evans David Morgan Evans (21 April 1911 – 24 May 1941) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Glynneath RFC and Neath RFC, as a forward, and representative ...

(1911–1941), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer * David Wyn Evans (born 1965), Welsh rugby union player *

David Evans (rugby union, born 1988) David Evans (born 19 August 1988 in Swansea, Wales) is a rugby union player for Neath RFC. He has been selected for the current Wales national rugby sevens team The Wales national rugby sevens team did compete at the annual SVNS, World Rug ...

, Welsh rugby union and rugby sevens player

Others

* Dave Evans (entrepreneur), American entrepreneur and Stanford professor * Dave Evans (reporter) (born 1962), American reporter with WABC-TV * David Morier Evans (1819–1874), financial journalist * Sir David William Evans (1866–1926), Welsh lawyer, public servant and rugby international * Sir

David Evans (archivist) Sir David Lewis Evans, OBE, FRHistS (14 August 1893 – 23 April 1987) was a Welsh archivist who served as executive head of the Public Record Office from 1954 to 1960 (under the successive titles of Deputy Keeper of Public Records, 1954–58; and ...

(1893–1987), Welsh archivist, Keeper of the Public Records * Sir

David Evans (RAF officer) Air Chief Marshal Sir David George Evans, (14 July 1924 – 21 February 2020) was a Canadian-British Royal Air Force officer. Career Born and educated in Canada, Evans was commissioned into the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer under an eme ...

(1924–2020), Air Chief Marshal/Senior Commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF) * David Evans (RAAF officer) (1925–2020), Senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) * David Evans, Baron Evans of Watford (born 1942), British trade unionist and businessman * David Morier Evans (1819–1874), Welsh financial journalist *

David Evans (department store) David Evans was a small department store group based in South Wales with its flagship store located in Swansea. Establishment David Evans & Co was formed in 1900 by a partnership involving a local draper David Evans, Soloman Andrews – a prom ...

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