David, Dave, or Dai Evans may refer to:

Academics

* Sir David Emrys Evans (1891–1966), Welsh classicist and university principal *

David Evans (microbiologist) Sir David Gwynne Evans Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (6 September 1909 – 13 June 1984) was a British microbiologist. Early life He was born at 15 Kay Street, Atherton, Greater Manchester, Atherton, Lancashire. His father was a headmaster an ...

(1909–1984), British microbiologist * David Stanley Evans (1916–2004), British astronomer *

David C. Evans 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 hardwar ...

(1924–1998), American computer graphics pioneer *

David C. Evans (paleontologist) David Christopher Evans (born 1980) is a Canadian palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist who specializes in the evolution and paleobiology of Cretaceous dinosaurs in western North America. He received his B.Sc. from the University of British ...

(born 1980), Canadian paleontologist * David Evans (mathematician) (born 1940), professor of applied mathematics at University of Bristol *

David A. Evans David A. Evans (January 11, 1941 – April 29, 2022) was an American chemist who was the Abbott and James Lawrence professor of chemistry at Harvard University. He was a prominent figure in the field of organic chemistry and his research focus ...

(1941–2022), organic chemist at Harvard University *

David Andreoff Evans David Andreoff Evans (born 1948 in St. Louis) is an American scientist in the field of computational linguistics, best known for his research into indexing using natural language processing, and in ontology learning, especially in medical informa ...

(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 (Yale professor) (born 1970), professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University *

David E. Evans David E. Evans was born in 1950 at Glanamman, Dyfed, Wales. He is a professor of mathematics at Cardiff University, specialising in knot theory. He has published a number of books, many in collaboration with Yasuyuki Kawahigashi. He studied ...

(born 1950), professor of mathematics at Cardiff University * David Evans (musicologist) (born 1944), ethnomusicologist at the University of Memphis *

Dai Morgan Evans Dai Morgan Evans (1 March 1944 – 1 March 2017) was a British archaeologist and academic. He is best known for his television appearances in programmes such as '' Rome Wasn't Built in a Day''. Morgan Evans was born in West Kirby and grew up in Ch ...

(1944–2017), British archaeologist and academic *

David Evans (geneticist) David M. Evans is Professor of Statistical Genetics and Head of Genomic Medicine at the Diamantina Institute at the University of Queensland. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Queensland in 2003, after which he completed a four-year po ...

, 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 scholarsh ...

(1874–1948), Welsh composer *

Dave Evans (bluegrass) William "Dave" Evans (July 24, 1950 - June 26, 2017) was a tenor singer, banjo player, composer, and bluegrass band leader. He was noted for his powerful tenor vocal range and for his style which bridged traditional and contemporary bluegrass. N ...

(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 David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge,McCormick (2006), pp. 21, 23–24 is an English-born Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing voca ...

(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 David Allan Evans (born 1940 Sioux City, Iowa) USA is an American poet. From 2002 to 2014, he was the poet laureate of the U.S. state of South Dakota. Life He attended college on a football scholarship and earned degrees from Morningside College, ...

(born 1940), American poet * David Mickey Evans (born 1962), American film director and screenwriter * David Evans (director), director of British film '' Fever Pitch'' and various TV shows * David Evans (sculptor) (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) David Read Evans (February 20, 1769March 8, 1843) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Westminster, England, Evans immigrated to the United States in 1784 with his father, who settled in South Carolina. He attended Mount Zi ...

(1769–1843), U.S. Representative from South Carolina *

David Ellicott Evans David Ellicott Evans (March 19, 1788 – May 17, 1850) briefly served as a United States representative from New York in 1827. Biography Evans was born in Ellicotts Upper Mills, Maryland. He attended the common schools, moved to New Yor ...

(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) Hywel David Evans AM (20 December 1924 – 3 September 2019) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1968 to 1989, representing the seat of Warren. He was a deputy leade ...

(1924–2019), Australian politician in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly * David Evans (Victorian politician) (born 1934), Australian politician in the Victorian Legislative Council * David Evans (British politician) (1935–2008), British businessman and Conservative politician, MP 1987–1997 *

David Evans (West Virginia politician) David A. Evans (born May 3, 1945) is an American politician and a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 4 since January 12, 2013. Education Evans earned his Bachelor of ...

(born 1945), member of the West Virginia House of Delegates *

David W. Evans David Walter Evans (born August 17, 1946) is an American educator who served four terms as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1975 to 1983. Early life and career Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Evans att ...

(born 1946), U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1975–1983 * David Evans, Jr. (1848–1929), Wisconsin politician * David Evans (political official) (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) David Richard John Evans (born 5 June 1938) is a British former Anglican clergyman who was a missionary bishop from 1978 to 1988. Evans was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and ordained in 1966. His first post was a curacy at Chri ...

(born 1938), Peruvian bishop * David E.C. Evans (born 1953), Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham Archdiocese

Sportsmen

* Dai Evans (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1951), Welsh international footballer *

Dai Evans (footballer, born 1934) David "Dai" Evans (born 19 June 1934) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Evans began his career in 1955 at Welsh club Llandudno, before signing for Crewe Alexandra in the 1956–57 season. Evans made 48 Football ...

, Welsh football goalkeeper *

Dave Evans (racing driver) Dave Evans (August 31, 1898 – March 31, 1974) was an American racing driver. Evans was born in Los Angeles, California. In 1931, he performed a remarkable feat when his ''Cummins Diesel Special'' completed the entire Indy 500 without a pit ...

(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. He later played ...

(born 1958), English footballer * David Evans (athlete) (born 1967), Australian Paralympian *

David Evans (footballer) David Evans (born 4 April 1967) is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City as a defender. Evans was the product of a football family, as his father Bernard Evans and uncle Dennis Evans had both pl ...

(born 1967), former soccer player/footballer with Chester City * David Evans (squash player) (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 case was a widely reported 2006 criminal case 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 Evans, Collin ...

Cricket

David Evans (cricketer, born 1869) David Linzee Evans (13 April 1869 – 11 November 1907) played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire from 1889 to 1891 and for Somerset in 1894, 1895 and 1902. Evans was born and died at West Town in Somerset. Educated at Loretto Colleg ...

(1869–1907), 22 first-class matches between 1889 and 1902 *

David Evans (Hertfordshire cricketer) 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 Tech ...

(1935–2008), List A cricketer with Hertfordshire *

David Evans (Somerset cricketer, born 1928) George Herbert David Evans (22 August 1928 – 20 June 1991) was a cricketer who played eight first-class matches for Somerset in 1953. Evans was born at Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. A club cricketer in Weston-super-Mare, he played first for So ...

(1928–1991), eight first-class matches in 1953 * David Evans (umpire) (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 ...

(1872–1912), Welsh rugby union player *

David Evans (rugby) 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 David Wyn Evans (born 1 November 1965) is a former international rugby union player who represented the Wales national team on twelve occasions between 1989 and 1995. He played club rugby for Cardiff RFC and Treorchy RFC. Evans joined Cardiff ...

(born 1965), Welsh rugby union player * David Evans (rugby union) (born 1988), Welsh rugby union and rugby sevens player

Others

Dave Evans (entrepreneur) Dave Evans is an entrepreneur who led the design of Apple's first mouse and was an early employee at Electronic Arts before becoming a Consulting Assistant Professor at Stanford University. He also co-wrote the book ''Designing Your Life: How to B ...

, American entrepreneur and Stanford professor *

Dave Evans (reporter) Dave Evans (born 1959) is a retired American television journalist. From 1999 to 2022, he worked as a reporter for WABC-TV in New York City, New York. Early life and education Evans earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the Mi ...

(born 1962), American reporter with WABC-TV *

David Morier Evans David Morier Evans (1819–1874), was a Welsh financial journalist. Evans, the son of Joshua Lloyd Evans of Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, was born in 1819. He formed an early connection with journalism, and became assistant city correspondent on ...

(1819–1874), financial journalist * Sir

David William Evans Sir David William Evans (4 November 1866 – 17 March 1926) was a Welsh people, Welsh lawyer and public servant, who played a leading role in the fight against tuberculosis in Wales. In his early adult life, Evans was a very keen sportsman and ...

(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; an ...

(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 senior commander of the Royal Air Force. 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) Air Marshal Selwyn David Evans AC, DSO, AFC (3 June 1925 – 2 September 2020) was a senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and a writer and consultant on defence matters. He served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1982 u ...

(1925–2020), Senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) *

David Evans, Baron Evans of Watford David Charles Evans, Baron Evans of Watford (born 30 November 1942) is a British publisher, entrepreneur and philanthropist. As a Member of the House of Lords, he sits as a Labour peer and also holds chairmanships that span across printing, bus ...

(born 1942), British trade unionist and businessman *

David Evans (mathematician and engineer) David Evans is an Australian mathematician and engineer. Evans obtained the degree of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of Sydney in 1983; and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1989. He has four other ...

, worked for the Australian Greenhouse Office *

(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 ...

, a department store group based in South Wales {{dab, hn=Evans, David