David or Dave Lewis may refer to:

Academics

* A. David Lewis (born 1977), American comic writer and scholar of religion and literature * David Lewis (academic) (born 1960), English scholar of development *

David Lewis (lawyer) David Lewis ( – 27 April 1584) was a Welsh people, Welsh lawyer, judge, and the first Principal of Jesus College, Oxford. Early life Lewis was born in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire, Wales. In 1540 he graduated fro ...

( – 1584), Welsh civil lawyer and first Principal of Jesus College, Oxford *

David Lewis (philosopher) David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was an American philosopher who is widely regarded as one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. Lewis taught briefly at UCLA and then at Princeton University fr ...

(1941–2001), American philosopher *

David Lewis (psychologist) David Lewis (born 1942), a French-born English neuropsychologist, is founder and director at the independent research consultancy Mindlab International based at the Sussex Innovation Centre in Brighton. Additionally, he is a chartered psycholog ...

(born 1942), English neuropsychologist * David A. Lewis, American psychiatrist and neuroscientist * David C. Lewis (physician), addictions treatment and drug policy expert *

David Levering Lewis David Levering Lewis (born May 25, 1936) is an American historian, a Julius Silver University Professor, and a professor of history at New York University. He is twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, for part one and ...

(born 1936), American historian and biographer *

David Malcolm Lewis David Malcolm Lewis (7 June 1928, London – 12 July 1994, Oxford) was an English historian who was Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford. He is most renowned for his monumental two-volume edition of the inscriptions of Arch ...

(1928–1994), English ancient historian *

David W. Lewis David W. Lewis (1815-1885) was an American lawyer, civil servant and lecturer. born in 1815 in Hancock County, Georgia. After graduating from the University of Georgia in 1837 he pursued careers as a lawyer, an agricultural reformer, and a plan ...

(1815–1885), American agriculturalist and Confederate Georgian politician

Actors and film producers

David Lewis (American actor) David Lewis (October 19, 1916 – December 11, 2000) was an American actor. He was best known for being the original actor to portray Edward Quartermaine from 1978 to 1993 on the American soap opera ''General Hospital''. Early years Lewis was ...

(1916–2000), American actor *

David Lewis (Canadian actor) David Lewis (born August 4, 1976) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles in '' Hope Island'', ''Icarus'', ''White Chicks'', '' A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner'', ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'', and '' Child's Play ...

(born 1976), Canadian actor *

David Lewis (producer) David Lewis (born David Levy; December 14, 1903 – March 13, 1987) was a prominent Hollywood film producer in the 1940s and 1950s, who produced such films as ''Dark Victory'' (1939), '' Arch of Triumph'' (1948), and '' Raintree County'' ( ...

(1903–1987), American film producer

Architects

*David Lewis, FAIA, American architect and co-founder of

Urban Design Associates Urban Design Associates (UDA; formerly known as UDA Architects) is an international urban design and architecture firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. History Urban Design Associates (UDA) was founded in 1964 by David Lew ...

*David J. Lewis (born 1966), American architect, founding partner with

Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis (LTL Architects) LTL Architects is an architecture firm founded in 1997 by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki and David Lewis in New York City. The firm received a 2007 National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and was selected as one of six ...

Businessmen

Dave Lewis (businessman) Sir David John Lewis (born 1965) is an English businessman. He is the former CEO of Tesco, serving from 2014 to 2020. Prior to joining Tesco, he was president of global personal care at Unilever. Early life and education Lewis was born in Marc ...

(born 1965), English businessman *

David Lewis (designer) David Whitfield Lewis (19 February 1939 – 8 November 2011) was a British industrial designer. He is best known for his work for Bang & Olufsen. He was a distinguished member of Royal Designers for Industry. Several of the products he designed ...

(1939–2011), British industrial designer *

David Lewis (English merchant) David Lewis (1823 – 4 December 1885), was a British merchant and Philanthropy, philanthropist. Biography Lewis was born to a British Jews, Jewish family in London. Settling in Liverpool in 1840, he had by 1856 accumulated enough capital to ...

(1823–1885), English merchant and philanthropist *

David Edward Lewis David (Dafydd) Edward Lewis (7 March 1866 – 17 August 1941) was a Welsh businessman and philanthropist.T. A. Hazell,, ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 10, MUP, 1986, p. 86. Retrieved 5 September 2010 Lewis was born in Llan ...

(1866–1941), Welsh businessman and philanthropist *

David S. Lewis David Sloan Lewis, Jr. (July 6, 1917 – December 15, 2003) was an aeronautical engineer who led aerospace and defense giant General Dynamics for 14 years. Early life David Lewis was born in 1917, in North Augusta, South Carolina. As a child ...

(1917–2003), American aerospace engineer and engineering industry executive

Clergymen

* David Lewis (Anglican priest, born 1760) (1760–1850), Welsh Anglican priest and Rector of Garthbeibio, Montgomeryshire * David Lewis (Archdeacon of Carmarthen) (1839–1901), British Anglican priest and Archdeacon of Carmarthen *

David Lewis (Jesuit priest) David Lewis, S.J. (1616 – 27 August 1679) was a Jesuit Catholic priest and martyr who was also known as Charles Baker. Lewis was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970 as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales and is venerated as a saint in ...

(1616–1679), Welsh Catholic priest and martyr * David Lewis (priest, born 1814) (1814–1895), Welsh Anglican priest who converted to Catholicism

Musicians

Dave Lewis (American musician) David Eugene Lewis (1938 – March 13, 1998) was an American rock and rhythm & blues (R&B) keyboardist, organist, and vocalist based in Seattle, Washington, US. Peter Blecha accounts his Dave Lewis Combo as "Seattle's first significant Afric ...

(1938–1998), African-American Seattle rock musician * Dave Lewis (Northern Irish musician) (born 1951), Northern Irish singer-songwriter *

David Lewis (Australian musician) David Alan Lewis (born c. 1960) is an Australian-born jazz and pop trumpeter, pianist and composer from Hamilton, Victoria. He relocated to France in 1982 where he has joined various groups and toured Europe, Africa and Australia. He has perform ...

(born ), Australian jazz and pop musician *

David Lewis (singer) David Lewis (born September 8, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter who was the lead singer/guitarist for R&B band Atlantic Starr. He left the band in 1994 to return to his Christian roots. He and his wife Marian, a (former high fashion mo ...

(born 1958), American lead singer for the R&B group

Atlantic Starr Atlantic Starr is an American band based in White Plains, New York. They are best known for the hits "Always", "Secret Lovers", "Send for Me", "Circles", "Silver Shadow" and " Masterpiece". History Atlantic Starr began in Greenburgh, New York ...

David C. Lewis (musician) David C. Lewis (1940 – June 7, 2021) born in Washington (state), Seattle, Washington, was an American multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist and composer with the American soft-rock band Ambrosia (band), Ambrosia and the group Sh ...

, American keyboardist and composer

Politicians

* Dave Lewis (politician) (born 1942), American state legislator in Montana * David Lewis (British MP), British Member of Parliament for Carmarthen * David Lewis (lord mayor) (born 1947), British solicitor and Lord Mayor of London *

David Lewis (Canadian politician) David Lewis (born David Losz; June 23 or October 1909 – May 23, 1981) was a Canadian labour lawyer and social democratic politician. He was national secretary of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) from 1936 to 1950 and one ...

(1909–1981), Canadian politician and lawyer, leader of the New Democratic Party *

David Lewis, 1st Baron Brecon David Vivian Penrose Lewis, 1st Baron Brecon PC (14 August 1905 – 10 October 1976) was a Welsh businessman and Conservative politician. Background and education Lewis was the son of Alfred William Lewis, of Talybont-on-Usk, Breconshire, and w ...

(1905–1976), Welsh businessman and Conservative politician * David Chester Lewis (1884–1975), American lawyer, politician, and judge *

David John Lewis David John Lewis (May 1, 1869 – August 12, 1952) was an American politician from Maryland, serving in the Maryland State Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Early life Born near Osceola Mills, Centre County, Pennsyl ...

(1869–1952), American congressman and state politician in Maryland *

David P. Lewis David P. Lewis (born David Peter Lewis; May 18, 1820 – July 3, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who served as the List of governors of Alabama, 23rd governor of Alabama from 1872 to 1874 during the Reconstruction era. He was also a Deput ...

(1820–1884), American Confederate politician and Governor of Alabama *

David R. Lewis David R. Lewis (born March 6, 1971) is an American former politician of the Republican Party who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly from 2002 to 2020, representing the state's 53rd House District. His district encompassed ...

(born 1971), American state legislator in North Carolina *

(1815–1885), American agriculturalist and Confederate Georgian politician

Sportsmen

American football

Dave Lewis (linebacker) David Rodney Lewis (October 15, 1954 – July 14, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). High school career Prior to that he played at San Diego City College and Abraham Li ...

(1954–2020), American football linebacker * Dave Lewis (punter) (born 1945), American football punter * David Lewis (American football) (born 1961), American football tight end

Association football

* Dai Lewis (footballer) (1912–?), Welsh international footballer * Dave Lewis (footballer), footballer and leading goalscorer for

Cheltenham Town F.C. Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...

* David Morral Lewis (1864–1925), Welsh international footballer

Rugby

Dai Lewis David 'Dai' Henry Lewis (4 December 1866 - 8 September 1943) was a Wales, Welsh rugby union forward who played club rugby for Canton RFC and Cardiff RFC, Cardiff and international rugby for Wales national rugby union team, Wales. After his caree ...

(1866–1943), Welsh rugby union forward *

Dave Lewis (rugby union) Dave Lewis (born 29 April 1989 in Manchester) is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Gallagher Premiership for Harlequins. He plays as a scrum half. Personal life He was educated at St Michael's Tawstock, Blundell ...

(born 1989), Gloucester rugby scrum-half * David Lewis (rugby league), Welsh rugby league footballer

Other sports

Dave Lewis (ice hockey) David Rodney Lewis (born July 3, 1953) is a Canadian former National Hockey League (NHL) defenceman and coach. He was most recently an assistant coach of the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL. He has both Canadian and U.S. citizenship. Playing caree ...

(born 1953), Canadian hockey player and coach *

Dave Lewis (racing driver) David Lewis (11 May 1881 – 13 May 1928) was an American racecar driver. He was born in Syracuse, New York. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times, with a best finish of second in 1925. His appearance in the 1925 race with a Miller ca ...

(1881–1928), American racecar driver * David Lewis (bobsleigh) (born 1936), British Olympic bobsledder * David Lewis (Zimbabwean cricketer) (1927–2013), Zimbabwean cricketer * David Lewis (cricketer, born 1940), Welsh cricketer * David Lewis (sport shooter) (1879–?), British Olympic shooter *

David Lewis (tennis) David Lewis (born 3 September 1964) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand. He is a younger brother of 1983 Wimbledon finalist Chris Lewis and of Mark Lewis. He spent his childhood in Auckland and was educated at St Peter's ...

(born 1964), New Zealand tennis player

Writers

*David Lewis, writer of Christian fiction, some co-written with his wife

Beverly Lewis Beverly Marie Lewis (née Jones) is a Christian fiction novelist and adult and children's author of over 100 books. Lewis is a former schoolteacher and musician. She started playing the piano at age four, and began writing short stories and ...

David Lewis (poet) David Lewis (1682 – April 1760) was an 18th-century British poet. Life Lewis was the son of Roger Lewis of Llanddewi Felffre, in the county of Pembrokeshire, and was probably born in Wales. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculatin ...

(1682–1760), British poet * David Emrys Lewis (1887–1954), Welsh poet and journalist

Other

David Lewis (adventurer) David Henry Lewis (1917 – 23 October 2002) was a sailor, adventurer, doctor, and scholar of Polynesian culture. He is best known for his studies on the traditional systems of navigation used by the Pacific Islanders. His studies, published ...

(1917–2002), navigator and adventurer * David "Robber" Lewis (1790–1820), American criminal * David Thomas Lewis (1912–1983), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit *

David Lewis (Indiana judge) David M. Lewis (March 15, 1909 – September 24, 1985) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from June 21, 1967, to January 6, 1969. Born in Indianapolis,"David Lewis, former justice, dies at 76", ''The South Bend Tribune'' (September 25, 198 ...

(1909–1985), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court