David or Dave Young may refer to:

Entertainment

David Young (Canadian playwright) David Samuel D'Arcy Young (born 17 July 1946 Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Born in Oakville, Ontario, Young studied at the University of Western Ontario. He is the author of seven plays, two novels and ...

(born 1946), Canadian playwright and novelist *

David Young (novelist) David John Young is an English novelist whose crime thriller series featuring a fictional Volkspolizei detective, Karin Müller, is set in 1970s East Germany. Young's debut novel '' Stasi Child'' won the 2016 CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger for ...

(born 1958), British novelist *

David Young (judge) David Young is an American judge, who starred on ''Judge David Young'', a daytime nationally syndicated court show. He is the first openly gay TV judge. He also hosts the ''Justice with a Snap!'' radio show on the OutQ channel on Sirius Satellite ...

, daytime court television show judge in Miami * ''

Judge David Young ''Judge David Young'' is an American Court show#Arbitration-based reality court show, arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County United States circuit court, Circuit Court Judge David ...

'', daytime court television show *

David Young (TV producer) David Young is a British television producer. In 2001, as the Head of Light Entertainment for the BBC, he created the television programme ''The Weakest Link''. Biography Young began his career as a runner for Hat Trick Productions in the early ...

, British game show producer * David Young (Neighbours), fictional character on Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * David Young, founding editor of the ''

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'', 1818 * David Young, writer and actor for

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Music

* David Young (saxophonist, 1912-1992), American jazz tenor saxophonist *

Dave Young (bassist) David Anthony Young (born January 29, 1940) is a Canadian double bassist. Career Young played with jazz guitarist Lenny Breau in local gigs before studying music at Berklee College of Music and the Royal Conservatory of Music in the 1960s. He p ...

(born 1940), Canadian jazz double bassist *

David Young (guitarist) David Justin Young (2 May 1949 – 31 August 2022) was an English musician, record producer and sound engineer best known for his playing with the John Cale Band in the 1980s and collaborating with the German band Element of Crime for 35 years. ...

(1949–2022), English musician, record producer and sound engineer *

Dave Young (musician) Dave Young (born January 13, 1982) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist. He has been a member of several notable groups, including The Devin Townsend Band, Ten Ways from Sunday, Terror Syndrome, and The Matinée. He has also played on the album ...

(born 1982), Canadian rock musician *

David Young (musician) David Young is an American musician. He is known for his ability to play two recorders simultaneously. He was also a member of the new age duo Celestial Winds with harpist Lisa Franco.Iwasaki, Scott (2006)Young blends styles, '' Deseret News' ...

(active from 1990), American recorder musician *

David Young (composer) David Young is an American keyboardist, composer, and recording artist. He is most well known for producing the soundtracks to the Sega CD video games ''Sonic CD'',

, American video game music composer

Politics

David Young (Labour politician) David Wright Young (12 October 1930—1 January 2003), was a British Labour politician. Born in Greenock, Young attended the Greenock Academy, St Paul's College in Cheltenham, and the University of Glasgow. At first he was a teacher, becoming ...

(1930–2003), British Labour Party MP, 1974–1997 *

David Young, Baron Young of Graffham David Ivor Young, Baron Young of Graffham, (27 February 1932 – 9 December 2022) was a British Conservative politician, cabinet minister and businessman. Early life David Young was born into an orthodox Jewish family in London. His father w ...

(1932–2022), British politician and Cabinet minister from the 1980s *

David Young (Ontario politician) David S. Young (born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2003. He represented the riding of Willowdale and served as a cabinet minister in ...

(born 1957), Canadian politician in Ontario *

David Young (Watergate) David R. Young (born November 10, 1936) is an American lawyer, businessman, and academic. He served as a Special Assistant at the National Security Council in the Nixon administration and an Administrative Assistant to Henry Kissinger. He has liv ...

(born 1936), member of a covert ops team under U.S. President Richard Nixon *

David Young (Iowa politician) David Edmund Young (born May 11, 1968) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he is a native and resident of Van Meter, a weste ...

(born 1968), former member of the U.S. House of Representatives * David Young (North Carolina politician) (born 1959), businessman and Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party *

Dave Young (Colorado politician) David L. Young is an American politician and the current Treasurer of Colorado. He served as a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 50 from the time of his appointment on July 28, 2011 to fill the v ...

, member of the Colorado House of Representatives *

David Young III David Young III (March 1, 1905 – December 17, 1977) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1941 to 1946 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1947 to 1953. Before his death, he resided in Boonton Township, New ...

(1905–1977), American politician in New Jersey *

David Young (Louisiana politician) David Young (February 4, 1836 – April 19, 1907) was a farmer, businessman, minister and state legislator who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana State Senate during the Reconstruction era. After the civil war dur ...

, state senator *

David Young (diplomat) David John Young is an American diplomat who is the United States Ambassador to Malawi. Education Young earned his Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of Missouri; a Diploma from Trinity College Dublin; and a Master of Divinity ...

, American diplomat

Sports

Football and rugby

* David Young (footballer, born 1945), English footballer for Newcastle, Sunderland, Charlton, and Southend in the 1970s * David Young (Australian footballer) (born 1954), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne and Collingwood *

Dave Young (American football) David Joseph Young (born February 9, 1959) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue. Young als ...

(born 1959), tight end selected in the 1981 NFL Draft * David Young (footballer, born 1965), English footballer for Darlington in the 1980s * David Young (gridiron football) (born 1979), defensive back selected in the 2003 NFL Draft *

Dai Young David "Dai" Young (born 26 July 1967) is a Welsh rugby union coach and former rugby union and rugby league footballer. He was recently Director of Rugby at Premiership Rugby club Wasps but departed the club after initially stepping down from f ...

(born 1967), Welsh rugby union and Rugby league international and British Lion *

Dave Young (rugby union) ''For the Welsh rugby union prop forward see Dai Young'' Dave Young (born 18 February 1985 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Scotland 'A' international rugby union prop. He plays for Jersey. He previously played for the Leicester Tigers, Glou ...

(born 1985), Irish rugby union player * Dave Young (footballer), former Wigan Athletic player

Other sports

David Turquand-Young David Turquand-Young (13 January 1904 – 14 September 1984) was a British modern pentathlon, modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He was member of England national rugby union team in 19 ...

(1904–1984), British modern pentathlete *

David Young (swimmer) David K. Young (April 20, 1907 – January 16, 1988) was an American competition swimming (sport), swimmer who represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes Davi ...

(1907–1988), American Olympic swimmer *

David Young (wrestler) David Williams (born August 25, 1972), better known by his ring name, David Young, is an American professional wrestler. Though he has mainly appeared with NWA Wildside and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Young has also competed for Ring of Honor, ...

(born 1972), American professional wrestler * David Young (cricketer) (born 1977), English cricketer *

David Young (basketball) David Young (born August 18, 1981) is an American basketball player who graduated from Xavier University and North Carolina Central University and was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2004 NBA Draft. He was signed to a contract but waived ...

(born 1981), drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics *

David Young (hurler) David Young (born 13 July 1985) is an Irish hurler who currently plays since 2015 as a right wing-back for the Kildare senior team. He previously played for the Tipperary senior team. Young made his first appearance for the team during the 2 ...

(born 1985), Irish sportsperson * David Young (rower), English rower * David Young (discus thrower), Scottish athlete

Other

David Young (bishop) David Nigel de Lorentz Young (2 September 1931 – 10 August 2008) was the last Bishop of Ripon before the diocese became Ripon and Leeds. At his appointment at the age of 46 he was the youngest diocesan bishop of the Church of England.

(1931–2008), British Anglican bishop; Bishop of Ripon * David Young (cleric) (1844–1913), Wesleyan minister and historian * David G. Young III, U.S. Air Force general *

David Young (British Army officer) Lieutenant General Sir David Tod Young (17 May 1926 – 9 January 2000) was a senior British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding Scotland from 1980 to 1982. Military career Educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh, Yo ...

(1926–2000), General Officer Commanding Scotland * David Allan Young (1915–1991), American entomologist *

David M. Young Jr. David M. Young Jr. (October 20, 1923 – December 21, 2008) was an American mathematician and computer scientist who was one of the pioneers in the field of modern applied mathematics, numerical analysis/scientific computing. Contributions Dr. You ...

(1923–2008), American mathematician * David Young (bomber), former policeman who took hostages at an elementary school in Cokeville, Wyoming, 1986 {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, David