Dare (name)

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

Given name

 * 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

Surname

 * Airton Daré (born 1978), Brazilian race car driver
 * Alison Dare (born 1965), South African field hockey player
 * Ananias Dare (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, 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 (1911–1981), American actress and singer
 * Eleanor Dare (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 (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