David Evans

David, Dave, or Dai Evans may refer to:

Academics

 * Sir David Emrys Evans (1891–1966), Welsh classicist and university principal
 * David Evans (microbiologist) (1909–1984), British microbiologist
 * David Stanley Evans (1916–2004), British astronomer
 * David C. Evans (1924–1998), American computer graphics pioneer
 * David C. Evans (paleontologist) (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 (Yale professor) (born 1970), professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University
 * David E. Evans (born 1950), professor of mathematics at Cardiff University
 * David Evans (musicologist) (born 1944), ethnomusicologist at the University of Memphis
 * Dai Morgan Evans (1944–2017), British archaeologist and academic
 * David Evans (geneticist), Australian geneticist

Musicians

 * David Evans (composer) (1874–1948), Welsh composer
 * Dave Evans (bluegrass) (1950–2017), American tenor singer and banjo player
 * Dave Evans (singer), 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) (1893–1966), British screenwriter and novelist
 * David Allan Evans (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) (1769–1843), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
 * David Ellicott Evans (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) (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) (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. (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) (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), Welsh football goalkeeper
 * Dave Evans (racing driver) (1898–1974), American racecar driver
 * Dave Evans (footballer) (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) (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

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

Rugby

 * Dai Evans (1872–1912), Welsh rugby union player
 * David Evans (rugby, born 1886) (1886–1940), New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s
 * David Morgan Evans (1911–1941), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
 * David Wyn Evans (born 1965), Welsh rugby union player
 * David Evans (rugby union, born 1988), 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) (1893–1987), Welsh archivist, Keeper of the Public Records
 * Sir David Evans (RAF officer) (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 Evans (mathematician and engineer), worked for the Australian Greenhouse Office
 * David Morier Evans (1819–1874), Welsh financial journalist
 * David Evans (department store), a department store group based in South Wales