David Hughes

David Hughes is the name of the following people:

Arts

 * Dave Hughes (born 1970), Australian comedian
 * Dave Hughes (producer), American television producer and editor
 * David Hughes (illustrator), British illustrator

Literature

 * David Hughes (Eos Iâl) (1794–1862), Welsh poet and publisher
 * David Hughes (illustrator), English artist and illustrator
 * David Hughes (novelist) (1930–2005), British novelist

Music

 * Dave Hughes (musician) (born 1981), American musician
 * David Hughes (bass player) (born 1971), Swedish musician
 * David Hughes (musician) (born 1960), English keyboardist
 * David Hughes (tenor) (1925–1972), English singer

Science

 * David Hughes (astronomer) (1941–2022), English astronomer specialising in comets
 * David Edward Hughes (1831–1900), British-born inventor, known for the microphone, and later, American academic

Cricket

 * David Hughes (Hertfordshire cricketer) (born 1978), Irish cricketer
 * David Hughes (Lancashire cricketer) (born 1947), English cricketer
 * David Hughes (Somerset cricketer) (born 1934), English cricketer

Football

 * David Hughes (American football) (born 1959), American football player
 * David Hughes (footballer, born 1943), English footballer
 * Dave Hughes (footballer) (born 1945), Australian rules footballer
 * David Hughes (footballer, born 1958) (1958–2023), English footballer
 * David Hughes (footballer, born 1972), Welsh footballer
 * David Hughes (footballer, born 1978), Welsh footballer

Other sports

 * David Hughes (hurler) (born 1967), Irish hurler
 * David Hughes (sailor) (born 1978), American sailor

Other persons

 * David Hughes (English academic) (1753/1754–1817), principal of Jesus College, Oxford
 * David Hughes (priest) (1785–1850), Welsh Anglican priest
 * David Hughes (RAF officer) (1899–1955), First World War flying ace
 * David Hughes (railroad executive), interim president and CEO of Amtrak, 2005–2006