Dave (given name)
Dave is a given name, a shortened form of the name David, Davey, etc. The name means "beloved". The following are named Dave:People
- Dave Bailey, Canadian track and field athlete
- Dave Barry, American comedian and humor author
- Dave Bautista, American actor and former professional wrestler
- Dave Brubeck, American jazz musician
- Dave Butterfield, American football player
- Dave Chappelle, American stand-up comedian, satirist and actor
- Dave Colclough, Welsh professional poker player
- Dave Coulier, American stand-up comedian and television/voice actor
- Dave Franco, American television and film actor
- Dave Freeman, British former film and television writer
- Dave Garnett, American football player
- Dave Gibbons British writer and artist of comics
- Dave Gorman, English stand-up comedian, best known for his project Are You Dave Gorman?
- Dave Grohl, American rock musician and member of Nirvana and the Foo Fighters
- Dave Guard, American folk singer and songwriter, founding member of The Kingston Trio
- Dave Keuning, American rock musician and member of The Killers
- Dave Koz, American jazz saxophonist
- Dave Lombardo, drummer for heavy metal bands Slayer and Fantômas
- Dave Mackintosh, drummer for power metal band DragonForce
- Dave Marshall, guitarist
- Dave Matthews, American jam musician
- Dave Meyers , American basketball player
- Dave Minor, American basketball player
- Dave Murray, guitarist for heavy metal band Iron Maiden
- Dave Mustaine, singer/guitarist/founder of American heavy metal band Megadeth
- Dave Nilsson, Australian baseball player, manager
- Dave Rozumek, American football player
- Dave Saunders, American volleyball player
- Dave Thomas , American businessman, founder of Wendy's
- Dave Ulliott, English professional poker player
- Dave Valentin, American Latin jazz flautist
- Dave Weckl, American drummer
- Dave Welch, English professional poker player
- Dave Whinham, American football coach
Fictional characters
- David Bowman, in the book and movie 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Dave Lister, from the BBC comedy series Red Dwarf
- Dave Rudman, from the novel The Book of Dave, by English novelist Will Self
- Dave, from the online series Pure Pwnage
- Dave Davenport, from the webcomic Narbonic
- , in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Dave Strider, from the webcomic Homestuck
- David "Dave" Lizewski, the title character and the protagonist of the Kick-Ass series
- Dave, a villainous octopus in Penguins of Madagascar
- David "Dave", a character from
- the title character of Dave the Barbarian, a Disney Channel cartoon series
- the title character of Meet Dave, a 2008 comedy film starring Eddie Murphy
- the title character of Dangerous Dave, a computer game by John Romero
- Dave, also known as Davo, a character in Fat Pizza and Pizza series
