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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

Artists

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 Morier Evans (1819–1874), Welsh financial journalist
• David Evans (department store), a department store group based in South Wales

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