David James

Dewi, Dai, Dafydd or David James may refer to:

Performers

• David James (actor, born 1839) (1839–1893), English stage comic and a founder of London's Vaudeville Theatre
• David James (actor, born 1967) (born 1967), Australian presenter of ABC's Play School
• David James (actor, born 1972) (born 1972), South African who played Koobus Venter in 2009 film District 9
• David James (singer), Canadian country music songwriter since 2013

Public officials

• David James (American politician) (1843–1921), member of Wisconsin State Senate
• David James (Australian politician) (1854–1926), member of South Australia House of Assembly
• David James (British MP) (1919–1986), member of Conservative Party, notable for escape from POW camp
• David James, Baron James of Blackheath (born 1937), English corporate trouble-shooter, author of Conservative Party's James Report

Scientists

• David Gwilym James (1905–1968), Welsh vice chancellor of University of Southampton
• David James (cell biologist) (born 1958), Australian scientist who discovered glucose transporter GLUT4
• David James, British astronomer and minor planet discoverer

Sportsmen

• Dafydd James (born 1975), Welsh rugby union wing and centre
• Dai James (1899—after 1929), Welsh footballer with Aberdare Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion
• Dave James, American NASCAR racer in 1969 Motor Trend 500
• David James (cricketer, born 1791) (1791–1846), English player recorded in two matches for Old Etonians
• David James (cricketer, born 1921) (1921–2002), Welsh right-handed batsman
• David James (rugby, born 1866) (1866–1929), Welsh halfback
• David James (rugby, born 1906) (1906–1981), Welsh rugby union and rugby league hooker
• David James (rugby, born 1985), Welsh wing and fullback
• David James (footballer, born 1917) (1917–1981), Welsh centre forward
• David James (footballer, born 1942), Scottish winger
• David James (footballer, born 1970), English goalkeeper
• David James (sailor) (born 1949), American Olympian in 1968
• Scottie James (born 1996), American basketball player

Others

• David James (painter) (1853–1904), English marine painter
• David James (bishop) (born 1945), English bishop of Bradford
• Dewi James, Welsh businessman, co-founder in 1984 of American pornographic film company Vivid Entertainment, a/k/a David James

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with David James
• All pages with titles containing David James
• James David (disambiguation)