David is a name that can refer to:
- David, King of Israel
- David, a 6th-century Welsh bishop and saint
- David Blishen, a Muggle photographer
- David Boorman, a student at Hogwarts in the 1980s and 1990s
- David Boorman, a student at Hogwarts in the 1990s
- David Hamblin, a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts in an unknown period
- David Heyman, commissioner of the New York Police Department in 1926
- David Makehay, a Slytherin student at Hogwarts in the 1750s and 1760s
- David Nolton, a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts in the 1990s
- David Yates, the mayor of London in the mid-1990s
Behind the scenes[]
Real-world individuals with the given name David include:
- David Holmes, a stunt double for the Harry Potter films
- David Gordon Rowling-Murray, son of J. K. Rowling
- David Pearson, an extra in the film inspired by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- David Saylor, the vice president and creative director at Scholastic Book Group
Authors[]
- David Colbert, author of the book The Hidden Myths in Harry Potter: Spellbinding Map and Book of Secrets
- David Copperfield, a novel written by Charles Dickens
Actors[]
- David Bond, the voice actor for Grawp in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- David Bradley, the actor who portrays Argus Filch in the film adaptations of the Harry Potter films
- David Brett, the actor who portrayed Dedalus Diggle in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- David Churchyard, the actor who portrayed the Slytherin Keeper in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- David Coker, the voice actor for several characters in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- David Decio, actor who plays several different roles throughout the Harry Potter films
- David de Keyser, who provided a voice for the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- David Elliott, actor who portrays a Gryffindor Senior in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- David Hankinson, actor who portrays a Muggle office worker in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- David Ijiti, actor in Year 7 of the original West End Palace Theatre production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- David Knijnenburg, an actor who portrays a wizard in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- David Massam, actor who portrayed a Slytherin beater in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- David O'Hara, actor who portrayed Albert Runcorn in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- David Robb, is the voice actor of Sirius Black and the Staring Portraits in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- David Ryall, actor who portrayed Elphias Doge in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- David Tennant, actor who portrayed Barty Crouch Jnr in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- David Thewlis, actor who portrayed Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter films
- David Tysall, actor who portrayed a man in a portrait in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- David Bertrand, actor who portrayed Victor, the Minister for Magic of France, in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- David Thrower, actor who portrayed Grindelwald Supporter in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Producers and Directors[]
- David Barron, a film producer for the Harry Potter films
- David Heyman, a film producer for the Harry Potter films
- David Wood, the writer of The Queen's Handbag
- David Yates, film director for the Harry Potter films and Fantastic Beasts films.