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David Nathaniel Baker Jr. (December 21, 1931 – March 26, 2016) was an American jazz composer, conductor, and musician from Indianapolis, as well as a professor of jazz studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Baker is best known as an…
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Lavell William Crump (born April 11, 1974), known professionally as David Banner, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, and activist. Banner was raised in Jackson, Mississippi. Banner graduated from Southern University with a bachelor's degree,…
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David L. Beckley (born c. 1946) is an African American academic administrator. He was the president of Rust College and Wiley College.
1982–
David Blackburn (born May 26, 1982) is an American professional football executive who is the director of player personnel for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a cornerback for the DePauw…
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David Harold Blackwell (April 24, 1919 – July 8, 2010) was an American statistician and mathematician who made significant contributions to game theory, probability theory, information theory, and statistics. He is one of the eponyms of the Rao–Blackwell…
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David C. Banks (born January 14, 1962) is an American attorney and educator who served as the 31st New York City Schools chancellor in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams.
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David C. Howse is an American academic administrator. He is the 10th president of the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
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David S. Calloway is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Waldorf University, a position he has held since 2026. He previously served as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Missouri…
1988–
David Michael Castain II (born August 5, 1988), is an American businessman and academic. He is perhaps best known for leaving a life of crime to later found a marketing firm worth over $5 million by November 2016 and $8.5 million by 2020.
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David John Chariandy (born 1969) is a Canadian writer and academic, presently working as a professor of English literature at the University of Toronto. His 2017 novel Brother won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and…
1980–
David Corley Jr. (April 12, 1980) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He played college football at William & Mary and is currently the assistant quarterbacks coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).
2002–
David Avery Curtiss (born July 4, 2002) is an American former professional swimmer. He is a US Open record holder in the 4×50-yard medley relay. At the 2019 World Junior Championships, he won the silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle. In 2021, he set a…
1955–
David Dabydeen FRSL (born 9 December 1955) is a Guyanese-born broadcaster, novelist, poet and academic. He was formerly Guyana's Ambassador to UNESCO (United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation) from 1997 to 2010, and was the youngest…
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David Lowell Davis (born 20 February 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Kidderminster Harriers. Having trained with Walsall's Centre of Excellence as a boy, and then played local football for…
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David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 – November 23, 2020) was an American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 107th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993. Dinkins was among the more than 20,000 Montford Point Marines, the first…
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David C. Driskell (June 7, 1931 – April 1, 2020) was an American artist, scholar and curator recognized for his work in establishing African-American Art as a distinct field of study. In his lifetime, Driskell was cited as one of the world's leading…
1966–
David E. Talbert (born February 10, 1966) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He is a graduate of Morgan State University and attended the New York University film program. Talbert has won numerous NAACP awards for his work The Fabric of a…
1964–
David Dwayne Fulcher (born September 28, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State…
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David Douglas Garrard (born February 14, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football for the East Carolina…
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David Haynes is an American novelist. He has written over a dozen books for adults and children. He teaches at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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David McKinley Henderson (born July 21, 1964) is an amateur basketball scout for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. As a basketball player, Henderson was senior co-captain of the Duke Blue Devil 1986 team that reached the NCAA Final Four. After graduating from…
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David Huffman (born 1963) is an American painter, installation artist, and educator. He is known for works that combine science fiction aesthetics with a critical focus on the political exploration of identity.
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David Jones Peck (c. 1826–1855) was an American medical doctor. He was the first African American to receive a Doctor of Medicine from an American medical school.
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David S. Johnson (August 3, 1926 – March 1, 2024) was an American photographer. He was known for his portrayal of society, urban life, and the jazz culture of San Francisco's Fillmore District in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as figures of the civil rights…
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