David Evans
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Politicians
- David Ellicott EvansDavid Ellicott EvansDavid Ellicott Evans , was a United States Representative from New York.Evans was born in Ellicotts Upper Mills, Maryland. He attended the common schools, moved to New York in 1803 and settled in Batavia. He was employed as a clerk and afterward as an accounting clerk with the Holland Land Company...
(1788–1850), U.S. Representative from New York, 1827 - David Evans (British politician) (1935–2008), British businessman and Conservative politician, MP 1987–1997
- David R. Evans (South Carolina politician) (1769–1843), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- David R. Evans (Ohio politician)David R. Evans (Ohio politician)David R. Evans is a Republican politician who formerly served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. When Representative Jay Hottinger resigned from the Ohio House in 1998 to take a seat in the Ohio Senate, Evans was appointed to serve out the remainder of his term...
, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives - David W. EvansDavid W. EvansDavid Walter Evans is a former U.S. Representative from Indiana.Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Evans attended public schools in Shoals, Indiana. In 1967, he graduated from Indiana University, where he also did some postgraduate work from 1967 to 1969...
(born 1946), U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1975–1983
Musicians
- David Evans (composer)David Evans (composer)David Evans was a Welsh musician and composer.Evans was born at Resolven, Glamorgan. He worked in the coal industry as a teenager, but music was always his primary interest. He won a music scholarship and became a pupil of Joseph Parry, which led to his qualifying at University of Wales, Cardiff,...
(1874–1948), Welsh composer - Dave Evans (singer)Dave Evans (singer)Dave Evans is an Australian singer best known as the original lead singer of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1973-1974.-AC/DC:...
(born 1953), first lead singer of the rock band AC/DC - David Howell Evans (born 1961), guitarist of Irish rock band U2, better known as The EdgeThe EdgeDavid Howell Evans , more widely known by his stage name The Edge , is a musician best known as the guitarist, backing vocalist, and keyboardist of the Irish rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 12 studio albums with the band and has released one solo record...
Sportsmen
- David Evans (cricketer, born 1869) (1869–1907), 22 first-class matches between 1889 and 1902
- David Evans (Somerset cricketer, born 1928)David Evans (Somerset cricketer, born 1928)George Herbert David Evans was a cricketer who played eight first-class matches for Somerset in 1953.Evans was born at Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol...
(1928–1991), eight first-class matches in 1953 - David Evans (umpire)David Evans (umpire)David Gwilym Lloyd Evans, born at Lambeth, London on 27 July 1933 and died at Cwmpengraig, Drefach, Llandysul, Dyfed on 25 March 1990, was a cricketer who played as wicketkeeper for Glamorgan from 1956 to 1969 and then became a first-class umpire from 1971, standing in nine Tests from 1981 to...
(1933–1990), cricketer with Glamorgan and Test match umpire - David Evans (Hertfordshire cricketer) (1935–2008), List A cricketer with Hertfordshire, is the same as David Evans (British politician), above
- Dai Evans (footballer) (1902–1951), Welsh international footballer
- Dave Evans (footballer)Dave Evans (footballer)David G. "Dave" Evans is an English retired professional footballer who made more than 500 league appearances for three clubs.-Career:...
(born 1958), former soccer player/footballer - David Evans (footballer)David Evans (footballer)David Evans is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City as a defender....
(born 1967), former soccer player/footballer with Chester City - David Evans, one of the three falsely accused Duke Lacrosse players (see 2006 Duke University lacrosse case)
- Dave Evans (driver)Dave Evans (driver)Dave Evans was an American racecar driver. In 1931, he performed a remarkable feat when his Cummins Diesel Special completed the entire Indy 500 without a pit stop....
(1898–1974), American racecar driver - Sir David William EvansDavid William EvansSir David William Evans was a Welsh lawyer and public servant, who played a leading role in the fight against tuberculosis in Wales. In his early adult life, Evans was a very keen sportsman and played rugby union for Oxford University and Cardiff...
(1866–1926), Welsh lawyer, public servant and rugby international - Dai EvansDai EvansDavid "Dai" Evans was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Penygraig and international rugby for Wales.Evans was born in Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire, but came to the Rhondda Valley to find work...
(1872–1912), Wales international rugby union player - David Evans (rugby)David Evans (rugby)David "Dave" Alexander Evans was a New Zealand dual-code international who represented New Zealand in rugby union and rugby league.-Rugby union career:...
(1886–1940), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s, for New Zealand (RU), Hawkes Bay, Napier RFC, and New Zealand (RL) - David Evans (rugby player)David Evans (rugby player)David Evans born 19 August 1988 in Swansea, Wales is a rugby union player for Neath RFC.He has been selected for the current Wales national rugby union team 2008/09 squad.-External links:* http://www.neathrugby.co.uk/the-squad/david-evans/...
(born 1988), Welsh Sevens and Neath RFC - David Evans (squash player)David Evans (squash player)David Evans is a squash player from Wales. He won the British Open in 2000, beating Paul Price of Australia in the final 15-11, 15-6, 15-10. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 in February 2001....
(born 1974), Welsh professional squash player - David Evans (athlete)David Evans (athlete)David Evans is a Paralympic athletics competitor from Australia. He won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Men's 800 m T44-46 event and two gold medals in the Men's 4x100 m Relay T42-46 event and the Men's 1,500 m T44-46 event.-References:...
, Australian Paralympian
Other professions
- Sir David Evans (RAF officer)David Evans (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir David George Evans GCB, CBE, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.-Military career:Born and educated in Canada, Evans was commissioned into the Royal Air Force under an emergency commission in 1944 during World War II...
(born 1924), Air Chief Marshal/Senior Commander in the Royal Air Force - David Morier EvansDavid Morier EvansDavid Morier Evans , was a Welsh financial journalist.Evans, the son of Joshua Lloyd Evans of Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, was born in 1819...
, financial journalist - David Evans (Canon at St Asaph) (1705–1788), Welsh clergyman and writer
- David Evans (Archdeacon of St Asaph)David Evans (Archdeacon of St Asaph)The Ven David Evans was Archdeacon of St Asaph from 1897 to 1910.He was born in Llanrhystud and educated in Ystrad Meurig. He was Rector of Bala then Rural Dean of Abergele, before his appointment as Archdeacon of St Asaph. He died in post on 1 March 1910; and his funeral was held three days later...
(died 1910), Welsh priest - Dave Evans (reporter)Dave Evans (reporter)Dave Evans is a reporter for WABC-TV In New York City. Evans joined the station in 1999 from a sister station in Texas.Evans was also a reporter for KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kansas for a few years. More recently, he was a reporter for WFAA-TV in Dallas, where he was a senior political reporter for a...
, American reporter with WABC-TV - David Allan EvansDavid Allan EvansDavid Allan Evans USA is an American poet. Since 2002, he is the poet laureate of the U.S. state of South Dakota.-Life:...
(born 1940), American poet - David A. EvansDavid A. EvansDavid A. Evans is the Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University...
(born 1941), organic chemistry professor at Harvard University - David Andreoff EvansDavid Andreoff EvansDavid A. Evans is the president, CEO, and chief scientist of JustSystems Evans Research, Inc. . He is a prominent figure in the field of computational linguistics, best known for research on work in indexing using natural language processing, and in ontology learning, especially in medical...
(born 1948), computational linguist, entrepreneur - David C. EvansDavid C. EvansDavid Cannon Evans was the founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland, a computer firm which is known as a pioneer in the domain of computer-generated imagery.-Biography:Evans attended the University of Utah and studied electrical...
(1924–1998), American computer graphics pioneer - David Evans, Baron Evans of WatfordDavid Evans, Baron Evans of WatfordDavid Charles Evans, Baron Evans of Watford is a British trade unionist and businessman; he was raised to the peerage as Baron Evans of Watford, of Chipperfield in the County of Hertfordshire 1998.-External links:**...
(born 1942), British trade unionist and businessman - David Evans (mathematician)David Evans (mathematician)David V. Evans is a British applied mathematician noted for his contributions to water waves and acoustics. Together with John Nicholas Newman, he initiated the International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies. He is also known for the Bristol cylinder, a wave energy converter...
, professor of applied mathematics at University of Bristol - David E. EvansDavid E. EvansDavid E. Evans is a professor of mathematics at Cardiff University, specialising in knot theory. He has published a number of books, many in collaboration with Yasuyuki Kawahigashi. He studied at New College, Oxford and Jesus College, Oxford...
, professor of mathematics at Cardiff University - David F. EvansDavid F. EvansDavid Frewin Evans has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2005. In 2008, he was serving as president of the church's Asia North Area. On October 1, 2011, he succeeded Elder Richard G...
(born 1951), American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - David M. EvansDavid M. EvansDavid Mickey Evans is a screenwriter and film director. His films tend to be based around children and focus on the challenges of childhood. Evans is also a huge baseball fan and co-wrote The Sandlot.-Life and career:...
(born 1962), American movie director, producer, writer and actor - David S. EvansDavid S. EvansDavid S. Evans is the Chairman of the Global Economics Group in the firm’s Boston office, and has broad experience in the economics of antitrust, intellectual property, and financial regulation. Evans has an international practice and has worked on matters in the United States, the European Union,...
, economist and lecturer at University College London and the University of Chicago Law School - David Stanley EvansDavid Stanley EvansDavid Stanley Evans was a British astronomer, noted for his use of lunar occultations to measure stellar angular diameters during the 1950s.-Early life and education:...
(1916–2004), British astronomer - Sir David William EvansDavid William EvansSir David William Evans was a Welsh lawyer and public servant, who played a leading role in the fight against tuberculosis in Wales. In his early adult life, Evans was a very keen sportsman and played rugby union for Oxford University and Cardiff...
(1866–1926), Welsh lawyer, public servant and rugby international - David Evans (microbiologist)David Evans (microbiologist)Sir David Gwynne Evans was a British microbiologist. He studied at Manchester University from 1930 to 1933, when he graduated with a degree in physics and chemistry, and he gained his MSc in 1934. He finished his PhD in 1938 and began working at the National Institute for Medical Research two...
(1909–1984), British microbiologist - David Evans (RAAF officer)David Evans (RAAF officer)Air Marshal Selwyn David Evans, AC, DSO, AFC is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force, and a writer and consultant on defence matters. He served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1982 until 1985...
(born 1925), retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force - David Evans (Yale professor)David Evans (Yale professor)David Evans is a professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University. He works on quantitative reconstruction of supercontinents. He is involved in the Snowball Earth theory of Precambrian ice ages by demonstrating that the magnetic latitudes of ancient ice deposits were...
(born 1970), professor of geology and geophysics at Yale University - David Evans (director), director of Fever PitchFever Pitch (1997 film)Fever Pitch is a 1997 film starring Colin Firth based loosely on the book of the same name by Nick Hornby.-Synopsis:Hornby adapted the book for the screen and fictionalized the story, concentrating on Arsenal's First Division championship-winning season in 1988-89 and its effect on the...
and various TV shows - Sir (David) Emrys EvansEmrys EvansSir David Emrys Evans was a Welsh classicist and university principal.-Life:Evans, from Clydach, Glamorgan, was educated at University College, Bangor and then at Jesus College, Oxford, where he obtained a B. Litt. degree. He taught at the secondary school in Pentre from 1918, before becoming...
(1891 or 1892–1966), Welsh classicist and university principal - David Evans (musicologist)David Evans (musicologist)David Evans is a musicologist and director of the Ethnomusicology/Regional Studies program at the University of Memphis.He has written or edited a number of books on the blues, and also performs. He won a Grammy in 2003 for "Best Album Notes" for the CD Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues - The...
- David Evans (sculptor) (1893–1959), English sculptor born in Manchester