- David, Saint David, St. David - patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
--1 is a kind of patron saint
- David, Jacques Louis David - French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
--2 is a kind of painter
- David - (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
--3 is a kind of king, male monarch