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David Crosby Biography

David CrosbymusicianBorn: 8/14/1941Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif. In time-honored tradition, David Crosby's rock-and-roll odyssey has taken him from the heights of superstardom to the depths…

David Byrne Biography

David Byrne composer, musician, director, actorBorn: 5/14/1952Birthplace: Dumbarton, Scotland A video and performance artist and the leader of the influential '80s rock group the Talking Heads,…

David Lynch Biography

David Lynch directorBorn: 1/20/1946Birthplace: Missoula, Montana Film and television director best known for his films Blue Velvet (1986) and Eraserhead (1977 ), and for the television series…

David McCullough Biography

David McCullough authorBorn: 7/7/1933Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania David McCullough is well known as the author of one of the most popular and well respected biographies in recent memory…

Saint David's Day

Celebrated 1 March St. David as shown in a stained glass window in Jesus College Chapel, Oxford. Photo credit: Casper Gutman Related Links St. David's QuizWalesSaint DavidMore on St…

David H. Petraeus

General David Howell Petraeus led the American military "surge" in Iraq (2007-08) and commanded international forces in Afghanistan (2010-11) before resigning as CIA director under cloud of scandal…

David O. Russell

David O. Russell is an American film director whose varied films include Flirting with Disaster (1996), The Fighter (2010) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Known as what some might call the "…

Henry David Thoreau

Name at birth: David Henry ThoreauHenry David Thoreau was a 19th century American writer, best known for his back-to-nature journals and poems, including Walden, or a Life in the Woods. A former…

David Ben-Gurion

Name at birth: David GrünOne of the most influential leaders of Zionism, David Ben-Gurion declared Israel an independent state in 1948 and served as the first Prime Minister and Defense Minister.…

David Foster Wallace

The late David Foster Wallace wrote articles, essays and novels, including 1996's Infinite Jest, a sprawling comic tale of modern America. He grew up in Illinois and graduated from Amherst College…