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David Blaine

Showman David Blaine's original specialty was "street magic" -- close-up magic done for small groups on New York City streets -- then he became famous for bigger and more elaborate stunts. Blaine's…

David Beckham

David Beckham is the English footballer whose stardom extends beyond the field and into international celebrity. David Beckham was already a crowd-pleasing star for Manchester United when he married…

David Cronenberg

Filmmaker David Cronenberg is famous for gruesome horror films as well as mainstream art house movies, from Videodrome and The Fly, to Eastern Promises and A Dangerous Method. David Cronenberg is a…

David Copperfield

Name at birth: David Seth KotkinA member of the exclusive club of world-famous magicians, David Copperfield is known for staging whopper illusions, including making the Statue of Liberty disappear…

David Carradine

Name at birth: John Arthur CarradineActor David Carradine shot to stardom in the early 1970s as the star of the television series Kung Fu (1972-75). He played Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin priest in…

David Bradley

Name at birth: David John BradleyDavid Bradley is a veteran of the English stage who's best known for playing cranky old-timers in the Harry Potter movies and the television series Game of Thrones.…

David Frost

Sir David Paladine Frost was a British TV host and producer who is best known in America for his 1977 interviews with disgraced U.S. president Richard Nixon. David Frost got his start in the early…

David Fincher

David Fincher went from being a director of flashy TV commercials and music videos in the 1980s and '90s to being one of Hollywood's best-known auteur filmmakers, with Oscar nominations for directing…

David Farragut

Name at birth: James Glasgow FarragutAmerican naval officer David Farragut is remembered for his Civil War victory at Mobile Bay and his rallying cry, "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!"…

David Letterman

David Letterman was a late-night TV show host for more than 30 years. His show Late Night With David Letterman premiered in 1982 on NBC, where it followed the famed Tonight Show hosted by Johnny…