Others included David Boyce, Station Supervisor, London Underground ( MBE ); John Boyle, Train Operator, London Underground ( MBE ); Peter Sanders, Group Station Manager, London Underground ( MBE ); Alan Dell, Network Liaison Manager, London Buses ( MBE ) and John Gardner, Events Planning Manager ( MBE ).

* David Luckes MBE.

Nigel David Short MBE ( born 1 June 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire ) is an English chess grandmaster earning the title at the age of 19.

David Andrew Seaman MBE ( born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire ) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several clubs, most notably Arsenal.

David Watkins MBE ( born 5 March 1942 in Blaina, Wales ) is a Welsh former dual-code rugby international, having played both rugby union and rugby league football for both codes ' national teams between 1967 and 1983.

David Gordon " Slim Dusty " Kirkpatrick AO, MBE ( 13 June 1927 — 19 September 2003 ) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter and producer, with a career spanning nearly seven decades.

The Right Honourable David James Fletcher Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, PC, MBE ( born 21 May 1942 ), is a British Conservative politician, and was a member of the Cabinet during the Margaret Thatcher and John Major administrations, while also being appointed to serve on the Privy Council in 1980.

Queanbeyan has fostered many rugby superstars including Ricky Stuart, Heather McKay ( MBE )( AM ) Squash and raquetball, David Campese, Matt Giteau, Matt Henjak, Anthony Faingaa and Saia Faingaa.

David John Duckham MBE ( born 28 June 1946 ) is a retired English rugby union player.

For his services to rugby David was awarded the MBE.

David Clarence Boon MBE ( born 29 December 1960 ), nicknamed Boonie, is a former Australian cricketer whose international playing career spanned the years 1984 – 1995.

David Benjamin James MBE ( born 1 August 1970 ) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bournemouth.

Their President is Professor David Bellamy OBE, and Vice Presidents are Professor Chris Baines, Professor Ian Trueman and Peter Shirley MBE.

David Prowse, MBE ( born 1 July 1935 ) is an English former bodybuilder, weightlifter and actor, most widely known for playing the role of Darth Vader ( though James Earl Jones voiced the character ).

* Reverend David J. Kerr MBE President of the Methodist Church in Ireland ( 1998 – 99 )

Paul David Collingwood MBE ( born 26 May 1976 ) is an English cricketer.

David Jonathan Healy, MBE ( born 5 August 1979 ) is a Northern Ireland international footballer who plays as a striker for League One side Bury.

David Edward Kirk, MBE, ( born 5 October 1960 in Wellington ; grew up in Palmerston North ), is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

David Robert Shepherd MBE ( 27 December 1940 – 27 October 2009 ) was one of the cricket world's best-known umpires.

In 2012, the museum's historian, an employee since 1982, David Fletcher was made an MBE " for his services to the history of armoured warfare ".

* 1947 – David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host

* 1950 – David Cassidy, American actor, singer, songwriter and guitarist ( The Partridge Family )

* 1770 – David Thompson, Canadian explorer ( d. 1857 )

* 1900 – David Manners, Canadian-American actor ( d. 1998 )

* 1960 – David Miscavige, American leader of the Church of Scientology

* 1924 – David Rowbotham, Australian poet ( d. 2010 )

* 1984 – David Bentley, English footballer

* 1965 – David Robinson, American basketball player

* 1854 – Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden.

* 1925 – David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed the Huffman coding ( d. 1999 )

* 1942 – David Steinberg, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and author

* 1980 – Charlie David, Canadian actor

* 1958 – David Feherty, Irish golfer

* 1971 – David Monahan, American actor

* 1960 – David Yow, American singer-songwriter ( Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard, and Qui )

* 1985 – David Hart Smith, Canadian wrestler

* 1890 – David Wilber, American politician ( b. 1820 )

In the mid-19th century important leaders included Transcendentalists such as Ralph Waldo Emerson ( 1803 – 1882 ) and Henry David Thoreau ( 1817 – 1862 ).

* 1948 – David Gemmell.

* 1969 – David Wain, American actor

* 1970 – David James, English footballer

* 1983 – David Gervasi, Swiss decathlete

* 1956 – David Grant, English singer ( Linx )

* 1982 – David Florence, Scottish canoe racer