David Hughes

This page is about the personal name. For the fictional character, see David Hughes (Emmerdale). For the Welsh school, see Ysgol David Hughes. For the asteroid, see 4205 David Hughes.

David Hughes is the name of the following people:

Arts

• Dave Hughes (born 1970), Australian comedian
• Dave Hughes (producer), American television producer and editor
• David Hughes (illustrator), British illustrator

Literature

• David Hughes (Eos Iâl) (1794–1862), Welsh poet and publisher
• David Hughes (illustrator), English artist and illustrator
• David Hughes (novelist) (1930–2005), British novelist

Music

• Dave Hughes (musician) (born 1981), American musician
• David Hughes (bass player) (born 1971), Swedish musician
• David Hughes (musician) (born 1960), English keyboardist
• David Hughes (tenor) (1925–1972), English singer

Science

• David Hughes (astronomer) (1941–2022), English astronomer specialising in comets
• David Edward Hughes (1831–1900), British-born inventor, known for the microphone, and later, American academic

Sports

Cricket

• David Hughes (Hertfordshire cricketer) (born 1978), Irish cricketer
• David Hughes (Lancashire cricketer) (born 1947), English cricketer
• David Hughes (Somerset cricketer) (born 1934), English cricketer

Football

• David Hughes (American football) (born 1959), American football player
• David Hughes (footballer, born 1943), English footballer
• Dave Hughes (footballer) (born 1945), Australian rules footballer
• David Hughes (footballer, born 1958) (1958–2023), English footballer
• David Hughes (footballer, born 1972), Welsh footballer
• David Hughes (footballer, born 1978), Welsh footballer

Other sports

• David Hughes (hurler) (born 1967), Irish hurler
• David Hughes (sailor) (born 1978), American sailor

Other persons

• David Hughes (English academic) (1753/1754–1817), principal of Jesus College, Oxford
• David Hughes (priest) (1785–1850), Welsh Anglican priest
• David Hughes (RAF officer) (1899–1955), First World War flying ace
• David Hughes (railroad executive), interim president and CEO of Amtrak, 2005–2006

See also

• Hughes (surname)