• Sir David Evans (RAF officer), Air Chief Marshal/Senior Commander in the Royal Air Force
• Dave Evans (reporter), reporter with WABC-TV
• David Allan Evans (born 1940), American poet
• David A. Evans (born 1941), organic chemistry professor at Harvard University
• David Andreoff Evans (born 1948), computational linguist, entrepreneur
• David C. Evans (1924–1998), computer graphics pioneer
• David Evans, Baron Evans of Watford
• David Evans (mathematician), Prof. of Applied Mathematics at University of Bristol
• David E. Evans, Prof. of Mathematics at Cardiff University
• David F. Evans (b. 1951), American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• David M. Evans (born 1962), American movie director, producer, writer and actor
• David S. Evans, economist
• David Stanley Evans, British astronomer

Politicians:

• David Ellicott Evans (1788–1850), U.S. Representative from New York, 1827
• David Evans (politician) (born 1935), British businessman and Conservative politician, MP 1987–1997
• David R. Evans (1769–1843), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
• David W. Evans (born 1946), U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1975–1983

Musicians:

• David Evans (composer) (1874–1948), Welsh composer
• Dave Evans (singer) (born 1953), first lead singer of the rock band AC/DC
• David Howell Evans, birth name of The Edge (born 1961), guitarist with rock band U2

Sportsmen:

• David Evans (squash player) (born 1974), Welsh professional squash player
• Dave G Evans, former soccer player/footballer
• David Evans (footballer) (born 1967), former footballer with Chester City