David Hughes may refer to: Arts Dave Hughes (producer), American television producer and editor David Hughes (illustrator), British illustrator Dave Hughes (born 1970), Australian comedian David Hughes (Emmerdale), fictional character in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale 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 David Hughes (bass player) (born 1971), Swedish musician David Hughes, British folk singer-songwriter and guitarist David Hughes (musician) (born 1960), English keyboardist David Hughes (tenor) (1925–1972), English singer Dave Hughes (musician) (born 1981), American musician Science David Hughes (astronomer) (1941–2022), English astronomer specialising in comets 4205 David Hughes, an asteroid 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), 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–?), First World War flying ace David Hughes (railroad executive), interim president and CEO of Amtrak, 2005–2006 See also Ysgol David Hughes, a school in Wales named after a local philanthropist Hughes (surname)