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Dare (name)

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Dare or Daré is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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  • Airton Daré (born 1978), Brazilian race car driver
  • Alison Dare (born 1965), South African field hockey player
  • Ananias Dare (c.1560– c.1587?), British tiler and bricklayer, member of the Roanoke Colony; husband of Eleanor Dare and father of Virginia Dare
  • Arthur N. Dare (1850–1923), American Republican politician of Minnesota
  • Barbara Dare (born 1963), American pornographic actress
  • Bill Dare, British radio writer
  • Billy Dare (1927–1994), English footballer
  • Charles Dare (1854–1924), British naval officer
  • Danny Dare (1905–1996), American choreographer, actor, director, writer
  • Dorothy Dare (1911–1981), American actress and singer
  • Eleanor Dare (c.1563–c.1599?), English colonist and member of the Roanoke Colony; mother of Virginia Dare
  • Elkanah Kelsey Dare (1782–1826), American composer
  • Irene Dare, young American figure skater and film star
  • Johnny Dare, American radio personality
  • Joseph Dare (footballer) (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
  • Joseph Dare (minister) (1831–1880), Australian Wesleyan Church leader
  • Kevin Dare (born 1959), English footballer
  • Leona Dare (1854/55–1922), American circus performer
  • Marie Dare (1902-1976), Scottish cellist and composer
  • Michael Dare (1917–1996), Canadian general
  • Norm Dare (born 1948), Australian rules footballer
  • Phyllis Dare (1890–1975), English singer and actress
  • Reginald Dare (1921–1993), English cricketer and footballer
  • Tessa Dare, American writer, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling historical romance novelist
  • Virginia Dare (1587-?), first child born in the Americas to English parents
  • Yinka Dare (1972–2004), Nigerian National Basketball Association player
  • Zena Dare (1887–1975), English singer and actress; sister of Phyllis Dare
  • Dan Dare (disambiguation), several fictional characters

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