Dik Evans Dik Evans Richard G. "Dik" (also "Dick") Evans (born 1957) is an English-born Irish musician best known as a founder of the band Virgin Prunes and an early member of U2. Dik and his brother, David "The Edge" Evans, U2's guitarist, were among the group's co-founders. Evans was born in England to Welsh parents. At a young age, the family moved to Ireland. He is the older brother of David "The Edge" Evans, guitarist for rock band U2. He first began to learn how to play guitar with an acoustic guitar bought by his brother, which the two shared. The
David Evans (mathematician) David Evans (mathematician) David V. Evans (born 27 October 1940) is a British applied mathematician noted for his contributions to water waves and acoustics. He is also the father of British actress Alice Evans and father-in-law to Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd. Together with John Nicholas Newman, he initiated the "International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies". He is also known for the Bristol cylinder, a wave energy converter. He is currently an emeritus professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Bristol. Evans obtained his BSc in Mathematics from the University of Manchester in 1962 and his PhD in