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) 1966 under the supervision of Fritz Ursell. After completing his PhD at the University of Manchester, Evans worked as a post-doc at the Stevens Institute of Technology and MIT before going back to Bristol. The 21st International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies is dedicated to Evans on the occasion of his retirement. 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,