David was a non-fictional character in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Widely agreed to be unusually lucky, he was surrounded by a wonderful family, who mostly agreed he had a good sense of humour, and was blessed with good many friendships with people of exceptional gifts and intelligence.
His earliest influence was Lenny the Lion, quickly followed up by Winnie the Pooh, and then later by Gregory Bateson, Keith Jarrett and Jasper Fforde. Later in life, Haruki Murakami.