# David Taylor

David or Dave Taylor may refer to:

## Entertainment

* David G. Taylor, producer and director for the BBC
* D. J. Taylor (writer) (born 1960), British novelist and biographer
* Dave Taylor (comics) (born 1964), British comic book creator
* Dave Taylor (musician) (born 1953), bassist for Bryan Adams
* Dave Taylor (trombonist) (born 1944), American trombonist
* Switch (songwriter), also known as Dave Taylor, London house producer
* David Taylor (Home and Away), fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
* David J. Taylor, American visual artist, awarded a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship
* David Taylor (actor) in The Adventures of the Black Stallion
* David Taylor (writer), winner of the Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry
* David Taylor (editor) (1947–2001), British humorist

## Politics

* David Taylor (Green politician) (born 1957), Green Party politician
* David Taylor (North West Leicestershire MP) (1946–2009), Labour Party politician
* David Taylor (Ohio politician) (born 1969), member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* David Taylor (Hemel Hempstead MP), Labour Party politician
* David Taylor (Washington politician) (born 1972), member of the Washington House of Representatives
* David G. P. Taylor (1933–2007), former Chief Executive of the Falklands Islands and Governor of Montserrat
* David James Taylor (1889–1969), Ontario politician
* Dave Taylor (Canadian politician) (born 1953), Alberta politician
* David Taylor (New Zealand diplomat) on List of ambassadors of New Zealand to South Korea

## Sports
### Football and rugby

* David Taylor (American football) (born 1949), American football player
* David Taylor (football administrator) (1954–2014), General Secretary of UEFA
* David Taylor (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1949), Scottish football player and manager, FA Cup winner with Bradford City in 1911 and 1914 with Burnley
* David Taylor (footballer, born 1889) (1889–?), English footballer for Darlington, Heart of Midlothian and Bristol Rovers
* David Taylor (Welsh footballer) (born 1965), Welsh football player, European Golden Shoe winner
* David Taylor (rugby union) (born 1944), Australian rugby union player
* Dave Taylor (footballer, born 1940) (1940–2017), English footballer for Gillingham, Portsmouth, Yeovil Town, Bath City and Cheltenham Town
* Dave Taylor (New Zealand footballer) (20th century), New Zealand soccer player
* Dave Taylor (Thames Ironworks F.C. founder) (19th century), football administrator
* Dave Taylor (rugby league) (born 1988), Australian rugby league footballer
* D. J. Taylor (soccer) (born 1997), American soccer player
* David Taylor (Canadian football) in 1986 CFL Draft
* David Taylor (Nicaragua footballer) in 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup

### Other sports

* David Taylor (Australian cricketer) (1881–?)
* David Taylor (chess player) (born 1941), International Correspondence Chess Federation United States champion
* David Taylor (English cricketer) (born 1974)
* David Taylor (snooker player) (born 1943), snooker player
* David Taylor (wrestler, born 1990), American freestyle wrestler, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist at 86 kg
* Dave Taylor (ice hockey) (born 1955), retired professional hockey player
* Dave Taylor (wrestler) (born 1957), English pro wrestler
* David Taylor (athlete) in 1995 European Cross Country Championships
* David Taylor (basketball), former college player for Hofstra University
* David Taylor (ice hockey), played in 2007 Memorial Cup
* David Taylor (swimmer), participated in Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S9

## Others

* David Taylor (banker) (1929–2009), banker
* David Taylor (veterinary surgeon) (1934–2013), television presenter on animal subjects
* David Taylor (Wisconsin judge) (1818–1891), American jurist and legislator
* David Dallas Taylor (1926–1983), 1953 FBI Most Wanted Fugitives
* David S. Taylor, CEO of Procter and Gamble
* David W. Taylor (1864–1940), U.S. Navy admiral and engineer
* Dave Taylor (game programmer), game programmer formerly employed by id Software
* David Taylor (programmer) on World Rugby