# David Wilson

David or Dave Wilson may refer to:

## Arts and literature

* David Wilson (artist) (1873–1935), Irish illustrator and painter
* Sir David M. Wilson (born 1931), British archaeologist and director of the British Museum
* David Henry Wilson (born 1937), English writer
* David Niall Wilson (born 1959), American writer of horror, science fiction and fantasy fiction
* David Hildebrand Wilson, founder of the Museum of Jurassic Technology
* David C. Wilson (screenwriter), American screenwriter
* David Fenwick Wilson (born 1929), musicologist and organist

## Entertainment

* David Wilson (violinist) (born 1945), American violinist
* David Wilson (director), British music video director
* David Wilson (born 1948), birth name of Scottish stage and television actor David Rintoul
* Dave Wilson (director) (1933–2002), American television director
* Dave Wilson (radio personality), American radio personality based in Indianapolis
* David S. F. Wilson, American director; see Bloodshot
* David Wilson (criminologist) (born 1957), British criminologist

## Government

* David Wilson (parliamentary official) (born 1970), clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives
* Dave Wilson (Cape Breton politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician and former member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
* Dave Wilson (Sackville politician) (born 1970), Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
* David Wilson (Manitoba politician) (1858–1927), Irish-born politician in Manitoba, Canada
* David Wilson (New York politician) (1818–1870), New York assemblyman 1852, editor of Twelve Years a Slave
* David Wilson (New Zealand politician) (1880–1977), New Zealand politician and diplomat
* David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (born 1935), British administrator, governor of Hong Kong (1987–1992), diplomat and Sinologist
* David H. Wilson (politician) (1855–1926), politician in Manitoba, Canada
* David John Wilson (1887–1976), judge of the United States Customs Court
* David C. Wilson (businessman) (1789–1865), banker railroad executive and mayor of Wilmington, Delaware
* David L. Wilson (born 1950), member of the Delaware House of Representatives
* David S. Wilson (born ca. 1981), American politician
* Sir David Wilson (governor), British colonial administrator and military officer

## Science

* David Gordon Wilson (1928–2019), British-born American professor of engineering
* David Sloan Wilson (born 1949), American evolutionary biologist

## Sports
### American football

* David Wilson (defensive back) (born 1970), American football defensive back
* David Wilson (running back) (born 1991), American football running back
* Dave Wilson (American football) (born 1959), American football quarterback

### Association football

* Soldier Wilson (David Wilson, 1883–1906), Scottish footballer who played for Leeds City
* David Wilson (Queen's Park footballer) (1880–1926), Scottish footballer (Queen's Park FC and Scotland)
* David Wilson (footballer, born 1881) (1881–?), Scottish footballer, played for Hearts, Everton, Portsmouth
* David Wilson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1959), Scotland international footballer; after retiring he was manager for Nelson and Exeter City in England
* David Wilson (footballer, born c. 1908) (1908–1992), English footballer who played for Hamilton Academical and Stranraer in the 1930s
* Davie Wilson (1939–2022), Scottish footballer, played for Rangers, Dundee United, Dumbarton, Kilmarnock
* Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1942), played for Preston and Liverpool
* Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1944), played for Nottingham Forest, Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, Walsall, Burnley, Chesterfield
* David Wilson (footballer, born 1969), footballer who began his career at Manchester United (1980s)
* David Wilson (footballer, born 1994), Scottish footballer who plays for Partick Thistle
* David Wilson (Scottish football manager) (born 1974), Scottish football manager of Gibraltar national football team
* David A. Wilson (1875–?), English footballer

### Rugby football

* David Wilson (rugby union, born 1967), Australian rugby union footballer
* David Wilson (rugby union, born 1985), English rugby union player
* Dave Wilson (rugby league) (born 1984), British rugby league player

### Other sports

* David Wilson (hurdler) (born 1951), British hurdler
* Dave Wilson (swimmer) (born 1960), American swimmer & silver medalist at the 1984 Olympics
* David Wilson (swimmer) (born 1966), Australian swimmer
* David Wilson (cricketer, born 1917) (1917–2005), English cricketer
* David Wilson (cricketer, born 1966), English cricketer
* David Wilson (New Zealand cricketer) (1914–1989), New Zealand cricketer
* David Wilson (figure skating) (born 1966), Canadian figure skating choreographer
* David Wilson (sprinter) (born 1977), Guamanian sprinter
* Dave Wilson (high jumper), English athlete
* David Wilson (triple jumper) (born 1991), American triple jumper, 2011 All-American for the Virginia Tech Hokies track and field team

## Other people

* David Wilson (sex offender) (born 1984), British criminal
* David Wilson (hotelier) (1808–1880), hotelier
* Sir David Wilson, 1st Baronet (1855–1930), Scottish landowner and agriculturalist
* David Wilson (dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin) (1871–1957), Irish Anglican priest and hymnist
* David Wilson (dean of Aberdeen and Orkney) (1805–1880)
* David Wilson (barrister) (1879–1965), Australian barrister
* David Wilson (Royal Marines officer) (born 1949), Royal Marine general
* David Wilson (murderer) (died 1998), executed Saint Kitts and Nevis criminal
* David Wilson (university administrator), American academic, President of Morgan State University
* David G. Wilson, assistant producer for the James Bond films
* David K. Wilson (1919–2007), American businessman and philanthropist
* W. David Wilson, chair of the Ontario Securities Commission
* David Wilson (U.S. Army general), United States Army general