# David Anderson

David Anderson may refer to:

## People
### In academia or science

* David Anderson (academic) (born 1952), American college professor
* David Anderson (engineer) (1880–1953), Scottish civil engineer and lawyer
* David Anderson, 2nd Viscount Waverley (1911–1990), British peer and physician
* David F. Anderson (born 1978), professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison
* David G. Anderson (born 1949), American archaeologist
* David J. Anderson (born 1956), American neuroscientist
* David P. Anderson (born 1955), scientist at University of California, Berkeley, director of SETI@home and BOINC
* David Stirling Anderson (1895–1981), Scottish engineer and educationalist
* David J. Anderson, engineer who developed the Kanban method

### In arts, entertainment or media

* David Anderson (animator) (1952–2015), director of animated films
* David LeRoy Anderson, American make-up artist
* David Onri Anderson (born 1993), American painter, musician and curator
* David Anderson (artist) (?–1847), Scottish painter
* David Anderson (media executive), managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
* David Anderson (Mass Effect), fictional character from Mass Effect: Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn

### In business

* David Munro Anderson (born 1937), British businessman
* David W. Anderson, entrepreneur and founder of Famous Dave's restaurants and former head of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education

### In politics, government, or military

* David Anderson (Australian politician) (1865–1936), New South Wales politician
* David Anderson (British Army officer) (1821–1909), general and Governor of Sandhurst
* David Anderson (British Columbia politician) (born 1937), Canadian Liberal politician and former cabinet member
* David Anderson (British politician) (born 1953), British Labour politician
* David Anderson (judge) (1916–1995), Scottish advocate and politician
* David Anderson (Manx politician) (born 1954), current Minister of Transport and former Education Minister of the Isle of Man
* David Anderson (Saskatchewan politician) (born 1957), Canadian Conservative politician
* David Anderson (South Dakota politician) (born 1956), member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
* David Anderson, Baron Anderson of Ipswich (born 1961), British barrister
* David Anderson, Lord St Vigeans (1862–1948), Scottish lawyer and judge, Chairman of the Scottish Land Court 1918–34
* David L. Anderson (attorney), United States Attorney for the Northern District of California
* David Murray Anderson (1874–1936), sometime Governor of Newfoundland and New South Wales
* David V. Anderson (1899–1979), Vermont politician

### In religion

* David Anderson (American bishop), American Anglican (ACNA) bishop
* David Anderson (bishop of Rupert's Land) (1814–1885), English-born Canadian Anglican bishop

### In sports

* David Anderson (American football) (born 1983), American football wide receiver
* David Anderson (boxer) (born 1965), British Olympic boxer
* David Anderson (cricketer) (1940–2005), Australian cricketer
* David Anderson (high jumper) (born 1965), Australian former high jumper
* David Anderson (ice hockey) (born 1962), Canadian former professional ice hockey player
* David Anderson (rower) (born 1932), Australian Olympic rower
* David Anderson Jr. (1867–1919), Scottish golfer
* David Anderson Sr. (1847–1912), Scottish golfer
* David Anderson (rugby league) (born 1969), Australian rugby league player

### Other

* David L. Anderson (outlaw) (1862–1918), a.k.a. Billy Wilson, American outlaw
* David Nathaniel Anderson (born c. 1972), one of the assailants of the 2019 Jersey City shooting