David or Dave Cox may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • David Cox (artist) (1783–1859), British landscapist
  • David Cox Jr. (1809–1885), British landscapist
  • David Cox (composer) (1916–1997), British composer

Sports

  • David Cox (1960s cricketer) (born 1946), British cricketer
  • David Cox (gymnast) (born 1970), British Olympic gymnast
  • David Cox (1990s cricketer) (born 1972), British cricketer
  • David Cox (Scottish cricketer) (born 1973), Scottish cricketer
  • David Cox (basketball) (born 1973), American college basketball coach
  • David Cox (footballer) (born 1989), Scottish footballer
  • David Cox (pole vaulter) (born 1972), American pole vaulter, 1996 NCAA outdoor runner-up for the Fresno State Bulldogs track and field team<!-- MOS:DABRED https://tilastopaja.eu/beta/athletes/men/9818 -->

Others

  • David Cox (historian and mountaineer) (1913–1994), (Anthony David Machell Cox)
  • David Cox (statistician) (1924–2022), English statistician
  • Dave Cox (1938–2010), American politician
  • David A. Cox (born 1948), American mathematician
  • David Cox (Australian politician) (born 1954), Australian federal politician
  • David Cox (Marine) (1966–1994), U.S. Marine found killed by an unknown assailant
  • David Neal Cox (1970–2021), American convicted murderer