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

Business

David Wilson Homes, a Wilson Bowden company

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

Politics

  • 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
  • David Wilson (Connecticut politician), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
  • 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 Labour Party politician) (1880–1977), New Zealand politician and diplomat
  • David Wilson (New Zealand First politician), New Zealand politician
  • 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 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

  • David A. Wilson (1875–?), English footballer
  • 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
  • Soldier Wilson (David Wilson, 1883–1906), Scottish footballer who played for Leeds City
  • 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 (Scottish football manager) (born 1974), Scottish football manager of Gibraltar national football team
  • David Wilson (footballer, born 1994), Scottish footballer who plays for Partick Thistle

Athletics

  • Dave Wilson (high jumper) (born 1938), English athlete
  • David Wilson (hurdler) (born 1951), British hurdler
  • David Wilson (hammer thrower) (born 1966), American hammer thrower and shot putter, 1988 and 1989 NCAA runner-up for the UCLA Bruins track and field team<!-- MOS:DABRED https://tilastopaja.eu/beta/athletes/men/10212 -->
  • David Wilson (sprinter) (born 1977), Guamanian sprinter
  • David Wilson (triple jumper) (born 1991), American triple jumper, 2011 All-American for the Virginia Tech Hokies track and field team<!-- MOS:DABRED https://www.tilastopaja.info/beta/athletes/men/105110 -->

Cricket

  • David Wilson (New Zealand cricketer) (1914–1989), New Zealand cricketer
  • David Wilson (cricketer, born 1917) (1917–2005), English cricketer
  • David Wilson (cricketer, born 1966), English cricketer

Rugby football

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

Other sports

  • Dave Wilson (swimmer) (born 1960), American swimmer & silver medalist at the 1984 Olympics
  • David Wilson (swimmer) (born 1966), Australian swimmer
  • David Wilson (figure skating) (born 1966), Canadian figure skating choreographer

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

See also

  • David Willson (disambiguation)
  • Wilson (name)