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 (film), 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

Association football

* Soldier Wilson (David Wilson, 1883–1906), English 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 (American football) (born 1959), American football quarterback * 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 (defensive back) (born 1970), American football defensive back * David Wilson (sprinter) (born 1977), Guamanian sprinter * David Wilson (running back) (born 1991), American football running back * Dave Wilson (high jumper), English athlete

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, Chancellor of University of Wisconsin Colleges * 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