David or Dave Howard may refer to:

Entertainment

David Howard (director) David Howard (born David Paget Davis III; October 6, 1896 – December 21, 1941) was an American film director. He directed 46 films between 1930 and 1941, 29 of them westerns starring George O'Brien (actor), George O'Brien, including the ac ...

(1896–1941), American film director * David Howard (photographer artist) (born 1952), experimental photographer

Sports

* Dave Howard (second baseman) (1889–1956), played for Washington Senators, Tip-Tops *

David Howard (sailor) David Ewart Howard (5 March 1918 – 21 January 2023) was a Canadian sailor who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Just prior to his death at age 104, Howard was the second oldest Olympian in the world after Uruguayan sailor Félix Sienra w ...

(1918–2023), Canadian Olympic sailor *

David Howard (linebacker) David Howard (born December 8, 1961) is an American former professional football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots. He also was a member of the Los Angeles Expres ...

(born 1961), former American football linebacker * David Howard (baseball) (born 1967), professional baseball player * David Howard (defensive tackle) (born 1987), American football defensive tackle

Other

David Howard (poet) David Howard (born 1959) is a New Zealand poet, writer and editor. His works have been widely published and translated into a variety of European languages. Howard was the co-founder of the literary magazine ''takahē'' in 1989 and the Canterbu ...

(born 1959), New Zealand poet and editor * David Howard (ballet teacher) (1937–2013), British-American ballet instructor * David Howard (Montana politician) (born 1946), Republican member of the Montana Legislature * David Sanctuary Howard (1928–2005), expert on Chinese armorial porcelain {{hndis, Howard, David