David or Dave Wilson may refer to:

Arts and literature

David Wilson (artist) David Wilson (4 July 1872 – 2 January 1935) was an Irish illustrator and painter. Life and family David Ernest Wilson was born on 4 July 1872 at Minterburn Manse, County Tyrone. His father was Reverend A.J. Wilson, and he had at least two old ...

(1873–1935), Irish illustrator and painter * Sir

David M. Wilson Sir David Mackenzie Wilson, FBA (born 30 October 1931) is a British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator, specialising in Anglo-Saxon art and the Viking Age. From 1977 until 1992 he served as the Director of the British Museum, wh ...

(born 1931), British archaeologist and director of the British Museum *

David Henry Wilson David Henry Wilson (born 1937, in London) is an English writer. As an author he is best known for his children's stories such as the '' Jeremy James'' series. Wilson has also had a number of plays produced in the United Kingdom, both for childre ...

(born 1937), English writer *

David Niall Wilson David Niall Wilson (born 1959 in Clay County, Illinois) is an American writer primarily known for his works of horror, science fiction, and fantasy fiction. The Academic Study of Wilson's Novels Scholars such as A. Asbjørn Jøn, at the Univer ...

(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) David Campbell Wilson is an American screenwriter, probably best known for creating '' The Perfect Weapon'' and ''Supernova''. He also credited for the screenplay of '' Terminator Salvation'' in early promotional material, but not for the final cut ...

, American screenwriter *

David Fenwick Wilson David Fenwick Wilson (born August 31, 1929) is an American-born Canadian music scholar, educator, and organist whose academic contributions include a treatise on music of the Middle Ages. Education Wilson was born on August 31, 1929, in Pittsbur ...

(born 1929), musicologist and organist

Entertainment

David Wilson (violinist) David Wilson (born September 22, 1945) is an American-born violinist and recording artist, known for his stylized arrangements of popular music, original compositions and his recordings with Henry Mancini. Albums: "There's a Small Hotel" "The ...

(born 1945), American violinist *

David Wilson (director) David Wilson is an English music video director and animator from Wells, Somerset, currently living in London. Wilson studied Illustration at Brighton University and did a foundation course in Art and Design at St. Martin's. He is represented b ...

, British music video director * David Wilson (born 1948), birth name of Scottish stage and television actor

David Rintoul David Rintoul (born David Wilson; 29 November 1948) is a Scottish stage and television actor. Rintoul was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He studied at the University of Edinburgh, and won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ...

Dave Wilson (director) Dave Wilson (May 1, 1933 – June 30, 2002) was an American television director, best known for his work as the director of the NBC program ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1975 to 1986 and 1989 to 1995. Wilson retired at the end of the show's 20th ...

(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) David Wilson (born 23 April 1957) is a Scottish emeritus professor of criminology at Birmingham City University. A former prison governor, he is well known as a criminologist specialising in serial killers through his work with various Briti ...

(born 1957), British criminologist

Government

David Wilson (parliamentary official) David Martin Wilson is the fourteenth and current Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives ("Clerk of the House"). His first seven-year term as Clerk of the House began on 6 July 2015, following the retirement of Mary Harris In May 202 ...

(born 1970), clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives *

Dave Wilson (Cape Breton politician) Harold David Wilson (born November 4, 1955) is a former Canadian politician and radio personality. He represented the electoral district of Glace Bay in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2010. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Li ...

(born 1955), Canadian politician and former member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly *

Dave Wilson (Sackville politician) David "Dave" Allan Wilson (born 1970) is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Sackville-Cobequid for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. He was first elected in the 2003 election ...

(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) David Wilson (September 17, 1818 – June 9, 1870) was an American lawyer, writer and politician from New York. He is best known for his role in publishing ''Twelve Years a Slave'', as told to him by Solomon Northup, in 1853. Early life David Wil ...

(1818–1870), New York assemblyman 1852, editor of ''Twelve Years a Slave'' *

David Wilson (New Zealand politician) David Wilson (6 July 1880 – 24 August 1977) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Through membership of the Legislative Council, he was a minister in the First Labour Government. Biography Early life and career He was born in ...

(1880–1977), New Zealand politician and diplomat *

David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, (, born 14 February 1935) is a retired British administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. He was the penultimate Commander-in-Chief and 27th Governor of Hong Kong (from 1987 to 1992). He served as Lo ...

(born 1935), British administrator, governor of Hong Kong (1987–1992), diplomat and Sinologist *

David H. Wilson (politician) David Henry Wilson (October 2, 1855 – December 10, 1926) was a physician and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Dufferin North from 1881 to 1888 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative. He was born in Huntley ...

(1855–1926), politician in Manitoba, Canada * David John Wilson (1887–1976), judge of the United States Customs Court *

David C. Wilson (businessman) David C. Wilson (1789 – March 30, 1865) was a 19th-century banker, businessman and railroad executive; and the third mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilson was part of various investment groups and companies. He was a founding director of t ...

(1789–1865), banker railroad executive and mayor of Wilmington, Delaware *

David L. Wilson David Lee Wilson (born January 8, 1950) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Delaware Senate, where he has represented the 18th district since 2019. He was previously a member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 20 ...

(born 1950), member of the Delaware House of Representatives *

David S. Wilson David S. Wilson (born ca. 1981) is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, Wilson has represented Wasilla in the Alaska Senate since 2017. He formerly served as a city councilman in Wasilla. Wilson was elected to the Senate at the ag ...

(born ca. 1981), American politician * Sir David Wilson (governor), British colonial administrator and military officer

Science

David Gordon Wilson David Gordon Wilson (11 February 1928 – 2 May 2019) was a British-born engineer who served as a professor of engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Born in Warwickshire, England, Wilson went to th ...

(1928–2019), British-born American professor of engineering *

David Sloan Wilson David Sloan Wilson (born 1949) is an American evolutionary biologist and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at Binghamton University. He is a son of author Sloan Wilson, and co-founder of the Evolution ...

(born 1949), American evolutionary biologist

Sports

Association football

Soldier Wilson David "Soldier" Wilson (23 July 1883 – 27 October 1906) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Hebburn, he earned his nickname as a teenager while serving with the Cameron Highlanders and the 1st Battal ...

(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) David Wilson (14 January 1884 – 9 April 1959) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He started his career in the Scottish Football League and went on to play 475 matches in the English Football League, mainly for ...

(1884–1959), Scotland international footballer; after retiring he was manager for Nelson and Exeter City in England *

David Wilson (footballer, born c. 1908) David Wilson (17 December 1908 – 22 February 1992) was an English footballer who played for Hamilton Academical and Stranraer as a centre forward.Davie Wilson David Wilson (10 January 1937 – 14 June 2022)Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1942) Dave Wilson (born 24 December 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Career Born in Nelson, Lancashire, Wilson played for Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to ...

, played for Preston and Liverpool *

Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1944) David Wilson (born 4 October 1944 in Wednesfield) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. References * 1944 births Living people People from Wednesfield English men's footballers Men's association footbal ...

, played for Nottingham Forest, Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, Walsall, Burnley, Chesterfield *

David Wilson (footballer, born 1969) David Graham Wilson (born 20 March 1969) is an English former footballer and football manager, who was last the manager of Ljungskile in the Swedish Superettan, the second level of football in Sweden. As a player, he played as a centre midfiel ...

, footballer who began his career at Manchester United (1980s) *

David Wilson (footballer, born 1994) David Wilson (born 6 September 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dumbarton. Career Wilson joined Partick Thistle in the summer of 2011, and made his senior debut for the club on 1 January 2014. He sign ...

, Scottish footballer who plays for Partick Thistle *

David Wilson (Scottish football manager) David Wilson (born 22 February 1974) is a Scottish football manager who is currently U23 coach for St Joseph's in the Gibraltar Intermediate League. From April 2013 to March 2015, he served as an assistant manager of the national team under h ...

(born 1974), Scottish football manager of Gibraltar national football team *

David A. Wilson David A. Wilson (1875 – ?) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Liverpool (from 1899 to 1900) and in Scottish football for Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academical and Albion Rovers Albion Rov ...

(1875–?), English footballer

Rugby football

David Wilson (rugby union, born 1967) David Wilson (born 4 January 1967) is a former Australian rugby union footballer who played on the openside flank 79 times, and who captained the Wallabies 9 times. Through his career he won every international trophy available to an Australia ...

, Australian rugby union footballer * David Wilson (rugby union, born 1985), English rugby union player *

Dave Wilson (rugby league) Dave Wilson (born 30 September 1984) is an English rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s and 2010s. He has played at club level for Skirlaugh A.R.L.F.C., the Hull Kingston Rovers and the Mackay Magpies, as a or . Background Wil ...

(born 1984), British rugby league player

Other sports

David Wilson (hurdler) David Wilson (born 7 September 1951) is a British hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munic ...

(born 1951), British hurdler *

Dave Wilson (American football) David Carlton Wilson (born April 27, 1959) is a former professional American football player who played with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1989. A quarterback from the University of Illinois a ...

(born 1959), American football quarterback *

Dave Wilson (swimmer) David Dennis Wilson (born October 5, 1960) is an American former competition swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angel ...

(born 1960), American swimmer & silver medalist at the 1984 Olympics *

David Wilson (swimmer) David Wilson (born 28 October 1966) is an Australian swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( k ...

(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) David Stuart Wilson (13 October 1914 – 6 April 1989) was a New Zealand cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, eac ...

(1914–1989), New Zealand cricketer *

David Wilson (figure skating) David Wilson (born May 25, 1966) :ja:田村明子文「フィギュアスケート振付師のお仕事　デヴィッド・ウィルソン(カナダ)」『オール・アバウトフィギュアスケート』ぴあ（ぴあワンダーランド ...

(born 1966), Canadian figure skating choreographer * David Wilson (defensive back) (born 1970), American football defensive back *

David Wilson (sprinter) David Wilson (born 30 October 1977) is a Guam sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred ...

(born 1977), Guamanian sprinter * David Wilson (running back) (born 1991), American football running back *

Dave Wilson (high jumper) Dave Wilson is a male former athlete who competed for England. Athletics career He represented England in the high jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city ...

, English athlete

Other people

David Wilson (sex offender) David Nicholas Wilson (born 1984) is a prolific British sex offender. Wilson, a labourer living in Kirstead, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, preyed on his victims online. He obtained many indecent images and videos of boys by pretending to be ...

(born 1984), British criminal *

David Wilson (hotelier) David Wilson (1808–1880) worked as a confectioner in Calcutta and on 18 November 1840 he opened the Auckland Hotel at 1-3 Old Court House Road in Calcutta. The hotel was also known as Wilson's Hotel and changed its name to the Great Eastern ...

(1808–1880), hotelier * Sir David Wilson, 1st Baronet (1855–1930), Scottish landowner and agriculturalist *

David Wilson (dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin) David Frederick Ruddell Wilson (1871–1957) was an Irish Anglican priest and hymnist. He was Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin in the Church of Ireland in the second quarter of the 20th century. Born into an ecclesiastical family, he ...

(1871–1957), Irish Anglican priest and hymnist *

David Wilson (dean of Aberdeen and Orkney) David Wilson (1805–1880), who was the incumbent at Fyvie, was the inaugural Dean of the new Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney, serving from 1865 to 1880.'ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE' ''The Essex Standard, West Suffolk Gazette, and Eas ...

(1805–1880) * David Wilson (barrister) (1879–1965), Australian barrister *

David Wilson (Royal Marines officer) Major General David Wilson, (born 1949) is a retired senior Royal Marines officer who briefly served as Commandant General Royal Marines from February to August 2004. Military career Wilson joined the Royal Marines in 1969 and went on to serve ...

(born 1949), Royal Marine general *

David Wilson (murderer) David Wilson (died 20 July 1998) was a convicted murderer and the second person to be executed by Saint Kitts and Nevis since it became a sovereign state in 1983. In February 1996, Wilson and Clement Thomas were convicted of beating a security g ...

(died 1998), executed Saint Kitts and Nevis criminal * David Wilson (university administrator), American academic, Chancellor of University of Wisconsin Colleges *

David G. Wilson David Gregg Wilson is a British screenwriter and assistant producer for the James Bond movie series and an executive producer of the James Bond video games. Background David G. Wilson, the son of Michael G. Wilson, is head of Creative & Busin ...

, assistant producer for the James Bond films * David K. Wilson (1919–2007), American businessman and philanthropist *

W. David Wilson W. David Wilson is a Canadian financial executive and administrator who was the Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission between November 1, 2005 and October 31, 2010. He obtained an MBA from Schulich School of Business in 1970. Wilson spent m ...

, chair of the Ontario Securities Commission *

David Wilson (U.S. Army general) David Wilson is a United States Army major general who served as the commanding general of the United States Army Sustainment Command from 2022 to 2024. He most recently served as the Commanding General of 8th Theater Sustainment Command at Fort ...

, United States Army general