David Wilson
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
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

See also
David Willson (disambiguation)
Wilson (name)