David Wilson

David or Dave Wilson may refer to:

Arts and literature

• 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

Government

• David Martin Wilson (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

Science

• David Gordon Wilson (1928–2019), British-born American professor of engineering
• David Sloan Wilson (born 1949), American evolutionary biologist
• David Wilson (criminologist) (born 1957), British criminologist

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–?), 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 (born 1939), 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

Others- people

• Daniel Wilson (bishop) (1778–1858), Bishop of Calcutta
• 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)