David Houston

• David Houston, American inventor issued the first patent for a roll film holder
• David F. Houston, American politician, Secretary of Agriculture and the Treasury under President Wilson
• G. David Houston, professor of English at Howard University
• David Houston (singer), American country music singer
• David Houston (footballer), Scottish footballer and manager
• David Houston, British Army officer and Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland, 1992–2005
• David Houston (zoologist), British zoologist