David Nelson
David or Dave Nelson may refer to:
Academia
- David Nelson (abolitionist), founder of Marion College and Mission Institute, Presbyterian minister
- David Robert Nelson, American physicist, professor of biophysics at Harvard University
- David L. Nelson, American human geneticist
- David Nelson (mathematician), English mathematician
Arts and entertainment
- Dave Nelson (trumpeter), American jazz trumpeter
- David Nelson (musician), American guitarist
- David Nelson (actor), American actor, director, and producer
- David Nelson, member of The Last Poets
- Dave Nelson, guitarist with Nektar
- Dave Nelson, character on the sitcom NewsRadio played by Dave Foley
Law and politics
- David Aldrich Nelson, United States federal judge
- David Sutherland Nelson, United States federal judge
- David Nelson (Alaska politician), Alaska state representative
- David Nelson (Oregon politician), Oregon state senator
- David Nelson (Idaho politician), Idaho state senator
- David R. Nelson (politician), Massachusetts state representative
- David D. Nelson, United States Ambassador to Uruguay, 2009–2011
- David Nelson (Utah activist), American activist for the protection of equal rights for LGBT people
Sports
- Dave Nelson, American baseball player and sportscaster
- Dave Nelson (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Dave Nelson (basketball), American basketball player
- Dave Nelson (curler), American curler
- David M. Nelson, American football coach
- David Nelson (footballer), Scottish professional footballer
- David Nelson (gamer), American electronic sports player
- David Nelson (hurdler), British athlete and medallist in athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- David Nelson (rugby league), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s
- David Nelson (running back), American football running back
- David Nelson (wide receiver), American football wide receiver
- David Nelson Stergakos, Greek-American basketball player
Other
- David Nelson (botanical collector), British botanical collector, crewmember of HMS Bounty
- David Nelson (VC), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- David Nelson (software developer), American software developer
- David Nelson, inventor of the current-feedback operational amplifier