David Forbes

David Forbes may refer to:


 * David Forbes (British Army officer) (1777?–1849), Scottish soldier
 * David McHattie Forbes (1863–1937), Scottish agriculturalist, and plantation manager, judge, explorer in the territory of Hawaii
 * David Forbes (mineralogist) (1828–1876), British mineralogist
 * David Forbes, singer for Canadian band Boulevard
 * David Forbes (sailor) (1934–2022), Australian Olympic sailor
 * David Forbes (politician) (born 1956), Canadian provincial politician
 * Dave Forbes (born 1948), retired Canadian ice hockey player