David Hirst

David Hirst is the name of:
 * David Hirst (judge) (1925–2011), English Lord Justice of Appeal, 1992–1999
 * David Hirst (journalist) (born 1936), Middle East correspondent based in Beirut
 * David Hirst (footballer) (born 1967), former football player, played for Sheffield Wednesday
 * David Hirst (arachnologist), described many species of huntsman spider, South Australian Museum in Adelaide