David Johnston

David Johnston or Dave Johnston may refer to:

Politics

 * David Johnston (governor general) (born 1941), former governor general of Canada
 * David Johnston (Australian politician) (born 1956), Australian Senator and former Defence Minister
 * David Johnston (British politician) (born 1981), British politician
 * David Emmons Johnston (1845–1917), U.S. Congressman
 * David Russell Johnston (1932–2008), Scottish politician

Sports

 * David Johnston (Australian footballer) (born 1969), former Australian rules footballer
 * Davie Johnston (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2004), Scottish footballer, played for Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC
 * Davie Johnston (footballer, born 1948), Scottish footballer, played for Dundee FC
 * David Johnston (rugby union, born 1958), Scottish rugby player and coach, also played football for Heart of Midlothian FC
 * David Johnston (English cricketer) (born 1943), former English cricketer
 * David Johnston (South Australia cricketer) (born 1954), Australian cricketer
 * David Johnston (New South Wales cricketer) (born 1955), Australian cricketer
 * David Johnston (rugby union, born 1994), Irish rugby player
 * D. T. Johnston (1889–1953), Australian sportsman and local politician

Others

 * David Johnston (minister) (1734-1824) Church of Scotland minister of Leith
 * Dave Johnston (musician), American banjo player for Yonder Mountain String Band
 * Dave Johnston (police officer), head of the Homicide and Serious Crime Command for the Metropolitan Police (United Kingdom)
 * David Johnston (newsreader) (born 1941), former Australian newsreader
 * David A. Johnston (1949–1980), volcanologist killed in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
 * David Cay Johnston (born 1948), investigative journalist
 * David Claypoole Johnston (1799–1865), American cartoonist, printmaker, painter and actor
 * David E. Johnston, British classical archaeologist and historian
 * David Johnston (admiral) (born 1962), senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy
 * David Eric Lothian Johnston (born 1961), Scottish legal expert
 * David Johnston (merchant) (1724–1809), American merchant and politician
 * David Jhave Johnston, Canadian poet, videographer, and motion graphics artist
 * David Johnston (soldier) (1838-1931) American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor