David Nelson

David or Dave Nelson may refer to:

Academia

 * David Nelson (abolitionist) (1793–1844), founder of Marion College and Mission Institute, Presbyterian minister
 * David Robert Nelson (born 1951), American physicist, professor of biophysics at Harvard University
 * David L. Nelson (born 1956), American human geneticist
 * David Nelson (mathematician) (born 1938), English mathematician

Arts and entertainment

 * Dave Nelson (trumpeter) (1905–1946), American jazz trumpeter
 * David Nelson (musician) (born 1943), American guitarist
 * David Nelson (actor) (1936–2011), 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 (1932–2010), United States federal judge
 * David Sutherland Nelson (1933–1998), United States federal judge
 * David Nelson (Alaska politician) (born 1996), Alaska state representative
 * David Nelson (Oregon politician) (born 1941), Oregon state senator
 * David Nelson (Idaho politician), Idaho state senator
 * David R. Nelson (politician) (born 1942), Massachusetts state representative
 * David D. Nelson (born 1956), United States Ambassador to Uruguay, 2009–2011
 * David Nelson (Utah activist) (born 1962), American activist for the protection of equal rights for LGBT people

Sports

 * Dave Nelson (1944–2018), American baseball player and sportscaster
 * Dave Nelson (Australian footballer) (1910–1986), Australian rules footballer
 * Dave Nelson (basketball) (born 1957), American basketball player
 * Dave Nelson (curler) (born 1974), American curler
 * David M. Nelson (1920–1991), American football coach
 * David Nelson (footballer) (1918–1988), Scottish professional footballer
 * David Nelson (gamer) (born 1974), American electronic sports player
 * David Nelson (hurdler) (born 1967), British athlete and medallist in athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
 * David Nelson (rugby league) (1962–2001), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s
 * David Nelson (running back) (born 1963), American football running back
 * David Nelson (wide receiver) (born 1986), American football wide receiver
 * David Nelson Stergakos (born 1956), Greek-American basketball player

Other

 * David Nelson (botanical collector) (died 1789), British botanical collector, crewmember of HMS Bounty
 * David Nelson (VC) (1886–1918), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * David Nelson (software developer) (born 1993), American software developer
 * David Nelson, inventor of the current-feedback operational amplifier