David Taylor

David or Dave Taylor may refer to:

Entertainment

 * David G. Taylor, producer and director for the BBC
 * D. J. Taylor (writer) (born 1960), British novelist and biographer
 * Dave Taylor (comics) (born 1964), British comic book creator
 * Dave Taylor (musician) (born 1953), bassist for Bryan Adams
 * Dave Taylor (trombonist) (born 1944), American trombonist
 * Switch (songwriter), also known as Dave Taylor, London house producer
 * David Taylor (Home and Away), fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
 * David J. Taylor, American visual artist, awarded a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship
 * David Taylor (actor) in The Adventures of the Black Stallion
 * David Taylor (writer), winner of the Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry
 * David Taylor (editor) (1947–2001), British humorist

Politics

 * David Taylor (Green politician) (born 1957), UK Green Party politician
 * David Taylor (North West Leicestershire MP) (1946–2009), UK Labour Party politician
 * David Taylor (Hemel Hempstead MP), UK Labour Party politician
 * David Taylor (Washington politician) (born 1972), politician from the US state of Washington
 * David G. P. Taylor (1933–2007), former Chief Executive of the Falklands Islands and Governor of Montserrat
 * David James Taylor (1889–1969), Ontario politician
 * Dave Taylor (Canadian politician) (born 1953), Alberta politician
 * David Taylor (New Zealand diplomat) on List of ambassadors of New Zealand to South Korea

Football and rugby

 * David Taylor (American football) (born 1949), American football player
 * David Taylor (football administrator) (1954–2014), General Secretary of UEFA
 * David Taylor (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1949), Scottish football player and manager, FA Cup winner with Bradford City in 1911 and 1914 with Burnley
 * David Taylor (footballer, born 1889) (1889–?), English footballer for Darlington, Heart of Midlothian and Bristol Rovers
 * David Taylor (Welsh footballer) (born 1965), Welsh football player, European Golden Shoe winner
 * David Taylor (rugby union) (born 1944), Australian rugby union player
 * Dave Taylor (footballer, born 1940) (1940–2017), English footballer for Gillingham, Portsmouth, Yeovil Town, Bath City and Cheltenham Town
 * Dave Taylor (New Zealand footballer) (20th century), New Zealand soccer player
 * Dave Taylor (Thames Ironworks F.C. founder) (19th century), football administrator
 * Dave Taylor (rugby league) (born 1988), Australian rugby league footballer
 * D. J. Taylor (soccer) (born 1997), American soccer player
 * David Taylor (Canadian football) in 1986 CFL Draft
 * David Taylor (Nicaragua footballer) in 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup

Other sports

 * David Taylor (Australian cricketer) (1881–?)
 * David Taylor (chess player) (born 1941), International Correspondence Chess Federation United States champion
 * David Taylor (English cricketer) (born 1974)
 * David Taylor (snooker player) (born 1943), snooker player
 * David Taylor (wrestler, born 1990), American professional wrestler, Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist in 86 kg
 * Dave Taylor (ice hockey) (born 1955), retired professional hockey player
 * Dave Taylor (wrestler) (born 1957), English pro wrestler
 * David Taylor (athlete) in 1995 European Cross Country Championships
 * David Taylor (basketball), former college player for Hofstra University
 * David Taylor (ice hockey), played in 2007 Memorial Cup
 * David Taylor (swimmer), participated in Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S9

Others

 * David Taylor (banker) (1929–2009), banker
 * David Taylor (veterinary surgeon) (1934–2013), television presenter on animal subjects
 * David Taylor (Wisconsin judge) (1818–1891), American jurist and legislator
 * David Dallas Taylor (1926–1983), 1953 FBI Most Wanted Fugitives
 * David S. Taylor, CEO of Procter and Gamble
 * David W. Taylor (1864–1940), U.S. Navy admiral and engineer
 * Dave Taylor (game programmer), game programmer formerly employed by id Software
 * David Taylor (programmer) on World Rugby