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David or Dave Wilson may refer to:

Arts and literature

David Wilson (artist) (1873–1935), Irish illustrator and painter
Sir David M. Wilson (born 1931), British archaeologist and director of the British Museum
David Henry Wilson (born 1937), English writer
David Niall Wilson (born 1959), American writer of horror, science fiction and fantasy fiction
David Hildebrand Wilson, founder of the Museum of Jurassic Technology
David C. Wilson (screenwriter), American screenwriter
David Fenwick Wilson (born 1929), musicologist and organist

David Wilson Homes, a Wilson Bowden company

David Wilson (violinist) (born 1945), American violinist
David Wilson (director), British music video director
David Wilson (born 1948), birth name of Scottish stage and television actor David Rintoul
Dave Wilson (director) (1933–2002), American television director
Dave Wilson (radio personality), American radio personality based in Indianapolis
David S. F. Wilson, American director; see Bloodshot
David Wilson (criminologist) (born 1957), British criminologist

David Wilson (parliamentary official) (born 1970), clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Dave Wilson (Cape Breton politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician and former member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
David Wilson (Connecticut politician), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Dave Wilson (Sackville politician) (born 1970), Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
David Wilson (Manitoba politician) (1858–1927), Irish-born politician in Manitoba, Canada
David Wilson (New York politician) (1818–1870), New York assemblyman 1852, editor of Twelve Years a Slave
David Wilson (New Zealand Labour Party politician) (1880–1977), New Zealand politician and diplomat
David Wilson (New Zealand First politician), New Zealand politician
David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (born 1935), British administrator, governor of Hong Kong (1987–1992), diplomat and Sinologist
David H. Wilson (politician) (1855–1926), politician in Manitoba, Canada
David John Wilson (1887–1976), judge of the United States Customs Court
David C. Wilson (businessman) (1789–1865), banker railroad executive and mayor of Wilmington, Delaware
David L. Wilson (born 1950), member of the Delaware House of Representatives
David S. Wilson (born 1981), American politician
Sir David Wilson (governor), British colonial administrator and military officer

David A. Wilson (1875–?), English footballer
David Wilson (Queen's Park footballer) (1880–1926), Scottish footballer (Queen's Park FC and Scotland)
David Wilson (footballer, born 1881) (1881–?), Scottish footballer, played for Hearts, Everton, Portsmouth
Soldier Wilson (David Wilson, 1883–1906), Scottish footballer who played for Leeds City
David Wilson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–1959), Scotland international footballer; after retiring he was manager for Nelson and Exeter City in England
David Wilson (footballer, born c. 1908) (1908–1992), English footballer who played for Hamilton Academical and Stranraer in the 1930s
Davie Wilson (1939–2022), Scottish footballer, played for Rangers, Dundee United, Dumbarton, Kilmarnock
Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1942), played for Preston and Liverpool
Dave Wilson (footballer, born 1944), played for Nottingham Forest, Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, Walsall, Burnley, Chesterfield
David Wilson (footballer, born 1969), footballer who began his career at Manchester United (1980s)
David Wilson (Scottish football manager) (born 1974), Scottish football manager of Gibraltar national football team
David Wilson (footballer, born 1994), Scottish footballer who plays for Partick Thistle

Dave Wilson (high jumper) (born 1938), English athlete
David Wilson (hurdler) (born 1951), British hurdler
David Wilson (hammer thrower) (born 1966), American hammer thrower and shot putter, 1988 and 1989 NCAA runner-up for the UCLA Bruins track and field team
David Wilson (sprinter) (born 1977), Guamanian sprinter
David Wilson (triple jumper) (born 1991), American triple jumper, 2011 All-American for the Virginia Tech Hokies track and field team

Dave Wilson (swimmer) (born 1960), American swimmer & silver medalist at the 1984 Olympics
David Wilson (swimmer) (born 1966), Australian swimmer
David Wilson (figure skating) (born 1966), Canadian figure skating choreographer

David Wilson (sex offender) (born 1984), British criminal
David Wilson (hotelier) (1808–1880), hotelier
Sir David Wilson, 1st Baronet (1855–1930), Scottish landowner and agriculturalist
David Wilson (dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin) (1871–1957), Irish Anglican priest and hymnist
David Wilson (dean of Aberdeen and Orkney) (1805–1880)
David Wilson (barrister) (1879–1965), Australian barrister
David Wilson (Royal Marines officer) (born 1949), Royal Marine general
David Wilson (murderer) (died 1998), executed Saint Kitts and Nevis criminal
David Wilson (university administrator), American academic, President of Morgan State University
David G. Wilson, assistant producer for the James Bond films
David K. Wilson (1919–2007), American businessman and philanthropist
W. David Wilson, chair of the Ontario Securities Commission
David Wilson (U.S. Army general), United States Army general