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 (Australian footballer) (1910–1986), Australian rules footballer
• Dave Nelson (1944–2018), American baseball player and sportscaster
• Dave Nelson (curler) (born 1974), American curler
• David M. Nelson (1920–1991), American football coach
• David Nelson (wide receiver) (born 1986), American football wide receiver
• David Nelson (running back) (born 1963), American football running back
• David Nelson (footballer) (1918–1988), Scottish professional footballer
• 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 (gamer) (born 1974), American electronic sports player
• David Stergakos or David Nelson (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