David Nelson
David Nelson is the name of the following people:
- David Nelson (botanist) (around 1740–1789), botanist
- David Nelson (Author) (1793–1844) American author, clergyman, and abolitionist
- David Nelson (actor) (1936–2011), American actor, director, and producer
- David Nelson (politician) (* 1941), American politician (Oregon)
- David Nelson (musician) (born 1943), American rock musician
- David Nelson (physicist) (* 1951), American physicist of German origin
- David Nelson , actually David Stergakos (* 1956), Greek basketball player
- David Nelson (athlete) (born 1967), British hurdler
- David Nelson (football player) (born 1986), American football player
- David Nelson (biochemist) teaches biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin – Madison
