David Thomson may refer to:

• David Couper Thomson (1861–1954), Scottish publisher, founder of D. C. Thomson & Co.
• David Kinnear Thomson (1910–1992), Scottish businessman
• David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 1957), Canadian businessman

• David Thomson (film critic) (born 1941), American-based British film critic
• David Thomson (writer) (1914–1988), writer and radio producer
• Dave Thomson (born 1982/83), Canadian songwriter, record producer and former member of Wave

• David Thomson (Labor Party politician) (1856–1926), Australian politician
• David Thomson (New Zealand politician) (1915–1999), New Zealand politician
• David Thomson (Australian National Party politician) (1924–2013), Australian politician

• David Thomson (footballer, born 1847) (1847–1876), Welsh international footballer
• David Thomson (footballer, born 1892) (1892–?), Scottish footballer (Dundee FC and Scotland)
• Dave Thomson (footballer, born 1938) (1938–2016), Scottish football player for Dunfermline Athletic
• Dave Thomson (footballer, born 1943), Scottish footballer (Rochester Lancers and Toronto Metros)
• Dave Thomson (hammer thrower) (born c. 1959), American hammer thrower, two-time All-American for the Stanford Cardinal track and field team

• David Thomson (bishop) (born 1952), Bishop of Huntingdon
• David Thomson (historian) (1912–1970), English historian
• David and Mary Thomson (1760–1834), Scottish immigrants, first official European settlers in what became Scarborough, Ontario
• David Cleghorn Thomson (1900–1980), Scottish journalist, author and politician
• David Landsborough Thomson (1901–1964), Canadian biochemist
• David J. Thomson, professor of statistics
• David K. Thomson (born 1960s), judge in New Mexico
• David Thomson (physicist) (1817-1880) Scottish physicist

• David Thompson (disambiguation)