David Anderson may refer to:

People

In academia or science

David Anderson (academic) David Anderson (born August 4, 1952) is a former college professor. He was trained as a literary historian at Princeton University (Ph.D. 1980), where he studied with D. W. Robertson, and at universities in Italy (beginning with support from a Fulb ...

(born 1952), American college professor *

David Anderson (engineer) Sir David Anderson (6 July 1880–27 March 1953) was a Scottish civil engineer and lawyer. Anderson was born in 1880 at Leven, Fife, Scotland. In 1921, on his return from Army service, Anderson joined a partnership with fellow engineers ...

(1880–1953), Scottish civil engineer and lawyer *

David Anderson, 2nd Viscount Waverley David Alastair Pearson Anderson, 2nd Viscount Waverley (18 February 1911 – 21 February 1990) was a British peer and physician. He trained as a physician in Germany and England, served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and then ...

(1911–1990), British peer and physician *

David F. Anderson David F. Anderson (born 5 June 1978 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA) is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Education Anderson received his Ph.D. from Duke University in 2005. An ...

(born 1978), professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison *

David G. Anderson David G. Anderson (born 1949) is an archaeologist in the department of anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who specializes in Southeastern archaeology. His professional interests include climate change and human response, explo ...

(born 1949), American archaeologist * David J. Anderson (born 1956), American neuroscientist *

David P. Anderson David Pope Anderson (born 1955) is an American research scientist at the Space Sciences Laboratory, at the University of California, Berkeley, and an adjunct professor of computer science at the University of Houston. Anderson leads the SETI@hom ...

(born 1955), scientist at University of California, Berkeley, director of SETI@home and BOINC *

David Stirling Anderson Sir David Stirling Anderson (25 September 1895 – 18 January 1981) was a 20th-century Scottish engineer and educationalist. Life He was born in Glasgow on 25 September 1895, the son of Alexander Anderson and his wife, Sarah Stirling. In the F ...

(1895–1981), Scottish engineer and educationalist *David J. Anderson, engineer who developed the Kanban method

In arts, entertainment or media

* David Anderson (animator) (1952–2015), director of animated films *

David LeRoy Anderson David LeRoy Anderson is an American makeup artist who has won two Academy Awards for Best Makeup, first was at the 69th Academy Awards for the film ''The Nutty Professor'', then the following year at the 70th Academy Awards for ''Men in Black ...

, American make-up artist *

David Onri Anderson David Onri Anderson is a Tennessee-born painter, musician and curator of French/Algerian ancestry, who emerged from the Nashville arts community in the mid-1990s. His large scale paintings are heavily influenced by nature, eastern Tantra artwork ...

(born 1993), American painter, musician and curator * David Anderson (artist) (d. 1847), Scottish painter

Fictional characters

David Anderson (Mass Effect) The ''Mass Effect'' series, a military science fiction media franchise developed by Canadian video game developer BioWare and owned by American publisher Electronic Arts, features an extensive cast of characters. It is primarily based on a seri ...

, fictional character from ''Mass Effect: Revelation'' by Drew Karpyshyn

In business

David Munro Anderson David Munro Anderson (born 15 December 1937) is a Scottish businessman with a distinguished career in the City of London. He was closely involved in the development of the futures contract trading industry in London. Anderson was chairman of the ...

(born 1937), British businessman * David W. Anderson, entrepreneur and founder of Famous Dave's restaurants and former head of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education

In politics, government, or military

David Anderson (Australian politician) David More Anderson (2 February 1865 – 11 February 1936) was an Australian politician. He was born at Glasgow, Scotland, to master painter Archibald Anderson and Elizabeth Buchanan, ''née'' More. He arrived in Australia in 1884, finding wo ...

(1865–1936), New South Wales politician *

David Anderson (British Army officer) General David Anderson (12 August 1821 – 7 October 1909) was a British Army officer who became the last Governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, before the post was merged with that of Commandant of the college. Military career Ande ...

(1821–1909), general and Governor of Sandhurst *

David Anderson (British Columbia politician) David A. Anderson, (born August 16, 1937) is a former Canadian cabinet minister. Anderson was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He was educated at Victoria College, Aiglon College and at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law; h ...

(born 1937), Canadian Liberal politician and former cabinet member *

David Anderson (British politician) David Anderson (born 2 December 1953) is a British politician who served as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland from 2016 to 2017. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament ...

(born 1953), British Labour politician *

David Anderson (judge) David Colville Anderson (8 September 1916 – 31 December 1995) was a Scottish law lecturer, advocate, Unionist MP, Solicitor General for Scotland, and judge, whose career ended in a bizarre sexual scandal. Also a naval officer during Worl ...

(1916–1995), Scottish advocate and politician *

David Anderson (Manx politician) David Moore Anderson MHK (born 6 February 1954) is a former Member of the House of Keys for Glenfaba. He also served in a number of ministerial posts on the Isle of Man and is therefore a former member of the Council of Ministers. Political ca ...

(born 1954), current Minister of Transport and former Education Minister of the Isle of Man *

David Anderson (Saskatchewan politician) David L. Anderson (born August 15, 1957 in Frontier, Saskatchewan) is a former Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Cypress Hills—Grasslands, a position he has held from 2000 until 2019. He was a member of the C ...

(born 1957), Canadian Conservative politician *

David Anderson (South Dakota politician) David L. Anderson (born May 14, 1956) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 16 since May 13, 2013. He was appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard after Patty Miller r ...

(born 1956), member of the South Dakota House of Representatives *

David Anderson, Baron Anderson of Ipswich David William Kinloch Anderson, Baron Anderson of Ipswich, (born 5 July 1961) is a British barrister and life peer, who was the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation in the United Kingdom between 2011 and 2017. On 8 June 2018 it was ...

(born 1961), British barrister *

David Anderson, Lord St Vigeans David Anderson, Lord St Vigeans (26 October 1862 – 1 June 1948) was a Scottish advocate and judge. He served from 1918 to 1934 as the second Chairman of the Scottish Land Court. Early life Anderson was born on 26 October 1862. He was th ...

(1862–1948), Scottish lawyer and judge, Chairman of the Scottish Land Court 1918–34 * David L. Anderson (attorney), United States Attorney for the Northern District of California *

David Murray Anderson Admiral Sir David Murray Anderson, (11 April 1874 – 30 October 1936) was a British naval officer and governor. Anderson served in the Royal Navy from the age of 13 and served in many colonial wars and was given various Empire postings, rising ...

(1874–1936), sometime Governor of Newfoundland and New South Wales * David V. Anderson (1899–1979), Vermont politician

In religion

David Anderson (American bishop) David Craig Anderson Sr. is an American Anglican bishop. He is a suffragan bishop, retired, of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America and the Anglican Church in North America. Anderson was a priest at the Episcopal Church of the United S ...

, American Anglican (ACNA) bishop *

David Anderson (bishop of Rupert's Land) David Anderson (10 February 1814 – 5 November 1885) was a Church of England priest and the first bishop of Rupert's Land, Canada. Career Born in London, England, Anderson was educated at University of Edinburgh and Exeter College, Oxfor ...

(1814–1885), English-born Canadian Anglican bishop

In sports

David Anderson (American football) David Kent Anderson (born July 28, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at ...

(born 1983), American football wide receiver *

David Anderson (boxer) David Anderson (born 23 December 1965) is a British boxing, boxer. He competed in the Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Featherweight, men's featherweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Anderson won the 1988 England Boxing, Amateur Box ...

(born 1965), British Olympic boxer * David Anderson (cricketer) (1940–2005), Australian cricketer * David Anderson (high jumper) (born 1965), Australian former high jumper *

David Anderson (ice hockey) David Anderson (born July 30, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Playing career Anderson attended the University of Denver where he played four seasons (1981 – 1985) of NCAA Division I hockey with the Denver Pioneers, ...

(born 1962), Canadian former professional ice hockey player * David Anderson (rower) (born 1932), Australian Olympic rower *

David Anderson Jr. David Anderson Jr. (29 November 1867 – 1919) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. Anderson tied for second place in the 1888 Open Championship with Ben Sayers. He also tied for 6th in the 1895 Open Champi ...

(1867–1919), Scottish golfer *

David Anderson Sr. David Anderson Sr. (1847 – 8 May 1912) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. His brother Jamie won The Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the o ...

(1847–1912), Scottish golfer *

David Anderson (rugby league) David Anderson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in 1990s. He played for Western Suburbs, Balmain Tigers and Parramatta Eels in the NSWRL/ARL competition and for Rochdale in England. Playing career Anders ...

, Australian rugby league player

Other

* David L. Anderson (outlaw) (1862–1918), a.k.a. Billy Wilson, American outlaw *

David Nathaniel Anderson On December 10, 2019, a shooting took place at a Kosher foods, kosher grocery store in the Greenville, Jersey City, Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey. Five people were killed at the store, including the two assailants, David N. Anders ...

, one of the perpetrators of the 2019 Jersey City shooting