David Anderson may refer to:

People

In academia or science

* David Anderson (academic) (born 1952), American college professor * David Anderson (engineer) (1880–1953), Scottish civil engineer and lawyer * David Anderson, 2nd Viscount Waverley (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 David J. Anderson (born 1956) is an American neurobiologist. He is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. His lab is located at the California Institute of Technology, where he currently holds the position of Seymour Benzer Professor o ...

(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) David Alexander Anderson (1952–2015) was a director of animated films. In 1983 he won a BAFTA Award for ''Dreamland Express''. '' Deadsy and the Sexo-Chanjo'' received a BAFTA nomination in 1991. ''Door'' also won several awards at major intern ...

(1952–2015), director of animated films * David LeRoy Anderson, 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 (born 1937), British businessman *

David W. Anderson David W. "Famous Dave" Anderson, best known as the founder of the Famous Dave's and Old Southern BBQ Smokehouse restaurant chains, is a former Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs in the George W. Bush administration. As Assistan ...

, 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) (1865–1936), New South Wales politician * David Anderson (British Army officer) (1821–1909), general and Governor of Sandhurst * David Anderson (British Columbia politician) (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) (1916–1995), Scottish advocate and politician * David Anderson (Manx politician) (born 1954), current Minister of Transport and former Education Minister of the Isle of Man * David Anderson (Saskatchewan politician) (born 1957), Canadian Conservative politician * David Anderson (South Dakota politician) (born 1956), member of the South Dakota House of Representatives * David Anderson, Baron Anderson of Ipswich (born 1961), British barrister * David Anderson, Lord St Vigeans (1862–1948), Scottish lawyer and judge, Chairman of the Scottish Land Court 1918–34 *

David L. Anderson (attorney) David L. Anderson is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California from 2019 to 2021. Prior to becoming a U.S. Attorney, he practiced law at the law firm of Sidley Austin. Education He ...

, United States Attorney for the Northern District of California * David Murray Anderson (1874–1936), sometime Governor of Newfoundland and New South Wales *

David V. Anderson David Verner Anderson (September 4, 1899 – September 3, 1979) was a Vermont politician who served as Auditor of Accounts. Biography Anderson was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1899, and his family relocated to Montpelier, Vermo ...

(1899–1979), Vermont politician

In religion

* David Anderson (American bishop), American Anglican (ACNA) bishop * David Anderson (bishop of Rupert's Land) (1814–1885), English-born Canadian Anglican bishop

In sports

* David Anderson (American football) (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) David Anderson (24 January 1940 – 17 June 2005) was an Australian cricketer. He played 37 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1961 and 1969. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers This is a list of Victoria fir ...

(1940–2005), Australian cricketer *

David Anderson (high jumper) David Anderson (born 8 December 1965) is an Australian former high jumper who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known a ...

(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) David Rollo Anderson (born 8 April 1932) is an Australian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, the 1954 Commonwealth Games and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Club and state rowing Anderson attended Sydney Boys High School, graduating ...

(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), Australian rugby league player

Other

David L. Anderson (outlaw) David Lawrence Anderson (1862 – June 4, 1918) was a 19th-century American outlaw, better known under the alias Billy Wilson, who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War. In his later years, he also served as a law enforcement off ...

(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