David Russell may refer to:
- David Russell (bishop) (born 1938), Anglican bishop
- David Russell (footballer) (1862–1918), professional football player
- David Russell (GC) (1911–1945), lance corporal with the 22nd Battalion, New Zealand Infantry, 2nd NZEF
- David Russell (guitarist) (born 1953), classical guitarist
- David Russell (racing driver) (born 1982), Australian racing driver
- David Russell (Royal Navy officer) (born 1952), first captain of HMS Vanguard
- David Abel Russell (1780–1861), U.S. Representative from New York
- David Allen Russell (1820–1864), United States Army officer
- David J Russell (born 1954), English golfer
- David John Russell (born 1931), politician from Alberta, Canada
- David Lynn Russell (born 1942), U.S. federal judge
- David O. Russell (born 1958), American film director and screenwriter
- David Syme Russell (1916–2010), British theologian and author
- David Russell, 5th Baron Ampthill (born 1947), British publisher and politician, heir to Baron Ampthill
- Dave Russell (footballer) (1914–2000), Scottish footballer
- Davy Russell (born 1979), Irish jockey
Famous quotes containing the words david and/or russell:
“He said, truly, that the reason why such greatly superior numbers quailed before him was, as one of his prisoners confessed, because they lacked a cause,—a kind of armor which he and his party never lacked. When the time came, few men were found willing to lay down their lives in defense of what they knew to be wrong; they did not like that this should be their last act in this world.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.”
—James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)