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
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“The Indian navigator naturally distinguishes by a name those parts of a stream where he has encountered quick water and forks, and again, the lakes and smooth water where he can rest his weary arms, since those are the most interesting and more arable parts to him.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“I thought of a mound in sweet Auburn
Where a little headstone stood;
How the flakes were folding it gently,
As did robins the babes in the wood.
Up spoke our own little Mabel,
Saying, “Father, who makes it snow?”
And I told of the good All-father
Who cares for us here below.”
—James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)