David Newman may refer to:
- David "Fathead" Newman (1933–2009), American jazz saxophonist
- David Newman (filmmaker) (1937–2003), American filmmaker
- David Newman (politician) (born 1944), Canadian politician
- David Newman (composer) (born 1954), American composer
- David Newman (priest) (born 1954), Archdeacon of Loughborough since 2009
- David Newman (political geographer) (born 1956), Israeli political geographer
- David Newman (singer) (born 1963), aka Durga Das, American singer/songwriter
- David Newman (radio host), American DJ
- Dave Newman (Canadian football) (born 1956), former Canadian Football League wide receiver
Famous quotes containing the words david and/or newman:
“I am engaged to Concord and my own private pursuits by 10,000 ties, and it would be suicide to rend them.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“This is what the Church is said to want, not party men, but sensible, temperate, sober, well-judging persons, to guide it through the channel of no-meaning, between the Scylla and Charybdis of Aye and no.”
—Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801–1890)