David Thomson may refer to:
- Dave Thomson (footballer born 1938), played for Dunfermline Athletic in the 1960–61 Scottish Cup
- David Coupar Thomson (1861–1954), Scottish publisher, founder of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
- David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 1957), Canadian businessman and currently the wealthiest individual in Canada
- David Spence Thomson (1915–1999), New Zealand politician
- David Thomson (1920s footballer), Scottish footballer, see List of Scotland international footballers
- David Thomson (bishop) (born 1952), Bishop of Huntingdon, medievalist
- David Thomson (film critic) (born 1941), American-based British film critic
- David Thomson (footballer born 1847) (1847–1876), Welsh international footballer
- David Thomson (footballer born 1988), Scottish footballer
- David Thomson (politician born 1856) (1856–1926), Australian politician
- David Thomson (politician born 1924), Australian politician
- David Thomson (historian) (1912–1970), English historian
- David Thomson (writer) (1914–1988), writer and radio producer
- David J. Thomson, professor of statistics
- Dave Thomson (programmer), Director and Distinguished Engineer, IBM
Famous quotes containing the words david and/or thomson:
“The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“When Britain first, at Heaven’s command,
Arose from out the azure main,
This was the charter of her land,
And guardian angels sung the strain:
Rule, Britannia! Britannia rules the waves!
Britons never shall be slaves.”
—James Thomson (1700–1748)