David Thomson may refer to:
Business
David Couper Thomson (1861–1954), Scottish publisher, founder of D. C. Thomson & Co.
David Kinnear Thomson (1910–1992), Scottish businessman
David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 1957), Canadian businessman
Entertainment
David Thomson (film critic) (born 1941), American-based British film critic
David Thomson (writer) (1914–1988), writer and radio producer
Dave Thomson (born 1982/83), Canadian songwriter, record producer and former member of Wave
Politics
David Thomson (Labor Party politician) (1856–1926), Australian politician
David Thomson (New Zealand politician) (1915–1999), New Zealand politician
David Thomson (Australian National Party politician) (1924–2013), Australian politician
Sports
David Thomson (footballer, born 1847) (1847–1876), Welsh international footballer
David Thomson (footballer, born 1892) (1892–?), Scottish footballer (Dundee FC and Scotland)
Dave Thomson (footballer, born 1938) (1938–2016), Scottish football player for Dunfermline Athletic
Dave Thomson (footballer, born 1943) (1942–2019), Scottish footballer (Rochester Lancers and Toronto Metros)
Dave Thomson (hammer thrower) (born c. 1959), American hammer thrower, two-time All-American for the Stanford Cardinal track and field team
Other
David Thomson (bishop) (born 1952), Bishop of Huntingdon
David Thomson (historian) (1912–1970), English historian
David and Mary Thomson (1760–1834), Scottish immigrants, first official European settlers in what became Scarborough, Ontario
David Cleghorn Thomson (1900–1980), Scottish journalist, author and politician
David Landsborough Thomson (1901–1964), Canadian biochemist
David J. Thomson, professor of statistics
David K. Thomson (born 1960s), judge in New Mexico
David Thomson (physicist) (1817-1880) Scottish physicist