David McDowall

David McDowall may refer to:

• David McDowall (British Army officer) (1954–2025), British Army officer
• David McDowall (criminologist) (born 1949), American criminologist
• David McDowall (author) (born 1945), British author
• David McDowall-Grant (1761–1841), Scottish naval officer, collector of customs, and member of parliament

• David McDowell (1963–2014), American psychiatrist and author
• David McDowall Hannay (1853–1934), naval historian