In academia or science •
David Anderson (academic) (born 1952), American college professor •
David Anderson (engineer) (1880–1953), Scottish civil engineer and lawyer •
David Anderson, 2nd Viscount Waverley (1911–1990), British peer and physician •
David F. Anderson (born 1978), professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison •
David G. Anderson (born 1949), American archaeologist •
David J. Anderson (born 1956), American neuroscientist •
David P. Anderson (born 1955), scientist at University of California, Berkeley, director of SETI@home and BOINC •
David Stirling Anderson (1895–1981), Scottish engineer and educationalist • David J. Anderson, engineer who developed the
Kanban method In arts, entertainment or media •
David Anderson (animator) (1952–2015), director of animated films •
David LeRoy Anderson, American make-up artist •
David Onri Anderson (born 1993), American painter, musician and curator •
David Anderson (artist) (?–1847), Scottish painter •
David Anderson (media executive) (born 1970/1971), managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation •
David Anderson (Mass Effect), fictional character from
Mass Effect: Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn
In business •
David Munro Anderson (born 1937), British businessman •
David W. Anderson, entrepreneur and founder of Famous Dave's restaurants and former head of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education
In politics, government, or military •
David Anderson (Australian politician) (1865–1936), New South Wales politician •
David Anderson (British Army officer) (1821–1909), general and Governor of Sandhurst •
David Anderson (British Columbia politician) (born 1937), Canadian Liberal politician and former cabinet member •
David Anderson (British politician) (born 1953), British Labour politician •
David Anderson (judge) (1916–1995), Scottish advocate and politician •
David Anderson (Manx politician) (born 1954), current Minister of Transport and former Education Minister of the Isle of Man •
David Anderson (Saskatchewan politician) (born 1957), Canadian Conservative politician •
David Anderson (South Dakota politician) (born 1956), member of the South Dakota House of Representatives •
David Anderson, Baron Anderson of Ipswich (born 1961), British barrister •
David Anderson, Lord St Vigeans (1862–1948), Scottish lawyer and judge, Chairman of the Scottish Land Court 1918–34 •
David L. Anderson (attorney), United States Attorney for the Northern District of California •
David Murray Anderson (1874–1936), sometime Governor of Newfoundland and New South Wales •
David V. Anderson (1899–1979), Vermont politician
In religion •
David Anderson (American bishop) (born 1944), American Anglican bishop •
David Anderson (bishop of Rupert's Land) (1814–1885), English-born Canadian Anglican bishop
In sports •
David Anderson (American football) (born 1983), American football wide receiver •
David Anderson (boxer) (born 1965), British Olympic boxer •
David Anderson (cricketer) (1940–2005), Australian cricketer •
David Anderson (high jumper) (born 1965), Australian former high jumper •
David Anderson (ice hockey) (born 1962), Canadian former professional ice hockey player •
David Anderson (rower) (1932–2025), Australian Olympic rower •
David Anderson Jr. (1867–1919), Scottish golfer •
David Anderson Sr. (1847–1912), Scottish golfer •
David Anderson (rugby league) (born 1969), Australian rugby league player
Other •
David L. Anderson (outlaw) (1862–1918), a.k.a. Billy Wilson, American outlaw •
David Nathaniel Anderson (born c. 1972), one of the assailants of the 2019 Jersey City shooting ==See also==