David Newman may refer to:

Entertainment

• David "Fathead" Newman (1933–2009), American jazz saxophonist
• David Newman (screenwriter) (1937–2003), American screenwriter
• David Newman (composer) (born 1954), American composer
• David Newman (singer) (born 1963), aka Durga Das, American singer/songwriter

Sports

• Dave Newman (footballer) (1923–1995), Australian footballer for Melbourne
• Dave Newman (Canadian football) (born 1956), former Canadian Football League wide receiver

Other

• David Newman (politician) (born 1944), Canadian politician
• David Newman (priest) (born 1954), Archdeacon of Loughborough since 2009
• David Newman (political geographer) (born 1956), British/Israeli political geographer
• David Newman (physicist), physicist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks

See also

• Dave Neumann (born 1941), Ontario politician