David Melville may refer to:
David Melville (academic) (born 1944), British physicist and former vice-chancellor of the University of Kent David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven or David Leslie (1660–1728), Scottish aristocrat David Melville, 6th Earl of Leven or David Leslie (1722–1802), Scottish aristocrat and Freemason David Leslie-Melville, 8th Earl of Leven (1785–1860), Scottish peer and admiral David Melville (inventor) (1773–1856), American inventor David Melville, minister and candidate in the United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2010 David Melville (priest) (1813–1904), British priest and academic David Melville (footballer), Scottish footballer