David Carpenter (born 1930) is an American serial killer.
David Carpenter may also refer to:
David Carpenter (fl. 1820s), early Texas settler and namesake of Carpenters Bayou David Aaron Carpenter (born 1986), violist David Carpenter (cricketer) (1935–2022), English cricketer David Carpenter (historian) (born 1947), British historian David Carpenter (writer) (born 1941), Canadian novelist J. D. "David" Carpenter (born 1948), Canadian poet and novelist Dave Carpenter (1959–2008), American jazz bassist David G. Carpenter, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Carpenter (baseball, born 1985), baseball player David Carpenter (baseball, born 1987), baseball player David O. Carpenter (born 1937), professor of environmental health sciences
See also Dave Carpender (1950–2007), American musician