David Hanson or Dave Hanson may refer to:

Politicians David Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint (born 1957), British politician and life peer, MP for Delyn Dave Hanson (politician) (born 1960/1961), Canadian politician, MLA for Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills, Alberta

Sportspeople Dave Hanson (footballer) (born 1968), former football striker David Hanson (ice hockey) (born 1954), ice hockey player, most famous for his role in Slap Shot

Others David Hanson (computer scientist), American software engineer David T. Hanson (born 1948), environmental photographer David Hanson (producer), British television producer David Hanson (robotics designer) (born 1969), American sculptor and robotics researcher David J. Hanson (born 1941), American sociologist David Hanson, guitarist with progressive rock band GoodThunder David Lee Hanson (D. L. Hanson; 1935-2020), American statistician, see Hanson-Wright inequality

See also David Heinemeier Hansson (born 1979), Danish programmer David Hansen (disambiguation)