David or Dave Harper may refer to:

Arts and entertainment David Harper or Edwin Corley (1931–1981), American novelist David M. Harper (architect) (born 1953), American architect and design/build entrepreneur David W. Harper (born 1961), American actor David Harper (antiques expert) (born 1967), British TV antiques expert and writer David Harper (General Hospital), fictional character in the soap opera General Hospital David Harper (Journalist & News Presenter) British Journalist, TV and Radio News Presenter

Science and medicine David M. Harper (zoologist) (born 1950), English zoologist David Harper (biologist), lecturer in evolutionary biology at the University of Sussex, England David Harper (palaeontologist) (born 1953), British palaeontologist, professor at Durham University

Sports Dave Harper (baseball) (1917–1996), American Negro leagues baseball player Dave Harper (footballer) (1938–2013), English footballer Dave Harper (American football) (1966–2021), American football player

Others David Harper (judge), Australian judge

Other uses This is David Harper, a television parody show, originally called This is David Lander