David McLaughlin may refer to:
David McLaughlin (political figure), Canadian chief of staff to prime minister Brian Mulroney David T. McLaughlin (1932–2004), president of Dartmouth College David McLaughlin (basketball) (born 1974), head coach of the Dartmouth College's men's basketball team Dave McLaughlin, American writer, director and producer David McLaughlin (bluegrass) (born 1958), American multi-instrumentalist musician David W. McLaughlin (born 1944), American mathematician