David Ward may refer to:

Entertainers David C. Ward (born 1952), American historian, poet and author David Oren Ward (1971–1999), American actor David S. Ward (born 1945), American screenwriter and film director David Ward (bass) (1922–1983), Scottish operatic bass Dave Ward (voice actor) (born 1957), Scottish-Canadian voice actor

Politicians David Ward (British politician) (born 1953), British Liberal Democrat politician, MP for Bradford East (2010–2015) David Ward (Wisconsin politician) (born 1953), American Republican politician from Wisconsin David Ward (1936–2016), known as Kiviaq, Inuit lawyer, politician, and former athlete David E. Ward (1909–1995), American politician from Florida David Jenkins Ward (1871–1961), American politician from Maryland

Sportspeople David Ward (American football end) (1907–1982), American football end David Ward (linebacker) (born 1964), American football player David Ward (bowls) (1945–2005), England lawn and indoor bowler David Ward (cricketer, born 1981), Australian-born English former cricketer David Ward (rugby league) (born 1953), English rugby league footballer David Ward (Surrey cricketer) (born 1961), English batsman

Dave Ward (rugby union) (born 1985), English rugby union player

Others David Ward (palaeontologist) (born 1948), British palaeontologist David Ward (sheriff), law enforcement officer in Oregon David Ward (university president) (born 1938), president of the American Council on Education, 2001–2008 Dave Ward (reporter) (1939–2025), American news anchor Dave Ward (trade unionist) (born 1959), leader of the Communication Workers Union

See also David Ward King (1857–1920), farmer and inventor David Ward-Steinman (1936–2015), composer