David McDowall may refer to: David McDowall (British Army officer) (1954–2025), British Army officer David McDowall (criminologist) (born 1949), American criminologist David McDowall (author) (born 1945), British author David McDowall-Grant (1761–1841), Scottish naval officer, collector of customs, and member of parliament
See also David McDowell (1963–2014), American psychiatrist and author David McDowall Hannay (1853–1934), naval historian