David Cook may refer to:

Entertainment David Cook (game designer) (active since 1980s), American game designer for TSR David Cook (singer) (born 1982), winner of the seventh season of American Idol David Cook (album) (released 2008), the singer's debut album David Cook (writer) (1940–2015), British novelist, screenwriter, and TV presenter David Essex (David Albert Cook, born 1947), British pop and rock singer

Politics David Cook (Arizona politician) (active since 2016), member of the Arizona House of Representatives David Cook (Arkansas politician) (born 1950), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives David Cook (Northern Ireland politician) (1944–2020), politician of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland David Cook (Texas politician) (born 1971), member of the Texas House of Representatives and former mayor of Mansfield, Texas Dave Cook (politician) (1941–1993), British communist politician and climber

Sports David Cook (cricketer) (1936–2021), English cricketer David Cook (cyclist) (born 1969), British Olympic cyclist David Cook (racing driver) (born 1975), British former racing driver

Other people David Cook (artist), found object artist in Minneapolis and Chicago David Cook (Blockbuster founder) (active since 1978), American businessman David Cook (historian) (active since 2003), American professor and historian of Islam at Rice University David Cook (literary critic) (1929–2003), British professor of East African literature David C. Cook (1875–2016), founder of a namesake nonprofit Christian publisher in Colorado Springs, Colorado David J. Cook (1840/2–1907), Old West detective and marshal David J. Cook (administrator) (fl, 1990s–2020s), American academic administrator and current president of Iowa State University E. David Cook (21st century), American religion professor at Wheaton College

See also David Cooke (disambiguation)