David Brooks may refer to:
Writers
David Brooks (commentator) (born 1961), commentator for The New York Times and other publications
David Brooks (author) (born 1953), Australian author of short stories and co-editor of Southerly
David H. M. Brooks (1950–1996), South African philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town
Arts
David Brooks (artist) (born 1975), artist based in New York City
Mavado (singer) (David Constantine Brooks, born 1981), Jamaican dancehall artist
David Brooks, director of the 2012 film ATM
Bubba Brooks (David Kenneth Brooks, Jr., 1922–2002), American jazz musician
David Brooks (actor) (1915–1999), American actor and stage director and producer
Politics
David Brooks (American politician) (1756–1838), United States representative from New York
David Brooks, 5th Baron Crawshaw (born 1934), British peer and politician
David Brooks (Northern Irish politician), MLA from Belfast East
Sir David Brooks (lord mayor) (1864–1930), lord mayor of Birmingham
Sports
David Brooks (rugby league) (born 1962), Australian rugby league footballer
David Brooks (ice hockey) (born 1939), American ice hockey player
David Brooks (rugby union) (1924–2002), British rugby union footballer
David Brooks (footballer) (born 1997), Wales international footballer
Other
David Owen Brooks (1955–2020), teenage accomplice of serial killer Dean Corll
D. W. Brooks (David William Brooks, 1901–1999), American farmer and businessman
David Brooks (inventor), inventor who patented an insulator for telegraph lines in 1867 while working for the Central Pacific Railroad