David Balfour

David Balfour may refer to:

  • David Balfour (1574–1634), Scottish-Danish shipbuilder, director of Bremerholm
  • David Balfour, the main character and narrator in the books Kidnapped and Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson.
  • An alternative title to the above mentioned novel Catriona
  • David A. Balfour (1889–1956), Canadian politician
  • David Paton Balfour (1841–1894), New Zealand sheepfarmer, station manager, roading supervisor and diarist

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