David Bell may refer to:
- David Bell (television) (1936–1990), Scottish television producer and director
- David Bell (VC) (1845–1920), Irish soldier
- David E. Bell (1919–2000), director of the United States' Office of Management and Budget
- David Bell (composer) (born 1954), American composer
- David Sheffield Bell, physician, and researcher of chronic fatigue syndrome
- David Bell (publisher), former Chairman of the Financial Times
Famous quotes containing the words david and/or bell:
“Humor, however broad and genial, takes a narrower view than enthusiasm.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The one who should remove the bell is the one who hung it up.”
—Chinese proverb.