David Lindsay may refer to:
- David Lindsay, 2nd Lord Lindsay (died 1490), Scottish peers
- David Lyndsay (c. 1490–c. 1555), Scottish poet
- David de Lindsay, Anglo-Scottish baron of the early 13th century
- David Lindsay (bishop of Ross) (1531–1613)
- David Lindsay (bishop of Edinburgh) (1575–1641), also Bishop of Brechin
- David Lindsay (explorer) (1856–1922), Australian explorer
- David Lindsay (footballer) (born 1966), English former professional footballer
- David Lindsay (novelist) (1876–1945), Scottish novelist, author of A Voyage to Arcturus
- David Lindsay-Abaire (born 1969), American playwright and lyricist
- David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford (c. 1360–1407), Scottish peer
- David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford (died 1446), regent to James II of Scotland
- David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose (1440–1495), Scottish nobleman
- David Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford (died 1542)
- David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford (died 1558), Scottish peer and Member of Parliament
- David Lindsay, 10th Earl of Crawford (died 1574)
- David Lindsay, 11th Earl of Crawford (c. 1547–1607), Scottish nobleman
- David Lindsay, 12th Earl of Crawford (1577–1620), Scottish nobleman
- David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford (1871–1940), British Conservative politician and art connoisseur
- David Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford & 11th Earl of Balcarres (1900–1975)
- David Lindsay, 1st Lord Balcarres (1587–1642), Scottish nobleman
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“He who is conversant with the supernal powers will not worship these inferior deities of the wind, waves, tide, and sunshine. But we would not disparage the importance of such calculations as we have described. They are truths in physics because they are true in ethics.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“He snapped at a mosquito.
He snapped at a flea.
He snapped at a minnow.
And he snapped at me.”
—Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931)