David Maxwell

David Maxwell may refer to:

  • David Maxwell (academic) (born 1944), president of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa
  • David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir (1900–1967), British Conservative politician, lawyer and judge
  • David Maxwell (rower) (born 1951), British rower
  • David Farrow Maxwell (1900–1985), president of the American Bar Association
  • David Maxwell (journalist) (born 1983), BBC journalist

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