David Fanning may refer to: David Fanning (footballer) (born 1984), Australian rules footballer David Fanning (loyalist) (1755–1825), loyalist of the American Revolution in North Carolina David Fanning (musicologist), music professor and musicologist specializing on the music of Carl Nielsen and Dmitri Shostakovich David Fanning (singer), American country musician and record producer Dave Fanning (born 1955), Irish television and radio personality David Fanning (journalist) (born 1946), South African journalist; executive producer, Frontline, 1983–2015