David Wheeler may refer to: David Wheeler (computer scientist) (1927–2004), British computer scientist David Wheeler (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer David Wheeler (stage director) (c. 1925–2012), American director of theatre and film David Wheeler (politician), member of the Alabama House of Representatives David H. Wheeler (1829–1902), American academic, newspaperman and college president; US ambassador to Italy David Thewlis (David Wheeler, born 1963), English actor and writer