David Barton may refer to: David Barton (politician) (1783–1837), U.S. senator from Missouri, serving 1821–1831 David Barton (author) (born 1954), American author, evangelical minister, and political activist David K. Barton (1927–2023), American radar systems engineer David Walker Barton (1801–1863), Virginia politician David Barton (footballer) (born 1959), English footballer David Barton (linguist) (born 1949), British linguist