David Howell (January 1, 1747 - July 21, 1824) was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Providence, Rhode Island. He served as a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and as U.S. federal judge for the district of Rhode Island. Howell served on the federalist (pro-Constitution) committee which negotiated an end to William West's armed anti-federalist protest on July 4. 1788.

David Howell (born 23 June 1975) is an English golfer from Swindon. He has been ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

David Howell (b. November 14, 1990) is the youngest FIDE Grand Master of chess in the United Kingdom, a title he earned when he came second during the 35th Rilton Cup in Stockholm on 5 January 2007 when he was 16; the previous record holder, Michael Adams was a year older when he became grandmaster. Howell has been playing chess since the age of five years and eight months, when he quickly learned to defeat his father following the purchase of a second-hand chess set at a jumble sale.