David Hamilton
Wikimedia disambiguation page
David, Dave, or Davey Hamilton may refer to:
Film and media
David Hamilton (broadcaster) (born 1938), British broadcaster
David Hamilton (Canadian producer), Canadian film producer
David Hamilton (photographer) (1933–2016), British photographer and film director
David Hamilton (born 1939), writer and former editor of The Iowa Review
Government
David Hamilton (British politician) (born 1950), Scottish MP
David Hamilton (Canadian politician) (born 1949), county administrator for Hernando County, Florida, US and mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
David Hamilton (judge) (born 1957), American judge
Music
David Hamilton (composer) (born 1955), New Zealand contemporary composer
David Hamilton (tenor) (born 1960), Scottish-born Australian operatic tenor
Dave Hamilton (musician) (1920–1994), American musician with The Funk Brothers, and record producer
Sports
Dave Hamilton (baseball) (born 1947), American baseball pitcher
Davey Hamilton (born 1962), American race car driver
Davey Hamilton Jr. (born 1997), American race car driver, son of the above
David Hamilton (baseball), (born 1997), American baseball infielder
David Hamilton (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
Davie Hamilton (1882–1950), Scottish footballer
Davy Hamilton, lawn bowler from Northern Ireland
Other
David Hamilton of Cadzow (c. 1333 – c.
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