David Rankin may refer to:

• David Rankin (American football) (1919–2006), American football player
• David Rankin (artist) (born 1946), New York-based Australian artist
• David Rankin (cricketer) (born 1987), Irish cricketer
• David Rankin (footballer) (born 1960), former Australian rules footballer
• David Nevin Rankin (1834–1900), physician
• David John Rankin (1903–1959), Scottish-Canadian politician
• J. David Rankin, Director of the Great Lakes Protection Fund