David Carpenter (disambiguation)

David Carpenter (born 1930) is an American serial killer. David Carpenter may also refer to:

• David Carpenter, early Texas settler and namesake of Carpenters Bayou
• David Carpenter, better known as Dave Carpender, guitarist
• David Aaron Carpenter (born 1986), violist
• David Carpenter (cricketer) (1935–2022), English cricketer
• David Carpenter (historian) (born 1947), British historian
• David Carpenter (writer) (born 1941), Canadian novelist
• J. D. "David" Carpenter (born 1948), Canadian poet and novelist
• Dave Carpenter (1959–2008), bassist
• David G. Carpenter, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
• David Carpenter (baseball, born 1985), baseball player
• David Carpenter (baseball, born 1987), baseball player
• David O. Carpenter, professor of environmental health sciences