David Houston may refer to: David Houston (1841–1906), American inventor issued the first patent for a roll film holder David F. Houston (1866–1940), American politician, Secretary of Agriculture and the Treasury under President Wilson G. David Houston (1880–1940), professor of English at Howard University David Houston (singer) (1935–1993), American country music singer David Houston (footballer) (born 1948), Scottish footballer and manager David Houston, British Army officer and Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland, 1992–2005 David Houston (zoologist) (fl. 1999), British zoologist