David Grier Martin Sr. (November 11, 1910 – April 5, 1974) was the 13th president of Davidson College.

A native of Covington, Georgia, Martin attended Emory University for graduate studies.

During Martin's administration, the permanent endowment greatly increased and several construction projects were completed or near completion including the E.H. Little Dormitory, Patterson Fraternity Court, Dana Science Building, and Richardson Dormitory.

Martin also witnessed growth in student enrollment and faculty size, a new curriculum including a foreign study program and humanities courses, the Reynolds Lectures and Richardson Scholars, racial integration, the beginning of data processing, successful financial campaigns, and solid advances in faculty salaries, housing, and fringe benefits.

[1] It was during his time as president that the college began the process of racial integration with the admission of two students of Congolese origin.