David Starčević (1840 – November 18, 1908) was a Croatian politician and prominent member of the Party of Rights.

He is nephew of Ante Starčević, one of the most significant Croatian politicians who was one of the founders of the Party of Rights.

He attended gymnasium in Zagreb, but in 1871 he was expelled due to suspicion that he was involved in the Rakovica Revolt, started by other founder of the Party of Rights, Eugen Kvaternik.

After he was expelled from the Zagreb gymnasium, he attended Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest and gained doctorate in law.

He was fierce opponent of Károly Khuen-Héderváry, who was at the time Ban of Croatia which made him the most popular in the opposition.