David Edward Joseph Ricketts (7 October 1920 – 11 August 1996) was a British cyclist. He was born in London. He won a bronze medal in the team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Alan Geldard, Tommy Godvin and Wilfred Waters.

In 1939, he finished runner up behind Bill Maxfield at the British National Individual Sprint Championships at Herne Hill.