| David Rice Hedgley, Jr. | |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Death Place: | Seal Beach, California, United States |
| Field: | Computer Science,Mathematics |
| Work Institution: | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Alma Mater: | Virginia Union University California State University, Northridge University of Somerset |
| Known For: | Hidden line removal, Computer-automated routing of printed circuit board |
David Rice Hedgley Jr. (Born January 21, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois and died April 13, 2024 in Seal Beach, California) was an American computer scientist and mathematician who made major contributions to the field of computer graphics. One of his contributions was the solution of the hidden-line problem in computer 3D graphics.[1]