David Low Hackett (November 12, 1926 – April 23, 2011) was an American official.
Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, President John F. Kennedy appointed Hackett head of the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime. Later, Hackett headed a study group for the establishment of a domestic peace corps group which later became AmeriCorps Vista. A friend of Robert F. Kennedy, Hackett help with Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1968. Hackett lived in Bethesda, Maryland.[1] He was the inspiration behind the character of Finny in 'A Separate Peace' by John Knowles.[2]