John Davis

John Davis may refer to:

Academics

• John A. G. Davis (1802–1840), professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, shot to death by a student
• John Aubrey Davis Sr. (1912–2002), African American activist and political science professor
• John Adelbert Davis (1871–1934), American bible college founder
• John Davies (lecturer)
  or Davis (fl. 1816–1850), English chemist and lecturer
• John Davis (academic) (1938–2017), English anthropologist and Warden of All Souls College, Oxford
• John Emmeus Davis (born 1949), scholar, writer and community organizer
• John J. Davis (theologian) (born 1936), American theologian, archaeologist, and Christian educator
• John Davis (paediatrician) (born 1923), British emeritus professor of paediatrics
• John Jefferson Davis, professor of theology and Presbyterian pastor
• John Warren Davis (college president) (1888–1980), African American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader

Arts & entertainment

Art

• John Davis (sculptor) (1936–1999), Australian sculptor
• John F. Davis (artist) (born 1958), Australian artist, painter and video editor
• John Philip Davis (1784–1862), British portrait and subject painter
• John Scarlett Davis (1804–1845), English painter

Fictional characters

• John Davis, character in After Many Years
• John Davis (EastEnders)
  , fictional character on British soap opera, Eastenders
• Sergeant John Davis, a playable character in Call of Duty 2

Films and television

• John Davis (producer) (born 1954), American film producer
• John Davis (filmmaker) (1944–2015), Australian documentary filmmaker
• John A. Davis (born 1961), American animator
• John H. Davis (television)
  (born 1944), American television presenter and journalist

Music

• John Davis (singer) (1954–2021), American singer
• Blind John Davis (1913–1985), American blues pianist
• John Davis (pianist) (born 1957), American classical pianist
• John Davis (album)
  , a 2005 album by singer-songwriter John Davis
• John Davis and the Monster Orchestra, 1970s band
• John Davis (singer-songwriter)
  (born 1974), Superdrag member
• John David Davis (1867–1942), English composer

Video Games

• John Davis (producer) (born 1989), American video game producer

Writers

• John Gordon Davis (1936–2014), Rhodesian writer of adventure novels
• John H. Davis (author) (1929–2012), American author
• John T. Davis, American author

Law

• John Davis (U.S. district court judge) (1761–1847), Massachusetts state representative and federal judge
• John Davis (United States Court of Claims judge) (1851–1902), Assistant Secretary of State and judge of Court of Claims
• John F. Davis (lawyer) (1907–2000), Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
• John Warren Davis (judge) (1867–1945), NJ State legislator and Judge, Third Circuit Court of Appeals
• Bancroft Davis (John Chandler Bancroft Davis, 1822–1907), Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions, 1883–1902

Military

• John Davis (American Civil War sailor) (died 1863), United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1862
• John Davis (American Civil War soldier) (1838–1901), United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1865
• John Davis (Medal of Honor, 1881) (1854–1903), United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1881
• John Davis (Medal of Honor, 1898) (1877–1970), United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1898
• Sir John Davis (RAF officer) (1911–1989), Royal Air Force air chief marshal
• John Edward Davis (Royal Navy officer) (1815–1877)
• John J. Davis (general) (1909–1997), U.S. Army, Military Intelligence
• John K. Davis (1927–2019), U.S. Marine Corps
• John L. Davis (1825–1889), admiral in the United States Navy
• Sir John Davis (British Army officer) (1832–1901), British general
• John Davis, officer of the British commando Force 136 in WWII Malaya

Politics

United States

• John Davis (Kansas politician) (1826–1901), U.S. Representative from Kansas
• John Davis (Massachusetts governor) (1787–1854), Governor of Massachusetts, 1834–1835; 1841–1843; U.S. senator and U.S. congressman
• John Davis (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon House of Representatives
• John Davis (Pennsylvania politician) (1788–1878), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• John H. Davis (diplomat) (1904–1988), U.S. assistant secretary of agriculture and Director of UNRWA
• John E. Davis (North Dakota politician) (1913–1990), Governor of North Dakota, 1957–1961
• John E. Davis (Texas politician) (born 1960), Texas state representative, 1999–2015
• John G. Davis (1810–1866), U.S. Representative from Indiana
• John J. Davis (congressman)
  (1835–1916), United States Representative from West Virginia
• John Morgan Davis (1906–1984), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
• John W. Davis (governor) (1826–1907), Governor of Rhode Island
• John W. Davis (1873–1955), Democratic U.S. presidential candidate, 1924
• John W. Davis (New Jersey politician) (1918–2003), speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
• John Wesley Davis (1799–1859), U.S. Representative from Indiana, Governor of Oregon Territory
• John William Davis (Georgia politician) (1916–1992), U.S. Representative from Georgia
• John C. Davis, labor economist and U.S. President Harry S. Truman staff member

Other countries

• John Francis Davis (1795–1890), British Governor of Hong Kong and minor poet
• John Davis (Australian politician) (1817–1893), Australian pastoralist in colonial Western Australia
• John Caswell Davis (1888–1953), Canadian senator
• Jack Davis (Canadian politician) (1916–1991), Canadian politician from British Columbia

Sports

Baseball

• John Davis (pitcher, born 1883) (1883–1946), Negro leagues pitcher
• John Davis (pitcher, born 1963) (born 1963), Major League Baseball player
• Quack Davis (John Davis), Negro leagues outfielder
• Red Davis (John Humphrey Davis, 1915–2002), Major League Baseball third baseman

Cricket

• John Brewer Davis (1741–1817), English cricketer
• John Davis (cricketer, born 1882)
  (1882–1963), English cricketer for Derbyshire
• John Davis (Worcestershire cricketer) (1884–1951), English cricketer
• John Davis (cricketer, born 1939), Welsh cricketer
• John Davis (cricketer, born 1943) (1943–2000), English cricketer

Other sports

• John Davis (footballer), soccer player
• John Davis (offensive lineman) (born 1965), American football offensive lineman
• John Davis (tight end) (born 1973), American football tight end
• J. Elwood Davis (1892–1974) American football player
• J. R. Davis (John Ryland Davis), American college football player
• John Davis (rower) (1929–2017), American Olympic rower
• John Davis (skier), American para-alpine skier
• John Davis (speedway rider) (born 1954), English speedway rider
• John Davis (swimmer) (born 1978), New Zealand swimmer
• John Davis (weightlifter) (1921–1984), American Olympian, gold medalist
• John S. Davis (1898–1985), American head college football coach for the Ottawa University Braves, 1930
• John Davis, Jr., (born 1953), American professional boxer and convicted serial killer who fought under the ring name of Steve Hearon
• John Davis (wrestler) (born 1893, date of death unknown), British Olympian

Other people

• John Clements Davis (born 1938), American geologist
• John Davis (British businessman) (1906–1993), English managing director of the Rank Organisation, later Chairman
• John Davis (buccaneer)
  (alias of Robert Searle), English buccaneer
• John Davis (explorer) (1550–1605), English navigator and explorer
• John Davis (entrepreneur) (born 1953), American entrepreneur
• John Davis (sealer) (1784–1???), English-born American who claimed to have first set foot on Antarctica
• John Bunnell Davis (1780–1824), English physician
• John King Davis (1884–1967), Australian explorer and navigator
• John Marsh Davis (1931–2009), American architect
• John P. Davis (1905–1973), African-American activist and writer
• John H. Davis (publisher) (died 1896), African-American newspaper publisher, politician and land speculator in Roanoke, Virginia
• John E. Davis (architect) (1891–1961), college football player and architect in Birmingham, Alabama
• John Merle Davis (1875–1960), American missionary
• John R. Davis Jr. (born 1927), American diplomat

See also

• Jack Davis (disambiguation)
• John E. Davis (disambiguation)
• John W. Davis (disambiguation)
• John Warren Davis (disambiguation)
• Johnny Davis (disambiguation)
• Jon Davis (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Davies (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Davis (disambiguation)
• Johnathan Davis (disambiguation)
• List of people with surname Davis

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