John Davis
John Davis may refer to:
People
American politicians
- John Davis (pupablist) (1753-1788), Boston
- John Davis (jurist) (1761–1847), Massachusetts state representative
- John Davis (Kansas politician) (1826–1901), U.S. Representative from Kansas
- John Davis (Massachusetts Governor) (1787-1854), Governor of Massachusetts, 1834-1835; 1841-1843
- John Davis (Pennsylvania) (1788-1878), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- John Davis (Texas politician), Texas state senator, 1923–1927
- John Davis (Washington DC politician), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State 1882-1885
- Bancroft Davis (1822-1907) a.k.a. John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions, 1883-1902, son of John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)
- John E. Davis (North Dakota politician) (1913–1990), governor of North Dakota, 1957–1961
- John E. Davis (Texas politician), member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1999 to present
- 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 (1873–1955), Democratic U.S. presidential candidate, 1924
- John W. Davis (governor) (1826-1907), Governor of Rhode Island
- John Warren Davis (1867 - 1945), NJ State legislator and Judge, Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- John Wesley Davis (1799–1859), U.S. Representative from Indiana, Commissioner to China, Governor of Oregon Territory
- John William Davis (Georgia politician) (1916-1992), Lawyer and U.S. Representative from Georgia
Other politicians
- John Davis (Australian politician) (1817–1893), Pastoralist in colonial Western Australia
- John Caswell Davis (1888-1953), Canadian senator
- John Francis Davis (1795–1890), governor of Hong Kong
In arts and media
- Blind John Davis (1908-1985), blues pianist
- John Davis (American producer), U.S. film producer
- John Davis (Australian artist), Australian artist and winner of the Blake Prize for Religious Art
- John Davis (Experimental video and sound artist), records on the Root Strata label, directed the experimental video Candide.
- John Davis (musician), Canadian bassist from Garage punk band The Gruesomes
- John Davis (singer-songwriter), former member of Superdrag
- John Davis (musician), member of Georgie James, former member of Q And Not U
- John Davis (sculptor) (born 1936), Australian sculptor
- John Davis (theatre), founder and manager of Théâtre d'Orléans in New Orleans
- John A. Davis, American animator
- John H. Davis (author), American author
- John H. Davis (television), American television producer/personality known for MotorWeek
- Johnathon Davis, American experimental musician
- Sir John Davis (1906–1993), film producer, chairman of the Rank Organisation
- John Davis and the Monster Orchestra, 1970s band
In military
- John Davis (Medal of Honor) (born 1878), Spanish-American War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Davis (Medal of Honor recipient, 1881) (1854-1903), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Davis (sailor), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Davis (soldier), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Davis (WWII), Capitan who helped set up Force 136 during World War II
- John J. Davis, U.S. Army, Military Intelligence
- John K. Davis (born 1927), U.S. Marine Corps
In sports
- John Davis (infielder) (1915-2002)
- John Davis (pitcher) (1963- )
- John Davis (basketball player), Chicago Bulls draft pick in 1970
- John Davis (football player), former NFL offensive lineman
- John Davis (speedway rider) (born 1954), English
- John Davis (weightlifter), (1921-1984), U.S. Olympian, gold medalist
- John Davis (Worcestershire cricketer), (1884-1951) English cricketer
- Sir John Brewer Davis (1741-1817), early cricketer
Other people
- John Davis (academic), Warden of All Souls College, Oxford
- John Davis (buccaneer), the alias of the English buccaneer Robert Searle.
- John Davis (English explorer) (c. 1550–1605), English navigator and explorer
- John Davis (entrepreneur), American
- John Davis (sealer), American who claimed to have first set foot on Antarctica
- Sir John Davis (mathematician) (1562-1625), English mathematician and conspirator
- John Adelbert Davis (1871-1934), American bible college founder
- John C. Davis, American economist
- John F. Davis (1907-2000), American lawyer, law professor, and Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
- John King Davis (1884-1967), Australian explorer and navigator
- John P. Davis (1905-1973), African-American activist and writer
- John Davies (lecturer) or Davis (fl. 1816 - 1850) English chemist and lecturer
Fictional characters
- John Davis (EastEnders) fictional character
John Davis as title
- John Davis (album) released 2005 by John Davis
See also
- John Davies
- Jonathan Davis
- Jack Davis
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