# John Davidson

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**John Davidson** may refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

- [John Davidson (poet)](/source/John_Davidson_(poet)) (1857–1909), Scottish poet and playwright
- [John Davidson (actor, born 1886)](/source/John_Davidson_(actor,_born_1886)) (1886–1968), American actor
- [John Davidson (entertainer)](/source/John_Davidson_(entertainer)) (born 1941), American television actor and game show host

## Military

- [John Davidson (Royal Navy officer)](/source/John_Davidson_(Royal_Navy_officer)) (c. 1818–1881), English naval surgeon
- [John Wynn Davidson](/source/John_Wynn_Davidson) (1825–1881), U.S. Army major general
- [John Davidson (British Army officer)](/source/John_Davidson_(British_Army_officer)) (1876–1954), British major general, known as "Tavish" Davidson, later a Member of Parliament
- [John F. Davidson](/source/John_F._Davidson) (1908–1989), U.S. Navy admiral

## Politics and law

- [John Davidson (Lower Canada politician)](/source/John_Davidson_(Lower_Canada_politician)) (died 1838), Canadian merchant, civil servant and politician
- [John S. Davidson](/source/John_S._Davidson) (1846–1894), American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate
- [John Andrew Davidson](/source/John_Andrew_Davidson) (1852–1903), Canadian politician
- [J. C. C. Davidson](/source/J._C._C._Davidson) (1889–1970), British politician
- [John James Davidson](/source/John_James_Davidson) (1898–1976), British MP, 1935–1945
- [John Davidson (Illinois politician)](/source/John_Davidson_(Illinois_politician)) (1924–2012), American politician
- John [Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson](/source/Andrew_Davidson,_2nd_Viscount_Davidson) (1928–2012), British politician

## Religion

- [John Davidson (reformer)](/source/John_Davidson_(reformer)) (1549–1603) Scottish Presbyterian minister during the Scottish Reformation
- [John Davidson (minister)](/source/John_Davidson_(minister)) (1834–1881), Scottish Presbyterian minister and academic
- [John Davidson (British writer)](/source/John_Davidson_(British_writer)) (born 1944), English writer on mysticism and Christian origins
- [John Davidson (priest)](/source/John_Davidson_(priest)), Canadian Anglican priest

## Sports

- [John Davidson (cricketer, born 1804)](/source/John_Davidson_(cricketer,_born_1804)) (1804–1898), English cricketer
- [John Davidson (rugby union)](/source/John_Davidson_(rugby_union)) (1851–1919), Scottish rugby union player
- [John Davidson (ice hockey)](/source/John_Davidson_(ice_hockey)) (born 1953), Canadian NHL hockey player and executive
- [John Davidson (rugby league)](/source/John_Davidson_(rugby_league)) (born 1961), Australian rugby player
- [John Davidson (cricketer, born 1964)](/source/John_Davidson_(cricketer,_born_1964)), Welsh cricketer

## Others

- [John Davidson (antiquarian)](/source/John_Davidson_(antiquarian)) (1725–1797), Scottish lawyer, publisher and antiquarian
- [John Davidson (traveller)](/source/John_Davidson_(traveller)) (1797–1836), English traveler in Africa
- [John Ewen Davidson](/source/John_Ewen_Davidson) (1841–1923), English pioneer sugar planter and miller in Queensland
- [John Davidson (botanist)](/source/John_Davidson_(botanist)) (1878–1970), Scottish-Canadian botanist
- [John Ogilvie Davidson](/source/John_Ogilvie_Davidson) (1892–1972), Canadian surveyor
- [John Davidson (chemical engineer)](/source/John_Davidson_(chemical_engineer)) (1926–2019), British chemical engineer awarded a Royal Medal in 1999
- [John Davidson (activist)](/source/John_Davidson_(activist)) (born 1971), Tourette syndrome activist

## See also

- [John Davison (disambiguation)](/source/John_Davison_(disambiguation))
- [Davidson (name)](/source/Davidson_(name))

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