# John Davis

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**John Davis** may refer to:

## Academics

- [John A. G. Davis](/source/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.](/source/John_Aubrey_Davis_Sr.) (1912–2002), African American activist and political science professor
- [John Adelbert Davis](/source/John_Adelbert_Davis) (1871–1934), American bible college founder
- [John Davies (lecturer)](/source/John_Davies_(lecturer)) or Davis (fl. 1816–1850), English chemist and lecturer
- [John Davis (academic)](/source/John_Davis_(academic)) (1938–2017), English anthropologist and Warden of All Souls College, Oxford
- [John Emmeus Davis](/source/John_Emmeus_Davis) (born 1949), scholar, writer and community organizer
- [John J. Davis (theologian)](/source/John_J._Davis_(theologian)) (born 1936), American theologian, archaeologist, and Christian educator
- [John Jefferson Davis](/source/John_Jefferson_Davis), professor of theology and Presbyterian pastor
- [John June Davis](/source/John_June_Davis) (1885–1965), American entomologist
- [John Warren Davis (college president)](/source/John_Warren_Davis_(college_president)) (1888–1980), African American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader
- [John Davis (paediatrician)](/source/John_Davis_(paediatrician)) (1923–2025), British professor of paediatrics

## Arts and entertainment

### Art

- [John Davis (sculptor)](/source/John_Davis_(sculptor)) (1936–1999), Australian sculptor
- [John F. Davis (artist)](/source/John_F._Davis_(artist)) (born 1958), Australian artist, painter and video editor
- [John Philip Davis](/source/John_Philip_Davis) (1784–1862), British portrait and subject painter
- [John Scarlett Davis](/source/John_Scarlett_Davis) (1804–1845), English painter

### Fictional characters

- John Davis, in the 1908 film *[After Many Years](/source/After_Many_Years_(1908_film))*
- [John Davis (EastEnders)](/source/John_Davis_(EastEnders)), on the British soap opera *Eastenders*
- Sergeant John Davis, a playable character in *[Call of Duty 2](/source/Call_of_Duty_2#North_African_campaign)*

### Film and television

- [John Davis (producer)](/source/John_Davis_(producer)) (born 1954), American film producer
- [John Davis (filmmaker)](/source/John_Davis_(filmmaker)) (1944–2015), Australian documentary filmmaker
- [John A. Davis](/source/John_A._Davis) (born 1961), American animator
- [John Davis (television personality)](/source/John_Davis_(television_personality)) (born 1944), American television presenter and journalist
- [John T. Davis (filmmaker)](/source/John_T._Davis_(filmmaker)) (born 1947), Northern Irish documentarian

### Music

- [John Davis (singer)](/source/John_Davis_(singer)) (1954–2021), American singer
- [Blind John Davis](/source/Blind_John_Davis) (1913–1985), American blues pianist
- [John Davis (pianist)](/source/John_Davis_(pianist)) (born 1957), American classical pianist
- [*John Davis* (album)](/source/John_Davis_(album)), a 2005 album by singer-songwriter John Davis
- [John Davis and the Monster Orchestra](/source/John_Davis_and_the_Monster_Orchestra), 1970s band
- [John Davis (singer-songwriter)](/source/John_Davis_(singer-songwriter)) (born 1974), Superdrag member
- [John David Davis](/source/John_David_Davis) (1867–1942), English composer

### Writing

- [John Gordon Davis](/source/John_Gordon_Davis) (1936–2014), Rhodesian writer of adventure novels
- [John H. Davis (author)](/source/John_H._Davis_(author)) (1929–2012), American author of books on the Bouvier/Kennedy families and the Mafia
- [John T. Davis](/source/John_T._Davis) (fl.), American music journalist and author (mostly novels set in Texas)

## Law

- [John Davis (U.S. district court judge)](/source/John_Davis_(U.S._district_court_judge)) (1761–1847), Massachusetts state representative and federal judge
- [John Davis (United States Court of Claims judge)](/source/John_Davis_(United_States_Court_of_Claims_judge)) (1851–1902), Assistant Secretary of State and judge of Court of Claims
- [John F. Davis (lawyer)](/source/John_F._Davis_(lawyer)) (1907–2000), Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
- [John Warren Davis (judge)](/source/John_Warren_Davis_(judge)) (1867–1945), NJ State legislator and Judge, Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- [Bancroft Davis](/source/Bancroft_Davis) (John Chandler Bancroft Davis, 1822–1907), Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions, 1883–1902

## Military

- [John Davis (American Civil War sailor)](/source/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)](/source/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)](/source/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)](/source/John_Davis_(Medal_of_Honor,_1898)) (1877–1970), United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1898
- Sir [John Davis (RAF officer)](/source/John_Davis_(RAF_officer)) (1911–1989), Royal Air Force air chief marshal
- [John Edward Davis (Royal Navy officer)](/source/John_Edward_Davis_(Royal_Navy_officer)) (1815–1877)
- [John J. Davis (general)](/source/John_J._Davis_(general)) (1909–1997), U.S. Army, Military Intelligence
- [John K. Davis](/source/John_K._Davis) (1927–2019), U.S. Marine Corps
- [John L. Davis](/source/John_L._Davis) (1825–1889), admiral in the United States Navy
- Sir [John Davis (British Army officer)](/source/John_Davis_(British_Army_officer)) (1832–1901), British general
- John Davis, officer of the British commando [Force 136](/source/Force_136#Malayan_Communist_Party) in WWII Malaya

## Politics

### United States

- [John Davis (Kansas politician)](/source/John_Davis_(Kansas_politician)) (1826–1901), U.S. representative from Kansas
- [John Davis (Massachusetts governor)](/source/John_Davis_(Massachusetts_governor)) (1787–1854), governor of Massachusetts, 1834–1835; 1841–1843; U.S. senator and U.S. congressman
- [John Davis (Oregon politician)](/source/John_Davis_(Oregon_politician)), member of the Oregon House of Representatives
- [John Davis (Pennsylvania politician)](/source/John_Davis_(Pennsylvania_politician)) (1788–1878), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania
- [John H. Davis (diplomat)](/source/John_H._Davis_(diplomat)) (1904–1988), U.S. assistant secretary of agriculture and Director of UNRWA
- [John E. Davis (North Dakota politician)](/source/John_E._Davis_(North_Dakota_politician)) (1913–1990), governor of North Dakota, 1957–1961
- [John E. Davis (Texas politician)](/source/John_E._Davis_(Texas_politician)) (born 1960), Texas state representative, 1999–2015
- [John G. Davis](/source/John_G._Davis) (1810–1866), U.S. representative from Indiana
- [John James Davis](/source/John_James_Davis) (1835–1916), United States representative from West Virginia
- [John Morgan Davis](/source/John_Morgan_Davis) (1906–1984), lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania
- [John W. Davis (governor)](/source/John_W._Davis_(governor)) (1826–1907), governor of Rhode Island
- [John W. Davis](/source/John_W._Davis) (1873–1955), Democratic U.S. presidential candidate, 1924
- [John W. Davis (New Jersey politician)](/source/John_W._Davis_(New_Jersey_politician)) (1918–2003), speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
- [John Wesley Davis](/source/John_Wesley_Davis) (1799–1859), U.S. representative from Indiana, governor of Oregon Territory
- [John William Davis (Georgia politician)](/source/John_William_Davis_(Georgia_politician)) (1916–1992), U.S. representative from Georgia
- [John C. Davis](/source/John_C._Davis), labor economist and U.S. president Harry S. Truman staff member

### Other countries

- [John Francis Davis](/source/John_Francis_Davis) (1795–1890), British governor of Hong Kong and minor poet
- [John Davis (Australian politician)](/source/John_Davis_(Australian_politician)) (1817–1893), Australian pastoralist in colonial Western Australia
- [John Caswell Davis](/source/John_Caswell_Davis) (1888–1953), Canadian senator
- [Jack Davis (Canadian politician)](/source/Jack_Davis_(Canadian_politician)) (1916–1991), Canadian politician from British Columbia

## Sports

### Baseball

- [John Davis (pitcher, born 1883)](/source/John_Davis_(pitcher,_born_1883)) (1883–1946), Negro leagues pitcher
- [John Davis (pitcher, born 1963)](/source/John_Davis_(pitcher,_born_1963)) (born 1963), Major League Baseball player
- [Quack Davis](/source/Quack_Davis) (John Davis, 1886–1981), Negro leagues outfielder
- [Red Davis](/source/Red_Davis) (John Humphrey Davis, 1915–2002), Major League Baseball third baseman

### Cricket

- [John Brewer Davis](/source/John_Brewer_Davis) (1741–1817), English cricketer
- [John Davis (cricketer, born 1882)](/source/John_Davis_(cricketer,_born_1882)) (1882–1963), English cricketer for Derbyshire
- [John Davis (Worcestershire cricketer)](/source/John_Davis_(Worcestershire_cricketer)) (1884–1951), English cricketer
- [John Davis (cricketer, born 1939)](/source/John_Davis_(cricketer,_born_1939)), Welsh cricketer
- [John Davis (cricketer, born 1943)](/source/John_Davis_(cricketer,_born_1943)) (1943–2000), English cricketer

### Other sports

- [John Davis (footballer)](/source/John_Davis_(footballer)), soccer player
- [John Davis (offensive lineman)](/source/John_Davis_(offensive_lineman)) (born 1965), American football offensive lineman
- [John Davis (tight end)](/source/John_Davis_(tight_end)) (born 1973), American football tight end
- [J. Elwood Davis](/source/J._Elwood_Davis) (1892–1974) American football player
- [J. R. Davis](/source/J._R._Davis) (1882–1947, John Ryland Davis), American college football player
- [John Davis (rower)](/source/John_Davis_(rower)) (1929–2017), American Olympic rower
- [John Davis (skier)](/source/John_Davis_(skier)), American para-alpine skier
- [John Davis (speedway rider)](/source/John_Davis_(speedway_rider)) (born 1954), English speedway rider
- [John Davis (swimmer)](/source/John_Davis_(swimmer)) (born 1978), New Zealand swimmer
- [John Davis (weightlifter)](/source/John_Davis_(weightlifter)) (1921–1984), American Olympian, gold medalist
- [John S. Davis](/source/John_S._Davis) (1898–1985), American head college football coach for the Ottawa University Braves, 1930
- [John Davis, Jr.](/source/Steve_Hearon), (born 1953), American professional boxer and convicted serial killer who fought under the [ring name](/source/Ring_name) of **Steve Hearon**
- [John Davis (wrestler)](/source/John_Davis_(wrestler)) (1893–?), British Olympian

## Other people

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

## See also

- [Jack Davis (disambiguation)](/source/Jack_Davis_(disambiguation))
- [John E. Davis (disambiguation)](/source/John_E._Davis_(disambiguation))
- [John W. Davis (disambiguation)](/source/John_W._Davis_(disambiguation))
- [John Warren Davis (disambiguation)](/source/John_Warren_Davis_(disambiguation))
- [Johnny Davis (disambiguation)](/source/Johnny_Davis_(disambiguation))
- [Jon Davis (disambiguation)](/source/Jon_Davis_(disambiguation))
- [Jonathan Davies (disambiguation)](/source/Jonathan_Davies_(disambiguation))
- [Jonathan Davis (disambiguation)](/source/Jonathan_Davis_(disambiguation))
- [Johnathan Davis (disambiguation)](/source/Johnathan_Davis_(disambiguation))
- [List of people with surname Davis](/source/List_of_people_with_surname_Davis)

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