John Davis
John Davis may refer to:
Politicians
United States
- 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), United States Assistant Secretary of State, and judge of the United States Court of Claims
- 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 (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon House of Representatives
- John Davis (Pennsylvania politician) (1788–1878), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- John H. Davis (diplomat) (fl. 1960s), U.S. assistant secretary of agriculture and Director of UNRWA
- Bancroft Davis (John Chandler Bancroft Davis, 1822–1907), Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions, 1883–1902
- 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 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
- John Davis (Australian politician) (1817–1893), Australian Pastoralist in colonial Western Australia
- Jack Davis (Canadian politician) (1916–1991), Canadian politician from British Columbia
- John Caswell Davis (1888–1953), Canadian senator
- Sir John Francis Davis (1795–1890), British Governor of Hong Kong and minor poet
In arts and media
- Blind John Davis (1913–1985), American blues pianist
- John Davis (sculptor) (1936–1999), Australian sculptor
- John Davis (filmmaker) (1944-2015), Australian documentary filmmaker
- John Davis (producer) (born 1954), U.S. film producer
- John Davis (pianist) (born 1957), American classical pianist, concert performer, recording artist, and historian
- John Davis (singer-songwriter) (born 1974), American Superdrag member
- John A. Davis (born 1963), American animator
- John F. Davis (artist) (born 1958), Australian artist, painter and video editor
- John H. Davis (author) (1929–2012), American author
- John Philip Davis (1784–1862), portrait and subject painter
- John Scarlett Davis (1804–1845), English painter
Military
- John Davis (American Civil War sailor) (died 1863), United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1862
- John Davis (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) (1878–1970), United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1898
- Sir John Davis (RAF officer) (1911–1989), former air chief marshal in the RAF
- John J. Davis (general) (1909–1997), U.S. Army, Military Intelligence
- John K. Davis (born 1927), U.S. Marine Corps
- John L. Davis (1825–1889), admiral in the United States Navy
- John Davis, officer of the British commando Force 136 in WWII Malaya
- John Davis (British Army officer) (1832–1901), British general
In sports
Cricket
- Sir 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
Baseball
- John Davis (pitcher, born 1883) (1883–1946), Negro Leagues pitcher
- John Davis (pitcher, born 1963) (born 1963), Major League Baseball player for San Francisco Giants
- Red Davis (John Humphrey Davis, 1915–2002), Major League Baseball third baseman
Other
- John Davis (footballer), soccer player
- John Davis (offensive lineman) (born 1965), American football offensive lineman
- John Davis (speedway rider) (born 1954), English speedway rider
- John Davis (swimmer) (born 1978), New Zealand swimmer
- John Davis (tight end) (born 1973), American football tight end
- John Davis (weightlifter) (1921–1984), U.S. Olympian, gold medalist
- John S. Davis (1898–1985), American head college football coach for the Ottawa University Braves, 1930
Other people
- John Davies (lecturer) or Davis (fl. 1816–1850), English chemist and lecturer
- John Davis (English explorer) (c. 1550–1605), English navigator and explorer
- John Davis (buccaneer) (alias of Robert Searle), English buccaneer
- John Davis (sealer) (1784–?), American who claimed to have first set foot on Antarctica
- John Davis (British businessman) (1906–1993), English Managing Director of the Rank Organisation, later Chairman
- John Davis (academic) (born 1938), English Warden of All Souls College, Oxford
- John Davis (entrepreneur) (born 1953), American entrepreneur
- John Adelbert Davis (1871–1934), American bible college founder
- John Andrew Davis, academic, author and businessman
- John Aubrey Davis, Sr. (1912–2002), African American rights activist and political science professor
- John Emmeus Davis (born 1949), scholar, writer and community organizer
- John F. Davis (lawyer) (1907–2000), American lawyer, law professor, and Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
- John Jefferson Davis, professor of theology and Presbyterian pastor
- John King Davis (1884–1967), Australian explorer and navigator
- John P. Davis (1905–1973), African-American activist and writer
- John Clements Davis (born 1938), American geologist
- John C. Davis, labor economist and U.S. President Harry S. Truman staff member
- John J. Davis (theologian), American theologian, archaeologist, and Christian educator
Characters
- John Davis (EastEnders), fictional character on British soap opera, Eastenders
- Sergeant John Davis, a playable character in Call of Duty 2
- John Davis, character in After Many Years
John Davis as a title
- John Davis (album), a 2005 album by singer-songwriter John Davis
- John Davis and the Monster Orchestra, 1970s band
See also
- Jack Davis (disambiguation)
- Johnny Davis (disambiguation)
- Jon Davis (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Davis (disambiguation)
- John Davies (disambiguation)
- Jon Davies, American meteorologist
- Jonathan Davies (disambiguation)
- John Davys (disambiguation)
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