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

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

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

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