John Davis
John Davis may refer to:
Academics
- John A. G. Davis, professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, shot to death by a student
- John Aubrey Davis Sr., African American activist and political science professor
- John Adelbert Davis, American bible college founder
- John Davies or Davis, English chemist and lecturer
- John Davis , English anthropologist and Warden of All Souls College, Oxford
- John Emmeus Davis, scholar, writer and community organizer
- John J. Davis , American theologian, archaeologist, and Christian educator
- John Jefferson Davis, professor of theology and Presbyterian pastor
- John June Davis, American entomologist
- John Warren Davis , African American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader
- John Davis , British professor of paediatrics
Arts and entertainment
Art
- John Davis , Australian sculptor
- John F. Davis , Australian artist, painter and video editor
- John Philip Davis, British portrait and subject painter
- John Scarlett Davis, English painter
Fictional characters
- John Davis, in the 1908 film After Many Years
- John Davis , on the British soap opera Eastenders
- Sergeant John Davis, a playable character in ''Call of Duty 2''
Film and television
- John Davis , American film producer
- John Davis , Australian documentary filmmaker
- John A. Davis, American animator
- John Davis , American television presenter and journalist
- John T. Davis , Northern Irish documentarian
Music
- John Davis , American singer
- Blind John Davis, American blues pianist
- John Davis , American classical pianist
- John Davis , a 2005 album by singer-songwriter John Davis
- John Davis and the Monster Orchestra, 1970s band
- John Davis , Superdrag member
- John David Davis, English composer
Writing
- John Gordon Davis, Rhodesian writer of adventure novels
- John H. Davis , American author of books on the Bouvier/Kennedy families and the Mafia
- John T. Davis, American music journalist and author
Law
- John Davis , Massachusetts state representative and federal judge
- John Davis , Assistant Secretary of State and judge of Court of Claims
- John F. Davis , Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
- John Warren Davis , NJ State legislator and Judge, Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- Bancroft Davis, Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions, 1883–1902
Military
- John Davis , United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1862
- John Davis , United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1865
- John Davis , United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1881
- John Davis , United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1898
- Sir John Davis , Royal Air Force air chief marshal
- John Edward Davis
- John J. Davis , U.S. Army, Military Intelligence
- John K. Davis, U.S. Marine Corps
- John L. Davis, admiral in the United States Navy
- Sir John Davis , British general
- John Davis, officer of the British commando Force 136 in WWII Malaya
Politics
United States
- John Davis , U.S. representative from Kansas
- John Davis , governor of Massachusetts, 1834–1835; 1841–1843; U.S. senator and U.S. congressman
- John Davis , member of the Oregon House of Representatives
- John Davis , U.S. representative from Pennsylvania
- John H. Davis , U.S. assistant secretary of agriculture and Director of UNRWA
- John E. Davis , governor of North Dakota, 1957–1961
- John E. Davis , Texas state representative, 1999–2015
- John G. Davis, U.S. representative from Indiana
- John James Davis, United States representative from West Virginia
- John Morgan Davis, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania
- John W. Davis , governor of Rhode Island
- John W. Davis, Democratic U.S. presidential candidate, 1924
- John W. Davis , speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
- John Wesley Davis, U.S. representative from Indiana, governor of Oregon Territory
- John William Davis , U.S. representative from Georgia
- John C. Davis, labor economist and U.S. president Harry S. Truman staff member
Other countries
- John Francis Davis, British governor of Hong Kong and minor poet
- John Davis , Australian pastoralist in colonial Western Australia
- John Caswell Davis, Canadian senator
- Jack Davis , Canadian politician from British Columbia
Sports
Baseball
- John Davis , Negro leagues pitcher
- John Davis , Major League Baseball player
- Quack Davis, Negro leagues outfielder
- Red Davis, Major League Baseball third baseman
Cricket
- John Brewer Davis, English cricketer
- John Davis , English cricketer for Derbyshire
- John Davis , English cricketer
- John Davis , Welsh cricketer
- John Davis , English cricketer
Other sports
- John Davis , soccer player
- John Davis , American football offensive lineman
- John Davis , American football tight end
- J. Elwood Davis American football player
- J. R. Davis, American college football player
- John Davis , American Olympic rower
- John Davis , American para-alpine skier
- John Davis , English speedway rider
- John Davis , New Zealand swimmer
- John Davis , American Olympian, gold medalist
- John S. Davis, American head college football coach for the Ottawa University Braves, 1930
- John Davis, Jr.,, American professional boxer and convicted serial killer who fought under the ring name of Steve Hearon
- John Davis , British Olympian
Other people
- John Clements Davis, American geologist
- John Davis , English managing director of the Rank Organisation, later chairman
- John Davis , English buccaneer
- John Davis , English navigator and explorer
- John Davis , American entrepreneur
- John Davis , English-born American who claimed to have first set foot on Antarctica
- John Bunnell Davis, English physician
- John King Davis, Australian explorer and navigator
- John Marsh Davis, American architect
- John P. Davis, African-American activist and writer
- John H. Davis , African-American newspaper publisher, politician and land speculator in Roanoke, Virginia
- John E. Davis , college football player and architect in Birmingham, Alabama
- John Merle Davis, American missionary
- John R. Davis Jr., American diplomat