John Davies
John Davies may refer to:
Academics
- John Davies (archivist), Malaysian archivist
- John Davies (chemist), English chemist
- John Davies (classical scholar, born 1679), English classical scholar, and president of Queens' College, Cambridge
- John Davies (historian), Welsh historian
- John Davies (librarian), librarian of the University of Cambridge
- John Davies (priest, born 1957), British Anglican priest and theologian
- John Gordon Davies, British theologian
- John K. Davies (astronomer), British astronomer
- John K. Davies (historian), British classical historian
Businesspeople
- John Davies (British businessman), businessman and Conservative MP and cabinet minister
- John Davies (New Zealand businessman), businessman and mayor of Queenstown
- John Davies (publisher), co-founded the Australian newspaper The Mercury
- John Henry Davies, brewery owner who in 1902 took over the British football club Manchester United
- John T. Davies (businessman), British businessman, director of the Suez Canal Company, and the Ford Motor Company Limited
- John Wingett Davies, British cinema operator and director of Davies and Newman
- John Winsell Davies, owner of the Schramsberg Vineyards
Film, radio, television, and theatre professionals
- John Davies (screenwriter) or Jack Davies, English screenwriter, producer and actor
- John Graham Davies, Canadian-British actor
- John Howard Davies, English television producer-director and former child actor
- John S. Davies, American actor
Judges
- John Davies (judge), Chief Justice of Tanganyika
- John Davies (swimmer), United States district judge and Olympic swimmer for Australia
- John T. Davies (politician), Minnesota politician, former legislator and jurist
Musicians
- John Davies (composer), Welsh stonemason and composer
- John Elias Davies, Welsh harpist
- John Haydn Davies, Welsh schoolmaster and conductor
- John R. T. Davies, remastering engineer of classic jazz recordings and musician
Politicians
Australasia
- John Davies (New South Wales politician), Australian politician, NSW MLA, MLC
- John Mark Davies, British-born Australian politician in the state of Victoria, MLC
- John George Davies, Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor, and cricketer
United Kingdom
- John Davies (British businessman), director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, Conservative MP, cabinet minister
- John Davies (poet, born 1569), poet, statesman, attorney-general in Ireland
- John Davies (Welsh miners' agent), Welsh Liberal-Labour politician and trade unionist
- John Davies, 1st Baron Darwen, British cotton manufacturer and Labour politician
- John Cledwyn Davies, Welsh Liberal politician, educationist, and lawyer
- John Francis Davis, British diplomat, sinologist, and second Governor of Hong Kong
- John Lloyd Davies, Welsh lawyer and Conservative MP
- John Quentin Davies, British Labour MP
United States
- John C. Davies (lawyer), New York State Attorney General, 1899–1902
- John C. Davies II, US Representative from New York
- John Paton Davies Jr., American diplomat
- John S. Davies (Pennsylvania politician), Pennsylvania politician
- John T. Davies (politician), Minnesota politician, former legislator and jurist
Religious leaders
Anglican clergypeople
- John Davies (archbishop of Wales), Archbishop of Wales from 2017 to 2021 and Bishop of Swansea and Brecon from 2008 to 2021
- John Davies (archdeacon of Wrexham), Welsh Anglican priest
- John Davies (priest, born 1795), Welsh Anglican priest and philosopher
- John Davies (priest, born 1957), British Anglican priest and theologian
- John Davies (bishop of St Asaph), Bishop of St Asaph from 1999 to 2008
- John Davies (bishop of Shrewsbury), Bishop of Shrewsbury from 1987 to 1994
- John David Davies, Welsh priest
- John Llewelyn Davies, English preacher and theologian
- John Rhys Davies (priest), Anglican priest in Wales
- John Thomas Davies (priest), Anglican priest in Wales
Methodist ministers and missionaries
- John Davies (Methodist minister, born 1823), Welsh Methodist minister
- John Davies (missionary), Welsh missionary and school teacher
- John Davies of Nercwys, Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister, preacher and writer
- John Cadvan Davies, Welsh poet and Wesleyan Methodist minister
- John Evan Davies, Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister
- John Gwynoro Davies, Welsh Methodist minister
Other religious leaders
- John Davies (Congregationalist minister, born 1804), Welsh Congregationalist minister
- John Davies (Unitarian minister, born 1795), Welsh Unitarian minister and schoolmaster
- John Ossian Davies, Welsh Congregationalist minister
- John Park Davies, Welsh Unitarian minister
Sportspeople
Association footballers and football trainers
- John Davies (footballer, born 1856), Wrexham A.F.C. and Wales international footballer
- John Davies (footballer, born 1881), English footballer with Liverpool and Blackpool
- John Davies (footballer, born 1933), footballer with Portsmouth, Scunthorpe United and Walsall
- John Davies (footballer, born 1959), Welsh footballer with Cardiff City and Hull City
- John Davies (footballer, born 1966), Scottish footballer with Clydebank, St. Johnstone, Airdrieonians, Ayr United and Motherwell
- John Davies (goalkeeper), with Burslem Port Vale F.C. and Newton Heath F.C.
- John Edward Davies, Oswestry F.C. and Wales international footballer
- John Henry Davies (football trainer) or Jack Davies, British football trainer
- John Price Davies, Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer
Rugby players
- John Davies (rugby union, born 1897),Welsh international rugby union
- John Davies (rugby, born 1941), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1960s for Wales, Neath, and Leeds
- John Davies (rugby league, born 1991), current rugby league footballer for Castleford Tigers
- John Davies (rugby union, born 1969), rugby union footballer of the 1990s and 2000s for Wales, Llanelli, and Scarlets
- John Leighton Davies, former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer
Swimmers
- John Davies (swimmer), Olympic swimmer for Australia and later United States district judge
- John Cecil Wright Davies or Jack Davies, New Zealand swimmer
- John Goldup Davies, English swimmer
Other sportspeople
- John Davies (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
- John Davies (bowls), New Zealand Paralympic lawn bowler
- John Davies (English cricketer), English cricketer
- John Davies (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys
- John Davies (runner), New Zealand middle-distance runner
- John Davies (runner, born 1949), English middle-distance runner
- John Davies (steeplechase runner), Welsh runner
- John Davies (Welsh cricketer), Welsh cricketer
- John William Matthew Davies or Johnny Davies, Australian rules footballer for Carlton and Fitzroy
- John Davies (shot putter), Welsh shot putter
Other writers
- John Davies (grammarian) or Siôn Dafydd Rhys, Welsh physician and grammarian
- John Davies of Hereford, Anglo-Welsh poet and satirist
- John Davies (Mallwyd), lexicographer, translator, and editor of the 1620 Welsh edition of the Bible
- John Davies (poet, born 1569), English poet, lawyer and politician
- John Davies (translator), Welsh translator and writer
- John Davies (Taliesin Hiraethog), Welsh poet
- John Cadvan Davies, Welsh poet and Wesleyan Methodist minister
- John Davies (poet, born 1944), Welsh poet
- John Daniel Davies, Welsh editor and author
- John Davies (author), Welsh author
- John Davies (bard), Welsh bard
- John Davies (bibliographer and genealogist), Welsh bibliographer and genealogist
- John Davies (printer and journalist), Welsh printer, editor, journalist, and songwriter
Others
- John Davies (architect), English architect
- John Davies (photographer), landscape photographer based in the United Kingdom
- John Humphreys Davies, Welsh lawyer, bibliographer and educator
- John Thomas Davies, English recipient of the Victoria Cross