John Davis

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