William Davis


William, Will, or Bill Davis may refer to:

Academia

  • William C. Davis , American historian and university professor
  • William H. Davis , American educator and school administrator
  • William Hatcher Davis, professor of philosophy, Auburn University
  • William Stearns Davis, American educator, historian, and writer
  • William Watson Davis, professor and author

    Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theater

  • William B. Davis, actor, professor, and waterskier
  • Will S. Davis, American film director
  • William Stanford Davis, American actor
  • Wee Willie Davis, American film actor
  • Bill C. Davis, American playwright and actor
  • Robert Hartford-Davis, born William Henry Davis, British producer, director and writer

    Music

  • Bill Davis, American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
  • Wild Bill Davis, American jazz musician
  • William "Bill" Davis, baritone, founding member of the 1950s R&B group The Crows
  • Will Davis , jazz pianist

    Other media

  • William Davis , economics editor, BBC presenter, editor of Punch, 1969–1977
  • William Davis , Irish Pre-Raphaelite artist
  • William Davis, American photographer
  • William Moore Davis, American painter
  • William Virgil Davis, American poet
  • Bill Davis , American illustrator, animation director and designer, graphic designer, and painter

    Military

  • William A. Davis Jr., engineer for the United States Army
  • William Church Davis, U.S. Army general
  • William G. M. Davis, Confederate States Army general
  • William V. Davis, United States Navy admiral
  • William Davis , British admiral

    Politics

  • Bill Davis, Canadian politician, premier of Ontario
  • Will Davis , Illinois State Representative for the 30th district
  • Will Davis, Virginia state legislator for the 39th district
  • William B. Davis , American politician from Maryland
  • William C. Davis , 11th lieutenant governor of Alabama
  • William C. Davis , Canadian politician
  • William E. Davis, university president, Democratic politician and football coach
  • William Hammatt Davis, American politician
  • William Henry Davis, appointed assistant to the Secretary of War, 1917
  • William H. Davis, Pittsburgh City Council member, 1952–1954; Sheriff of Allegheny County, 1954–1970
  • William H. Davis, served 1854
  • William H. Davis , served 1955
  • William Lovel Davis, Australian politician
  • William Morris Davis , U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
  • William Walter Davis, Australian politician
  • William Z. Davis, Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio and Ohio Supreme Court Judge
  • William Howe Davis, American politician, mayor of Orange, New Jersey

    Science

  • William Davis , American cardiologist and author of Wheat Belly
  • William C. Davis Jr., American ballistics engineer and writer
  • William Conan Davis, African-American scientist
  • William Morris Davis, American geographer, geologist and meteorologist
  • William T. Davis, naturalist, entomologist and historian

    Sports

American football

  • Bill Davis , American football tackle
  • William C. Davis , American football coach
  • Willie Davis , American football defensive end
  • Willie Davis , American football wide receiver
  • Will Davis , American football defensive end
  • Will Davis , American football cornerback
  • Bill Davis , American football coach

    Baseball

  • William Davis, Negro league baseball player
  • Willie Davis , center fielder in Major League Baseball
  • Will Davis , American college baseball coach
  • Bill Davis , baseball player
  • Babe Davis, American baseball player

    Basketball

  • Will Davis , American basketball
  • Willie Davis , basketball player
  • Bill Davis , basketball player

    Rugby union

  • Will Davis , English rugby union player
  • Bill Davis , New Zealand rugby union and softball player
  • Wendy Davis , international rugby union player for Wales

    Other sports

  • Bill Davis , American darts player
  • Bill Davis , American motorsports car owner
  • J. William Davis, father of the National Letter of Intent for college athletics
  • William Davis , who played for Surrey, London County and the South of England from 1903 to 1911
  • Will Davis , English cricketer
  • William Davis , Scottish golfer
  • Bill Davis , Canadian ice hockey player

    Other people

  • William Davis , miner killed during strike protest leading to Davis Day
  • William Heath Davis, early settler of San Diego, California, USA
  • William John Davis, British trade unionist
  • William Rhodes Davis, American oil man and Nazi collaborator
  • William Davis , Anglican bishop and archbishop in Canada
  • William Davis , judge of the High Court of England and Wales
  • William Davis, English priest
  • William George Davis, American serial killer and former nurse