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 (lecturer) or Davis, English chemist and lecturer
- John Davis (academic), English anthropologist and Warden of All Souls College, Oxford
- John Emmeus Davis, scholar, writer and community organizer
- John J. Davis (theologian), American theologian, archaeologist, and Christian educator
- John Jefferson Davis, professor of theology and Presbyterian pastor
- John June Davis, American entomologist
- John Warren Davis (college president), African American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader
- John Davis (paediatrician), British professor of paediatrics
Arts and entertainment
Art
- John Davis (sculptor), Australian sculptor
- John F. Davis (artist), 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 (EastEnders), on the British soap opera Eastenders
- Sergeant John Davis, a playable character in ''Call of Duty 2''
Film and television
- John Davis (producer), American film producer
- John Davis (filmmaker), Australian documentary filmmaker
- John A. Davis, American animator
- John Davis (television personality), American television presenter and journalist
- John T. Davis (filmmaker), Northern Irish documentarian
Music
- John Davis (singer), American singer
- Blind John Davis, American blues pianist
- John Davis (pianist), 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), Superdrag member
- John David Davis, English composer
Writing
- John Gordon Davis, Rhodesian writer of adventure novels
- John H. Davis (author), American author of books on the Bouvier/Kennedy families and the Mafia
- John T. Davis, American music journalist and author
Law
- John Davis (U.S. district court judge), Massachusetts state representative and federal judge
- John Davis (United States Court of Claims judge), Assistant Secretary of State and judge of Court of Claims
- John F. Davis (lawyer), Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States
- John Warren Davis (judge), NJ State legislator and Judge, Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- Bancroft Davis, Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions, 1883–1902
Military
- John Davis (American Civil War sailor), United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1862
- John Davis (American Civil War soldier), United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1865
- John Davis (Medal of Honor, 1881), United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1881
- John Davis (Medal of Honor, 1898), United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in 1898
- Sir John Davis (RAF officer), Royal Air Force air chief marshal
- John Edward Davis (Royal Navy officer)
- John J. Davis (general), 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 Army officer), British general
- John Davis, officer of the British commando Force 136 in WWII Malaya
Politics
United States
- John Davis (Kansas politician), U.S. representative from Kansas
- John Davis (Massachusetts governor), 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), U.S. representative from Pennsylvania
- John H. Davis (diplomat), U.S. assistant secretary of agriculture and Director of UNRWA
- John E. Davis (North Dakota politician), governor of North Dakota, 1957–1961
- John E. Davis (Texas politician), 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), governor of Rhode Island
- John W. Davis, Democratic U.S. presidential candidate, 1924
- John W. Davis (New Jersey politician), speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
- John Wesley Davis, U.S. representative from Indiana, governor of Oregon Territory
- John William Davis (Georgia politician), 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 politician), Australian pastoralist in colonial Western Australia
- John Caswell Davis, Canadian senator
- Jack Davis (Canadian politician), Canadian politician from British Columbia
Sports
Baseball
- John Davis (pitcher, born 1883), Negro leagues pitcher
- John Davis (pitcher, born 1963), Major League Baseball player
- Quack Davis, Negro leagues outfielder
- Red Davis, Major League Baseball third baseman
Cricket
- John Brewer Davis, English cricketer
- John Davis (cricketer, born 1882), English cricketer for Derbyshire
- John Davis (Worcestershire cricketer), English cricketer
- John Davis (cricketer, born 1939), Welsh cricketer
- John Davis (cricketer, born 1943), English cricketer
Other sports
- John Davis (footballer), soccer player
- John Davis (offensive lineman), American football offensive lineman
- John Davis (tight end), American football tight end
- J. Elwood Davis American football player
- J. R. Davis, American college football player
- John Davis (rower), American Olympic rower
- John Davis (skier), American para-alpine skier
- John Davis (speedway rider), English speedway rider
- John Davis (swimmer), New Zealand swimmer
- John Davis (weightlifter), 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 (wrestler), British Olympian
Other people
- John Clements Davis, American geologist
- John Davis (British businessman), English managing director of the Rank Organisation, later chairman
- John Davis (buccaneer), English buccaneer
- John Davis (explorer), English navigator and explorer
- John Davis (entrepreneur), American entrepreneur
- John Davis (sealer), 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 (publisher), African-American newspaper publisher, politician and land speculator in Roanoke, Virginia
- John E. Davis (architect), college football player and architect in Birmingham, Alabama
- John Merle Davis, American missionary
- John R. Davis Jr., American diplomat