Davidson (family name)
Davidson is a patronymic family name derived from the name David (son of David). He is a family name.
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Davidson (born 1964), American actor and director
- Alan Eaton Davidson (1924–2003), British diplomat and cultural historian
- Alexander C. Davidson (1826-1897), American politician
- Allan Davidson (1873–1930), explorer with geological knowledge
- Allan Douglas Davidson (1873–1932), British landscape, portrait and nude painter
- Allen Turner Davidson (1819–1905), Confederate politician
- Amanda Davidson (* 1983), American basketball player
- Amy Davidson (born 1979), American actress
- Andeh Davidson (* 1958), Nigerian boxer
- Andrew Davidson, 2nd Viscount Davidson (1928–2012), British politician (Conservative Party)
- Andrew Davidson (writer) (born 1969), Canadian writer
- Andrew Davidson (dart player) , Scottish dart player
- Anstruther Davidson (1860-1932), Scottish botanist
- Anthony Davidson (* 1979), British Formula 1 racing driver
- Asbury Bascom Davidson (1855–1920), American politician
- Avram Davidson (1923-1993), American writer
B.
- Basil Davidson (1914-2010), British historian and Africanist
- Ben Davidson (1940–2012), American football player and actor
- Beverly Davidson (* 1959), American physician
- Boaz Davidson (* 1943), Israeli director and screenwriter
- Brandon Davidson (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brian Davidson (born 1964), British diplomat
- Bruce Davidson (photographer) (born 1933), American photographer
- Bruce Davidson (rider) (* 1949), American horse breeder and eventing rider
C.
- Carolyn Davidson (* 1943), American graphic designer
- Carson Davidson (1924–2016), American film director, film producer and screenwriter
- Charles Findlay Davidson (1911-1967), British geologist
D.
- David Davidson (economist) (1854–1942), Swedish economist
- David Davidson (engineer) (1884-1953), Scottish engineer
- David Davidson (Screenwriter) (1908–1985), American screenwriter
- David Davidson (soccer player, 1926) (1926–1996), Scottish soccer player
- David Davidson (soccer player, 1934) (born 1934), Scottish soccer player
- David Davidson (politician) (born 1943), Scottish politician
- David Davidson (baseball player) (born 1984), Canadian baseball player
- David Davidson (soccer player, 1986) (* 1986), Ghanaian soccer player
- Delaney Davidson (* 1972), New Zealand musician
- Diane Mott Davidson (* 1949), American detective writer
- Donald Davidson (1917–2003), American philosopher
- Donald Davidson (poet) (1893–1968), American poet
- Donald Davidson (Author) , American motorsport historian of British descent
- Doug Davidson (born 1954), American actor
E.
- Eduard von Davidson (1840–1922), royal Prussian lieutenant general
- Edward Davidson , American computer engineer
- Eileen Davidson (born 1959), American actress
- Elaine Davidson (* 19 **), Brazilian, most pierced woman in the world
- Eric Davidson (1915–2009), Canadian mechanic and survivor of the Halifax explosion
- Erik Harris Davidson (1937–2015), American systems biologist
- Ernest R. Davidson (* 1936), American chemist
F.
- Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson (1894–1985), British politician
G
- Garrison H. Davidson (1904-1992), American Lieutenant General
- Geo Davidson (1865–1956), Italian racing cyclist, sports official and entrepreneur
- George Davidson (geographer) (1825–1911), American geographer, geodesist, and astronomer
- George Davidson (track and field athlete) (1898–1948), New Zealand track and field athlete and rugby league player
- George Davidson (pianist) , pianist
- George Davidson (singer) , musician, singer and producer
H
- Heath Davidson (* 1987), Australian wheelchair tennis player
- Henry Brevard Davidson (1831–1899), Brigadier General of the Confederate Army in the Civil War
- Hilda Ellis Davidson (1914–2006), English archaeologist with a focus on Germanic and Celtic religion
I.
- Ian Davidson (soccer player, 1937) (born 1937), Scottish soccer player
- Ian Davidson (soccer player, 1947) (born 1947), English soccer player
- Ian Davidson (politician, 1950) (born 1950), Scottish politician
- Ian Davidson (politician, 1951) (born 1951), South African politician
- Ian Davidson (composer) , film composer
- Ian Davidson (oboist) , American oboist
- Inger Davidson (* 1944), Swedish politician (Kristdemokraterna)
- Irwin D. Davidson (1906–1981), American lawyer and politician
- Israel Davidson (1870–1939), American Jewish writer and publisher of Lithuanian origin
J
- James Davidson (ornithologist) (1849–1925), British officer and ornithologist
- James Davidson (actor) , American actor
- James Duncan Davidson (* 1970), American software developer
- James H. Davidson (1858–1918), American politician
- James N. Davidson (* 1964), British ancient historian
- James Norman Davidson (1911–1972), British biochemist
- James O. Davidson (1854–1922), American politician
- Jason Davidson (* 1991), Australian-Greek soccer player
- Jaye Davidson (* 1968), American actor
- Jermareo Davidson (* 1984), American basketball player
- Jimmy Davidson (1908–1978), Canadian band leader, jazz cornet player and singer
- Jo Davidson (1883–1952), American sculptor
- Joe Davidson (1915–1985), Canadian labor leader
- John Davidson (1857–1909), Scottish poet
- Julius Ralph Davidson (1889–1977), architect
- Jun Marques Davidson (born 1983), Japanese football player
K
- Kenneth Davidson (1905-1954), American badminton player
- Kief Davidson (* 1970), American filmmaker
L.
- Laurie Davidson (Designer) ( Lawrence Karl Davidson ; * 1927), New Zealand boat designer
- Laurie Davidson (actor) (born around 1992), British actor
- Lionel Davidson (1922-2009), English thriller writer
- Lowell Davidson (1941–1990), American jazz pianist
- Lynch Davidson (1873–1952), American politician
M.
- Madelyn Davidson (1913–1998), American politician
- Marama Davidson (* 1974), New Zealand politician
- MaryJanice Davidson (* 1969), American writer
- Max Davidson (1875–1950), American film actor
- Michael Davidson (journalist) (1897–1976), British journalist and author
- Michael Davidson (playwright) , American playwright and screenwriter
- Michael Davidson (singer, 1935) (1935-2019), American opera singer (baritone)
- Michael Davidson (lyricist) (born 1944), American poet and curator
- Michael Davidson (psychiatrist) (born 1950), Israeli psychiatrist
- Michael Davidson (singer, 1963) ( Michael Jay Davidson ; born 1963), American singer and songwriter
- Mike Davidson ( Michael James Davidson ; born 1963), Australian freestyle swimmer
N
- Neil Davidson (1957-2020), British sociologist
- Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova (born 1950), Scottish lawyer, Advocate General for Scotland and member of the House of Lords
- Norman Davidson (1916-2002), American chemist
O
- Ogunlade Davidson (* 19 **), climatologist from Sierra Leone
- Owen Davidson (born 1943), Australian tennis player
P
- Paul Davidson (film producer) (1867–1927), German film producer
- Paul Davidson (economist) (* 1930), American economist
- Paul Davidson (singer) , Jamaican singer
- Pete Davidson (* 1993), American comedian and actor
- Philmore Davidson (1928–1993), musician from Trinidad
R.
- Randall Thomas Davidson (1848–1930), Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury
- Richard Davidson (* 1951), neuroscientist teaching at the University of Wisconsin – Madison
- Richard K. Davidson (* 1942), American manager
- Robert Davidson (1804-1894), Scottish inventor
- Robert HM Davidson (1832–1908), American politician
- Rollo Davidson (1944–1970), British probability theorist
- Ronald Davidson (1941-2016), Canadian physicist
- Ross Davidson (1949-2006), British actor
- Roy Davidson (1896–1962), American film technician
- Ruth Davidson (* 1978), Scottish journalist and politician
S.
- Sarah Davidson (* 1958), Canadian harpist and music teacher
- Sven Davidson (1928–2008), Swedish tennis player
T
- Thelma Davidson de López (1922-2010), Salvadoran entrepreneur
- Thomas Davidson (printer) , Scottish printer
- Thomas Davidson (paleontologist) (1817–1885), Scottish paleontologist
- Thomas Davidson (shipbuilder) (1828–1874), American shipbuilder
- Thomas Davidson (poet) (1838–1870), Scottish poet
- Thomas Davidson (philosopher) (1840–1900), Scottish-American philosopher
- Thomas Davidson (painter) (1842-1919) British painter
- Thomas Davidson (cricketer) (born 1927), Australian cricketer
- Thomas G. Davidson (1805-1883), American politician
- Thomas Scott Davidson (1858–1933), Canadian politician
- Thomas Whitfield Davidson (1876–1974), American judge and politician
- Tierna Davidson (* 1998), American soccer player
- Tommy Davidson (soccer player) ( Thomas Davidson ; 1873-1949), Scottish soccer player
- Tommy Davidson (actor) (born 1963), American actor
- Trump Davidson (1908–1978), Canadian band leader, jazz cornet player and singer, see Jimmy Davidson
W.
- Warren Davidson (* 1970), American politician
- William Davidson (1593 ~ 1669) Scottish physician, see William Davison
- William Davidson (politician) (1778-1857), American politician (North Carolina)
- William Davidson (industrialist) (1922–2009), American entrepreneur and patron
- William Davidson (film producer) (1928–2009), Canadian film producer, screenwriter and director
- William B. Davidson (1888–1947), American actor
- William H. Davidson (before 1836 – after 1838), American politician (Illinois)
- Willy Davidson (1890–1933), German painter, graphic artist and set designer