Davis
Davis is a common English family name .
Origin and meaning
Davis is related to King David in the Old Testament and originated as a patronymic s-formation to the common given name David , as a shortening from Davids . A variant of the name is Davies .
Name bearer
A.
- Aaron Davis (musician) (* 1953), American-Canadian pianist and composer
- Aaron Davis (boxer) (* 1967), American boxer
- Aaron Davis (ice hockey player) (born 1979), American ice hockey player
- Aaron P. Davis (* 1965), Dutch botanist
- Aasha Davis (born 1973), American actress
- Al Davis (1929-2011), US National Football League franchisee
- Alan Davis (* 1956), British comic artist
- Alexander Davis (politician) (1833–1889), American politician
- Alexander Davis (actor) (* 2006/2007), Canadian actor
- Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892), American architect
- Alexander K. Davis , American politician
- Allan Davis (* 1980), Australian cyclist
- Allen Clayton Davis (* 1927), American diplomat
- Allison Davis (1902-1983), American anthropologist
- Amos Davis (1794–1835), American politician
- Andre M. Davis (* 1949), American lawyer
- Andrew Davis (conductor) (born 1944), British conductor
- Andrew Davis (director) (born 1946), American film director
- Andrew Davis (politician) , British politician, Mayor of Warminster
- Andrew Davis (racing driver) (* 1977), American automobile racing driver
- Andrew Davis (ice hockey player) (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
- Andrew Jackson Davis (1826–1910), American spiritualist
- Andy Davis (actor, 1950) (born 1950), American actor
- Andy Davis (soccer player) (born 1975), soccer player in the British Virgin Islands
- Andy Davis (actor, II) , American actor
- Andy Davis (musician) , American musician and songwriter
- Andy Cresswell-Davis (* 1949), British musician and record producer, member of The Korgis
- Angela Davis (* 1944), American civil rights activist
- Ann B. Davis (1926-2014), American actress
- Annett Davis (* 1973), American beach volleyball player
- Anthony Davis (* 1993), American basketball player
- Anthony Davis (composer) (born 1951), American composer and jazz pianist
- Antonio Davis (* 1968), American basketball player
- Aree Davis (born 1991), American actress
- Art Davis (1934-2007), American double bass player
- Arthur Hoey Davis , real name of Steele Rudd (1868-1935), Australian writer
- Arthur Davis (Director) (1905–2000), American film director, animator, and screenwriter
- Arthur Joseph Davis (1878–1951), British architect
- Arthur Marshall Davis (1907–1963), American lawyer
- Arthur P. Davis ( Arthur Powell Davis ; 1861-1933), American engineer
- Arthur Paul Davis (1904–1996), American literary scholar
- Artur Davis (* 1967), American politician
B.
- Baron Davis (* 1979), American basketball player
- Barry Davis (born 1961), American wrestler
- Battle Davis (1952-1994), American film editor
- Ben Davis (born 1961), British cameraman
- Ben Hunt-Davis (* 1972), British rower
- Bergen Davis (1869–1958), American physicist
- Bernard Davis (1893 – unknown), American banker and philatelist
- Beryl Davis (1924-2011), British-American singer
- Bette Davis (1908–1989), American actress
- Betty Davis (* 1945), American singer
- Betty Jack Davis († 1953), American singer, see The Davis Sisters
- Bill Davis (* 1929), Canadian politician
- Billy Davis junior (born 1938), American musician
- Blind Willie Davis , American blues musician
- Brad Davis (actor) (1949–1991), American actor
- Brad Davis (American football player) (born 1953), American football player
- Brad Davis (basketball player) (born 1955), American basketball player
- Brad Davis (soccer player) (born 1981), American soccer player
- Brad Davis (baseball player) (born 1982), American baseball player
- Brandon Davis (* 1995), American snowboarder
- Brian Newton Davis (1934–1998), New Zealand priest
- Brinton B. Davis (1862–1952), American architect
- Brooke Davis (* 1980), Australian writer
- Bruce Davis (* 1942), American member of the Manson Family
- Byron Davis (* 1973), Australian squash player
C.
- Calvin Davis (born 1972), American athlete
- Candice Davis (* 1985), American hurdler
- Carl Davis (music producer) (1934–2012), American music producer
- Carl Davis (* 1936), American composer
- Carlie Davis (* 1991), American soccer player
- Carole Davis (born 1958), actress and singer
- Caroline Davis (* 1981), American jazz saxophone player
- Chandra Davis (* 1978), American model and singer
- Charles Davis (theologian) (1923-1999), British theologian
- Charles Davis (actor) (1925–2009), Irish actor
- Charles Davis (saxophonist) (1933-2016), American jazz saxophonist
- Charles Davis (art historian) (1939–2015), American art historian
- Charles Davis (flutist) (born 1946), Australian jazz flutist
- Charles Carroll Davis (1911-2004), American marine biologist
- Charles Crawford Davis (1893–1966), American sound engineer
- Charles Henry Davis (1807–1877), American admiral, astronomer, and hydrographer
- Charles Michael Davis (* 1984), American actor and model
- Charles Russell Davis (1849–1930), American politician
- Charles Till Davis (1929–1998), American historian
- Charlie Davis ( Charles Fremont Davis ; 1899–1991), American jazz musician and songwriter
- Claude Davis (* 1979), Jamaican soccer player
- Clifford Davis (1897–1970), American politician
- Clive Davis (* 1932), American music manager and producer
- Colin Davis (1927-2013), British conductor
- Colin Davis (racing driver) (1933–2012), British Formula 1 driver
- Corey Davis (born 1995), American football player
- Cushman Kellogg Davis (1838-1900), American politician
- Cyrus W. Davis (1856–1917), American businessman and politician
D.
- Daidy Davis-Boyer († 2012), French music producer
- Dale Davis (born 1969), American basketball player
- Damion Davis ( Florian Renner ; * 1980), German musician, actor and filmmaker
- Dana Davis (* 1978), American actress
- Dane A. Davis , sound engineer
- Daniel Davis (actor) (born 1945), American actor
- Daniel F. Davis (1843-1897), American politician
- Daniel Gateward Davis (1788-1857), Anglican bishop
- Danny Davis (country musician) (1925–2008), American country musician, trumpeter and band leader
- Danny Davis (jazz musician) , American jazz musician, saxophonist, flautist and percussionist
- Danny Davis (snowboarder) (* 1988), American snowboarder
- Danny K. Davis (* 1941), American politician
- Danute Bankaitis-Davis (* 1958), American racing cyclist
- Daryl Davis , American musician
- Dave Davis (athlete) (born 1937), American shot putter
- Dave Davis (comedian) (* 1973), German cabaret artist and comedian
- Dave Davis (DJ) (* 1973), Belgian disc jockey and producer
- Dave Davis (actor) (born 1989), American actor
- David Davis (Mine Pioneer) Sr. (1797–1866) Welsh mining pioneer and entrepreneur
- David Davis (Politician, 1815) (1815–1886) American (Illinois) politician and judge
- David Davis (Entrepreneur) (1821-1884) Welsh entrepreneur
- David Davis (author) (born 1937), American screenwriter and producer
- David Davis (politician, 1948) (born 1948), British politician
- David Davis (politician, 1959) (born 1959), American politician (Tennessee)
- David Davis (handball player) (* 1976), Spanish handball player
- David Davis (soccer player) (born 1991), English soccer player
- David Brion Davis (1927–2019), American historian
- David J. Davis (1870–1942), American politician (Pennsylvania)
- David William Davis (1873–1959), American politician (Idaho), see DW Davis
- Deane C. Davis (1900–1990), American politician (Vermont)
- Deborah Davis (writer) (born 1952), American writer
- Deborah Davis (singer) (born 1956), American jazz singer
- Deborah Davis (psychologist) , American psychologist
- Deborah Davis (screenwriter) , British screenwriter
- Deborah Dean Davis , American screenwriter
- Demario Davis (born 1989), American football player
- Dennis Davis (1949-2016), American drummer
- Derek Davis (1948-2015), Irish television presenter
- Dexter Davis ( American football player , 1970) ( Dexter Wendell Jackson Davis ; * 1970) American football player
- Dexter Davis (producer) , American film producer and director
- Dexter Davis ( American football player, 1986) ( Dexter Alexander Davis ; * 1986) American football and Canadian football player
- Dexter Davis ( American Football Player , 1990) ( Dexter B. Davis, Jr. , born 1990) American Canadian football and arena football player
- Diane Davis (rhetorician) (born July 5 or 15, 1963), rhetorician and university professor
- Diane Davis (squash player) , Australian squash player
- Dick Davis (1917–1954), American saxophonist and band leader
- Dixie Davis (1905–1969), American lawyer
- Don Davis (racing driver) (1933–1962), American racing driver
- Don Davis (producer) (1938-2014), American music producer, songwriter and guitarist
- Don Davis (jazz musician) (* around 1950), American jazz musician
- Don Davis (artist) ( Donald E. Davis ; born 1952), American artist
- Don Davis (Composer) ( Donald Romain Davis ; * 1957), American film composer
- Don S. Davis (1942-2008), American actor
- Donald Davis (playwright) (1904-1992), American playwright
- Donald J. Davis (1929–2007), American clergyman, Bishop of Erie
- Donald R. Davis (entomologist) (* 1934), American entomologist
- Donald R. Davis (astronomer) , American astronomer
- Donald R. Davis (Economist) ( Donald Ray Davis ; * 1956) American economist and university professor
- Dorothy Salisbury Davis (1916-2014), American writer
- Douglas Davis (1933–2014), American artist and art critic
- Dwight Davis (1908-1965), American biologist
- Dwight Filley Davis (1879–1945), American politician and tennis player
E.
- Ed Davis (* 1989), American basketball player
- Eddie Davis (director) (born 1907), American director
- Eddie Davis (boxer) (born 1951), American boxer (light heavyweight)
- Eddie Lockjaw Davis (1922–1986), American tenor saxophonist
- Eddy Davis (1940-2020), American jazz musician
- Edgar Davis (* 1940), South African sprinter
- Edmund J. Davis (1827-1883), American officer and politician (Texas)
- Edward Davis (pirate) (before 1660 – after 1702), buccaneer in Jamaica
- Edward Davis (car dealer) (* around 1912), American car dealer
- Edward Davis (General) (born 1963), Lieutenant General of the Royal Marines, Governor of Gibraltar
- Edward Louis Davis (1926–1994), American actor, entrepreneur, musician and producer
- Edward M. Davis (1916–2006), American politician and police officer
- Edward W. Davis (1888–1973), American metallurgist and university professor
- Edward Ziegler Davis (before 1880–1925), American literary scholar
- Elliot Davis (born 1948), American cameraman
- Éric Davis (* 1991), Panamanian soccer player
- Ernestine Davis ( Tiny Davis ; 1907–1994), American jazz trumpeter and singer
- Ernie Davis (1939–1963) American football player
- Essie Davis (born 1970), Australian actress
- Ethel Davis , Liberian diplomat
- Eugene Davis (journalist) (1857-1897), Irish journalist and poet
- Eugene Davis ( American football player ) (1870-1946), American doctor and American football player and coach
- Eugene Davis (soccer player) (born 1953), Irish soccer player
- Eunice Davis (1920–1999), American singer and songwriter
- Everard Davis (1912-2005), British athlete
- Ewin L. Davis (1876–1949), American politician
F.
- Fabian Davis (* 1974), Jamaican soccer player
- Floyd Davis (1909–1977), American racing car driver
- Francis Davis (poet) ( The Belfast Man ; 1810–1885), Irish poet
- Francis Davis (journalist) (born 1946), American music journalist
- Francis W. Davis (1887–1978), American engineer and inventor
- Frank Davis (screenwriter) (1897–1984), American screenwriter and film producer
- Frank Davis (musician) , American drummer and band leader
- Frank Davis (Politician, 1900) ( Francis John Davis ; 1900–1980), Australian politician
- Frank Davis (Politician, 1936) (1936–2018), American politician
- Frank Davis (actor) , American actor
- Frank Davis (racing driver) , American automobile racing driver
- Frank H. Davis ( Frank Hamilton Davis ; 1910–1979), American politician
- Frank Marshall Davis (1905–1987), American journalist, poet, and political activist
- Fred Davis (1913-1998), English snooker and billiards player
G
- Garrett Davis (1801–1872), American politician
- Garry Davis (1921-2013), American peace activist
- Garth Davis (born 1974), Australian director
- Gary Davis (1896–1972), American blues musician
- Geena Davis (born 1956), American actress
- Gene Davis (painter) (1920–1985), American painter
- Gene Davis (politician) (* 1945), American politician
- Gene Davis (wrestler) ( Eugene Davis ; born 1945), American wrestler
- Gene Davis (actor) ( Eugene M. Davis ), American actor
- Geoff Davis (* 1958), American politician
- George Davis (politician) (1820-1896), American politician
- George Davis (soccer player, 1868) (1868– ??), English soccer player
- George Davis (soccer player, 1870) (1870– ??), English soccer player
- George Davis (baseball player, 1870) (1870-1940) American baseball player
- George Davis (soccer player, 1881) (1881-1969), English soccer player
- George Davis (actor) (1889–1965), Dutch-American actor
- George Davis (baseball player, 1890) (1890–1961), American baseball player
- George Davis (soccer player, 1907) (1907–1990), English soccer player
- George Davis (soccer player, 1987) (born 1987), American soccer player
- George E. Davis (1850-1907), British chemist
- George Fleming Davis (1911–1945), American naval officer
- George R. Davis (1840–1899), American politician
- George Davis Jr. (1938–2008), American musician and songwriter
- George S. Davis (1904-1992), American country musician
- George T. Davis (1810–1877), American politician
- George W. Davis (1914–1998), American art director
- George Whitefield Davis (1839-1918), American officer
- Gerard Davis (born 1977), New Zealand soccer player
- Gerry Davis (1930–1991), British writer and screenwriter
- Gervonta Davis (* 1994), American boxer
- Gilfor Davis (born 1978), Vincentian football player
- Gladys Davis (1893– ??), British fencer
- Glen Davis (* 1986), American basketball player
- Glenn Davis ( American football player ) (1924-2005), American football player
- Glenn Davis (jazz musician) (1939 / 40–2018), American jazz musician
- Glenn Davis (athlete) (1934-2009), American hurdler
- Glenn Davis (baseball player) (born 1961), American baseball player
- Glenn Robert Davis (1914–1988), American politician
- Gray Davis (born 1942), American politician
- Greg Davis (rugby player) (1939–1979), Australian rugby player
- Greg Davis (football coach) (born 1951), American football coach
- Greg Davis (American football player, 1955) (born 1955), Australian football player
- Greg Davis (politician, 1962) (born 1962), Canadian politician
- Greg Davis ( American football player , 1965) (born 1965), American football player
- Greg Davis (* 1965), American rock musician, founder of the band Blood on the Saddle
- Greg Davis (politician, 1966) (born 1966), American politician
- Greg Davis (musician) (* 1975), American musician (electronic music)
- Greg Davis (ice hockey player) (born 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
- Greg Davis (* 1982), American basketball player, see Gregory Davis
- Gustav Davis (1856–1951), Austrian journalist and editor
- Guy Davis (musician) (born 1952), American blues musician and actor
- Guy Davis (comic artist) (born 1966), American comic artist
H
- Hallowell Davis (1896-1992), American physiologist and audiologist
- Hannah Davis (* 1985), Australian canoeist
- Hannah Lux Davis (* 1986), American video director
- Hank Davis (born 1944), American science fiction writer and editor
- Harold Davis (track and field athlete) (1921-2007), American sprinter
- Harold Davis (soccer player) (born 1933), Scottish soccer player
- Harold L. Davis (1894 / 1896–1960), American writer
- Harry Davis (soccer player, 1873) (1873-1938), English soccer player
- Harry Davis (football player, 1879) (1879-1945), English football player
- Harry Davis (actor) (1907-1993), American actor
- Harry Davis (soccer player, 1991) (born 1991), English soccer player
- Harry L. Davis (Politician) ( Harry Lyman Davis ; 1878–1950), American politician
- Harry L. Davis (economist) , American economist
- Heather Davis (* 1974), Canadian rower
- Henry Davis ( American football player ) (1942-2000) American football player
- Henry C. Davis (1848–1889), American politician
- Henry G. Davis (1823–1916), American entrepreneur and politician
- Henry Hague Davis (1885–1944), Canadian lawyer
- Henry William Carless Davis ( Henry WC Davis ; 1874–1928), British historian
- Henry Winter Davis (1817–1865), American politician
- Herbert Davis (1893–1967), American university professor
- Hope Davis (born 1964), American actress
- Horace Davis (1831-1916), American politician
- Howard Davis (boxer) (1956-2015), American boxer
- Howard Davis (musician) (1940-2008), British violinist
- Howard Davis (athlete) (born 1967), Jamaican sprinter
- Hubert Davis (* 1970), American basketball player
- Humphrey Davis (1949–2007), American saxophonist and songwriter
I.
- Ian Davis (Manager) (born 1952), British manager
- Ian Davis (cricketer) ( Ian Charles Davis ; born 1953), Australian cricketer
- Ian McNaught-Davis (1929-2014), British mountaineer and television presenter
- Ira Davis (* 1936), American triple jumper
- Iris Davis (* 1950), American sprinter
J
- JC Séamus Davis (* around 1960), Irish-American physicist
- Jack Davis (actor) (1914–1992), American actor
- Jack Davis (politician, 1916) (1916–1991), Canadian politician
- Jack Davis (writer) (1917-2000), Australian playwright and poet
- Jack Davis (draftsman) (1924–2016), American comic artist and cartoonist
- Jack Davis (track and field athlete) (1930-2012), American track and field athlete
- Jack Davis (Politician, 1935) (1935-2018), American politician (Illinois)
- Jack L. Davis (* 1950), American classical archaeologist
- Jackie Davis (1920–1999), American organist
- Jacob Davis (tailor) (1834–1908), Latvian-American tailor
- Jacob Davis (athlete) (born 1978), American pole vaulter
- Jacob C. Davis (1820-1883), American politician
- Jacob E. Davis (1905-2003), American politician
- James Davis (fencer) , American fencer
- James Davis (athlete) (born 1976), American athlete
- James Davis (soccer player) (born 1995), Equatorial Guinean soccer player
- James-Andrew Davis (* 1991), British fencer
- James Benjamin Davis (born 1935), American opera singer (bass baritone)
- James Curran Davis (1895–1981), American politician
- James E. Davis (1962–2003), American politician
- James H. Davis , known as Jimmie Davis (1899–2000), American politician
- James Harvey Davis (1853–1940), American politician
- James J. Davis (1873–1947), American politician
- James Peter Davis (1904–1988), Archbishop of Santa Fe
- James W. Davis (* 1963), American political scientist and university professor
- Jamie Davis (born 1981), British actor
- Jan Davis (musician) (1939–2014), American musician
- Jarret Davis (* 1989), Belizean football player
- Jason Davis (1984–2020), American actor and voice actor
- Jaye Michael Davis (1943-2006), American DJ
- Jeannine Davis-Kimball (1929–2017), American archaeologist
- Jeff Davis (politician) (1862–1913), American politician
- Jeff Davis (trumpeter) (* 1952), American jazz trumpeter
- Jeff Davis (apparatus gymnast) (* 1954), British apparatus gymnast
- Jeff Davis (ski jumper) (born 1958), American ski jumper
- Jeff Davis (actor) (born 1964), American actor
- Jeff Davis (producer) (* 1975), American screenwriter and television producer
- Jeff Davis (vibraphonist) (* 1981), Canadian jazz musician
- Jeff Davis (drummer) , American jazz musician
- Jeff B. Davis (* 1973), American comedian and actor
- Jefferson Davis (1808–1889), American politician, President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
- Jefferson C. Davis (1828–1879), American general
- Jehu Davis (1738–1802), American politician (Delaware)
- Jerome Davis (sociologist) (1891–1979), American sociologist
- Jerome Davis (athlete) (born 1977), American athlete
- Jesse Davis (* 1965), American jazz musician
- Jesse Lee Davis (born 1964), American singer and songwriter
- Jim Davis (actor) (1909–1981), American actor
- Jim Davis (cartoonist) ( James Robert Davis ; * 1945), American comic artist
- Jim Davis (politician) (* 1957), American politician
- Jimmie Davis (1899–2000), American singer, songwriter and politician (Louisiana)
- Jimmy Davis (1982-2003), English football player
- Jo Ann Davis (1950–2007), American politician
- Jo Cool Davis (1953-2016), American gospel singer
- Joan Davis (1912–1961), American actress
- Joe Davis (Music Publisher) (1896–1978), American music producer and publisher
- Joe Davis (billiards player) (1901–1978), English billiards player
- Joe Davis (soccer player, 1938) (1938-2018), English soccer player
- Joe Davis (soccer player, 1941) (1941-2016), Scottish soccer player
- Joe Davis (artist) (born 1953), American researcher and artist
- Joe Davis (soccer player, 1993) (born 1993), English soccer player
- John Davis (explorer) (1550–1605), British navigator and explorer
- John Davis , known as Jehu Davis (1738–1802), American politician
- John Davis (seal hunter) (1784 – after 1821), American seal hunter
- John Davis (politician, 1787) (1787-1854), American politician (Massachusetts)
- John Davis (Politician, 1788) (1788–1878), American politician (Pennsylvania)
- John Davis (Politician, 1826) (1826-1901), American politician (Kansas)
- John Davis (blues musician) ( Blind John Davis ; 1913–1985), American blues musician
- John Davis (weightlifter) (1921–1984), American weightlifter
- John Bonthron Davis (born 1929), American rower and Olympian
- John Davis (anthropologist) (1938-2017), British anthropologist
- John Davis (producer) (born 1953), American film producer
- John Davis (athlete) (born 1977), American shot putter
- John Ainsworth-Davis (1895-1976), British sprinter
- John Caswell Davis (1888–1953), Canadian politician
- John E. Davis (1913–1990), American politician
- John Francis Davis (1795–1890), British governor of Hong Kong
- John G. Davis (1810–1866), American politician
- John Gustave Davis , maiden name of Johnnie Davis ( Johnnie Scat Davies , 1910–1983), American musician and actor
- John James Davis (1835–1916), American politician
- John King Davis (1884–1967), Australian explorer
- John Morgan Davis (1906–1984), American politician
- John Scarlett Davis (1804-1845), English painter
- John W. Davis (Politician, 1826) ( John William Davis ; 1826–1907), American politician
- John W. Davis ( John William Davis ; 1873–1955), American politician, diplomat, and lawyer
- John Wesley Davis (1799-1859), American politician
- John William Davis (Politician) (1916-1992), American Politician (Georgia)
- Johnnie Davis ( Johnny "Scat" Davis ; 1910–1983), American trumpeter, singer and actor
- Jon Davis (born around 1965), American jazz musician
- Jonathan Davis , known as Q-Tip (* 1970), American rapper
- Jonathan Davis (rock musician) (* 1971), American rock musician
- Jonathan M. Davis (1871–1943), American politician
- Jordan Davis (* 1988), American country singer and songwriter
- Jorge Davis (* 1985), Costa Rican soccer player
- Joseph Davis (Trumpeter) , American Trumpeter
- Joseph J. Davis (1828-1892), American politician
- Joseph Robert Davis (1825–1896), American lawyer, politician and officer
- Joseph S. Davis , American economist
- Josh Davis (born 1972), American swimmer
- Josie Davis (* 1973), American actress and film producer
- Judy Davis (born 1955), Australian actress
- Julia Davis (* 1966), British comedian, actress and screenwriter
- Julie Davis (* 1969), American filmmaker
- Justin Davis (* 1988), American football player
K
- Karen Davis (* 1944), American animal rights activist
- Kate Davis (* 1960), American film producer, director, editor and camerawoman
- Kathryn Wasserman Davis (1907-2013), American philanthropist
- Kathy Davis (* 1956), American politician
- Kay Davis (1920–2012), American singer
- Keinan Davis (* 1998), English soccer player
- Kelvin Davis (born 1976), English soccer player
- Kendall Davis (* 1982), soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago
- Kenneth C. Davis (* 1954), American historian and author
- Kenny Davis (* 1961), American jazz bassist
- Kevin Davis (born 1966), American gymnast
- Keyshawn Davis (* 1999), American boxer
- Khris Davis (* 1987), American baseball player
- Kim Davis (* 1965), American registrar
- Kingsley Davis (1908–1997), American sociologist
- Kris Davis (* 1980), Canadian jazz pianist and composer
- Kristin Davis (born 1965), American actress
- Kurt Davis (* 1986), American ice hockey player
L.
- Lanny Davis (* 1946), American lawyer
- Larry Davis (blues musician) (1936–1994), American blues musician
- Larry Davis (New York) (1966-2008), New York criminal
- Larry S. Davis , American computer scientist
- LJ Davis (1940-2011), American writer
- Lauren Davis (* 1993), American tennis player
- Legrome D. Davis (* 1952), American lawyer
- Lem Davis (1914-1970), American jazz saxophonist
- Leonard Davis ( Leonard Ham Davis ; 1905–1957), American jazz trumpeter
- Lewis Davis (1829–1888), Welsh entrepreneur
- Liam Davis (* 1986), English soccer player
- Lilian Hall-Davis (1898–1933), British actress
- Lincoln Davis (born 1943), American politician
- Linda Davis (born 1962), American singer
- Lindsey Davis (born 1949), British writer
- Link Davis (1914–1972), American musician
- Lisa Davis (* 1963), American manager
- Lisa Fagin Davis (* before 1988), American medieval and manuscript expert
- Liselotte M. Davis (* 1935), German-American Germanist
- Lowndes Henry Davis (1836–1920), American politician
- Lucy Davis (actress) (born 1973), British actress
- Lucy Davis (rider) (* 1992), American show jumper
- Lydia Davis (* 1947), American writer
- Lynn Davis (* 1944), American photographer
M.
- Mackenzie Davis (born 1987), Canadian actress
- Marc Davis (animator) (1913-2000), American animator
- Marc Davis (astronomer) (* 1947), American astronomer
- Marc Davis (athlete) (* 1969), American long-distance and obstacle runner
- Marc Davis (snooker player) , Scottish snooker player
- Mark Davis (composer) , American film composer and producer
- Mark Davis (entrepreneur) , American entrepreneur
- Mark Davis (baseball player, 1960), American baseball player
- Mark Davis (baseball player, 1964) (born 1964), American baseball player
- Mark Davis (golfer) (born 1964), English golfer
- Mark Davis (porn actor) (born 1965), British model, porn actor, dancer and director
- Mark Davis (snooker player) (born 1972), English snooker player
- Mark Davis (basketball player) (* 1973), American basketball player
- Mark Davis (film editor) , British film editor, director and producer
- Mark E. Davis (* 1955), American chemical engineer
- Mark H. Davis , American psychologist and university professor
- Mark HA Davis (1945-2020), British mathematician
- Mark M. Davis (* 1952), American immunologist
- Martin Davis (* 1928), American logician and computer scientist
- Marty Davis (born 1958), American tennis player
- Marvin Davis (1925-2004), American entrepreneur
- Matthew Davis (* 1978), American actor
- Matthew L. Davis (1766-1850), American journalist
- Maurice Davis († 2012), American trumpeter
- Max Leroy Davis (* 1945), Australian clergyman, military bishop of Australia
- Maxwell Davis (1916–1970), American saxophonist, arranger and producer
- Mendel Jackson Davis (1942–2007), American politician
- Meryl Davis (* 1987), American figure skater
- Miah Davis (born 1981), American basketball player
- Michael Davis (bassist) (1943–2012), American bassist, singer-songwriter and producer
- Michael Davis (Director) (born 1961), American director and screenwriter
- Michael Davis (trombonist) (born 1961), American trombonist
- Michael Davis ( American football player ) (born 1967), American football player
- Michael Davis (actor) , American actor
- Michael Davis (producer) , American film producer
- Miguel Davis (born 1966), Costa Rican soccer player
- Mike Davis (* 1946), American sociologist and historian
- Mildred Davis (1901–1969), American actress
- Miles Davis (1926–1991), American jazz musician
- Millie Davis (* 2006), Canadian actress
- Moll Davis ( Mary Davis ; 1648 – around 1700), English actress and mistress of King Charles II.
- Monnett Bain Davis (1893–1953), American diplomat
N
- Nancy Jan Davis (* 1953), American astronaut
- Natalie Zemon Davis (* 1928), Canadian-American historian and cultural scientist
- Nathan Davis (African explorer) (1812–1882), British preacher and African explorer
- Nathan Davis (actor) (1917–2008), American actor
- Nathan Davis (musician) (1937–2018), American jazz musician
- Nathaniel Davis (1925-2011), American diplomat
- Nathaniel Penistone Davis (1895–1973), American diplomat
- Nekoda Smythe-Davis (* 1993), British judoka
- Nicholas Davis Jr. (1825–1875), American politician and officer
- Nick Davis (* before 1980), British special effects artist
- Nicole Davis (* 1982), American volleyball player
- Nikolaus Davis (1883–1967), Greek painter
- Noah Davis (politician) (1818–1902), American politician
- Noah Davis (artist) (1983-2015), American artist
- Noah K. Davis ( Noah Knowles Davis ; 1830–1910), American psychologist, philosopher, and university professor
- Noel Davis (1933-2015), British engineer and designer
- Norman Davis (1878–1944), American businessman, diplomat and Red Cross official
O
- Oliver Davis (* 1993), American actor
- Oliver Leydon-Davis (* 1990), New Zealand badminton player
- Oscar Hirsh Davis (1914–1988), American lawyer
- Ossie Davis (1917-2005), American actor
- Otis Davis (born 1932), American basketball player and track and field athlete
- Owen Davis (1874-1956), American playwright
- Owen Davis junior (1907-1949), American actor
P
- Parley Davis (1766–1848), American settler and brigadier general
- Patrick Davis (* 1986), American ice hockey player
- Patti Davis (* 1952), American author
- Paul Davis (singer) (1948–2008), American singer
- Paul Davis (sailor) (* 1958), Canadian-Norwegian sailor
- Paul Davis (soccer player, 1961) (born 1961), English soccer player
- Paul Davis (politician, 1961) (born 1961), Canadian politician
- Paul Davis (soccer player, 1962) (born 1962), Jamaican soccer player
- Paul Davis (baseball coach) (born 1964), American baseball coach
- Paul Davis (soccer player, 1968) (born 1968), English soccer player
- Paul Davis (politician, 1972) (* 1972), American politician
- Paul Davis (snooker player) , English snooker player
- Paul Davis (software developer) , British software developer
- Paul Davis (basketball player) (* 1984), American basketball player
- Pauline Davis (politician) (1917–1995), American politician
- Pauline Davis-Thompson (* 1966), Bahamian athlete
- Peter Davis (director) (born 1937), American film director, producer and writer
- Peter Davis (entrepreneur) (* 1941), British entrepreneur
- Peter Davis (sociologist) (* 1947), New Zealand sociologist
- Peter Davis (historian) , American theater historian, director, dramaturge and actor
- Peter Lovell-Davis, Baron Lovell-Davis (1924-2001), British politician and journalist
- Peter Edward Davis (1928–2019), British ornithologist
- Peter George Davis (1923-2011), British officer
- Peter Hadland Davis (1918–1992), British botanist
- Peter S. Davis , American film producer
- Phil Davis (1906–1964), American comic book artist and illustrator
- Philip Davis (mathematician) (1923–2018), American mathematician
- Philip Davis (actor) (born 1953), English actor, director, screenwriter and composer
- Pierpont Davis (1884–1953), American sailor
Q
- Quenese Davis (* 1988), American basketball player
R.
- Ralph Henry Carless Davis (1918–1991), British historian
- Ray Davis (musician) (1940-2005), English musician
- Raymond Davis junior (1914-2006), American physicist and chemist
- Raymond Allen Davis (* 1973), American consular clerk and intelligence officer
- Rees Alfred Davis (1856–1940), South African plant breeder
- Regi Davis (* before 1990), American actor
- Reuben Davis (politician) (1813–1890), American politician
- Reuben Davis ( American football player ) (born 1965), American football player
- Ricardo Ffrench-Davis (* 1936), Chilean economist
- Richard Davis (jazz musician) (* 1930), American jazz bassist
- Richard Davis (soccer player) (born 1943), British soccer player
- Richard Davis (Editor ) (born 1945), British editor and author of horror literature
- Richard Davis (techno musician) (* 1952), American techno musician
- Richard Davis (cricketer) (1966-2003), British cricketer
- Richard Davis (snooker player) , English snooker player
- Richard A. Davis , American economist and econometrician
- Richard D. Davis (1799–1871), American politician (New York)
- Richard Earl Davis , birth name of Dick Davis (1917–1954), American saxophonist and band leader
- Richard G. Davis , American astronomer and asteroid explorer
- Richard Harding Davis (1864–1916), American writer, journalist and playwright
- Richard Joseph Davis (1921–1999), American politician
- Richard Peter Davis (* 1957), American guitarist and band leader
- Rick Davis (born 1958), American football player
- Ricky Davis (* 1979), American basketball player
- Robert Davis (Boxer, 1971) ( Robert C. Davis, Jr .; * 1971), American boxer
- Robert Davis (Boxer, 1979) ( Robert Eugene Davis ; * 1979), American boxer
- Robert Atkinson Davis (1841–1903), Canadian politician
- Robert C. Davis (* 1948), American historian
- Robert Edward Davis , known as B-Tight (* 1979), German rapper
- Robert Lee Davis (1893–1967), American politician
- Robert T. Davis (1823–1906), American politician
- Robert Thomas Davis (1927-2010), American football player and politician
- Robert William Davis (1932–2009), American politician
- Robert Wyche Davis (1849–1929), American politician
- Rod Davis (* 1955), American-New Zealand sailor
- Rodney L. Davis (* 1970), American politician
- Roger Davis (politician) (1762–1815), American politician
- Roger Davis (actor, 1884) (1884–1980), American actor
- Roger Davis ( American football player ) (born 1938), American football player
- Roger Davis (actor, 1939) (born 1939), American actor
- Roman Griffin Davis (born around 2008), British actor
- Ron Davis (* 1937), American painter, printmaker and object artist
- Ron Davis (soccer player) (1942-2013), Welsh soccer player
- Ronald Davis (hockey player) (1914–1989) British field hockey player
- Ronald D. Davis (* 1942), American author
- Ronald W. Davis (* 1941), American biochemist, geneticist and university professor
- Ryan Davis (ice hockey player, 1978) (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ryan Davis (musician) (* 1983), German music producer, DJ and graphic artist
- Ryan Davis (rugby player) (born 1985), English rugby union player
- Ryan Davis (ice hockey player, 1993) (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ryan T. Davis (1978 / 1979-2013), American journalist
S.
- Sam Davis (Spy) (1842–1863), Confederate Army soldier and spy
- Sam Davis (Mayor) (1903– ??), Namibian journalist and politician
- Sam Davis ( American football player ) (born 1944), American football player
- Sam Davis (film producer) , German-American film producer
- Sammi Davis (* 1964), British actress and photographer
- Sammy Davis (racing driver) ( Sydney Charles Houghton Davis ; 1887–1981), British motorsport journalist and automobile racing driver
- Sammy Davis senior (1900–1988), American dancer and singer
- Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–1990) American singer, dancer, and actor
- Samuel Davis (1774–1831), American politician
- Sarah Davis (1948–2013), American clergyman, Bishop of San Antonio
- Scott Davis , known as Mac Davis (born 1942), American singer-songwriter
- Scott Davis (Manager) (born 1952), American manager
- Scott Davis (athlete) (born 1961), American pole vaulter
- Scott Davis (tennis player) (born 1962), American tennis player
- Scott Davis ( American football player ) (born 1965), American football player
- Scott Davis (figure skater) (born 1972), American figure skater
- Scott Davis (cyclist) (* 1979), Australian cyclist
- Scott D. Davis (* 1973), American musician
- Sean Davis (soccer player, 1979) (born 1979), English soccer player
- Sean Davis (photball player) (born 1993), American football player
- Sean Davis (soccer player, 1993) (born 1993), American soccer player
- Shanesia Davis-Williams (born 1966), American actress
- Shani Davis (* 1982), American speed skater
- Sharen Davis (* 1957), American costume designer
- Sheena Davis (born 1968), British singer
- Sidney Davis , American film actor, screenwriter and film producer
- Skeeter Davis (1931-2004), American singer
- Spanky Davis (1943-2014), American trumpeter
- Spencer Davis (born 1939), British musician
- Stanley Clinton Davis (born 1928), British politician (Labor Party)
- Stanton Davis (* 1945), American musician
- Stephen Davis (journalist) (* 1947), American music journalist
- Stephen H. Davis (* 1939), American engineer and mathematician
- Steve Davis (bassist) (1929–1987), American bassist
- Steve Davis (* 1957), English snooker player
- Steve Davis (Soccer Player, 1965) ( Steven Peter Davis ; * 1965), English soccer player
- Steve Davis (trombonist) (* 1967), American trombonist
- Steve Davis (soccer player, 1968) ( Stephen Mark Davis ; * 1968), English soccer player
- Steven Davis (* 1985), Northern Irish football player
- Stringer Davis (1899–1973), English actor
- Stuart Davis (painter) (1894–1964), American painter
- Stuart Davis (singer) (born 1971), American singer
- Susan Davis (* 1944), American politician
- Susannah Leydon-Davis (* 1992), New Zealand badminton player
- Suzanne Davis (* 1978), American actress
T
- Tamra Davis (* 1962), American director
- Terrell Davis (born 1972), American football player
- Terril Davis (* 1968), American athlete
- Terry Davis (born 1938), British politician
- Theodore Davis (politician) (around 1778–1841), Canadian politician
- Theodore M. Davis (1837–1915), American lawyer and patron
- Theodore R. Davis (1840-1894), American painter
- Theron Davis (* 1967), Bahamian football player
- Thomas Davis (politician) (1806–1895), American politician (Rhode Island)
- Thomas Davis (poet) (1814–1845) Irish politician, poet and patriot
- Thomas Davis ( American football player ) (born 1983), American football player
- Thomas Aspinwall Davis (1798-1845), American politician
- Thomas Beall Davis (1828–1911), American politician
- Thomas Clayton Davis (1889–1960), Canadian engineer, officer, and diplomat
- Thomas F. Davis (1804–1871), American clergyman, Bishop of South Carolina
- Thomas Henry Davis (1918–1999), American entrepreneur
- Thomas Hoyt Davis (1892–1969), American lawyer
- Thomas M. Davis (* 1949), American politician
- Thomas Osborne Davis (1856–1917), Canadian politician
- Thomas Terry Davis (1758–1807), American politician
- Thomas Treadwell Davis (1810–1872), American politician
- Timothy Davis (politician, 1794) (1794–1872), American politician (Iowa)
- Timothy Davis (Politician, 1821) (1821-1888) American politician (Massachusetts)
- Tom Davis (football player, 1911) ( Thomas Lawrence Davis ; 1911–1987), Irish football player
- Tom Davis (Politician) ( Thomas RAH Davis ; 1917–2007), Cook Islands politician
- Tom Davis (Comedian) (1952–2012), American comedian and screenwriter
- Tom Davis (actor) , British actor and screenwriter
- Tom Davis (soccer player, 1984) (born 1984), English soccer player
- Tom B. Davis (1867–1931), British conductor
- Tracy Davis , American actress
- Troy Davis (1968-2011), American convicted murderer
- Tyrone Davis (1938-2005), American soul singer
U
- Ulysses Davis (1872-1924), American director
V
- Varina Davis (1826–1906), American writer and journalist, wife of Jefferson Davis
- Varina Anne Davis ( Winnie Davis ; 1864–1898), American writer and artist
- Vernon Davis (born 1984), American football player
- Vicki Davis (* 1980), American actress
- Victor Davis (1964–1989), Canadian swimmer
- Vincent Davis (* 1957), American jazz drummer
- Viola Davis (born 1965), American actress
- Virginia Davis (1918–2009), American actress
- Viveka Davis (born 1969), American actress
W.
- W. Eugene Davis (* 1936), American lawyer
- Walter Davis (botanist) (1847–1930) British botanist and plant hunter
- Walter Davis (soccer player) (1888-1937), Welsh soccer player
- Walter Davis (blues musician) (1912–1963), American blues pianist and singer
- Walter Davis junior (1932–1990), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
- Walter Davis (basketball player) (born 1954), American basketball player
- Walter Davis (athlete) (* 1979), American triple jumper
- Walter Francis "Buddy" Davis (* 1931), American high jumper; see Walt Davis
- Walter Naylor Davis (1876–1951), American politician
- Wantha Davis (1917-2012), American jockey
- Warren R. Davis (1793-1835), American politician
- Warwick Davis (born 1970), American actor
- Watson Davis (1896–1967), American science journalist and organizer
- Wee Willie Davis ( William Davis ; 1906–1981), American actor
- Wendy Davis (politician) (* 1963), American politician
- Wendy Davis (actress) (born 1966), American actress
- Westmoreland Davis (1859–1942), American politician
- Wild Bill Davis (1918–1995), American jazz musician
- Will Davis (cyclist) ( William Arthur Davis ; 1877– ??), British cyclist
- Will Davis (musician) ( William E. Davis ; 1926–1984), American jazz musician
- Will Davis (psychotherapist) (* 1943), American psychotherapist
- Will Davis (comedian) , American comedian
- Will Davis (collector) , American typewriter collector
- Will Davis (writer) (born 1980), British writer
- Will Davis (football player, 1986) (born 1986), American football player (linebacker)
- Will Davis ( American football player , 1990) (born 1990), American football player (cornerback)
- William Davis (painter) (1812–1873) Irish painter
- William Davis (journalist) (1933-2019), British journalist and author
- William Davis (medical doctor) (* 1957), American cardiologist and author
- William B. Davis (zoologist) (1902-1995), American zoologist
- William Bruce Davis (born 1938), Canadian actor
- William C. Davis (politician) (1867–1934), American politician
- William C. Davis (historian) (born 1946), American historian
- William George Mackey Davis (1812–1898), American brigadier general
- William Grenville Davis (* 1929), Canadian politician, see Bill Davis
- William Morris Davis (1850–1934), American scientist
- William Morris Davis (politician) (1815-1891), American politician
- William T. Davis ( William Thompson Davis ; 1862–1945), American entomologist and historian
- William Watts Hart Davis (1820–1910), American lawyer, officer, politician and historian
- Willie Davis ( William Delford Davis ; 1934–2020), American football player and entrepreneur
- Willie Davis (baseball player) (1940-2010) American baseball player
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- Zara Davis (* 1966), English windsurfer