List of people with surname Davis

For information on the surname Davis itself, see Davis (surname).

Davis is a common English-language surname shared by many notable people, among them being:

A

• A. W. Davis, American basketball player and coach
• Abraham Hopkins Davis South Australian businessman and horticulturist
• Adam Davis (umpire), former Australian rules football field umpire
• Adam Davis (pool player), English pool player
• Adam 'Tex' Davis, American screenwriter and director
• Adam Hart-Davis, British writer and television presenter
• Adelle Davis, American nutritionist
• Al Davis, general manager of the Oakland Raiders National Football League team and former head coach of the franchise
• Al "Bummy" Davis, American boxer
• Alan Davis, British comic book artist
• Alana Davis, American singer-songwriter
• Alexander Jackson Davis
• Alice Brown Davis, Native American chief
• Allan Davis, Australian cyclist
• Allen Lee Davis
• Altovise Davis, American dancer and third wife of Sammy Davis Jr.
• Alvin Davis
• Amanda Davis, American novelist
• Andra Davis
• André Davis
• Andrew Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Angela Davis, (born 1944), American author and activist
• Ann Davis (model), American model
• Ann B. Davis, American actress
• Anthony Davis (disambiguation) or Tony Davis, multiple people
• Antonio Davis
• Art Davis, jazz bassist
• Art Davis (American football), American football player
• Arthur Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Artur Davis, Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama from 2003 to 2011

B

• Bancroft Davis, American lawyer and diplomat
• Barbara Davis, widow of Marvin Davis
• Baron Davis, American basketball player
• Barry Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ben Davis (disambiguation), multiple people, including Benjamin Davis
• Bennie L. Davis, American general
• Benny Davis, American footballer
• Bernard Davis, American biologist
• Bette Davis, American actress
• Betty Davis (born 1945), singer
• Bettye Davis (born 1938), member of the Alaska Senate
• Bill Davis, Canadian politician
• Bill Davis (NASCAR), American owner of Bill Davis Racing
• Billy Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Billy Newton-Davis, Canadian singer
• Bob Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Brad Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Brian Davis (golfer), British golfer
• Brian Davis (cleric), New Zealand Archbishop
• Brooke Davis, fictional character from One Tree Hill
• Bryan Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bud Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Butch Davis, American football coach

C

• Carl Davis, American-born composer and conductor based in Britain
• Carl Davis (record producer), American record producer of soul and R&B music
• Carl Raymond Davis, South African-born flying ace during the Battle of Britain
• Cathy Davis (born c 1959), American boxer
• Chandler Davis, American mathematician and science fiction writer
• Charles Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Charlie Davis (cricketer), cricketer from Trinidad and Tobago
• Chili Davis, American Major League Baseball player
• Chip Davis, American musician
• Chris Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Clarence Davis, American football player
• Claud M. Davis, American engineer and inventor
• Claude Davis, Jamaican football (soccer) player
• Clifford Davis (politician), (1897–1970) Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1940 to 1965.
• Clifford Davis (music manager), Fleetwood Mac manager
• Clifton Davis, American actor, songwriter and minister
• Clive Davis, American record producer and music industry executive
• Colin Davis (1927–2013), English conductor
• Colin Davis (racing driver), British racing driver
• Craig "Buster" Davis (1985), a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).
• Cullen Davis, American entrepreneur
• Curt Davis (1903–1965), American baseball player
• Cushman Davis (1838–1900), Governor of Minnesota and U.S. Senator

D

• Dafydd Davis, Welsh builder of bike trails
• Dale Davis (basketball), American basketball player
• Daniel Davis (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Daniel Davis, American actor
• Danny Davis (wrestler), American wrestler
• Danny Davis, American wrestler and referee also known as Dan Marsh
• Danny K. Davis, American politician
• Dantrell Davis, American victim of gang fighting
• David Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Deane C. Davis, American politician
• Dennis Davis, American musician
• DeRay Davis, American comedian
• Derek Davis, Irish television personality
• Derek Davis (artist), English artist
• Destiny Davis, American model
• Devin Davis (musician), American musician
• Devin Davis (basketball), basketball player
• Diana Davis, fictional character from Sliders
• Dick Davis (defensive end), American football player
• Dick Davis (running back), American football player
• Domanick Davis, American football player, now known as Domanick Williams
• Donald Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Doris A. Davis, American mayor
• Dorothy Salisbury Davis, American crime writer
• Doug Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Doug E. Davis, American politician
• Drexell R. Davis, American politician
• Duff Hart-Davis, British biographer
• Dwight F. Davis (died 1945), politician and tennis enthusiast; founder of the Davis Cup competition

E

• Edith Smith Davis, temperance activist
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American jazz tenor saxophonist
• Edmund J. Davis (1827–1883), American jurist, soldier, and politician
• Edward Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Edwin Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Elmer Davis
• Eric Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Erik Davis, American writer
• Erin Davis, Canadian radio personality
• Ernie Davis (1939–1963), American football player
• Essie Davis, Australian actress
• Evan Davis (UK reporter), British television journalist

F

• Fred Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Frenchie Davis

G

• Gail Davis, American actress
• Garrett Davis, American politician
• Garry Davis (1921–2013), American peace activist
• Reverend Gary Davis, American blues musician
• Gary Lee Davis, American convicted murderer
• Geena Davis, American actress
• Gene Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Geoff Davis, American politician
• George Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gerald Davis, philatelist
• Gerard Davis, New Zealand soccer player
• Gerry Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gherardi Davis (1858–1941), New York politician
• Glen Davis (basketball), National Basketball Association player
• Glenn Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Glyn Davis, Australian academic administrator
• Graeme J Davis, mediaevalist
• Gray Davis, former governor of California
• Greg Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gronow Davis, British general
• Gussie Davis, American songwriter
• Guy Davis (comics), comic book artist
• Guy Davis (Blues musician)
• Gwen Davis, American novelist

H

• H. L. Davis (1894–1960), novelist and poet
• Hal Davis, American songwriter and music producer
• Harold Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)
• Harry Davis (1930s first baseman)
• Harry L. Davis, American politician
• Hasbrouck Davis (1827–1870), American general
• Heath Davis
• Helen Davis, American legislator
• Henry Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Herbert Davis
• Herman Davis, American soldier
• Holland Archer Davis (1869–1955), philatelist
• Hope Davis, American actress
• Howard Davis (architect), American architect
• Howard Davis Jr., American boxer
• Howard Davis (runner), Jamaican athlete
• Howell Davis, pirate
• Hubert Davis, American basketball player

I

Ike Davis

• Ian Davis (businessman), British executive at McKinsey & Company
• Ian Davis (cricketer), Australian cricketer
• Ike Davis (shortstop), Former American baseball player
• Ike Davis, American baseball player for the Oakland Athletics
• Ivan Davis, Northern Ireland politician

J

• Jack Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jackson B. Davis, former member of the Louisiana State Senate
• Jacob Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jamelia Davis, British R&B singer Jamelia
• James Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jamie Davis, British actor
• Jan Davis, American astronaut
• Janet Davis, Canadian politician
• Jason Davis (American football), American football player
• Jason Thomas Davis
• Jed Davis, American musician
• Jeff Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America
• Jefferson Davis (Arkansas governor), "Jeff" Davis, (1862–1913), Governor of Arkansas and U.S. Senator
• Jefferson C. Davis, (Jefferson Columbus Davis, 1828–1879), American Civil War Union general, Military Commander of Alaska
• Jerome Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jesse Davis, American jazz saxophonist
• Jesse Ed Davis
• Jessica and Jesse Davis, American twin actors
• Jehu Davis
• Jim Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jimmie Davis, singer, governor of Louisiana
• Jimmy Davis (footballer), Manchester United footballer
• Jo Ann Davis, American politician
• Joan Davis, American actress
• Jody Davis (baseball), American baseball player
• Joe Davis, British snooker player
• Joe W. Davis, American mayor
• Joel Davis, retired Major League Baseball pitcher.
• John Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnny Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jonathan Davis, American singer
• Jonathan Davis, known as Q-Tip (rapper)
• Joshua Davis (disambiguation) or Josh Davis, multiple people
• Josie Davis, American actress
• Judy Davis (born 1955), actress
• Julia Davis, British comedy writer

K

• Kane Davis, American baseball player
• Karen Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kathryn Wasserman Davis (1907–2013), American philanthropist
• Keeley Davis, American musician
• Keith Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kelsey Davis, American footballer
• Kelvin Davis, English footballer
• Kelvin Davis (businessman), American executive
• Kelvin Davis (politician), New Zealand Member of Parliament
• Kenneth E. Davis, American football player
• Kenneth C. Davis, writer
• Kenneth S. Davis, American historian and biographer
• Kerri Davis, American bridge player
• Kertus Davis, American racing driver
• Kingsley Davis, American sociologist
• Kiplyn Davis, missing girl
• Kristin Davis, American actress
• Kyra Davis, American mystery novelist

L

• Lance E. Davis (1928–2014), American economic historian
• Larry Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Laura Davis, American medley swimmer
• Leon Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Leonard Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lillian Hall-Davis, British actress
• Lincoln Davis, American politician
• Linda Davis, country singer.
• Lindsey Davis, British author
• G. Lindsey Davis, American Methodist bishop
• Louis Davis, British artist
• Lucy Davis, British actress
• Luther Davis, American dramatic writer
• Lydia Davis, American writer
• Lynn A. Davis, Arkansas lawyer, writer, politician

M

• Mac Davis, American singer-songwriter
• Marc Davis (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Marc Davis (animator) (1913–2000), animator at Walt Disney Studios
• Marcus Davis, MMA fighter
• Marion Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mark Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Martin Davis, American mathematician
• Martin Davis (tennis)
• Marvin Davis, American businessman
• Mary Lund Davis, American architect
• Matthew Davis (disambiguation) or Matt Davis, multiple people
• Maura Davis, American rock
• Max Davis (born 1950), New Zealand footballer
• Max Leroy Davis (born ~1945), Australian bishop
• Melissa Davis
• Meryl Davis, American ice dancer
• Michael Davis (disambiguation) or Mike Davis, multiple people
• Mildred Davis, American actress
• Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter
• Miles Dewey Davis, Jr., American dentist, father of trumpeter Miles Davis
• Mitch Davis, American film director
• Moll Davis, mistress of Charles II of England
• Mo'ne Davis (born 2001), American Little League Baseball pitcher
• Monnett Bain Davis, American diplomat
• Monti Davis (1958–2013), American basketball player
• Morris Davis, United States Air Force prosecutor
• Morris Davis (composer) (1904–1968), Canadian composer
• Mortimer Davis, Canadian businessman

N

• Nancy Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Natalie Zemon Davis, American feminist historian
• Nathaniel Davis, American politician
• Neil Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Neriah Davis, American model
• Nick Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Nicole Davis, American volleyball player
• Nikolaos Davis, (1883-1967), Greek painter from the Munich School.
• Noah Davis (1818–1902), New York lawyer and politician

O

• Olive Osmond, née Olive May Davis, mother to members of The Osmonds
• Ossie Davis, American actor and activist
• Otho Davis, Athletic trainer
• Otis Davis, American athlete
• Owen Davis, American dramatist
• Owen Davis, Jr., American actor

P

• Paige Davis, American actress
• Patti Davis, American writer, daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan
• Paul Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis, American activist
• Percival Davis
• Peter Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Philip Davis (disambiguation) or Phil Davis, multiple people
• Phineas Davis, American inventor
• Preston Davis (American football), American football player
• Priscilla Davis, Fort Worth, Texas socialite

R

• Rainy Davis, singer
• Raphael Davis, American mixed martial artist
• Rashied Davis, American football player
• Raymond Davis (disambiguation) or Ray Davis, multiple people
• Rebecca Harding Davis
• Rece Davis, American television journalist
• Red Davis, American baseball player
• Red Davis (American football), American football player
• Rennie Davis, American activist
• Richard Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rick Davis, American soccer player
• Ricky Davis, American basketball player
• Rob Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rodney M. Davis, US Marine
• Roger Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ron Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roquel Billy Davis
• Ross Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Russell Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ryan Davis (disambiguation), multiple people

S

• S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis, British journalist
• Sam Davis, figure of the American Civil War
• Sammi Davis, British actress
• Sammy Davis (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Sammy Davis, Jr., noted American entertainer
• Scott Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sean Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Shani Davis, American speedskater
• Sid Davis, American film director
• Simon Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Skeeter Davis, American singer
• Sol Davis
• Spencer Davis (born 1941), British R&B musician
• Spud Davis
• Stanley Stewart Davis, British pharmacologist
• Steve Davis (disambiguation) or Steven Davis or Stephen Davis, multiple people
• Stingray Davis (born 1942), musician
• Stringer Davis, British actor
• Stuart Davis (musician)
• Stuart Davis (painter) (1894–1954)
• Susan Davis (disambiguation), multiple people

T

• TJ Davis, British singer
• Tamra Davis
• Te Ahu Davis
• Ted Davis (disambiguation) or Teddy Davis, multiple people
• Terrell Davis, American football player
• Terril Davis, American middle distance runner
• Terry Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Theodore Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Thomas Davis (disambiguation) or Tom Davis or Tommy Davis, multiple people
• Tim Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tommy Davis, Former American baseball player
• Travis Kyle Davis, American actor
• Trina McGee-Davis, American actress
• Troy Davis (gridiron football), American and Canadian football player
• Troy Anthony Davis, American convict
• Tyrone Davis (1938–2005), musician

V

• Vaginal Davis, drag queen
• Valerie Davis, fictional character from Passions
• Vernon Davis, American football player
• Vernon M. Davis (1855–1932), New York lawyer
• Victor Davis, Canadian swimmer
• Virginia Davis
• Viveka Davis, American actress

W

• Wade Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Walter Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Wantha Davis, American jockey
• Warren Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Warwick Davis, British actor
• Westmoreland Davis, American lawyer and politician
• Wild Bill Davis, musician
• William Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Willie Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Winston Davis, cricketer from St Vincent
• Wendy Davis, American politician

Z

• Zelma Davis, Liberian singer
• Zola Davis (born 1975), American football player