John Davis 538783 220110264 2008-06-18T09:39:08Z Tassedethe 7098284 /* In sports */ add bio '''John Davis''' may refer to: <!-- Put some really prominent ones here above the ToC, if they can be ID'd --> __TOC__ == People == === American politicians === * [[John Davis (pupablist)]] (1753-1788), Boston * [[John Davis (jurist)]] (1761–1847), Massachusetts state representative * [[John Davis (Kansas politician)]] (1826–1901), U.S. Representative from Kansas * [[John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)]] (1787-1854), Governor of Massachusetts, 1834-1835; 1841-1843 * [[John Davis (Pennsylvania)]] (1788-1878), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania * [[John Davis (Texas politician)]], Texas state senator, 1923–1927 * [[John Davis (Washington DC politician)]], U.S. Assistant Secretary of State 1882-1885 * [[Bancroft Davis]] (1822-1907) a.k.a. John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions, 1883-1902 * [[John E. Davis (North Dakota politician)]] (1913–1990), governor of North Dakota, 1957–1961 * [[John E. Davis (Texas politician)]], member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1999 to present * [[John G. Davis]], (1810–1866), U.S. Representative from Indiana * [[John J. Davis (congressman)]] (1835 - 1916), United States Representative from West Virginia * [[John Morgan Davis]] (1906–1984), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania * [[John W. Davis]] (1873–1955), Democratic U.S. presidential candidate, 1924 *[[John W. Davis (governor)]] (1826-1907), Governor of Rhode Island * [[John Warren Davis]] (1867-1945), NJ State legislator and Judge, Third Circuit Court of Appeals * [[John Wesley Davis]] (1799–1859), U.S. Representative from Indiana, Commissioner to China, Governor of Oregon Territory * [[John William Davis (Georgia politician)]] (1916-1992), Lawyer and U.S. Representative from Georgia === Other politicians === * [[John Davis (Australian politician)]] (1817–1893), Pastoralist in colonial Western Australia *[[John Caswell Davis]] (1888-1953), Canadian senator * [[John Francis Davis]] (1795–1890), governor of Hong Kong === In arts and media === *[[Blind John Davis]] (1908-1985), blues pianist * [[John Davis (American producer)]], U.S. film producer * [[John Davis (Australian artist)]], Australian artist and winner of the Blake Prize for Religious Art * [[John Davis (Experimental video and sound artist)]], records on the ''Root Strata'' label, directed the experimental video ''Candide''. * [[John Davis (musician)]], Canadian bassist from Garage punk band [[The Gruesomes]] * [[John Davis (singer-songwriter)]], member of Superdrag * [[John Davis (musician)]], member of Georgie James, former member of Q And Not U * [[John Davis (sculptor)]] (born 1936), Australian sculptor * [[John Davis (theatre)]], founder and manager of [[Théâtre d'Orléans]] in New Orleans * [[John A. Davis]], American animator * [[John H. Davis (author)]], American author * [[John H. Davis (television)]], American television producer/personality known for ''[[MotorWeek]]'' * [[Johnathon Davis]], American experimental musician * [[Sir John Davis]] (1906–1993), film producer, chairman of the Rank Organisation * [[John Davis and the Monster Orchestra]], 1970s band === In military === * [[John Davis (Medal of Honor)]] (born 1878), Spanish-American War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * [[John Davis (Medal of Honor recipient, 1881)]] (1854-1903), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * [[John Davis (sailor)]], American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * [[John Davis (soldier)]], American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * [[John Davis (WWII)]], Capitan who helped set up Force 136 during World War II *[[John J. Davis]], U.S. Army, Military Intelligence *[[John K. Davis]] (born 1927), U.S. Marine Corps === In sports === * [[John Davis (infielder)]] (1915-2002) * [[John Davis (pitcher)]] (1963- ) * [[John Davis (basketball player)]], Chicago Bulls draft pick in 1970 * [[John Davis (football player)]], former NFL offensive lineman * [[John Davis (speedway rider)]] (born 1954), English * [[John Davis (weightlifter)]], (1921-1984), U.S. Olympian, gold medalist * [[John Davis (Worcestershire cricketer)]], (1884-1951) English cricketer * [[Sir John Brewer Davis]] (1741-1817), early cricketer * [[John S. Davis]], American head college football coach for the Ottawa University Braves, 1930 === Other people === * [[John Davis (academic)]], Warden of All Souls College, Oxford * [[John Davis (buccaneer)]], the alias of the English buccaneer Robert Searle * [[John Davis (English explorer)]] (c. 1550–1605), English navigator and explorer * [[John Davis (entrepreneur)]], American * [[John Davis (sealer)]], American who claimed to have first set foot on Antarctica * Sir [[John Davis (mathematician)]] (1562-1625), English mathematician and conspirator * [[John Adelbert Davis]] (1871-1934), American bible college founder * [[John C. Davis]], American economist * [[John F. Davis]] (1907-2000), American lawyer, law professor, and Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States * [[John King Davis]] (1884-1967), Australian explorer and navigator * [[John P. Davis]] (1905-1973), African-American activist and writer * [[John Davies (lecturer)]] or Davis (''fl.'' 1816-1850) English chemist and lecturer == Fictional characters == * [[John Davis (EastEnders)|John Davis ''(EastEnders)'']] fictional character == John Davis as title == *[[John Davis (album)|''John Davis'' (album)]] released 2005 by John Davis (singer-songwriter) ==See also== *[[John Davies]] *[[Jonathan Davis]] *[[Jack Davis]] <!-- can't have this tag until fic char is split out {{hndis|name=Davis, John}} --> {{disambig}} [[Category:Lists of ambiguous human names|Davis, John]] [[de:John Davis]] [[fr:John Davis]] [[nl:John Davis]] [[ja:ジョン・デイヴィス]] [[pl:John Davis]] [[pt:John Davis]] [[fi:John Davis]] [[sv:John Davis]]