John Davis
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[edit] People
[edit] American politicians
- 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. Resresentative from Pennsylvania
- John Davis (Texas politician), Texas state senator, 1923–1927
- John Davis (Washington DC politician), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State 1882-1885
- John Chandler Bancroft Davis (1822-1907), Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions, 1883-1902, son of John Davis (Massachusetts Governor)
- 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 W. Davis (1873–1955), Democratic U.S. presidential candidate, 1924
- John Wesley Davis (1799–1859), U.S. Representative from Indiana, Commissioner to China, Governor of Oregon Territory
[edit] Other politicians
- John Davis (Australian politician) (1817–1893), pastoralist in colonial Western Australia
- John Francis Davis (1795–1890), governor of Hong Kong
[edit] In media production
- John Davis (American producer), U.S. film producer
- 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), former member of Superdrag
- Johnathon Davis, American experimental musician
- Sir John Davis (1906–1993), film producer, chairman of the Rank Organisation
- John Davis, founder and manager of Théâtre d'Orléans in New Orleans
[edit] 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
[edit] In sports
- John Davis (baseball) (1915-2002)
- John Davis (pitcher) (1963- )
- John Davis (weightlifter), (1921-1984), U.S. Olympian, gold medalist
- John Davis (football player), former NFL offensive lineman
[edit] Other people
- John Davis (buccaneer), English buccaneer
- John Davis (English explorer) (c. 1550–1605), an English navigator and explorer.
- John Davis (sealer), American who claimed to have first set foot on Antarctica
- Sir John Davis (mathematician) (1562-1625), an English mathematician and conspirator
[edit] Fictional characters
- John Davis (EastEnders) fictional character
[edit] See also
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