Davidson (name)

Davidson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of David". There are alternate spellings called septs, including those common in the British Isles and Scandinavia: Davidsen, Davisson, Davison, Daveson, Davidsson. While the given name comes from the Hebrew "David", meaning beloved, Davidson is rarely used as a masculine given name or nickname. Davidson may refer to:^[1][2]

It is also an anglicised version of the Ashkenazi Jewish surname Davidovitch, Slavic for "son of David" and Davidoff.

Surname

Notable people with the surname Davidson include:

A–D

• Adam Davidson (disambiguation)
• Alan Davidson (disambiguation)
  • Alan Davidson (cricketer) (born 1929), Australian cricketer
  • Alan Davidson (food writer) (1924–2003), British diplomat, historian and food writer
  • Alan Davidson (Scottish footballer) (born 1960), Scottish footballer
  • Alan Douglas Davidson, Australian pilot; first Qantas death
  • Alan Edward Davidson (born 1960), Australian soccer player
• Alexander Davidson, several people, including:
  • Alexander Davidson (architect) (1839–1908), Scottish architect
  • Alex Davidson (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
  • Alex Davidson (rugby league), rugby league player
• Allan Davidson (disambiguation)
  • Allan "Scotty" Davidson (1890–1915), Canadian hockey player
• Amy Davidson (born 1979), American actress
• Andrew B. Davidson (born 1902), Scottish Hebrew scholar
• Andy Davidson (disambiguation)
• Anthony Davidson (born 1979), British racing driver
• Arnold Davidson (?–?), American philosopher
• Arthur Davidson (motorcycling), co-founder of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company
• Avram Davidson (1923–1993), American science fiction writer
• Basil Davidson (born 1914), English historian of Africa
• Ben Davidson (born 1940), American football player
• Bill Davidson (disambiguation)
• Bob Davidson (ice hockey), Canadian hockey player
• Bob Davidson (umpire), baseball umpire
• Bruce Davidson (equestrian), American equestrian
• Bruce Davidson (photographer) (born 1933), American photographer
• Carolyn Davidson (?–?), designed the Nike swoosh
• David Davidson (politician) (born 1943), Scottish politician
• Davidson (Essex cricketer), English cricketer playing 1784–1787
• Donald Davidson (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • Donald Davidson (historian) (?–?), British-born Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian
  • Donald Davidson (philosopher) (1917–2003), American philosopher
  • Donald Davidson (poet) (1893–1968), American poet
• Doug Davidson (born 1954), American actor

E–L

• Eileen Davidson (born 1959), American actress
• Eric H. Davidson (born 1937), American biologist
• Ernest R. Davidson (born 1936), American chemist
• Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson (1894–1985), British politician
• George Davidson (geographer) (1825–1911), English geodesist, astronomer, geographer and engineer in the United States
• George Forrester Davidson (1909–1995), Canadian civil servant
• Gustav Davidson (1895–1971), American poet and angelologist
• Harold Davidson (1875–1937), English clergyman who was defrocked
• Brigadier General Henry Brevard Davidson (1831–1899), American Civil War, Confederate Army
• Hilda Ellis Davidson (1914–2006), English antiquarian and mythographer
• Ian Davidson (Scottish politician) (born 1950), Scottish politician
• Inger Davidson (born 1944), Swedish politician
• J. Norman Davidson (FRS), Scottish biochemist, pioneer molecular biologist and textbook author.
• James Dale Davidson (?–?), American founder of the National Taxpayers Union
• James Davidson (disambiguation)
• James Duncan Davidson (born 1970), software engineer
• James Edward Davidson Australian founder of News Limited.
• Jane Davidson (born 1957), Welsh politician
• Jaye Davidson (born 1968), British actor
• Jim Davidson (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • Jim Davidson (actor) (born 1963), American actor
  • Jim Davidson (comedian) (born 1953), English comedian
• Jo Davidson, American sculptor
• John Andrew Davidson (1852–1903), Canadian politician
• John Davidson (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • John Davidson (entertainer) (born 1941), American actor, host of the game show Hollywood Squares
  • John Davidson (ice hockey) (1912–1996), a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • John Davidson (poet) (1857–1909), Scottish poet and playwright
  • John Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson, earlier known as John Colin Campbell Davidson,(1889–1970), British politician
    • John Ogilvie Davidson, Canadian packer, guide and rancher, known as "Skook" Davidson (short for Skookum
  • Major General John "Black Jack" Davidson (1825–1881), Mexican-American War
• Jonathan Davidson, British civil engineer and soldier
• Lionel Davidson (born 1922), English poet

M–R

• Max Davidson (born 1950), German-born film comedian
• Melody Davidson (?–?), Canadian hockey coach
• Michael Davidson (poet) (born 1944), American poet
• Michael Davidson (singer) (born 1969), singer and songwriter
• Mike Davidson (born 1963), New Zealand freestyle swimmer
• Neil Davidson
• Nora Fontaine Davidson (1836–1929), American teacher
• Ogunlade Davidson (?–?), Sierra Leonean academic
• Osha Gray Davidson (born 1954), American writer
• Owen Davidson (born 1943), Australian tennis player
• Patricia Davidson (born 1946), Canadian politician
• Philip Davidson (1882–unknown), American gangster
• Lt. General Phillip Davidson (1915–1996), served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War
• Randall Davidson (1848–1930), 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, Archbishop of Canterbury
• Richard Davidson (born 1951), American scientist
• Richard M. Davidson, Old Testament scholar
• Robert Davidson (inventor) (1804–1894), Scottish inventor
• Robert Laurenson Dashiell Davidson (1909–1998), philatelist of Missouri
• Robyn Davidson (born 1950), Australian writer
• Rollo Davidson (1944–1970), mathematician
• Ross Davidson (1949–2006), British actor
• Ross Davidson (footballer born 1973), English footballer
• Ross Davidson (footballer born 1989), English footballer
• Ross Davidson (footballer born 1993), Scottish footballer

S–W

• Samuel Davidson (1807–1898), Irish Biblical scholar
• Samuel Cleland Davidson (1846–1921), Irish inventor and founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works
• Stuart Davidson (cricketer) (born 1972), Scottish cricketer
• Sven Davidson (born 1928), Swedish tennis player
• Thomas Davidson (palaeontologist) (1817–1885), Scottish-British palaeontologist
• Thomas Davidson (philosopher) (1840–1900), Scottish philosopher
• Tommy Davidson (born 1965), American actor
• True Davidson (1901–1978), Canadian mayor
• Walter Edward Davidson (1859–1923), Colonial governor of the Seychelles, Newfoundland, New South Wales
• William Davidson (conspirator) (1781–1820) African Caribbean revolutionary
• William Davidson (lumberman) (1740–1790), Scottish settler in Canada
• William Davidson (1923–2009), American executive
• Brigadier General William Lee Davidson (1746–1781), United States War of Independence
• William Mackenzie Davidson (1856-1930), American politician and planter
• Willie G. Davidson, head of design of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company; designer of the FX Super Glide, XLCR Sportster, FXSTSB Bad Boy, and other models

Given name

• Davidson Black (1884–1934), Canadian paleoanthropologist

Fictional characters

• Dr. Ben Davidson, fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, portrayed by actor Mark Derwin
• PC Andy Davidson, fictional character on the BBC science fiction series Torchwood, portrayed by actor Tom Price

References

See also

• Davidson
• Viscount Davidson
• Clan Davidson
• Davison (disambiguation)
• Davidsen (disambiguation)

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