Namesakes
American First Ladies:
1 first lady
Nancy Reagan (a.k.a. Davis) 1981-1989 
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Viola Davis 2015 How to Get Away with Murder
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Jessica Davis 2007 Thirteen Reasons Why
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Cameron Davis 1965 Days of Our Lives
Brody Davis 1999 Roswell
Katherine Mayfair (a.k.a. Davis) 2004 Desperate Housewives
Jessica Davis 2017 13 Reasons Why
Hall-of-Famers:
3 football, 1 baseball
(football) Willie Davis 1981
(football) Al Davis 1992
(baseball) George Davis 1998
(football) Terrell Davis 2017
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Terrell Davis 1998 football
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Raymond Davis Jr. 2002
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
22 actors
Bette Davis 1908-1989
David Brian (a.k.a. Davis) 1914-1993
Ossie Davis 1917-2005
Gail Davis 1925-1997
Ann B. Davis 1926-2014
Daniel Davis 1945-
Terence Knox (a.k.a. Davis) 1946-
Brad Davis 1949-1991
Phil Davis 1953-
Judy Davis 1955-
Geena Davis 1956-
Hope Davis 1964-
Kristin Davis 1965-
Viola Davis 1965-
Warwick Davis 1970-
Josie Davis 1973-
Julienne Davis 1973-
Matthew Davis 1978-
Benjamin Walker (a.k.a. Davis) 1982-
Charles Michael Davis 1984-
Mackenzie Davis 1987-
Roman Griffin Davis 2007-
Notable Athletes:
2 football, 2 soccer, 1 basketball, 1 billiards, 1 skating, 1 tennis
(football) Willie Davis 1934-2020
(billiards) Steve Davis 1957-
(soccer) Brad Davis 1981-
(soccer) Steven Davis 1985-
(skating) Meryl Davis 1987-
(football) DeMario Davis 1989-
(basketball) Anthony Davis 1993-
(tennis) Lauren Davis 1993-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
John Davis c. 1550-1605
Notable Musicians:
1 musician, 1 singer
Miles Davis 1926-1991
Jonathan Davis 1971-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Raymond Davis Jr. 1914-2006
Olympic Medalists:
7 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze, 2 gold/silver, 2 silver/gold, 1 silver/bronze/gold
(gold) John Ainsworth-Davis 1920 4x400 m relay
(gold) Alice Coachman (a.k.a. Davis) 1948 high jump
(silver) Jack Davis 1952; 1956 110 m hurdles
(gold) Walt Davis 1952 high jump
(gold) Otis Davis 1960 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(gold) Glenn Davis 1956; 1960 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay
(silver) Kenneth Davis 1972 basketball
(gold) Walter Davis 1976 basketball
(gold/silver) Victor Davis 1984; 1988 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Howard Davis 1988 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Clarissa Davis 1992 basketball
(bronze) Calvin Davis 1996 400 m hurdles
(silver/gold) Pauline Davis-Thompson 1996; 2000 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold/silver) Josh Davis 1996; 2000 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Shani Davis 2006; 2010 speed skating
(silver) Nicole Davis 2008; 2012 volleyball
(silver/bronze/gold) Meryl Davis 2010; 2014 figure skating
(gold) Anthony Davis 2012; 2024 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
3 actresses
(actress) Bette Davis 1936; 1939 Dangerous; Jezebel
(actress) Geena Davis 1989 The Accidental Tourist
(actress) Viola Davis 2017 Fences
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Harold L. Davis 1936 Honey in the Horn
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Ray Davis 1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
Miles Davis 2006