Namesakes
John Davis
(m) c. 1550-1605 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
George Davis
(m) 1870-1940
Hall-of-Famers 1998 (baseball)
Harold L. Davis
(m) 1894-1960
Pulitzer Award Winners 1936 Honey in the Horn
John Ainsworth-Davis
(m) 1895-1976
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x400 m relay (gold)
Bette Davis
(f) 1908-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1936; 1939 Dangerous; Jezebel (actress)
David Brian
(a.k.a. Davis) (m) 1914-1993
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Raymond Davis Jr.
(m) 1914-2006
Nobel Prize Winners 2002 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Ossie Davis
(m) 1917-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nancy Reagan
(a.k.a. Davis) (f) 1921-2016
American First Ladies 1981-1989
Alice Coachman
(a.k.a. Davis) (f) 1923-2014
Olympic Medalists 1948 high jump (gold)
Gail Davis
(f) 1925-1997
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ann B. Davis
(f) 1926-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Miles Davis
(m) 1926-1991
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006
Al Davis
(m) 1929-2011
Hall-of-Famers 1992 (football)
Jack Davis
(m) 1930-2012
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 110 m hurdles (silver)
Walt Davis
(m) 1931-2020
Olympic Medalists 1952 high jump (gold)
Otis Davis
(m) 1932-
Olympic Medalists 1960 400 m; 4x400 m relay (gold)
Willie Davis
(m) 1934-2020
Hall-of-Famers 1981 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Glenn Davis
(m) 1934-2009
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay (gold)
Ray Davis
(m) 1940-2005
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1997 Parliament-Funkadelic
Daniel Davis
(m) 1945-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Terence Knox
(a.k.a. Davis) (m) 1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kenneth Davis
(m) 1948-
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (silver)
Brad Davis
(m) 1949-1991
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Phil Davis
(m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Walter Davis
(m) 1954-2023
Olympic Medalists 1976 basketball (gold)
Judy Davis
(f) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Geena Davis
(f) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1989 The Accidental Tourist (actress)
Steve Davis
(m) 1957-
Notable Athletes (billiards)
Victor Davis
(m) 1964-1989
Olympic Medalists 1984; 1988 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold/silver)
Hope Davis
(f) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Cameron Davis
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Kristin Davis
(f) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Viola Davis
(f) 1965-
Emmy Award Winners 2015 How to Get Away with Murder (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2017 Fences (actress)
Pauline Davis-Thompson
(f) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 200 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/gold)
Howard Davis
(m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1988 4x400 m relay (silver)
Clarissa Davis
(f) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1992 basketball (bronze)
Warwick Davis
(m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jonathan Davis
(m) 1971-
Notable Musicians
Calvin Davis
(m) 1972-2023
Olympic Medalists 1996 400 m hurdles (bronze)
Josh Davis
(m) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/silver)
Terrell Davis
(m) 1972-
Hall-of-Famers 2017 (football)
Most Valuable Players 1998 football
Josie Davis
(f) 1973-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Julienne Davis
(f) 1973-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Matthew Davis
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Brad Davis
(m) 1981-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Nicole Davis
(f) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 volleyball (silver)
Benjamin Walker
(a.k.a. Davis) (m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Shani Davis
(m) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2006; 2010 speed skating (gold/silver)
Charles Michael Davis
(m) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Steven Davis
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Meryl Davis
(f) 1987-
Notable Athletes (skating)
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 figure skating (silver/bronze/gold)
Mackenzie Davis
(f) 1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
DeMario Davis
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (football)
Anthony Davis
(m) 1993-
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 2012; 2024 basketball (gold)
Lauren Davis
(f) 1993-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Brody Davis
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Roswell
Katherine Mayfair
(a.k.a. Davis) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Desperate Housewives
Jessica Davis
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 2007 Thirteen Reasons Why
Fictional Characters from Television 2017 13 Reasons Why
Roman Griffin Davis
(m) 2007-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)