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William Davis
may refer to:
Contents
1
Academia
2
Arts and entertainment
2.1
Film, television, and theater
2.2
Music
2.3
Other media
3
Military
4
Politics
5
Science
6
Sports
6.1
American football
6.2
Baseball
6.3
Basketball
6.4
Rugby union
6.5
Other sports
7
Other people
8
See also
Academia
edit
William C. Davis (historian)
(born 1946), American historian and university professor
William H. Davis (educator)
(1848–1938), American educator and school administrator
William Hatcher Davis
(1939–2017), professor of philosophy, Auburn University
William Stearns Davis
(1877–1930), American educator, historian, and writer
William Watson Davis
(1884–1960), professor and author
Arts and entertainment
edit
Film, television, and theater
edit
William B. Davis
(born 1938), actor, professor, and waterskier
Will S. Davis
(1882–1920), American film director
William Stanford Davis
(born 1951), American actor
Wee Willie Davis
(1906–1981), American film actor
Bill C. Davis
(1952–2021), American playwright and actor
Robert Hartford-Davis
(1923–1977), born William Henry Davis, British producer, director and writer
Music
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Bill Davis (musician)
, American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
Wild Bill Davis
(1918–1995), American jazz musician
William "Bill" Davis, baritone, founding member of the 1950s R&B group
The Crows
Will Davis (musician)
(1926–1984), jazz pianist
Other media
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William Davis (journalist)
(1933–2019), economics editor, BBC presenter, editor of
Punch
, 1969–1977
William Davis (artist)
(1812–1873), Irish Pre-Raphaelite artist
William Davis (photographer)
, American photographer
William Moore Davis
(1829–1920), American painter
William Virgil Davis
(born 1940), American poet
Bill Davis (artist)
(born 1949), American illustrator, animation director and designer, graphic designer, and painter
Military
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William A. Davis Jr.
(1927–2017), engineer for the United States Army
William Church Davis
(1866–1958), U.S. Army general
William G. M. Davis
(1812–1898), Confederate States Army general
William V. Davis
(1902–1981), United States Navy admiral
William Davis (Royal Navy officer)
(1901–1987), British admiral
Politics
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Bill Davis
(1929–2021), Canadian politician, premier of Ontario
Will Davis (Illinois politician)
(born 1968), Illinois State Representative for the 30th district
Will Davis (Virginia politician)
, Virginia state legislator for the 39th district
William B. Davis (politician)
(died 1935), American politician from Maryland
William C. Davis (American politician)
(1867–1934), 11th lieutenant governor of Alabama
William C. Davis (Canadian politician)
(born 1939), Canadian politician
William E. Davis
(1929–2021), former university president, Democratic politician and football coach
William Hammatt Davis
(1879–1964), American politician
William Henry Davis
(1872–1951), appointed assistant to the Secretary of War, 1917
William H. Davis (sheriff)
, Pittsburgh City Council member, 1952–1954; Sheriff of Allegheny County, 1954–1970
William H. Davis (Pennsylvania state representative)
, served 1854
William H. Davis (Pennsylvania state senator)
(1900–1955), served 1955
William Lovel Davis
(1844–1932), Australian politician
William Morris Davis (congressman)
(1815–1891), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
William Walter Davis
(1840–1923), Australian politician
William Z. Davis
(1839–1923), Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio and Ohio Supreme Court Judge
William Howe Davis
(1904–1982), American politician, mayor of Orange, New Jersey
Science
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William Davis (cardiologist)
(born 1957), American cardiologist and author of
Wheat Belly
William C. Davis Jr.
(1921–2010), American ballistics engineer and writer
William Conan Davis
(1926–2022), African-American scientist
William Morris Davis
(1850–1934), American geographer, geologist and meteorologist
William T. Davis
(1862–1945), naturalist, entomologist and historian
Sports
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American football
edit
Bill Davis (offensive lineman)
(1916–1994), American football tackle
William C. Davis (American football)
(1938–2020), American football coach
Willie Davis (defensive end)
(1934–2020), American football defensive end
Willie Davis (wide receiver)
(born 1967), American football wide receiver
Will Davis (linebacker)
(born 1986), American football defensive end
Will Davis (cornerback)
(born 1990), American football cornerback
Bill Davis (coach)
(1941–2002), American football coach
Baseball
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William Davis (baseball)
, Negro league baseball player
Willie Davis (baseball)
(1940–2010), center fielder in Major League Baseball
Will Davis (baseball)
(born 1984), American college baseball coach
Bill Davis (baseball)
(1942–2023), baseball player
Babe Davis
(William L. Davis, fl.1937–1939), American baseball player
Basketball
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Will Davis (basketball)
(born 1992), American basketball
Willie Davis (basketball)
(born 1945), basketball player
Bill Davis (basketball)
(1921–1975), basketball player
Rugby union
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Will Davis (rugby union)
(born 1990), English rugby union player
Bill Davis (rugby union)
(born 1942), New Zealand rugby union and softball player
Wendy Davis (rugby union)
(William Edward Norman Davis, 1913–2002), international rugby union player for Wales
Other sports
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Bill Davis (darts player)
(born 1959), American darts player
Bill Davis (NASCAR owner)
, motorsports car owner
J. William Davis
, father of the National Letter of Intent for college athletics
William Davis (cricketer, born 1880)
(1880–1959), who played for Surrey, London County and the South of England from 1903 to 1911
Will Davis (cricketer)
(born 1996), English cricketer
William Davis (golfer)
(died 1902), Scottish golfer
Bill Davis (ice hockey)
(born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player
Other people
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William Davis (miner)
(1887–1925), miner killed during strike protest leading to Davis Day
William Heath Davis
(1822–1909), early settler of San Diego, California, USA
William John Davis
(1848–1934), British trade unionist
William Rhodes Davis
(1889–1941), American oil man and Nazi collaborator
William Davis (bishop)
(1908–1987), Anglican bishop and archbishop in Canada
William Davis (judge)
(born 1954), judge of the High Court of England and Wales
William Davis (priest)
, English priest
William George Davis
, American serial killer and former nurse
See also
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Billy Newton-Davis
(born 1951), Canadian R&B, jazz and gospel singer-songwriter
Billy Davis (disambiguation)
William Davies (disambiguation)
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