Davis, according to one source, derives from the French ''Devis''. Davis is a masculine given name which may refer to:

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* Davis Agesa (born 1995), Kenyan footballer *

Davis Allen Davis Allen (1916-1999) was an American interior designer and furniture designer. He was noted as a pioneer in the design of interior corporate environments and had a forty-year tenure at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. In1983 he designed the "Ando ...

(1916–1999), American interior designer *

Davis Allen (American football) Davis Allen (born February 3, 2001) is an American football tight end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. Early years Allen grew up in Calhoun, Georgia and attended Calhoun Hi ...

(born 2001), American football player * Davis Arinaitwe (born 1987), Ugandan cricketer *

Davis Atkin Davis Atkin (born 17 February 2001) is a field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it ...

(born 2001), Australian field hockey player

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Davis Evan Bedford Brigadier Davis Evan Bedford (1898–1978) was a British physician and cardiology, cardiologist. After education at Ipswich School and at Epsom College, D. Evan Bedford entered the Middlesex Hospital Medical School in 1916. In 1918 he became a ...

(1898–1978), British physician *

Dāvis Bertāns Dāvis Bertāns (born 12 November 1992) is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed the "Latvian Laser", he also represents the Latvian national team. He was the 4 ...

(born 1992), Latvian basketball player *

Davis Bitton Ronald Davis Bitton (February 22, 1930 – April 13, 2007) was a charter member and president of the Mormon History Association, professor of history at the University of Utah, and official Assistant Church Historian in the Church of Jesus Chri ...

(1930–2007), American historian * Davis Eugene Boster (1920–2005), American diplomat * Davis Burleson (born 2003), American social media personality

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* Davis Carpenter (1799–1878), American politician * Davis Cheek (born 1999), American football player * Davis Chenge (born 1991), Kenyan rugby union footballer *

Davis Chiramel Rev. Fr. Davis Chiramel, popularly known as the Kidney Priest, is an Indian Catholic priest and the founder of the Accident Care and Transport Service (ACTS) and the Kidney Federation of India. He currently serves under the Syro-Malabar Catholi ...

(born 1960), Indian priest *

Davis Chirchir Davis Chirchir (born c. 1960) is a Kenyan politician who was nominated by Former President Uhuru Kenyatta as Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum on 25 April 2013. He is also a renowned 'IT guru', having started his career in Telkom Kenya, ...

(born 1960), Kenyan politician *

Davis Cleveland Davis Richard Cleveland (born February 5, 2002) is an American child actor. He is known for his role as Flynn Jones on the Disney Channel original series '' Shake It Up''. Cleveland starred as Manny in the 2016 Nickelodeon Original Movie ''Ru ...

(born 2002), American actor *

Davis Coombe Davis Coombe is an American documentary film editor, writer, producer and director. He is best known for his work on '' The Social Dilemma'', '' Casting JonBenet'', ''Chasing Coral'' and '' Saving Face''. He is a member of the Academy of Motion P ...

, American filmmaker *

Davis Croghan Davis George Croghan, D.D. (July 10, 1832 in Ireland – November 21, 1890 in South Africa), the first Archdeacon of Bloemfontein, and Provost of the Cathedral. Dr. Croghan was a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. He arrived in Bloemfontein ...

(1832–1890), Irish Archdeacon *

Davis Cunningham Thomas Davis Cunningham (May 7, 1916 – June 19, 1984) was an American tenor who had prominent career in operas, musicals, concerts, and on television from 1949 through 1973. Biography Cunningham was born in the Philippines, the son of an Ameri ...

(1916–1984), American musician *

Davis Curiale Davis Curiale (born 30 December 1987) is an Italian association footballer who plays as a striker. Career Club career Curiale is the son of Sicilian parents originally from Campobello di Mazara who emigrated to Germany in the 1980s. He starte ...

(born 1987), Italian footballer

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* Davis Daniel (born 1961), American musician *

Davis Rich Dewey Davis Rich Dewey (April 7, 1858December 13, 1942) was an American economist and statistician. He was born at Burlington, Vermont. Like his well-known younger brother, John Dewey, he was educated at the University of Vermont and Johns Hopkins Unive ...

(1858–1942), American economist *

Davis Deza Davis Joseph Deza Mauricio (born 26 March 1992 in Lima) is a Peruvian football midfielder who currently plays for the Peruvian Primera División club Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitari ...

(born 1991), Peruvian footballer *

Davis Doi Davis Doi (born 1957) is a animation director and producer known for numerous American animated series and television films, as well as various ''Scooby-Doo'' and ''Care Bears'' video productions. He has been a part of many Hanna-Barbera and Cart ...

(born 1957), American animator *

Davis Drewiske Davis Anthony Drewiske (born November 22, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Los Angeles Kings and Montreal Canadiens. Playing career Davis played his youth hocke ...

(born 1984), American ice hockey player *

Davis Ducart Davis Ducart (active from c. 1761, died 1780/81), was an architect and engineer in Ireland in the 1760s and 1770s. He designed several large buildings and engineering projects. He had associations with the canal builders of the time and the mining ...

(??–1780), Irish architect

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Davis Earle Dr. Eric 'Davis' Earle (died 24 December 2016) was a Canadian nuclear physicist. A Rhodes Scholar, he worked at Chalk River and helped organize Sudbury Neutrino Observatory as part of the project team whose director, Arthur B. McDonald, won the ...

(??–2016), Canadian physicist *

Davis Elkins Davis Elkins (January 24, 1876 – January 5, 1959) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the Lawrenceville School, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and Harvard University. Dur ...

(1876–1959), American politician

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Davis Filfred Davis Filfred (born 1967) is an American politician for the Navajo Nation Council Delegate in the Utah Navajo Section. Davis Filfred succeeded the position of retiring Navajo Councilman, Mark Maryboy on the Navajo Nation election process. Da ...

(born 1967), American politician *

Davis Fisher Davis Fisher (born November 21, 1997) is an American professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the AMA Pro Flat Track championship since 2014, winning the GNC2 championship in 2015 and competing in the GNC1 Championship in 2016. AMA Pro Fl ...

(born 1997), American motorcycle racer *

Davis Floyd Davis Floyd (1776 – December 13, 1834) was an Indiana Jeffersonian Republican politician who was convicted of aiding American Vice President Aaron Burr in the Burr conspiracy. Floyd was not convicted of treason however and returned to public li ...

(1776–1834), American politician

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Davis Gaines Davis Gaines (born January 21, 1954, Orlando, Florida) is an American stage actor. He has performed as the Phantom in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ''The Phantom of the Opera'' over 2,000 times, on Broadway, on tour, in Los Angeles, and in San ...

(born 1959), American stage actor * Davis Gillilan (1812–1852), American merchant * Davis Granados (born 1981), Colombian footballer *

Davis Grubb Davis Alexander Grubb (July 23, 1919 – July 24, 1980) was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his 1953 novel '' The Night of the Hunter'', which was adapted as a film in 1955 by Charles Laughton. Biography Born in M ...

(1919–1980), American novelist *

Davis Guggenheim Philip Davis Guggenheim (born November 3, 1963) is an American writer, director and producer. His credits include ''NYPD Blue'', '' ER'', '' 24'', ''Alias'', ''The Shield'', '' Deadwood'', and the documentaries ''An Inconvenient Truth'', ''It M ...

(born 1963), American film director

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Davis Hughes Sir William Davis Hughes (24 November 1910 – 16 March 2003) was an Australian politician. He was notable for his involvement in the controversial resignation of architect Jørn Utzon from the Sydney Opera House project in 1966. Early life ...

(1910–2003), Australian politician

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Dāvis Ikaunieks Dāvis Ikaunieks (born 7 January 1994, in Kuldīga) is a Latvian footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for FK Jablonec and the Latvia national football team. Club career FK Jablonec On 20 June 2018 Ikaunieks signed a three-year deal wi ...

(born 1994), Latvian footballer *

Dāvis Indrāns Dāvis Indrāns (born 6 June 1995) is a Latvian football player. He plays for FK Jelgava. International He made his debut for the Latvia national football team on 9 June 2017 in a World Cup qualifier group game against Portugal Portugal, ...

(born 1995), Latvian footballer

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* Davis Idin Pareli Johansen (1926–2020), Norwegian politician * Davis Joseph (born 1963), Canadian cricketer

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Davis Kamoga Davis Kamoga (born July 17, 1968) is a Ugandan athlete competing in 400 m. He won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1997 he won the first Ugandan medal at the World Championships, a silver medal in the ...

(born 1968), Ugandan athlete * Davis Kamukama, Ugandan businessman *

Davis Katsonga Davis Chester Katsonga (born 6 August 1955) is a Malawian politician. He gained the position of defence minister on 1 June 2006 during a cabinet reshuffle. He was the foreign minister from early in 2005 until June 2006. Previously he was the minis ...

(born 1955), Malawian politician * Davis Keillor-Dunn (born 1997), English footballer *

Davis Kopi Davis Kopi (born 1 December 1971) is a Motswana former footballer who played as a defender. He won two caps for the Botswana national football team The Botswana national football team was founded in 1970 to represent Botswana in association ...

(born 1971), Botswanan footballer

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* Davis Love Jr. (1935–1988), American golfer *

Davis Love III Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has won 21 events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship: the 1997 PGA Championship. He won the Players Championship in 1992 and 2003. He was in th ...

(born 1964), American golfer * Davis Lusimbo (born 1966), Ugandan boxer

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* Davis Mac-Iyalla (born 1972), Nigerian activist *

Davis Martin Davis Alan Martin (born January 4, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. Amateur career Martin attended Central High School in San Angelo, Texa ...

(born 1997), American baseball player *

Davis McCaughey John Davis McCaughey (12 July 1914 – 25 March 2005) was an Irish-born Australian academic theologian, Christian minister, university administrator and the 23rd Governor of Victoria from 1986 to 1992. Early life and academic career McCaughey ...

(1914–2005), Irish-Australian theologian *

Davis McCombs Davis McCombs (born 1969) is an American poet. He attended Harvard University as an undergraduate, the University of Virginia as a Henry Hoyns Fellow, and Stanford University as a Wallace Stegner Fellow. He is also the recipient of fellowships f ...

(born 1969), American poet * Davis Mell (1604–1662), English clockmaker * Davis Mensah (born 1991), Ghanaian-Italian footballer *

Davis Miller Davis Miller is an American author, notable for a series of works that combine reportage and autobiography. Miller's books include ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'' and ''The Tao of Bruce Lee: a martial arts memoir'', both of which have been number-on ...

, American author *

Davis Mills Davis Compton Mills (born October 21, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was selected by the Texans in the third round of the 2021 NF ...

(born 1998), American football player * Davis Murwendo (born 1998), Zimbabwean cricketer *

Davis Mwale Davis Mwale (born May 8, 1972) is a boxer from Zambia. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Light welterweight (64 kg) division by Cuba's eventual ...

(born 1972), Zambian boxer * Davis G. Mwamfupe (born 1956), Tanzanian politician

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* Davis Ansah Opoku (born 1984), Ghanaian politician

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Davis Paul Davis Paul (born October 12, 1988 in San Diego, California) is an American professional soccer player who last played for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. Career College and amateur Paul attended Damien High School. Paul played col ...

(born 1988), American soccer player *

Davis Payne Davis Payne (born September 24, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, and is the former head coach of the St. Louis Blues. He was an assistant coach with the Los ...

(born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player * Davis Peralta (born 1948), Panamanian basketball player * Davis Pereira (born 1958), Brazilian cyclist *

Davis Phinney Davis Phinney (born July 10, 1959) is a retired professional road bicycle racer from the United States. He won 328 races in the 1980s and 1990s, a record for an American, including two Tour de France stages. He has worked in media since retiring ...

(born 1959), American cyclist

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* Davis Riley (born 1996), American golfer *

Davis Roberts Davis Roberts (born Robert A. Davis, March 7, 1917 – July 18, 1993) was an American character actor whose career spanned five decades, from the late 1940s until just before his death in 1993. He started out making films in the 1940s and 1 ...

(1917–1993), American actor * Davis Romero (born 1983), Panamanian baseball player * Davis R. Ruark (born 1955), American lawyer

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Davis Sanchez Davis Sanchez (born August 7, 1974) is a former football player who played cornerback in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that c ...

(born 1974), American football player * Davis Schneider (born 1999), American baseball player *

Davis Schneiderman Davis Schneiderman (born 1974) is an American writer, academic, and higher-education administrator. He is a professor of English and Krebs Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Lake Forest College in Illinois. Prior to that appointment, he served as ...

(born 1974), American writer * Davis Sessums (1858–1929), American bishop * Davis F. Stakely (1883–1964), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama * Davis Steven, Papua New Guinean politician

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Davis Tarwater Davis Edward Tarwater (born March 24, 1984) is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. He grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and began competitive swimming at age seven. During high school, he set three state swimming records and led Webb ...

(born 1984), American swimmer * Davis Thompson (born 1999), American golfer *

Davis Tull Charles Davis Tull (born November 12, 1991) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Colleg ...

(born 1991), American football player

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Davis Hanson Waite Davis Hanson Waite (April 9, 1825 – November 27, 1901) was an American politician. He was a member of the Populist Party, and he served as the eighth Governor of Colorado from 1893 to 1895. Biography Early years Davis Hanson Waite was bor ...

(1825–1901), American politician * Davis Webb (born 1995), American football player * Davis Wendzel (born 1997), American baseball player

Fictional characters

* Davis Bloome, a character in the American TV series ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar Gough ...

'' * Davis MacLean, a character in the television series '' Power Book II: Ghost'' *

Davis Motomiya ''Digimon Adventure'', '' Digimon Adventure 02'', '' Digimon Adventure tri.'' and '' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna'' anime series and films produced by Toei Animation for the '' Digimon'' franchise, are centered on the , a group of chil ...

, a character in the anime series ''

Digimon , short for "Digital Monsters" ( ''Dejitaru Monsutā''), is a Japanese media franchise encompassing virtual pet toys, anime, manga, video games, films and a trading card game. The franchise focuses on the eponymous creatures, who inhabit a "Di ...

'' * Davis Quinton, a character in the Canadian TV series ''

Corner Gas ''Corner Gas'' is a Canadian television sitcom created by Brent Butt. The series ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009. Re-runs still air on CTV, CTV2, CTV Comedy Channel, Much, MTV, E! and are streaming on Crave and Amazon Prime. The seri ...

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