J. Gunnis Davis
James Gunnis Davis (21 December 1873 – 23 March 1937) was a British-born American actor and director who had a career in films in the US.
Early life
He was born as Joseph Gunnis Davis on 21 December 1873 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Sun ...
(1873–1937), actor and director, whose directorial work was credited as James Davis
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Jim Davis (actor)
Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis; August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns. In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soap opera, ''Dallas'', a r ...
(1909–1981), American actor
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Jim Davis (cartoonist)
James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, television writer, television producer, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known as the creator of the comic strips ''Garfield'' and '' U.S. Acres''. Published since 197 ...
(born 1945), creator of the ''Garfield'' comic strip
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Jamie Davis (actor)
Jamie Davis (born 18 April 1981) is an English actor. He is known for playing Harley Lawson in ''Footballers' Wives'', its spin-off, '' Footballers' Wives: Extra Time'', Leon Taylor in '' Hex'' and Max Walker in '' Casualty''.
Biography
Davis wa ...
James Davis (running back)
James Andrew Davis (born January 1, 1986) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson. He has also been a member of the Washin ...
(born 1986), American football halfback
Baseball
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Jumbo Davis
James J. "Jumbo" Davis (September 5, 1861 – February 14, 1921) was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between 1884 and 1891, for the Brooklyn Gladiators, St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Or ...
(James J. Davis, 1861–1921), American baseball player
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Jim Davis (pitcher)
James Bennett Davis (September 15, 1924 – November 30, 1995) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 154 games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (–), St. Louis Cardinals () and New York Giants (1957). In 19 ...
Jim Davis (rugby league)
Jim Davis (1887–1934) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer. He was one of his country's first national representative players making the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and then had a patchy first-grade club career in ...
(1887–1934), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s
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James Davis (wrestler)
John William Davis (born 21 May 1893, date of death unknown) was a British wrestler
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other gr ...
(1893–?), British wrestler
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Jim Davis (basketball player)
James W. Davis (December 18, 1941 – December 27, 2018) was an American professional basketball player who played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
A 6'9" center from the University of Colorado, Davis played in the Nati ...
(1941–2018), American basketball player
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Jim Davis (basketball coach)
James Lee Davis (born September 29, 1946) is a retired American college basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National ...
(born 1946), American college basketball coach
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James Davis (sprinter)
James Davis (born March 19, 1976) is an American former sprinter who specialized in 400 m and 200 m. He has won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay
The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track ...
(born 1976), American sprinter
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Jimmy Davis (footballer)
James Roger William Davis (6 February 1982 – 9 August 2003) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He signed for Manchester United as a youth trainee in July 1999 and the following month he signed professional terms with the club. ...
(1982–2003), Manchester United footballer
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James Davis (fencer)
James-Andrew Davis (born 3 July 1991) is a British fencer, European champion in 2014. He competed in men's foil at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career
Davis was born and brought up in Barnet, North London. He became interested in fenc ...
(born 1991), British fencer
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James Davis (footballer, born 1995)
James Anthony Davis Borikó (born 5 July 1995), also known simply as James, is a Spanish-born Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Llosetense and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a winger, he can also ap ...
(born 1995), Equatoguinean footballer
Politics
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James Davis (printer)
James Davis (October 21, 1721–1785) was an early American printer and the first printer and first postmaster of the colony of North Carolina. He was also the founder and printer of the '' North-Carolina Gazette'', North Carolina colony's f ...
(1721–1785), first postmaster of North Carolina
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James Davis (Australian politician)
James Davis (c.1811 – 26 October 1859) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Davis was a pastoralist at ''Woodside Creek'' in Gippsland from 1847 to 1859, and ''The Meadows'' at ...
(c. 1811–1859), politician in Alberton, Victoria, Australia
* James Davis (Iowa politician) (1826–1897), Iowa state senator
* James H. Davis (congressman) (1853–1940), United States Representative from Texas
* James J. Davis (1873–1947), United States Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of Labor
* James C. Davis (1895–1981), United States Representative from Georgia
* Jimmie Davis (1899–2000), musician and Governor of Louisiana
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Jim Davis (Florida politician)
James Oscar Davis III (born October 11, 1957) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007, representing Florida's 11th congressional district. H ...
(born 1957), United States Representative from Florida
* Jim Davis (Indiana politician) (1928–2012), Indiana state representative
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Jim Davis (North Carolina politician)
James Wayland Davis (born January 7, 1947) is an American politician and orthodontist who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the Senate's fiftieth district, which includes Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, J ...
(born 1947), North Carolina state senator
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James E. Davis (New York politician)
James E. Davis (April 3, 1962 – July 23, 2003) was a New York City policeman, corrections officer and council member. He was murdered in New York City Hall by a disgruntled aspiring opponent.
Early life
Davis was born and raised in Brookl ...
(1962–2003), assassinated New York City politician
* Jim Davis (Ohio politician) (1935–2011), Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives
James Peter Davis James Peter Davis (June 9, 1904 – March 4, 1988) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop (later Archbishop) of San Juan (1943–1964) and Archbishop of Santa Fe (1964–1974).
Biography
James Davis was born in H ...
(1904–1988), American Roman Catholic archbishop
* James Levert Davis, African Methodist Episcopal bishop
Law
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James Z. Davis
James Z. Davis (December 16, 1943 – February 27, 2016) was an American judge on the Utah Court of Appeals.
Early life and education
James "Jim" Z. Davis was born in 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended college at the University of Utah, ...
(1943–2016), judge on the Utah Court of Appeals
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James Edward Davis
James Edward Davis (1817 - 1887) was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1842, was stipendiary magistrate at Stoke upon Trent from 1864 to 1870, was police magistrate at Sheffield from 1870 to 1874, and was a friend of Leigh Hunt.
Works
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(1817–1887), barrister, magistrate and author
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James E. Davis (Los Angeles police officer)
James Edgar Davis (February 8, 1889 – June 20, 1949) was an American police officer who served as the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1926 to 1929, and from 1933 to 1939. During his first term as LAPD chief, Davis emphas ...
(1889–1949), Los Angeles Chief of Police
Business
* Jim Davis (businessman) (born 1943), Chairman of New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. and founder of Major League Lacrosse
* James M. Davis (born 1948), former chief financial officer of Stanford Financial Group who pled guilty for his role in a US$7 billion Ponzi scheme
Other
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James Davis (VC)
James Davis VC (February 1835 – 2 March 1893) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
His full ...
(1835–1893), Scottish Victoria Cross recipient
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James Davis (escaped convict)
James Davis (known for a period as Duramboi) (1808 – 7 May 1889) was a Scottish-born convict, notable for escaping custody in Australia and living with aboriginals. He subsequently rejoined European society and became a shopkeeper.
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(1808–1889), aka "Duramboi", escaped convict who lived with Aborigines
* James A. Davis (1929–2016), sociologist
* James B. Davis (general) (born 1935), U.S. Air Force general
* Jim Limber Davis, mulatto boy who was briefly a ward of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America
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James Davis (mariner)
James Davis (c. 1575 in England – 16 February 1623(?), at James City, Virginia) was an English ship captain and author. He was part of the expedition of the Virginia Company of Plymouth which established the short-lived Popham Colony, also calle ...
(1575–c. 1620), English ship captain and author
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James William Davis
James William Davis (1846, Leeds-1893) was a British naturalist who specialised in fossil fish. He lived at Chevinedge, Halifax in Yorkshire.
James William Davis was a leading member of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union and a Fellow of the Geolog ...
Jimmy Davies
James Richard Davies (August 8, 1929 – June 11, 1966) was an American racecar driver in Champ cars and midgets. He was the second man to win three USAC National Midget Championships.