James, Jim, Jimmy, or Jamie Davis may refer to:

Entertainment

* J. Gunnis Davis (1873–1937), actor and director, whose directorial work was credited as James Davis * Jim Davis (actor) (1909–1981), American actor * Jim Davis (cartoonist) (born 1945), creator of the ''Garfield'' comic strip * Jamie Davis (actor) (born 1981), English actor *

Jamie Davis (musician) James Lee Davis III (born September 3, 1983) is an American country/soul/Southern rock musician. He is best known as lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter of Jamie Davis & Soul Gravy, the band notable for its 2006 single "Mississippi ...

(born 1983), American musician * James B. Davis (musician) (1917–2007), American musician *

James "Thunderbird" Davis James Louis Huston, better known as James "Thunderbird" Davis (November 10, 1938 – January 24, 1992), was an American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He recorded several singles for Duke Records in the early 19 ...

(1938–1992), American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter *

Jimmy Davis (songwriter) James Edward Davis (1915 – 1997) was an American songwriter, composer, singer, pianist and actor. He co-wrote the song "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)". Davis was born in Madison, Georgia. He and his family moved to Gary, Illinois, an ...

(1915–1997), co-writer of the song "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" * Jimmy Davis (Memphis singer), singer-songwriter for 1980s rock band

Jimmy Davis & Junction Jimmy Davis & Junction were a short-lived American hard rock/Southern rock band based out of Memphis, Tennessee. Fronted by local singer/guitarist Jimmy Davis, the band was active from the mid- to late-1980s, scoring a minor hit on the Billboard ...

* James Davis (critic) (1853–1907), pen-name Owen Hall, Irish-born theatre writer and theatre critic *

James Davis (satirist) James Davis (born 1706 or 1707 – 13 July 1755) was a Welsh physician and satirist. Life Davis was born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, and, on 18 February 1723 at the age of sixteen, he matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford. He obta ...

(c. 1706–1755), Welsh doctor and satirist *

James G. Davis James G. Davis (June 20, 1931 September 28, 2016) was an American contemporary artist best known for his intricate paintings and works on paper. He was acclaimed for his figurative pieces that explore issues of gender and social status, along wi ...

, American artist

Sports

American football

James Davis (cornerback) James Steven Davis (born June 12, 1957) is a former American football cornerback with the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Southern University Southern University and A&M College (Southern Universit ...

(born 1957), NFL cornerback and safety *

James Davis (linebacker) James "Dirty" Davis (born April 26, 1979) is a former linebacker in the National Football League. He attended West Virginia University, where he also played defensive end. He earned All-Big East Conference second-team honors in 2002. He was draft ...

(born 1979), NFL linebacker *

Jim Davis (gridiron football) James Edward Davis, Jr. (born October 4, 1981 in Highland Springs, Virginia) is a former professional Canadian football defensive end. Early years Davis played four seasons of college football as a defensive end for the Virginia Tech Hokies recor ...

(born 1981), American football player *

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

* Jumbo Davis (James J. Davis, 1861–1921), American baseball player *

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 1956, ...

(1924–1995), baseball pitcher * Jim Davis (third baseman) (fl. 1945), American baseball player

Other sports

* James Davis (Surrey cricketer) (fl. 1840s), English cricketer * James Davis (Kent cricketer) (died 1870), English cricketer *

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 *

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 ...

(1893–1???), British wrestler *

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 *

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 *

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 * Jimmy Davis (footballer) (1982–2003), Manchester United footballer *

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 *

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 ...

, Equatoguinean footballer

Politics

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 fir ...

(1721–1785), first postmaster of North Carolina *

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) James Harvey "Cyclone" Davis (December 24, 1853 – January 31, 1940) was a People's Party (Populist) organizer and a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas for one term from 1915–1917. Biography Early life Davis was born near ...

(1853–1940), United States Representative from Texas *

James J. Davis James John Davis (October 27, 1873November 22, 1947) was a Wales, Welsh-born American businessman, author and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served as United States Secre ...

(1873–1947), United States Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of Labor *

James C. Davis James Curran Davis (May 17, 1895 – December 18, 1981) was an American politician from the state of Georgia serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1963. Davis unsuccessfully sought the presidential nomination at the 1956 Demo ...

(1895–1981), United States Representative from Georgia *

Jimmie Davis James Houston Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was an American politician, singer and songwriter of both sacred and popular songs. Davis was elected for two nonconsecutive terms from 1944 to 1948 and from 1960 to 1964 as the ...

(1899–2000), musician and Governor of Louisiana * Jim Davis (Florida politician) (born 1957), United States Representative from Florida *

Jim Davis (Indiana politician) James L. Davis (July 28, 1928 – November 27, 2012) was an American politician. Born in Frankfort, Indiana, Davis served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He then graduated from Purdue University. Davis served in the Indi ...

(1928–2012), Indiana state representative * Jim Davis (North Carolina politician) (born 1947), North Carolina state senator *

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 Brookly ...

(1962–2003), assassinated New York City politician *

Jim Davis (Ohio politician) James D. Davis (April 11, 1935 – July 19, 2011) was a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 85th District from 1985 until 1994, when he opted to not seek re-election. Davis taught industrial arts at St. Mar ...

(1935–2011), Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives

Religion

* James J. Davis (bishop) (1852–1926), Roman Catholic bishop * James Peter Davis (1904–1988), American Roman Catholic archbishop *

James Levert Davis James Levert Davis is the 123rd elected and consecrated bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. He was elected to the office of bishop at the 47th General Conference of the AME Church in 2004. He served as the presiding prelate of ...

, African Methodist Episcopal bishop

Law

* James Z. Davis (1943–2016), judge on the Utah Court of Appeals *

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 D ...

(1817–1887), barrister, magistrate and author * James E. Davis (Los Angeles police officer) (1889–1949), Los Angeles Chief of Police

Business

Jim Davis (businessman) James S. Davis (born 1943) is an American billionaire businessman, the owner and chairman of New Balance, and an early investor in Major League Lacrosse. Early life James S. Davis was born in 1943 in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of Greek Am ...

(born 1943), Chairman of New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. and founder of Major League Lacrosse *

James M. Davis James M. Davis (born 1948) is the former chief financial officer of Stanford Financial Group. On 27 August 2009 he pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and obstruction of Justice in relation to a $7 billion investment fraud Ponzi scheme allegedly run ...

(born 1948), former chief financial officer of Stanford Financial Group who pled guilty for his role in a US$7 billion Ponzi scheme

Other

* James Davis (VC) (1835–1893), Scottish Victoria Cross recipient *

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. Biogra ...

(1808–1889), aka "Duramboi", escaped convict who lived with Aborigines *

James A. Davis James A. Davis (1929–2016) was a distinguished American sociologist who is best known as a pioneer in the application of quantitative statistical methods to social science research and teaching. Most recently, he was a Senior Lecturer in Sociolog ...

(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 * James Davis (mariner) (1575–c. 1620), English ship captain and author *

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 ...

, British naturalist *

James Davis (musical group) JAMESDAVIS (formerly James Davis) is an American R&B trio based in Los Angeles. It is composed of three siblings: fraternal twins Jess and Rey Reynolds and their brother Auston Reynolds. The trio has released several EPs, including most recently ...

, musical group signed to Motown

Other uses

* USS ''James L. Davis'' (1861) (1861), sailing bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War