Famous People with Name Davy

Davy Uwimana            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Davy Uwimana: is a Canadian former professional soccer player who last played for the Trois-Rivières Attak. He was born in Bujumbura, Burundi. He began his career by FC Select Rive-Sud and joined than in 2007 to Trois-Rivières Attak. In 2008 was promoted to Montreal Impact, in January 2009 turned back to Trois-Rivières, who was later released.

Edmund Davy            Origin/Culture/Country: Penzance,

Edmund Davy: was a professor of Chemistry at the Royal Cork Institution from 1813 and professor of chemistry at the Royal Dublin Society from 1826.[2] He discovered acetylene, as it was later named[3] by Marcellin Berthelot. He was also an original member of the Chemical Society, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.Edmund, the son of William Davy, was born in Penzance, Cornwall, and lived there throughout his teen years. He moved to London in 1804 to spend eight years as operator and assistant to Humphry Davy in the Royal Institution laboratory, which he kept in order. For a large part of that time, Edmund was also superintendent of the Royal Society's mineralogical collection.[2] When, in October 1807, Humphry accomplished the electrolytic preparation of potassium and saw the minute globules of the quicksilver-like metal burst through the crust and take fire, Edmund described that his cousin was so delighted with this achievement that he danced about the room in ecstasy.[4]

Jean-François Davy            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean-François Davy: is a French film producer, director, screenwriter and actor. He directed the 1978 film Surprise Sock, which starred Anna Karina.[1]

Charles Davy            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Charles Davy: was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. Davy was born in Mercara and died in Vancouver. Davy made two appearances in Kent-based Gentlemen v. Players matches in 1892, bisected by his first and only fir

John Oliver Davy            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

John Oliver Davy: is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in a match against Scotland in July 1997 and went on to play for them 26 times, his last match coming against Zimbabwe A in April

Peter Joseph Davy            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Peter Joseph Davy: is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in a match against Scotland in August 1995, and went on to play for them 44 times in all, his last match coming against an England amateur team in July 2002. He