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Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Brad Davis

Robert Creel Davis (November 6, 1949 - September 8, 1991), better known as Brad Davis, was an American actor. He was perhaps best known for his role in the 1978 film Midnight Express.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Walter "Buddy" Davis

Walter Francis ("Buddy") Davis (born January 5, 1931 in Beaumont, Texas) is an Olympic gold medalist in the high jump, and later basketball player, from the United States of America.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Tom Davis (Cook Islands)

Sir Thomas Robert Alexander Harries (Tom) Davis KBE (June 11, 1917 – July 23, 2007) was a former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and a medical researcher. He has also served as Cook Island High Commissioner to New Zealand.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Simon Davis (mathematician)

Simon Davis writes papers on physics and number theory.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Sammy L. Davis

Sammy L. Davis (born November 1, 1946) is an American soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor, for valorous conduct while serving in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Phineas Davis

Phineas Davis was a well-known clockmaker and inventor who designed and built the first practical American coal-burning railroad locomotive.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Howard Davis Jr.

Howard Davis Jr. (born February 14, 1956) was a world class American amateur and professional boxer.

Davis as First Name

Davis Milton Love III     Davis Milton Love III       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Davis Milton Love III: (born on April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer.

Davis Rich Dewey     Davis Rich Dewey       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Davis Rich Dewey: was an American economist and statistician.He was born at Burlington, Vermont, on 7 April 1858. Like his younger brother, John Dewey, he was educated at the University of Vermont and Johns Hopkins University. He later became professor of economics and sta

Davis Burrell     Davis Burrell       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Davis Burrell: is an American jazz instrumentalist, most notably on the piano. He has worked for many jazz musicians including Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Marion Brown and David Murray.Still touring, Burrell performs as a soloist and as a leader of a duo and African

Davis Joseph     Davis Joseph       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Davis Joseph: is a Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast medium pace bowler. A surprising tail-end batsman, he can occasionally stick it out at number ten for the team, while keeping up a powerful bowling attack. He was involved in the 2

Davis Elkins     Davis Elkins       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Davis Elkins: was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the Lawrenceville School, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and Harvard University. During the Spanish-American War he enlisted as a private in the First West V

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Davis as Last Name

Pierpont Davis     Pierpont Davis       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pierpont Davis: was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Rod Davis     Rod Davis       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rod Davis: is a former competitive sailor who won Olympic medals for two different countries. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, representing the United States, he won the Gold medal in the Soling class along with Robert Haines and Edward Trevelyan. After m

Danny Davis     Danny Davis       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Danny Davis: is a professional snowboarder. He was voted 2006 Rookie of the Year in the Transworld Snowboarding Riders Poll Awards, 2006 Rookie of the Year for Snowboarder Magazine and 2008 Snowboarder Magazine Top 10 Riders of the Year. Davis is a member of the Frend

Meryl Davis     Meryl Davis       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Meryl Davis: is an American ice dancer. With partner Charlie White, she is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, the 2010 World silver medalist, the 2009 and 2010 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion and the 2009 & 2010 U.S. national champion. Dav

Dave Davis     Dave Davis       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dave Davis: was a successful professional ten-pin bowler and former member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and now resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Beginning his PBA career in 1964, the left-hander won 18 PB

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