William Davis

• William C. Davis (historian) (born 1946), American historian and university professor • William H. Davis (educator) (1848–1938), American educator and school administrator • William Hatcher Davis (1939–2017), professor of philosophy, Auburn University • William Stearns Davis (1877–1930), American educator, historian, and writer • William Watson Davis (1884–1960), professor and author ==Arts and entertainment==

Film, television, and theater • William B. Davis (born 1938), actor, professor, and waterskier • Will S. Davis (1882–1920), American film director • William Stanford Davis (born 1951), American actor • William "Wee Willie" Davis (1906–1981), American film actor • Bill C. Davis (1952–2021), American playwright and actor • Robert Hartford-Davis (1923–1977), born William Henry Davis, British producer, director and writer Music • Bill Davis (musician), American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter • Wild Bill Davis (1918–1995), American jazz musician • William "Bill" Davis, baritone, founding member of the 1950s R&B group The Crows • Will Davis (musician) (1926–1984), jazz pianist Other media • William Davis (journalist) (1933–2019), economics editor, BBC presenter, editor of Punch, 1969–1977 • William Davis (artist) (1812–1873), Irish Pre-Raphaelite artist • William Davis (photographer), American photographer • William Henry Davis (photographer) (1837–1875), New Zealand photographer • William Moore Davis (1829–1920), American painter • William Virgil Davis (born 1940), American poet • Bill Davis (artist) (born 1949), American illustrator, animation director and designer, graphic designer, and painter ==Military==

• William A. Davis Jr. (1927–2017), engineer for the United States Army • William Church Davis (1866–1958), U.S. Army general • William G. M. Davis (1812–1898), Confederate States Army general • William V. Davis (1902–1981), United States Navy admiral • William Davis (Royal Navy officer) (1901–1987), British admiral • William Watts Hart Davis (1820–1910), brevetted brigadier general of the United States Volunteers during the American Civil War ==Politics==

• Bill Davis (1929–2021), Canadian politician, premier of Ontario • Will Davis (Illinois politician) (born 1968), Illinois State Representative for the 30th district • Will Davis (Virginia politician), Virginia state legislator for the 39th district • William B. Davis (politician) (died 1935), American politician from Maryland • William C. Davis (American politician) (1867–1934), 11th lieutenant governor of Alabama • William C. Davis (Canadian politician) (1939–2025), Canadian politician • William E. Davis (1929–2021), university president, Democratic politician and football coach • William Hammatt Davis (1879–1964), American politician • William Henry Davis (1872–1951), appointed assistant to the Secretary of War, 1917 • William H. Davis (sheriff), Pittsburgh City Council member, 1952–1954; Sheriff of Allegheny County, 1954–1970 • William H. Davis (Pennsylvania state representative), served 1854 • William H. Davis (Pennsylvania state senator) (1900–1955), served 1955 • William Lovel Davis (1844–1932), Australian politician • William Morris Davis (congressman) (1815–1891), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania • William Walter Davis (1840–1923), Australian politician • William Z. Davis (1839–1923), Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio and Ohio Supreme Court Judge • William Howe Davis (1904–1982), American politician, mayor of Orange, New Jersey ==Science==

• William Davis (cardiologist) (born 1957), American cardiologist and author of Wheat Belly • William C. Davis Jr. (1921–2010), American ballistics engineer and writer • William Conan Davis (1926–2022), African-American scientist • William Morris Davis (1850–1934), American geographer, geologist and meteorologist • William T. Davis (1862–1945), naturalist, entomologist and historian ==Sports==

American football • Bill Davis (offensive lineman) (1916–1994), American football tackle • William C. Davis (American football) (1938–2020), American football coach • Willie Davis (defensive end) (1934–2020), American football defensive end • Willie Davis (wide receiver) (born 1967), American football wide receiver • Will Davis (linebacker) (born 1986), American football defensive end • Will Davis (cornerback) (born 1990), American football cornerback • Bill Davis (coach) (1941–2002), American football coach • Billy Davis (wide receiver) (William Augusta Davis III, born 1972), American football player • Billy Davis (linebacker) (William Henry Davis Jr., born 1961), American football player Baseball • William Davis (baseball), Negro league baseball player • Willie Davis (baseball) (1940–2010), center fielder in Major League Baseball • Will Davis (baseball) (born 1984), American college baseball coach • Bill Davis (baseball) (1942–2023), baseball player • Babe Davis (William L. Davis, fl.1937–1939), American baseball player Basketball • Will Davis (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball • Willie Davis (basketball) (born 1945), basketball player • Bill Davis (basketball) (1921–1975), basketball player Rugby union • Will Davis (rugby union) (born 1990), English rugby union player • Bill Davis (rugby union) (born 1942), New Zealand rugby union and softball player • Wendy Davis (rugby union) (William Edward Norman Davis, 1913–2002), international rugby union player for Wales Other sports • Bill Davis (darts player) (born 1959), American darts player • Bill Davis (NASCAR owner) (1950/1951–2025), American motorsports car owner • J. William Davis, father of the National Letter of Intent for college athletics • William Davis (cricketer, born 1880) (1880–1959), who played for Surrey, London County and the South of England from 1903 to 1911 • Will Davis (cricketer) (born 1996), English cricketer • William Davis (golfer) (1861–1902), Scottish golfer • Bill Davis (ice hockey) (born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player ==Other people==

• William Davis (miner) (1887–1925), miner killed during strike protest leading to Davis Day • William Heath Davis (1822–1909), early settler of San Diego, California, USA • William John Davis (1848–1934), British trade unionist • William Rhodes Davis (1889–1941), American oil man and Nazi collaborator • William Davis (bishop) (1908–1987), Anglican bishop and archbishop in Canada • William Davis (judge) (1954–2025), judge of the High Court of England and Wales • William Davis (priest), English priest • William George Davis (born 1984), American serial killer and former nurse • W. Eugene Davis (born 1936), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ==See also==