Davidson is a
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, b ...
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
, meaning "
son
A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative.
Social issues
In pre-industrial societies and some current ...
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descendant of
David
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
" (or "Beloved Son/Descendant"; 'David' lit. "Beloved One"). In the Highlands of Scotland, where the surname is an anglicised version of the Gaelic "mac Daibhidh", Clan Davidson was traditionally a sept of the Clan Chattan Confederation. There are alternate spellings, including those common in the
British Isles
The British Isles are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner Hebrides, Inner and Outer Hebr ...
and
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also ...
: Davidsen, Davisson,
Davison, Daveson, Davidsson. While the
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
comes from the
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...
"David", meaning beloved, Davidson is rarely used as a masculine given name or
nickname
A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...
.
Surname
Notable people with the surname Davidson include:
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Adam Davidson (disambiguation)
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Alan Davidson (disambiguation)
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Alan Keith Davidson
Alan Keith Davidson (14 June 1929 – 30 October 2021) was an Australian cricketer of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a left-handed all rounder: a hard-hitting lower-order batsman, and an outstanding fast-medium opening bowler. Strongly built ...
(1929–2021), Australian cricketer
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Alan Davidson (food writer)
Alan Eaton Davidson Order of St Michael and St George, CMG (30 March 1924 – 2 December 2003) was a British diplomat and writer best known for his writing and editing on food and gastronomy.
After leaving Queen's College, Oxford, in 1948, Davi ...
(1924–2003), British diplomat, historian and food writer
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Alan Davidson (Scottish footballer) (born 1960), Scottish footballer
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Alan Douglas Davidson, Australian pilot; first Qantas death
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Alan Edward Davidson (born 1960), Australian soccer player
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Alexander Davidson (disambiguation) Alexander Davidson may refer to:
*Alex Davidson (Australian footballer) (1876–1951), Australian rules football player
*Alex Davidson (footballer, born 1920) (1920–2005), Scottish footballer
*Alex Davidson (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1929), ...
, several people, including:
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Alexander Davidson (architect) (1839–1908), Scottish architect
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Alex Davidson (Australian footballer)
Alex M. Davidson (12 August 1876 – 12 July 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL).
Early in the 1898 season he moved to North Melbo ...
, Australian rules footballer
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Alex Davidson (rugby league), rugby league player
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Allan Davidson (disambiguation)
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Scotty Davidson Allan "Scotty" Davidson (1890–1915), Canadian hockey player
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Amy Davidson (born 1979), American actress
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Andrew B. Davidson (1831–1902), Scottish Hebrew scholar
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Andy Davidson (disambiguation)
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Anstruther Davidson (1860–1932), Scottish-American physician and botanist
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Anthony Davidson
Anthony Denis Davidson (born 18 April 1979) is a British former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One between and . In endurance racing, Davidson won the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2014 with Toyota.
Born in Hem ...
(born 1979), British racing driver
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Arnold Davidson
Arnold Ira Davidson (born 1955) is an American philosopher and academic, and the Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor in Philosophy, Comparative Literature, History of Science, and Philosophy of Religion at the University of Chic ...
, American philosopher
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Arthur Davidson (disambiguation)
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Austin Quinn-Davidson (born 1979), American politician
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Avram Davidson
Avram Davidson (April 23, 1923 – May 8, 1993) was an American writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction, as well as the author of many stories that do not fit into a genre niche. He won a Hugo Award and three World Fantasy ...
(1923–1993), American science fiction writer
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Basil Davidson
Basil Risbridger Davidson (9 November 1914 – 9 July 2010) was a British journalist and historian who wrote more than 30 books on African history and politics. According to two modern writers, "Davidson, a campaigning journalist whose f ...
(1914–2010), English historian of Africa
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Ben Davidson (1940–2012), American football player
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Bessie Davidson (1879–1965), Australian painter
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Bill Davidson (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Bill Davidson (American football, born 1915) (1915–1970), American football player
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Bill Davidson (American football, born 1935) (1935–1999), American football player and coach
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Bill Davidson (baseball) (1884–1954), outfielder in Major League Baseball (1909–1911)
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Bill Davidson (businessman)
William Morse Davidson (December 5, 1922 – March 13, 2009) was an American businessman. He was president, chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries, one of the world's largest manufacturers of architectural and automotive glass. He was also own ...
(1923–2009), American business and professional sports executive
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Bill Davidson (rugby league) (fl. 1914–1923), New Zealand rugby league player
:* Bill Davidson, (1948–2004), Canadian rock climber, known as
Kayak Bill
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Bob Davidson (ice hockey)
Robert Earl Davidson (February 10, 1912 – September 26, 1996) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Playing career
Davidson on occasion went by th ...
, Canadian hockey player
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Bob Davidson (umpire)
Robert Allan Davidson (born August 3, 1952) is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Balkin' Bob" and "Balk-a-Day Bob" for his tendency to liberally invoke baseball's balk rule, Davidson was an umpire on the Nationa ...
, baseball umpire
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Brandon Davidson, (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
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Bruce Davidson (equestrian), American equestrian
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Bruce Davidson (photographer)
Bruce Landon Davidson (born September 5, 1933) is an American photographer, who has been a member of the Magnum Photos agency since 1958. His photographs, notably those taken in Harlem, New York City, have been widely exhibited and published. He ...
(born 1933), American photographer
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Callum Davidson
Callum Iain Davidson (born 25 June 1976) is a Scottish professional football player and coach who recently managed Scottish Championship club Queen's Park.
Davidson played as a left-back for St Johnstone, Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and P ...
, Scottish football player and coach
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Carolyn Davidson, designed the Nike swoosh
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Charles Davidson (disambiguation), multiple people
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Charlie Davidson (born 1972), American football player
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Chris Davidson (disambiguation), multiple people
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Chy Davidson (born 1959), American football player
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Cotton Davidson
Francis Marion "Cotton" Davidson (November 30, 1931 – December 23, 2022) was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL).
Davidson attended Baylor University, and pla ...
(1931–2022), American football player
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David Davidson (disambiguation), several people
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Davidson (Essex cricketer), English cricketer playing 1784–1787
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Dean Davidson (born 1985), Speedway race car driver
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Della Davidson (1951–2012), American modern dancer and choreographer
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D. J. Davidson (born 1997), American football player
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Donald Davidson (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Donald Davidson (historian), British-born Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian
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Donald Davidson (philosopher)
Donald Herbert Davidson (March 6, 1917 – August 30, 2003) was an American philosopher. He served as Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1981 to 2003 after having also held teaching appointments at Stan ...
(1917–2003), American philosopher
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Donald Davidson (poet)
Donald Grady Davidson (August 8, 1893 – April 25, 1968) was an American poet, essayist, social and literary critic, and author. An English professor at Vanderbilt University from 1920 to 1965, he was a founding member of the Fugitives and ...
(1893–1968), American poet
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Doug Davidson
Douglas Donald Davidson (born October 24, 1954) is an American television actor. He has portrayed Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless), Paul Williams on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' from 1978 to 2020, making him one o ...
(born 1954), American actor
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Eileen Davidson
Eileen Marie Davidson (born June 15, 1959)Peterson, Bettelou (Knight-Ridder)"Here's the Lowdown on Eileen Davidson". ''The Ledger Enquirer TV Book''. June 12, 1988. p. 60. Retrieved August 28, 2023.Barrand, Roderick (March 30, 1988)"After ...
(born 1959), American actress
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Ellis A. Davidson (1828–1878), British art writer and lecturer
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Eric H. Davidson (1937–2015), American biologist
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Ernest R. Davidson (born 1936), American chemist
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Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson (1894–1985), British politician
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Frankie Davidson (1934–2022), Australian singer and entertainer
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George Davidson (disambiguation), multiple people
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Gideon Davidson (born 2006), American football player
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Greg Davidson (born 1970), Australian cricketer
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Greg Davidson (American football) (born 1958), American football player
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Gustav Davidson (1895–1971), American poet and angelologist
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Harold Davidson (1875–1937), English clergyman who was defrocked
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Harriet Miller Davidson (1839–1883), Scottish-Australian novelist
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Henry Brevard Davidson (1831–1899), American Civil War, Confederate Army
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Hilda Ellis Davidson
Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson (born Hilda Roderick Ellis; 1 October 1914 – 12 January 2006) was an English folklorist. She was a scholar at the University of Cambridge and The Folklore Society, and specialized in the study of Celtic and G ...
(1914–2006), English antiquarian and mythographer
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Hugh Davidson (disambiguation)
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Ian Davidson (British politician)
Ian Graham Davidson (born 8 September 1950) is a Scottish politician who served as chair of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee from 2010 to 2015. A member of the Scottish Labour Party and Co-operative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) ...
(born 1950), Scottish politician
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Inger Davidson (born 1944), Swedish politician
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J. Norman Davidson (FRS), Scottish biochemist, pioneer molecular biologist and textbook author.
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Jack Davidson (1875–1952), Australian rules footballer
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Jack Davidson (Scottish footballer) (born 1925), Scottish footballer (East Fife FC)
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James Dale Davidson, American founder of the National Taxpayers Union
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James Davidson (disambiguation)
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James Edward Davidson
James Edward Davidson (c. 20 December 1870 – 1 June 1930), known in journalistic circles as "J.E.D.", was an Australian journalist who rose through the ranks to become a newspaper owner, the founder of News Limited.
History
He was born a ...
Australian founder of News Limited
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Jane Davidson
Jane Davidson (born 19 March 1957) is a Welsh former Labour politician, the former Assembly Member for Pontypridd, and served as minister for environment, sustainability and housing in the Welsh Government. She also previously served as the ...
(born 1957), Welsh politician
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Jaye Davidson
Jaye Davidson (born Alfred Amey; 21 March 1968) is an English model, fashion stylist, and retired actor. He made his acting debut as Dil in the thriller film ''The Crying Game'' (1992), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best ...
(born 1968), British actor
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Jazzy Davidson (born 2006), American basketball player
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Jim Davidson (disambiguation), several people, including:
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Jim Davidson
James Cameron Davidson (born 13 December 1953) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer and TV presenter. He hosted the television shows '' Big Break'' and '' The Generation Game''. In 2014 he was the winner of the 13th series of ''Cel ...
(born 1953), English comedian
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Jo Davidson
Jo Davidson (March 30, 1883 – January 2, 1952) was an American sculptor. Although he specialized in realistic, intense portrait busts, Davidson did not require his subjects to formally pose for him; rather, he observed and spoke with them. ...
, American sculptor
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John Andrew Davidson (1852–1903), Canadian politician
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John Davidson (disambiguation), several people, including:
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John Davidson (entertainer)
John Hamilton Davidson (born December 13, 1941) is an American actor, singer, and game show host known for hosting ''That's Incredible!,'' '' Time Machine,'' and ''Hollywood Squares'' in the 1980s, and a revival of '' The $100,000 Pyramid'' in ...
(born 1941), American actor, host of the game show ''Hollywood Squares''
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John Davidson (ice hockey)
John Arthur Davidson (born February 27, 1953) is a Canadian–American professional ice hockey executive and former player who serves as a senior advisor and alternate governor for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). As ...
(1912–1996), a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player
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John Davidson (poet)
John Davidson (11 April 1857 – 23 March 1909) was a Scottish poet, playwright and novelist, best known for his ballads. He also did translations from French. In 1909, financial difficulties, as well as physical and mental health problems, led ...
(1857–1909), Scottish poet and playwright
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John Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson, earlier known as John Colin Campbell Davidson,(1889–1970), British politician
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John Ogilvie Davidson, Canadian packer, guide and rancher, known as "Skook" Davidson
** Major General
John Davidson (general)
John Wynn Davidson (August 14, 1825 – June 26, 1881) was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil War and an American Indian fighter. In 1850, he co-led the Bloody Island massacre of 60-200 Pomo old men, women ...
John "Black Jack" Davidson (1825–1881), Mexican–American War
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Jonathan Davidson, British civil engineer and soldier
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Kevin Davidson (born 1997), American football player
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Lauren Davidson (born 2001), Scottish footballer
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Leslie Davidson (1850–1915), Scottish cricketer and soldier
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Lionel Davidson (1922–2009), English novelist
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Logan Davidson (born 1997), American baseball player
M–R
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Majel Davidson (1885–1969), Scottish artist
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Margaret Davidson (suffragist) (1879–1978), Scottish suffragist, teacher and WW1 nurse
*Dame
Margaret Davidson (1871–1964), British wife of colonial governor of New South Wales, Australia
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Margaret A. Davidson (1950–2017),American lawyer and coastal science pioneer
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Marlon Davidson
Marlon Davidson (born May 11, 1998) is an American professional American football, football defensive tackle. He played college football at Auburn Tigers football, Auburn and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2020 NFL ...
(born 1998), American football player
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Marie Davidson (born 1987), French-Canadian electronic musician
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Mary Davidson (disambiguation)
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Matthew Davidson (disambiguation)
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Max Davidson
Max Davidson (May 23, 1875 – September 4, 1950) was a German-American film actor known for his comedic Jewish persona during the silent film era. With a career spanning over thirty years, Davidson appeared in over 180 films.
Career
Born i ...
(1875–1950), German-born film comedian
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Melody Davidson, Canadian hockey coach
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Michael Davidson (poet) (born 1944), American poet
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Michael Davidson (singer)
Michael Davidson (born July 20, 1963 as Michael Jay Davidson in New Jersey) is a singer and songwriter.
Career
American-born Michael Davidson was signed to Sire Records on the recommendation of Andy Warhol, after the pair became acquainted dur ...
(born 1969), singer and songwriter
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Mike Davidson (born 1963), New Zealand freestyle swimmer
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Murray Davidson, Scottish football player
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Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova
Neil Forbes Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova (born 13 September 1950) is a Scottish lawyer and former Advocate General for Scotland.
Background
Davidson was born to John and Flora Davidson, and was educated at the University of Stirling ...
, Scottish lawyer
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Nora Fontaine Davidson (1836–1929), American teacher
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Ogunlade Davidson, Sierra Leonean academic
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Osha Gray Davidson (born 1954), American writer
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Owen Davidson
Owen Keir Davidson (4 October 1943 – 12 May 2023) was an Australian professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s.
Alongside Billie Jean King, Davidson won eight grand slam mixed doubles titles. In 1967 he won a calendar year slam for m ...
(1943–2023), Australian tennis player
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Patricia Davidson (Canadian politician) (born 1946), Canadian politician
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Paul Davidson (disambiguation)
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Pete Davidson
Peter Michael Davidson (born November 16, 1993) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He began his career in the early 2010s with minor guest roles on ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', ''Friends of the People'', ''Guy Code'', and ''Wild 'n O ...
(born 1993), American stand-up comedian
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Philip Davidson (1882–unknown), American gangster
* Lt. General
Phillip Davidson (1915–1996), served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War
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Randall Davidson
Randall Thomas Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, (7 April 1848 – 25 May 1930) was an Anglican bishop who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928. He was the longest-serving holder of the office since the English Reformation, Re ...
(1848–1930), 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, Archbishop of Canterbury
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Richard Davidson
Richard J. Davidson (born December 12, 1951) is an American psychologist and professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as well as founder and chair of the Center for Healthy Minds and the affiliated non-prof ...
(born 1951), American scientist
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Richard M. Davidson (theologian), Old Testament scholar
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Robert Davidson (disambiguation)
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Robyn Davidson
Robyn Davidson is an Australian writer best known for her 1980 book ''Tracks'', about her 2,700 km (1,700 miles) trek across the deserts of Western Australia using camels. Her career of travelling and writing about her travels has spanned ...
(born 1950), Australian writer
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Rollo Davidson (1944–1970), mathematician
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Ronald C. Davidson (1941–2016), physicist
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Ross Davidson
William Russell "Ross" Davidson (25 August 1949 – 16 October 2006) was a Scottish actor best known for his role as Andy O'Brien in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''.
Career
Davidson started his working life as a physical education teacher ...
(1949–2006), British actor
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Ross Davidson (footballer, born 1973), English footballer
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Ross Davidson (footballer, born 1989), English footballer
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Ross Davidson (footballer, born 1993), Scottish footballer
S–Z
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Samuel Davidson
Samuel Davidson (September 18061 April 1898) was an Irish biblical scholar.
Life
He was born at Kellswater, County Antrim, the son of Abraham Davidson, into a Scots-Irish presbyterian. He was educated at the village school, under James Darrag ...
(1807–1898), Irish Biblical scholar
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Samuel Cleland Davidson (1846–1921), Irish inventor and founder of the
Belfast Sirocco Works
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Shanice Davidson (born 2000), British trampoline gymnast
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Stewart Davidson (1886–1960), Scottish football player and coach
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Stuart Davidson (cricketer) (born 1972), Scottish cricketer
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Sven Davidson
Sven Viktor Davidson (13 July 1928 – 28 May 2008) was a Sweden, Swedish tennis player who became the first Swede to win a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam title when he won the French Championships in 1957 French Championships – Men's singles ...
(1928–2008), Swedish tennis player
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Thomas Davidson (palaeontologist) (1817–1885), Scottish-British palaeontologist
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Thomas Davidson (philosopher) (1840–1900), Scottish philosopher
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Tierna Davidson (born 1998), American soccer player
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Tommy Davidson
Tommy Davidson (born Anthony Reed, November 10, 1963) is an American actor and comedian. He was an original cast member on the sketch comedy TV show ''In Living Color'', and portrayed Mitchell on '' Between Brothers'' (1997–1999), Dexter on '' ...
(born 1965), American actor
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Thomas Randall Davidson (1747–1827), Church of Scotland minister
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True Davidson
Jean Gertrude "True" Davidson, Order of Canada, CM (19 April 1901 – 18 September 1978), was a Canadian politician, teacher, and writer. She was the first mayor of the Borough of East York, Ontario, and she was one of Metropolitan Toronto's most ...
(1901–1978), Canadian mayor
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Tucker Davidson (born 1996), American baseball player
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W. K. Davidson (1904–1974), American politician and businessman
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Walter Edward Davidson
Sir Walter Edward Davidson, (20 April 1859 – 16 September 1923) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat. He served periods as Governor of the Seychelles, Governor of Newfoundland and as Governor of New South Wales, where he died in ...
(1859–1923), Colonial governor of the Seychelles, Newfoundland, New South Wales
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Walter Davidson Sr. (one of the founders of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company)
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Will Davidson
William R. Davidson was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a half back. He played for Annbank and Manchester United. When Davidson joined the team in 1893, Manchester United was still known as Newton Heath Football Club and ...
, UK footballer active in the 1890s
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William Davidson (disambiguation), several people, including:
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William Davidson (bishop) (1919–2006), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas
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Bill Davidson (businessman)
William Morse Davidson (December 5, 1922 – March 13, 2009) was an American businessman. He was president, chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries, one of the world's largest manufacturers of architectural and automotive glass. He was also own ...
(1922–2009), Michigan businessman and sports team owner
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William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan, named in honor of Bill Davidson
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William Davidson (British Columbia politician) (fl. 1867–1907), Scottish-born miner and political figure
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William Davidson (congressman) (1778–1857), member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina
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William Davidson (conspirator) (1781–1820), African Caribbean revolutionary
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William Davidson (engineer) (1844–1920), Australian civil engineer
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William Davidson (filmmaker)
William Davidson (1928–2009) was a Canadian director, producer and writer whose career included work with the National Film Board of Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and independent features. He is noted for directing the early Engli ...
(1928–2009), Canadian filmmaker and TV creator
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William Davidson (lumberman) (1740–1790), Scottish settler in Canada
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William Davidson (MCC cricketer) (1811–1894), English cricketer
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William Davidson (Pennsylvania representative) (1783–1867), Pennsylvania politician
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William Davidson (sailor) (1876–1939), British competition sailor
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William Davidson (Sussex cricketer) (1920–2015), English cricketer
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William Davidson of Curriehill (1614/15–c. 1689), Scottish merchant and member of the Privy council
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William Davidson Bissett
Major William Davidson Bissett VC (7 August 1893 – 12 May 1971) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Ki ...
(1893–1971), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
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William A. Davidson, one of the founders of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company
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William B. Davidson (1888–1947), American actor
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William H. Davidson (lieutenant governor) (fl. 1836–1838), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
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William H. Davidson (motorcyclist) (1905–1992), American motorcycle racer and president of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
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William Lee Davidson (1746–1781), United States War of Independence, namesake of Davidson College
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William Leslie Davidson (1848–1929), Scottish philosopher
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William Mackay Davidson (1909–1991), Scottish haematologist and pathologist
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William McCartney Davidson (1872–1942), Canadian journalist, politician, and author
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William Soltau Davidson (1846–1924), New Zealander, pioneer of refrigerated shipping
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William Taylor Davidson (1837–1915), owner and editor of the ''Fulton Democrat'' newspaper
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Willie G. Davidson (William Godfrey Davidson, born 1933), designer of the Harley-Davidson Super Glide
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Zach Davidson (born 1998), American football player
Given name
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Davidson Black
Davidson Black, (July 25, 1884 – March 15, 1934) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of ''Sinanthropus pekinensis'' (now '' Homo erectus pekinensis''). He was Chairman of the Geological Survey of China and a Fel ...
(1884–1934), Canadian paleoanthropologist
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Davidson (footballer) (born 1991), full name Davidson da Luz Pereira, Brazilian footballer
Fictional characters
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Dr. Ben Davidson, fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'', portrayed by actor Mark Derwin
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PC Andy Davidson, fictional character on the BBC science fiction series ''Torchwood'', portrayed by actor Tom Price
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Charlene "Charley" Davidson
References
See also
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Davidson (disambiguation)
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Viscount Davidson
Viscount Davidson, of Little Gaddesden in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 June 1937 for the Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead, Sir J. C. C. ...
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Clan Davidson
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Davison (disambiguation)
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Davidsen (disambiguation)
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English-language surnames
Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin
Patronymic surnames
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