James, Jim, or Jimmy Davis may refer to:

Entertainment

* J. Gunnis Davis (1873–1937), actor and director, whose directorial work was credited as James Davis *

Jim Davis (actor) Jim Davis (born Marlin Davis; August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American actor, best known for his roles in Westerns on television, television Westerns. In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soa ...

(1909–1981), American actor *

Jim Davis (cartoonist) James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the comic strips ''Garfield'' and '' U.S. Acres''. Published since 1978, ''Garfield'' is one of the world's most w ...

(born 1945), creator of the ''Garfield'' comic strip * 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, a ...

(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 (1931–2016), American artist *

Jim Davis (radio presenter) Jim Davis is a British radio presenter, who presents on Magic Radio, Mellow Magic, Magic at the Musicals and BBC Local Radio. Background Davis was born in South Africa. Davis's passion for radio began when his cousin asked him to stand in for ...

, British radio presenter

Sports

American football

* James Davis (cornerback) (born 1957), NFL cornerback and safety * James Davis (linebacker) (born 1979), NFL linebacker *

Jim Davis (gridiron football) James Edward Davis Jr. (born October 4, 1981) is a former professional Canadian football defensive end. Early life Davis played four seasons of college football as a defensive end for the Virginia Tech Hokies recording 131 tackles, 19 sacks, on ...

(born 1981), American football player *

James Davis (running back) James Andrew Davis (born January 1, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Cleveland Brown ...

(born 1986), American football halfback

Baseball

Jumbo Davis James J. "Jumbo" Davis (September 5, 1861 – February 14, 1921) was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between 1884 and 1891, for the Brooklyn Gladiators, St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Or ...

(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) James Davis, nicknamed "Neckbones", is an American former Negro league third baseman who played in the 1940s. Davis played for the Homestead Grays in 1945. In seven recorded regular season games, he posted four hits in 23 plate appearances. Davi ...

(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) (1887–1934), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s *

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 Na ...

(1941–2018), American basketball player *

Jim Davis (basketball coach) James Lee Davis (born September 29, 1946) is a retired American college basketball College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the U ...

(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 race on 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2008 IAAF World Indoor Champi ...

(born 1976), American sprinter *

James Davis (runner) James, Jim, or Jimmy 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) ...

, middle-distance runner, 1938 mile run All-American for the

North Carolina Tar Heels track and field The North Carolina Tar Heels track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team is bas ...

team *

Jimmy Davis (footballer) James Roger William Davis (6 February 1982 – 9 August 2003) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He signed for Manchester United as a youth trainee in July 1999 and the following month he signed professional terms with the club. ...

(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) is a professional footballer who plays for Tercera Federación club Llosetense. Born in Spain, he played five games for the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a winger, he can also appear a ...

, Equatoguinean footballer

Politics

James Davis (printer) James Davis (October 21, 1721 – 1785) was an Early American publishers and printers, early American printer and the first printer and first postmaster of the Province of North Carolina, colony of North Carolina. He was also the founder and p ...

(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'' a ...

(c. 1811–1859), politician in Alberton, Victoria, Australia * James Davis (Iowa politician) (1826–1897), Iowa state senator * James H. Davis (congressman) (1853–1940), United States Representative from Texas * James J. Davis (1873–1947), United States Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of Labor * James C. Davis (1895–1981), United States Representative from Georgia *

Jimmie Davis James Houston Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was an American singer, songwriter, and Democratic Party politician. After achieving fame for releasing both sacred and popular songs, Davis served as governor of Louisiana from ...

(1899–2000), musician and Governor of Louisiana *

Jim Davis (Florida politician) James Oscar Davis III (born October 11, 1957) is an Politics of the United States, American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat and served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S ...

(born 1957), United States Representative from Florida * Jim Davis (Indiana politician) (1928–2012), Indiana state representative *

Jim Davis (North Carolina politician) James Wayland Davis (born January 7, 1947) is an American politician and orthodontist who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the Senate's fiftieth district, which includes Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, ...

(born 1947), North Carolina state senator * James E. Davis (New York politician) (1962–2003), assassinated New York City politician * Jim Davis (Ohio politician) (1935–2011), Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives

Religion

* James J. Davis (bishop) (1852–1926), Roman Catholic bishop *

James Peter Davis James Peter Davis (June 9, 1904 – March 4, 1988) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop (later Archbishop) of San Juan (1943–1964) and Archbishop of Santa Fe (1964–1974). Biography James Davis was born in ...

(1904–1988), American Roman Catholic archbishop * James Levert Davis, 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. Wor ...

(1817–1887), barrister, magistrate and author *

James E. Davis (Los Angeles police officer) James Edgar Davis (February 8, 1889 – June 20, 1949) was an American police officer who served as the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1926 to 1929, and from 1933 to 1939. During his first term as LAPD chief, Davis empha ...

(1889–1949), Los Angeles Chief of Police

Business

* Jim Davis (businessman) (born 1943), Chairman of New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. and founder of Major League Lacrosse * James M. Davis (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) James Davis VC (February 1835 – 2 March 1893) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. His full ...

(1835–1893), Scottish Victoria Cross recipient *

James Davis (escaped convict) James Davis (also known as Duramboi; baptised 2 August 1807 – 7 May 1889) was a Scottish-born Convicts in Australia, convict notable for escaping custody in Australia and living with Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal people for thirteen yea ...

(1807–1889), aka "Duramboi", escaped convict who lived with Aboriginals * James A. Davis (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 people, British Natural History, naturalist who specialised in fossil Evolution of fish, fish. He lived at Chevinedge, Halifax, West Yorkshire, Halifax in Yorkshire. James William Davis was a l ...

, 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