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 (1938–1992), American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter * Jimmy Davis (songwriter) (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 * James Davis (critic) (1853–1907), pen-name Owen Hall, Irish-born theatre writer and theatre critic * James Davis (satirist) (c. 1706–1755), Welsh doctor and satirist * James G. Davis (1931–2016), American artist * Jim Davis (radio presenter), 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) (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. Davis, 1861–1921), American baseball player * Jim Davis (pitcher) (1924–1995), baseball pitcher * Jim Davis (third baseman) (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) (1941–2018), American basketball player * Jim Davis (basketball coach) (born 1946), American college basketball coach * James Davis (sprinter) (born 1976), American sprinter * James Davis (runner), middle-distance runner, 1938 mile run All-American for the North Carolina Tar Heels track and field team * Jimmy Davis (footballer) (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), Equatoguinean footballer

Politics

* James Davis (printer) (1721–1785), first postmaster of North Carolina * James Davis (Australian politician) (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) (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 (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 (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) (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, British naturalist * James Davis (musical group), 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