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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

Matt Davis     Matt Davis       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Matt Davis: is an American stand up comedian. He is regularly featured on XM Radio's Comedy 150 and tours internationally.Matt Davis first took the stage at age 17 at the Comedy Club Stardome in Birmingham, Alabama where he later served as the club's house emcee for a year and a half before taking to the road full time. Davis has since logged headlining dates in some of the most respected clubs in the country including The Punchline, Funny Bone(s), The Stardome, and many others.

Shani Davis     Shani Davis       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shani Davis: an American actress whose film appearances include Traffic (2000), Swimfan (2002) and The Perfect Score (2004), among others. She also co-starred in the short-lived drama Six Degrees on ABC.Christensen had several small roles in various television programs before starting her movie career. These shows include The Geena Davis Show, Frasier, The Practice, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and Touched by an Angel. She was named one of People magazine's "Breakthrough Stars of 2001." For her performance in Traffic she received the awards for Female Breakthrough Performance at the MTV Movie Awards,

Raymond "Ray" Davis     Raymond "Ray" Davis       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond "Ray" Davis: was the original bass singer and one of the founding members of The Parliaments, Parliament, and Funkadelic. His regular nickname while he was with those groups was "Sting Ray Davis." He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.

Dee Dee Davis     Dee Dee Davis       Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dee Dee Davis: an American actress. She is best known for her role as Bryanna "Baby Girl" Thomkins on The Bernie Mac Show. She also guest starred in the Lifetime original series Strong Medicine.She is the younger sister of Aree Davis, who co-starred with Eddie Murphy in Disney's The Haunted Mansion.

William Delford Davis     William Delford Davis       Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Delford Davis: Willie, grew up in rural Louisiana and graduated from Grambling State University, The Cleveland Browns drafted Davis in the 15th round in the 1956 NFL Draft, and he was originally an offensive tackle, but didn't play up to his standards, but in 1959 Green Bay Packers GM/Head Coach Vince Lombardi saw talent in Davis

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