William Davis

Last updated September 08, 2025

William, Will, or Bill Davis may refer to:

Academia

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

William B. Davis (born 1938), actor, professor, and waterskier
Will S. Davis (1882–1920), American film director
William Stanford Davis (born 1951), American actor
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

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

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 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

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

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) (born 1939), Canadian politician
William E. Davis (1929–2021), former 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

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

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

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

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