George Davis
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George Davis may refer to:
- George Davis (actor)George Davis (actor)George Davis was a Dutch-born American actor. He appeared in 261 films between 1916 and 1963.He was born in Amsterdam, and died in Los Angeles, California from cancer.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
(1889–1965), Dutch-born American actor - George Davis (analyst), American environmental policy analyst
- George Davis (robber) (born 1941), British armed robber
- George Davis (art director)George Davis (art director)-Career:Davis began his career at 20th Century Fox, his first film was Joseph L. Mankiewicz's fantasy The Ghost and Mrs. Muir in 1947, a director for whom he frequently worked, notably on House of Strangers , All About Eve -Career:Davis began his career at 20th Century Fox, his first film was...
(1914–1998), American art director - George Davis (editor)George Davis (editor)George Davis was an influential American fiction editor and minor novelist.-Early life:After an early period in Chicago, Davis spent much of his twenties as an expatriate in Paris.-The Opening of a Door:...
(1906–1957), American fiction editor and minor novelist - George Davis (footballer)George Davis (footballer)George Henry Davis was an English international footballer, who played as an outside left.-Career:Born in Alfreton, Davis played professionally for Derby County, and earned two caps for England in 1904....
(1881–1969), England international footballer - George Davis (NASCAR), retired Grand National driver
- George Davis (pitcher)George Davis (pitcher)George Allen "Iron" Davis , was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball from 1912-15. He played for the Boston Braves and New York Highlanders.-External links:...
(1890–1961), American baseball player - George Davis (politician)George Davis (politician)George Davis was a Confederate States of America political figure and the last Confederate Attorney General, serving from 1864 to 1865.He was not related to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.-Early life and career:...
(1820–1896), Confederate States Attorney General - George Davis (shortstop) (1870–1940), American baseball player and manager
- George Andrew Davis, Jr.George Andrew Davis, Jr.George Andrew Davis, Jr. was a highly decorated flying ace of the United States Army in World War II, and later of the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Davis rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in "MiG Alley" during...
(1920–1952), United States Air Force major and Medal of Honor recipient - George E. Davis (Medal of Honor) (1839–1926), American Civil War officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- George E. DavisGeorge E. DavisGeorge Edward Davis is regarded as the founding father of the discipline of Chemical Engineering.Davis was born at Eton on 27 July 1850, the eldest son of George Davis, a bookseller. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to a local bookbinder but he abandoned this trade after two years to...
(1850–1907), British founding father of the discipline of chemical engineering - George Fleming DavisGeorge Fleming DavisGeorge Fleming Davis was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for actions during World War II.-Early life:George F...
(1911–1945), United States Navy commander, Medal of Honor recipient - George M. Davis, American malacologist and Editor-in-Chief of MalacologiaMalacologiaMalacologia is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of malacology, the study of mollusks. The journal publishes articles in the fields of molluscan systematics, ecology, population ecology, genetics, molecular genetics, evolution, and phylogenetics.The journal specializes in publishing...
- George R. Davis (New York)George R. Davis (New York)George Rex Davis was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1831 and 1843....
(1788–1867), Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1831 and 1843 - George R. DavisGeorge R. DavisGeorge Royal Davis was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Early life and education:Born in Palmer, Massachusetts, Davis completed classical studies at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Massachusetts, and was graduated in 1860...
(1840–1899), U.S. Representative from Illinois - George Roscoe DavisGeorge Roscoe Davis-Biography:In the late 1800s, he moved from Maine to Washington, DC to attend classes at George Washington University where in 1894 he became a charter member of the Columbian University chapter of Theta Delta Chi. That same year, George R...
, Washington, DC lawyer - George S. DavisGeorge S. DavisGeorge S. Davis , known as The Singing Miner, was a folk singer and songwriter who worked as a coal miner, and then as a disc jockey on local radio in Hazard, Kentucky from 1947 until 1969.-Career:...
aka The Singing Miner (1904–1992), American country singer - George T. DavisGeorge T. DavisGeorge Thomas Davis was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Early life and education:George Davis was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts...
(1810–1877), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts - George Whitefield DavisGeorge Whitefield DavisGeorge Whitefield Davis was an engineer and Major General in the United States Army. He also served as a military Governor of Puerto Rico and as the first military Governor of the Panama Canal Zone.-Civil War:...
(1839–1918), American general and military Governor of Puerto Rico
See also
- George DavysGeorge DavysGeorge Davys was tutor to Victoria of the United Kingdom, and later Bishop of Peterborough. He was previously Dean of Chester. He himself was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, where a house is named after him....
(1780–1864), tutor to Queen Victoria and bishop - Georgie DavisGeorgie DavisGeorgie Davis is a Dutch singer who was one of the first participants of the Soundmixshow in 1985, in which he sang a song by Stevie Wonder....
(born 1969), artist name of Kees Rietveld, Dutch singer - George Davies (disambiguation)