John Davies Explained

John Davies may refer to:

Academics

• John Davies (archivist) (1925–1999), Malaysian archivist
• John Davies (chemist) (died 1850), English chemist
• John Davies (classical scholar, born 1679) (1679–1732), English classical scholar, and president of Queens' College, Cambridge
• John Davies (historian) (1938–2015), Welsh historian
• John Davies (librarian) (1743–1817), librarian of the University of Cambridge
• John Davies (priest, born 1957), British Anglican priest and theologian
• John Gordon Davies (1919–1990), British theologian
• John K. Davies (astronomer) (born 1955), British astronomer
• John K. Davies (historian) (born 1937), British classical historian

Businesspeople

• John Davies (British businessman) (1916–1979), businessman (British Petroleum) and Conservative MP and cabinet minister
• John Davies (New Zealand businessman) (born 1941), businessman and mayor of Queenstown
• John Davies (publisher) (1814–1872), co-founded the Australian newspaper The Mercury
• John Henry Davies ( – 1927), brewery owner who in 1902 took over the British football club Manchester United
• John T. Davies (businessman) (1881–1938), British businessman, director of the Suez Canal Company, and the Ford Motor Company Limited
• John Wingett Davies (1908–1992), cinema operator and director of Davies and Newman
• John Winsell Davies (born 1964), owner of the Schramsberg Vineyards

Film, radio, television, and theatre professionals

• John Davies (screenwriter) or Jack Davies (1913–1994), English screenwriter, producer and actor
• John Graham Davies, Canadian-British actor
• John Howard Davies (1939–2011), English television producer-director and former child actor
• John S. Davies (actor) (born 1953), American actor

Judges

• John Davies (judge) (1898–1969), Chief Justice of Tanganyika (now Tanzania)
• John Davies (swimmer) (1929–2020), United States district judge and Olympic swimmer for Australia
• John T. Davies (politician) (born 1932), Minnesota politician, former legislator and jurist

Musicians

• John Davies (composer) (1787–1855), Welsh stonemason and composer
• John Elias Davies (1847–1883), Welsh harpist
• John Haydn Davies (1905–1991), Welsh schoolmaster and conductor
• John R. T. Davies (1927–2004), remastering engineer of classic jazz recordings and musician

Politicians

Australasia

• John Davies (New South Wales politician) (1839–1896), Australian politician, NSW MLA (1874–87), MLC (1888–96)
• John Mark Davies (1840–1919), British-born Australian politician in the state of Victoria, MLC (1889–1919)
• John George Davies (1846–1913), Tasmanian politician, newspaper proprietor, and cricketer

United Kingdom

• John Davies (British businessman) (1916–1979), director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, Conservative MP, cabinet minister
• John Davies (poet, born 1569) (1569–1626), poet, statesman, attorney-general in Ireland
• John Davies (Welsh miners' agent) (died 1918), Welsh Liberal-Labour politician and trade unionist
• John Davies, 1st Baron Darwen (1885–1950), British cotton manufacturer and Labour politician
• John Cledwyn Davies (1869–1952), Welsh Liberal politician, educationist, and lawyer
• John Francis Davis (1795–1890), British diplomat, sinologist, and second Governor of Hong Kong
• John Lloyd Davies (1801–1860), Welsh lawyer and Conservative MP
• John Quentin Davies (born 1944), British Labour MP

United States

• John C. Davies (lawyer) (1857–1925), New York State Attorney General, 1899–1902
• John C. Davies II (1920–2002), US Representative from New York
• John Paton Davies Jr. (1908–1999), American diplomat
• John S. Davies (Pennsylvania politician) (1926–2010), Pennsylvania politician
• John T. Davies (politician) (born 1932), Minnesota politician, former legislator and jurist

Religious leaders

Anglican clergypeople

• John Davies (archbishop of Wales) (born 1953), Archbishop of Wales from 2017 to 2021 and Bishop of Swansea and Brecon from 2008 to 2021
• John Davies (archdeacon of Wrexham) (1908–1991), Welsh Anglican priest
• John Davies (priest, born 1795) (1795–1861), Welsh Anglican priest and philosopher
• John Davies (priest, born 1957), British Anglican priest and theologian
• John Davies (bishop of St Asaph) (born 1943), Bishop of St Asaph from 1999 to 2008
• John Davies (bishop of Shrewsbury) (born 1927), Bishop of Shrewsbury from 1987 to 1994
• John David Davies (1831–1911), Welsh priest
• John Llewelyn Davies (1826–1916), English preacher and theologian
• John Rhys Davies (priest) (1890–1953), Anglican priest in Wales
• John Thomas Davies (priest) (1881–1966), Anglican priest in Wales

Methodist ministers and missionaries

• John Davies (Methodist minister, born 1823) (1823–1874), Welsh Methodist minister
• John Davies (missionary) (1772–1855), Welsh missionary and school teacher
• John Davies of Nercwys (1799–1879), Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister, preacher and writer
• John Cadvan Davies (1846–1923), Welsh poet and Wesleyan Methodist minister
• John Evan Davies (1850–1929), Welsh Calvinistic Methodist minister
• John Gwynoro Davies (1855–1935), Welsh Methodist minister

Other religious leaders

• John Davies (Congregationalist minister, born 1804) (1804–1884), Welsh Congregationalist minister
• John Davies (Unitarian minister, born 1795) (1795–1858), Welsh Unitarian minister and schoolmaster
• John Ossian Davies (1851–1916), Welsh Congregationalist minister
• John Park Davies (1879–1937), Welsh Unitarian minister

Sportspeople

Association footballers and football trainers

• John Davies (footballer, born 1856) (1856–1929), Wrexham A.F.C. and Wales international footballer
• John Davies (footballer, born 1881), English footballer with Liverpool and Blackpool
• John Davies (footballer, born 1933), footballer with Portsmouth, Scunthorpe United and Walsall
• John Davies (footballer, born 1959), Welsh footballer with Cardiff City and Hull City
• John Davies (footballer, born 1966), Scottish footballer with Clydebank, St. Johnstone, Airdrieonians, Ayr United and Motherwell
• John Davies (goalkeeper), with Burslem Port Vale F.C. and Newton Heath F.C.
• John Edward Davies (1862–1912), Oswestry F.C. and Wales international footballer
• John Henry Davies (football trainer) or Jack Davies, British football trainer
• John Price Davies (1862–1955), Druids F.C. and Wales international footballer

Rugby players

• John Davies (rugby, born 1941) (1941–1969), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1960s for Wales (RU), Neath, and Leeds (RL)
• John Davies (rugby league, born 1991), current rugby league footballer for Castleford Tigers
• John Davies (rugby union, born 1971), rugby union footballer of the 1990s and 2000s for Wales, Llanelli, and (Llanelli) Scarlets
• John Leighton Davies (1927–1995), former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer

Swimmers

• John Davies (swimmer) (1929–2020), Olympic swimmer for Australia and later United States district judge
• John Cecil Wright Davies or Jack Davies (1916–1997), New Zealand swimmer
• John Goldup Davies (1914–1989), English swimmer

Other sportspeople

• John Davies (Australian footballer) (1943–86), Australian rules footballer for Geelong
• John Davies (bowls), New Zealand Paralympic lawn bowler
• John Davies (English cricketer) (born 1932), English cricketer
• John Davies (ice hockey) (1928–2009), Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys
• John Davies (runner) (1938–2003), New Zealand middle-distance runner
• John Davies (steeplechase runner) (born 1952), Welsh runner
• John Davies (Welsh cricketer) (1926–2005), Welsh cricketer
• John William Matthew Davies or Johnny Davies (1900–1967), Australian rules footballer for Carlton and Fitzroy

Other writers

• John Davies (grammarian) or Siôn Dafydd Rhys (1534 –), Welsh physician and grammarian
• John Davies of Hereford ( – 1618), Anglo-Welsh poet and satirist
• John Davies (Mallwyd) ( – 1644), lexicographer, translator, and editor of the 1620 Welsh edition of the Bible
• John Davies (poet, born 1569) (1569–1626), English poet, lawyer and politician
• John Davies (translator) (1625–1693), Welsh translator and writer
• John Davies (Taliesin Hiraethog) (1841–1894), Welsh poet
• John Cadvan Davies (1846–1923), Welsh poet and Wesleyan Methodist minister
• John Davies (poet, born 1944), Welsh poet
• John Daniel Davies (1874–1948), Welsh editor and author
• John Davies (author) (1868–1940), Welsh author
• John Davies (bard) (died 1694), Welsh bard
• John Davies (bibliographer and genealogist) (1860–1939), Welsh bibliographer and genealogist
• John Davies (printer and journalist) (1832–1904), Welsh printer, editor, journalist, and songwriter

Others

• John Davies (architect) (1796–1865), English architect
• John Davies (photographer) (born 1949), landscape photographer based in the United Kingdom
• John Humphreys Davies (1871–1926), Welsh lawyer, bibliographer and educator
• John Thomas Davies (1895–1955), English recipient of the Victoria Cross

See also

• Jon Davie (born 1954), folk guitarist
• Jonathan Davies (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Davis (disambiguation)
• John G. Davies (disambiguation)
• John Davis (disambiguation)
• John Davys (disambiguation)
• John Davey (disambiguation)
• John Davy (disambiguation)
• Jack Davies (disambiguation)
• John Davies Gilbert (1811–1854), land owner
• John Rhys-Davies (born 1944), Welsh actor
• John Langdon-Davies (1897–1971), British author and journalist