Charles Davis
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Charles Davis or Charlie Davis may refer to:
Athletes
Legal and political figures
Military figures
Musicians
Others
Athletes
- Charlie Davis (cricketer) (born 1944), West Indian cricketer
- Charlie Davis (basketball)Charlie Davis (basketball)Charlie Davis is best known for being an outstanding college basketball player for Wake Forest University . He was the second African American player in Wake Forest's history...
(born 1949), American basketball player - Charlie Davis (defensive tackle) (born 1951)
- Charlie Davis (running back)Charlie Davis (running back)Charles Douglas "Charlie" Davis is a former American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League...
(born 1952), American football player - Charles Davis (basketball)Charles Davis (basketball)Charles Edward Davis, Jr. is a retired American basketball player.A 6'7" forward, Davis starred at Vanderbilt University during the late 1970s and early 1980s...
(born 1958), American basketball player - Charles Davis (basketball player, born 1984)Charles Davis (basketball player, born 1984)Charles Davis, also known as Chuck Davis is a naturalized Azerbaijani professional basketball player currently with Banvit Basketbol Kolubu. He is 202 cm tall and plays both forward positions.-References:...
, naturalized Azerbaijani basketball player - Charles Davis (tight end)Charles Davis (tight end)Charles Suonne Davis, Jr. is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
(born 1983), American football player - Charles Davis (defensive back), former college football player from University of Tennessee and current college football analyst
Legal and political figures
- Charles Davis (warden), American warden of Sing Sing
- Charles Davis (Australian politician)Charles Davis (Australian politician)Charles Leonard Davis was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Port Pirie in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1947 to 1959....
(1884–1959), South Australian politician - Charles Russell DavisCharles Russell DavisCharles Russell Davis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.He was born in Pittsfield, Illinois but moved with his father to Le Sueur County, Minnesota in 1854, where he attended the public schools and was also instructed by private tutor. He graduated from a...
(1849–1930), U.S. Representative from Minnesota - Charles B. DavisCharles B. DavisCharles B. Davis was a United States federal judge.-Biography:Born in Hannibal, Missouri, Davis received an A.B. from the University of Missouri in 1902 and an LL.B. from the University of Missouri in 1905. He was in private practice in St. Louis, Missouri from 1905 to 1909. He was an Assistant...
(1877–1943), U.S. federal judge - Charles H. Davis (judge)Charles H. Davis (judge)Charles H. Davis was a Republican lawyer who has twice served on the Illinois Supreme Court, once as Chief Justice, and on the Illinois Appellate Court, also as Presiding Justice....
(1906 – ca. 1976), Illinois Supreme Court and Illinois Appellate Court Justice - Greg Davis (Mississippi politician)Greg Davis (Mississippi politician)For other persons with these names, see Greg Davis and Charles Davis.Charles Gregory "Greg" Davis is the mayor of Southaven, Mississippi, the state's third largest city, and was the Republican Party nominee for Mississippi's 1st congressional district in the 2008 special and general elections.-...
(born 1966), full name Charles G. Davis, mayor of Southaven, Mississippi
Military figures
- Charles Henry DavisCharles Henry DavisCharles Henry Davis was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, serving primarily during the American Civil War, and with the United States Coast Survey.-Early life and career:...
(1807–1877), U.S. naval officer - Charles C. DavisCharles C. DavisCharles C. Davis was an United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, honored for his actions in command of the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Battle of Hoover's Gap of the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(1830–1909), American Medal of Honor recipient - Charles P. DavisCharles P. DavisCharles P. Davis was a United States Army soldier received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War on May 16, 1899 with 29 other members of Young's Scout...
(1873–1943), American Medal of Honor recipient - Charles W. DavisCharles W. DavisCharles Willis Davis was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.-Biography:...
(1917–1991), U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
Musicians
- Charles Davis (saxophonist)Charles Davis (saxophonist)Charles Davis is an American jazz baritone saxophonist who performed extensively with Archie Shepp and Sun Ra, among others.-Biography:...
, American jazz saxophonist - Charles Davis (flute player)Charles Davis (flute player)Charles Davis is a jazz flautist, currently living in Germany.-List of recordings:* 1983 - Folkjazz Duo - Charles Davis & Stefan Schmidt...
(born 1946)
Others
- Charles A. DavisCharles A. Davis-Early life and career:Davis obtained a B.A. from the University of Vermont and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. Before joining Stone Point Capital in 1998, Davis worked at Goldman Sachs where he served as the head of Investment Banking Services worldwide, Co-Head of the Americas Group,...
, CEO of Stone Point Capital - Charles Harold DavisCharles Harold DavisCharles Harold Davis was an American landscape painter.-Biography:He was born at Amesbury, Massachusetts. A pupil of the schools of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, he was sent to Paris in 1880...
(1856–1933), U.S. landscape painter - Charles H. Davis (ca. 1890), gold prospector at Golden Fleece Mine (Colorado)Golden Fleece Mine (Colorado)The Golden Fleece Mine is a gold mining site in Hinsdale County, Colorado, south of Lake City. The mine is located half a mile west of the north end of Lake San Cristobal. By 1904 it had produced $1,400,000 in silver and gold ore. The mine operated intermittently until 1919...
- Charles Davis (actor)Charles Davis (actor)Charles Davis was an Irish character actor.Davis was born in Dublin, Ireland. He started his acting career at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and had over 1000 performances on Broadway....
(1925–2009) - The real name of the Scorpio Killer in Dirty HarryDirty HarryDirty Harry is a 1971 American crime thriller produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan....
See also
- Charles Davis LimitedCharles Davis LimitedCharles Davis Limited was a company established in Hobart Tasmania in 1847.The company was founded by Charles Davis, an Englishman who had been transported to the Tasmanian penal colony as a convict....
, company formed in 1847 in Tasmania - Charles Davies (disambiguation)