Da·vis (d  v s) A city of central California west of Sacramento. A branch of the University of California (established 1908) is here. Population: 61,000. |
| Davis, Benjamin Oliver 1877-1970. American cavalry officer who was the first African-American general in the U.S. Army (1940-1948). His son Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. (1912-2002), was the first African-American general in the U.S. Air Force (1954-1970). |
| Davis, Bette Originally Ruth Elizabeth Davis. 1908-1989. American actress who won an Academy Award for Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938). |
| Davis, Dwight Filley 1879-1945. American tennis player and donor (1900) of the Davis Cup for the annual international team tennis competition. |
| Davis, Jefferson 1808-1889. American soldier and president of the Confederacy (1861-1865). He was captured by Union soldiers in 1865 and imprisoned for two years, and although he was indicted for treason (1866), he was never prosecuted. |
| Davis, John See John Davys. |
| Davis, Miles Dewey, Jr. 1926-1991. American jazz musician acclaimed for his warm, often muted trumpet style. |
| Davis, Richard Harding 1864-1916. American writer whose vivid coverage of the Spanish-American, Boer, and Russo-Japanese wars established him as the leading correspondent of his day. |
| Davis, Stuart 1894-1964. American artist who often incorporated jazz tempos into his vibrant canvases. In the 1920s he was strongly influenced by cubism. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Davis - English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605) |
| 2. |  Davis - United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964) | |
| 3. | Davis - United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991) | |
| 4. |  Davis - American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889) | |
| 5. | Davis - United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945) | |
| 6. |  Davis - United States film actress (1908-1989) |
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