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1. davis, davys, john davis, john davys

English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

2. davis, stuart davis

United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964)

stuart davis

3. davis, miles davis, miles dewey davis jr.

United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)

4. davis, jefferson davis

American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889)

jefferson davis

5. davis, dwight davis, dwight filley davis

United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)

6. bette davis, davis

United States film actress (1908-1989)

bette davis

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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Sir Andrew (Frank). born 1944, British conductor; chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (1989–2000) and of the Chicago Lyric Opera from 2000

Bette (ˈbɛtɪ), real name Ruth Elizabeth Davis. 1908–89, US film actress, whose films include Of Human Bondage (1934), Jezebel (1938) for which she won an Oscar, All About Eve (1950), Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), The Nanny (1965), and The Whales of August (1987)

Sir Colin (Rex). 1927–2013, English conductor, noted for his interpretation of the music of Berlioz

Jefferson. 1808–89, president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1861–65)

Joe. 1901–78, English billiards and snooker player: world champion from 1927 to 1946

John. Also called: John Davys. ?1550–1605, English navigator: discovered the Falkland Islands (1592); searched for a Northwest Passage

Miles (Dewey). 1926–91, US jazz trumpeter and composer

Steve. born 1957, English snooker player: world champion 1981, 1983–84, 1987–89

Davis

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ˈBette (ˈbɛti ) ; betˈē) (born Ruth Elizabeth Davis) 1908-89; U.S. film actress

Jefferson1808-89; U.S. statesman: president of the Confederacy (1861-65)

Miles1926-91; U.S. jazz trumpeter & composer

Richard Harding1864-1916; U.S. journalist, novelist, & editor

Davis

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A city of north-central California west of Sacramento. A branch of the University of California (established 1905) is here.

American actress noted for the dramatic depth of her performances in films such as Dangerous (1935), All About Eve (1950), and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962).

American cavalry officer who was the first African-American general in the US Army (1940-1948). His son Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. (1912-2002), was the first African-American general in the US Air Force (1954-1970).

American entertainer whose singing, dancing, acting, and comedic talents earned him popularity as a nightclub performer and in films such as Oceans Eleven (1960).

American journalist and author of the novella Life in the Iron Mills (1861), a bleak depiction of the lives of industrial workers.

American artist whose vibrant canvases were strongly influenced both by cubism and jazz.

American writer whose vivid coverage of the Spanish-American, Boer, and Russo-Japanese wars established him as a leading correspondent of his day.

American trumpeter noted for his warm, muted trumpet style on albums such as Kind of Blue (1959) and for his later experiments with jazz-fusion.

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 in 1866, he was never prosecuted.

American tennis player and donor (1900) of the Davis Cup for the annual international team tennis competition.

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