John Davidson may refer to:
- John Andrew Davidson (1852–1903), Canadian politician
- John Davidson (actor) (1886–1968), American actor
- John Davidson (botanist) (1878–1970), British Columbia's first Provincial Botanist
- John Davidson (general) (1824–1881), US Army major general
- John Davidson (poet) (1857–1909), Scottish poet and playwright
- John Davidson (politician) (1924–2012), American politician
- John Davidson (entertainer) (born 1941), American television actor and game show host
- John Davidson (ice hockey) (born 1953), Canadian NHL hockey player and executive
- John Davidson (traveller) (1797–1836), English traveler in Africa
- John Frank Davidson (born 1926), chemical engineer awarded a Royal Medal in 1999
- John Humphrey Davidson (1876–1954), British major general and politician
- John James Davidson, British MP, 1935–1945
- J. C. C. Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson (1889–1970), British politician
- John Davidson, sufferer of Tourette's Syndrome and the subject of a BBC documentary John's Not Mad
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or davidson:
“What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 11:7-9.
Jesus speaking about John the Baptist.
“The dominant metaphor of conceptual relativism, that of differing points of view, seems to betray an underlying paradox. Different points of view make sense, but only if there is a common co-ordinate system on which to plot them; yet the existence of a common system belies the claim of dramatic incomparability.”
—Donald Davidson (b. 1917)