Film Industry and Writers
- William Davis (journalist) (born 1933), economics editor, BBC presenter, editor of Punch, 1969–1977
- William B. Davis (born 1938), actor, professor, and waterskiier
- Will S. Davis (1882–1920), American film director
- William Stearns Davis (1877–1930), American educator, historian, and writer
- William T. Davis (1862–1945), naturalist, entomologist and historian
- Wee Willie Davis (1906–1981), US film actor
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