John Davy may refer to:
- John Davy (chemist) (1790–1868), British chemist and younger brother of Sir Humphy Davy
- John Davy (cricketer) (born 1974), Irish cricketer
- John M. Davy (1835–1909), U.S. Representative from New York
- John Davy (Blessed), English Carthusian monk executed during the English Reformation
- John Davey (Cornish speaker) of Zennor (1812–1891), Cornwall; considered to be one of the last people to have traditional knowledge of the Cornish language
- John Davy (MP), MP for Dorchester
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or davy:
“When women go wrong, men go right after them.”
—Harvey Thew, screenwriter, John Bright, screenwriter, and Lowell Sherman. Lady Lou (Mae West)
“The wealth and prosperity of the country are only the comeliness of the body, the fullness of the flesh and fat; but the spirit is independent of them; it requires only muscle, bone and nerve for the true exercise of its functions. We cannot lose our liberty, because we cannot cease to think.”
—Humphry, Sir Davy (1778–1829)