Ellis (family name)

Ellis is an English family name , exceptionally also used as a first name or nickname .

First name carrier

• Calvin Ellis Stowe , (1802-1886), American theologian
• Ellis Fröder (* 1956), German journalist
• Ellis Huber (* 1949), German doctor and health politician
• Ellis Kaut (1920–2015), German children's book author

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Abraham George Ellis (1846–1916), Dutch politician and Vice Admiral
• Albert Ellis (1913–2007), American psychotherapist
• Alexander John Ellis (1814–1890), English philologist
• Alfred Ellis (photographer) (1854–1930), French photographer
• Alfred Ellis (* 1941), American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger, see Pee Wee Ellis
• Alfred Burdon Ellis (1852-1894), British officer and author
• Alfredo Ellis Júnior (1896–1974), Brazilian historian, sociologist and essayist
• Alice Thomas Ellis (1932-2005), British author
• Allan Ellis († 2013), American football player
• Alton Ellis (1938–2008), Jamaican singer and musician
• Andrew Ellis (* 1984), New Zealand rugby player
• Andy Ellis (* 1987), English badminton player
• Anita Ellis (1920–2015), Canadian singer
• Arthur Edward Ellis (1914–1999), English football referee
• Aunjanue Ellis (born 1969), American actress

B.

• BenJarvus Green-Ellis (born 1985), American football player
• Blake Ellis (* 1999), Australian tennis player
• Bob Ellis (1942–2016), Australian journalist, writer, director, screenwriter and playwright
• Brenna Ellis (* 1988), American ski jumper
• Bret Easton Ellis (born 1964), American writer
• Britt-Marie Ellis (* 1958), Swedish marksman
• Burkheart Ellis (* 1992), Barbadian athlete
• Burton F. Ellis (1903-2000), American lawyer

C.

• Caleb Ellis (1767-1816), American politician
• Carson Ellis (* 1975), American illustrator and writer
• Charles Drummond Ellis (1895–1980), British physicist
• Charles R. Ellis (1935–2008), American entrepreneur
• Charley Ellis (born 1944), American boxer
• Chesselden Ellis (1808-1854), American politician
• Chris Ellis (born 1956), American actor
• Chris Ellis (music producer) (1928–2019), British jazz musician and record producer
• Cindy Ellis (* 1926), German-British singer
• Clyde T. Ellis (1908–1980), American politician
• Colin Ellis, 6th Baron Seaford (born 1946), British politician
• Cyril Ellis (1904–1973), British athlete

D.

• Dale Ellis (born 1960), American basketball player
• Dan Ellis (* 1980), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
• Dana Ellis (* 1979), Canadian pole vaulter
• Daniel Ellis (cyclist) (* 1988), Australian track cyclist
• Dave Ellis (athlete) (born 1937), Canadian athlete
• Dave Ellis (game designer) (* 1965), American computer game designer
• Dave Ellis (musician) (* 1967), American saxophonist
• Dave Ellis (swimmer) , British swimmer
• David Ellis (soccer player) (1900– ??), Scottish soccer player
• David Ellis (screenwriter) (1918–1978), British screenwriter
• David Ellis (composer) (born 1933), British composer
• David Ellis (cricketer) (born 1934), British cricketer
• David Ellis (architect) (* 1953), Canadian architect
• David Ellis (writer) (* 1967), American lawyer and writer
• David H. Ellis (* 1945), American biologist and conservationist
• David R. Ellis (1952–2013), American director and stunt performer
• Deborah Ellis (* 1960), Canadian author
• Dock Ellis (1945-2008), American baseball player
• Don Ellis (boxer) (1926-1976), American boxer
• Don Ellis (1934–1978), American jazz musician
• Doug Ellis (1924-2018), British businessman and football official

E.

• E. John Ellis (1840–1889), American politician
• Ed Ellis (* 1954), American railroad manager
• Edgar C. Ellis (1854–1947), American politician
• Edward Ellis (cricketer) (1810-1887), English cricketer
• Edward Ellis (actor) (1870–1952), American actor
• Edward Ellis (Bishop) (1899–1879), British clergyman, Bishop of Nottingham
• Edward S. Ellis ( Edward Sylvester Ellis ; 1840-1916), American writer
• Eli Ellis (* 1948), Australian marksman
• Eliécer Ellis (* 1945), Panamanian basketball player
• Everett Ellis (1897–1973), American decathlete

F.

• Florence Hawley Ellis (1906–1991), American anthropologist, ethnographer, and archaeologist
• Francis Robert Ellis (1849–1915), British colonial governor
• François Ellis (* 1959), South African snooker player
• Frazer Ellis (* 1996), New Zealand ice hockey player
• Fred Ellis (* 1963), South African boxer

G

• George Ellis (athlete) (born 1932), British sprinter
• George Ellis (poet) (1753-1815), English poet
• George FR Ellis (* 1939), South African physicist and mathematician
• George Forbes Ellis (1903–1972), American rancher, pioneer in the field of beef production
• Greg Ellis (born 1968), British actor

H

• Havelock Ellis (1859-1939), British sex researcher and social reformer
• Harold Ellis (* 1970), American basketball player
• Harry Ellis (* 1982), English rugby player
• Henry Ellis (politician) (1721–1806), British researcher, author and colonial politician
• Henry Ellis (diplomat) (1777–1855), British diplomat and civil servant
• Herb Ellis (1921-2010), American jazz guitarist
• Hubert Summers Ellis (1887–1959), American politician

J

• James Ellis († 2014), British actor
• James H. Ellis (1924-1997), British cryptologist
• Jay Ellis (born 1981), American actor
• Jill Ellis (* 1966), American football coach
• Jimmy Ellis (1940-2014), American boxer
• Jo Ellis (born 1983), British hockey player
• Joanne Ellis (* 1981), British hockey player
• Job Bicknell Ellis (1829–1905), American mycologist
• Joe Ellis-Brown (* 1967), South African sailor
• Joey B. Ellis , American rapper, guitarist and keyboardist
• John Ellis (naturalist) (around 1710–1776), Irish botanist and zoologist
• John Ellis (executioner) (1874-1932), British executioner
• John Ellis (politician, 1930) (born 1930), British politician (Labor Party)
• John Ellis (special effects artist) , special effects artist
• John Ellis (physicist) (born 1946), British physicist
• John Ellis (politician, 1952) (born 1952), Irish politician (Fianna Fáil)
• John Ellis (saxophonist) (* 1974), American saxophonist
• John Edward Ellis (1841-1910), British politician
• John Raymond Ellis (1929–1994), Canadian politician
• John Valentine Ellis (1835–1913), Canadian politician
• John Whittaker Ellis (1829-1912), British politician
• John Willis Ellis (1820–1861), American politician
• Joseph J. Ellis (* 1943), American historian
• Joy Ellis (* ≈1990), British jazz musician

K

• Kate Ellis (* 1977), Australian politician
• Katharine Ellis (* 1963), British musicologist
• Katherine Ellis (born 1965), British singer
• Kathleen Ellis (* 1946), American swimmer
• Kerry Ellis (* 1979), English musical actress
• Kevin Ellis (politician) (1908–1975), Australian politician
• Kevin Ellis (rugby player) (born 1965), Welsh rugby player
• Kevin Ellis (skeleton pilot) (* 1973), American skeleton pilot
• Kevin Ellis (soccer player, 1977) (born 1977), English soccer player
• Kevin Ellis (soccer player, 1991) (born 1991), American soccer player

L.

• LaPhonso Ellis (* 1970), American basketball player
• Lauren Ellis (* 1989), New Zealand cyclist
• LeRon Ellis (born 1969), American basketball player
• LeRoy Ellis (1940–2012), American basketball player
• Lester Ellis (* 1965), Australian boxer with a British background in super featherweight division
• Leven H. Ellis (1881–1968), American politician
• Lilian Ellis (1907–1951), Danish dancer and actress
• Lisle Ellis (* 1951), Canadian jazz bassist and composer
• Lloyd Ellis (1920–1994), American guitarist

M.

• Marc Ellis (* 1952), American theologian
• Marcus Ellis (* 1989), English badminton player
• Mark Ellis (singer) (* 1943), German pop singer
• Mary Ellis (Actress) (1897–2003), American-English singer and actress
• Mary Ellis (pilot) (1917-2018), English pilot
• Mary Beth Ellis (* 1977), American triathlete
• Mary Elizabeth Ellis (* 1979), American actress
• Mary H. Ellis (* before 1987), sound engineer
• Matt Ellis (* 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
• Meredith Ellis (* 1941), American sprinter
• Mike Ellis (athlete) (born 1936), British hammer thrower
• Mike Ellis (ice hockey player) (born 1973), British-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Mirko Ellis (1923–2014), Swiss actor
• Monta Ellis (* 1985), American basketball player
• Morris Ellis (1929–2017), American trombonist and band leader

N

• Nelsan Ellis (1977-2017), American actor
• Nigel Ellis (born 1997), Jamaican athlete

P

• Patricia Ellis (1918–1970), American actress and singer
• Pee Wee Ellis (* 1941), American jazz musician
• Perry Ellis (1940–1986), American fashion designer
• Perry Ellis (basketball player) (born 1993), American basketball player
• Peter Ellis (architect) (1808–1888), British architect
• Peter Ellis , a pseudonym of Irving Lerner (1909–1976), American director
• Peter Berresford Ellis , real name of Peter Tremayne (* 1943), British historian
• Peter Ellis (director) (1948-2006), British television director
• Peter Ellis (soccer player) (born 1956), English soccer player
• Phyllis Ellis (born 1959), Canadian hockey player
• Powhatan Ellis (1790–1863), American politician

R.

• R. John Ellis (* 1935), British biologist
• Raymond Ellis (1923-1994), British politician
• Richard Ellis (politician) (1781–1846), American politician
• Richard Ellis (medic) (1902–1966), British pediatrician and university professor
• Richard Ellis (biologist) (* 1938), American marine biologist
• Richard Ellis (astronomer) (born 1950), British astronomer and university professor
• Richard Keith Ellis (* 1949), British physicist
• Richard S. Ellis (1947–2018), American mathematician
• Robinson Ellis (1834-1913), English philologist
• Roger Pearson Ellis (* 1944), South African botanist
• Romallis Ellis (born 1965), American boxer
• Ron Ellis (* 1945), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ron Ellis (Director) , American film director, screenwriter and film producer
• Rupert Ellis-Brown (* 1969), South African sailor
• Ruth Ellis (1926–1955), British murderess
• Ryan Ellis (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player

S.

• Sally Ellis (* 1958), British marathon runner
• Sam Ellis (soccer player) (born 1946), English soccer player and coach
• Sam Ellis (snooker player) , English snooker player
• Sam Ellis (athlete) (born 1982), British middle-distance runner
• Sean Ellis (* 1970), American film director, film producer, writer and fashion photographer
• Sean Ellis (entrepreneur) , American entrepreneur
• Sedrick Ellis (born 1985), American football player
• Shirley Ellis (1929–2005), American singer and songwriter
• Simon Ellis (* 1963), sailor from Hong Kong
• Sophia Ellis (* 1927), American teacher
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor (* 1979), British singer
• Stephen Ellis (historian) (1953-2015), British historian and Africanist
• Stephen Ellis (musician) (also Stephan Ellis ), American musician, member of Survivor (band)
• Stephen Ellis (snooker player) , Welsh snooker player
• Stephen Ellis (film editor) , British film editor and film producer
• Stephen Ellis (e-athlete) ( Snoopeh ; * 1991), British e-athlete
• Susan Williams-Ellis (1918–2007), American designer (Portmeirion Pottery)
• Suzie Ellis (* 1969), British rower

T

• Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden (1880–1946), British nobleman and Olympic competitor in motor boating
• Tom Ellis (born 1978), Welsh actor
• Tommy Ellis (* 1947), American racing driver
• Tyrone Ellis (born 1977), American basketball player

W.

• Wade H. Ellis (1866–1948), American lawyer and politician
• Warren Ellis (* 1968), British writer
• Wilbert Ellis (1914–1977), American blues singer and pianist
• Wilhelm Michel Ellis (1926–2003), Dutch bishop
• William Ellis (1794–1872), English missionary, author and explorer
• William Ellis (actor) (born 1943), British actor
• William Cox Ellis (1787–1871), American politician
• William R. Ellis (1850-1915), American politician
• William Thomas Ellis (1845–1925), American politician
• William Wade Ellis (1751–1785), British naturalist
• William Webb Ellis (1806–1872), British rugby lobbyist