Ellis

For other uses, see Ellis (disambiguation).

For the musician who performs under this single name, see Ellis (singer-songwriter).

Ellis is a first name and surname of Welshoriginal spelling. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Merioneth (9.2 times the British average), followed by Flintshire, Denbighshire, Caernarfonshire, Montgomeryshire, Anglesey, Devon, Kinross-shire, Shropshire and Yorkshire. The name Ellis may refer to:

A

• Abe Ellis (Stargate), a fictional character in the TV series Stargate Atlantis
• Albert Ellis (1913–2007), American cognitive-behavioural therapist and psychologist
• Albert Fuller Ellis (1869–1951), Australian prospector
• Alexander John Ellis (1814–1890), English philologist and music theorist, inventor of the cents' system in music intervals
• Alton Ellis (1938–2008), Jamaican musician
• Andrew Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Annette Ellis (born 1946), Australian politician
• Arthur Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Atom Ellis (born 1966), American musician
• Aunjanue Ellis (born 1969), American actress

B

• Bill Ellis (born 1950), American folklorist
• Bob Ellis (born 1942), Australian writer and journalist
• Bobby Ellis (born 1932), Jamaican trumpeter
• Brad Ellis, American composer and musical director
• Bret Easton Ellis (born 1964), American novelist
• Bruce Ellis (born 1960), Australian computer scientist

C

• C. P. Ellis (1927–2005), American Ku Klux Klan leader turned civil rights activist
• Carol Ellis, American author
• Caroline Ellis (born 1950), American actress
• Carson Ellis (born 1975), American artist
• Charles Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Rev Clement Ellis (1633–1700), English clergyman
• Clough Williams-Ellis (1883–1978), Welsh architect
• Constance Ellis (1872–1942), first woman to graduate from the University of Melbourne as a Doctor of Medicine (1903)
• Craig Ellis (born 1974), former Australian-rules footballer
• Craig Ellis (Canadian football) (born 1961), former Canadian footballer

D

• Dale Ellis (born 1960), retired American basketball player
• Dana Ellis (born 1980), Canadian pole-vaulter
• Daniel Ellis (disambiguation), several, including:
  • Dan Ellis (born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Dan Ellis (cyclist) (born 1988), Australian sprint cyclist
  • Daniel Ellis (Unionist) (1827–1908), Captain in the Union Army during the American Civil War
  • Daniel Ellis (footballer) (born 1988), English footballer
• David Ellis (disambiguation), several, including:
  • Dave Ellis (game designer) (born 1965), American game designer
  • David Ellis (writer) (1918-1978), British television writer
  • David R. Ellis (born 1952), American film director
• Dock Ellis (1945–2008), American baseball player
• Don Ellis (1934–1978), American jazz trumpeter
• Doug Ellis (born 1924), English entrepreneur and chairman of Aston Villa Football Club

E

• Earl Hancock Ellis (1880–1923), US Marine Corps intelligence officer
• Edith Ellis (1861–1916), British author and women's rights activist
• Edward F. W. Ellis (1819–1862), American politician and lawyer
• Edward Robb Ellis (1911–1998), American diarist and journalist
• Edward S. Ellis (1840–1916), American author
• Edwin Ellis (Edwin John Ellis, 1848–1916), British poet and illustrator
• Ephraim Ellis (born 1985), Canadian actor
• Ellis (London cricketer), 18th century English cricketer

F

• Francis Ellis, 17th-century administrator of the East India Company
• Frank Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Fred Ellis (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • Fred Ellis (1885–1965), American cartoonist
  • Fred Ellis (racing driver) 1889–1958), American racecar driver
  • Fred Ellis (footballer) 1900–1970), English footballer

G

• Gary Ellis (born 1968), American BMX racer
• George Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover (1797–1833), British politician
• Gerry Ellis (born 1957), former American football player
• Greg Ellis (disambiguation), several people

H

• Harold Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Harry Ellis (born 1982), English rugby union player
• Harvey Ellis (1852–1904), American architect, perspective renderer and painter
• Havelock Ellis (1859–1939), British sexual psychologist
• Henry Ellis (governor) (1720–1806), explorer, author, and governor of Georgia in North America
• Sir Henry Ellis (librarian) (1777–1869), librarian of the British Museum
• Henry Augustus Ellis (1861–1939), Australian surgeon
• Herb Ellis (1921–2010), American jazz guitarist
• Hortense Ellis (1941–2000), Jamaican reggae artist
• Hunter Ellis (born 1968), American television personality

J

• C. Jack Ellis, former mayor of Macon, Georgia
• Jack Ellis (actor) (born 1955), British actor)
• Jack Ellis (rugby player) (1912–2007), English rugby union player
• James Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Ellis (born 1955), British television presenter
• Jason Ellis (born 1971), Australian skateboarder, mixed martial artist, radio host and actor
• Jim Ellis (disambiguation) or Jimmy Ellis, several people
• Jo Ellis (born 1983) English field hockey forward
• Joanne Ellis (born 1981), English field hockey midfielder
• Job Bicknell Ellis (1829–1905), American mycologist
• John Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph Ellis (born 1943), American professor of history

K

• Kate Ellis (born 1977), Australian politician
• Katherine Ellis, English singer-songwriter
• Kathleen Ellis (born 1946), former American swimmer
• Keith Ellis (1946–1978), British musician
• Kerry Ellis (born 1979), English singer and stage actress
• Kevin Ellis (disambiguation), several people

L

• LaPhonso Ellis (born 1970), former American Basketball Player, National Basketball Association
• Larry R. Ellis (born 1946), commander in the US Army (2001–04)
• LeRon Ellis (born 1969), former American professional basket ball player
• Leroy Ellis (born 1940), retired American basketball player
• Lester Ellis (born 1965), British boxer
• Liz Ellis (born 1973), retired Australian netball player
• Luther Ellis (born 1973), former American football player

M

• Magen Ellis (born 1986), American beauty queen
• Marc Ellis (rugby) (born 1971), New Zealand businessman and television presenter and former rugby player
• Marc H. Ellis (born 1952), American author
• Mark Ellis (baseball) (born 1977), American Major League baseball player
• Mark Ellis (writer), American novelist
• Mary Ellis (1897–2003), British stage actress
• Matt Ellis (ice hockey) (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
• Merrill Ellis (1916–1981), American electroacoustic composer
• Michael Ellis (disambiguation) (or Mike Ellis), several people
• Monta Ellis (born 1985), American professional basketball player

N

• Nick Ellis, American professor of psychology
• Novalyne Price Ellis (1908–1999), American schoolteacher

O

• Osian Ellis (born 1928), Welsh harpist

P

• P. W. Ellis (died 1929), Toronto Transportation Commission chairman
• Patrick Ellis, brother of the Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools and president of CUA (1992–98)
• Paul Ellis, New Zealand record producer
• Pee Wee Ellis (born 1941), American saxophonist
• Perry Ellis (1940–1986), American fashion designer
• Peter Ellis (architect) (1808–1888), English architect who designed the revolutionary Oriel Chambers in Liverpool in 1864
• Peter Ellis (CHP politician), candidate of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada
• Peter Ellis (Green Party candidate), candidate of the Green Party of Canada
• Peter Berresford Ellis (born 1943), English historian and literary biographer
• Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis (born 1958), New Zealander who was convicted of child molestation in 1993 and served seven years in jail
• Powhatan Ellis (1790–1863), US senator from Mississippi

R

• Ralph Ellis (artist) (1885–1963), English painter and designer
• Ray Ellis (1923–2008), American record producer and composer
• Ray Ellis (American football) (born 1959), former American football player
• Raymond Ellis (1923–1994), British Labour Party politician
• Richard Ellis (astronomer) (born 1950), Caltech professor and director of Palomar Observatory.
• Richard Ellis (biologist), marine biologist at the American Museum of Natural History
• Richard Ellis (politician) (1781–1846), 19th century Texas legislator
• Rick Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Robert Leslie Ellis (1817–1859), English polymath
• Robin Ellis, several people
• Robinson Ellis (1834–1913), English classical scholar
• Rod Ellis, linguist
• Rodney Ellis (born 1954), African-American politician from Texas
• Romallis Ellis (born 1965), former American boxer
• Ron Ellis (born 1945), retired Canadian ice hockey player
• Ross Ellis (1915–1983), Canadian politician
• Rowland Ellis (1650–1731), Welsh Quaker
• Rowland Ellis (bishop) (1841–1911), Welsh clergyman
• Royston Ellis (born 1941), British writer
• Ruth Ellis (1926–1955), last woman to be executed in the UK
• Ruth Ellis (activist) (1899–2000), American gay rights activist

S

• Samuel Ellis (disambiguation), includes Sam/Sammy/Samuel
• Sedrick Ellis (born 1985), American football player
• Seger Ellis (1904–1995), American jazz pianist
• Shaun Ellis (born 1977), American footballer
• Shaun Ellis English animal researcher
• Shirley Ellis (born 1941), American soul singer
• Simon Ellis, English graphic designer
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor (born 1979), British pop singer
• Steven Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Susan Williams-Ellis (1918–2007), English potter designer

T

• Ellis Thomas (born 1998), Professional MLG Gamer
• T. E. Ellis (1859–1899), Welsh politician
• T. S. Ellis III (born 1940), U.S. federal judge in the trial of William J. Jefferson
• Terry Ellis (born 1963), African-American R&B singer
• Terry Ellis (manager) (born 1944), English record producer
• Thomas Ellis (disambiguation), various including
  • Thomas Ellis (Irish politician) (c. 1774–1832), Irish politician
  • Thomas F. Ellis, American lawyer
• Timo Ellis (born 1970), American musician and record producer
• Tinsley Ellis (born 1957), American blues/rock musician
• Tom Ellis (actor) (born 1979), English actor
• Tom Ellis (UK politician) (born 1924), former British politician
• Tommy Ellis (born 1947), former American NASCAR racing driver
• Tony Ellis (born 1964), former English professional footballer

V

• Vivian Ellis (1903–1996), English musical comedy composer

W

• Walter Ellis (born 1946), Northern Irish writer
• Warren Ellis (born 1968), British comic book author
• Warren Ellis (musician) (born 1965), Australian musician and composer
• Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip (1713–1802), British statesman
• Wes Ellis (1932–1984), American professional golfer
• William Ellis (disambiguation), several people

See also

• Elles
• Ellice
• Elys
• Elis