Wallis (surname)
Wallis is a surname of English and Scottish origin. It is a variant spelling of Wallace, a common family name in Scotland.[1]
The surname may refer to:
- Alfred Wallis (1855–1942), Cornish fisherman and artist.
- Annabelle Wallis (born 1984), British actress
- Barnes Wallis (1887–1979), British scientist - inventor of the bouncing bomb
- Diana Wallis, British politician
- E. A. Wallis Budge (1857–1954), Egyptologist
- Gary Wallis, percussionist for rock group Pink Floyd
- George Olivier, count of Wallis (1671–1743), Habsburg Austrian field marshal
- Gustav Wallis (1830–1878), German plant collector
- Hal B. Wallis (1898–1986), American motion picture producer
- Henry Wallis (1830–1916), British painter
- Hilda Wallis (1900–1979), Irish tennis player
- Hugh Wallis(died 1994), Australian cinema entrepreneur, founder of Wallis Cinemas in Adelaide
- Jim Wallis, American social justice Christian activist
- Jimmy Wallis, British athlete
- John Wallis (1616–1703), British mathematician
- John Braithwaite Wallis (1877–1961), Canadian entomologist
- Jon Wallis, British professional footballer
- Joni Wallis, American cognitive neurophysiologist
- Katherine Wallis (1861–1957), Canadian artist
- Ken Wallis, British pilot
- Larry Wallis (1949–2019), British rock musician
- Michael Wallis (born 1945), American journalist and popular historian
- Olivier, Count of Wallis (1742–1799), Habsburg Austrian general
- Provo Wallis (1791–1892), British Naval officer
- Quvenzhané Wallis, born in 2003, American child actress
- Ruth Wallis, American singer
- Wallis Islandis named
- Shani Wallis, British actress and singer
- Stewart Wallis, British economist
- Thomas Wallis, (1873–1953), British Art Deco architect. Established Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
- W. Allen Wallis (1912–1998), American economist and statistician
Fictional characters
- Baron Wallis / Mother's Milk (M.M.), a fictional character in The Boys franchise
- Janine Wallis, M.M.'s and Monique's daughter
- Michael Wallis, M.M.'s younger brother
- Monique Wallis, M.M.'s abusive ex-wife
- Mother Wallis, M.M.'s deformed mother
- Mr. Wallis, M.M.'s lawyer father
See also
- Wallis (given name)
- Wallace (surname) (original form)
- Wallis (disambiguation)
References
This page lists people with the surname Wallis.
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