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
* F. Kay Wallis (born c. 1944), American traditional healer and politician
* Gary Wallis, percussionist for rock group Pink Floyd
* George Olivier, count of Wallis (1671–1743), Habsburg Austrian field marshal
* Greg Wallis (b. 1990) American politician
* Gregg Wallis (b. 1982) Baseball coach
* 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
* Katie Wallis (born 1984), British Conservative Party politician who, as Jamie Wallis, served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridgend in Wales
* 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
* Robert Wallis (engraver), (1794–1878), English engraver
* Ruth Wallis, American singer
* Samuel Wallis (1720–1795), English navigator, for whom Wallis Island is named
* Sarah Wallis (1825–1905), Californian suffragist
* 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

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* 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[broken anchor], M.M.'s younger brother
* Monique Wallis, M.M.'s abusive ex-wife
* Mother Wallis[broken anchor], M.M.'s deformed mother
* Mr. Wallis[broken anchor], M.M.'s lawyer father

## See also

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* Wallis (given name)
* Wallace (surname) (original form)
* Wallis (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ "Wallace". Memphis Scottish Society. Retrieved 15 December 2022.[permanent dead link]

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Wallis.
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