Wallis

Wallis can stand for:

*One of a number of places::*The German name for the Valais canton of Switzerland :*Wallis Island, an island in the French territory Wallis and Futuna:*Wallis, Texas

*One of several people::*Alfred Wallis (1855 - 1942), a British artist:*Barnes Wallis (1887 - 1979), a British scientist - inventor of the Bouncing bomb:*D.J. Wallis, an American bodybuilder:*Douglas T. Wallis (1901-1968) son of Thomas Wallis (below) British Art Deco architect.:*Diana Wallis, a British politician:*E. A. Wallis Budge (1857 - 1954), an Egyptologist:*Gary Wallis, percussionist for rock group Pink Floyd:*Hal B. Wallis (1898 - 1986), an American motion picture producer:*Henry Wallis (1830 - 1916), a British painter:*J C (Jim) Wallis, a British player of Eton Fives - winner of the Kinnaird Cup in 1961, '62 & '64:*Jim Wallis, an American social justice Christian activist:*Jimmy Wallis, a British athlete:*John Wallis (1616 - 1703), a British mathematician:*Jon Wallis, a British professional footballer:*Ken Wallis, a British pilot:*Larry Wallis, a British rock musician:*Provo Wallis (1791 - 1892), a British Naval officer:*Ruth Wallis, an American singer:*Samuel Wallis (1720 – 1795), an English navigator, for whom Wallis Island is named:*Shani Wallis, a British actress and singer:*Thomas Wallis, (1873 - 1953), British Art Deco architect. Established Wallis, Gilbert and Partners:*W. Allen Wallis (1912 - 1998), an American economist and statistician:*Wallis Bird, an Irish singer:*Wallis Mathias (1935 - 1994), a Pakistani athlete :*Wallis Simpson (1896 - 1986), who became Duchess of Windsor

*One of several enterprises::*Wallis (retailer), a British clothing retailer:*Wallis Theatres, a popular Australian cinema franchise