Melis

Melis is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Melis Abzalov (1938–2016), Uzbek actor, screenwriter, film director and producer
• Melis Birkan (born 1981), Turkish actress
• Melis Gerritsen (born 1939), Dutch track cyclist
• Melis van de Groep (born 1958), Dutch politician
• Melis Myrzakmatov, Kyrgyzstani politician
• Melis Özçiğdem (born 1982), Turkish football player and referee
• Melis Sezer (born 1993), Turkish tennis player
• Melis Stoke (c.1235-c.1305 ), Dutch writer and clerk of Floris V, count of Holland
• Melis Yılmaz (born 1997), Turkish volleyball player
• Melis Jordan (born 1990), Turkish swimmer
• Melis Myrzakmatov (born 1969), from 2009 until 2013 mayor of Osh, Kyrgyzstan's second largest city
• Melis van de Groep (born 1958), Dutch politician of the Reformed Political League
• Tuğba Melis Türk (born 1990), Turkish actress and model

Surname

• Alberto Melis (born 1993), Italian football midfielder
• Anastasios Melis, American plant biologist
• Antal Melis (born 1946), Hungarian rower
• Béla Melis (born 1959), Hungarian football forward
• Bill Melis (born 1960), Greek–American basketball player
• Carmen Melis (1885–1967), Italian opera singer
• Charles Melis (fl. 1920), Belgian long-distance runner
• Cornelia Melis (born 1960), Aruban long-distance runner
• Dorothea Melis (1938–2015), German fashion journalist
• Efisio Melis (1890–1970), Sardinian folk musician
• Federigo Melis (1914–1973), Italian economic historian
• Felipe Melis (born 1979), male Spanish long jumper of Cuban origin
• Giovanni Melis Fois (1916–2009), Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church
• György Melis (1923–2009), Hungarian opera bariton
• Harry Melis (born 1957), Dutch football winger
• José Melis (1920-2005), Cuban-American bandleader and television personality
• José Manuel Hermosa Melis (born 1989), Spanish footballer who plays for CD Alcoyano
• Karin Melis Mey (born 1983), South African-born Turkish long jumper
• László Melis (born 1953), Hungarian composer and violinist
• Manon Melis (born 1986), Dutch football forward, daughter of Harry
• Marcello Melis (1939–1994), Italian jazz musician
• Roger Melis (1940–2009), German photographer
• Roland Melis (born 1974), Netherlands Antilles triathlete
• Tancred Melis (1934–2013), South African cricketer
• Vito Melis (born 1909), Italian boxer
• Zoltán Melis (born 1947), Hungarian rower

Van Melis

• Mirella van Melis (born 1979), Dutch track and road racing cyclist
• Noud van Melis (1924–2001), Dutch football forward

See also

• Duo Melis, Classical guitar duo
• Melissus (disambiguation)
• Meli, a surname and given name
• Mellis (disambiguation)