Lis is a female

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, sometimes short for Elisabeth. People with that name include: * Lis Ahlmann (1894–1979), Danish weaver and textile designer * Lis Brack-Bernsen (born 1946), Danish and Swiss mathematician, historian of science, and historian of mathematics * Lis Frost (born 1961), Swedish cross country skier *

Lis Groes Anne Lisbeth Groes, generally known as Lis Groes, (1910–1974) was a pioneering woman in post-war Danish social-democratic politics. The fifth woman to hold a ministerial post in Denmark, she was the first to become Minister for Trade and Industr ...

(1910–1974), Danish politician * Lis Harris, American author and critic * Lis Hartel (1921–2009), Danish equestrian * Lis Howell, British journalist, television executive, and academic * Lis Jacobsen (1882–1961), Danish philologist, archaeologist and writer * Lis Jensen (born 1952), Danish social worker and politician * Lis Jeppesen (born 1956), Danish ballerina * Lis Lauritzen (born 1971), Danish cruise ship captain * Lis Lewis, American voice coach * Lis Løwert (1919–2009), Danish film actress * Lis Mellemgaard (1924–2019), Danish ophthalmologist and resistance fighter *

Lis Møller Lis Møller (22 December 1918 – 24 September 1983) was a Danish journalist and Conservative People's Party politician who was elected to the Folketing for two non-consecutive periods. She joined the Young Conservatives when she was aged 15 and ...

(1918–1983), Danish journalist and politician * Lis Nilheim (1944–2025), Swedish actress * Lis Rhodes (born 1942), British artist and feminist filmmaker * Lis Sladen (1946–2011), English television actress * Lis Sørensen (born 1955), Danish pop singer * Lis Verhoeven (1931–2019), German actress and theatre director * Lis Wiehl (born 1961), American novelist, legal scholar, and television personality

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