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

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Dennis Phillis Dennis Keith "Fred" Phillis (born 9 September 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Background Born Dennis Keith Phillis, his schoolmat ...

(born 1948), Australian rules footballer *

Jodi Phillis Jodi Christine Phillis (born 11 April 1965 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and founding member of the band The Clouds. Phillis is best known for her vocal ability in many of her songs, such as "Hieronymus", ...

(born 1965), Australian guitarist *

Rob Phillis Rob Phillis (born 27 April 1956) is a retired motorcycle road racer from Australia. He began his motorcycling career competing in dirt bike and motocross events before crossing over to road racing in 1974. He won the Australian Superbike and Au ...

(born 1956), Australian retired motorcycle road racer *

Tom Phillis Thomas Edward Phillis (9 April 1934 – 6 June 1962) was an Australian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He won the 1961 125cc motorcycle road racing World Championship and was the first person to lap the Isle of Man TT mountain ...

(1931–1962), Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer

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Lydia Bilbrook Lydia Bilbrook (born Phillis Lydia Macbeth; 6 May 1888 – 4 January 1990), sometimes credited as "Bilbrooke", was an English actress whose career spanned four decades, first as a stage performer in the West End, and later in films. She is best ...

(1888–1990), English actress *

Phillis Emily Cunnington Phillis Emily Cunnington (1 November 1887 – 24 October 1974) was an English medical doctor and collector, writer and historian on costume and fashion. She and her husband Cecil Willett Cunnington (1878–1961) worked together not only in t ...

(1887–1974), English doctor and historian *

Phillis Levin Phillis Levin (born 1954 Paterson, New Jersey) is an American poet. Life Levin is the daughter of Charlotte E. Levin and Herbert L. Levin of Yardley, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1976, and Johns Hopkins University i ...

(born 1954), American poet *

Phillis Meti Phillis-Jean Meti (born 11 July 1987) is a New Zealand golfer who won the Volvik World Long Drive (WLD) championship, title in 2006, 2016, 2018, 2022 and 2024. She holds the female world record for the longest ball in WLD women's competition w ...

(born 1987), New Zealand golfer *

Phillis Nolan Phillis Nolan (10 February 1946 – 16 March 2022) was an Irish lawn bowler. Bowls career World Outdoor Championship Nolan partnered Margaret Johnston in a very successful pairs team and they won three consecutive World Outdoor Bowls Champi ...

(1946–2022), Irish lawn bowler *

Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly ( – December 5, 1784), was an American writer who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. Gates Jr., Henry Louis, ''Trials of Phillis Wheatley: ...

(1753–1784), first published African-American poet

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