Riis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis (born 1957), Danish professional wrestler
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Bendik Riis
Bendik Arnold Riis Kristiansen (20 November 1911 – 20 January 1988) was a Norwegian artist whose works are on display at National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.
He graduated from Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry.
A ...
(1911–1988), Norwegian artist
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Bjarne Riis (born 1964), Danish former professional road bicycle racer turned team owner and manager
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Einar Riis
Einar Riis (19 October 1922 – 30 May 2006), was a Norwegian Consul in Rome, aircraft broker, husband of Mrs. Amelia Riis, daughter of shipowner Kristoffer Olsen. He was born in Vestre Aker, Oslo, Norway on 19 October 1922 and died in Arvika, Swed ...
(1922–2006), Norwegian aircraft broker and consul in Rome
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Fredrik Riis
Fredrik Riis (29 January 1789 – 22 October 1845) was a Norwegian civil servant.
He was born in Christiania, enrolled as a student in 1806 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1809. He worked as a police attorney from 1810, police secretary from 1813 a ...
(1789–1845), Norwegian county governor
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Hilde Riis
Hilde Synnøve Riis (born 6 May 1959) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She was born in Lørenskog, and represented the club Sylling IF. She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter G ...
(born 1959), Norwegian cross-country skier
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Jacob Riis (1849–1914), Danish-American journalist, photographer, and social reformer
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Nelson Riis
Nelson Andrew Riis (born January 10, 1942) is a Canadian businessman and former politician and New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP).
Career
A geographer and teacher by profession, Riis taught in public schools and at the post ...
(born 1942), Canadian businessman and former politician
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Povl Riis
Povl Riis (1925-2017) was a Danish gastroenterologist.
Biography
Riis was born on 28 December 1925.
In 1956 he used, for the first time, amniocentesis to make an antenatal diagnosis of genetic disease.Saxon, Wolfgang (4 March 1995)Dr. Fritz F ...
(1925–2017), Danish gastroenterologist
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Sharon Riis (1947–2016), Canadian writer
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Danish-language surnames
Norwegian-language surnames