Corliss is both a surname and a given name.

People

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Corliss Lamont Corliss Lamont (March 28, 1902 – April 26, 1995) was an American socialist and humanist philosopher and advocate of various left-wing and civil liberties causes. As a part of his political activities, he was the Chairman of National Counc ...

(1902–1995), American philosopher, political activist, and philanthropist * C. C. Moseley (1894–1974), American aviator and aviation businessman *

Corliss Palmer Corliss Palmer (July 25, 1899 – August 27, 1952) was an American silent film actress and model. She first came to public attention after winning ''Motion Picture Magazine''s Fame and Fortune Contest in 1920, upon which she was deemed the "m ...

(1899–1952), American silent film actress *

Corliss P. Stone Corliss P. Stone (1838–1906) was elected mayor of Seattle in 1872. Prior to election as mayor, Stone had served three terms as a city council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depend ...

(1806–1873), mayor of Seattle and businessman *

Corliss Waitman Corliss Leendert Waitman is a Belgian-born American football punter for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Alabama. Early life Waitman's mother's family is from Suriname. His fathe ...

(born 1995), Belgian-born American football punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers *

Corliss Williamson Corliss Mondari Williamson (born December 4, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former basketball player who played for four teams during his 12-year NBA career. He last served as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns. His nickname is ...

(born 1973), basketball player Surname * Augustus W. Corliss (1837–1907), American writer, historian and Civil War veteran *

George Henry Corliss George Henry Corliss (June 2, 1817 – February 21, 1888) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor, who developed the Corliss steam engine, which was a great improvement over any other stationary steam engine of its time. The Corlis ...

(1817–1888), inventor of the Corliss steam engine * George W. Corliss (1834–1903), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor *

Guy C. H. Corliss Guy C. H. Corliss (July 4, 1858 – November 24, 1937) was an American judge who was one of the first three justices of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1889 to 1898. Early life and education He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on Jul ...

(1858–1937), American judge and justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota *

Jack Corliss John B. ("Jack") Corliss is a scientist who has worked in the fields of geology, oceanography, and the origins of life. Corliss is a University of California, San Diego Alumnus, receiving his PhD from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in the ...

, scientist and discoverer of undersea hydrothermal vents *

Jeb Corliss Jeb Corliss (born March 25, 1976) is an American professional skydiver and BASE jumper. He has jumped from sites including Paris's Eiffel Tower, Seattle's Space Needle, the '' Christ the Redeemer'' statue in Rio de Janeiro and the Petronas Twin ...

(born 1976), American skydiver and base jumper * John Blaisdell Corliss (1851–1929), U.S. Representative from Michigan * Stephen P. Corliss (1842–1904), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor *

Richard Corliss Richard Nelson Corliss (March 6, 1944 – April 23, 2015) was an American film critic and magazine editor for ''Time''. He focused on movies, with occasional articles on other subjects. He was the former editor-in-chief of ''Film Comment ...

(1944–2015), American journalist, ''Time'' magazine * William R. Corliss (1926–2011), American physicist and writer

Fictional

* title teenage character of the American radio show ''

Meet Corliss Archer ''Meet Corliss Archer'' is an American radio program from radio's Golden Age that ran from January 7, 1943, to September 30, 1956. Although it was CBS's answer to NBC's ''A Date with Judy'', it was also broadcast by NBC in 1948 as a summer repla ...

'' (1943–1956) and the TV series * Bud Corliss, villain of ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (novel) and two film adaptations (renamed Jonathan Corliss in the second) {{given name, type=both