Corliss is both a surname and a given name.
People
Given name
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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 Council ...
(1902–1995), American philosopher, political activist, and philanthropist
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C. C. Moseley
Corliss Champion Moseley (July 23, 1894 – 1974) was a United States Army aviator and later civilian trainer. He won the inaugural Pulitzer Air Race in 1920. Following his service in World War I, where he was credited with one aerial victory, he ...
(1894–1974), American aviator and aviation businessman
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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
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Corliss P. Stone (1806–1873), mayor of Seattle and businessman
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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 fath ...
(born 1995), Belgian-born American football punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers
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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 i ...
(born 1973), basketball player
Surname
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Augustus W. Corliss (1837–1907), American writer, historian and Civil War veteran
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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 Corliss ...
(1817–1888), inventor of the Corliss steam engine
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George W. Corliss
Captain George Wilhelm Corliss (1834 – May 15, 1903) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Corliss received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Ced ...
(1834–1903), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
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Guy C. H. Corliss (1858–1937), American judge and justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota
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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
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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 Twi ...
(born 1976), American skydiver and base jumper
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John Blaisdell Corliss
John Blaisdell Corliss (June 7, 1851 – December 24, 1929) was an American attorney, historian, and Republican politician from the city of Detroit, Michigan. He served as Detroit City Attorney for four years and represented the city in the U.S ...
(1851–1929), U.S. Representative from Michigan
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Stephen P. Corliss (1842–1904), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
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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 Commen ...
(1944–2015), American journalist, ''Time'' magazine
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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)
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