Farris is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Amy Farris Amy Farris (October 20, 1968 – September 26, 2009) was an American fiddler and singer-songwriter. She toured or recorded with artists such as Dave Alvin, Exene Cervenka, Ray Price, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, and Brian Wilson. Her 2004 solo ...

(1968–2009), American fiddler *

Barbara Farris Barbara Farris, (born September 10, 1976), is a retired basketball player formerly of the WNBA. On May 29, 2009, Farris signed with the Detroit Shock. Farris previously played for the New York Liberty. In the 2007 season she played in 28 regula ...

(born 1976), American basketball player *

Chase Farris Chase Farris (born April 8, 1993) is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at Ohio State, and was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2016. College career Farris attended Ohio State Univers ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Christine King Farris Willie Christine King Farris (born September 11, 1927) is the eldest sibling of Martin Luther King Jr. She taught at Spelman College and is the author of several books and was a public speaker on various topics, including the King family, multicu ...

(born 1927), American educator and civil rights activist *

Darren Farris Darren Farris, (born August 2, 1972), is an American singer-songwriter based out of Los Angeles, California. As a musician he is most notable for the self-penned 2008 singles "Jenna" and "Save Me", from the album ''Psychopathic Issues''. Just ...

(born 1972), American singer-songwriter *

Dionne Farris Dionne Yvette Farris (born December 4, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. Born and raised in New Jersey, she began singing in elementary school and competed in pageants as a teenager. In the early 1990s, she was featured on t ...

(born 1968), American singer *

Eric Farris Eric Michael-Jay Farris (born March 3, 1986) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers. He is currently the manager for the Everett AquaSox, the ...

(born 1986), American baseball player *

Hazel Farris Hazel Farris (c. 1880 – December 20, 1906) was an American woman whose purported mummified remains traveled the American South and were displayed for decades at the Bessemer Hall of History in Bessemer, Alabama as Hazel the Mummy. After ap ...

(c. 1880–1906), American alleged murderer *

Ion Farris Ion Lowndes Farris (September 14, 1878 – November 10, 1934) was an American politician and attorney from the state of Florida. He served as both a member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He served twice as th ...

(1878–1934), American politician * Isaac Newton Farris, Jr., American civil rights leader * Jack K. Farris (1934–2019), American general * James Farris (died 1995), American murder victim *

Jimmy Farris James Robert Farris (born April 13, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver who retired from the NFL in 2009. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Congress in 2012. Early years Farris attended Lewiston High School in ...

(born 1978), American football player *

John Farris John Lee Farris (born July 26, 1936) is an American writer, known largely for his work in the southern Gothic genre. Life Farris was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, to parents John Linder Farris (1909–1982) and Eleanor Carter Farris (190 ...

(born 1936), American writer *

John Lauchlan Farris John Lauchlan Farris (1911–1986) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He served one term as President of the Canadian Bar Association, prior to being appointed Chief Justice of British Columbia. Early life and family Farris was the son of John W ...

(1911–1986), Canadian lawyer and judge *

John Wallace de Beque Farris John Wallace de Beque Farris, (December 3, 1878 – February 25, 1970) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in White's Cove, New Brunswick, the son of Laughlin P. Farris and Louise Hay, he was educated at St. Martin's Seminary, rece ...

(1878–1970), Canadian politician * Joseph Jerome Farris (1930–2020), American judge *

Joshua Farris Joshua Farris (born January 6, 1995) is a former American competitive figure skater. He is the 2015 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2013 World Junior champion, a two-time Junior Grand Prix Final medalist (silver in 2012, bronze in 2011), ...

(born 1995), American figure skater * Katie Farris, American writer *

Kendrick Farris Kendrick James Farris (born July 2, 1986) is an Olympic weightlifter from the United States. He competed for the United States in the 85 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he placed 8th. Farris also participated in the 2012 Su ...

(born 1986), American weightlifter *

Kris Farris Kristofer Martin Farris (born March 26, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 2001. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earn ...

(born 1977), American football player *

Laughlin Farris Laughlin P. Farris (December 23, 1843 – December 9, 1925) was a farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1892 to 1908 as a Liberal member. His first ...

(1843–1925), Canadian politician * Leona Farris (1917–2022), American educator *

Lindsay Farris Lindsay Farris is an Australian / Maori actor, writer, producer, musician, voice over artist and entrepreneur who has been labelled as one of the "young guardians of theatre". Career Stage Work Farris has an extensive background in Australi ...

(born 1985), Australian actor * Mark Farris (born 1975), American football and baseball player *

Maude Farris-Luse American supercentenarians are citizens or residents of the United States who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. , the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 782 American supercentenarians. As of , it li ...

(1887–2002), American supercentenarian * Meg Farris (born 1958), American journalist *

Michael Farris (lawyer) Michael P. Farris (born August 27, 1951) is an American lawyer. He is a founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and Patrick Henry College, which share a campus in Purcellville (Loudoun County), Virginia. From 2017 through 2 ...

(born 1951), American lawyer *

Mike Farris (musician) Mike Farris (born c. 1968 in Winchester, Tennessee) is an American musician. He was the founder and lead singer of Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies but has been a solo act since 2001. He has put out four studio releases as well as a one live record ...

(born ca. 1968), American musician *

Ralph Farris Ralph Farris (born Ralph Howard Farris, Jr., 1970) is an American violist, violinist, composer, arranger, producer and conductor, best known as a founding member and artistic director of the ensemble ETHEL. Farris is an electric string player wit ...

(born 1970), American violist * Suzanne Farris (murder victim) (died 1966), American murder victim * Tom Farris (1920–2002), American football player *

Vera King Farris Vera King Farris (July 18, 1938
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(1938–2009), American college administrator *

Victor Farris Victor Farris (January 29, 1910 – March 7, 1985) was an American inventor and businessman.

, American inventor

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