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

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* Melis Abzalov (1938–2016), Uzbek actor, screenwriter, film director and producer *

Melis Birkan Melis Birkan (born 15 July 1982) is a Turkish actress. She has starred in Çağan Irmak Çağan Irmak (born 4 April 1970) is a Turkish film and television writer and director, who has managed to attract a large audience in Turkey and is b ...

(born 1981), Turkish actress * Melis Gerritsen (born 1939), Dutch track cyclist *

Melis van de Groep Melis van de Groep (born 4 March 1958 in Bunschoten) is a Dutch politician of the Reformed Political League (GPV) and his successor the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie). Since 2006 he has been Mayor of Bunschoten. Van de Groep was a municipal coun ...

(born 1958), Dutch politician * Melis Myrzakmatov, Kyrgyzstani politician *

Melis Özçiğdem Melis Özçiğdem (born October 26, 1982), aka Meliz Özçiğdem, is a Turkish FIFA listed football referee and former international women's footballer. She is a teacher of physical education at a secondary school in Konak, İzmir. Sports car ...

(born 1982), Turkish football player and referee *

Melis Sezer Melis Sezer (born 2 June 1993) is a Turkish tennis player. On 3 March 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 336. On 19 May 2014, she peaked at No. 219 in the doubles rankings. Sezer has won nine singles and 37 doubles titles on ...

(born 1993), Turkish tennis player *

Melis Stoke Melis Stoke ( 1235 – c. 1305) was a Dutch writer who lived in the 13th century. Biography Melis Stoke was probably born in the Dutch province of Zeeland around 1235. He died somewhere around 1305. He started writing in 1290 in Middle Dutch ...

(c.1235-c.1305 ), Dutch writer and clerk of Floris V, count of Holland *

Melis Yılmaz Melis Yılmaz (born June 28, 1997 in İstanbul) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 167 cm tall and plays as a libero. She played in the 2017 CEV Volleyball European Championship. She has come through the youth setup of Fenerbahçe and p ...

(born 1997), Turkish volleyball player * Melis Jordan (born 1990), Turkish swimmer * Melis Myrzakmatov (born 1969), from 2009 until 2013 mayor of Osh, Kyrgyzstan's second largest city *

(born 1958), Dutch politician of the Reformed Political League * Tuğba Melis Türk (born 1990), Turkish actress and model

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Alberto Melis Alberto Melis (born 18 January 1993) is an Italian football midfielder who plays for Aprilia in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status ...

(born 1993), Italian football midfielder *

Anastasios Melis Anastasios Melis is an American biologist at the University of California, Berkeley who elucidated the possibility of creating hydrogen from algae. He is currently Professor of Plant & Microbial Biology in the institution and Editor-in-Chief of the ...

, American plant biologist *

Antal Melis Antal Melis (born 12 May 1946) is a Hungarian rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth- ...

(born 1946), Hungarian rower * Béla Melis (born 1959), Hungarian football forward * Bill Melis (born 1960), Greek–American basketball player *

Carmen Melis Carmen Melis (15 August 1885 – 19 December 1967) was an Italian operatic soprano who had a major international career during the first four decades of the 20th century. She was known, above all, as a verismo soprano, and was one of the most int ...

(1885–1967), Italian opera singer *

Charles Melis Charles Melis was a Belgian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele ...

(fl. 1920), Belgian long-distance runner * Cornelia Melis (born 1960), Aruban long-distance runner * Dorothea Melis (1938–2015), German fashion journalist * Efisio Melis (1890–1970), Sardinian folk musician * (1914–1973), Italian economic historian *

Felipe Melis Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy pe ...

(born 1979), male Spanish long jumper of Cuban origin *

Giovanni Melis Fois Giovanni Melis Fois (October 7, 1916 – September 3, 2009) was an Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church. Fois was born in Sorgono, Italy and ordained a priest on August 13, 1939 from the Archidocese of Oristano. On May 25, 1963, he was ...

(1916–2009), Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church * (1923–2009), Hungarian opera bariton *

Harry Melis Harry Melis (born 25 April 1957) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger. Melis played in the Eredivisie for Feyenoord, FC Den Haag and DS '79. He also spent a season in Belgian club football with Germinal Ekeren. Harr ...

(born 1957), Dutch football winger *

José Melis José Melis Guiu (February 27, 1920 – April 7, 2005) was a Cuban-American bandleader and television personality. Biography Melis was born in Havana, Cuba. He studied at the Havana Conservatory of Music and a Cuban government scholarship enabled ...

(1920-2005), Cuban-American bandleader and television personality *

José Manuel Hermosa Melis José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(born 1989), Spanish footballer who plays for CD Alcoyano *

Karin Melis Mey Karin Melis Mey, née Karin Mey, (born 31 May 1983) is a South African-born Turkish female long jumper. She became a naturalised Turkish citizen in June 2008, and took the name Melis in addition to her birth name Karin Mey. The tall athlete at ...

(born 1983), South African-born Turkish long jumper *

László Melis László Melis (14 August 1953 – 12 February 2018) was a Hungarian composer and violinist. He writes primarily in the minimal style and his compositions are often characterized by a propulsive, bouncy quality. Melis was a founding member of the ...

(born 1953), Hungarian composer and violinist *

Manon Melis Gabriëlla Maria "Manon" Melis (; born 31 August 1986) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is a manager of women's football development at Feyenoord. As a professional player she played as a forward. She spent most of her profess ...

(born 1986), Dutch football forward, daughter of Harry * (1939–1994), Italian jazz musician *

Roger Melis Roger Melis (20 October 1940 – 11 September 2009) was a German photographer specialising in portraiture, photo-journalism and fashion photography. Life Early years Roger Melis was born during the early part of the war. His father was the s ...

(1940–2009), German photographer *

Roland Melis Roland Melis (born November 13, 1974) is an athlete from the Netherlands Antilles, who competed in the triathlon. Melis competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the ...

(born 1974), Netherlands Antilles triathlete * Tancred Melis (1934–2013), South African cricketer *

Vito Melis Vito Melis (May 10, 1909 – October 23, 1976) was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Cagliari. In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to the even ...

(born 1909), Italian boxer *

Zoltán Melis Zoltán Melis (born 11 September 1947) is a Hungarian rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Muni ...

(born 1947), Hungarian rower ;Van Melis *

Mirella van Melis Mirella van Melis (born 8 January 1979) is a retired female track and road racing cyclist from the Netherlands. She was born in Venhorst, North Brabant, and started her career as a cyclo-cross rider. Career ;1996 :2nd in Gieten, Cyclo-cros ...

(born 1979), Dutch track and road racing cyclist *

Noud van Melis Noud van Melis (10 February 1924 – 8 August 2001) was a Dutch footballer, who played as a centre forward. Club career Van Melis was born in Eindhoven and started playing football at local third-level club RKVV Tongelre. In 1946, he moved to ...

(1924–2001), Dutch football forward

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