Pettis is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Anthony Pettis
Anthony Paul Pettis (born January 27, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League. Pettis formerly fought in the Welterweight, Lightweight, and Featherweight divisions of the ...
(born 1987), American mixed martial artist
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Austin Pettis
Austin Pettis (born February 8, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted in the third round, 78th overall, in the 2011 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.
Early years
Pettis attended Orange Lutheran High School in Orang ...
(born 1989), American football wide receiver
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Billy James Pettis
Billy James Pettis (1913 – 14 April 1979), was an American mathematician, known for his contributions to functional analysis.
See also
* Dunford–Pettis property
* Dunford–Pettis theorem
*Milman–Pettis theorem
*Orlicz–Pettis theorem
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(1913–1979), American mathematician
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Bre Pettis
Bre Pettis (born 1972/1973) is an American entrepreneur, video blogger and creative artist. Pettis is best known as the co-founder and former CEO of MakerBot Industries, a 3D printer company now owned by Stratasys.
Early life and education
Pe ...
(born 1972/1973), American entrepreneur, video blogger and multi-artist
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Bridget Pettis
Bridget Pettis (born January 1, 1971) was an Assistant Coach of the Chicago Sky Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) professional basketball team. She is an American former college and professional basketball player who was a guard in t ...
(born 1971), American basketball player
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Dante Pettis
Dante Garrison Pettis (born October 23, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Washington.
Early years
Pettis attended JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California. He p ...
(born 1995), American football player
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Dianne Ruth Pettis (1955–2008), New Zealand novelist and journalist
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Garret Pettis (born 1989), American soccer player
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Gary Pettis
Gary George Pettis (born April 3, 1958) is an American former professional baseball center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) and current third base coach for the Houston Astros. During his playing career, Pettis won five Gold Glove Awards a ...
(born 1958), American baseball player
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Jerry Pettis
Jerry Lyle Pettis (July 18, 1916 – February 14, 1975) was an American politician and a four-term Congressman from California from 1967 to 1975. He was also a rancher, teacher, aviator, religious leader, and businessman. Pettis was the first ...
(1916–1975), American politician
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Jill Pettis (born 1952), New Zealand politician
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Madison Pettis
Madison Michelle Pettis (born July 22, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Sophie Martinez on the Disney Channel comedy series '' Cory in the House'', as Peyton Kelly in the 2007 film '' The Game Plan'', and as Allie Bro ...
(born 1998), American actress and model
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Mark Pettis (born 1950), American politician from Wisconsin
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Michael Pettis
Michael Pettis (born June 16, 1958) is an American professor of finance at Guanghua School of Management at Peking University in Beijing and a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He was founder and co-o ...
(born 1958), American economist
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Pierce Pettis
Pierce Pettis (born April 14, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter from Fort Payne, Alabama.
Biography
A former staff writer for PolyGram Publishing in Nashville, Pettis' musical career was started in 1979 when Joan Baez covered one of his ...
(born 1954), American singer-songwriter
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Sergio Pettis
Sergio Jerome Pettis (born August 18, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently signed with Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Bantamweight Champion. Prior to signing with Bellator, Pettis competed in the Ultimate Fig ...
(born 1993), American mixed martial artist, brother of Anthony
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Shirley Neil Pettis
Shirley Neil Pettis (July 12, 1924 – December 30, 2016) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California between 1975 and 1979. She was first elected to fill the seat after her husband, Jerry Pettis, died in of ...
(1924–2016), U.S. Representative from California, wife of Jerry
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Solomon Newton Pettis
Solomon Newton Pettis (October 10, 1827 – September 18, 1900) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life
S. Newton Pettis was born in Lenox, Ohio. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1 ...
(1827–1900), American politician
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Spencer Darwin Pettis
Spencer Darwin Pettis (1802August 28, 1831) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri and the fourth Missouri Secretary of State. He is best known, however, for being a participant in a fatal duel with Major Thomas Biddle. Pettis County, Missouri, ...
(1802–1831), U.S. Representative from Missouri
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Will Pettis
Will Pettis (born December 11, 1977) is a former wide receiver and defensive back in the Arena Football League for the Dallas Desperados and Dallas Vigilantes. He was a four-time member of the AFL's All-Ironman team, a three-time member of the A ...
(born 1977), Arena football wide receiver, defensive back
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