Travis is mainly an English masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

of French origin. It is derived from the word "traverser" or "to cross", and was given to

toll collector A tollhouse or toll house is a building with accommodation for a toll collector, beside a tollgate on a toll road, canal, or toll bridge. History Many tollhouses were built by turnpike trusts in England, Wales and Scotland during the 18th and ...

s who stood by a bridge or crossing.

People

* Travis Alexander (1977-2008), American salesman who was murdered by his ex-girlfriend *

Travis Banton Travis Banton (August 18, 1894 – February 2, 1958) was an American costume designer. He is perhaps best known for his long collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich and director Josef von Sternberg. He is generally considered one of the most ...

(1894–1958), American costume designer *

Travis Barker Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician who serves as the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transpla ...

(born 1975), American drummer for the rock band Blink-182 *

Travis Beacham Travis Beacham (born 1980) is an American screenwriter, best known for writing and co-writing the films ''Dog Days of Summer'' (2005), '' Pacific Rim'' (2013), '' Clash of the Titans'' (2010), and proposing the concept for the Amazon Prime fan ...

(born 1980), American screenwriter *

Travis Best Travis Best (born July 12, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player, who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in Europe. High school career Best attended Springfield Central High School, starring on teams tha ...

(born 1972), American basketball player * Travis Blankenhorn (born 1996), American baseball player *

Travis Boak Travis Boak (born 1 August 1988) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Boak List of Port Adelaide Football Club captains, captained the club from 2013 ...

(born 1988) Australian rules footballer * Travis Brody (born 1984), professional American football quarterback *

Travis Brown (cyclist) Travis Brown (born August 7, 1969) is an American professional bicycle racer. He competes in cross-country mountain bike A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similari ...

(born 1969), American cyclist * Travis Brown (quarterback) (born 1977), former American football quarterback *

Travis Brown (wide receiver) Travis VaShon Brown (born July 26, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at New Mexico. He was a washout player that never made i ...

(born 1986), American football wide receiver *

Travis Browne Travis Kuualiialoha Browne (born July 17, 1982) is an American retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who last competed as a heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Browne was born in H ...

(born 1982), American mixed martial artist *

Travis Clark We the Kings is an American rock band from Bradenton, Florida. The band's eponymous full-length debut album, released in 2007, included the platinum single "Check Yes Juliet", and went on to sell over 250,000 copies in the US. The group's seco ...

(born 1985), American musician *

Travis Chapman Travis Adrian Chapman (born June 5, 1978) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, who played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in . Playing career Chapman attended Bishop Kenny High School i ...

(born 1978), American baseball player and coach *

Travis Childers Travis Wayne Childers (born March 29, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2008 to 2011. The district included much of the northern portion of the state including New Albany, Columbus, Oxford, Southa ...

(born 1958), former U.S. representative from Mississippi *

Travis Coleman Travis Lee Coleman (born January 4, 1980) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at Hampton University. He was a member of the Chicago Bears, Berlin Thunder, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Albany Conquest, Ka ...

(born 1980), American football player *

Travis d'Arnaud Travis Emmanuel d'Arnaud (born February 10, 1989), nicknamed Lil D, is an American professional baseball catcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the supplemental first round ...

(born 1989), American baseball player *

Travis Demeritte Travis Timothy Demeritte (born September 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves. Career Texas Rangers ...

(born 1994), American baseball player *

Travis Dermott Travis Dermott (born December 22, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dermott was rated as a top prospect projected as a possible first round pick in the 2015 NHL E ...

(born 1996), National Hockey League player *

Travis Elborough Travis Elborough (born 1971, Worthing, Sussex, England) is the British author of ''The Bus We Loved: London's Affair With the AEC Routemaster'' (Granta Books, 2005); ''The Long-Player Goodbye: The Album From vinyl To iPod And Back Again'' (Sc ...

(born 1971), British author *

Travis Etienne Travis Etienne Jr. (born January 26, 1999) is an American football running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was selected by the Jaguars in the first round of the ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Travis Feeney Travis Feeney (born November 18, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football for University of ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Travis Fimmel Travis Fimmel (born 15 July 1979) is an Australian actor and former model. He is known for his role as Ragnar Lothbrok in the History Channel television series ''Vikings'' (2013–2017),Prudom, LaurVikings On History: Travis Fimmel Previews The ...

(born 1979), Australian model and actor *

Travis Fulgham Travis Fulgham (born September 13, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Old Dominion and was selected in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. Early life and hi ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Travis Greene Travis Montorius Greene (born January 17, 1984) is an American gospel musician and pastor. Music career Greene began his music career in 2007 with the release of ''The More'' via Greenelight Records. He has since released two studio albums, ' ...

(born 1984), American gospel singer *

Travis Haley Steel Panther is an American comedic glam metal band from Los Angeles, California. They are known for their profane and humorous lyrics as well as their exaggerated onstage pastiche of the stereotypical glam metal lifestyle. History Metal Sh ...

, (known as Lexxi Foxxx) American bass player for the rock band Steel Panther *

Travis Hamonic Travis Hamonic ( ; born August 16, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 53rd overall by the New York Islanders in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Playing c ...

(born 1990), professional ice hockey player *

Travis Head Travis Michael Head (born 29 December 1993) is an Australian international cricketer. He is contracted to South Australia and the Adelaide Strikers for domestic matches. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman and a part-time right arm off-spin ...

(born 1993), Australian cricketer *

Travis Henry Travis Deion Henry (born October 29, 1978) is a former American football running back who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee. He was drafted by the Bills in t ...

(born 1978), American football running back *

Travis Homer Travis Homer (born August 7, 1998) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami (FL). Early years Homer attended Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach, Flor ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Travis Ishikawa Travis Takashi Ishikawa (born September 24, 1983) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. Ishikawa has also ...

(born 1983), American baseball player *

Travis Jankowski Travis Paul Jankowski (born June 15, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Texas Rangers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phi ...

(born 1991), American baseball player *

Travis Johnstone Travis Johnstone (born 17 July 1980) is an Australian rules footballer who has played for the Melbourne Football Club and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the grandson of former Fitzroy Lions player, Norm Johnstone ...

(born 1980), Australian rules footballer *

Travis Kelce Travis Michael Kelce (; born October 5, 1989) is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft and later won Super Bowl LIV ...

(born 1989), American football tight end *

Travis Konecny Travis Konecny ( ; born March 11, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers selected him in the first round, 24th overall, of the 2015 N ...

(born 1997), Canadian hockey forward *

Travis Kvapil Travis Wade Kvapil ( ; born March 1, 1976) is an American professional stock car driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Silverado for Beaver Motorsports. He was the 2003 NASCAR ...

(born 1976), American former NASCAR driver *

Travis Lakins Sr. Travis Clay Lakins Sr. (born June 29, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. Listed at and , he throws and bats right-handed. He made his MLB debut in 2019 with the Boston Red Sox. Career Lakins attende ...

(born 1994), American baseball player * Travis Ludlow (born 2003), English aviator *

Travis Lutter Travis Lutter (born May 12, 1973) is a retired American mixed martial artist who won ''The Ultimate Fighter 4'' reality show. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Machado. Background Lutter was born and raised in Gann Valley, ...

(born 1973), American mixed martial artist *

Travis Marx Travis Marx (born October 25, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator's bantamweight division. Background Marx was born and raised in Roosevelt, Utah. He was a three-time state wrestling champion at Union Hi ...

(born 1977), American mixed martial artist *

Travis McCoy Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy (born August 5, 1981) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is the co-founder and former lead vocalist of the rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, in addition to having a solo career. McCoy became involved w ...

(born 1981), musician and singer *

Travis McElroy Travis Patrick McElroy ( , born November 8, 1983) is an American podcaster, writer, and comedian. He is known for his work on podcasts such as ''My Brother, My Brother and Me'', '' Shmanners'', '' The Adventure Zone'', and '' Can I Pet Your Dog? ...

(born 1983), American podcaster *

Travis Meeks Travis Shane Meeks (born April 27, 1979) is an American musician and the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for acoustic rock band Days of the New. At age 17, Meeks was signed to Geffen Records, and from 1997 to 2001 his band of rotating musici ...

(born 1979), lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for acoustic rock band Days of the New *

Travis Pastrana Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983) is an American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several disciplines, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, an ...

(born 1983), American motorsports athlete *

Travis Pearson Travis Pearson (born July 25, 1971) is a former American football player who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Tampa Bay Storm, Miami Hooters, Florida Bobcats and Los Angeles Avengers. He played college football a ...

(born 1971), American football player *

Travis Reed Travis Reed (born August 6, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player. Reed played college basketball for UCLA and Long Beach State. He played professionally in the Netherlands, Estonia, Romania, Australia and Germany. Profess ...

(born 1979), American basketball player *

Travis Rinker Travis Rinker (born May 4, 1968, in Huntington, New York) is an American retired professional soccer player. Playing career Rinker was named USISL United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league ...

(born 1968), American association football (soccer) player * Travis Scott (born 1991), American rapper *

Travis Shaw Travis Richard Shaw (born April 16, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers and Toronto Blue Jays—his nickname is Mayor o ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *

Travis Sinniah Admiral Travis Jeremy Liyanduru Sinniah, WWV, RWP, RSP, USP, ndu, psc was a Sri Lankan admiral and the 21st Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy. He has served as the Commander of Sri Lanka's Eastern Naval Area and as Flag Officer Commanding ...

, admiral, commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from August to October 2017 *

Travis Swaggerty Travis Wade Swaggerty Jr. (born August 19, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). Amateur career Swaggerty attended Denham Springs High School in Denham Springs, Louisia ...

(born 1997), American baseball player *

Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt (born February 9, 1963) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 20 ...

(born 1963), American country musician *

Travis Wall Travis Michael Wall (born September 16, 1987) is an American dancer, instructor, and choreographer specializing in contemporary and jazz dance styles. He rose to international attention in 2006 as a competitor on the second season of the Fox te ...

(born 1987), contemporary dance teacher * Travis Walton (born 1953), an American alleged alien abductee *

Travis Warech Travis Warech (טרוויס ווריק; born July 5, 1991) is an American-German-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Saint Michael ...

(born 1991), American-German-Israeli basketball player for Israeli team Hapoel Be'er Sheva *

Travis Wear Travis James Wear (born September 21, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He began his pro career with the New York Knicks after going undrafted in 2014. Wear was an All-American in high school and won a silver medal wit ...

(born 1990), American basketball player *

Travis Willingham Travis Willingham is an American voice actor. His most notable roles include Roy Mustang in the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' franchise, Portgas D. Ace in ''One Piece'', Ginko in ''Mushishi'', Knuckles the Echidna in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchi ...

(born 1981), American voice actor *

Travis Wilson (wide receiver) Travis Wilson (born February 11, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2006 ...

(born 1984), American football wide receiver *

Travis Zajac Travis Zajac (; ; born May 13, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and current head coach. Zajac was selected in the first round, 20th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he would go on to ...

(born 1985), Canadian National Hockey League player

Fictional characters

* Travis Bell, a character in ''Killer7'' *

Travis Bickle Travis Bickle is a fictional character and the anti-hero protagonist of the 1976 film ''Taxi Driver'' directed by Martin Scorsese. The character was created by the film's screenwriter Paul Schrader. He is played by Robert De Niro, who received an ...

, protagonist of the film ''Taxi Driver'' * Travis Coates, in the novel ''

Old Yeller ''Old Yeller'' is a 1956 children's novel written by Fred Gipson and illustrated by Carl Burger. It received a Newbery Honor in 1957. The title is taken from the name of the yellow dog who is the center of the book's story. In 1957, Walt Disney ...

'' and its Disney film adaptation * Travis Fields, the protagonist of ''

Oddity Oddity or oddities may refer to: Music * The Oddities (rap group), a Toronto rap group formed in 1998 *"Oddity", a song by Eric Prydz from his 2016 album ''Opus'' *''Oddity EP'', a 1998 album by Cold *''Oddities'', an album by London After Midn ...

'' * Travis Harris, protagonist of the novel '' Taming the Star Runner'' by S.E. Hinton * Travis Henderson, protagonist of the film ''

Paris, Texas Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020. History Present-day Lamar County was part of Red River Co ...

'', by Wim Wenders * Travis Maddox, protagonist of the novel '' Beautiful Disaster'' by Jamie McGuire *

Travis Mayweather upAnthony Montgomery was cast as Travis Mayweather Travis Mayweather is a fictional character, portrayed by Anthony Montgomery, in the television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', serving as a navigator and helm officer aboard the starship ''E ...

, in the American TV series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' *

Travis McGee John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories. He is known for his thrillers. MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida. On ...

, created by John D. MacDonald *

Travis Nash Travis Nash is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by actor Nic Testoni. He made his first appearance on 10 April 1995 and departed on 11 August 1999. Development Testoni began his career as a model, bu ...

, from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' * Travis Strong, one of the main characters from the Canadian TV series ''

Radio Free Roscoe ''Radio Free Roscoe'' is a Canadian teen comedy-drama television series. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, and produced by Decode Entertainment. It first aired on August 1, 2003, on Family Channel in Canada. It has also been dubbed in F ...

'' *

Travis Touchdown is a fictional character and the main antihero of the video game franchise '' No More Heroes''. 27 years old in the original game, he is both an otaku and a professional assassin, wielding a Beam Katana. He was created by Goichi Suda, and voiced ...

, the main character in the ''No More Heroes'' series * Travis Tractor, a character from the British children's series ''Bob the Builder''

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