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

People with the surname

Francis Wyllis Francis Willis D.D. (a.k.a. Francis Wyllis; died 1597) was an academic administrator at the University of Oxford and Dean of Worcester. In 1577, Willis was elected President of St John's College, Oxford, a post he held until 1590. While Presiden ...

(died 1597), English academic administrator and dean *

George Wyllis George Wyllys or Wyllis (1590 – 9 March 1645) served for a year (1642–1643) as one of the early governors of the Connecticut Colony. Born at the manor of Fenny Compton in Warwickshire, England, to Richard and Hester (Chambers) Willi ...

(1590–1645), American governor

People with the given name

Wyllis Cooper Wyllis Oswald Cooper (January 26, 1899 – June 22, 1955) was an American writer and producer. He is best remembered for creating and writing the Golden Age of Radio, old time radio programs ''Lights Out (radio show), Lights Out'' (1934&ndash ...

(1899–1955), American writer and producer *

Edward Wyllis Scripps Edward Willis Scripps (June 18, 1854 – March 12, 1926), was an American newspaper publisher and, together with his sister Ellen Browning Scripps, founder of The E. W. Scripps Company, a diversified media conglomerate, and United Press ne ...

(1854–1926), American newspaper publisher

People with the surname

People with the given name

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