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

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Melis Abzalov Melis Abzalov (; November 18, 1938 – October 26, 2016) was an Uzbek people, Uzbek actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His most famous films include ''Suyunchi'' (1982), ''Kelinlar qoʻzgʻoloni (film), Kelinlar qoʻzgʻoloni'' ...

(1938–2016), Uzbek actor, screenwriter, film director and producer * Melis Alphan (born 1978), Turkish journalist and author * Melis Babadağ (born 1984), Turkish actress *

Melis Birkan Melis Birkan (born 15 July 1982) is a Turkish actress. She graduated from ballet department for elementary school, high school and modern dance department for university in State Conservatory of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. She is best kn ...

(born 1981), Turkish actress * Melis Gerritsen (born 1939), Dutch track cyclist * Melis Gülcan (born 1996), Turkish female basketball player * Melis van de Groep (born 1958), Dutch politician of the Reformed Political League * Melis Myrzakmatov (born 1969), 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 ca ...

(born 1982), Turkish football player and referee * Melis Sekmen (born 1993), German politician *

Melis Sezen Melis Sezen (born 2 January 1997) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Tainted Love'' (2019), ''The Miracle 2: Love'' (2019), ''The Unfaithful'' (2020–2022), ''Gülcemal'' (2023–2024), and ''Genius'' (2024–present). ...

(born 1997), Turkish actress *

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 (c.1235-c.1305 ), Dutch writer and clerk of Floris V, count of Holland * Melis Turgunbaev (born 1982), Kyrgyz politician and government official * Melis Yılmaz (born 1997), Turkish volleyball player * Tuğba Melis Türk (born 1990), Turkish actress and model

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* Alberto Melis (born 1993), Italian football midfielder *

Anastasios Melis Anastasios Melis is a Greek-American biologist at the University of California, Berkeley who elucidated the possibility of creating hydrogen from algae. He is currently The Grace Kase and Harry Y. Tsujimoto Distinguished Professor of Plant & Micro ...

, American plant biologist * Antal Melis (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 (29 August 1893 – 10 January 1982) was a Belgian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commo ...

(fl. 1920), Belgian long-distance runner *

Cornelia Melis Cornelia Marina "Lia" Melis (born 23 February 1960) is a long-distance runner who competed for Aruba at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics, and at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and 1991 World Championships in Athleti ...

(born 1960), Aruban long-distance runner *

Dorothea Melis Dorothea Melis (born Dorothea Voigt: 22 February 1938 – 29 June 2015) was a German fashion journalist. Life Early years Dorothea Voigt was born in Berlin. Her father worked as an architect. She grew up with her family in Berlin's Weisse ...

(1938–2015), German fashion journalist *

Efisio Melis Efisio Melis (1890–1970) was a Sardinian folk musician, and noted to have been one of the greatest launeddas players in the world. He was born in Villaputzu near the southeastern tip of the island of Sardinia, the same town of fellow n ...

(1890–1970), Sardinian folk musician *

Emiliano Melis Emiliano Melis (born 3 March 1979) is a retired Italian football striker In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position which primarily plays further up ...

(born 1979), retired Italian football striker * (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 ...

(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 The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of member ...

(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. H ...

(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 very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(born 1989), Spanish footballer who plays for CD Alcoyano * Jozef Melis (1919–1994), Belgian footballer * Karin Melis Mey (born 1983), South African-born Turkish long jumper * László Melis (1953–2018), Hungarian composer and violinist *

Manon Melis Gabriëlla Maria "Manon" Melis (; born 31 August 1986) is a Dutch manager of Women's association football, women's football development at Feyenoord and a former professional footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. Sh ...

(born 1986), Dutch football forward, daughter of Harry * (1939–1994), Italian jazz musician * Roger Melis (1940–2009), German photographer * Roland Melis (born 1974), Netherlands Antilles triathlete * Tancred Melis (1934–2013), South African cricketer * Vito Melis (1909–1976), Italian boxer * Zoltán Melis (born 1947), Hungarian rower ;Van Melis * Mirella van Melis (born 1979), Dutch track and road racing cyclist * Noud van Melis (1924–2001), Dutch football forward

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