Tallis (name)

Tallis is the English variation of the ancient name Thales, most notably Thales of Miletus.

Tallis may refer to the following people:

Given name

• Tallis Obed Moses (born c. 1954), President of Vanuatu

Surname

• Canon Tallis, a major character in the young adult novels of Madeleine L'Engle
• Cedric Tallis (1914–1991), American baseball executive
• Gorden Tallis (born 1973), Australian rugby league player
• John Tallis (1817–1876), English cartographic publisher
  • Tallis Directory, is a gazetteer of Gravesend written and published by John
• Raymond Tallis (born 1946), English geriatrician and intellectual
• Sonja Tallis (born 1943), Australian actress, singer and drama teacher
• Steve Tallis (born 1952), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Thomas Tallis (1505–85), English composer
  • The Tallis Scholars, British early music ensemble named after the composer
  • Thomas Tallis School in Greenwich, London, England