Hillis Explained

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

Given name

• Hillis Hadjo (c. 1770–1818), a leader of the Red Stick rebellion of the Creek Indians.
• Hillis Layne (1918–2010), American third baseman in Major League Baseball
• J. Hillis Miller (1928–2021), American literary critic
• J. Hillis Miller, Sr. (1899–1953), the fourth President of the University of Florida
• Yda Hillis Addis (born 1857), American writer

Surname

• Ali Hillis (born 1978), American actress
• David Hillis (21st century), prominent American herpetologist and systematic biologist
• David Hillis, (1785–1845), American politician
• Danny Hillis (born 1956) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and scientist
• Dick Hillis (1913–2005), American Protestant Christian missionary to China
• Elwood Hillis (1926–2023), American politician
• Horace Hillis (20th century), American politician
• Ivory O. Hillis Jr. (born 1930), American politician
• Leo Hillis (1920–2007), Australian rules footballer
• Llewellya Hillis, Canadian-born American marine biologist
• Mack Hillis, Major League Baseball second baseman
• Margaret Hillis (1921–1998), American conductor
• Newell Dwight Hillis (1858–1929), American writer
• Norman Hillis (21st century), Northern Ireland politician
• Peyton Hillis (born 1986), American football fullback
• Rib Hillis (born 1971), American soap opera actor
• Rick Hillis, Canadian poet and short story writer
• Ron Hillis (born 1906), Australian rules footballer
• Stewart Hillis (1943−2014), Scottish physician who held a professorship
• W. Daniel Hillis (born 1956), American inventor, entrepreneur and author
• Wally Hillis (1938–2006), Australian rules footballer