Ellison is a surname and given name. It may derive from "Son of Elias" in Norwegian. Ellison can also be spelled Ellisson, Elison, Elisson, Ellyson, Ellysson, Elyson, and Elysson.
People with the surname Andy Ellison, British musician Anne Corinne Colburn Ellison (died 1946), American lineage society leader Atiyyah Ellison (born 1981), American football player Brooke Ellison (1978–2024), American academic and disability advocate Casey Ellison, American actor Chase Ellison (born 1993), American actor Chris Ellison (disambiguation), multiple individuals David Ellison, American film producer Debbie Ellison, Playboy model Eileen Ellison, Grand Prix racer Frank Ellison, American model railroader George Ellison (disambiguation), multiple individuals Glenn Ellison, American professor Grace Ellison (died 1935), British journalist Harlan Ellison, writer Harold John Ellison, US naval ensign James Ellison (actor) James Ellison (footballer, born 1901) James Ellison (motorcycle racer) James T. Ellison, New York gangster Jason Ellison, Major League Baseball outfielder Jean Ellison, American baseball player Jennifer Ellison (born 1983), British actress Jeremiah Ellison, member of the Minneapolis City Council Joseph Ellison, Royal Navy officer Justice Ellison, American football player Keith Ellison (football), American football player Keith Ellison, member of the United States House of Representatives and Attorney General from Minnesota Larry Ellison, co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation Lorraine Ellison, singer Matt Ellison, Canadian ice hockey player Megan Ellison, American film producer Mervyn A. Ellison, Irish astronomer 'Omar Ellison, American football player Paul Ellison (disambiguation), multiple individuals Pervis Ellison, American basketball player Peter T. Ellison (born 1951), American anthropologist Ralph Ellison (1913–1994), American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer, known for Invisible Man Richard Ellison (cricketer) Richard Ellison (politician) (1754–1827), British Member of Parliament Riki Ellison, New Zealand-American football player Robert Ellison (disambiguation), multiple individuals Scott Ellison (born 1954), American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Sheila Ellison, American author on parenting and relationships Thomas Ellison, New Zealand rugby player Thomas Ellison (mutineer), English seaman William Ellison-Macartney (1852–1924), British and Australian politician William Frederick Archdall Ellison, Irish astronomer and clergyman
People with the given name Ellison Barber (born 1989), American journalist Ellison Brown (1913–1975), U.S. Olympian Ellison Capers (1837–1908), Confederate general in the American Civil War Ellison Goodall (born 1954), American long-distance runner Ellison Scotland Gibb (1879–1970), Scottish suffragette and chess player Ellison Hatfield, the younger brother of Devil Anse Hatfield, murdered by three sons of Randolph McCoy during the Hatfield-McCoy feud Ellison Harvie (1902–1984), Australian architect and advocate Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts, the illegitimate son of Ellison Hatfield, whose hanging is often seen as the end of the Hatfield-McCoy feud Ellison Onizuka (1946–1986), Asian-American astronaut killed on the Space Shuttle Challenger Ellison D. Smith (1864–1944), American politician Ellison G. Smith (1854–1935), a justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
See also Ellison (band), an indie rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio Ellison (crater), a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon Ellison Bay, Wisconsin Ellison Township, Warren County, Illinois Ellis