Bliss is a name, most usually a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Bliss Ackuaku (born 1918), Ghanaian politician Bliss Botsford (1813–1890), Canadian lawyer, judge and politician Bliss Blood, American musician and songwriter Kirby Bliss Blanton (born 1990), American actress Bliss Carman (1861–1929), Canadian poet Bliss N. Davis (1801–1885), American politician Bliss Knapp (1877–1958), American Christian Science teacher Bliss Milford (1886–1970), American actress and singer Bliss Perry (1860–1954), American literacy critic, writer, editor, and teacher Franklyn Bliss Snyder (1884–1958), American educator and academic
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Academics Anna Bliss (1843–1925), American teacher in South Africa Charles K. Bliss (1897–1985), inventor of Blissymbols Daniel Bliss (1823–1916), American founder of the American University of Beirut Henry E. Bliss (1870–1955), American librarian and inventor of the Bliss classification Michael Bliss (1941–2017), Canadian historian and award-winning author Philip Bliss (academic) (1787–1857), Registrar of the University of Oxford, etc. William Henry Bliss (1835–1911), English scholar
Athletes Alexa Bliss (born 1991), ring name of American professional wrestler Alexis Kaufman Brian Bliss (born 1965), American soccer defender and coach C. D. Bliss (1870–1948), American football player and coach Dave Bliss (born 1943), American college basketball coach Elmer Bliss (1875–1962), American baseball player Frank Bliss (1852–1929), American baseball player Homer Bliss (1904–1970), American football player Jack Bliss (1882–1968), American baseball player Johnny Bliss (1922–1974), Australian rugby league footballer Karen Bliss (born 1963), American cyclist Laurie Bliss (1872–1942), American football player and coach in the United States Mike Bliss (born 1965), American NASCAR driver Ryan Bliss (born 1999), American baseball player
Entertainers and artists Arthur Bliss (1891–1975), British composer
Boti Bliss (born 1975), American actress Caroline Bliss (born 1961), British actress Diana Bliss (1954–2012), Australian theatre producer Douglas Bliss (1900–1984), Scottish painter Harry Bliss (born 1964), American cartoonist Ian Bliss (born 1966), Australian actor John Bliss (1930–2008), American actor Lillie P. Bliss (1864–1931), American art collector and patron, founder of Metropolitan Museum of Art Lucille Bliss (1916–2012), American actress and voice artist Philip Bliss (1838–1876), American hymn lyricist and composer Sister Bliss (born 1970), British keyboardist, record producer, DJ, composer and songwriter Thomas Bliss (born 1952), American motion picture producer and executive producer Trinity Bliss (born 2009), American actress
Politicians and jurists Aaron T. Bliss (1837–1906), U.S. Representative and Governor of Michigan Charles Frederick Bliss (1817–1894), German American politician in Wisconsin Cornelius Newton Bliss (1833–1911), American merchant and politician John Murray Bliss (1771–1834), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, Canada Justice Bliss (disambiguation) Philemon Bliss (1813–1889), U.S. Congressman and jurist Ray C. Bliss (1907–1981), American politician Stephen Bliss (1787–1847), American minister and politician Ward R. Bliss (1855–1905), Pennsylvania state representative William L. Bliss (1876–1969), Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
Scientists, engineers, and doctors A. J. Bliss (1862–1931), British iris breeder Chester Ittner Bliss (1899–1979), biologist known for his contributions to statistics Doctor Willard Bliss (1825–1889), American physician Dorothy Bliss (1916–1987), American carcinologist Eleanor Albert Bliss (1899–1987), American bacteriologist Frederick J. Bliss (1857–1939), American archaeologist Gilbert Ames Bliss (1876–1951), American mathematician Nathaniel Bliss (1700–1764), English astronomer Richard L. Bliss, American telecommunications technician arrested in Russia on charges of espionage in 1997 Timothy Vivian Pelham Bliss (born 1940), British neuroscientist
Other Baron Bliss (1869–1926), British philanthropist in British Honduras Duane Leroy Bliss (1835–1910), American industrialist Ed Bliss (1912–2002), American journalist Edward Bliss (1865–1960), American missionary to China George Bliss (disambiguation), multiple people Harriet Bliss Ford (1876–1964), American writer, editor, clubwoman Henry H. Bliss (1830–1899), American real estate dealer, first person killed in a motor vehicle accident in the U.S. Stephen M. Bliss (born 1944), American general and educational administrator Sylvester Bliss (1814–1863), Millerite minister and editor Tasker H. Bliss (1853–1930), U.S. Army officer William Dwight Porter Bliss (1856–1926), American religious leader and activist William Wallace Smith Bliss (1815–1853), U.S. Army Officer Zenas Bliss (1835–1900), U.S. Army General and Medal of Honor recipient
See also Bliss (disambiguation)