Corliss is both a surname and a given name.
People Given name Corliss Lamont (1902–1995), American philosopher, political activist, and philanthropist C. C. Moseley (1894–1974), American aviator and aviation businessman Corliss Palmer (1899–1952), American silent film actress Corliss P. Stone (1806–1873), mayor of Seattle and businessman Corliss Waitman (born 1995), Belgian-American football player Corliss Williamson (born 1973), basketball player Surname Augustus W. Corliss (1837–1907), American writer, historian and Civil War veteran George Henry Corliss (1817–1888), inventor of the Corliss steam engine George W. Corliss (1834–1903), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor Guy C. H. Corliss (1858–1937), American judge and justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota Jack Corliss, scientist and discoverer of undersea hydrothermal vents Jeb Corliss (born 1976), American skydiver and base jumper John Blaisdell Corliss (1851–1929), U.S. Representative from Michigan Stephen P. Corliss (1842–1904), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor Richard Corliss (1944–2015), American journalist, Time magazine William R. Corliss (1926–2011), American physicist and writer
Fictional Corliss Archer, teen girl character of various American works including the radio show Meet Corliss Archer (1943–1956) Bud Corliss, villain of A Kiss Before Dying (novel) and two film adaptations (renamed Jonathan Corliss in the second)