title: Challis (surname)
text: # Challis (surname)
  
  Challis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Alva Challis (1930–2010), Welsh-born New Zealand geologist
  * Christopher Challis (1919–2012), British cinematographer
  * Ellie Challis (born 2004), British Paralympic swimmer
  * George Challis (rugby league), Australian rugby player
  * Gordon Challis (1932–2018), New Zealand poet
  * James Challis, British clergyman and astronomer
  * John Challis (1942–2021), English actor
  * John Henry Challis, Anglo-Australian merchant and philanthropist
  