title: Aris (surname)
text: # Aris (surname)
  
  Aris is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
  
  * Alexander Aris (born 1973), civil rights activist of British and Burmese descent
  * Ben Aris (1937–2003), English actor
  * Ernest Aris (1882–1963) (also known as Robin A Hood and Dan Crow), Author and illustrator of children's books
  * Helmut Aris (1908–87), Jewish politician in the GDR
  * John Aris (1843–1927), English-born New Zealand cricketer
  * Jonathan Aris (born 1971), British actor
  * Michael Aris (1946–99), British historian specialising in Bhutanese, Tibetan and Himalayan culture and history
  * Rutherford Aris (1929–2005), Chemical engineer
  