Corliss is both a surname and a given name.

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-born American football punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• 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

• 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)