Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Ellis Redding 1982 Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption 
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character
Ellis Redding 1994 The Shawshank Redemption
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Ellis Grey 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
2 actors, 1 actor/model
Ron Canada (a.k.a. Ellis) 1949-
Thomas Gibson (a.k.a. Ellis) 1962-
Tracee Ellis Ross 1972-
Notable Writers:
1 poet
Hedd Wyn (a.k.a. Ellis) 1887-1917
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 gold/bronze
(bronze) Jimmy LuValle (a.k.a. Ellis) 1936 400 m
(gold/bronze) Rulon Gardner (a.k.a. Ellis) 2000; 2004 Greco-Roman wrestling