Namesakes
Melissa
(f) 
Characters in Greek Mythology
Melissa Belote
(f) 1956-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Melissa Leo
(f) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2011 The Fighter (actress)
Melissa Gilbert
(f) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melissa Horton
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Melissa Reeves
(f) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melissa McCarthy
(f) 1970-
Emmy Award Winners 2011 Mike and Molly (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melissa Morrison-Howard
(f) 1971-
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2004 100 m hurdles (bronze)
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
(f) 1971-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2023
Merrin Dungey
(a.k.a. Melissa) (f) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melissa
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1972 Melissa
Melissa Mills
(f) 1973-
Olympic Medalists 2000 water polo (gold)
Melissa Joan Hart
(f) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melissa George
(f) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melissa Rippon
(f) 1981-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 water polo (bronze)
Melissa Tancredi
(f) 1981-
Olympic Medalists 2012 football (bronze)
Missy Peregrym
(f) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Lizzo
(a.k.a. Melissa) (f) 1988-
Grammy Award Winners 2023 About Damn Time (record of the year)
Notable Musicians
Melissa Benoist
(f) 1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melissa Seidemann
(f) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2012 water polo (gold)
Melissa Barrera
(f) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Melissa Wu
(f) 1992-
Olympic Medalists 2008 diving - synchronized platform (silver)
Missy Franklin
(f) 1995-
Olympic Medalists 2012 swimming (bronze/gold)
Melissa
(f)
Fictional Characters from Movies 2005 Melissa P.
Melissa
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2007 (storm)
Melissa
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2013 (storm)
Missy Cooper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2017 Young Sheldon
Melissa
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2019 (storm)