Faris (name)
Faris is a given name and surname.
In Arabic, Faris translates to "knight."
In the Balkans, Faris is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. It is similar to other popular names in the region, such as Haris and Daris. This region also has a female equivalent: Farisa.
It is also used as a surname, particularly by Europeans, which is likely an anglicization of the surname MacFergus.
Given name
- Faris Arapović, Bosnian drummer
- Faris Abdalla, Sudanese football player
- Faris ad-Din Aktai, Turkic-Kipchak Emir and the leader of the Mamluks
- Faris al-Ansari, Afghani held in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention center
- Faris Badwan, Palestinian-English musician, lead vocalist of The Horrors and half of Cat's Eyes
- Faris Efendić, Bosnian footballer
- Faris Glubb, British-Jordanian writer, journalist, translator and publisher
- Faris Handžić, Bosnian footballer
- Faris Haroun, Chadian-Canadian-Belgian football player
- Faris Hasić, Bosnian footballer
- Faris Kermani, British film director
- Faris Krkalić, Bosnian footballer
- Fāris ibn ʿAlī al-Marīni, also known as "Abu Inan Faris", a Marinid ruler of Morocco
- Faris McReynolds, American artist and musician
- Faris Nimr, Lebanese journalist
- Faris Odeh, Palestinian boy shot dead by the Israel Defense Forces
- Faris Al-Sultan, Iraqi-German triathlete
- Faris al-Zahrani, Saudi Arabian terrorist
- Faris Zubanović, Bosnian footballer
Surname
- Alexander Faris, Northern Irish composer and conductor
- Anna Faris, American actress and producer
- Basil Favis, Canadian chemist and professor
- Ellsworth Faris, American sociologist
- George W. Faris, American politician, U.S. Representative from Indiana
- Herman P. Faris, proponent of the Temperance movement
- Mustapha Faris, Moroccan statesman and banker
- Muhammed Faris, Syrian military aviator
- Iyman Faris, convicted Pakistani-American rogue FBI agent working for Al Qaeda
- Paula Faris, American television correspondent
- Peter Faris, Australian criminal lawyer, media commentator and former radio broadcaster
- Sadeg Faris, Libyan-American inventor and entrepreneur
- Sean Faris, American actor, model, and producer
- Stephan Faris, American journalist
- Valerie Faris, American film directors and music video director
Fictional characters
- Faris NyanNyan, in the anime series Steins;Gate
- Faris Scherwiz, alias of a main female character in the video game ''Final Fantasy V''