Jarvis is a given name and English surname that derives from the personal name Gervase, the element geri meaning "spear". Other spellings of the name include Jervis, Jervoise, and Gervis.
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Adrian Jarvis, rugby fly-half
Affie Jarvis (1860–1933), Australian Test cricketer
Al Jarvis, L.A. radio DJ; created "The World's Largest Make Believe Ballroom" music show in early 1930s. Andrew Jarvis, American politician and restaurateur. Ann Jarvis (1832–1905), social activist, founder of Mother's Day holiday in the US Anna Jarvis (1864–1948), daughter of Ann Jarvis Bryce Jarvis, American baseball player Chris Jarvis, several people including: Chris Jarvis (actor), British actor Chris Jarvis (presenter), British presenter of children's television programmes Chris Jarvis (rower), Canadian Olympic rower Cosmo Jarvis, English singer-songwriter, musician, actor and filmmaker D. C. Jarvis (1881–1966), American physician from Vermont Dan Jarvis, British Labour MP, born 1972 in Nottingham Dave Jarvis, American college baseball coach David H. Jarvis (1862–1911), captain in the United States Revenue Cutter Service Doug Jarvis, ice hockey forward Ene Järvis, Estonian actress Eugene Jarvis, game designer and programmer Francis Jarvis, rugby league footballer Frank Jarvis, athlete Fred Jarvis, retired British trade union leader Graham Jarvis, actor Gregory Jarvis (1944–1986), American astronaut killed aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger George Jarvis (Philhellene), American philhellene Harwood Jarvis (1884–1936), Australian cricketer Howard Jarvis (1903–1986), American businessman, lobbyist, and politician; tax-revolt leader in California James C. Jarvis, for whom the USS Jarvis series of three ships were named Jeff Jarvis, American journalist John Jarvis, several people including: John Arthur Jarvis (1872–1933), swimmer John Wesley Jarvis (1781–1839), American painter Kevin Jarvis, baseball player Lewis Jarvis (1857–1938), British banker and cricketer Lyndall Jarvis, South African model Martin Jarvis, several people including: Martin Jarvis (actor), English actor Martin Jarvis (conductor), Australian conductor Matt Jarvis, English international footballer Mike Jarvis, men's basketball coach Nathaniel Jarvis, Welsh footballer Oliver Jarvis, British racing car driver Pat Jarvis several people including: Pat Jarvis (baseball), Major League Baseball player Pat Jarvis (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer Paul Jarvis, English cricketer Peter Jarvis, American musician Piret Järvis, Estonian musician Ralph Jarvis (born 1965), American player of gridiron football Rebecca Jarvis, American financial journalist and former reality show contestant on The Apprentice Richard Jarvis (American football) (born 1995), American football player Robert Jarvis (disambiguation) Robin Jarvis, novelist Roland Jarvis, fictional character and leader of the faction Enlightened in Ingress (game), an augmented reality game Rossi Jarvis, English footballer Ryan Jarvis, English footballer Samuel Jarvis (1792–1857), Chief Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Upper Canada Sarah Jarvis (born 1962), English general practitioner Seth Jarvis (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player Sid Jarvis (1905–1994), English footballer Thomas Jordan Jarvis, US State Governor of North Carolina William Jarvis several people including: William Jarvis (merchant) (1770–1859), merchant, American diplomat and sheep rancher William Botsford Jarvis (1799–1864), Upper Canada political figure associated with the Rosedale and Yorkville neighbourhoods of Toronto William H. Jarvis (1930–2016), former member of the Canadian House of Commons