'''Chavis''' is a name. Notable uses of the name include: {{toc right}} ==People== ===Surname=== * Ben Chavis (educator), American educator and controversial education reform advocate * Benjamin Chavis (born 1948), African-American civil rights activist * Boozoo Chavis (1930–2001), American musician * Denis Chavis (fl. 1780s), Syrian priest and monk * Chris Chavis, American professional wrestler best known by the ring name Tatanka * George Washington Chavis (c. 1817 – after 1880), American free man of color who served in the Mississippi Legislature * John Chavis ({{circa|1763}}–1838), American educator and minister * John Chavis (American football) (born 1956), American football coach * Kory Chavis (fl. 2005–2008), American wrestler also known by the ring name Rainman * Lazarus Chavis (born 1756), progenitor of the Beaver Creek Indians * Lonnie Chavis (born 2007), American actor and activist * Michael Chavis (born 1995), American baseball player
===Given name=== * Chavis Carter (died 2012), American man who died in police custody, later ruled a suicide * Chavis Holmes (born 1986), American basketball player * Chavis Williams (born 1989), American gridiron football coach and former player
===Middle name=== * Angel Joy Chavis Rocker (1966–2003), American politician and guidance counselor
==Other uses== * ''Boozoo Chavis'', eponymous album by the above noted American musician * John Chavis Memorial Park, a public park in North Carolina named for the above noted American educator and minister * The Chavis family, family of free African-American origin from the Colony of Virginia
==See also== * {{intitle|Chavis}}
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