# Chavis

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chavis
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chavis.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavis
> Source revision: 1352173166
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

'''Chavis''' is a name. Notable uses of the name include:
{{toc right}}
==People==
===Surname===
* [Ben Chavis (educator)](/source/Ben_Chavis_(educator)), American educator and controversial education reform advocate
* [Benjamin Chavis](/source/Benjamin_Chavis) (born 1948), African-American civil rights activist
* [Boozoo Chavis](/source/Boozoo_Chavis) (1930–2001), American musician
* [Denis Chavis](/source/Denis_Chavis) (fl. 1780s), Syrian priest and monk
* [Chris Chavis](/source/Tatanka_(wrestler)), American professional wrestler best known by the ring name Tatanka
* [George Washington Chavis](/source/George_Washington_Chavis) (c. 1817 – after 1880), American free man of color who served in the Mississippi Legislature
* [John Chavis](/source/John_Chavis) ({{circa|1763}}–1838), American educator and minister
* [John Chavis (American football)](/source/John_Chavis_(American_football)) (born 1956), American football coach
* [Kory Chavis](/source/Kory_Chavis) ([fl.](/source/floruit) 2005–2008), American wrestler also known by the ring name Rainman
* Lazarus Chavis (born 1756), progenitor of the [Beaver Creek Indians](/source/Beaver_Creek_Indians)
* [Lonnie Chavis](/source/Lonnie_Chavis) (born 2007), American actor and activist
* [Michael Chavis](/source/Michael_Chavis) (born 1995), American baseball player

===Given name===
* [Chavis Carter](/source/Death_of_Chavis_Carter) (died 2012), American man who died in police custody, later ruled a suicide
* [Chavis Holmes](/source/Chavis_Holmes) (born 1986), American basketball player
* [Chavis Williams](/source/Chavis_Williams) (born 1989), American gridiron football coach and former player

===Middle name===
* [Angel Joy Chavis Rocker](/source/Angel_Joy_Chavis_Rocker) (1966–2003), American politician and guidance counselor

==Other uses==
* ''[Boozoo Chavis](/source/Boozoo_Chavis_(album))'', eponymous album by the above noted American musician
* [John Chavis Memorial Park](/source/John_Chavis_Memorial_Park), a public park in North Carolina named for the above noted American educator and minister
* The [Chavis family](/source/Chavis_family), family of free African-American origin from the Colony of Virginia

==See also==
* {{intitle|Chavis}}

{{Disambiguation|human name}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chavis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavis?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.