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Alvis may refer to:
  • Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd, British luxury car and military vehicle manufacturer which later became Alvis plc
  • Alvis plc
    Alvis plc
    Alvis Ltd. was created when United Scientific Holdings plc acquired the Alvis division of the nationalised vehicle manufacturer British Leyland in 1981. United Scientific maintained its own name until 1992 when the group was renamed Alvis plc. Alvis acquired Swedish armoured vehicle manufacturer...

     (formerly United Scientific Holdings plc), a Defence contractor which acquired Alvis Cars and became the UK's largest armoured vehicle manufacturer
  • Alvis, a family surname in the United Kingdom and the United States, originating (usually) from one family in colonial Virginia
  • Hayes Alvis
    Hayes Alvis
    Hayes Alvis was an American jazz bassist and tubist.Born in Chicago on May 1, 1907, Alvis began on drums but switched to tuba and bass after playing with Jelly Roll Morton in 1927-28...

     (1907–1972), American jazz bassist and tubist
  • Max Alvis
    Max Alvis
    Roy Maxwell Alvis is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played with the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers . He batted and threw right-handed....

     (born 1938), Major League Baseball player
  • Alvis (Fire Emblem), a character in the game Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
  • Alvis E. Hamilton, a character in the anime Last Exile