Travis

Travis

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Travis


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gender = Male
meaning = An occupational name for toll-collectors
region = Normandy
origin = Norman French: "traverser" "to cross"
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Travis is an English given name . It is also a common surname.

It may refer to:
*Travis (band), a Scottish band
* Travis Pastrana (born 1983), American motorsports athlete
* Travis Barker (born 1975), American drummer
* Travis Fimmel (born 1979), Australian model and actor
* Travis McCoy (born 1981), lead vocalist of the band Gym Class Heroes
* Travis Tritt, a country musician
* Travis Johnstone, an Australian rules footballer
* Travis Henry, American football running back
* Travis Wall (born 1987), a contemporary dance teacher featured on the reality series "So You Think You Can Dance"
* Travis Bickle, fictional protagonist of the film "Taxi Driver"
* Travis (Blake's 7), fictional character in the television science-fiction series "Blake's 7"
* Travis Mayweather, fictional character in "Star Trek: Enterprise"
* Travis Willingham, American voice actor best known for his role of Roy Mustang in the Manga and Anime series Fullmetal Alchemist
* Travis Touchdown, the fictional protagonist of the video game No More Heroes.

It also may refer to:
*Travis (surname)
*Travis Air Force Base, a United States air force base in California
* The Mick Travis films, directed by Lindsay Anderson featuring a character played by Malcolm McDowell


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