Dean Wallis (born 27 August 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club of the AFL. Originally from Nhill, due to his physical style of play Wallis became known as one of the AFL's toughest players. He won premierships with the club in 1993 and 2000, and played 127 VFL/AFL games in his 14 seasons with the Bombers. His son, Tom, was drafted by Essendon in the 2016 rookie draft under the father–son rule.