See also: Ferris (Commissioner) for the other character named Ferris.

Ferris was a dictator on a par with Genghis Khan, Julius Caesar, Adolf Hitler and Maltuvis.

James T. Kirk mentioned Ferris to Roger Korby in 2266, after Korby implied human programming leading to near-practical immortality as the major impact of transferring the Human consciousness into an android body. (TOS: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?")