Ross (name)
Ross can be used as a given name, typically for males, but is also a typical family name for people of Scottish descent. Derived from the Gaelic for a "promontory" or "headland".
The family name can also be of German origin; in German, das Ross means "the steed" or "the horse".
People with the surname Ross
Several people
- Alan Ross
- Alec Ross
- Alexander Ross
- Alex Ross
- Andrew Ross
- Betsy Ross
- Bob Ross
- Charles Ross
- David Ross
- Edward Ross
- Elizabeth Ross
- Frank Ross
- George Ross
- Henry Ross
- Hugh Ross
- Jack Ross
- James Ross
- Jane Ross
- Jerry Ross
- John Ross
- Jonathan Ross
- Kenneth Ross
- Lewis Ross
- Malcolm Ross
- Michael Ross
- Richard Ross
- Rick Ross
- Robert Ross
- Ronald Ross
- Ross Campbell
- Ross Wilson
- Scott Ross
- Stephen Ross
- Steve Ross
- Thomas Ross
- William Ross
Single articles
- Aaron Ross, American football player
- Aaron Y. Ross, American old west figure
- Adrian Ross, British lyricist
- Adrian Ross , American football player
- Alex Ross, American comic book writer and artist
- Alf Ross, legal philosopher
- Andy Ross, American musician
- Annie Ross, British-American singer and actress
- April Ross, American beach volleyball player
- Arnold Ross, mathematician
- Atticus Ross, English musician
- Ben Ross, Australian rugby league footballer
- Ben Ross
- Bernard Ross, Welsh footballer
- Betsy Ross, flag maker
- Bobby Ross, American football player
- Bobby Ross,
- Browning Ross, Olympian and father of long distance running in US
- C. Ben Ross, Governor of Idaho
- Carl Ross, British businessman
- Caroline Anne Ross, American engineer
- Clarence S. Ross, American mineralogist and geologist
- Cody Ross, Major League Baseball outfielder
- D'Angelo Ross, American football player
- Dennis Ross, American diplomat and author
- Dennis A. Ross, US congressman from Florida
- Diana Ross, American singer
- Diana Ross, English children's book author, illustrator and artist
- Earl Ross, Canadian race car driver
- Edmund G. Ross, Governor of New Mexico Territory
- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, psychiatrist
- Fiona Ross, Scottish journalist and broadcaster
- Fiona Ross , British nurse and academic
- "Freeway" Rick Ross, convicted drug dealer
- Gary Ross, US Director
- Gaylen Ross, American actress and film director
- Glenn Ross, U.K strongman/powerlifter
- Glenn Ross, Falkland Island politician
- Henryk Ross, Polish Jewish photographer
- Hercules Ross, Scottish merchant who gave evidence against the slave trade
- Horatio Ross, sportsman and pioneer photographer
- Isaac Ross, an American plantation owner.
- Isaac Ross, a rugby player from New Zealand.
- Ishbel Ross, Scottish-American reporter and nonfiction author
- J. K. L. Ross, Canadian thoroughbred racer
- Janet Ross, English writer
- Jamie Ross, American actor
- Jeanne W. Ross,, American organizational theorist
- Jeffrey Ross, stand-up comedian
- Jim Ross, American professional wrestling commentator
- Justin Ross,, Maryland politician
- Katharine Ross, actress
- Kyla Ross, American gymnast
- Landon Timmonds Ross, Jr., environmental biologist
- LaQuinton Ross, American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Laura Ross, chess player
- Lawrence Ross, American writer
- Lawrence Sullivan Ross , Governor of Texas
- Lee Ross, US-American psychologist
- Lee Ross , English professional actor
- Lillian Ross, several people
- Liz Ross, Australian Marxist, author and gay liberation activist
- Ludwig Ross, German classical archaeologist
- Luke Ross, comic artist
- Maggie Napaljarri Ross, Indigenous Australian artist
- Marion Ross, American actress
- Marion Ross FRSE, Scottish physicist
- Martin Ross, pen name of Violet Florence Martin and Edith Anna Somerville
- Marty Ross, Scottish writer
- Marty Ross, American musician
- Maurice Ross, Scottish footballer
- Miles Ross, US Congressman from New Jersey
- Nellie Tayloe Ross, Governor of Wyoming
- Ogden J. Ross, New York politician, World War II U.S. army general
- Paul Ross, journalist and TV-personality
- Percy Ross, philanthropist
- Perley Ason Ross, US experimental physicist
- Ranger Ross, American professional wrestler
- Rashad Ross, American football player
- Richie Ross, American football player
- Ricky Ross , Scottish musician
- Robert Ross, British general
- Robbie Ross, friend of Oscar Wilde
- Robbie Ross,
- Robbie Ross, Australian rugby league footballer
- Ronnie Ross, jazz baritone saxophonist
- Russell Ross, American pathologist
- Ryan Ross, guitarist and lyricst for Panic! at the Disco
- Serene Ross, American javelin thrower
- Share Ross, American bass player of the female hard rock band, Vixen
- Shavar Ross, actor
- Sobieski Ross, US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Sinclair Ross,, Canadian banker
- Spencer Ross, American sportscaster
- Steven Ross, Scottish footballer
- Summer Ross, American beach volleyball player
- Victor Ross, American lacrosse player
- Virginia Ross, American author
- Wilbur Ross, American investor and government official
- Wilburn K. Ross United States Army officer
- William Edward Daniel Ross, Canadian actor, playwright and bestselling writer
- W. D. Ross, Scottish philosopher
People with the first name Ross
- Ross Alexander, American stage and film actor
- Ross Allen , Irish cricketer
- Ross Allen , American herpetologist
- Ross Aloisi, former Australian footballer
- Ross Andru, American comic book artist and editor
- Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., his son, who continues the Chipmunk media effort
- Ross Barkley, English footballer
- Ross Barnett, U.S. politician
- Ross Barnes, one of the stars of baseball's National Association and the early National League
- Ross Bass, American florist, postmaster, Congressman, and United States Senator from Tennessee
- Ross Beever, New Zealand geneticist and mycologist
- Ross Bell, American entomologist
- Ross Benson, Scottish journalist and gossip columnist
- Ross Bentley, Canadian racing driver
- Ross Blacklock, American football player
- Ross Bleckner, American artist
- Ross Brawn, English former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal
- Ross Browner, American football player
- Ross Butler , American actor
- Ross Cheever, American racing driver, younger brother of Eddie Cheever
- Ross A. Collins, U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- Ross Copperman, American singer-songwriter
- Ross Coyle, American football player
- Ross Dwelley, American football player
- Ross Filler, known as Remedy, American rapper
- Ross Flitney, English footballer
- Ross Friedman, American Major League Soccer player
- Ross Gardner, English footballer
- Ross Gillespie, New Zealand field hockey player and coach
- Ross Hart, Canadian-American professional wrestler and promoter
- Ross Hornby, Canadian lawyer and diplomat
- Ross Hull, Canadian actor and meteorologist
- Ross Kemp, British actor
- Ross Krautman, American football player
- Ross Lynch,, American actor, singer and dancer
- Ross Macdonald, Canadian mystery writer
- Ross MacDonald, Canadian sailor
- Ross Martin, American actor
- Ross Martin , American football player
- Ross Martin , Australian cross-country skier
- Ross Mathews, American television personality
- Ross Muir, English snooker player
- Ross Noble, English comedian and actor
- Ross O'Donovan, animator and co-host of the webseries, Steam Train
- Ross Parker, English composer
- Ross Parker, victim of a racially motivated murder in England shortly after the September 11 attacks
- Ross Perot, American businessman and US presidential candidate
- Ross Perry, Scottish footballer
- Ross Pierschbacher, American football player
- Ross Porter, Canadian radio executive and music writer
- Ross Porter , American sportscaster
- Ross Rawlings, American pianist, composer, conductor, and music director
- Ross Rebagliati, Canadian snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist
- Ross Sinclair , Scottish visual artist, musician and writer
- Ross Sinclair , American water polo player and coach
- Ross Strudwick, Australian rugby league footballer and coach
- Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer
- Ross Taylor , Australian cricketer
- Ross Thomas, American actor
- Ross Tucker, American football player
Fictional characters
- Ross Ewich, a fictional character in the Canadian sketch comedy series You Can't Do That on Television
- Ross Geller, character on the TV-series Friends
- Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, a literary "dick-lit" character, created by Irish author Paul Howard
- Ross Poldark, main character of The Poldark Novels, a series of historical novels by Winston Graham
- Betty Ross, from Marvel comics, daughter of Thunderbolt Ross
- Danny Ross, character on the TV-series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Dr. Doug Ross, character on the TV-series ER
- Everett K. Ross, from Marvel comics
- Gretchen Ross, character on the feature film Donnie Darko
- Jamie Ross, a television character
- Pete Ross, character who appears in the Superman comic books published by DC Comics
- Susan Ross, character on the TV-series Seinfeld
- Thunderbolt Ross, from Marvel comics, father of Betty Ross