Amos (name)
Amos is both a given name and a surname made popular by the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament prophet. It may refer to:
Given name
People
- Amos Bronson Alcott, American educator, father of American novelist Louisa May Alcott
- Amos E. Buss, American politician from Ohio
- Amos Dolbear, American inventor
- Amos Eiran, Israeli President of the University of Haifa
- Amos Ferguson, Bahamian folk artist
- Amos Frishman, Israeli basketball player
- Amos Frumkin, Israeli geologist
- Amos Gilad, Israeli Olympic runner
- Amos Gitai, Israeli film director
- Amos Grodzinowsky, Israeli Olympic runner
- Amos Grunebaum, obstetrician and gynecologist
- Amos Guttman, Israeli film director
- Amos T. Hall, lawyer, judge, and civil rights leader
- Amos Horev, Israeli Major-General, nuclear scientist, and President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- Amos E. Joel Jr., American electrical engineer and inventor
- Amos Kairuz, birth name of Danny Thomas, American nightclub comedian and television and film actor and producer
- Amos Lapidot, Israeli fighter pilot, 10th commander of the Israeli Air Force, and President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- Amos Lawrence, American merchant and philanthropist
- Amos A. Lawrence, American philanthropist and abolitionist
- Amos Lawrence Jr., American football player
- Amos Lee, American singer-songwriter
- Amos Magee, American soccer player, coach, and front office
- Amos Mansdorf, Israeli tennis player
- Amos Meller, Israeli composer and conductor
- Amos Miller, lynching victim
- Amos Ojo, Nigerian wrestler
- Amos O'Neal, American politician
- Amos Oz, Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist
- Amos Poe, American film director and screenwriter
- Amos Quick, American politician from North Carolina
- Amos Augustus Richardson, Canadian politician
- Amos Shapira, Israeli former president of El Al Airlines, Cellcom, and the University of Haifa
- Amos Urban Shirk, American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias
- Amos Singletary, American mill operator, lawyer, Anti-Federalist
- Amos Smith, American chemist and academic
- Amos To, Australian YouTuber and musician
- Amos Tversky, Israeli pioneer of cognitive science
- Amos Yadlin, former Israeli Air Force general
- Amos Yarkoni, Arab Israeli officer in the Israel Defense Forces
- Amos Yee, Singaporean convicted sex offender and former blogger, YouTuber and child actor
- Amos Zereoué, American football player
Religious figures
- Amos (prophet), one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible
Fictional characters
- Amos Burke, title character of Burke's Law, a 1960s American television series
- Amos Burton, one of the main characters in the fictional universe of The Expanse (novel series). He serves as the mechanic and general muscle of the protagonists' ship, the Rocinante.
- Amos Diggory, fictional character in the Harry Potter books and films
- Amos Jones, a title character of Amos 'n' Andy, an American radio show from the 1920s to the 1950s
- Amos Moses, title character of the 1970 single by Jerry Reed
- Amos Tupper, the original sheriff on the 1980s American TV series Murder, She Wrote
- Amos Slade, fictional character in The Fox and the Hound
- Amos Voll, A suspect in Ready or Not.
- Amos Walker, a fictional private detective in novels and short stories written by Loren D. Estleman.
Nickname
- Anthony Irl "Amos" Martin, American former National Football League player
Surname
- Alf Amos, English footballer
- Ben Amos, English football goalkeeper
- Bruce Amos, Canadian chess player
- Dan Amos, chief executive officer of insurer Aflac
- Danny Amos, South African born-Israeli association football player
- Emma Amos (disambiguation), multiple people
- Frederick T. Amos, American politician
- Hallam Amos, Welsh rugby player
- Henry B. Amos, Scottish activist and draper
- James F. Amos, United States Marine Corps general
- Janet Amos, Canadian actress, director, educator and playwright
- Jerome Amos Jr., American politician
- Jill Amos, New Zealand politician and community leader
- John Amos, American actor
- Lowell Amos, American murderer
- Luke Amos, English footballer
- Martin John Amos, American Catholic Bishop
- Michael Amos, New Zealand swimmer
- Nathan Amos, South African born-Israeli international rugby union player
- Ruth Amos, British entrepreneur and inventor
- Stephen K. Amos, English stand-up comedian
- Terri Utley née Amos, American beauty queen and motivational speaker
- Tori Amos, American pianist and singer-songwriter
- Trey Amos, American football player
- Wally Amos, American entrepreneur, actor and book writer
- Walter Amos, English footballer
- Valerie Amos, British peer