Ross (name)
Ross is an English-language name derived from Gaelic, most commonly used in Scotland. It is also the name of a county in the highland area. It 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".
People with the surname
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- Aaron Ross, American football player
- Aaron Y. Ross, American old west figure
- Adin Ross, American Twitch streamer
- Adrian Ross, British lyricist
- Adrian Ross (American football), American football player
- Alan Ross (disambiguation)
- Albert Henderson Wade Ross, American businessman
- Alec Ross (disambiguation)
- Alexander Ross (disambiguation)
- Alex Ross (disambiguation)
- Alf Ross, legal philosopher
- Alice Ross, American culinary historian
- Andrew Ross (disambiguation)
- Andy Ross, American musician
- Annie Ross, British-American singer and actress
- April Ross, American beach volleyball player
- Archibald Hilson Ross, New Zealand politician
- Arnold Ross, mathematician
- Atticus Ross, English musician
B
- Ben Ross, Australian rugby league footballer
- Ben Ross (Australian rules footballer)
- Bernard Ross, Welsh footballer
- Betsy Ross (disambiguation)
- Bob Ross (disambiguation)
- Bobby Ross, American football player
- Bobby Ross (rugby union),
- Browning Ross, Olympian and father of long-distance running in US
C
- C. Ben Ross, Governor of Idaho
- Calvin Ross, American law enforcement officer
- Carl Ross, British businessman
- Caroline Anne Ross, American engineer
- Catherine L. Ross, American educator
- Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Canadian professor and dean
- Charles Ross (disambiguation)
- Charlotte Ross, American actress
- Christopher Ross (disambiguation)
- Clara Ross, British composer
- Clarence S. Ross, American mineralogist and geologist
- Clark Ross, Canadian Composer
- Cody Ross, Major League Baseball outfielder
D
- D'Angelo Ross, American football player
- David Ross (disambiguation)
- D. Bruce Ross, South Australian judge
- Deborah Ross (disambiguation)
- Dennis Ross, American diplomat and author
- Dennis A. Ross, American politician
- Devonte Ross, American football player
- Diana Ross, American singer
- Diana Ross (author), English children's book author, illustrator and artist
E
- Earl Ross, Canadian race car driver
- Edmund G. Ross, Governor of New Mexico Territory
- Edward Ross (disambiguation)
- Eliza Ann Ross, commanded the ship Reform
- Elizabeth Ross (disambiguation)
- Eric Ross
F
- Fiona Ross (journalist), Scottish journalist and broadcaster
- Fiona Ross (nurse), British nurse and academic
- Frank Ross (disambiguation)
G
- Gabrielle Ross, British fashion designer
- Gary Ross (disambiguation)
- Gaylen Ross, American actress and film director
- George Ross (disambiguation)
- Gertrude Ross, American composer
- Glenn Ross, UK strongman/powerlifter
- Glenn Ross (politician), Falkland Island politician
- Gyasi Ross, Blackfeet author, attorney, rapper, speaker and storyteller
H
- Henry Ross (disambiguation)
- Henryk Ross, Polish Jewish photographer
- Hercules Ross, Scottish merchant who gave evidence against the slave trade
- Horatio Ross, sportsman and pioneer photographer
- Hugh Ross (disambiguation)
I
- Isaac Ross (planter), American plantation owner
- Isaac Ross, New Zealand rugby player
- Isabel Abraham Ross, British teacher, suffragist, pacifist and biographer
- Ishbel Ross, Scottish-American reporter and nonfiction author
J
- J. K. L. Ross, Canadian Thoroughbred racer
- Jaan Ross, Estonian musicologist and psychologist
- Jack Ross (disambiguation)
- James Ross (disambiguation)
- Jane Ross (disambiguation)
- Janet Ross, English writer
- Jamie Ross, American actor
- Jeana Ross, American politician from Alabama
- Jeanne W. Ross,, American organizational theorist
- Jeffrey Ross, stand-up comedian
- Jerry Ross (disambiguation)
- Jim Ross, American professional wrestling commentator
- Joel Ross (disambiguation)
- John Ross (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Ross (disambiguation)
- Josh Ross (disambiguation)
- Juana Ross Edwards, Chilean philanthropist
- Jule Ross, German para-athlete
- Justin Ross,, Maryland politician
- Justyn Ross, American football player
K
- Karie Ross, American sports broadcaster
- Kate Ross, American author
- Katharine Ross, American actress
- Katherine Ross (scientist), British marine biologist
- Katherine Ross (died 1697), Scottish Covenanter, memoirist and schoolmistress
- Kathryn Ross (rower), Australian Paralympic rower
- Kathryn Ross (writer), British writer
- Kenneth Ross (disambiguation)
- Kristiina Ross, Estonian linguist and translator
- Kyla Ross, American gymnast
L
- Landon Timmonds Ross, Jr., environmental biologist
- LaQuinton Ross, American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Laura Ross (chess player), American chess player
- Laura Ross (politician), Canadian 21st century politician
- Lawrence Ross, American writer
- Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Governor of Texas
- Lee Ross, Canadian-American psychologist
- Lee Ross (actor), English actor
- Letitia Dowdell Ross, American educator; leader of women's organizations
- Lewis Ross (disambiguation)
- Lillian Ross (disambiguation)
- Liz Ross, Australian Marxist, author and gay liberation activist
- Ludwig Ross, German classical archaeologist
- Luke Ross, comic artist
- Lyric Ross, American actress
M
- Maggie Napaljarri Ross, Indigenous Australian artist
- Malcolm Ross (disambiguation)
- Marie Claire Ross, Canadian para-swimmer
- Marion Ross, American actress
- Marion Ross (physicist) FRSE, Scottish physicist
- Martin Ross, pen name of Violet Florence Martin and Edith Anna Somerville
- Marty Ross, Scottish writer
- Marty Ross (musician), American musician
- Maurice Ross, Scottish footballer
- Michael Ross (disambiguation)
- Miles Ross, US Congressman from New Jersey
N
- Nellie Tayloe Ross, Governor of Wyoming
- Nicole Ross, American Olympic foil fencer
O
- Ogden J. Ross, New York politician, World War II U.S. Army general
- Olivia Ross, British-French actress
P
- Paul Ross, journalist and TV-personality
- Percy Ross, philanthropist
- Perley Ason Ross, American experimental physicist
R
- Ranger Ross, American professional wrestler
- Rashad Ross, American football player
- Richard Ross (disambiguation)
- Richie Ross, American football player
- Rick Ross (disambiguation)
- "Freeway" Ricky Ross, convicted drug dealer
- Ricky Ross (musician), Scottish musician
- Robert Ross (disambiguation)
- Robbie Ross, friend of Oscar Wilde
- Robbie Ross (baseball),
- Robbie Ross (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
- Ronald Ross (disambiguation)
- Ronnie Ross, jazz baritone saxophonist
- Russell Ross, American pathologist
- Ryan Ross, guitarist and lyricist for Panic! at the Disco
S
- Scott Ross (disambiguation)
- Serene Ross, American javelin thrower
- Share Ross, American bass player of the female hard rock band Vixen
- Shavar Ross, actor
- Shelley Ross, American television executive producer
- Sobieski Ross, US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Sinclair Ross,, Canadian banker
- Spencer Ross, American sportscaster
- Stephen Ross (disambiguation)
- Steve Ross (disambiguation)
- Steven Ross (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Summer Ross, American beach volleyball player
T
- Tadeusz Ross, Polish actor and politician
- Thomas Ross (disambiguation)
- Toby Ross American film director
- Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress
- Thaddeus Ross Fictional Character from Marvel Comics
V
- Victor Ross, American lacrosse player
- Virginia Ross, American author
W
- W. D. Ross, Scottish philosopher
- Wilbur Ross, American investor and government official
- Wilburn K. Ross United States Army officer
- William Ross (disambiguation)
People with the given name
A
- Ross Alexander, American stage and film actor
- Ross Allen (Irish cricketer), Irish cricketer
- Ross Allen (herpetologist), American herpetologist
- Ross Aloisi, former Australian footballer
- Ross Andru, American comic book artist and editor
B
- 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 Boggs, American politician
- Ross Brawn, English former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal
- Ross Browner, American football player
- Ross Butler (actor), American actor
C
- Ross Cain, Nauruan politician
- Ross Campbell (disambiguation)
- Ross Chastain, American racing driver
- 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
D
- Ross Dallow, New Zealand politician
- Ross M. Dick, American journalist
- Ross Dwelley, American football player
F
- Ross Filler, known as Remedy, American rapper
- Ross Flitney, English footballer
- Ross Friedman, American Major League Soccer player
G
- Ross Gardner, English footballer
- Ross Gillespie, New Zealand field hockey player and coach
- Ross W. Greene, American psychologist
H
- Ross Hart, Canadian-American professional wrestler and promoter
- Ross Hornby, Canadian lawyer and diplomat
- Ross Hull, Canadian actor and meteorologist
K
- Ross Kemp, British actor
- Ross Krautman, American football player
L
- Ross Landry, Canadian politician
- Ross Lynch,, American actor, singer and dancer
M
- Ross Macdonald, Canadian mystery writer
- Ross MacDonald (sailor), Canadian sailor
- Ross Malinger, American former child actor
- Ross Martin, American actor
- Ross Martin (American football), American football player
- Ross Martin (skier), Australian cross-country skier
- Ross Mathews, American television personality
- Ross Matiscik, American football player
- Ross Miner, American skating coach and figure skater
- Ross Muir, English snooker player
N
- Ross Noble, English comedian and actor
O
- Ross O'Donovan, animator and co-host of the webseries ''Steam Train''
P
- 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 broadcaster), Canadian radio executive and music writer
- Ross Porter (sportscaster), American sportscaster
- Ross Pritchard, American academic administrator
R
- Ross Rawlings, American pianist, composer, conductor, and music director
- Ross Rebagliati, Canadian snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist
- Ross Rowe, American rapper, podcaster, producer and entrepreneur
S
- Ross Sinclair (artist), Scottish visual artist, musician and writer
- Ross Sinclair (water polo), American water polo player and coach
- Ross Strudwick, Australian rugby league footballer and coach
T
- Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer
- Ross Taylor (Australian cricketer), Australian cricketer
- Ross Thomas, American actor
- Ross Tucker, American football player
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- Ross Ulbricht, American drug trafficker, founder of the Silk Road
W
Fictional characters
Given name
- Ross Ewich, in the Canadian sketch comedy series You Can't Do That on Television
- Ross Geller, on the TV series Friends
- Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, a literary character created by Irish author Paul Howard
- Ross Malloy, in 1990s American sitcom television series Unhappily Ever After
- Ross Poldark, main character of The Poldark Novels, a series of historical novels by Winston Graham
- Ross "Bubba" Webster, played by Robert Vaughn in the 1983 superhero film Superman III
- Ross, a pig who is the main protagonist of ''Bad Piggies''
Surname
- Betty Ross, from Marvel comics, daughter of Thunderbolt Ross
- Christina Ross, mother of the Ross kids in the American TV series Jessie
- Danny Ross (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), on the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Dr. Doug Ross, on the TV series ER
- Emma, Luke, Ravi and Zuri Ross, on the 2011 TV series Jessie
- Everett K. Ross, a Marvel Comics character, primarily an ally of the superhero Black Panther
- Gretchen Ross, in the feature film Donnie Darko
- Jamie Ross (Law & Order), in the TV series Law & Order
- Leo Ross, in the 1989 American action comedy movie Speed Zone
- Pete Ross, in the Superman comic books published by DC Comics
- Susan Ross, in the TV series Seinfeld
- Thunderbolt Ross, a Marvel Comics character, father of Betty Ross
- Mike Ross, in the TV series ''Suits''