Amos

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Amos
Gender	Male
Origin	Hebrew
Popularity	Popular names page

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Amos may refer to:

Contents 1 People 1.1 Surname (Amos) 1.2 Given name (Amos) 2 Technology 3 Places 4 Other

[edit] People

• Amos (prophet), one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible
  • Book of Amos, his writings
• Amos, son of Nephi and his son Amos, two minor figures in the Book of Mormon

[edit] Surname (Amos)

• Alf Amos, English footballer who played for Brentford and Millwall Athletic
• Ben Amos (born 1990), goalkeeper for Manchester United F.C. reserves
• Bruce Amos (born 1946), Canadian chess player
• Imre Ámos (1907-c.1944/5), Jewish-Hungarian painter
• John Amos, actor
• Michael Amos, New Zealand swimmer
• Stephen K. Amos, stand-up comedian from England
• Terri Utley née Amos (born 1962), beauty queen and motivational speaker
• Tori Amos, (born Myra Ellen Amos, 1963), American pianist and singer-songwriter
• Wally Amos (born 1936), entrepreneur, actor and book writer. Founder of the "Famous Amos" chocolate chip cookie brand.
• Walter Amos, English footballer who played in 455 games for Bury

[edit] Given name (Amos)

• Amos Bronson Alcott (1779-1888), American educator, Father of American novelist Louisa May Alcott
• Amos Dolbear (1837–1910), American inventor
• Amos Diggory, fictional character in the Harry Potter books and films
• Amos Grunebaum, (born 1950), American obstetrician, gynecologist, and maternal-fetal medicine specialist
• Amos E. Joel, Jr. (1918-2008), American electrical engineer and inventor
• Amos Lee, born 1978, American singer-songwriter
• Amos Meller (1938-2007), Israeli composer and conductor
• Amos Oz (born 1939), Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist
• Amos Urban Shirk (1890?–1956), American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias
• Amos Tversky (1937-1996), pioneer of cognitive science
• Amos Zereoue, American football player
• Amos Gitai, Israeli film director
• John Amos Comenius (1592–1670), Moravian teacher, scientist, educator and writer

[edit] Technology

• AMOS or Advanced Mortar System, a 120 mm automatic twin barrelled, breech loaded mortar turret
• AMOS (programming language), a dialect of BASIC on the Amiga computer
• AMOS (Alpha Micro Operating System) - see Alpha Microsystems
• AMOS, a statistical software package for structural equation modelling, produced by SPSS
• AMOS (software), a programme in the field of MRO software that manages the maintenance, engineering and logistics requirements of modern aircraft

[edit] Places

• Amos, California, in Imperial County
• Amos, Quebec, town in northwestern Quebec, Canada
• Amos (ancient city), ancient town close to Marmaris, Turkey

[edit] Other

• Amos, a 1985 film starring Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Montgomery and Dorothy McGuire
• Amos (satellite), series of Israeli IAI-built civilian communications satellites in geostationary orbit (launched 1996, 2003, 2008)
• Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) operating location on Maui
• Amos, the NATO reporting name of the Vympel R-33 air-to-air missile
• Amos 'n' Andy (1920s-1950s), radio-serial situation comedy popular in the United States
• Famous Amos, cookie company founded by Wally Amos
• Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
• Amos the Transparent, an up-and-coming Indie Rock band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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