Hoss

Hoss may refer to:

In fiction:

• Hoss (comics), a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics
• Hoss Cartwright, a fictional character in the TV show Bonanza
• Hoss Delgado, a fictional character from the animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

In music:

• Hoss (album), Lagwagon's third album
• Hoss (band), a hard rock band

In sports:

• Da Hoss, a bay thoroughbred
• List of professional wrestling terms#H Hoss (professional wrestling), a wrestler who is physically large but lacks other skills
• Hoss in bowling, a bowler who has all the skills necessary to score high, regardless of any deviations in lane condition, bowling ball, etc

People named Hoss:

• Américo Hoss (1916–1990), prolific Hungarian-Argentine cinematographer
• Bernd Hoss (born 1939), German football manager
• Elijah Embree Hoss (1849–1919), American bishop
• Hoss Wright, drummer for punk metal bands Amen, and Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator
• Jeff Hostetler (born 1961), former NFL quarterback
• Rudolf Höss (1900–1947), German Nazi commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp
• Maria Crescentia Höss (1682–1744), German Roman Catholic saint

People nicknamed Hoss:

• Bill "Hoss" Allen (1922–1997), American radio disc jockey
• Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), American country music singer

See also

• Boss Hoss
• Hoss's Steak and Sea House
• Höß
• Selim al-Hoss
• Nickname of Harry Dresden