Amos (name)

Amos

Gender	Male
Language(s)	Hebrew
Origin
Meaning	carried

Amos (Template:Lang-he) is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• 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
• 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 E. Joel, Jr. (1918–2008), American electrical engineer and inventor
• Amos Frumkin
• Amos Grodzinowsky (born 1940), Israeli Olympic runner
• Amos Lee (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
• Amos Mansdorf (born 1965), Israeli tennis player
• 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 Zereoué, American football player
• Amos Gitai, Israeli film director
• John Amos Comenius (1592–1670), Moravian teacher, scientist, educator and writer
• Amos Yadlin, former Israeli Air Force general
• Amos Yarkoni, Arab Israeli officer in the Israel Defense Forces
• Danny Thomas (born Amos Kairuz), American nightclub comedian and television and film actor and producer

Surname

• Alf Amos, English footballer who played for Brentford and Millwall Athletic
• Ben Amos (born 1990), goalkeeper for Bolton Wanderers F.C.
• Bruce Amos (born 1946), Canadian chess player
• Dan Amos (born 1951), chief executive officer of insurer Aflac
• Danny Amos, South African born-Israeli association football player
• Imre Ámos (1907 – c. 1944/5), Jewish-Hungarian painter
• James F. Amos, United States Marine Corps general
• John Amos, American actor
• Martin John Amos, (born 1941) Catholic Bishop of Davenport, Iowa (USA)
• Michael Amos, New Zealand swimmer
• Nathan Amos, South African born-Israeli international rugby union player
• 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
• Bruce Amos (born 1946), Canadian photographer
• Valerie Amos, British peer