Ross (name)

Ross can be used as a given name, typically for males, but is also a typical family name for people of Scottish descent (Clan Ross). In this case, the name is of Scottish origin.

The family name can also be of German origin; in German, das Ross (or das Roß) means "the steed" or "the horse", derived from Gaelic meaning "Horse Lord" or "Lord of the Horse" due to the righteous bond between anyone with the surname Ross and their relations to horses specifically when paired with the traditional Irish name Aidan (Aedan, Ayden, Aiden).

Another meaning for given name Ross falls under "promontory" or "headland".

People with the surname Ross

Several people

Single articles

Aaron Ross (born 1982), American football player
Aaron Y. Ross (1829–1922), American old west figure
Adrian Ross, British lyricist
Adrian Ross (American football) (born 1975), American football player
Alex Ross, American comic book writer and artist
Alf Ross, legal philosopher
Andy Ross, American musician
Arnold Ross (1906–2002), mathematician
Atticus Ross (born 1968), English musician
Ben Ross (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer
Ben Ross (Australian rules footballer) (born 1988)
Betsy Ross, flag maker
Bobby Ross, American football player
Bobby Ross (rugby union), (born 1969)
Browning Ross, Olympian and father of long distance running in US
C. Ben Ross (1876–1946), Governor of Idaho
Carl Ross, British businessman
Cody Ross, Major League outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
Dennis Ross (born 1948), American diplomat and author
Dennis A. Ross (born 1959), US congressman from Florida
Diana Ross, American singer
Diana Ross (author), English children's book author, illustrator and artist
Edmund G. Ross (1826–1907), Governor of New Mexico Territory
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, psychiatrist
"Freeway" Rick Ross (born 1960), convicted drug dealer
Gaylen Ross, American actress and film director
Glenn Ross, U.K strongman/powerlifter
Glenn Ross (politician), Falkland Island politician
Hercules Ross (1745–1816), Scottish merchant who gave evidence against the slave trade
Horatio Ross (1801–1886), sportsman and pioneer photographer
Isaac Ross (1760–1838), an American plantation owner.
Isaac Ross (born 1984), a rugby player from New Zealand.
Ishbel Ross (1895–1975), Scottish-American reporter and nonfiction author
J. K. L. Ross (John Kenneth Leveson Ross, 1876–1951), Canadian thoroughbred racer
Jane Ross (1920–1999), American businesswoman and philanthropist
Janet Ross (1842–1927), English writer
Jamie Ross, American actor
Jeanne W. Ross, (born c. 1958), American organizational theorist
Jeffrey Ross, stand-up comedian
Jim Ross, American professional wrestling commentator
Justin Ross, (born in 1976), Maryland politician
Katharine Ross, actress
Kyla Ross (born 1996), American gymnast
Landon Timmonds Ross, Jr., environmental biologist
LaQuinton Ross (born 1991), American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Laura Ross (chess player), chess player
Lawrence Ross (born 1966), American writer
Lawrence Sullivan Ross (a.k.a. Sul Ross) (1838–1898), Governor of Texas
Lee Ross, US-American psychologist
Lee Ross (actor) (born 1971), English professional actor
Liz Ross, Australian Marxist, author and gay liberation activist
Luke Ross, comic artist
Maggie Napaljarri Ross, Indigenous Australian artist
Marion Ross (born 1928), American actress
Marion Ross (physicist) FRSE (1903–1994), 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
Miles Ross (1827–1903), US Congressman from New Jersey
Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), Governor of Wyoming
Ogden J. Ross (1893–1968), New York politician, World War II U.S. army general
Paul Ross, journalist and TV-personality
Percy Ross, philanthropist
Perley Ason Ross (1883–1939), US experimental physicist
Richie Ross (born 1982), American football player
Ricky Ross (musician) (born 1957), Scottish musician
Robbie Ross (1869–1918), friend of Oscar Wilde
Robbie Ross (baseball), (born 1989)
Robbie Ross (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
Ronnie Ross (1933–1991), jazz baritone saxophonist.
Ryan Ross, guitarist and lyricst for Panic! at the Disco
Serene Ross (born 1977), American javelin thrower
Shavar Ross, actor
Sobieski Ross (1828–1877), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
Sinclair Ross, (1908–1996), Canadian banker
Steven Ross (born 1993), Scottish footballer
Victor Ross (1900–1974), American lacrosse player
W. D. Ross (Sir William David Ross, 1877–1971), Scottish philosopher

People with the first name Ross

Ross Alexander (1907–1937), American stage and film actor
Ross Aloisi, former Australian footballer
Ross Andru (1927–1993), American comic book artist and editor
Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. (1919–1972), creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks
Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. (born 1949), his son, who continues the Chipmunk media effort
Ross Barkley, English footballer
Ross Barnett, U.S. politician
Ross Barnes (1850–1915), one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–1875) and the early National League (1876–1881)
Ross Bass (1918–1993), American florist, postmaster, Congressman, and United States Senator from Tennessee
Ross Bleckner, American artist
Ross Brawn, English former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal
Ross Browner, former American football defensive end
Ross Cheever, American racing driver, younger brother of Eddie Cheever
Ross A. Collins (1880–1968), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
Ross Copperman, American singer-songwriter
Ross Coyle (born 1937), American football player
Ross Friedman (born 1992), American Major League Soccer player
Ross Gardner English Footballer
Ross Gillespie, New Zealand field hockey player and coach
Ross Hornby, Canadian diplomat
Ross Hull, Canadian actor and meteorologist
Ross Flitney, English footballer
Ross Kemp (born 1964), British actor
Ross Krautman (born 1991), American football player
Ross Lynch, (born 1995), American actor, singer and dancer
Ross Macdonald (1915–1983), Canadian mystery writer
Ross MacDonald (born 1965), Canadian sailor
Ross Mathews (Ross "the Intern" Mathews), TV-personality
Ross Muir, Professional Snooker player
Ross Noble, English comedian
Ross O'Donovan (born 1987), animator and co-host of the webseries, Steam Train
Ross Parker, English composer (1914–1974)
Ross Andrew Parker, victim of a racially motivated murder in England shortly after the September 11 attack
Ross Perot, US presidential candidate
Ross Rebagliati, a Canadian Olympic gold medalist and professional snowboarder
Ross Strudwick, Australian rugby league footballer and coach
Ross Sinclair, American water polo player
Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer
Ross Perry, Scottish Footballer
Ross Hart, Canadian-American professional wrestler and promoter from the Hart family.

Fictional characters

As a first name

Ross Geller, character on the TV-series Friends
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, a literary "dick-lit" character, created by Irish author Paul Howard
Ross Poldark, main character of The Poldark Novels, a series of historical novels by Winston Graham

As a surname

Danny Ross, character on the TV-series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dr Doug Ross, character on the TV-series ER
Gretchen Ross, character on the feature film Donnie Darko
Pete Ross, character who appears in the Superman comic books published by DC Comics.
Susan Ross, character on the TV-series Seinfeld
Thunderbolt Ross, from Marvel comics, father of Betty Ross
Betty Ross, from Marvel comics, daughter of Thunderbolt Ross
Everett K. Ross, from Marvel comics
Jamie Ross (Law & Order), a television character

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