Gross or Groß in

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is the correct spelling of the surname under German orthographic rules. In Switzerland, the name is spelled Gross. Some Germans and Austrians also use the spelling with "ss" instead of "ß". It is a surname of German,

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n, and

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(Ashkenazi

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) origin. The word means "big", "tall" or "great", and was likely adopted in Europe over the 15th to

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centuries during the times of the

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when monarchs of the

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(Emperor or Empress) were called "the Great" (der Große). Descendants of this House may have adopted the name ''Gross'' from their ancestors. German-speaking Christian

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s use references to Jesus as "Mein Herr ist Groß" (''My Lord is Great'') or "So Groß ist der Herr" (''So Great is the Lord''). Composer

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wo ...

(1797-1828) wrote several

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referring to Jesus or God as ''groß'', such as D 757, a quartet called "Gott in der Natur" (''Groß ist der Herr!'') in 1822 and D 852, "Die Allmacht" (''Groß ist Jehova, der Herr'') in 1825.

People with this surname

Al Gross (politician) Alan Stuart Gross (born April 13, 1962) is an American politician, orthopedic surgeon and a commercial fisherman who, running as an independent candidate, was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States Senate election in Alaska. He lost ...

, American politician and United States senate candidate * Alfred J. Gross (1918–2000), American inventor *

Arye Gross Arye Gross (; born March 17, 1960) is an American actor, who has appeared on a variety of television shows in numerous roles, most notably Adam Greene in the ABC sitcom ''Ellen''. Personal life Gross was born on March 17, 1960, in Los Angeles ...

(born 1960), American actor *

Avrum Gross Avrum M. Gross (February 25, 1936 – May 8, 2018) was an American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of Alaska from 1974 through 1980. Early life and education Gross was born on February 25, 1936, in New York City. He was raised in Ne ...

(1936–2018), American lawyer * Benedict Gross (born 1950), American mathematician * Bill Gross (born 1958), American businessman *

Chaim Gross Chaim Gross (March 17, 1902 – May 5, 1991) was an American sculptor and educator of Ukrainian Jewish origin. Childhood Gross was born to a Jewish family in Austrian Galicia, in the village of Wolowa (now known as Mizhhiria, Ukraine), in t ...

(1904–1991), sculptor born in Galicia *

Charles Gross Charles Gross (born 13 May 1934) is an American film and TV composer, living in New York City. Gross, born in Boston, Massachusetts, was educated at Harvard University (BA), the New England Conservatory and Mills College (teaching fellowship), a ...

(born 1934), American composer * Charles P. Gross (1889–1975), United States Army officer *

Christian Gross Christian Jürgen Gross (born 14 August 1954) is a Swiss football manager and former player who most recently coached Schalke 04. He played as a sweeper and central midfielder. Gross was manager of Basel from 1 July 1999 to 27 May 2009, winning ...

(born 1954), Swiss football manager *

David Gross David Jonathan Gross (; born February 19, 1941) is an American theoretical physicist and string theorist. Along with Frank Wilczek and David Politzer, he was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of asymptotic freedom. ...

(born 1941), American scientist and Nobel prize winner * David A. Gross (born 1954), American diplomat *

Evgeni Gross Evgenii Fedorovich Gross (1897 – 1972) was a Soviet physicist working in optics and spectroscopy of condensed matter. He graduated from Leningrad University in 1924. He became a correspondent member of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1946. ...

(1897–1972), Soviet scientist *

Frank Gross Frank George Gross, OMC (May 23, 1919 – January 13, 2006) was a philanthropist awarded the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship (OMC) one month after his death in 2006.Boughner B., Schwab D. Frank Gross remembered with medal, Chatham Daily News, ...

(1919–2006), Canadian philanthropist *

Gabe Gross Gabriel Jordan Gross (born October 21, 1979) is a former American professional baseball outfielder who is currently the hitting coach for the Auburn Tigers. His father, Lee Gross, was center for the Auburn Tigers and in the NFL. His brother, ...

(born 1979), American baseball player *

Garry Gross Garry Gross (November 6, 1937 – November 30, 2010) was an American fashion photographer who went on to specialize in dog portraiture. Career Born in New York, Gross began his career as a commercial photographer, apprenticing with photogra ...

, American photographer * H. R. Gross (1899–1987), American politician *

Hans Georg Friedrich Groß Hans Georg Friedrich Groß, (4 May 1860 – 27 February 1924), was a German balloonist and airship constructor. Luisenstadt 2008 Balloons In the 1890s, the ''Verein zur Förderung der Luftschifffahrt'' (an association promoting airflight foun ...

(1860–1924), a German Empire balloonist and airship constructor *

Hans Gross Hans Gustav Adolf Gross or Groß (26 December 1847 – 9 December 1915) was an Austrian criminal jurist and criminologist, the "Founding Father" of criminal profiling. A criminal jurist, Gross made a mark as the creator of the field of criminal ...

(Groß, Grosz) (1847–1915) Austrian lawyer, one of the earliest modern forensic scientists * Heinrich Gross (1915–2005), Austrian Nazi doctor *

Heinrich Gross (rabbi) Heinrich Gross, writing also as Henri Gross (born Szenicz, Hungarian Kingdom, now Senica, Slovakia, 6 November 1835; died 1910), was a German rabbi. He was a pupil in rabbinical literature of Judah Aszod. After graduating from the Breslau semin ...

(1835–1910), German rabbi * Helen Gross (1896–unknown), American classic female blues singer * Henry Gross (born 1951), American singer-songwriter *

Herbert Gross Herbert Irving Gross (April 2, 1929 – May 27, 2020) was an American Professor of mathematics (retired) and former senior lecturer at MIT’s Center for Advanced Engineering Study (CAES). He was best known as a pioneer in using distance learni ...

(born 1929), American mathematician * Izidor Gross (1866–1942), Croatian chess master and hazzan * Jacob Gross (Illinois politician) (1840–1918), Illinois state treasurer * Jacob Gross (1819–1899), German-American piano maker *

Jacob A. Gross Jacob A. Gross (1842 – October 8, 1887) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Born in New York City, he was the son of Martin Gross. He attended private schools in New York City. Then he studied law at Columbia Law School, ...

(born 1842), New York politician * James A. Gross, American professor and labor law expert * James Gross, American psychologist and professor * Jan T. Gross (born 1947), Polish-American historian *

John Gross John Gross FRSL (12 March 1935 – 10 January 2011) was an eminent English man of letters. A leading intellectual, writer, anthologist, and critic, ''The Guardian'' (in a tribute titled "My Hero") and ''The Spectator'' were among several pu ...

(1935–2011), British author, editor and critic *

Jordan Gross Jordan Alan Gross (born July 20, 1980) is a former American football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American. He s ...

(born 1980), American football player * Jost Gross (1946–2005), Swiss politician * Julie Gross (born 1957), Australian basketball player *

Kenneth I. Gross Kenneth Irwin Gross (14 October 1938 – 10 September 2017) was an American mathematician. Born in Malden, Massachusetts in 1938, Gross received from Brandeis University his bachelor's degree in 1960 and his master's degree in 1962. He received h ...

(born 1938), American mathematician *

Kevin Gross Kevin Frank Gross (born June 8, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1983 through 1997. Gross played for five different teams during his career: the Philadelphia Phillies (1983–1988), Montreal Expos (1989–1990), Los ...

(born 1961), American baseball player *

Kip Gross Kip Lee Gross (born August 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Nippon-Ham Fighters, Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professi ...

(born 1964), American baseball player *

Larry Gross Larry Gross (born 1953) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He is a visiting professor of film and new media at New York University Abu Dhabi. Best known for his collaborations with Walter Hill, his credits include ''48 Hrs.'' ...

, American screenwriter * Luke Gross (born 1969), American rugby footballer *

M. Louise Gross M. Louise Gross (1884–1951) was secretary to New York City Tammany Hall district leader Thomas F. Foley, a close associate of Al Smith. She served in leadership positions in repeal of prohibition organizations including the Molly Pitcher C ...

(1884–1951), American activist *

Manuela Groß Manuela Manja Groß (later Leupold, born 29 January 1957 in East Berlin, East Germany) is a German former competitive pair skater. With partner Uwe Kagelmann, she is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, and she is the youngest female figure skat ...

(born 1957), German figure skater * Mark Gross (musician) (born 1966), American musician * Mark Gross (mathematician) (born 1965), American mathematician *

Mary Gross Mary Martha Gross is an American voice actress, comedian, and actress known for her four-year stint on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1981 to 1985. Her credits also include minor roles on ''Animaniacs'', ''Boston Legal'', ''That's So Raven'', '' ...

(born 1953), American actress, voice actress, and comedian * Mason W. Gross (1911–1977), American university president *

Matthias Gross Matthias Gross (German spelling: ''Groß'', pronounced , ; born 1969) is a German sociologist and science studies scholar. He currently is Full Professor of Environmental Sociology at the University of Jena, and by joint appointment, at Helmholtz Ce ...

(born 1969), German social scientist * Maurice Gross (1934–2001), French linguist * Michael Gross (disambiguation), multiple people * Michael Groß (politician), German politician * Michael Groß (swimmer), German swimmer *

Milt Gross Milt Gross (; March 4, 1895 – November 29, 1953) was an American cartoonist and animator. His work is noted for its exaggerated cartoon style and Yiddish-inflected English dialogue. He originated the non-sequitur "Banana Oil!" as a phrase defla ...

(1895–1953), American comics artist * Miriam Gross (born 1939), British editor, journalist and writer * Mirjana Gross (1922–2012), Croatian historian and writer * Morris Gross, American college sports coach * Nikolaus Gross (1898–1945), German anti-Nazi activist * Otto Gross (1877–1920), Austrian psychoanalyst * Pascal Groß (born 1991), German footballer *

Paul Gross Paul Michael Gross OC (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian actor, director, writer, producer, and musician born in Calgary, Alberta. Gross is known for his lead role as Constable Benton Fraser in the popular Canadian television series ''Due So ...

(born 1959), Canadian actor * Pete Gross, American sports announcer *

Philip Gross Philip Gross (born 1952) is a poet, novelist, playwright, children's writer and academic based in England and Wales. He is currently Professor of Creative Writing at the University of South Wales. Biography Philip Gross was born in 1952 at D ...

(born 1952), English poet *

Ricco Groß Ricco Groß (also spelled Gross, born 22 August 1970) is a former German biathlete whose exploits made him one of the most successful biathletes of all time at the Winter Olympics and the World Championships. Career He has been married to his w ...

(born 1970), German retired biathlete * Rita Gross (1943–2015), American educator, writer, and theologian * Robert A. Gross (historian) (born 1959), American historian and professor * Robert E. Gross (businessman) (1897–1961), American businessman * Robert Edward Gross (1905–1988), American pioneering pediatric surgeon * Roland Gross (1909–1989), American film editor * Sam Gross, American cartoonist * Samuel David Gross (1805–1884), American surgeon *

Sara Gross Sara Gross (born March 26, 1976 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a former professional triathlete, who was born in Canada but competed for Great Britain. She grew up in Kitchener, Ontario and Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. In 2005, she won the ITU European L ...

(born 1976), Canada-born British triathlete *

Stanislav Gross Stanislav Gross (; 30 October 1969 – 16 April 2015) was a Czech lawyer and politician who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic and leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party from 2004 until 2005 when he resigned as a result of h ...

(1969–2015), Czech lawyer, politician and former social-democratic Prime Minister * Susanna Gross, English newspaper editor *

Terry Gross Terry Gross (born February 14, 1951) is an American journalist who is the host and co-executive producer of '' Fresh Air'', an interview-based radio show produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and distributed nationally by NPR. Since joining N ...

(born 1951), American radio personality *

Tom Gross Tom Gross is a British-born journalist, international affairs commentator, and human rights campaigner specializing in the Middle East. Gross was formerly a foreign correspondent for the London ''Sunday Telegraph'' and ''New York Daily News''. He ...

, journalist and political commentator * Walter Gross (disambiguation), multiple people * William H. Gross (born 1944), American financial manager and author *

Yoram Gross Yoram Jerzy Gross (18 October 192621 September 2015) was a Polish-born, Australian producer of children's and family entertainment. He was known for his adaptation of children's characters from books and films, and best known for the produc ...

(1926–2015), Polish–Australian film producer * Dr Gröss, a character in Faces of Death and its sequels. It can also refer to Heinrich Gross

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