Rous may refer to: *

Baron Rous Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

, in the peerage of Great Britain * R.O.U.S., or "Rodent of Unusual Size," a creature from the book and film ''The Princess Bride'' *

Rous Cup The Rous Cup was a short-lived football competition in the second half of the 1980s, contested between England, Scotland and, in later years, a guest team from South America. Overview The Rous Cup arose from the ashes of the British Home Cha ...

, a football competition

Places

;Australia * Rous, New South Wales *

Rous County Rous County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located at the north-east tip of the state. It is bordered on the north by the border with Queensland and on the south by the Richmond River. It contains Lismore, New So ...

, New South Wales *

Rous River Rous River, a Perennial stream, perennial river of the Tweed River (New South Wales), Tweed River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Rous River rises below Mount Hobwee on the s ...

, New South Wales *

Electoral district of Rous Rous was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the ...

, New South Wales

People

Anthony Rous Anthony Rous (1605 – 1 May 1677) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660. He was an officer in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War. Rous was the son of Robert Rous and his ...

(1605–1677), English politician *

Didier Rous Didier Rous (born 18 September 1970 in Montauban, France) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Biography He started his professional career with Gan in 19 ...

(born 1970), French professional road bicycle racer *

Edmund Rous Sir Edmund Rous (by 1521 – 1572 or later), of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English landowner, magistrate, MP and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. Origins John Leland (antiquary), John Leland the antiquary, who lived in Sir Edmund's time, wrote:"Al the R ...

(by 1521-1569 or later), English politician * Elie Rous (born 1909), English, or French, football manager * Francis Rous (1579–1659), English politician and a prominent Puritan *

Francis Peyton Rous Francis Peyton Rous () (October 5, 1879 – February 16, 1970) was an American pathologist at the Rockefeller University known for his works in oncoviruses, blood transfusion and physiology of digestion. A medical graduate from the Johns Hopkins ...

(1879–1970), American pathologist and Nobel Prize recipient * Henry John Rous (1795–1877), Royal Navy officer and sportsman * John Rous (disambiguation) * Samuel H. Rous (1864–1947), American singer who performed as S. H. Dudley * Stanley Rous (1895–1986), the 6th President of FIFA * William Rous (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, surname, geo