Ross is an English-language name derived from Gaelic, most commonly used in Scotland. It is also the name of a county in the highland area (Ross and Cromarty). It can be used as a

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, typically for males, but is also a typical

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for people of

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

descent (

Clan Ross Clan Ross ( gd, Clann Anndrais ) is a Highland Scottish clan. The original chiefs of the clan were the original Earls of Ross. History Origins The first recorded chief of the Clan Ross was "Fearcher Mac an t-Sagirt" which in English meant ...

). Derived from the Gaelic for a "promontory" or "headland". The family name can also be of

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

origin; in

, ''das Ross'' (or ''das Roß'') means "the steed" or "the horse".

People with the surname Ross

Names shared by multiple people

* Alan Ross (disambiguation) * Alec Ross (disambiguation) * Alexander Ross (disambiguation) * Alex Ross (disambiguation) * Andrew Ross (disambiguation) * Betsy Ross (disambiguation) * Bob Ross (disambiguation) * Charles Ross (disambiguation) *

David Ross (disambiguation) David or Dave Ross may refer to: Actors and directors *Dave Ross (born 1952), American radio talk show host and actor *David Ross (actor) (born 1945), British actor who played Kryten in the second series of BBC sitcom ''Red Dwarf'' * David Ross (ac ...

* Deborah Ross (disambiguation) * Edward Ross (disambiguation) * Elizabeth Ross (disambiguation) *

Frank Ross (disambiguation) Frank Ross may refer to: Sportspeople * Frank Ross (Scottish footballer) (born 1998), for Aberdeen FC * Frank Ross (Australian footballer) (1900–1975), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne Fictional characters *Frank Ross, protagonist ...

George Ross (disambiguation) George Ross may refer to: Politics * George Ross (American politician) (1730–1779), signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence * George Ross (Pennsylvania candidate), candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in 1884 and 1888 and U.S. ...

Henry Ross (disambiguation) Henry Ross (1829–1854) was a Canadian-Australian gold miner. Henry Ross may also refer to: * Henry H. Ross (1790–1862), New York politician * Henry D. Ross (1861–1945), American jurist and politician * Harry Ross (1881–1953), Scottish ...

Hugh Ross (disambiguation) Hugh Ross may refer to: * Hugh Ross (musician) (c. 1898–1990), American choral director and conductor * Hugh McGregor Ross (1917–2014), computing pioneer and specialist in the Gospel of Thomas * Hugh Ross (Australian politician) (1846–1912) ...

Jack Ross (disambiguation) John or Jack Ross may refer to: Entertainment * John Ross (author) (born 1957), American author of the 1996 novel ''Unintended Consequences'' * John F. Ross (author), American historian and author * John Ross (publisher), printer and publisher ...

James Ross (disambiguation) James Ross may refer to: Politicians Australia * James Ross (Australian lawyer) (1788–1865) * James Ross (Australian politician) (1895–1975), New South Wales politician Canada * James Ross (MLA) (1814–1874), member of the Legislativ ...

Jane Ross (disambiguation) Jane Ross may refer to: * Jane Ross (collector) (1810–1879), Irish folksong collector * Jane Ross (philanthropist) (1920–1999), American businesswoman and philanthropist *Jane Ross (footballer) Jane Celestina Ross (born 18 September 1989) i ...

Jerry Ross (disambiguation) Jerry Ross may refer to: * Jerry Ross (painter) (born 1944), Gerald, American painter * Jerry Ross (composer) (1926–1955), Jerold, American lyricist and composer * Jerry L. Ross (born 1948), U.S. Air Force officer and former NASA astronaut * J ...

John Ross (disambiguation) John or Jack Ross may refer to: Entertainment * John Ross (author) (born 1957), American author of the 1996 novel ''Unintended Consequences'' * John F. Ross (author), American historian and author * John Ross (publisher), printer and publisher ...

Jonathan Ross (disambiguation) Jonathan Ross (born 1960) is an English television and radio personality. Jonathan or Jon Ross may also refer to: * Jonathan Ross (senator) (1826–1905), United States Senator, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court * Jonny Ross, Irish bowls play ...

Individual articles

Aaron Ross Aaron Jermaine Ross (born September 15, 1982) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He won Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI with the Giants, twice over the ...

(born 1982), American football player * Aaron Y. Ross (1829–1922), American old west figure *

Adin Ross Adin David Ross (born October 11, 2000) is an American Twitch and YouTube streamer best known for streaming ''NBA 2K20'' and '' GTA V''. Early life Adin Ross was born to Jewish parents on October 11, 2000, in Boca Raton, Florida. He moved t ...

(born 2000), American Twitch streamer *

Adrian Ross Arthur Reed Ropes (23 December 1859 – 11 September 1933), better known under the pseudonym Adrian Ross, was a prolific writer of lyrics, contributing songs to more than sixty British musical comedies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...

, British lyricist *

Adrian Ross (American football) Adrian Lamont Ross (born February 19, 1975) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1998. He played college football at Colorado State ...

(born 1975), American football player *

Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries '' Marvels'', on which he collaborated w ...

, American comic book writer and artist * Alf Ross, legal philosopher * Andy Ross, American musician *

Annie Ross Annabelle McCauley Allan Short (25 July 193021 July 2020), known professionally as Annie Ross, was a British-American singer and actress, best known as a member of the jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Early life Ross was born in S ...

(1930–2020), British-American singer and actress *

April Ross April Elizabeth Ross (born June 20, 1982) is an American beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Jennifer Kessy, a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Kerri Wals ...

(born 1982), American beach volleyball player *

Archibald Hilson Ross Archibald Hilson Ross (1821–1900) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Otago region of New Zealand, and Mayor of Dunedin The Mayor of Dunedin is the head of the local government, the city council of Dunedin, New Zealand. T ...

(1821–1900), New Zealand politician *

Arnold Ross Arnold Ephraim Ross (August 24, 1906 – September 25, 2002) was a mathematician and educator who founded the Ross Mathematics Program, a number theory summer program for gifted high school students. He was born in Chicago, but spent his youth i ...

(1906–2002), mathematician *

Atticus Ross Atticus Matthew Cowper Ross (born 16 January 1968) is an English musician, record producer, composer, and audio engineer. Along with Trent Reznor, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for ''The Social Network'' in 2010. In 2013, the ...

(born 1968), English musician *

Ben Ross Benjamin David "Ben" Ross (born 23 May 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played in the National Rugby League for the St ...

(born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer * Ben Ross (Australian rules footballer) (born 1988) * Bernard Ross (1924–1999), Welsh footballer *

Betsy Ross Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom;Addie Guthrie Weaver, ''"The Story of Our Flag..."'', 2nd Edition, A. G. Weaver, publ., 1898, p. 73 January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn an ...

(1752–1836, American flag maker *

Bobby Ross Robert Joseph Ross (born December 23, 1936) is an American former football coach. He served as the head football coach at The Citadel (1973–1977), the University of Maryland, College Park (1982–1986), the Georgia Institute of Technology (1 ...

(born 1936), American football player * Bobby Ross (rugby union), (born 1969) *

Browning Ross Harris Browning 'Brownie' Ross (April 26, 1924 – April 27, 1998) is often referred to as the father of long-distance running in the United States.Road Runners Club of Woodbury: George Benjamin, Jr. & H. Browning Ross Memorial 5K Run & Walk'' 2 ...

, Olympian and father of long-distance running in US * C. Ben Ross (1876–1946), Governor of Idaho *

Carl Ross Carl Ross (29 July 1901 – 9 January 1986) was a fishery entrepreneur and architect of the forerunner company to Young's Bluecrest, the UK's largest frozen fish producer. Biography Carl (John) Ross was the fourth of six children of Thomas Ross ...

(1901–1986), British businessman * Caroline Anne Ross, American engineer * Clarence S. Ross (1880–1975), American mineralogist and geologist * Clark Ross (born 1957), Canadian Composer *

Cody Ross Cody Joseph Ross (born December 23, 1980), nicknamed "Toy Cannon" and "Ross the Boss," is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons with the Detroit Tigers (2003), Los Angeles Do ...

(born 1980), Major League Baseball outfielder * D'Angelo Ross (born 1996), American football player * D. Bruce Ross (1892–1984), South Australian judge *

Dennis Ross Dennis B. Ross (born November 26, 1948) is an American diplomat and author. He has served as the Director of Policy Planning in the State Department under President George H. W. Bush, the special Middle East coordinator under President Bill Clin ...

(born 1948), American diplomat and author * Dennis A. Ross (born 1959), US congressman from Florida *

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...

(born 1944), American singer * Diana Ross (author), English children's book author, illustrator and artist * Earl Ross (1941–2014), Canadian race car driver *

Edmund G. Ross Edmund Gibson Ross (December 7, 1826May 8, 1907) was a politician who represented Kansas after the American Civil War and was later governor of the New Mexico Territory. His vote against convicting President Andrew Johnson of "high crimes and mi ...

(1826–1907), Governor of New Mexico Territory * Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, psychiatrist * Eliza Ann Ross, (1849–1940), commanded the steel four-masted “Reform.” * Fiona Ross (journalist), Scottish journalist and broadcaster * Fiona Ross (nurse) (born 1951), British nurse and academic * "Freeway" Rick Ross (born 1960), convicted drug dealer * Gabrielle Ross (born 1975), British fashion designer *

Gary Ross Gary Ross (born November 3, 1956) is an American film director, writer, and producer. He is best known for writing and directing the fantasy comedy-drama film '' Pleasantville'' (1998), the sports drama film ''Seabiscuit'' (2003), the sci-fi acti ...

, US Director *

Gaylen Ross Gaylen Ross (born August 15, 1950) is an American director, writer, producer and actress, best known for playing Francine Parker in the 1978 horror film '' Dawn of the Dead'' and also noted for directing the 2008 documentary '' Killing Kasztne ...

, American actress and film director *

Glenn Ross Glenn Ross (born 27 May 1971) known by his nickname "The Daddy", is a Northern Ireland former International Strongman and Powerlifter who has represented Northern Ireland and the UK in several World's Strongest Man competitions and various World ...

, UK strongman/powerlifter *

Glenn Ross (politician) Glenn Ross (born 1964) is a Falkland Islands engineer and politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from the 2009 general election until his resignation in 2011. In 1979 Ross became an apprent ...

, Falkland Island politician * Gyasi Ross, Blackfeet author, attorney, rapper, speaker, and storyteller * Henryk Ross (1910–1991), Polish Jewish photographer * 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 Ishbel Ross (December 15, 1895 – September 21, 1975) was a Scottish-born American newspaper reporter, novelist, and nonfiction writer. In a writing career spanning six decades, Ross wrote numerous biographies of prominent women, with her best- ...

(1895–1975), Scottish-American reporter and nonfiction author * J. K. L. Ross (John Kenneth Leveson Ross, 1876–1951), Canadian thoroughbred racer *

Janet Ross Janet Ann Ross (1842–1927) was an English historian, biographer, and Tuscan cookbook author. Early life Janet Duff Gordon was the daughter of Sir Alexander Duff-Gordon and Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon. Her father held a number of government po ...

(1842–1927), English writer * Jamie Ross, American actor * Jeanne W. Ross, (born c. 1958), American organizational theorist * Jeffrey Ross, stand-up comedian *

Jim Ross James William Ross (born January 3, 1952) is an American professional wrestling commentator currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a commentator, analyst, and senior advisor. Ross is best known for a long and distinguished career as ...

, American professional wrestling commentator *

Joel Ross Joel Ross (born Joel Hogg 31 May 1977) is a multi award winning British radio DJ and television presenter. He has worked with a co-host Jason King (known on-air as JK). He currently presents the Rock FM Breakfast Show. Career Best known ...

, American tennis player * Juana Ross Edwards (1830–1913), Chilean philanthropist * Justin Ross, (born in 1976), Maryland politician * Justyn Ross (born 1999), American football player * Karie Ross (born 1958/9), sports broadcaster * Katharine Ross, actress *

Kyla Ross Kyla Briana Ross (born October 24, 1996) is a retired American artistic gymnast and current assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team. She is the first female gymnast to win NCAA, World, and Olympic championship titles. 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 Lawrence C. Ross Jr. (born February 20, 1966) is an author of historical texts and fiction. Life He was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended Loyola High School and then University of California, Berkeley, and UCLA, where he earned a ...

(born 1966), American writer *

Lawrence Sullivan Ross Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (September 27, 1838January 3, 1898) was the 19th governor of Texas, a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and the seventh president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now ...

(a.k.a. Sul Ross) (1838–1898), Governor of Texas * Lee Ross, Canadian-American psychologist *

Lee Ross (actor) Lee Ross (born 1970) is an English actor known for his roles as nice guy Kenny Phillips in the classic CITV dramedy ''Press Gang'' and as the violent and sadistic Owen Turner in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He is also known for his wor ...

(born 1971), English professional actor * Lillian Ross (disambiguation), several people *

Liz Ross Liz Ross is a long-term socialist activist and author based in Melbourne, Australia. She has campaigned for Women's Rights and Gay Liberation since 1972 and was a union delegate in the Department of Social Security for ten years during the Haw ...

, Australian Marxist, author and gay liberation activist *

Liza Ross Liza may refer to * Liza (name), including a list of people named Liza * ''Liza'' (fish), a genus of mullets * ''Liza'' (1972 film), a 1972 Italian film * ''Liza'' (1978 film), a 1978 Malayalam horror film * Hurricane Liza (disambiguation), the ...

(born 1941), Canadian actress and voice actress *

Ludwig Ross Ludwig Ross (22 July 1806, Bornhöved – 6 August 1859, Halle an der Saale) was a German classical archaeologist. He is chiefly remembered for the rediscovery and reconstruction of the Temple of Athena Nike in 1835–1836, and for his othe ...

(1806–1859), German classical archaeologist *

Luke Ross Luke Ross (born Luciano Queiroz 18 July 1972) is a comic artist known for his work on books such as '' Gen13'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Indiana Jones'' and ''Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in Americ ...

(born 1972), comic artist *

Lyric Ross Lyric Ross (born November 30, 2003) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Deja Pearson in the NBC drama series ''This Is Us''. Early life and career Ross, raised in Homewood, Illinois, is the daughter of Brandi Smith and Stephe ...

(born 2003), American actress * Maggie Napaljarri Ross, Indigenous Australian artist * Marie Claire Ross (born 1975 or 1976), Canadian para-swimmer * Marion Ross (born 1928), American actress *

Marion Ross (physicist) Marion Amelia Spence Ross FRSE (9 April 1903 – 3 January 1994) was a Scottish physicist noted for her work in x-ray crystallography and fluid dynamics. Life Ross was born in Edinburgh, one of the five daughters of William Baird Ross, organi ...

FRSE (1903–1994), Scottish physicist *Martin Ross, pen name of

Violet Florence Martin Violet Florence Martin (11 June 1862 – 21 December 1915) was an Irish author who co-wrote a series of novels with cousin Edith Somerville under the pen name of Martin Ross ( Somerville and Ross) in the late nineteenth and early twentieth c ...

and Edith Anna Somerville * Marty Ross, Scottish writer *

Marty Ross (musician) Marty Ross is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who is best known for his role in the TV series the ''New Monkees'', as a member of the power pop band The Wigs and as a singer in 2018 through 2023 with the legendary west coast sessio ...

, American musician *

Maurice Ross Maurice Alexander Ross (born 3 February 1981) is a Scottish football player and coach, who was manager of Cowdenbeath. Ross made his first senior appearance in professional football in February 2000 and played for eleven different clubs: Ran ...

, Scottish footballer * Miles Ross (1827–1903), US Congressman from New Jersey *

Nellie Tayloe Ross Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross (November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was an American educator and politician who served as the 14th governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and as the 28th and first female director of the United States Mint from 193 ...

(1876–1977), Governor of Wyoming * Nicole Ross (born 1989), American Olympic foil fencer * Ogden J. Ross (1893–1968), New York politician, World War II U.S. army general *

Paul Ross Paul Ross (born 31 December 1956) is an English television and radio presenter, journalist and media personality. He is the son of Martha Ross and the elder brother of Jonathan Ross. Early life Growing up in outer east London, Ross was educa ...

, journalist and TV-personality *

Percy Ross Percy Ross (November 22, 1916 – November 14, 2001) was an American multi-millionaire. He arrived in St. Louis Park, Minnesota around 1946–1947. He was associated with Ross and Ross Auctioneers. In 1959 he purchased a company called Poly-Tech, ...

, philanthropist *

Perley Ason Ross Perley Ason Ross (6 April 1883 – 13 March 1939) was a U.S. experimental physicist who worked, carefully and without seeking publicity, at some essential problems in the behaviour of X-rays. Born in Panacea, Missouri he was awarded his PhD from S ...

(1883–1939), US experimental physicist *

Ranger Ross } Robert Lee Ross Jr. (born July 15, 1959) is an American former professional wrestler and former United States Army Ranger known by his ring name, Ranger Ross. Ross is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and World Champ ...

(born 1959), American professional wrestler * Rashad Ross (born 1990), American football player * Richie Ross (born 1982), American football player *

Ricky Ross (musician) Richard Alexander Ross (born 22 December 1957) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and broadcaster who is the lead singer of the rock band Deacon Blue. Alongside his discography with Deacon Blue, Ross has released a number of solo albums, his firs ...

(born 1957), Scottish musician * Robert Ross (1766–1814), British general *

Robbie Ross Robert Baldwin Ross (25 May 18695 October 1918) was a Canadian-British journalist, art critic and art dealer, best known for his relationship with Oscar Wilde, to whom he was a devoted friend and literary executor. A grandson of the Canadian ...

(1869–1918), friend of Oscar Wilde * Robbie Ross (baseball), (born 1989) * Robbie Ross (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer *

Ronnie Ross Albert Ronald Ross (2 October 1933 – 12 December 1991) was a British jazz baritone saxophonist. Life Born in Calcutta, India, to Scottish parents, Ross moved to England in 1946 and was educated at the Perse School in Cambridge. He beg ...

(1933–1991), jazz baritone saxophonist * Russell Ross (1929–1999), American pathologist *

Ryan Ross George Ryan Ross III (born August 30, 1986) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for his work as the lead guitarist and primary songwriter of the band Panic! at the Disco before his departure in 2009. Ross and former Panic ...

, guitarist and lyricist for Panic! at the Disco * Serene Ross (born 1977), American javelin thrower *

Share Ross Sharon June "Share" Ross (formerly Pedersen; born Sharon June Howe; March 21, 1963 in Glencoe, Minnesota) is an American musician. She was the bass player of the female hard rock band, Vixen, from whom she has been on hiatus since February 2022 ...

(born 1963), American bass player of the female hard rock band,

Vixen Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

Shavar Ross Shavar Malik Ross (born March 4, 1971), is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, editor, photographer, author, online retail entrepreneur, and spiritual mentor and teacher. He is known for his recurring television role a ...

, actor * Shelley Ross, American television executive producer * Sobieski Ross (1828–1877), US Congressman from Pennsylvania * Sinclair Ross, (1908–1996), Canadian banker * Spencer Ross (born 1940), American sportscaster * Steven Ross (born 1993), Scottish footballer *

Summer Ross Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, wit ...

(born 1992), American beach volleyball player * Tadeusz Ross (1938–2021), Polish actor and politician *

Tracee Ellis Ross Tracee Joy Silberstein (born October 29, 1972), known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the television series '' Girlfriends'' (2000–2008) and ''Black-ish'' (2014–2022). She is ...

(born 1972), American actress * Victor Ross (1900–1974), American lacrosse player * Virginia Ross (1857–1923), American author * Wilbur Ross (born 1937), American investor and government official * Wilburn K. Ross (1922–2017) United States Army officer * William Edward Daniel Ross (1912–1995), Canadian actor, playwright and bestselling writer *

W. D. Ross Sir William David Ross (15 April 1877 – 5 May 1971), known as David Ross but usually cited as W. D. Ross, was a Scottish Aristotelian philosopher, translator, WWI veteran, civil servant, and university administrator. His best-known wor ...

(Sir William David Ross, 1877–1971), Scottish philosopher

People with the first name Ross

Ross Alexander Ross Alexander (born Alexander Ross Smith; July 27, 1907 – January 2, 1937) was an American stage and film actor. Early years Alexander was born Alexander Ross Smith in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Maud Adelle ( Cohen) and Alexander Ross ...

(1907–1937), American stage and film actor * Ross Allen (Irish cricketer) (born 1996), Irish cricketer *

Ross Allen (herpetologist) Ensil Ross Allen (January 2, 1908 – May 17, 1981) was an American herpetologist and writer who was based in Silver Springs, Florida for 46 years, where he established the Reptile Institute. He used it for research and education about alligator ...

(1908–1981), American herpetologist * Ross Aloisi (born 1973), 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. Ross Truman Bagdasarian Jr. (born May 6, 1949) is an American actor, animator and producer, known for his work on the ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' franchise. He is the son of the franchise's creator, Ross Bagdasarian. Early life Bagdasarian was ...

(born 1949), his son, who continues the Chipmunk media effort *

Ross Barkley Ross Barkley (born 5 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice. Barkley began his professional career at Everton in 2010. After loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United he ...

(born 1993), English footballer * Ross Barnett (1898–1987), U.S. politician *

Ross Barnes Charles Roscoe Barnes (May 8, 1850 – February 5, 1915) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–1875) and the early National League (1876–1881), playing second base and shortstop. He played for the dominant Boston R ...

(1850–1915), one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–1875) and the early National League (1876–1881) *

Ross Bass Ross Bass (March 17, 1918January 1, 1993) was an American Congressman and United States Senator from Tennessee. Background Bass was the son of a circuit-riding Methodist minister in rural Giles County, attended the local public schools, and ...

(1918–1993), American florist, postmaster, Congressman, and United States Senator from Tennessee * Ross Beever (1946–2010), New Zealand geneticist and mycologist * Ross Bell (1929–2019), American entomologist * Ross Benson (1948–2005), Scottish journalist and gossip columnist *

Ross Bentley Ross Bentley (born November 4, 1956) is a performance coach, racing driver, author, and speaker. His performance coaching spans executive/business coaching to sports (athletes and teams in a variety of sports, with a specialty in motorsports). ...

(born 1956), Canadian racing driver * Ross Blacklock (born 1998), American football player * Ross Bleckner (born 1949), American artist *

Ross Brawn Ross James Brawn (born 23 November 1954) is a British Formula One managing director, motor sports and technical director. He is a former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal, and has worked for a number of Formula One teams. Serv ...

(born 1954), English former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal *

Ross Browner Ross Dean Browner (March 22, 1954 – January 4, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Cincinnati Bengals. Browner was named to the Benga ...

(born 1954), American football player *

Ross Butler (actor) Ross Fleming Butler (born May 17, 1990) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Zach Dempsey in the Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'' and as Brett Willis on '' K.C. Undercover''. Early life Butler was born in Singapore to a Chin ...

(born 1990), American actor * Ross Chastain (born 1992), American racing driver *

Ross Cheever Ross Cheever (born April 12, 1964 in Rome, Italy) is an American race car driver and is the younger brother of former Formula One driver and Indianapolis 500 champion Eddie Cheever. Born in Rome, Ross never completed a full season in elite level m ...

(born 1964), American racing driver, younger brother of Eddie Cheever * Ross A. Collins (1880–1968), U.S. Representative from Mississippi *

Ross Copperman Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter and producer with 29 number one radio hits. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman discovered his talent for writing and producing country mu ...

(born 1982), American singer-songwriter * Ross Coyle (born 1937), American football player * Ross Dallow (1937–2020), New Zealand politician * Ross M. Dick (1912–1994), American journalist *

Ross Dwelley Ross Dwelley (born January 26, 1995) is an American football tight end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego and signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Ear ...

(born 1995), American football player *Ross Filler, known as Remedy (born 1972), American rapper * Ross Flitney (born 1984), English footballer * Ross Friedman (born 1992), American Major League Soccer player * Ross Gardner (born 1985), English footballer * Ross Gillespie (born 1935), New Zealand field hockey player and coach *

Ross Hart Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...

(born 1960), Canadian-American professional wrestler and promoter *

Ross Hornby Ross Hornby is a Canadian lawyer, public servant and diplomat who was Canada's Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels, from June 2006 to July 2011. Prior to that, he had many posts including the Foreign Service Legal Bureau and Canada Perm ...

, Canadian lawyer and diplomat *

Ross Hull Ross Hull (born August 25, 1975) is a Canadian actor and television personality. He is known for his role as Chris Sheppard on Canadian sitcom '' Student Bodies'' and as Gary, the leader of the Midnight Society, on the television series '' Are ...

(born 1975), Canadian actor and meteorologist *

Ross Kemp Ross James Kemp (born 21 July 1964) is an English actor, author, and television presenter. He rose to prominence in the role of Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He is also known for his other roles as Graham Lodsworth in ' ...

(born 1964), British actor * Ross Krautman (born 1991), American football player *

Ross Lynch Ross Shor Lynch (born December 29, 1995) is an American actor, singer, and musician. He was the lead vocalist of the pop rock band R5 and is one half of the band the Driver Era (with his brother Rocky Lynch). As an actor, he rose to recognit ...

, (born 1995), American actor, singer and dancer *

Ross Macdonald Ross Macdonald was the main pseudonym used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar (; December 13, 1915 – July 11, 1983). He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featur ...

(1915–1983), Canadian mystery writer *

Ross MacDonald Ross Macdonald was the main pseudonym used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar (; December 13, 1915 – July 11, 1983). He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featur ...

(born 1965), Canadian sailor * Ross Martin (1920–1981), American actor *

Ross Martin (American football) Ross Martin (born July 3, 1993) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Duke and holds a school record for most field goals (78), extra points (196), and total points (430). Martin made ...

(born 1993), American football player * Ross Martin (skier) (1943–2011), Australian cross-country skier *

Ross Mathews Ross Mathews (born September 24, 1979) is an American television host and personality. He first rose to fame as an intern and a correspondent for ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''; he was known as "Ross the Intern" on air. Mathews has appeared ...

(born 1979), American television personality * Ross Matiscik (born 1996), American football player *

Ross Miner Ross Miner (born January 24, 1991) is an American skating coach and retired competitive figure skater. He is the 2012 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2009 JGP Final bronze medalist, 2013 and 2018 U.S. national silver medalist and 2009 U.S. j ...

(born 1991), American skating coach and figure skater *

Ross Muir Ross Muir (born 6 October 1995 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional snooker player. He regularly wears a glove on his bridge hand. Muir turned professional in 2013 after graduating from event two of the Q School, defeating David Mo ...

(born 1995), English snooker player *

Ross Noble Ross Markham Noble (born 5 June 1976) is an English stand-up comedian and actor. Noble rose to mainstream popularity through making appearances on British television, particularly interviews and on panel shows such as '' Have I Got News for You' ...

(born 1976), English comedian and actor *

Ross O'Donovan Ross Kenry O'Donovan (born 17 June 1987), also known as RubberNinja and RubberRoss, is an Australian animator, voice actor, and Internet personality. He is known for his solo work as a Twitch streamer, as well as his YouTube and Newgrounds ca ...

(born 1987), animator and co-host of the

webseries A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single i ...

, ''Steam Train'' * Ross Parker (1914–1974), English composer * Ross Parker, victim of a racially motivated murder in England shortly after the September 11 attacks * Ross Perot (1930–2019), American businessman and US presidential candidate * Ross Perry (born 1990), Scottish footballer *

Ross Pierschbacher Ross Pierschbacher (born June 5, 1995) is an American football offensive guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. College career Origi ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Ross Porter (Canadian broadcaster) Ross Porter C.M. is a Canadian former broadcast executive and music writer. Career Porter was a producer and host for CBC Radio 2, where he was associated with programs including '' Night Lines'', ''Latenight'' and '' After Hours'', from 2004 to 20 ...

, Canadian radio executive and music writer *

Ross Porter (sportscaster) Ross U. Porter Jr. (born November 29, 1938) is an American sportscaster, known for his 28-year tenure (1977–2004) as a play-by-play announcer for Los Angeles Dodgers baseball. Early life Porter was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and graduated fr ...

(born 1938), American sportscaster * Ross Pritchard (1924–2020), American academic administrator * Ross Rawlings, American pianist, composer, conductor, and music director * Ross Rebagliati (born 1971), Canadian snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist * Ross Rowe (born 1977), American Rapper, Podcaster, Producer, Entrepreneur * Ross Sinclair (artist) (born 1966), Scottish visual artist, musician and writer * Ross Sinclair (water polo) (born 1985), American water polo player and coach * Ross Strudwick, Australian rugby league footballer and coach *

Ross Taylor Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor (born 8 March 1984) is a former international cricketer and former captain of the New Zealand national team. Batting predominantly at number four, when he announced his retirement from international cricket at ...

(born 1984), New Zealand cricketer * Ross Taylor (Australian cricketer) (1938–1996), Australian cricketer * Ross Thomas (born 1981), American actor *

Ross Tucker Ross Finch Tucker (born March 2, 1979) is a former American football offensive lineman and current sports broadcaster. Tucker was an All-Ivy League offensive lineman at Princeton University, then played seven seasons in the National Football Lea ...

(born 1979), American football player

Fictional characters

As a first name *Ross Ewich, a fictional character in the Canadian sketch comedy series ''

You Can't Do That on Television ''You Can't Do That on Television'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that first aired locally in 1979 before airing in the United States in 1981. It featured pre-teen and teenage actors in a sketch comedy format similar to that of ...

'' * Ross Geller, character on the TV-series ''Friends'' * Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, a literary "dick-lit" character, created by Irish author Paul Howard *Ross Malloy, a character in 1990s American sitcom television series ''

Unhappily Ever After ''Unhappily Ever After'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for 100 episodes on The WB from January 11, 1995, to May 23, 1999, for a total of five seasons. The series was produced by Touchstone Television. Synopsis The series fo ...

'' * Ross Poldark, main character of ''The Poldark Novels'', a series of historical novels by Winston Graham *Ross "Bubba" Webster, a character played by Robert Vaughn in the 1983 superhero film ''

Superman III ''Superman III'' is a 1983 superhero film directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the third installment in the ''Superman'' film series and a sequel to ''Su ...

'' *Ross, a pig who is the main protagonist of '' Bad Piggies'' As a surname * Betty Ross, from Marvel comics, daughter of Thunderbolt Ross * Danny Ross (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), character on the TV-series ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * Dr. Doug Ross, character on the TV-series ''ER'' * Everett K. Ross, from Marvel comics * Gretchen Ross, character on the feature film ''Donnie Darko'' *

Jamie Ross (Law & Order) Jamie Ross is a fictional character on the TV drama ''Law & Order,'' created by Rene Balcer and portrayed by Carey Lowell from 1996 to 1998 and 2022. She also appears in the short-lived ''Law & Order'' spin-off '' Law & Order: Trial by Jury,'' ...

, a television character *Leo Ross, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie '' Speed Zone'' *

Pete Ross Peter Joseph Ross is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history The character was created by Leo Dorfman and George Papp and first appeared in ''Superboy'' #86 (January 1961). Fictional c ...

, character who appears in the ''Superman'' comic books published by DC Comics *

Susan Ross This is a list of characters who appeared on ''Seinfeld''. This list features only characters who appeared in multiple episodes; those that appeared in only one are not included here. Primary characters Jerry Seinfeld George Costanza Elaine ...

, character on the TV-series ''Seinfeld'' *

Thunderbolt Ross General (United States), General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross (also known as the Red Hulk) is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics featuring the Hulk. Ross is a United States Armed Forces, United States mi ...

, from Marvel comics, father of Betty Ross *Emma Ross from Jessie (TV series) *Luke Ross from Jessie (TV series) *Ravi Ross from Jessie (TV series) *Zuri Ross from Jessie (TV series)

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