Amess
Amess is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Amess (1952–2021), British politician *Katie Amess (born 1985), English actress and model *Ronald Amess (1927–2011), Australian ice hockey player *Samuel Amess (1826–1898), Australian politician See also * * Ames (surname) The surname Ames is usually either French, English or German in origin. The French name comes from the noun , meaning a friend or a beloved. The surname also derives from the Old French and Middle English personal name Amys or Amice, the Latin amic ...

Katie Amess
Katherine Louise Diana Amess ( ; born 19 July 1985) is an English actress and model. She has appeared in many British television commercials and has had several film and television roles. Early life and education Amess was born on 19 July 1985 in Basildon, Essex, the second of five children and the eldest of four daughters of Conservative MP David Amess and his wife Julia Arnold. She attended St Anne Line Primary School in Basildon before going to the Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School in Brentwood, Essex, and finally St Bernard's High School in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. She went on to study Drama at Queen Mary University of London and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Career Amess competed in several British beauty pageants and won the title of Miss Essex 2008 for the Miss Earth 2008 contest. In the same year she also became a finalist for the Miss England competition. She has appeared in a host of television commercials including for Nintendo, Pre ...
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Ronald Amess
Ronald William "Ron" Amess (9 August 1927 – 20 October 2011) was an Australian ice hockey player. Amess was a member of the Australian national team during the 1960 Winter Olympics and also competed in the 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships. Playing career During the 1950s Amess played for the Wildcats out of the Melbourne Glaciarium. In 1953 he was selected for the Victorian state team to compete at the 1953 Goodall Cup. Victoria went on to win the tournament. In 1960 Amess was selected to play as a forward for the Australian national team to compete at the 1960 Winter Olympics, which is the only ice hockey team Australia has ever sent to the Olympics. Australia finished last in the competition losing all six of their games. Amess who played in five of the six games failed to record any points and finished with only two penalties in minutes. The following year he was recalled to the Victorian state team to compete in the Goodall Cup championship which Victoria again w ...
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David Amess
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ...
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Samuel Amess
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is Veneration, venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinic literature, rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in Books of Samuel, 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother w ...
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