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Places

* Fossé, Ardennes, a commune in France * Fosse, Belgium, a district of the municipality of

Trois-Ponts Trois-Ponts (; ; both literally "Three Bridges") is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Trois-Ponts had a total population of 2,445. The total area is 68.90 km² which gives a populati ...

Wallonia Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...

Fossé, Loir-et-Cher Fossé () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other deriv ...

, a commune in central France * Fosse, Pyrénées-Orientales, a town in France * Fosse Copse, a woodland in Devon, England * Fosse Farmhouse, an 18th-century farmhouse in the Cotswolds, UK * Fosse Shopping Park, an out of town shopping centre in Leicestershire *

Fosse Way The Fosse Way was a Roman road built in Britain during the first and second centuries AD that linked Isca Dumnoniorum (Exeter) in the southwest and Lindum Colonia ( Lincoln) to the northeast, via Lindinis ( Ilchester), Aquae Sulis ( Bat ...

, a Roman road in England *

Fösse Fösse is a small river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Leine west of Hanover. Environment Much of the stream is channeled in the city of Hanover, where the water flows deeper in places and is piped and hidden in the green. A small w ...

, a river of Lower Saxony, Germany

People

Bob Fosse Robert Louis Fosse (; June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American choreographer, dancer, filmmaker, and stage director. Known for his work on stage and screen, he is arguably the most influential figure in the field of jazz dance in th ...

(1927–1987), American musical theater choreographer *

Erik Fosse Erik Torgeir Fosse (born 2 December 1950) is a Norwegian surgeon, lieutenant colonel, political activist, solidarity worker and musician. As professor of medicine he has headed the Intervention Centre at the Rikshospitalet, National Hospital sinc ...

(born 1950), Norwegian physician and musician. *

Jon Fosse Jon Olav Fosse (; born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable." Fosse's work spans over se ...

(born 1959), Norwegian writer *

Nicole Fosse Nicole Fosse is an American actress and dancer. She is the only daughter of Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse. Career Fosse appeared in ''Miami Vice'' in the role of Lani Mueller and played Kristine in the film version of ''A Chorus Line''. She als ...

(born 1963), American actress, dancer and producer *

Ray Fosse Raymond Earl Fosse (April 4, 1947 – October 13, 2021) was an American professional baseball player and television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 1967 to 1979, most prominently as an All-Star ...

(1947–2021), American baseball player *

William Fosse William Fosse was an English lawyer and the member of Parliament for Great Grimsby in 1407 and 1411. He served six terms as the mayor of the town.

(fl.1407–1411), English lawyer and politician

Other uses

* ''Fosse'' (musical), a 1999 Broadway revue based on the choreography of Bob Fosse *

Fosse Awards The American Choreography Awards was a ceremony and show that honored outstanding choreographers in the fields of feature film, television, music videos, and commercials. They were first known as the L.A. Dance Awards (1994–95), then as Bob Fos ...

, a former name of the American Choreography Awards *

Leicester Fosse Leicester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the city of Leicester, East Midlands, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English f ...

, a former name of English football club Leicester City