Ross (name)

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RossGender| Male

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Language(s)| Gaelic
Origin
Word/name| Scotland
Meaning| Promontory or Headland
Other names
Related names|

* Joss
* Moss

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 given name, typically for males, but is also a typical family name for people of Scottish descent (Clan Ross). Derived from the Gaelic for a "promontory" or "headland".

## People with the surname Ross

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### Names shared by multiple people

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* Alan Ross (disambiguation)
* Alec Ross (disambiguation)
* Alexander Ross (disambiguation)
* Alex Ross (disambiguation)
* Andrew Ross (disambiguation)
* Betsy Ross (disambiguation)
* Bob Ross (disambiguation)
* Charles Ross (disambiguation)
* Christopher Ross (disambiguation)
* David Ross (disambiguation)
* Deborah Ross (disambiguation)
* Edward Ross (disambiguation)
* Elizabeth Ross (disambiguation)
* Frank Ross (disambiguation)
* George Ross (disambiguation)
* Henry Ross (disambiguation)
* Hugh Ross (disambiguation)
* Jack Ross (disambiguation)
* James Ross (disambiguation)
* Jane Ross (disambiguation)
* Jerry Ross (disambiguation)
* Joel Ross (disambiguation)
* John Ross (disambiguation)
* Jonathan Ross (disambiguation)
* Josh Ross (disambiguation)
* Kenneth Ross (disambiguation)
* Lewis Ross (disambiguation)
* Lillian Ross (disambiguation)
* Malcolm Ross (disambiguation)
* Michael Ross (disambiguation)
* Richard Ross (disambiguation)
* Rick Ross (disambiguation)
* Robert Ross (disambiguation)
* Ronald Ross (disambiguation)
* Ross Campbell (disambiguation)
* Ross Wilson (disambiguation)
* Scott Ross (disambiguation)
* Stephen Ross (disambiguation)
* Steve Ross (disambiguation)
* Thomas Ross (disambiguation)
* William Ross (disambiguation)

### Individual articles

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* Aaron Ross (born 1982), American football player
* Aaron Y. Ross (1829–1922), American old west figure
* Adin Ross (born 2000), American Twitch streamer
* Adrian Ross, British lyricist
* Adrian Ross (American football) (born 1975), American football player
* Albert Henderson Wade Ross (1884–1939), American businessman
* Alex Ross, American comic book writer and artist
* Alf Ross, legal philosopher
* Andy Ross, American musician
* Annie Ross (1930–2020), British-American singer and actress
* April Ross (born 1982), American beach volleyball player
* Archibald Hilson Ross (1821–1900), New Zealand politician
* Arnold Ross (1906–2002), mathematician
* Atticus Ross (born 1968), English musician
* Ben Ross (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer
* Ben Ross (Australian rules footballer) (born 1988)
* Bernard Ross (1924–1999), Welsh footballer
* Betsy Ross (1752–1836), American flag maker
* Bobby Ross (born 1936), American football player
* Bobby Ross (rugby union), (born 1969)
* Browning Ross, Olympian and father of long-distance running in US
* C. Ben Ross (1876–1946), Governor of Idaho
* Calvin Ross (born c. 1945), American law enforcement officer
* Carl Ross (1901–1986), British businessman
* Caroline Anne Ross, American engineer
* Christopher Ross (sculptor), American sculptor, designer and collector
* Clara Ross (1858-1954), British composer
* Clarence S. Ross (1880–1975), American mineralogist and geologist
* Clark Ross (born 1957), Canadian Composer
* Cody Ross (born 1980), Major League Baseball outfielder
* D'Angelo Ross (born 1996), American football player
* D. Bruce Ross (1892–1984), South Australian judge
* Dennis Ross (born 1948), American diplomat and author
* Dennis A. Ross (born 1959), US congressman from Florida
* Diana Ross (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 (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, US Director
* Gaylen Ross, American actress and film director
* Gertrude Ross (1889-1957), American composer
* Glenn Ross, UK strongman/powerlifter
* Glenn Ross (politician), 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 (1895–1975), Scottish-American reporter and nonfiction author
* J. K. L. Ross (John Kenneth Leveson Ross, 1876–1951), Canadian thoroughbred racer
* Janet Ross (1842–1927), English writer
* Jamie Ross, American actor
* Jeana Ross, American politician from Alabama
* Jeanne W. Ross, (born c. 1952), American organizational theorist
* Jeffrey Ross, stand-up comedian
* Jim Ross, American professional wrestling commentator
* Joel Ross, American tennis player
* Juana Ross Edwards (1830–1913), Chilean philanthropist
* Justin Ross, (born in 1976), Maryland politician
* Justus Ross-Simmons, American football player
* Justyn Ross (born 1999), American football player
* Karie Ross (born 1958/9), American sports broadcaster
* Katharine Ross, actress
* Kyla 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 (born 1966), American writer
* Lawrence Sullivan Ross (a.k.a. Sul Ross) (1838–1898), Governor of Texas
* Lee Ross, Canadian-American psychologist
* Lee Ross (actor) (born 1971), English professional actor
* Liz Ross, Australian Marxist, author and gay liberation activist
* Ludwig Ross (1806–1859), German classical archaeologist
* Luke Ross (born 1972), comic artist
* Lyric Ross (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) FRSE (1903–1994), Scottish physicist
* Martin Ross, pen name of Violet Florence Martin and Edith Anna Somerville
* Marty Ross, Scottish writer
* Marty Ross (musician), American musician
* Maurice Ross, Scottish footballer
* Miles Ross (1827–1903), US Congressman from New Jersey
* Nellie Tayloe Ross (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, journalist and TV-personality
* Percy Ross, philanthropist
* Perley Ason Ross (1883–1939), US experimental physicist
* Ranger Ross (born 1959), American professional wrestler
* Rashad Ross (born 1990), American football player
* Richie Ross (born 1982), American football player
* Ricky Ross (musician) (born 1957), Scottish musician
* Robert Ross (1766–1814), British general
* Robbie Ross (1869–1918), friend of Oscar Wilde
* Robbie Ross (baseball), (born 1989)
* Robbie Ross (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
* Ronnie Ross (1933–1991), jazz baritone saxophonist
* Russell Ross (1929–1999), American pathologist
* Ryan Ross, guitarist and lyricist for Panic! at the Disco
* Serene Ross (born 1977), American javelin thrower
* Share Ross (born 1963), American bass player of the female hard rock band, Vixen
* Shavar Ross, 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 (born 1992), American beach volleyball player
* Tadeusz Ross (1938–2021), Polish actor and politician
* Toby Ross American film director
* Tracee Ellis Ross (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, 1877–1971), Scottish philosopher

## People with the first name Ross

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* Ross Alexander (1907–1937), American stage and film actor
* Ross Allen (Irish cricketer) (born 1996), Irish cricketer
* Ross Allen (herpetologist) (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. (born 1949), his son, who continues the Chipmunk media effort
* Ross Barkley (born 1993), English footballer
* Ross Barnett (1898–1987), U.S. politician
* Ross Barnes (1850–1915), one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–1875) and the early National League (1876–1881)
* Ross Bass (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 (born 1956), Canadian racing driver
* Ross Blacklock (born 1998), American football player
* Ross Bleckner (born 1949), American artist
* Ross Brawn (born 1954), English former motorsport engineer and Formula One team principal
* Ross Browner (1954–2022), American football player
* Ross Butler (actor) (born 1990), American actor
* Ross Cain (1957–2011), Nauruan politician
* Ross Chastain (born 1992), American racing driver
* Ross Cheever (born 1964), American racing driver, younger brother of Eddie Cheever
* Ross A. Collins (1880–1968), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
* Ross Copperman (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 (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 (1935–2023), New Zealand field hockey player and coach
* Ross W. Greene, American psychologist
* Ross Hart (born 1960), Canadian-American professional wrestler and promoter
* Ross Hornby, Canadian lawyer and diplomat
* Ross Hull (born 1975), Canadian actor and meteorologist
* Ross Kemp (born 1964), British actor
* Ross Krautman (born 1991), American football player
* Ross Landry, Canadian politician
* Ross Lynch, (born 1995), American actor, singer and dancer
* Ross Macdonald (1915–1983), Canadian mystery writer
* Ross MacDonald (sailor) (born 1965), Canadian sailor
* Ross Malinger (born 1984), American former child actor
* Ross Martin (1920–1981), American actor
* Ross Martin (American football) (born 1993), American football player
* Ross Martin (skier) (1943–2011), Australian cross-country skier
* Ross Mathews (born 1979), American television personality
* Ross Matiscik (born 1996), American football player
* Ross Miner (born 1991), American skating coach and figure skater
* Ross Muir (born 1995), English snooker player
* Ross Noble (born 1976), English comedian and actor
* Ross O'Donovan (born 1987), animator and co-host of the webseries, 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 (born 1995), American football player
* Ross Porter (Canadian broadcaster), Canadian radio executive and music writer
* Ross Porter (sportscaster) (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 (born 1984), New Zealand cricketer
* Ross Taylor (Australian cricketer) (1938–1996), Australian cricketer
* Ross Thomas (born 1981), American actor
* Ross Tucker (born 1979), American football player

## Fictional characters

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As a first name

* Ross Ewich, a fictional character in the Canadian sketch comedy series You Can't Do That on Television
* 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
* 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
* 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), a television character
* Leo Ross, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie Speed Zone
* Pete Ross, character who appears in the Superman comic books published by DC Comics
* Susan Ross, character on the TV-series Seinfeld
* Thunderbolt Ross, 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)

## See also

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* Ross (disambiguation)
* Cross (surname)
* Clan Ross

## References

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