Moss (surname)

Moss is a surname related either to the Old English mos – a peat-bog, to the Irish "Maolmona", an ancient Gaelic devotee, or to the Hebrew "Moses" (מֹשֶׁה) and can be of either Jewish, Irish or English language origin.

History

 * Arlene B. Nichols Moss, American chair of the Daughters of the American Revolution
 * Roger Moss (born 1940), American historian
 * Stephen Moss (b. 1960), British naturalist

Literature

 * Howard Moss (1922–1987), American poet
 * Jason Moss (writer) (1975–2006), American writer and attorney
 * John Errington Moss (born 1940), Canadian author
 * Mary Moss (1864–1914), American author and literary critic
 * Sarah Moss (born 1975), English writer and academic
 * Thylias Moss (born 1954), American poet

Music

 * David Moss (born 1949), American composer, percussionist and singer
 * Howard Moss (songwriter) (born 1975), Anglo-Irish singer songwriter and guitarist
 * Ian Moss (born 1955), Australian musician
 * James Moss (born 1971), American gospel musician and composer best known for his stage name J. Moss
 * Jerry Moss (1935–2023), A&M Records founder
 * Jon Moss (born 1957), British drummer with Culture Club
 * Katie Moss (1881–1947), British singer and composer
 * Nick Moss (born 1969), American blues musician
 * Paul Moss, New Zealand record company executive
 * Bow Wow (born Shad Gregory Moss in 1987), American rapper

Politics

 * Allan A. Moss (1854–1929), American mayor
 * Annie Lee Moss (1905–1996), African American woman who was accused of being a Communist infiltrator in the Pentagon
 * Frank Moss (1911–2003), Democrat United States Senator from Utah
 * Hunter Holmes Moss Jr. (1874–1916), American lawyer and politician
 * John E. Moss (1915–1997), American politician
 * J. McKenzie Moss (1868–1929), American politician and judge
 * Linda Moss, South African politician
 * Malcolm Moss (born 1943), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament
 * Matthew Moss (1863–1946), Australian member of parliament
 * Ralph W. Moss (U.S. Representative) (1862–1919)
 * Randolph Moss (born 1961), American judge and lawyer
 * Reginald Moss (1913–1995), British Labour Party Member of Parliament 1955–1959
 * William P. Moss (1897–1985), American lawyer and politician

Sports

 * Alan Moss (1930–2019), English cricketer
 * Albert Moss (cricketer) (1863–1945), English and New Zealand cricketer
 * Alfred Moss (1896–1972), British racing driver
 * Avery Moss (born 1994), American football player
 * Bill Moss (1933–2010), British racing driver
 * Brad Moss (born 1971), American bridge player
 * Brandon Moss (born 1983), American baseball player
 * Brent Moss (1972-2022), American football player best known for his collegiate career
 * Charles Malcolm 'Mal' Moss (1905–1983), American baseball pitcher
 * Chris Moss (born 1980), American basketball player
 * Damian Moss (born 1976), Australian baseball player
 * David Moss (ice hockey) (born 1981), American professional hockey player
 * Eric Moss (1974–2019), American football player
 * Frank Moss (goalkeeper) (1909–1970), English football goalkeeper and manager
 * Frank Moss (half-back) (1895–1965), English football half-back
 * Gail Moss (born 1938), American bridge player
 * Glen Moss (born 1983), New Zealand soccer player
 * Greg Moss (born 1982), Canadian football player
 * Harold Moss (1929-2020), American businessman and politician
 * Jarvis Moss (born 1984), American football player
 * Jeff Moss (cricketer) (born 1947), Australian cricketer
 * Jonathan Moss (cricketer) (born 1975), Australian cricketer
 * John Moss (umpire) (1864–1950), English cricket umpire
 * John Henry Moss (1918–2009), American baseball executive
 * Johnny Moss (1907–1995), professional poker player, 3-time world champion of poker
 * Les Moss (1925–2012), American baseball player and manager
 * Miller Moss (American football) (born 2002), American football player
 * Neil Moss (footballer) (born 1975), English footballer
 * Pat Moss (1934–2008), British rally driver
 * Perry Moss (1926–2014), American football player, coach, and executive
 * Perry Moss (basketball) (born 1958), American professional basketball player
 * Perry Moss (golfer) (born 1969), American professional golfer
 * Peter Moss (basketball) (born c. 1959/60), American college basketball player
 * Randy Moss (born 1977), American football player
 * Randy Moss (sports reporter) (born 1959), American sports announcer and journalist
 * Reginald Moss (1868–1956), English cricketer
 * Riley Moss (born 2000), American football player
 * Santana Moss (born 1979), American football player
 * Sinorice Moss (born 1983), American football player
 * Stirling Moss (1929–2020), British racing driver
 * Tanya Moss (born 1964), New Zealand gymnast
 * Thaddeus Moss (born 1998), American football player
 * Zack Moss (born 1997), American football player

Television and film

 * Arnold Moss (1910–1989), American actor
 * Bertha Moss (1919–2008), Argentine actress
 * Carrie-Anne Moss (born 1967), Canadian actress
 * Donna Moss, fictional character from The West Wing
 * Elisabeth Moss (born 1982), American actress
 * Jeff Moss (1942–1998), Sesame Street creator
 * Jennifer Moss (1945–2006), British actress
 * Laura Moss (born 1973), American actress
 * Maurice Moss, fictional character from The IT Crowd
 * Ronn Moss (born 1952), American actor, musician and singer/songwriter
 * Stewart Moss (1937–2017), American actor, writer, and director

Theatre

 * Chloe Moss (born 1976), British dramatist
 * Edward Moss (1852–1912), British theatre promoter
 * Strafford Moss (1868–1941), British musical theatre tenor

Other

 * Colin Moss, (1914–2005), British artist
 * Cynthia Moss (born 1940), American wildlife researcher and author
 * Emani Moss (2003–2013), American murder victim
 * Frank Moss (lawyer) (1860–1920), criminal lawyer and Assistant District Attorney for New York City in the early 20th century
 * Frank Moss (technologist) (born 1949), American computer scientist
 * Frank A. Moss, (1862–1940), Australian mining engineer
 * Gérard Moss (1955–2022), Brazilian aviator and environmentalist
 * Jacqueline Moss (1927–2005), American art historian
 * Joel M. Moss (born 1943), American nuclear physicist
 * John Moss (lawyer) (1890–1976), British social services worker
 * John Moss (Philadelphia) (1771–1847), Philadelphia merchant, Parnas (President) of Congregation Mikveh Israel involved in the Damascus Affair
 * John C. Moss (1838–1892), invented the first practicable photo-engraving process in 1863
 * John Francis Moss (1844-1907), Sheffield education pioneer
 * John Thomas Moss (1839–1880), American frontiersman, prospector, and miner
 * Kate Moss (born 1974), British supermodel
 * Leonard Moss (1932-2021), British Anglican priest
 * Llewelyn Moss, protagonist in the novel and film No Country for Old Men
 * Lydia Moss (1816–1908), American bank president and philanthropist
 * Mary Moss (1791–1875), mother of William Booth
 * Murray Moss, American design expert
 * Neil Moss (caver) (1938–1959), English caver
 * P. Buckley Moss (born 1933), American artist
 * Peter Moss (1938–2017), British colonial administrator who later became a park ranger, conservationist, and pioneer of eco-tourism
 * Preacher Moss (born 1967), American comedian
 * Ralph W. Moss (writer) (born 1943), American writer
 * Sanford Alexander Moss (1872–1946), American aviation engineer
 * Tamara Moss (born 1987), Indian model
 * Tiffany Moss, American murderer of Emani Moss
 * William Lorenzo Moss (1876–1957), American physician