Ross (name)

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".

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)
 * 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

 * 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
 * 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

 * 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 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
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)