# 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
* Wandrea' ArShaye Moss, American election official
* 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
* Le'Veon Moss (born 2002), American football player
* 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 (artist), (1914–2005), British artist
* Cynthia F. Moss (born 1957), American neuroscientist and professor of psychology and brain sciences
* 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