# Amos (name)

Amos (Hebrew: עָמוֹס) is both a given name and a surname made popular by the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament prophet. It may refer to:

## Given name
### People

* Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888), American educator, father of American novelist Louisa May Alcott
* Amos E. Buss (1814–1872), American politician from Ohio
* Amos Dolbear (1837–1910), American inventor
* Amos Eiran, Israeli President of the University of Haifa
* Amos Ferguson (1920–2009), Bahamian folk artist
* Amos Frishman (born 1964), Israeli basketball player
* Amos Frumkin (born 1953), Israeli geologist
* Amos Gilad (1941–2010), Israeli Olympic runner
* Amos Gitai (born 1950), Israeli film director
* Amos Grodzinowsky (born 1940), Israeli Olympic runner
* Amos Grunebaum (born 1950), obstetrician and gynecologist
* Amos Horev (born 1924), Israeli Major-General, nuclear scientist, and President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
* Amos E. Joel Jr. (1918–2008), American electrical engineer and inventor
* Amos Kairuz, birth name of Danny Thomas (1912–1991), American nightclub comedian and television and film actor and producer
* Amos Lapidot (1934–2019), Israeli fighter pilot, 10th commander of the Israeli Air Force, and President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
* Amos Lee (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
* Amos Magee (born 1971), American soccer player, coach, and front office
* Amos Mansdorf (born 1965), Israeli tennis player
* Amos Meller (1938–2007), Israeli composer and conductor
* Amos Miller (c. 1865–1888), lynching victim
* Amos Ojo (1962–2025), Nigerian wrestler
* Amos O'Neal (born 1961), American politician
* Amos Oz (1939–2018), Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist
* Amos Quick (born 1968), American politician from North Carolina
* Amos Augustus Richardson, Canadian politician
* Amos Shapira (born 1949), Israeli former president of El Al Airlines, Cellcom, and the University of Haifa
* Amos Urban Shirk (1890?–1956), American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias
* Amos Singletary (1721–1806), American mill operator, lawyer, Anti-Federalist
* Amos Smith (1944–2025), American chemist and academic
* Amos Tversky (1937–1996), Israeli pioneer of cognitive science
* Amos Yadlin (born 1951), former Israeli Air Force general
* Amos Yarkoni (1920–1991), Arab Israeli officer in the Israel Defense Forces
* Amos Yee (born 1998), Singaporean convicted sex offender and former blogger, YouTuber and child actor
* Amos Zereoué (born 1976), American football player

### Religious figures

* Amos (prophet), one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible
* Amos, son of Nephi and his son Amos, son of Amos, two minor figures in the Book of Mormon
* Amos, son of Nahum, mentioned briefly in the Gospel of Luke

### Fictional characters

* Amos Burke, title character of Burke's Law, a 1960s American television series
* Amos Burton, one of the main characters in the fictional universe of The Expanse (novel series). He serves as the mechanic and general muscle of the protagonists' ship, the Rocinante.
* Amos Diggory, fictional character in the Harry Potter books and films
* Amos Jones, a title character of Amos 'n' Andy, an American radio show from the 1920s to the 1950s
* Amos Moses, title character of the 1970 single by Jerry Reed
* Amos Tupper, the original sheriff on the 1980s American TV series Murder, She Wrote
* Amos Slade, fictional character in The Fox and the Hound
* Amos Voll, A suspect in Ready or Not.
* Amos Walker, a fictional private detective in novels and short stories written by Loren D. Estleman.

## Nickname

* Anthony Irl "Amos" Martin (born 1949), American former National Football League player

## Surname

* Alf Amos (1893–1959), English footballer
* Ben Amos (born 1990), English football goalkeeper
* Bruce Amos (born 1946), Canadian chess player
* Dan Amos (born 1951), chief executive officer of insurer Aflac
* Danny Amos (born 1987), South African born-Israeli association football player
* Emma Amos (disambiguation), multiple people
* Frederick T. Amos, American politician
* Hallam Amos (born 1994), Welsh rugby player
* Henry B. Amos (1869–1946), Scottish activist and draper
* James F. Amos (born 1946), United States Marine Corps general
* Janet Amos (born 1944), Canadian actress, director, educator and playwright
* Jerome Amos Jr. (born 1954), American politician
* John Amos (1939–2024), American actor
* Lowell Amos (1943–2022), American murderer
* Luke Amos (born 1997), English footballer
* Martin John Amos (born 1941), American Catholic Bishop
* Michael Amos (1932-2003), New Zealand swimmer
* Nathan Amos (born 1979), South African born-Israeli international rugby union player
* Ruth Amos (born 1989), British entrepreneur and inventor
* Stephen K. Amos (born 1967), English stand-up comedian
* Terri Utley née Amos (born 1962), American beauty queen and motivational speaker
* Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos, 1963), American pianist and singer-songwriter
* Trey Amos (born 2002), American football player
* Wally Amos (1936–2024), American entrepreneur, actor and book writer
* Walter Amos (1899–1967), English footballer
* Valerie Amos (born 1954), British peer