Ross (name)

Ross is a male given name.  It can also be a family name for people of Scottish descent.  The family name can also be of German origin. 

Ross is the name of many people, such as:

Family name Ross 
Aaron Ross (b. 1982),  American football player
Adrian Ross, British lyricist
Alan Ross, poet
Alan S C Ross, academic
Albert Ronald "Ronnie" Ross, (1933–1991), jazz baritone saxophonist.
Alexander Ross (disambiguation), several people
Alf Ross, legal philosopher
Arnold Ross, (1906–2002), mathematician
Ben Ross, Australian rugby league footballer
Betsy Ross, flag maker
Bob Ross, painter
Carl Ross, British businessman
Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet
Cody Ross, Major League baseball player for the Boston Red Sox
David Ross (baseball)
Dennis Ross, American author and political figure
Diana Ross, American singer
Diana Ross (author), English children's book author, illustrator and artist
Edward Alsworth Ross, (1866–1951), American sociologist
Edmund G. Ross (1826–1907), Governor of New Mexico Territory
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Frank Elmore Ross, (1874–1960) an American astronomer.
Gaylen Ross, American actress and movie director
George Ross (disambiguation), several people
Glenn Ross, U.K strongman/powerlifter
Browning Ross, Olympian and father of long distance running in US
Henry Ross (1829–1854), Canadian miner and one of the leaders of a gold miner's revolt at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 
Henry H. Ross (1790–1862), US Congressman from New York
Hercules Ross (1745–1816), Scottish merchant who gave evidence against the slave trade
Horatio Ross (1801–1886), sportsman and pioneer photographer
Hugh Ross (disambiguation), several people
J. K. L. Ross, Canadian thoroughbred racer, owner of Sir Barton, first winner of the American Triple Crown
Jack Ross (disambiguation), several people
James Ross (disambiguation), several people
Jane Ross (1920–1999), American businesswoman and philanthropist
Janet Ross (1842–1927), English writer
Jeffrey Ross, stand-up comedian
Jerry Ross (painter)
John Ross (disambiguation), several people
Jonathan Ross (television presenter) and movie critic
Jonathan Ross (senator) (1826–1905), U.S. Senator from Vermont
Justin Ross, (born in 1976), Maryland politician
Katharine Ross, actress
Kenneth Ross (screenwriter), Scottish-American screenwriter
Kenneth G. Ross (born 1941), Australian playwright, and screenwriter 
Kyla Ross (born 1996), American gymnast 
Landon T. Ross, environmental biologist
Laura Ross, chess player
Lawrence Sullivan Ross (a.k.a. Sul Ross) (1838–1898), Governor of Texas
Lee Ross, US psychologist
Lee Ross (born 1971), English professional actor
Lewis W. Ross (1812–1895), US Congressman from Illinois
Liz Ross, Australian Marxist, author and gay activist
Maggie Napaljarri Ross, Indigenous Australian artist
Malcolm Ross, linguist at Australian National University
Martin Ross, pen name of Violet Florence Martin and Edith Anna Somerville
Maurice Ross, Scottish footballer
Michael Ross (disambiguation), several people
Miles Ross (1827–1903), US Congressman from New Jersey
Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), Governor of Wyoming
Paul Ross, journalist and TV personality
Percy Ross, philanthropist
Perley Ason Ross (1883–1939), US experimental physicist
Ricky Ross (drug trafficker), Major Cocaine dealer in the 1980s 
Robert Ross (disambiguation), several people
Robbie Ross (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
Ronald Ross, (1857–1932), British physician, Nobel Prize in medicine
Ryan Ross, guitarist and lyricst for Panic! at the Disco
Scott Ross (harpsichordist) (1951–1989)
Shavar Ross, actor
Sobieski Ross (1828–1877), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
Sinclair Ross, (1908–1996), Canadian banker
Stephen Ross (disambiguation), several people
Steve Ross
Steven Ross
Thomas Ross (Pennsylvania politician) (1806–1865), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
Thomas Randolph Ross (1788–1869), US Congressman from Ohio
Victor Ross (1900–74), American lacrosse player 
William Ross (disambiguation), several people
W. D. Ross (William David Ross)
William B. Ross (1873–1924), Governor of Wyoming
William H. H. Ross (1814–1887), Governor of Delaware

First name Ross 
Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. (1919 – 1972), creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks
Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. (born 1949), his son, who continues with the Chipmunks
Ross Campbell (footballer) (born 3 July 1987), a Scottish professional association football player
Ross Campbell (comics), a comic writer and artist
Ross Cheever, American racing driver, younger brother of Eddie Cheever
Ross Gillespie, New Zealand field hockey player and coach
Ross Flitney, English footballer
Ross Kemp (born 1964), British actor
Ross MacDonald, (born 1965), Canadian sailor
Ross Mathews (Ross "the Intern" Mathews), TV personality
Ross Noble, English comedian
Ross Perot (1930 – 2019), US presidential candidate
Ross Rebagliati, a Canadian Olympic gold medalist and professional snowboarder
Ross Strudwick, Australian rugby league footballer and coach
Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer
Ross Wilson (disambiguation), several people
Ross Wilson (ambassador), (born 1955), U.S. diplomat and ambassador
Ross Wilson (artist), (born 1958), Irish artist and sculptor
Ross Wilson (ice hockey) (born 1919), Canadian professional hockey player
Ross Wilson (musician), (born 1947), Australian musician, songwriter, and singer

Fictional characters 
Ross, a minor character in Shakespeare's Macbeth
J.R. Ewing, character on the TV series Dallas
Ross Geller, character on the TV series Friends
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, character created by Irish author Paul Howard
Ross Poldark, main character of the The Poldark Novels
Ross Lane, character on the TV series The Patty Duke Show
Danny Ross, character on the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dr. Doug Ross, character on the TV series ER
Gretchen Ross, character on the movie Donnie Darko
Pete Ross, character in the Superman comic books published by DC Comics.
Robbie Ross, character in the TV series Taggart
Susan Ross, character on the TV series Seinfeld
Thunderbolt Ross, in the Marvel Universe
William Ross, character on the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Given names