Ross (first name)
Ross is a male given name common in the English-speaking world .
Origin and meaning
The name first emerged as a Scottish and English name to the Gaelic meaning "The Cape," "The promontory" (English. Promontory ) that originally someone telling the (Engl. On a headland or -zunge headland ) lived.
Name bearer
- Ross Anderson (computer scientist) (* 1956), British computer scientist, university lecturer and security technology consultant
- Ross Andru (1927–1993), American comic book artist and publishing editor
- Ross Antony (* 1974), British television presenter, musical performer, musician and entertainer
- Ross Barkley (born 1993), English football player
- Ross Barnett (1898–1987), American politician
- Ross Brawn (* 1954), British engineer and motorsport manager
- Ross Campbell (born 1987), Scottish football player
- Ross Chisholm (* 1988), Scottish football player
- Ross Davenport (* 1984), British swimmer
- Ross Edgar (* 1983), British cyclist
- Ross Edwards (born 1943), Australian composer
- Ross Elliott (1917–1999), American actor
- Ross Filipo (* 1979), New Zealand rugby union player
- Ross Lee Finney (1906–1997), American composer
- Ross Fisher (* 1980), English golfer
- Ross Flood (1910-1995), American wrestler
- Ross Ford (born 1984), Scottish rugby union player
- Ross Friedman (born 1954), American guitarist
- Ross Harris (composer) (born 1945), New Zealand composer
- Ross Hickey (born 1987), Irish boxer
- Ross Hill (1973–1990), American actor
- Ross Honsberger (1929–2016), Canadian mathematician and author
- Ross Hull (* 1975), Canadian actor and presenter
- Ross Katz (* 1971), American film producer
- Ross Kemp (born 1964), British actor
- Ross Kettle (born 1961), South African actor and film director
- Ross Lovegrove (* 1958), British industrial designer
- Ross Lynch (* 1995), American singer, actor and dancer
- Ross Macdonald (1915–1983), American writer
- Ross Malinger (* 1984), American actor
- Ross McCall (born 1976), Scottish actor
- Ross A. McGinnis (1987-2006), American soldier
- Ross McKitrick (* 1965), Canadian economist and author
- Ross McManus (1927–2011), British trumpeter and singer
- Ross McWhirter (1925-1975), British publisher
- Ross Milne (1944–1964), Australian ski racer
- Ross Mullan (* 1967), British-Canadian actor
- Ross Perot (1930–2019), American entrepreneur and politician
- Ross Powers (* 1979), American snowboarder
- Ross Puritty (born 1966), American boxer
- Ross Rebagliati (* 1971), Canadian snowboarder
- Ross Rizley (1892–1969), American politician
- Ross Robinson , American music producer
- Ross Russell (1909-2000), American record producer and author
- Ross Macpherson Smith (1892-1922), Australian pilot
- Ross S. Sterling (1875–1949), American politician
- Ross Stretton (1952-2005), Australian dancer and choreographer
- Ross Taggart (1967-2013), Canadian jazz musician
- Ross Thatcher (1917–1971), Canadian politician and entrepreneur
- Ross Thomas (writer) (1926–1995), American writer
- Ross Tompkins (1938-2006), American pianist
- Ross Turnbull (* 1985), English football goalkeeper