Amos (name)

Amos
Pronunciation	UK: /ˈeɪmɒs/, US: /-məs/
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Hebrew

Amos (Hebrew: עָמוֹס) is both a given name and a surname made popular by the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament prophet.^[1] 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 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 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 Tversky (1937–1996), Israeli pioneer of cognitive science
Amos Zereoué (born 1976), American football player
Amos Gitai (born 1950), Israeli film director
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.

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

References

^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

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[Hanks_2006-1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

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