Amos (name)
| Amos | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | carried |
Amos (Hebrew: עָמוֹס) is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Amos (prophet), one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible
- Book of Amos, his writings
- Amos, son of Nephi and his son Amos, two minor figures in the Book of Mormon
- Amos Bronson Alcott (1779–1888), American educator, father of American novelist Louisa May Alcott
- Amos Dolbear (1837–1910), American inventor
- Amos Diggory, fictional character in the Harry Potter books and films
- Amos E. Joel, Jr. (1918–2008), American electrical engineer and inventor
- Amos Frumkin
- Amos Grodzinowsky (born 1940), Israeli Olympic runner
- Amos Lee (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
- Amos Mansdorf (born 1965), Israeli tennis player
- Amos Meller (1938–2007), Israeli composer and conductor
- Amos Oz (born 1939), Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist
- Amos Urban Shirk (1890?–1956), American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias
- Amos Tversky (1937–1996), pioneer of cognitive science
- Amos Zereoué, American football player
- Amos Gitai, Israeli film director
- John Amos Comenius (1592–1670), Moravian teacher, scientist, educator and writer
- Amos Yadlin, former Israeli Air Force general
- Amos Yarkoni, Arab Israeli officer in the Israel Defense Forces
- Danny Thomas (born Amos Kairuz), American nightclub comedian and television and film actor and producer
Surname
- Alf Amos, English footballer who played for Brentford and Millwall Athletic
- Ben Amos (born 1990), goalkeeper for Bolton Wanderers F.C.
- Bruce Amos (born 1946), Canadian chess player
- Dan Amos (born 1951), chief executive officer of insurer Aflac
- Danny Amos, South African born-Israeli association football player
- Imre Ámos (1907 – c. 1944/5), Jewish-Hungarian painter
- James F. Amos, United States Marine Corps general
- John Amos, American actor
- Martin John Amos, (born 1941) Catholic Bishop of Davenport, Iowa (USA)
- Michael Amos, New Zealand swimmer
- Nathan Amos, South African born-Israeli international rugby union player
- Stephen K. Amos, stand-up comedian from England
- Terri Utley née Amos (born 1962), beauty queen and motivational speaker
- Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos, 1963), American pianist and singer-songwriter
- Wally Amos (born 1936), entrepreneur, actor and book writer, founder of the "Famous Amos" chocolate chip cookie brand
- Walter Amos, English footballer who played in 455 games for Bury
- Bruce Amos (born 1946), Canadian photographer
- Valerie Amos, British peer
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