Ambrose is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
St. Ambrose Traversari, also referred to as Ambrose of Camaldoli, (1386–1439), Italian monk and theologian
Ambrose Akinmusire (born 1982), Nigerian-American jazz trumpeter
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1913), American author
Ambrose Burnside (1824–1881), American general and namesake of sideburns
Ambrose K. Hutchison (1856–1932), Hawaiian resident leader of the leper settlement of Kalaupapa
Ambrose Small (1863–1919), Canadian theatre magnate
Ambrose Tarrant (1866–1938), Australian cricketer
