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Amos (name)

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Male

Meaning
  
carried

Language(s)
  
Hebrew

Amos (Hebrew: עָמוֹס‎‎) is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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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 Gilad (1941–2010), Israeli Olympic runner
  • 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), Israeli 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
  • Adam Amos, British Singer Songwriter

    • References

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