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Amos (name)

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Amos
PronunciationUK: /ˈmɒs/, US: /-məs/
GenderMale
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

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People

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  • 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 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

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Fictional characters

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Nickname

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Surname

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See also

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References

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  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.