Sir John Ross - A successful business man in New Zealand (1834-1927)

Colonel Sir Ronald Ross - Won a Nobel prize for his work in tropical medicine (1857-1931)

Sir John Ross - Famous Naval Explorer

Sir James Clark Ross - Famous Naval Explorer

Betsy Ross - Made the first Stars and Stripes for the American Congress

Colonel George Ross - Was a signatory of the American Declaration of Independence and Chief Justice of Delaware.

Rev. Alexander Ross - Was chaplain to Charles I and wrote many books one of which on Religions of the World has been printed in many languages and also gone through many editions.

The above named are some of many.

The name Ross or derivations can be found throughout Europe and what was once the Empire, Rosses could be found fighting any where that there was a war (not necessarily involving Britain)

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