James Ross

James Ross may refer to:

  • James Ross, 4th Lord Ross (died 1581), Scottish nobleman and an adherent to the cause of Mary, Queen of Scots
  • James Ross, 6th Lord Ross (died 1633), Scottish nobleman
  • James Ross, 7th Lord Ross (died 1636), Scottish nobleman
  • James Ross (Alberta politician) (1851–1936), politician in Alberta, Canada and municipal councillor in Edmonton
  • James Ross (Australian lawyer) (c. 1792–1865), Australian lawyer and politician
  • James Ross (Australian politician) (1895–1975), New South Wales politician
  • James Ross (Canadian lawyer) (1835–1871), participant in Red River Rebellion
  • James Ross (Canadian businessman) (1848–1913), Scottish-born civil engineer and businessman
  • James Ross (conductor), British conductor
  • James Ross (mayor), mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1934–1938
  • James Ross (MLA) (1814–1874), member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
  • Jim Ross (politician), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
  • James Ross (Ontario politician) (1817–1895), Ontario farmer and political figure
  • James Ross (Pennsylvania politician) (1762–1847), lawyer and senator from Pennsylvania, 1794–1803
  • James Ross (rugby union) (died 1914), Scottish rugby player
  • J. Arthur Ross (1893–1958), Manitoba politician
  • James Clark Ross (1800–1862), British polar explorer
  • James E. Ross (born 1921), Pennsylvania state senator
  • James Francis Ross (1931–2010), American philosopher
  • James Gibb Ross (1819–1888), Canadian merchant and politician from the province of Quebec
  • James Hamilton Ross (1856–1932), Yukon Territory Commissioner
  • James Sinclair Ross (1908–1996), Canadian author
  • James W. Ross (born 1938), Canadian senator
  • James Walker Ross (1885–1941), Canadian politician
  • Jim Ross (born 1952), wrestling executive
  • Jim Ross (ice hockey) (born 1926), Scottish ice hockey player
  • Jim Ross (Australian footballer) (born 1927), former Australian rules footballer
  • James Ross (drag performer) (born 1988), American drag illusionist
  • Jimmy Ross (footballer born 1866) (1866–1902), Scottish association football
  • Jimmy Ross (footballer born 1895), Scottish professional footballer for Raith Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur
  • Jimmy D. Ross (born 1936), retired United States Army general

Famous quotes containing the words james and/or ross:

    “She had an unequalled gift ... of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.”
    —Henry James (1843–1916)

    “If we did not have such a thing as an airplane today, we would probably create something the size of N.A.S.A. to make one.”
    —H. Ross Perot (b. 1930)