John Ross
Appearance
John Ross may refer to:
People
Australia
- John Ross (explorer) (1871–1903), explorer of Central Australia
- John Ross (New South Wales politician) (1891–1973), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- John Campbell Ross (1899–2009), at the time of his death Australia's oldest man and the last Australian veteran of the First World War
- Jack Ross (Australian footballer) (born 1911), Australian rules footballer
Canada
- John Ross (Canadian politician) (1818–1871), Canadian Senator
- John Sylvester Ross (1821–1882), miller and political figure in Ontario
- John Ross (Nova Scotia politician) (1822–?), political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
- John Jones Ross (1831–1901), Canadian politician from Quebec
- J. K. L. Ross (1876–1951), Canadian industrialist
- J. Gordon Ross (1891–1972), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
- John A. Ross (horse trainer), see Breeders' Stakes
New Zealand
- Jack Ross (writer) (born 1962), poet and novelist
United Kingdom
- John Ross, 1st Lord Ross (died 1501), Scottish nobleman
- John Lockhart-Ross (1721–1790), admiral of the British Royal Navy
- John Ross (Arctic explorer) (1777–1856), British naval officer
- John Ross (British Army officer) (died 1843), Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
- John Ross (VC) (1822–1879), Scottish corporal of the British Army during the Crimean War
- John Ross (businessman) (1840–1876), Scottish retail businessman
- John Ross (missionary) (1842–1915), Scottish missionary to Northeast China
- Sir John Ross, 1st Baronet (1853–1935), Irish barrister, judge and Unionist politician
- John Ross (academic), former Trotskyite and economic advisor to Ken Livingstone
- Jack Ross (footballer born 1976), Scottish professional footballer
- John Ross (artist), British comic book artist
- John Ross (publisher), printer and publisher in 19th century Newcastle
- John Ross (bishop of Exeter) (1719–1792), English bishop of Exeter
- John Ross (bishop of Carlisle) (died 1332), English bishop of Carlisle
- John Ross, 2nd Lord Ross (died 1513), Scottish nobleman
United States
- John Ross (American patriot) (1726–1800), figure in the American Revolution
- John Ross (representative) (1770–1834), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- John Ross (Cherokee chief) (1790–1866), principal chief of the Cherokee people
- John W. Ross (Iowa architect), architect in Davenport, Iowa
- John W. Ross (North Dakota architect) (1848–1914), architect in Grand Forks, North Dakota
- John William Ross (1878–1925), U.S. federal judge
- John Rolly Ross (1899–1963), U.S. federal judge
- John Ross (chemist) (born 1926), American physical chemist
- John Ross (activist) (1938–2011), American author, journalist, and activist
- John R. Ross (born 1938), American linguist
- John Andrew Ross (born 1954), Missouri judge and nominee to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- John Ross (author) (born 1957), American author of the 1996 novel Unintended Consequences
- John H. Ross (born 1918), P-38 photo-recon pilot during WWII and subject of an animated documentary
- John Ross (tennis) (born 1964), professional tennis player
South Africa
- Charles Rawden Maclean (1815–1880), aka John Ross, sea captain and opponent of slavery
Ireland
- John N. Ross (1920–2011), Irish solicitor and politician
Characters
- John Ross (Shannara), in Terry Brooks' Word/Void trilogy
- John Ross Ewing III, in the TV series Dallas