Amos (Hebrew: עָמוֹס) is both a given name and a surname made popular by the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament prophet. It may refer to:
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People
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 Gitai (born 1950), Israeli film director
Amos Grodzinowsky (born 1940), Israeli Olympic runner
Amos Grunebaum (born 1950), obstetrician and gynecologist
Amos Guttman (1954–1993), Israeli film director
Amos T. Hall (1896–1971), lawyer, judge, and civil rights leader
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 Kipruto (born 1992), Kenyan long-distance runner
Amos Lapidot (1934–2019), Israeli fighter pilot, 10th commander of the Israeli Air Force, and President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Amos Lawrence (1786–1852), American merchant and philanthropist
Amos A. Lawrence (1814–1846), American philanthropist and abolitionist
Amos Lawrence Jr., (born 1958) American football player
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 Ojo (1962–2025), Nigerian wrestler
Amos O'Neal (born 1961), American politician
Amos Oz (1939–2018), Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist
Amos Poe (1949–2025), American film director and screenwriter
Amos Quick (born 1968), American politician from North Carolina
Amos Augustus Richardson, Canadian politician
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 Smith (1944–2025), American chemist and academic
Amos Tversky (1937–1996), Israeli pioneer of cognitive science
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
Amos Zereoué (born 1976), American football player
Religious figures
Amos (prophet), one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible
Fictional characters
Amos Burke, title character of Burke's Law, a 1960s American television series
Amos Burton, one of the main characters in the fictional universe of The Expanse (novel series). He serves as the mechanic and general muscle of the protagonists' ship, the Rocinante.
Amos Diggory, fictional character in the Harry Potter books and films
Amos Jones, a title character of Amos 'n' Andy, an American radio show from the 1920s to the 1950s
Amos Moses, title character of the 1970 single by Jerry Reed
Amos Tupper, the original sheriff on the 1980s American TV series Murder, She Wrote
Amos Slade, fictional character in The Fox and the Hound
Amos Voll, A suspect in Ready or Not.
Amos Walker, a fictional private detective in novels and short stories written by Loren D. Estleman.
Nickname
Anthony Irl "Amos" Martin (born 1949), American former National Football League player
Surname
Alf Amos (1893–1959), English footballer
Ben Amos (born 1990), English football goalkeeper
Bruce Amos (born 1946), Canadian chess player
Dan Amos (born 1951), chief executive officer of insurer Aflac
Danny Amos (born 1987), South African born-Israeli association football player
Emma Amos (disambiguation), multiple people
Frederick T. Amos, American politician
Hallam Amos (born 1994), Welsh rugby player
Henry B. Amos (1869–1946), Scottish activist and draper
James F. Amos (born 1946), United States Marine Corps general
Janet Amos (born 1944), Canadian actress, director, educator and playwright
Jerome Amos Jr. (born 1954), American politician
Jill Amos (1927–2017), New Zealand politician and community leader
John Amos (1939–2024), American actor
Lowell Amos (1943–2022), American murderer
Luke Amos (born 1997), English footballer
Martin John Amos (born 1941), American Catholic Bishop