Moss is a surname related either to the Old English mos – a peat-bog, to the Irish "Maolmona", an ancient Gaelic devotee, or to the Hebrew "Moses" (מֹשֶׁה) and can be of either Jewish, Irish or English language origin.^[1]

History

• Arlene B. Nichols Moss, American chair of the Daughters of the American Revolution
• Roger Moss (born 1940), American historian
• Stephen Moss (b. 1960), British naturalist

Literature

• Howard Moss (1922–1987), American poet
• Jason Moss (writer) (1975–2006), American writer and attorney
• John Errington Moss (born 1940), Canadian author
• Mary Moss (1864–1914), American author and literary critic
• Sarah Moss (born 1975), English writer and academic
• Thylias Moss (born 1954), American poet

Music

• David Moss (born 1949), American composer, percussionist and singer
• Howard Moss (songwriter) (born 1975), Anglo-Irish singer songwriter and guitarist
• Ian Moss (born 1955), Australian musician
• James Moss (born 1971), American gospel musician and composer best known for his stage name J. Moss
• Jerry Moss (1935–2023), A&M Records founder
• Jon Moss (born 1957), British drummer with Culture Club
• Katie Moss (1881–1947), British singer and composer
• Nick Moss (born 1969), American blues musician
• Paul Moss, New Zealand record company executive
• Bow Wow (born Shad Gregory Moss in 1987), American rapper

Politics

• Allan A. Moss (1854–1929), American mayor
• Annie Lee Moss (1905–1996), African American woman who was accused of being a Communist infiltrator in the Pentagon
• Frank Moss (1911–2003), Democrat United States Senator from Utah
• Hunter Holmes Moss Jr. (1874–1916), American lawyer and politician
• John E. Moss (1915–1997), American politician
• J. McKenzie Moss (1868–1929), American politician and judge
• Linda Moss, South African politician
• Malcolm Moss (born 1943), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament
• Matthew Moss (1863–1946), Australian member of parliament
• Ralph W. Moss (U.S. Representative) (1862–1919)
• Randolph Moss (born 1961), American judge and lawyer
• Reginald Moss (1913–1995), British Labour Party Member of Parliament 1955–1959
• William P. Moss (1897–1985), American lawyer and politician

Sports

• Alan Moss (1930–2019), English cricketer
• Albert Moss (cricketer) (1863–1945), English and New Zealand cricketer
• Alfred Moss (1896–1972), British racing driver
• Avery Moss (born 1994), American football player
• Bill Moss (1933–2010), British racing driver
• Brad Moss (born 1971), American bridge player
• Brandon Moss (born 1983), American baseball player
• Brent Moss (1972-2022), American football player best known for his collegiate career
• Charles Malcolm 'Mal' Moss (1905–1983), American baseball pitcher
• Chris Moss (born 1980), American basketball player
• Damian Moss (born 1976), Australian baseball player
• David Moss (ice hockey) (born 1981), American professional hockey player
• Eric Moss (1974–2019), American football player
• Frank Moss (goalkeeper) (1909–1970), English football goalkeeper and manager
• Frank Moss (half-back) (1895–1965), English football half-back
• Gail Moss (born 1938), American bridge player
• Glen Moss (born 1983), New Zealand soccer player
• Greg Moss (born 1982), Canadian football player
• Harold Moss (1929-2020), American businessman and politician
• Jarvis Moss (born 1984), American football player
• Jeff Moss (cricketer) (born 1947), Australian cricketer
• Jonathan Moss (cricketer) (born 1975), Australian cricketer
• John Moss (umpire) (1864–1950), English cricket umpire
• John Henry Moss (1918–2009), American baseball executive
• Johnny Moss (1907–1995), professional poker player, 3-time world champion of poker
• Les Moss (1925–2012), American baseball player and manager
• Neil Moss (footballer) (born 1975), English footballer
• Pat Moss (1934–2008), British rally driver
• Perry Moss (1926–2014), American football player, coach, and executive
• Perry Moss (basketball) (born 1958), American professional basketball player
• Perry Moss (golfer) (born 1969), American professional golfer
• Peter Moss (basketball) (born c. 1959/60), American college basketball player
• Randy Moss (born 1977), American football player
• Randy Moss (sports reporter) (born 1959), American sports announcer and journalist
• Reginald Moss (1868–1956), English cricketer
• Riley Moss (born 2000), American football player
• Santana Moss (born 1979), American football player
• Sinorice Moss (born 1983), American football player
• Stirling Moss (1929–2020), British racing driver
• Tanya Moss (born 1964), New Zealand gymnast
• Thaddeus Moss (born 1998), American football player
• Zack Moss (born 1997), American football player

Television and film

• Arnold Moss (1910–1989), American actor
• Bertha Moss (1919–2008), Argentine actress
• Carrie-Anne Moss (born 1967), Canadian actress
• Donna Moss, fictional character from The West Wing
• Elisabeth Moss (born 1982), American actress
• Jeff Moss (1942–1998), Sesame Street creator
• Jennifer Moss (1945–2006), British actress
• Laura Moss (born 1973), American actress
• Maurice Moss, fictional character from The IT Crowd
• Ronn Moss (born 1952), American actor, musician and singer/songwriter
• Stewart Moss (1937–2017), American actor, writer, and director

Theatre

• Chloe Moss (born 1976), British dramatist
• Edward Moss (1852–1912), British theatre promoter
• Strafford Moss (1868–1941), British musical theatre tenor

Other

• Colin Moss, (1914–2005), British artist
• Cynthia Moss (born 1940), American wildlife researcher and author
• Emani Moss (2003–2013), American murder victim
• Frank Moss (lawyer) (1860–1920), criminal lawyer and Assistant District Attorney for New York City in the early 20th century
• Frank Moss (technologist) (born 1949), American computer scientist
• Frank A. Moss, (1862–1940), Australian mining engineer
• Gérard Moss (1955–2022), Brazilian aviator and environmentalist
• Jacqueline Moss (1927–2005), American art historian
• Joel M. Moss (born 1943), American nuclear physicist
• John Moss (lawyer) (1890–1976), British social services worker
• John Moss (Philadelphia) (1771–1847), Philadelphia merchant, Parnas (President) of Congregation Mikveh Israel involved in the Damascus Affair
• John C. Moss (1838–1892), invented the first practicable photo-engraving process in 1863
• John Francis Moss (1844-1907), Sheffield education pioneer
• John Thomas Moss (1839–1880), American frontiersman, prospector, and miner
• Kate Moss (born 1974), British supermodel
• Leonard Moss (1932-2021), British Anglican priest
• Llewelyn Moss, protagonist in the novel and film No Country for Old Men
• Lydia Moss (1816–1908), American bank president and philanthropist
• Mary Moss (1791–1875), mother of William Booth
• Murray Moss, American design expert
• Neil Moss (caver) (1938–1959), English caver
• P. Buckley Moss (born 1933), American artist
• Peter Moss (1938–2017), British colonial administrator who later became a park ranger, conservationist, and pioneer of eco-tourism
• Preacher Moss (born 1967), American comedian
• Ralph W. Moss (writer) (born 1943), American writer
• Sanford Alexander Moss (1872–1946), American aviation engineer
• Tamara Moss (born 1987), Indian model
• William Lorenzo Moss (1876–1957), American physician