Moss (given name)

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Moss is a given name, and may refer to:

In sports:

  • Moss Burmester (born 1981), a gold medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne

In politics:

  • Moss Cass (born 1927), a former member of the Australian House of Representatives
  • Moss Evans (1925–2002), the general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union from 1978 until 1985
  • Moss Kent Dickinson (1822–1897), a Canadian businessman, mayor of Ottawa, and member of the Canadian Parliament
  • Moss Turner-Samuels (1888–1957), a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom

In other fields:

  • Moss (Maurice) Twomey (1897–1978), an Irish republican and chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army
  • Moss Hart (1904–1961), a Jewish-American playwright and director of plays and musical theater