Amos
Amos (Hebrew: עָמוֹס) may refer to:
People
First name
- Amos (prophet), one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible
- Amos, son of Nephi and his son Amos, two minor figures in the Book of Mormon
- Amos Bronson Alcott (1779–1888), American educator, father of American novelist Louisa May Alcott
- Amos Dolbear (1837–1910), American inventor
- Amos Diggory, fictional character in the Harry Potter books and films
- Amos Grunebaum, (born 1950), American obstetrician, gynecologist, and maternal-fetal medicine specialist
- Amos E. Joel, Jr. (1918–2008), American electrical engineer and inventor
- Amos Lee, born 1978, American singer-songwriter
- Amos Mansdorf (born 1965), Israeli tennis player
- Amos Meller (1938–2007), Israeli composer and conductor
- Amos Oz (born 1939), Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist
- Amos Urban Shirk (1890?–1956), American businessman, author and reader of encyclopedias
- Amos Tversky (1937–1996), pioneer of cognitive science
- Amos Zereoue, American football player
- Amos Gitai, Israeli film director
- John Amos Comenius (1592–1670), Moravian teacher, scientist, educator and writer
Surname
- Alf Amos, English footballer who played for Brentford and Millwall Athletic
- Ben Amos (born 1990), goalkeeper for Manchester United F.C. reserves
- Bruce Amos (born 1946), Canadian chess player
- Danny Amos, South African born-Israeli association football player
- Imre Ámos (1907 – c. 1944/5), Jewish-Hungarian painter
- John Amos, actor
- Martin John Amos, (born 1941) Catholic Bishop of Davenport, Iowa (USA)
- Michael Amos, New Zealand swimmer
- Nathan Amos, South African born-Israeli international rugby union player
- Stephen K. Amos, stand-up comedian from England
- Terri Utley née Amos (born 1962), beauty queen and motivational speaker
- Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos, 1963), American pianist and singer-songwriter
- Wally Amos (born 1936), entrepreneur, actor and book writer, founder of the "Famous Amos" chocolate chip cookie brand
- Walter Amos, English footballer who played in 455 games for Bury
Technology
- AMOS or Advanced Mortar System, a 120 mm automatic twin barrelled, breech loaded mortar turret
- AMOS (programming language), a dialect of BASIC on the Amiga computer
- AMOS (Alpha Micro Operating System) – see Alpha Microsystems
- AMOS, a statistical software package for structural equation modeling, produced by SPSS
- AMOS (sequence assembly), a modular, open-Source whole genome assembler – see Sequence assembler
- AMOS (software), a programme in the field of MRO software that manages the maintenance, engineering and logistics requirements of modern aircraft
- AMOS (Advanced MO Scripting), a proprietary Ericsson tool for the administration of CPP Platform Network Elements
- AMOS, a software program for asset management including maintenance, procurement and technical management in the fields of ships, defence and oil & gas installations
Places
Other
- Amos, a 1985 film starring Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Montgomery and Dorothy McGuire
- Amos (satellite), series of Israeli IAI-built civilian communications satellites in geostationary orbit (launched 1996, 2003, 2008)
- Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) operating location on Maui
- Amos, the NATO reporting name of the Vympel R-33 air-to-air missile
- Amos 'n' Andy (1920s-1950s), radio-serial situation comedy popular in the United States
- Famous Amos, cookie company founded by Wally Amos
- Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
- Amos the Transparent, an up-and-coming Indie Rock band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Amos Beer made by the Amos brewery in France until purchased by the Karlsberg Brewery (German text)