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Definition: John Ross

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856).[Wordnet].

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Extended Definition: John Ross


John Ross

John Ross was the name of:

  • John Carl Ross an English businessman
  • John Ross (admiral) (18th C.), admiral of the British Royal Navy
  • John Ross (American patriot), figure in the American Revolution
  • John Ross (Arctic explorer) (1777-1856), British naval officer
  • John Ross (businessman) (1840-1876), Scottish retail businessman
  • John Ross (Cherokee chief) (1790-1866)
  • John Ross (Canadian politician) (1818-1871), Canadian Senator
  • John Ross (VC) (1822-1879), Scottish corporal of the British Army during the Crimean war
  • John Ross (industrialist) (1876-1951), Canadian industrialist
  • John Ross (author), author of the 1996 novel Unintended Consequences
  • John Ross (representative), U.S. Representative.
  • John Ross (chemist) (b. 1926), physical chemist.
  • John R. Ross (b. 1938), American linguist
  • John Ross (Australian politician), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  • John Ross (explorer) (1817–1903), explorer of Central Australia
  • John Ross (artist), British comic book artist
  • John Ross (activist), author of Murdered by Capitalism, and Zapatistas! Making Another World Possible
  • John Ross (judge), Irish barrister, judge and Unionist politician

Fictional characters

  • John Ross (Shannara), in Terry Brooks' Word/Void trilogy
  • John Ross "Jock" Ewing, Sr., patriarch of Ewing family in TV series Dallas
  • J. R. Ewing, son of the above, the main villain in TV series Dallas

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "John Ross". Image Credit.



Topics by Level of Interest: John Ross

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
John Ross 85     John Ross 85
John Ross (Cherokee chief) 42     John Ross "Jock" Ewing, Sr. 13
John Ross (Arctic explorer) 26     John Ross "Jock" Ewing, Sr. 13
John Ross Tower 14     John Ross (admiral) 2
John Ross "Jock" Ewing, Sr. 13     John Ross (American patriot) 5
John Ross "Jock" Ewing, Sr. 13     John Ross (Arctic explorer) 26
John Ross (author) 10     John Ross (artist) 6
John Ross (Canadian politician) 7     John Ross (author) 10
John Ross Robertson 7     John Ross (bishop) 6
S. John Ross 6     John Ross (businessman) 6
John Ross (fictional character) 6     John Ross (Canadian politician) 7
John Ross (bishop) 6     John Ross (chemist) 3
John Ross (artist) 6     John Ross (Cherokee chief) 42
John Ross (businessman) 6     John Ross (explorer) 4
John Ross Taylor 5     John Ross (fictional character) 6
John Ross (representative) 5     John Ross (industrialist) 2
John Ross (American patriot) 5     John Ross (New South Wales politician) 5
John Ross (New South Wales politician) 5     John Ross (politician) 3
Provost John Ross 5     John Ross (representative) 5
John Ross (explorer) 4     John Ross (senator) 3
John Ross (VC) 4     John Ross (VC) 4
John Ross Key 4     John Ross Bradfield 4
John Ross Bradfield 4     John Ross Key 4
John Ross (chemist) 3     John Ross Roach 3
John Ross (politician) 3     John Ross Robertson 7
John Ross Roach 3     John Ross Taylor 5
John Ross (senator) 3     John Ross Tower 14
John Ross (admiral) 2     Provost John Ross 5
John Ross (industrialist) 2     S. John Ross 6

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).