Ross (Noun) — British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932).
Ross (Noun) — A politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977).
Ross (Noun) — American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836).
Ross (Noun) — Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856).
Ross (Noun) — British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862).