Cross (surname)
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Notable persons with the surname Cross include:
- Alan CrossAlan Cross' is a Canadian radio broadcaster and a writer on music. Alan’s obsession with music began at age six when his grandmother gave him a transistor radio—an old Lloyds—which spawned an all-consuming fascination with things that came over airwaves...
, Canadian radio broadcaster and author - A.F. Cross (1863–1940), English poet, playwright, journalist and author
- Amanda Cross, pen name of Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, an American academic and author
- Amos CrossAmos CrossAmos C. Cross was an American Major League baseball player from –. His main position was catcher. He played three seasons in the MLB, all for the Louisville Colonels. His brothers, Lave and Frank, also played in the Major Leagues.-External links:...
(1860–1888), American baseball player - Art CrossArt CrossArt Cross was an American racecar driver. He was the first recipient of the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Award in 1952.-Racing career:...
(1918–2005), American race car driver - Arthur Henry CrossArthur Henry CrossArthur Henry Cross, VC, MM was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1884–1965), English recipient of the Victoria Cross - Ben CrossBen CrossBen Cross is a British actor of the stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire.-Early life:...
(born 1947), English actor - Burton M. CrossBurton M. CrossBurton Melvin Cross was a Maine Republican politician. Cross was Maine's 61st and 63rd Governor....
(1902–1998), American politician - Charles Wilson Cross (1872–1928), Canadian politician
- Charles Frederick CrossCharles Frederick CrossCharles Frederick Cross FRS was a British chemist.Born in Brentford, Middlesex, his father was a schoolmaster turned soap manufacturer...
(1855–1935), English chemist - Charles R. CrossCharles R. CrossCharles R. Cross is a journalist and author of seven books based in Seattle. He was the Editor of The Rocket Magazine in Seattle for fifteen years during the height of the Seattle music mania. He is also the founder of Backstreets Magazine, a periodical for fans of Bruce Springsteen, and editor of...
, American journalist and author - Christopher CrossChristopher CrossChristopher Cross is an American singer-songwriter from San Antonio, Texas. His debut album earned him five Grammys. He is perhaps best known for his Top Ten hit songs, "Sailing", "Ride Like the Wind", and "Arthur's Theme ", the last of which he performed for the film Arthur starring Dudley Moore...
(born 1951), American musician - Cory CrossCory CrossCory Cross is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman, who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League...
(born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player - Daniel Cross (filmmaker)Daniel Cross (filmmaker)Daniel Cross a Canadian documentary filmmaker, producer and activist whose films deal with social justice.He is co-founder of EyeSteelFilm with fellow director/producer Mila Aung-Thwin. He is the president of the company...
, Canadian documentary filmmaker and producer - Daniel Cross (footballer) (born 1983), Australian rules footballer
- David CrossDavid CrossDavid Cross is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian perhaps best known for his work on HBO's sketch comedy series Mr...
(born 1964), American actor and comedian - David Cross (musician)David Cross (musician)David Cross is an electric violinist born in Turnchapel near Plymouth, England, best known for playing with progressive rock band King Crimson during the 1970s...
(born 1949), English musician - Dennis CrossDennis CrossDennis Cross was an American actor who was the lead star of the syndicated television series The Blue Angels, fictional stories of daredevil United States Navy pilots which aired from 1960-1961...
(1924–1991), American actor - Dolores CrossDolores CrossDolores Cross is an educator and university administrator who became the first female president of Chicago State University and Morris Brown College . In 2006, she pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement in connection with the misapplication of federal funds provided to MBC.-Early...
, American educator and university administrator - Dorothy CrossDorothy CrossDorothy Cross is an artist born in Cork, Ireland. Working with diverse media, which includes sculpture, photography, video and installation she represented Ireland at the 1993 Venice Biennale...
(born 1956), British artist - Edward Cross (politician) (1798–1887), American politician
- Edward E. CrossEdward E. CrossEdward Ephraim Cross was a newspaperman and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Journalist:...
(1832–1863), American Army General - Frank Cross (baseball)Frank Cross (baseball)Frank Atwell Cross was an American Major League baseball player in . He played for the Cleveland Blues for one game on May 20. His brothers, Amos and Lave, also played in the Major Leagues.-External links:...
(1873–1932), American baseball player - Frank Leslie CrossFrank Leslie CrossFrank Leslie Cross , Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford, was a British, Anglican patristics scholar and founder of the Oxford Patristics Conference, and editor of The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church .-Life:Born in Honiton, the family moved to Bournemouth...
(1900–1968), English theologian - Garvin CrossGarvin CrossGarvin Cross, is an American stuntman and actor. He is best known for his role as Angelo in the 1995 martial arts film Rumble in the Bronx, starring Jackie Chan.-Career:...
, stuntman and actor - George Lynn CrossGeorge Lynn CrossGeorge Lynn Cross was a botanist, author, and the seventh and longest serving president of the University of Oklahoma from 1943 to 1968...
(1905–1998), American educator - Gillian CrossGillian CrossGillian Cross is a children's author. She won the 1990 Carnegie Medal for her book Wolf and the 1992 Whitbread Children's Book Award for her novel The Great Elephant Chase....
(born 1945), English author - Graham CrossGraham CrossGraham Frederick Cross is a former professional footballer and cricketer. He is the record appearance holder for Leicester City, making 599 appearances for the club in all competitions....
(born 1943), English-born footballer - Hardy CrossHardy CrossHardy Cross, 1885–1959, born in Nansemond County, Virginia, was a U.S. structural engineer and the developer of the moment distribution method for structural calculation of large buildings. The method was in general use from c.1935 until c.1960 when it was gradually superseded by other methods...
(1885–1959), American engineer - Helen CrossHelen CrossHelen Cross is an English author. She was raised in East Yorkshire and educated at the University of East Anglia.Cross's first novel, My Summer of Love, was published in 2001 and was the winner of a Betty Trask Award in 2002. It was made into an acclaimed film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski and...
(born 1967), English author - Henri-Edmond CrossHenri-Edmond CrossHenri-Edmond Cross was a French pointillist painter.- Life and career :Cross was born in Douai and grew up in Lille. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. His early works, portraits and still lifes, were in the dark colors of realism, but after meeting with Claude Monet in 1883, he painted in...
(1856–1910), French pointillist painter - Howard CrossHoward CrossHoward Edward Cross, Jr. is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League. Cross was drafted out of the University of Alabama in the 1989 NFL Draft by the New York Giants in the sixth round...
(born 1967), American football player - Irv CrossIrv CrossIrvin Acie "Irv" Cross is a former professional American football cornerback and sportscaster.-Playing career:Cross was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL Draft. In 1966 he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams. Then in 1969, he returned to the Eagles and became...
(born 1939), American football player and commentator - James B. CrossJames B. CrossJames B. Cross was an American lawyer and Wisconsin politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.-Biography:...
(1819–1876), American lawyer and politician - Jeff Cross (basketball)Jeff Cross (basketball)Jeffrey Andrew Cross is a retired American basketball player. He played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association ....
(born 1961), American basketball player - Jason CrossJason CrossWilliam Jason Massengale is an American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name Jason Cross and for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-NWA Wildside :...
(born 1979), American professional wrestler - Joseph Cross (actor) (born 1986), American actor
- Lave CrossLave CrossLafayette Napoleon Cross was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played most of his 21-year career with Philadelphia-based teams in four different leagues...
(1866–1927), American baseball player - Lloyd CrossLloyd CrossLloyd Cross is an American physicist and holographer.As a physicist, Cross' research started in the 1950s, and focused primarily on masers and lasers at Willow Run Laboratories, at the University of Michigan...
, American physicist and holographer - Manfred CrossManfred CrossManfred Douglas Cross, AM was an Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he was educated at various state primary schools including Rainworth State School before attending Brisbane State High School. He then went to the University of Queensland, after which he became a public servant...
(born 1929), Australian politician - Marcia CrossMarcia CrossMarcia Anne Cross is an American actress. She is known for her television roles as Bree Van de Kamp on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, and as Dr...
(born 1962), American actress - Mark Cross (disambiguation)
- Merv CrossMerv CrossMervin Cross OAM is an Australian former rugby league footballer and orthopedic surgeon.He played in Australia's major competition the New South Wales Rugby League but Cross, a doctor, is better known for his achievements in the field of sports medicine as an Orthopaedic surgeonCross was known as...
, Australian doctor and former rugby league footballer - Mike Cross (Louisiana politician)Mike Cross (Louisiana politician)Michael Aduron Cross, known as Mike Cross is an American businessman who served from 1981 to 1996 as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from District 13 in Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana...
(born 1944), Louisiana politician - Milton CrossMilton CrossMilton John Cross was an American radio announcer famous for his work on the NBC and ABC radio networks.He was best known as the voice of the Metropolitan Opera, hosting its Saturday afternoon radio broadcasts for 43 years, from the time of their inception in 1931 until his death in...
(1897–1975), American radio announcer, opera expert - Paul CrossPaul CrossPaul Cross was a rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. He reached the 1966 season's Grand Final with the Balmain Tigers and in 1971 was the NSWRFL's top try-scorer....
, Australian rugby league footballer - Philip CrossPhilip CrossPhilip Cross from shandy hallDripsey, County Cork, Ireland was a physician convicted and hanged for the murder of his wife after an affair with his children's governess...
(1826–1888), British murderer - R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount CrossR. A. Cross, 1st Viscount CrossRichard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, GCB, GCSI, PC, FRS , known before his elevation to the peerage as R. A. Cross, was a British statesman and Conservative politician...
(1823–1914), British statesman and Conservative politician - Randy CrossRandy CrossRandall "Randy" Laureat Cross , is a football analyst and former NFL offensive lineman. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in July 2011.-High school years:...
(born 1954), American football analyst and former NFL lineman - Richard CrossRichard CrossProfessor Richard Alan Cross is Rev. John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Notre Dame...
(disambiguation) - Richard Cross (bass-baritone)Richard Cross (bass-baritone)Richard Cross is an American bass-baritone who had an active international opera career from the late 1950s through the 1990s. Possessing a rich and warm voice, Cross sang a broad repertoire that encompassed works from a wide variety of musical periods and styles...
(born 1935), American bass-baritone - Richard E. CrossRichard E. CrossRichard Eugene Cross was an American business executive in the automotive industry and a lawyer.- Career at AMC :Richard E. Cross was a "quiet, analytical attorney" who served as legal counsel for American Motors Corporation . He drew up the 1954 merger papers that created the new company from...
, American lawyer, industrialist, and former Chairman of American Motors Corporation (AMC) - Robert Thomas CrossRobert Thomas CrossRobert Thomas Cross was a British astrologer.Cross was one in a series of editors of Raphael's Ephemeris, started by Robert Cross Smith in 1827, who all took the pseudonym Raphael...
(1850–1923), English astrologer - Roger CrossRoger CrossRoger Cross is a Canadian contemporary actor who has made numerous appearances in several movies and TV series, mostly on productions shot in Canada...
(born 1969), Canadian actor - Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet (1896–1968), English politician and diplomat
- Ronald Anthony CrossRonald Anthony CrossRonald Anthony Cross was an American science fiction and fantasy author...
(1937–2006), American author - Rupert CrossRupert CrossSir Alfred Rupert Neale Cross was a prominent English lawyer and academic...
(1912–1980), English jurist - Ryan CrossRyan CrossRyan Cross is a Rugby Union football player for Racing Metro 92 after signing from USA Perpignan in the French Top 14. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition, the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby.-Early career:Son of former rugby...
(born 1979), Australian rugby footballer - Stan CrossStan CrossStanley George Cross was born in the United States but was known as an Australian strip and political cartoonist who drew for Smith’s Weekly and The Herald and Weekly Times...
(1888–1977), Australian strip and political cartoonist - Tara Cross-BattleTara Cross-BattleTara Cross-Battle is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the USA National Women's Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
(born 1968), American volleyball player - Terry M. Cross, American Coast Guard Admiral 2004–2006
- Tim CrossTim CrossMajor General Timothy Cross, CBE is a retired British Army officer and military logistics expert. He was commissioned in 1971 into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and went on to serve in Germany, Northern Ireland and Cyprus, interspersed with staff duties and further education...
(born 1951), retired British Army officer
- Veronica Ann CrossVeronica Ann CrossVeronica Ann Cross, daughter of a Covent Garden opera singer, won the Miss United Kingdom beauty pageant in 1973.At 16 years old, upon leaving school, Cross successfully applied for a job as a photographic model with an agency in London...
, English beauty queen - Wilbur Lucius CrossWilbur Lucius CrossWilbur Lucius Cross, Ph. D. was an American educator and political figure who was the 71st Governor of Connecticut for eight years.-Biography:Born in 1862 in Mansfield, Connecticut, Cross graduated from Yale University Wilbur Lucius Cross, Ph. D. (April 10, 1862 – October 5, 1948) was an American...
(1862–1948), American educator and politician - Zora CrossZora CrossZora Bernice May Cross was an Australian poet, novelist and journalist.She was born in Brisbane, and was educated at Ipswich Girls' Grammar School and then Sydney Teachers' College...
(1890–1964), Australian poet
Characters
- Angela Cross, a fictional character from 2003 video game Ratchet & Clank: Going CommandoRatchet & Clank: Going CommandoRatchet & Clank: Going Commando is a 3D platformer/shooter developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony...
. - Alex CrossAlex CrossAlex Cross is a fictional character, the protagonist in a series of books by novelist James Patterson.-Character overview:Cross is a Black detective and psychologist living and working in the Southeast quadrant of Washington, D.C...
, a fictional character and the protagonist in the James PattersonJames PattersonJames B. Patterson is an American author of thriller novels, largely known for his series about American psychologist Alex Cross...
Alex Cross series of novels - Gina Cross, a fictional character in the Half Life video game series
- Noah Cross, a fictional character and villain in the 1974 film Chinatown
- Sergeant Cross, a fictional character featured in the Need for Speed: Most WantedNeed for Speed: Most WantedNeed for Speed: Most Wanted is a racing video game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. It is the tenth installment in the Need for Speed series. The game features street racing-oriented game play, with certain customization options from the Need for Speed: Underground series...
and Need for Speed: CarbonNeed for Speed: CarbonNeed for Speed: Carbon, also known as NFS Carbon or NFSC, is an Electronic Arts video game belonging to the Need for Speed series. Released in 2006, it is the tenth installment, preceded by Need for Speed: Most Wanted, succeeded by Need for Speed: ProStreet in release order and succeeded by Need...
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