Famous People with Name Moss

Moss James Burmester            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Moss James Burmester: is a New Zealand swimmer. His specialist event is the 200m butterfly in which he holds the Commonwealth record of 1:54.35 set at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Moss Kent Dickinson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Moss Kent Dickinson: was a Canadian businessman, mayor of Ottawa from 1864 to 1866 and member of the Canadian Parliament from 1882 to 1887. His home in Manotick near the mill served as campaign headquarters for Sir John A. Macdonald in the 1882 election. Dickinson was elected in the riding of Russell in the 1882 federal election. (Dickinson was the last non-Liberal MP for Russell County until Pierre Lemieux was elected in 2006, a span of 124 years.) His son George Lemuel also served in the House of Commons.

Mossy Lawler            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Mossy Lawler: is a rugby union player who currently plays for Shannon R.F.C. and Munster A. He previously played for Munster in the Magners League and Heineken Cup, and also played two games on a trial period for London Wasps during 2008, in the Guinness Premiership. H

Frank Edward Moss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frank Edward Moss: was a moderate Democratic United States Senator from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1959 until 1977.Moss chaired the Consumer Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee where he sponsored a measure requiring detailed labeling on cigarette packages noting the health hazards of smoking and banning tobacco advertising on radio and television. He also sponsored the Consumer Product Warranty and Guarantee Act (Moss-Magnuson Act), the Toy Safety Act, the Product Safety Act, and the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.

Johnny Moss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Johnny Moss: was a long-time gambler and professional poker player.Moss was born in Marshall, Texas in 1907 and grew up in Dallas, Texas where he learned how to gamble as a young boy. A group of cheaters taught him how to cheat in games, but Moss put this knowledge to good use. As a teenager he was hired by a local saloon to watch over games and make sure they were played fairly. While he was keeping games safe from cheaters, he was also learning the strategy behind playing poker. Two years later he became a rounder, a player who travels the country looking for gambling action.

Howard Moss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Howard Moss: was an American poet, dramatist and critic, who was poetry editor of The New Yorker magazine from 1948 until his death.Moss was born in New York City. He attended the University of Michigan, where he won a Hopwood Award. He is credited with discovering a number of major American poets, including Anne Sexton and Amy Clampitt.

Carrie-Anne Moss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carrie-Anne Moss: Carrie-Anne Moss was born in Burnaby, British Columbia. She has an older brother, Brooke. Moss's mother Barbara named her after The Hollies' 1967 hit song, "Carrie-Anne." Moss lived with her mother in Vancouver as a child.[1] At the age of eleven, she joi

Randall Gene Moss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Randall Gene Moss: is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings 21st overall in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marshall University.Moss played the first seven years of his career in Minnesota before a trade in 2005 brought him to the Oakland Raiders. On April 29, 2007, Moss was traded to the New England Patriots for a fourth-round draft pick. Moss holds the NFL single season touchdown reception record (23, set in 2007), and the NFL single-season TD reception record for a rookie (17, in 1998).