Ross (rôs, r s), Betsy Griscom 1752-1836. American seamstress who, according to tradition, made the first American flag (June 1776) at the request of George Washington. |
| Ross, Harold Wallace 1892-1951. American publisher who founded and edited (1925-1951) the New Yorker magazine. |
| Ross, Sir James Clark 1800-1862. British polar explorer who located the north magnetic pole (1831). On an Antarctic expedition (1839-1843) he discovered Victoria Land and the Ross Sea. |
| Ross, John Originally Coowescoowe or Kooweskoowe. 1790-1866. Cherokee leader who reluctantly directed the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia to the Oklahoma Territory (1838-1839) along a route called the Trail of Tears. |
| Ross, Sir John 1777-1856. British naval officer and Arctic explorer whose expeditions (1818 and 1829-1833) in search of the Northwest Passage yielded several geographic discoveries. |
| Ross, Nellie Tayloe 1876-1977. American politician who was elected (1924) to complete her deceased husband's term as governor of Wyoming (1925-1927), thereby becoming the first woman governor in the United States. |
| Ross, Sir Ronald 1857-1932. British physician. He won a 1902 Nobel Prize for discovering that mosquitoes transmit malaria. |
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1. (Biographies / Ross, Diana (1944 F, US, MUSIC: popular singer) Diana. born 1944, US singer: lead vocalist (1961-69) with Motown group the Supremes, whose hits include ``Baby Love'' (1964). Her subsequent recordings include Lady Sings the Blues (film soundtrack, 1972)
2. (Biographies / Ross, Sir James Clark (1800-1862) M, British, MILITARY: naval officer, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer) Sir James Clark. 1800-62, British naval officer; explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic. He located the north magnetic pole (1831) and discovered the Ross Sea during an Antarctic voyage (1839-43)
3. (Biographies / Ross, Sir John (1777-1856) M, Scottish, MILITARY: naval officer, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer) his uncle, Sir John. 1777-1856, Scottish naval officer and Arctic explorer
4. (Biographies / Ross, Sir Ronald (1857-1932) M, English, SCIENCE: bacteriologist) Sir Ronald. 1857-1932, English bacteriologist, who discovered the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1902
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| Noun | 1. |  Ross - Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) |
| 2. |  Ross - 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) | |
| 3. | Ross - British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) | |
| 4. |  Ross - a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) | |
| 5. |  Ross - American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) |
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