People
- Baron Amherst (disambiguation), in particular:
- Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, 18th century British army officer
- William Amherst (British Army officer), younger brother of the above
- William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, Governor-General of India from August 1823 to February 1828
- Josceline Amherst, Australian politician
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