Hoss

Hoss may refer to:

In fiction:

  • Hoss (comics), a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics
  • Hoss Cartwright, a fictional character in the TV show Bonanza
  • Hoss Delgado, a fictional character from the animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

In music:

  • Hoss (album), Lagwagon's third album
  • Hoss (band), a hard rock band

In sports:

  • Da Hoss, a bay thoroughbred
  • List of professional wrestling terms#H Hoss (professional wrestling), a wrestler who is physically large but lacks other skills
  • Hoss in bowling, a bowler who has all the skills necessary to score high, regardless of any deviations in lane condition, bowling ball, etc.

People named Hoss:

  • Américo Hoss (1916–1990), prolific Hungarian-Argentine cinematographer
  • Bernd Hoss (born 1939), German football manager
  • Elijah Embree Hoss (1849–1919), American bishop
  • Hoss Wright, drummer for punk metal bands Amen, and Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator
  • Jeff Hostetler (born 1961), former NFL quarterback
  • Rudolf Höss (1900–1947), German Nazi commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp
  • Maria Crescentia Höss (1682–1744), German Roman Catholic saint

People nicknamed Hoss:

  • Bill "Hoss" Allen (1922–1997), American radio disc jockey
  • Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), American country music singer