Voss or Voß (in German) means fox in Low German and is a surname.
Notable people and fictional characters with the surname Voss, Voß, von Voss or von Voß include:
A Aasta Voss (1914–1994), Norwegian actress Alain Voss (1946–2011), Franco-Brazilian comics artist Alex Voss (1858–1906), American baseball player Andreas Voss (disambiguation) Andrew Voss (born 1960), Australian television sports presenter Arno Voss (1821–1888), American politician Aurel Voss (1845–1931), German mathematician Axel Voss (born 1963), German lawyer and politician
B Barbara Voss (born 1967), American historical archaeologist Ben Voss (born 1973), South African comedian, actor and satirist Bill Voss (1943–2023), American baseball player Brandon Voss (born 1978), American journalist Brett Voss (born 1978), Australian football player, brother of Michael Brian Voss (born 1958), American bowler
C Carl Voss (1907–1993), American ice hockey player Catalin Voss (born 1995), German inventor and entrepreneur Charles H. Voss, American politician Christina Voß (born 1952), East German handball player Christopher Voss (born 1957), American FBI hostage negotiator Clair H. Voss (1920–1999), American lawyer and judge Conrad Voss Bark (1913–2000), writer and correspondent for the BBC and the Times
D Daniel Voß (born 1971), German water polo player David Voss, Canadian art forger
E Ed Voss (c. 1922–1953), American basketball player Eduard Voss (1884–1974), German entomologist Edward Groesbeck Voss, (1929–2012), American botanist and lepidopterist Egon Voss (born 1938), German musicologist Ernst Voss (1842–1920), German shipbuilder, co-founder of Blohm+Voss
F Fred Voss (1952–2025), American poet and novelist Friedrich Voss (1872–1953), German civil engineer Friedrich Voss (composer) (born 1930), German composer and pianist
G Gert Voss (1941–2014), German actor Gilbert L. Voss (1918–1989), American conservationist and oceanographer Gordon Voss (1938–2017), American politician Grace Voss Frederick (1905–2009), née Voss, American actress
H Hans Voss (1894–1973), German rear admiral Hans-Erich Voss (1897–1969), German World War II vice admiral Heath Voss (born 1978), American motocross racer Henry Voss, German-born American architect Hermann Voss (disambiguation) Holger Voss, German internet user sued for a sarcastic comment he made about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
I Isaac Vossius (1618–1689), sometimes anglicized as Isaac Voss, Dutch philologist and manuscript collector, son of Gerhard
J James Voss (disambiguation) Janice E. Voss (1956–2012), American astronaut Joan Voss (born 1940), American politician Johann Heinrich Voss (1751–1826), German poet and translator Johanne Voss (1868–1946), Norwegian actress John Voss (disambiguation) Josef Voß (1937–2009), German Roman Catholic bishop Julia Voss (born 1974), German journalist Julie von Voss (1766–1789), German lady-in-waiting and a bigamous morganatic spouse of King Frederick William II of Prussia Julius von Voss (1768–1832), German writer
K Katrina Voss, American meteorologist Kim Voss, American sociologist Konrad Voss (1928–2017), German mathematician and professor Kurt Voss (born 1963), American film director
L Lloyd Voss (1942–2007), American football defensive end
M Martin Voss (born 1967), Danish retired athlete Michael Voss (born 1975), Australian football player and coach, brother of Brett
N Neil Voss (born 1974), American video game composer Nick Voss, Australian music artist Nils Voss (1886–1969), Norwegian gymnast
O Olav Voss (1864–1912), Norwegian actor
P Patrick Voss (born 2003), Australian rules footballer Paul Voß (born 1986), German road racing cyclist Perrie Voss, Canadian actress Peter Voss (1897–1976), German SS non-commissioned officer and commander of the Auschwitz crematoria and gas chambers Peter Voß (1891–1979), German film actor Philip Voss (1936–2020), British actor Ralph Voss (1860–1900), English cricketer Raoul Voss (born 1983), German association football coach Richard Voss (1851–1918), German dramatist and novelist Richard Voss (cricketer) (1880–1948), English cricketer Robert Voss (born 1953), British businessman Roberta Voss (born 1965), American politician
S Sarah Voss (born 1999), German artistic gymnast Siegfried Voß (1940–2011), German actor Skipper Voss (born 1944), American rodeo bullfighter Sophie Marie von Voß (1729–1814), German lady in waiting and memoirist
T Torolf Voss (1877–1943), Norwegian conductor and composer Torsten Voss (born 1963), German athlete
V Valentin Voss (1880–1964), Norwegian lawyer and civil servant Victor Voss (1868–1936), German tennis player Vida de Voss, Namibian feminist activist
W Wally Voss (1958–1992), American bass player Walter Voss (disambiguation) Werner Voss (1897–1917), German World War I flying ace Willi Voss (born 1944), German screenwriter and journalist William Voss (1847–1921), German-American immigrant, banker and politician Willy Voss (born 1952), German karateka Wolfgard Voß (1926–2020), German gymnast
Compound surnames Anke Voss-Hubbard, archivist, writer and feminist Carl Voss-Schrader (1880–1955), Finnish colonel, business director and lawyer Felicia Voss-Shafiq (born 1980), Canadian sitting volleyball player Julian Voss-Andreae (born 1970), German sculptor Martha Voß-Zietz (1871–1961), German conservative, women's rights activist, suffragist, nationalist and writer Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (born 1967), German football manager and former player
Fictional characters Johann Ulrich Voss, one of the protagonists of the novel Voss Scott Voss, in the Quake IV video game the protagonist of Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss, a 1982 German film
See also Voss (disambiguation) Vos (surname) Foss (disambiguation)
References