Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856).

synonyms: John Ross, Sir John 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).

synonyms: James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross.

British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932).

synonym: Sir Ronald Ross.

A politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977).

synonyms: Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross.

American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836).

synonyms: Betsy Griscom Ross, Betsy Ross.