Root (surname)

Root (surname)

Root is a surname, and may refer to

* Amanda Root (born 1963), British actress
* Amos Root, American beekeeper
* Antony Root, British scriptwriter and drama producer
* Budd Root, comic book artist
* Charlie Root, American baseball player
* Elihu Root (1845–1937), American statesman and 1912 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
* Elisha K. Root, American inventor
* Enoch Root, fictional character in novels by Neal Stephenson
* Fred Root, English cricketer
* George Frederick Root, American songwriter
* Gladys Root, American criminal defense attorney
* Gloria Root, American model
* James Root, American guitarist
* Jane Root, British television executive
* Jesse Root, American jurist
* John Wellborn Root (1850–1891), American architect
* John Wellborn Root, Jr. (1887–1963), American architect
* Jon Root (born 1964), American volleyball player
* Julius Root, fictional character from the "Artemis Fowl series"
* Leon Root, American physician
* Martha Root, American teacher of the Bahá'í Faith
* Richard Root (1938–2006), American epidemiologist
* Robert Root-Bernstein, MacArthur fellow and professor of life sciences at Michigan State University
* Sidney Root (1824–1897), American engineer and businessman
* Stephen Root, American actor
* Tina Root, American singer
* Waverley Lewis Root, American journalist

ee also

* Root (disambiguation), Root
* Rootes

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