Rous may refer to: *

Baron Rous Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often Hereditary title, hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than ...

, in the peerage of Great Britain * R.O.U.S., or "Rodent of Unusual Size," a creature from the book and film ''The Princess Bride'' *

Rous Cup The Rous Cup was a short-lived football competition hosted in the second half of the 1980s, contested between England, Scotland and, in later years, a guest team from South America. It was named after Sir Stanley Rous, an English football admi ...

, a football competition

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;Australia * Rous, New South Wales *

Rous County Rous County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located at the north-east tip of the state. It is bordered on the north by the border with Queensland and on the south by the Richmond River. It contains Lismore, Byron ...

, New South Wales *

Rous River Rous River, a perennial river of the Tweed River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Rous River rises below Mount Hobwee on the southern slopes of the McPherson Range, near Num ...

, New South Wales *

Electoral district of Rous Rous was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in the 1904 re-distribution of electorates following the 1903 New South Wales referendum, which required the number of members of the ...

, New South Wales

People

Anthony Rous Anthony Rous (1605 – 1 May 1677) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660. He was an officer in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War. Rous was the son of Robert Rous and his ...

(1605–1677), English politician *

Didier Rous Didier Rous (born 18 September 1970 in Montauban, France) is a French former professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Ol ...

(born 1970), French professional road bicycle racer *

Edmund Rous Sir Edmund Rous (by 1521 – 1572 or later), of Dunwich, Suffolk, was an English landowner, magistrate, MP and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. Origins John Leland the antiquary, who lived in Sir Edmund's time, wrote:"Al the Rousis that be in Southf ...

(by 1521-1569 or later), English politician *

Elie Rous Elie Rous was an English ''Dictionnaire historique des clubs de football français'' (Racing), Pages de Foot 1999 football manager, active primarily in France. Rous led Racing Paris to the 1940 Coupe de France title, and was runner-up with S ...

(born 1909), English, or French, football manager *

Francis Rous Francis Rous, also spelled Rouse (c. 1581 to 1659), was an English politician and Puritan religious author, who was Provost of Eton from 1644 to 1659, and briefly Speaker of the House of Commons in 1653. Stepbrother of Parliamentary leader J ...

(1579–1659), English politician and a prominent Puritan *

Francis Peyton Rous Francis Peyton Rous (; October 5, 1879 – February 16, 1970) was an American pathologist at the Rockefeller University known for his works in oncoviruses, blood transfusion and physiology of digestion. A medical graduate from the Johns Hopkin ...

(1879–1970), American pathologist and Nobel Prize recipient *

Henry John Rous Admiral Henry John Rous (23 January 1795 – 19 June 1877) was an officer of the British Royal Navy, who served during the Napoleonic Wars, and was later a Member of Parliament and a leading figure in horse racing. Biography Family background a ...

(1795–1877), Royal Navy officer and sportsman *

John Rous (disambiguation) John Rous (1710–1760) was a British naval officer. John Rous may also refer to: Members of Parliament * John Rous (Huntingdon MP), MP for Huntingdon in 1401 * John Rous (Ipswich MP), MP for Ipswich in 1410 and 1414 * John Rous (Wiltshire MP) (di ...

* Samuel H. Rous (1864–1947), American singer who performed as S. H. Dudley *

Stanley Rous Sir Stanley Ford Rous (25 April 1895 – 18 July 1986) was an English football referee and the List of Presidents of FIFA, 6th President of FIFA, serving from 1961 to 1974. He also served as secretary of the Football Association from 1934 to 196 ...

(1895–1986), the 6th President of FIFA * William Rous (disambiguation)

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