Root (surname)
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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
- 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
