Lester Ross (born 27 August 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Ross, who started his senior football career at Victorian Football Association club Prahran, spent the 1958 season with Moe and won the Latrobe Valley Football League "Best and Fairest" award. Norwood secured his services in 1961 and he spent two seasons with them, in the South Australian National Football League. In his first season, he finished third in the Magarey Medal, even though he had missed five games.