Indigo Naess is the younger son of Ross Arne Naess and Kimberly Ryan and one of the grandchildren of singer Diana Ross. Unlike several members of the wider Ross family, Indigo does not have an independently documented entertainment career. His public profile comes mainly from his family connections and a small number of appearances in photographs and media coverage involving the Ross family.
People reports that Indigo was born on August 15, 2017, making him 9 years old as of August 19, 2026. A 2019 interview with his father in the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet used the fuller name Indigo Shadow Næss. American coverage generally identifies him simply as Indigo Naess, using the anglicized spelling of the family surname.
Because Indigo is still a child, much of his everyday life appropriately remains outside the public record. Reliable reporting establishes his family background and several public appearances, but it does not establish details such as his school, personal ambitions, finances, or a professional career.
Family Background
Indigo is the second son of Ross Naess and Kimberly Ryan. His older brother, Leif, was born on June 5, 2016, according to People.
Ross Naess is one of Diana Ross’s children and the son of Norwegian businessman and mountaineer Arne Næss Jr. That family connection makes Indigo part of a prominent multigenerational family associated with music, entertainment, business, and the arts, although Indigo himself has not taken on a comparable public role.
Ross and Kimberly married on June 10, 2017, at Rancho Dos Pueblos in Santa Barbara, California. Contemporary coverage from Harper’s Bazaar and Entertainment Tonight reported that Kimberly was pregnant with the couple’s second child at the time. Diana Ross officiated the ceremony, while Leif was also part of the family occasion.
Indigo was born later that summer. The exact August 15 birth date comes from People rather than an independently published birth record, so it is best treated as a well-sourced reported date rather than an official-record finding.
The Story Behind His Name
One of the more distinctive pieces of first-hand information about Indigo comes from Ross Naess himself.
In a 2019 Dagbladet profile, Ross referred to his younger son as Indigo Shadow Næss and explained that the name “Indigo” had a connection to his father’s side of the family. According to Ross’s account, Arne Næss Jr. had once considered using Indigo as a name for one of Ross’s younger brothers before choosing another name.
Ross later suggested Indigo for his own son.
The interview provides useful evidence for the fuller form “Indigo Shadow Næss,” but there is no public official record establishing that wording as his legal name. For that reason, Indigo Naess remains the most appropriate form for general biographical use.
Public Appearances
Indigo has occasionally appeared with members of the Ross family at prominent events, but those appearances should not be confused with a professional entertainment career.
One of the earliest documented examples came at the 2017 American Music Awards. A Getty Images press-room caption from November 19, 2017, identifies Indigo among the Ross family members photographed together at the event. He was only an infant at the time.
Years later, he appeared again in publicly released family imagery connected with Diana Ross’s appearance at the 2025 Met Gala. People identified Indigo among Ross’s grandchildren in a multigenerational family portrait.
Diana Ross also incorporated her family into the design of her Met Gala look that year. Vogue reported that the names of her children and grandchildren were embroidered on the long train of her gown, with “Indigo” among the grandchildren represented.
These moments demonstrate his place within a famous family rather than an attempt to establish a public career of his own.
Does Indigo Naess Have a Career?
There is no reliably documented acting, music, modeling, business, athletic, or other professional career associated with Indigo Naess as of August 19, 2026.
That distinction matters because some celebrity-family biographies online tend to treat visibility as a form of professional accomplishment. In Indigo’s case, reliable sources describe him primarily as Ross Naess and Kimberly Ryan’s son and Diana Ross’s grandson.
No credible record reviewed establishes professional credits, major works, awards, employment, or independent public projects. Given his age, the absence of such a record is unsurprising.
Claims about what career he may eventually pursue would be speculation. There is similarly no sound basis for assigning him an individual net worth based on the wealth or success of older relatives.
What Is Known About Him Today?
As of August 19, 2026, Indigo is 9 years old based on the birth date reported by People.
His most recent documented relevance remains connected to his extended family, including the 2025 Diana Ross family portrait and Met Gala tribute. Beyond those public moments, trustworthy reporting offers relatively little detail about his day-to-day life.
That limited record is significant in its own right. Indigo is a minor rather than a working public figure, and information about his current school, precise residence, private relationships, routines, or personal interests is either not reliably established or is not necessary to understanding why his name appears in public coverage.
The clearest picture available is therefore a simple one: he is the younger child of Ross Naess and Kimberly Ryan, the brother of Leif Naess, and one of Diana Ross’s grandchildren.
Conclusion
Indigo Naess is best understood as a young member of the Ross-Næss family rather than as an entertainer or celebrity with an independent body of work. Public reporting establishes his birth in 2017, his parents and brother, his connection to Diana Ross, the family history behind his name, and several appearances in family photographs.
Beyond those facts, the responsible record remains deliberately limited. As of August 2026, Indigo’s public significance comes from his family background, while his own education, interests, future career, and private life remain outside the reliably documented public record.
