Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin.

Etymology

The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer". The name is borne by a character in

Irish mythology Irish mythology is the body of myths native to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era, being part of ancient Celtic religion. Many myths were later written down in the early medieval era by ...

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Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), ...

, grandson of

Fionn Mac Cumhaill Fionn mac Cumhaill ( ; Old and mga, Find or ''mac Cumail'' or ''mac Umaill''), often anglicized Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is leader of the '' Fianna'' bands o ...

, and refers to his descent from his grandmother,

Sadhbh In Irish mythology, Sadhbh or Sive ( ) was the mother of Oisín by Fionn mac Cumhail. She is either a daughter of Bodb Derg, king of the Síd of Munster, or may derive in part from Sadb ingen Chuinn, daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles ...

, who was enchanted into the form of a deer. The name was popularised in the 18th century by Scottish poet

James Macpherson James Macpherson ( Gaelic: ''Seumas MacMhuirich'' or ''Seumas Mac a' Phearsain''; 27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of epic poem ...

, creator of '

Ossian Ossian (; Irish Gaelic/Scottish Gaelic: ''Oisean'') is the narrator and purported author of a cycle of epic poems published by the Scottish poet James Macpherson, originally as ''Fingal'' (1761) and ''Temora'' (1763), and later combined under ...

ic poetry'. Today the name is associated with

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

because Napoleon was an admirer of Macpherson's work and gave the name to his godson, Joseph Bernadotte, who later became Oscar I, King of Sweden. Consequently, at the time many Swedes were named Oscar. The name was given to more than a half-dozen members of Scandinavian royal houses. Oscar was the third most popular name for males born in Sweden in 2013 and is ranked 51 in terms of the most popular male names in Sweden. The surname ''McCusker'' originates as an

Anglicised Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

form of the Irish ''Mac Oscair'' as does the anglicised surname ''Cosgrave''. There is alternative speculation that it may be derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

cognate '' Ásgeirr'' (a personal name itself composed of the elements meaning "god" and "spear").

Cognates

Austrian German Austrian German (german: Österreichisches Deutsch), Austrian Standard German (ASG), Standard Austrian German (), or Austrian High German (), is the variety of Standard German written and spoken in Austria. It has the highest sociolinguistic p ...

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

, Czech, Estonian, Finnish,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

, Norwegian,

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Swedish,

Swiss German Swiss German (Standard German: , gsw, Schwiizerdütsch, Schwyzerdütsch, Schwiizertüütsch, Schwizertitsch Mundart,Because of the many different dialects, and because there is no defined orthography for any of them, many different spelling ...

: ''Oskar''. ** Icelandic: ''Óskar''. *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...

: ''Òscar''. *

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

, French, Irish,

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

, Norwegian,

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Port ...

, Swedish: ''Oscar''. **

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

: ''Óscar''. * Finnish: ''Oskari'', ''Okko'', ''Osku'' (a

pet form A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

of ''Oskari''). * Hungarian: Oszkár *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

: Anscharius. * Latvian: '' Oskars''. * Lithuanian: Oskaras. *

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well a ...

: ''Osgar''. *

Gaeilge Irish (an Caighdeán Oifigiúil, Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic languages, Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European lang ...

: Osgar/Osgur.

People with the given name Oscar

* Oscar (footballer, born 1954), José Oscar Bernardi, Brazilian footballer *

Oscar (footballer, born 1991) Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior (; born 9 September 1991), known mononymously as Oscar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. Oscar began his career at São Paul ...

, Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior, Brazilian footballer *

Oscar I of Sweden Oscar I (born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte; 4 July 1799 – 8 July 1859) was King of Sweden and Norway from 8 March 1844 until his death. He was the second monarch of the House of Bernadotte. The only child of King Charles XIV John, Oscar ...

(1799–1859), King of Sweden and Norway *

Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Queen Josephine. He inheri ...

(1829–1907), King of Sweden and Norway *

Oscar Albayalde Oscar David Albayalde (; born November 8, 1963) is a retired Filipino police officer who served as the Chief of the Philippine National Police from April 2018 until his optional retirement in October 2019. Early life and education Albayalde ...

(born 1963), Filipino retired police officer *

Prince Oscar Bernadotte Prince Oscar Carl August Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (15 November 1859 – 4 October 1953) was a Swedish religious activist, the second son of King Oscar II of Sweden and his consort, Sofia of Nassau. Born as a Prince of Sweden and Norway, h ...

(1859–1953), Swedish prince and admiral *

Oscar Brodney Oscar Brodney (February 18, 1907 – February 12, 2008) was an American lawyer-turned-screenwriter. He is best known for his long association with Universal Studios, where his credits included ''Harvey'', '' The Glenn Miller Story'' (1954), sever ...

(1907–2008), American lawyer and screenwriter *

Oscar Bronner Oscar Bronner (born 14 January 1943) is an Austrian newspaper publisher. Biography Bronner was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine, on 14 January 1943. He is the eldest son of Austrian cabaret artist Gerhard Bronner. In 1948, at the age of fiv ...

(born 1943), Austrian journalist and painter *

Oscar Coggins Oscar Louis Coggins (; born October 7, 1999) is a triathlon athlete from Hong Kong, raised by British parents. Coggins attended Millfield School from 2016 to 2018. In 2018, he renounced his British citizenship in order to represent this birth ...

(born 1999), Hong Kong triathlon athlete *

Oscar Cortínez Hernán Oscar Cortínez (born August 4, 1973 in Morón) is a male marathon runner from Argentina, who is a two-time winner of the Buenos Aires Marathon in his native country (2003 and 2004). He represented Argentina in the men's marathon at ...

(born 1973), Argentine marathon runner *

Oscar Feltsman Oscar Borisovich Feltsman (russian: Оскар Борисович Фельцман; 18 February 1921 – 3 February 2013) was a Ukrainian-born composer of Lithuanian Jewish descent. He was the father of Vladimir Feltsman. Biography Felts ...

(1921–2013), Soviet-Ukrainian composer *

Oscar Fernandes Dr. Oscar Fernandes (27 March 1941 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian politician, a senior Indian National Congress leader and was the Union Cabinet Minister for Transport, Road and Highways and Labour and Employment, Government of India i ...

(1941-2021), Indian politician * Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948), Brazilian composer *

Oscar Gamble Oscar Charles Gamble (December 20, 1949 – January 31, 2018) was an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 17 seasons, from to , for seven teams: the Chicago White Sox and ...

(1949–2018), American baseball player *

Oscar Grant Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was killed in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009 by BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California. Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid ...

(1986–2009), African American fatally shot by police *

Oscar Hammerstein I Oscar Hammerstein I (8 May 18461 August 1919) was a German-born businessman, theater impresario, and composer in New York City. His passion for opera led him to open several opera houses, and he rekindled opera's popularity in America. He was ...

(1846–1919), German-American businessman and theatre impresario *

Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (; July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in the musical theater for almost 40 years. He won eight ...

(1895–1960), American songwriter and musical director *

Oscar Han Oscar Han (December 3, 1891 in Bucharest – February 14, 1976 in Bucharest) was a Romanian sculptor and writer. A student of Dimitrie Paciurea at the Academy of Arts in Bucharest, he was a member of ''the Group of Four'' together with painte ...

(1891–1976), Romanian sculptor and writer *

Oscar Hijuelos Oscar Jerome Hijuelos (August 24, 1951 – October 12, 2013) was an American novelist. Of Cuban descent, during a year-long convalescence from a childhood illness spent in a Connecticut hospital he lost his knowledge of Spanish, his parents' ...

(1951–2013), Cuban-American novelist *

Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born on February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championsh ...

(born 1973), American boxer and boxing promoter *

Oscar Isaac Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada (born March 9, 1979) is a Guatemalan-born American actor. Known for his versatility, he has been credited with breaking stereotypes about Latino characters in Hollywood. He was named the best actor of his gene ...

(born 1979), American actor * Oscar Jacobson (1882–1966), Swedish-born American painter and museum curator *

Oscar James Oscar James (born 25 July 1942) is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He has had a long and varied career, but is best known for appearing on British television, in particular the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', where he p ...

(born 1942), Trinidadian actor *

Oscar Kahl Oscar Kahl ( th, ออสการ์ คาห์ล; born 17 October 1997) is a Thai footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder. Career Before the 2017 season, Kahl signed for Thai side Bangkok United after playing for the youth aca ...

(born 1997), Thai football player *

Oscar Krokstedt Vice Admiral Nils ''Oscar'' Jakob Krokstedt (12 October 1908 – 13 December 1985) was a Swedish Navy officer. His senior commands included Chief of the Naval Staff, head of the Swedish National Defence College and military commander of the We ...

(1908–1985), Swedish Navy vice admiral *

Oscar Levant Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian and actor. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for reco ...

(1906–1972, American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor) *

Oscar Lloyd Oscar Lloyd (born 16 September 1997) is a British actor best known for his role as Will Wylde in ''Emmerdale''. Career Lloyd started his acting career by appearing in television commercials. He was cast as David in the 2008 BBC drama, '' Hanco ...

(born 1997), British actor * Oscar Malapitan (born 1955), Filipino politician *

Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer (), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was ...

(1907–2012), Brazilian architect *

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, ...

(1925–2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer *

Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri (born 6 April 2001) is an Australian racing driver who previously served as the reserve driver for Alpine F1 Team, having previously been in the team's driver academy. He won the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP, and wo ...

(born 2001), Australian racing driver *

Oscar Pistorius Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (; ; born 22 November 1986) is a South African convicted murderer and former professional sprinter. Both of his feet were amputated when he was 11 months old owing to a congenital defect; he was born missing th ...

(born 1986), South African convicted murderer and ex-Olympic sprinter *

Oscar Raise Oscar Raise (born 19 February 1952 in Gassino, Torino) is a retired Italian high jumper. Biography He finished sixth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships and won the silver medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at the 197 ...

(born 1952), Italian high jumper * Oscar Randal-Williams (born 1984) British mathematician * Oscar van Rappard (1896–1962), Dutch footballer and hurdler *

Oscar de la Renta Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (22 July 1932 – 20 October 2014), known professionally as Oscar de la Renta, was a Dominican fashion designer. Born in Santo Domingo, he was trained by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. De la Renta ...

(1932–2014), Dominican-American fashion designer *

Oscar Robertson Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Robertson played ...

(born 1938), American basketball player *

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (; 9 September 1918 – 29 January 2012) was the president of Italy from 1992 to 1999. A member of Christian Democracy (DC), he became an independent politician after the DC's dissolution in 1992, and was close to the centre ...

(1918–2012), Italian politician *

Ossie Schectman Oscar Benjamin "Ossie" Schectman (March 30, 1919 – July 30, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He is credited with having scored the first basket in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which would later become the Na ...

(1919–2013), Oscar Schectman, American basketball player who scored the first basket in National Basketball Association history *

Oscar Schmidt Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt (born February 16, 1958) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. He is also commonly known as Oscar Schmidt in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons, ...

(born 1958), Brazilian basketball player * Oscar J. Smith (1859–1937), American lawyer and politician * Oscar Strático (born 1956), Argentine judoka and wrestler *

Oscar Traynor Oscar Traynor (21 March 1886 – 14 December 1963) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and republican who served as Minister for Justice from 1957 to 1961, Minister for Defence from 1939 to 1948 and 1951 to 1954, Minister for Posts and Telegr ...

(1886–1963), Irish politician * Oscar Tshiebwe (born 1999), Congolese basketball player * Oscar Wendt (born 1985), Swedish football player *

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...

(1854–1900), Irish writer and poet

People with the given name Oskar

Prince Oskar of Prussia Prince Oskar Karl Gustav Adolf of Prussia (27 July 1888 – 27 January 1958) was the fifth son of German Emperor Wilhelm II and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. Biography Birth and family Prinz Oskar of Prussia ...

(1888–1958), German Prince (Prince of Prussia) * Oskar Alexander (1876–1953), Croatian painter *

Oskar Anderson Oskar Johann Viktor Anderson (russian: Оскар Николаевич Андерсон, translit=Oskar Nikolaevič Anderson; ] – 12 February 1960) was a Russian-German mathematician of Baltic German descent. He is best known for his work on mat ...

(1887–1960), German-Russian mathematician * Oskar Andersson (1877–1906), Swedish cartoonist *

Oskar Angelus Oskar Angelus (7 May 1892 – 3 November 1979) was an Estonian politician and collaborator with Nazi Germany. Biography Angelus was born in Kolga Parish (now Kuusalu Parish), Kreis Harrien in the Governorate of Estonia of the Russian Empire ...

(1892–1979), Estonian politician *

Oskar Backlund Johan Oskar Backlund (28 April 1846 – 29 August 1916) was a Swedish-Russian astronomer. His name is sometimes given as Jöns Oskar Backlund, however even contemporary Swedish sources give "Johan". In Russia, where he spent his entire career, he ...

(1846–1916), Swedish-Russian astronomer * Oskar Baum (1883–1941), Czech music educator and writer *

Oskar Deutsch Oskar Deutsch (born in Vienna) is an Austrian entrepreneur, and since 2012 President of the Jewish Community of Vienna (IKG) and the Federal Association of Jewish Religious Communities in Austria. Biography Deutsch attended the American Interna ...

(born 1963), Austrian entrepreneur and President of the Jewish Community of Vienna * Oskar Dirlewanger (1895–1945), German military officer and war criminal of Nazi Germany * Oskar Enkvist (1849–1912), Russian admiral *

Oskar Fischer (disambiguation) Oskar Fischer (1876–1942) is a Czech scientist. It may also refer to: * Oskar Fischer (politician) Oskar Fischer (19 March 1923 – 2 April 2020) was a German politician of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Socialist Unity Party ( ...

, multiple people * Oskar Gröning (1921 – 2018), German SS Unterscharführer at the Auschwitz concentration camp *

Oskar Heil Oskar Heil (20 March 1908, in Langwieden – 15 May 1994, San Mateo, California) was a German electrical engineer and inventor. He studied physics, chemistry, mathematics, and music at the University of Göttingen, Georg-August University of Götti ...

(1908–1994), German electrical engineer and inventor * Oskar Hoffmann (1851–1912), Baltic-German painter *

Oskar Homolka Oskar Homolka (August 12, 1898 – January 27, 1978) was an Austrian film and theatre actor, who went on to work in Germany, Britain and America. Both his voice and his appearance fitted him for roles as communist spies or Soviet officials, for w ...

(1898–1978), Austrian film and theatre actor * Oskar von Hutier (1857–1934), German military commander *

Óskar Jónasson Óskar Jónasson (born 30 June 1963) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His film ''Remote Control'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. His most recent film '' Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' won ...

, Icelandic film director and screenwriter *

Oskar Kallas Oskar Kallas (also Oskar Philipp Kallas; in Kirikuküla, Saaremaa – 26 January 1946 in Stockholm) was an Estonian diplomat, linguist and folklorist.Toivo Miljan, ''Historical Dictionary of Estonia'', Scarecrow Press 2004 He was the husband o ...

(1868–1946), Estonian diplomat, linguist and folklorist *

Oskar Kallis Oskar Kallis ( Tallinn, November 23, 1892 – Yalta, 1 January 1918) was an Estonian artist, one of the main representatives of the Estonian national romanticism. Kallas studied in 1907 and 1913 to 1916 in the studio of the artist Ants Laik ...

(1892–1918), Estonian painter *

Oskar Kaplur Oskar Kaplur (Oscar F. Kaplyur; russian: Оска́р Фри́дрихович Каплю́р; – 20 September 1962) was a Russian wrestler. He competed for Russian Empire in the lightweight event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He lived in ...

(1889–1962), Estonian wrestler *

Oskar Kirmes Karl Oskar Kirmes (born 19 December 1995, Reykjavik, Iceland) is a Finnish male artistic gymnast representing his nation in international competitions. He was born in Reykjavik ( Iceland) to Soviet Estonian born-dad and Swedish born-mom. His d ...

(born 1995), Finnish artistic gymnast * Oskar Klein (1894–1977), Swedish physicist *

Oskar Kokoschka Oskar Kokoschka (1 March 1886 – 22 February 1980) was an Austrian artist, poet, playwright, and teacher best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes, as well as his theories on vision that influenced the Viennese Exp ...

(1886–1980), Austrian-British-Swiss artist, poet and playwright *

Oskar Kolberg Henryk Oskar Kolberg (22 February 1814 – 3 June 1890) was a Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composer active during the foreign Partitions of Poland.Oskar Lafontaine Oskar Lafontaine (; born 16 September 1943) is a German politician. He served as Minister-President of the state of Saarland from 1985 to 1998, and was federal leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1995 to 1999. He was the lead cand ...

(born 1943), German politician * Oskar Loorits (1900–1961), Estonian folklorist *

Oskar Luts Oskar Luts ( – 23 March 1953) was an Estonian writer and playwright. Biography Oskar Luts was born into a middle-class family in Järvepera, central Estonia, at that time in the governorate of Livonia (Russian Empire). His younger brother was ...

(1887–1953), Estonian writer * Oskar Matute (born 1972), Basque politician *

Oskar Merikanto Oskar Merikanto (; born Frans Oskar Ala-Kanto; 5 August 1868, Helsinki17 February 1924, Hausjärvi-Oitti) was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist. As a composer, Merikanto was primarily a miniaturist, and includes songs a ...

(1868–1924), Finnish musician and composer *

Oskar Morgenstern Oskar Morgenstern (January 24, 1902 – July 26, 1977) was an Austrian-American economist. In collaboration with mathematician John von Neumann, he founded the mathematical field of game theory as applied to the social sciences and strategic decis ...

(1902–1977), Austrian-American economist *

Oskar Nedbal Oskar Nedbal (26 March 1874 – 24 December 1930) was a Czech violist, composer, and conductor of classical music. Early life Nedbal was born in Tábor, in southern Bohemia. He studied the violin at the Prague Conservatory under Antonín Ben ...

(1874–1930), Czech violist, composer, and conductor * Oskar Osala (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player * Oskar Painter, Canadian physicist * Oskar Pfungst (1874–1933), German biologist and psychologist *

Oskar Potiorek Oskar Potiorek (20 November 1853 – 17 December 1933) was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, who served as Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1911 to 1914. He was a passenger in the car carrying Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria ...

(1853–1933), Austro-Hungarian military commander * Oskar Roehler (born 1959), German film director *

Oskar Schindler Oskar Schindler (; 28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was a German industrialist, humanitarian and a member of the Nazi Party who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and amm ...

(1908–1974), German industrialist, spy and humanitarian *

Oskar Schlemmer Oskar Schlemmer (4 September 1888 – 13 April 1943) was a German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school. In 1923, he was hired as Master of Form at the Bauhaus theatre workshop, after working at the w ...

(1888–1943), German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer *

Panda Eyes Oskar Gabriel Steinbeck, known by his stage name Panda Eyes (or Lil Panda X) is a Swiss composer, record producer and DJ from Zurich, Switzerland. Career Steinbeck started in 2013 bringing together elements of chiptune, dubstep and other genr ...

(born 1996), Oskar Steinbeck, Swiss DJ and music producer * Oskar Vogt (1870–1959), German physician and neurologist

People with the given name Oskari

Oskari Friman Oskar David "Oskari" Friman (27 January 1893 – 19 October 1933) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He won gold medals in lightweight categories at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and 1921 World Championships. Nationally he collected elev ...

(1893–1933), Finnish wrestler *

Oskari Frösén Oskari Frösén (born 24 January 1976 in Kristinestad) is a Finnish high jumper, who won a total of five national titles in the men's high jump event. He won the 1995 European Athletics Junior Championships, finished ninth at the 2002 Europe ...

(born 1976), Finnish high jumper *

Oskari Mantere Oskari Mantere (18 September 1874 – 9 December 1942) was a Finnish politician from the National Progressive Party who served as Prime Minister of Finland from December 1928 to August 1929. He led a minority government. Cabinets * Mantere Cabi ...

(1874–1942), Finnish politician * Oskari Mörö (born 1993), Finnish hurdler * Oskari Rissanen (1893–1957), Finnish runner *

Oskari Tokoi Antti Oskari Tokoi (15 April 1873 – 4 April 1963) was a Finnish socialist who served as a leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. In 1917 Tokoi acted as a Chairman of the Senate of Finland and thus he was the world’s first social dem ...

(1873-1963), Finnish politician

People with the given name Oszkár

* Oszkár Frey (born 1953), Hungarian canoer * Oszkár Gerde (1883-1944), Hungarian 2x Olympic champion sabre fencer *

Oszkár Nagy Oszkár Nagy (1893-1965) was a Hungarian painter. Representative for the school of painting from Baia Mare, Romania Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; la, Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the ...

(1893–1965), Hungarian painter

People with the given name Óscar

* Óscar Marcelino Álvarez (1948–2016), Argentine football player * Óscar Álvarez (cyclist) (born 1977), Colombian cyclist * Óscar Álvarez (footballer) (born 1977), Spanish football player *

Óscar Alzaga Óscar Alzaga (born 29 May 1942) is a Spanish jurist, academic and politician. He is the founder of People's Democratic Party. Until 1987 he was an active politician in Spain. Biography Alzaga was born in Madrid on 29 May 1942. He received a deg ...

(born 1942), Spanish jurist, academic and politician *

Óscar Chinchilla Óscar Stuardo Chinchilla Guzmán (born 21 October 1969) is a Guatemalan politician. He was President of the Congress of Guatemala between 14 January 2017 and 14 January 2018. Chinchilla is a member and one of the founders of Commitment, Re ...

(born 1969), Guatemalan politician * Óscar David Álvarez (born 1983), Colombian golfer *

Óscar de Marcos Óscar de Marcos Arana (; ; born 14 April 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao usually as a midfielder but also as a full-back. De Marcos began his career at Alavés, but went on to spend most of it at A ...

(born 1989), Spanish footballer *

Óscar Fernández (fencer) Óscar Fernández may refer to: Footballers * Óscar Fernández Moraleda (born 1971), Spanish retired footballer in the 2002–03 Sporting de Gijón season * Óscar Fernández (football manager) (born 1974), Spanish football manager * Óscar Ferná ...

(born 1962), Spanish fencer *

Óscar Fernández (athlete) Óscar Fernández Giralda (born October 23, 1974) is a retired male long-distance runner from Spain. He set his personal best (2:09:59) in the marathon on December 12, 2003 in Fukuoka, Japan is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of K ...

(born 1974), Spanish runner *

Óscar Fernández (football manager) Óscar Rubén Fernández Romero (born 28 September 1974) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of UD Almería B. Coaching career Born in Torrefiel, Valencia, Fernández graduated from the University of Valencia and started his ca ...

(born 1974), Spanish football coach * Óscar Fernández (judoka) (born 1978), Spanish judoka *

Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez (born 15 February 1976) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the top Cycling sprinter, sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda ...

(born 1976), Spanish cyclist *

Óscar Pereiro Óscar Pereiro Sío (; born 3 August 1977) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Pereiro was declared the winner of the 2006 Tour de France, after the original winner Floyd Landis was disqualified for failing a doping test after h ...

(born 1977), Spanish cyclist *

Óscar Romero Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador, Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular ...

(1917–1980), saint and Salvadoran Archbishop *

Óscar Sevilla Óscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera (born 29 September 1976), nicknamed ''El Niño'', is a Spanish-Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finish ...

(born 1976), Spanish cyclist * Óscar Téllez (born 1975), Spanish football player *

Óscar Valdez Óscar Rafael Valdez Fierro Jr. (born 22 December 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former two weight world champion, holding the WBC super featherweight title from 2021 to 2022, and the WBO featherweight title from 2016 to 201 ...

(born 1990), Mexican professional boxer * Óscar Vargas (cyclist) (born 1964), Colombian cyclist * Óscar Vargas (footballer) (born 1980), Honduran footballer * Óscar Vega (born 1965), Spanish boxer * Óscar Villarreal (born 1981), American baseball player

Fictional characters with the given name Oscar or Oskar

Oscar the Grouch Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character created by Jim Henson and Jon Stone for the PBS/ HBO children's television program '' Sesame Street''. He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can. Oscar's favorite thing is trash, a ...

, a Muppet on ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) and ...

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Oscar (Irish mythology) Oscar (''oscara'' = "deer/god friend") is a figure in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the son of Oisín (the son of the epic hero Fionn mac Cumhail) and Niamh, and the brother of Plor na mBan, his bride is called Malvina. Though possibl ...

, the warrior son of Oisín and Niamh * Oscar Bluth, a character on the television series ''

Arrested Development The term "arrested development" has had multiple meanings for over 200 years. In the field of medicine, the term "arrested development" was first used, ''circa'' 1835–1836, to mean a stoppage of physical development; the term continues to be use ...

'' * Oscar François de Jarjayes, a woman raised as a man on the anime series ''

The Rose of Versailles , also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine ''Margaret'' from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the ser ...

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Oscar Goldman ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is ...

, a character on ''

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is r ...

'' and ''

The Bionic Woman ''The Bionic Woman'' is an American science fiction film, science fiction Action-adventure fiction, action-adventure television series created by Kenneth Johnson (producer), Kenneth Johnson based on the 1972 novel Cyborg (novel), ''Cyborg'' by M ...

'' * Oscar Madison, a character on '' The Odd Couple'' * Oscar Martinez (''The Office'') * Oscar Osborne, a character on ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...

'' * Oscar Shales, a character on the television series ''

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American serial drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows ( Dominic Purcell) and Michael Scofield ( Wentworth Miller); Burrows has been sentenc ...

'' * Oskar Schell, the protagonist in the novel '' Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'' * Old Oscar, a biplane on ''

Jay Jay the Jet Plane ''Jay Jay the Jet Plane'' is an American live-action/CGI-animated musical children's television series which aired on The Learning Channel, PBS Kids, TBN and Smile. The series aired for a total of 4 seasons and has 62 episodes. The series is c ...

'' * Oscar, a Lance Knight character in the video game '' Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' * Oscar, a lion in the ''

Ice Age An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages and gre ...

'' movies * Oscar, a fish in ''

Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman (in his feature directorial debut ...

'' * Oscar, Captain Tangent's parrot on ''

WordGirl ''WordGirl'' (stylized as ''W✪RD GIRL'') is an American children's Flash animated superhero television series produced by the Soup2Nuts animation unit of Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids. The series began as a series of shorts entitled ...

'' * Oskar Eriksson, the protagonist in the novel '' Let the Right One In'' * Oscar Fishtooth, a character on ''

Fish Hooks ''Fish Hooks'' is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The show ran for three seasons from September 3, 2010 to April 4, 2014, airing a total of 59 episodes. Plot The series revolv ...

'' * Oskar Greason, a character from the animated series ''

Star vs. the Forces of Evil ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' is an American animated magical girl television series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson, which aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is the first Disney XD series created ...

'' * Oscar Hidalgo, a character in ''

Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (lit. ''FPJ's The Provincial Man''; abbreviated as ''FPJAP'' and internationally known as ''Brothers'') is a 2015 Philippine action drama television series under ABS-CBN Entertainment replacing ''Nathaniel''. Based ...

'' * Oscar, the titular character on cartoon series ''

Oscar's Oasis ''Oscar's Oasis'' (known as in French and in Welsh) is a computer animated comedy television series consisting of 78 7-minute episodes. It was produced by TeamTO and Tuba Entertainment, in association with Boutique Filmes, Cake Entertainmen ...

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