Gaspar is a given and/or

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of French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish origin, cognate to Casper (given name) or Casper (surname). It is a name of christian origin, per Saint Gaspar, one of the three wise men mentioned in the Armenian Infancy Gospel. Notable people with the name include:

Mononyms

* Saint Gaspar (54 BC-55 AD), visitor to baby Jesus * Gaspar (footballer, born 1981), Odirlei de Souza Gaspar, Brazilian football striker * Gaspar (Angolan footballer) (born 1997), Kialonda Gaspar, Angolan football defender * Gaspar (footballer, born 2002), Luis Eduardo Gaspar Coelho, Brazilian football forward

Given name

* Gaspar Araújo (born 1981), Portuguese long jumper * Gaspar Azevedo (born 1975), Portuguese footballer * Gaspar Cassadó (1897–1966), Spanish cellist and musical composer * Gaspar Corte-Real (1450–1501), Portuguese explorer * Gaspar Flores de Abrego (1781–1836), three-time mayor of San Antonio, Texas * Gaspar del Bufalo (1786-1837), saint, priest, and founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. *

Gaspar DiGregorio Gaspar or Gaspare DiGregorio (October 4, 1905 – June 11, 1970) was a New York mobster and a high-ranking member of the Bonanno crime family who was a key figure in the "Banana War". In October 1964, during Joseph Bonanno's two-year absence, B ...

(1905–1970), Italian-American organized-crime figure * Gaspar Fagel (1634–1688), Dutch statesman * Gaspar Fernandes (1566–1629), Portuguese musical composer * Gaspar Gálvez Burgos (born 1979), Spanish footballer known simply as Gaspar * Gaspar Lococo, co-founder of Funtime, Inc. *

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (born Gaspar Melchor de Jove y Llanos, 5 January 1744 – 27 November 1811) was a Spain, Spanish Spanish Enlightenment literature, neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher and a major figure of the Age of Enlighte ...

(1744–1811), Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher * Gaspar Méndez (fl. 1546), Spanish architect of Badajoz *

Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio Gaspar is a given and/or surname of French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish origin, cognate to Casper (given name) or Casper (surname). It is a name of christian origin, per Saint Gaspar, one of the three wise men mentioned in the Armenian ...

(1629–1687), Spanish political figure * Gaspar Milazzo (1887–1930), Italian-American organized-crime figure * Gaspar Noé (born 1963), Argentine-born, French-based filmmaker * Gaspar de Portolá (1716–1786), Spanish soldier and politician *

Gaspar Saladino Gaspar Saladino (September 1, 1927 – August 4, 2016) was an American letterer and logo designer who worked for more than sixty years in the comic book industry, mostly for DC Comics. Eventually Saladino went by one name, "Gaspar," which he wrote ...

(1927–2016), American comic book letterer and logo designer *

Gaspar Sanz Francisco Bartolomé Sanz Celma (April 4, 1640 ( baptized) – 1710), better known as Gaspar Sanz, was a Spanish composer, guitarist, and priest born to a wealthy family in Calanda in the comarca of Bajo Aragón, Spain. He studied music, theo ...

(1640–1710), Aragonese baroque composer, guitarist, organist and priest *

Gaspar Ventura Gaspar Ventura Meseguer (born 5 February 1955) is a Spanish water polo player. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and offi ...

(born 1955), Spanish water polo player * Gaspar Yanga (1545–after 1618), leader of successful 1570 slave revolt in Mexico * Manuel Gaspar Haro (born 1981), Spanish footballer

Surname

* Acsinte Gaspar (1937–2025), Romanian judge and politician * Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (1865–1938), Portuguese military officer and politician * Alvaro Gaspar Pinto (1912–1969), Portuguese footballer * Boom Gaspar (born 1953), American musician * Chuck Gaspar (1938–2009), American special effects artist * Damien Gaspar (born 1975), Australian footballer * Darren Gaspar (born 1976), Australian footballer * Edu Gaspar (born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Enrique Gaspar (1842–1902), Spanish playwright * Hugo Gaspar (born 1982), Portuguese volleyball player * José Gaspar (c.1756–1821), a mythical Spanish pirate also known as "Gasparilla" * Robbie Gaspar (born 1981), former Australian footballer * Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo (born 1976), Portuguese footballer known as Beto * Rod Gaspar (born 1946), American baseball player * Travis Gaspar (born 1981), Australian footballer

In fiction

* Gaspar (Chrono Trigger), a character in the 1995 video game ''Chrono Trigger'' * A Muppet character in '' Barrio Sésamo'' * A controversial spell in the computer game series ''

Zork ''Zork'' is a text adventure game first released in 1977 by developers Tim Anderson (programmer), Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling for the PDP-10 mainframe computer. The original developers and others, as the company ...

'' that enables the player to resurrect themselves * A fiery planet in the '' Ratchet & Clank'' video game series * Gaspar, a character in the 2012 novel ''Unholy Night'' by Seth Grahame-Smith * Gaspar de la Croix, a character in the video game ''

Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is a historical fiction, historical action-adventure video game series and media franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil (game engine), Anvil and its m ...

'' *The title character in Joseph Conrad's story ''Gaspar Ruiz'', adapted for film as ''Gaspar the Strong Man'' *Gaspar, a Haunter holding an Everstone sent over trade in Snowpoint City, in "Pokémon Diamond", Pokémon Pearl", "Pokémon Platinum", "Pokémon Brilliant Diamond", and "Pokémon Shining Pearl" * Gaspar Peterson, a character in the 2019 horror novel ''Our Share of Night'' by Mariana Enríquez

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In fiction

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