Gaspar is a given and/or

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish origin, cognate to

Casper (given name) Casper (with the same sounding Kasper) is a family and personal name derived from Aramaic that means "Treasurer". The origins of the name have been traced as far back as the Old Testament and variations of the name have been adopted by a variety ...

Casper (surname) Casper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anne Casper (born 1965), American diplomat and ambassador *Billy Casper (1931–2015), American golfer *Chris Casper (born 1975), English former footballer and football manager *Dave ...

. It is a name of biblical origin, per

Saint Gaspar Saint Caspar (otherwise known as Casper, Gaspar, Kaspar, and other variations) was one of the 'Three Kings', along with Melchior and Balthazar, representing the wise men or 'Biblical Magi' mentioned in the Bible in the Gospel of Matthew, verses ...

, one of the wise men mentioned in the Bible. Notable people with the name include:

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(54 BC-55 AD), biblical saint *

Gaspar (footballer, born 1981) Odirlei de Souza Gaspar (born 18 May 1981) is a retired Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 mil ...

, Odirlei de Souza Gaspar, Brazilian football striker *

Gaspar (Angolan footballer) Esmevânio Kialonda Gaspar (born 27 September 1997), sometimes known as just Gaspar, is an Angolan footballer who currently plays as a defender for the Portuguese Estrela . Career Gaspar began his playing career with the Angolan club Sagrada ...

(born 1997), Kialonda Gaspar, Angolan football defender *

Gaspar (footballer, born 2002) Luis Eduardo Gaspar Coelho (born 31 July 2002), commonly known as Gaspar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Avaí. Club career Gaspar was born in Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, and joined Avaí's youth setup in August 2019, fr ...

, Luis Eduardo Gaspar Coelho, Brazilian football forward

Given name

Gaspar Araújo Gaspar Araújo (born 17 December 1981) is a Portuguese long jumper. His personal best is 8.10 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code ...

(born 1981), Portuguese long jumper *

Gaspar Azevedo José Gaspar da Silva Azevedo (born 1 June 1975), known simply as Gaspar, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Gaspar was born in Santo Tirso, Porto District. During the vast majority of hi ...

(born 1975), Portuguese footballer * Gaspar Cassadó (1897–1966), Spanish cellist and musical composer *

Gaspar Corte-Real Gaspar Corte-Real (1450–1501) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese Exploration, explorer who, alongside his father João Vaz Corte-Real and brother Miguel Corte-Real, Miguel, participated in various exploratory voyages sponsored by the Portuguese ...

(1450–1501), Portuguese explorer *

Gaspar Flores de Abrego José Gaspar Flores de Abrego (1781–1836) was a Tejano who served three terms as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas. He was also a land commissioner and associate of Austin's early colonists. Gaspar Flores was a member of a group opposing the ...

(1781–1836), three-time mayor of San Antonio, Texas *

Gaspar del Bufalo Gaspar Melchior Balthazar del Bufalo (January 6, 1786 – December 28, 1837), also known as Gaspare del Bufalo, was a Priesthood in the Catholic Church, Catholic priest and the founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Canonization, Cano ...

(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, Bona ...

(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. Funtime, Inc was an American amusement and entertainment company located in Cleveland, Ohio. The company was established in 1965. It owned several properties throughout its 31-year-long lifespan. History Funtime Inc. was established in 1965 w ...

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

(1744–1811), Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher * Gaspar Méndez (fl. 1546), Spanish architect of Badajoz * Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio (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 Gaspar de Portolá y Rovira (January 1, 1716 – October 10, 1786) was a Spanish military officer, best known for leading the Portolá expedition into California and for serving as the first List of governors of California before 1850, Governor ...

(1716–1786), Spanish soldier and politician * Gaspar Saladino (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, theolo ...

(1640–1710), Aragonese baroque composer, guitarist, organist and priest * Gaspar Ventura (born 1955), Spanish water polo player * Gaspar Yanga (born 1545), leader of successful 1570 slave revolt in Mexico * Manuel Gaspar Haro (born 1981), Spanish footballer

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Roberto Luís Gaspar Deus Severo Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo (born 3 May 1976), known as Beto (), is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender. He played most of his professional career with Sporting CP (ten seasons, more tha ...

, (born 1976), Portuguese footballer known as Beto * Gaspar Pinto (1912–1969), Portuguese footballer * Alexandre-Pierre Gaspar (born 1960), French information architect *

Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (8 December 1865 in Funchal – 1 December 1938 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese military officer and politician. Rodrigues Gaspar was President of the Ministry (Prime Minister) of one of the many governments of the Portugues ...

(1865–1938), Portuguese military officer and politician * Boom Gaspar (born 1953), American musician *

Chuck Gaspar Chuck Gaspar (January 25, 1938 – January 15, 2009) was an American special effects artist who worked on 70 different films and TV shows, such as '' The Birds'', ''Ghostbusters'', ''Pale Rider'' and ''Armageddon''. He was nominated at the 57th A ...

(1938–2009), American special effects artist *

Edu Gaspar Eduardo César Daud Gaspar (born 16 May 1978), known as Edu, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who is the sporting director of Premier League club Arsenal. As a player, he was an attacking and central midfielder, and played for Cor ...

(born 1978), Brazilian footballer *

Enrique Gaspar Enrique Lucio Eugenio Gaspar y Rimbau (2 March 1842 in Madrid – 7 September 1902 in Oloron) was a Spanish diplomat and writer, who wrote many plays (''zarzuelas''), and one of the first novels involving time travel in fiction, time travel ...

(1842–1902), Spanish playwright *

Hugo Gaspar Hugo Fernando Lucas Gaspar (born 2 September 1982) is a Portuguese volleyball player who plays for Benfica and the Portugal national team. He became the ''Best Scorer'' at the second 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Espinho, where Por ...

(born 1982), Portuguese volleyball player *

José Gaspar José Gaspar, also known by his nickname Gasparilla (supposedly lived c. 1756 – 1821), is an apocryphal Spanish pirate, the "Last of the Buccaneers " who legend says terrorized the Gulf of Mexico for many years from his base in southwest Florid ...

(also known as Gasparilla), a mythical Spanish pirate supposedly based in southwest Florida during the late 17th and early 18th centuries *

Rod Gaspar Rodney Earl Gaspar (born April 3, 1946 in Long Beach, California, United States) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. A switch hitter, Gaspar played for the New York Mets (1969–70) and San Diego Padres (1971, 1974). A former player a ...

(born 1946), American Major League baseball player

In fiction

Gaspar (Chrono Trigger) This is a listing of notable characters from the video game ''Chrono Trigger'', a role-playing video game released in 1995 by Square Co. (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. In keeping with the tim ...

, a character in the 1995 video game ''Chrono Trigger'' * A Muppet character in ''

Barrio Sésamo Barrio Sésamo (Sesame Neighborhood in English) was the Spanish co-production of the popular U.S. children's television series ''Sesame Street'' produced by Televisión Española and Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop) from ...

'' * One of the spells in the computer game series '' Zork'' * A 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 II: Discovery'' *The title character in

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in t ...

'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 "Pokemon Shining Pearl"

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