Gaspar is a given name, given and/or surname of French, German, Portuguese language, Portuguese, and Spanish language, Spanish origin, cognate to Casper (given name) or Casper (surname). It is a name of biblical origin, per Saint Gaspar, one of the wise men mentioned in the Bible. Notable people with the name include:

Mononyms

* Saint Gaspar (54 BC-55 AD), biblical saint * 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 (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 (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 (1716–1786), Spanish soldier and politician *Gaspar Saladino (1927–2016), American comic book letterer and logo designer *Gaspar Sanz (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

Surname

*Roberto Luís Gaspar Deus Severo, (born 1976), Portuguese footballer known as Beto *Gaspar Pinto (1912–1969), Portuguese footballer *Alexandre-Pierre Gaspar (born 1960), French information architect *Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (1865–1938), Portuguese military officer and politician *Boom Gaspar (born 1953), American musician *Chuck Gaspar (1938–2009), American special effects artist *Edu Gaspar (born 1978), Brazilian footballer *Enrique Gaspar (1842–1902), Spanish playwright *Hugo Gaspar (born 1982), Portuguese volleyball player *José Gaspar (also known as Gasparilla), a mythical Spanish pirate supposedly based in southwest Florida during the late 17th and early 18th centuries *Rod Gaspar (born 1946), American Major League baseball player

In fiction

* Gaspar (Chrono Trigger), a character in the 1995 video game ''Chrono Trigger'' * A Muppet character in ''Barrio Sésamo'' * One of the spells in the computer game series ''Zork'' * A planet in the ''Ratchet & Clank (2016 video game), 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'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"

Mononyms

Given name

Surname

In fiction

See also