Ogden is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Abner Nash Ogden Abner Nash Ogden (September 19, 1809 – August 11, 1875) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from May 4, 1853, to July, 1855. Born in Hillsborough, North Carolina, Ogden's father was judge Robert Ogden and his maternal grandfather was ...

(1809–1875), Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court * Alan Ogden (born 1954), English professional footballer *

Aaron Ogden Aaron Ogden (December 3, 1756April 19, 1839) was an American soldier, lawyer, United States Senator and the fifth governor of New Jersey. Ogden is perhaps best known today as the complainant in '' Gibbons v. Ogden'' which destroyed the monopoly ...

, governor of New Jersey *

Bud Ogden Carlos C. "Bud" Ogden, Jr. (born December 29, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Although Ogden played for two seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers, he is best re ...

, American professional basketball player *

Carlos C. Ogden Carlos Carnes Ogden, Sr. (May 9, 1917 – April 2, 2001) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in World War II. Biography Ogden joined t ...

, American Medal of Honor recipient * Charles Ogden (children's writer) *

Charles Kay Ogden Charles Kay Ogden (; 1 June 1889 – 20 March 1957) was an English linguist, philosopher, and writer. Described as a polymath but also an eccentric and outsider, he took part in many ventures related to literature, politics, the arts, and philos ...

, Cambridge University linguist, inventor of Basic English * Charles Richard Ogden, Canadian politician * Charles W. Ogden (1873–1956), American real estate investor and philanthropist *

David Ogden (disambiguation) David Ogden is the name of: *David Ogden (politician) (born 1944), mayor from 2004 to 2010 of Hutt City in the Wellington region of New Zealand *David Ogden (conductor) (born 1966), English composer and choral conductor * David Ogden (wrestler) (bo ...

Darius A. Ogden Darius Adams Ogden (August 14, 1813 Northville, Cayuga County, New York – May 4, 1889 Penn Yan, Yates County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Ezekiel Ogden (1772–1824) and Abigail Brand ...

(1813-1889), New York politician * Elias B. D. Ogden (1800-1865), Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court * Eric Ogden (politician), British politician * Eric Ogden (photographer), photographer * Frederick B. Ogden (1827-1893), 8th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey *

Graham Ogden Graham Sydney Ogden is an Old Testament scholar who served as Translations Consultant with the United Bible Societies. Ogden contributed to the scholarly journals through his research and his writings began appearing in ''The Bible Translator'', ...

(born 1938), Australian biblical scholar, theologian and priest * Heather Ogden, Canadian ballet dancer *

Henry Alexander Ogden Henry (Harry) Alexander Ogden, also known as H. A. Ogden, (1856–1936) was an American illustrator particularly of historical and military subjects. Biography He was born in Philadelphia on July 17, 1856 but moved to Brooklyn, New York when he ...

(1856-1936), American illustrator *

Jack Ogden (jewellery historian) Jack Ogden, FSA, FGA, is a British jewellery historian with a particular interest in the development of Materials and technology. He is considered one of the foremost experts in his field. He is the current President of The Society of Jeweller ...

, an archaeologist and historian focusing on the development of jewellery materials and techniques * Jack Ogden (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s * James Ernest Ogden, Australian politician * James Matlock Ogden, American politician *

Jeff Ogden Jeffrey Matthew Ogden (born February 22, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver, kickoff and punt returner in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at Ea ...

, a former National Football League wide receiver *

John Ogden (disambiguation) John Ogden may refer to: *John Ogden (colonist) (1609-1682), an American colonial leader *John Ogden (actor) (died 1732), a British stage actor * John B. Ogden (1812–?), 19th century Arkansas judge *John Ogden (academic), co-founder of Fisk Univ ...

Jonathan Ogden Jonathan Phillip Ogden (born July 31, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle and spent his entire career with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football ...

, American football offensive tackle * Jonathan Ogden (surgeon) * Jonathan Robert Ogden (1806–1882), English composer *

Karen Ogden Karen Ogden (married name: Blicavs) is a former Australian women's basketball player.FIBA Archive. 1983 World Championship for WomenPlayer Profile: Karen Ogden Retrieved 2012-10-04. Biography Ogden was born on the isle of Jersey. She played f ...

, Australian basketball player *

Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (born March 5, 1952), known by her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm, is an American writer of speculative fiction. As Hobb, she is best known for her fantasy novels set in the ''Realm of the Elderlings'', ...

, American writer better known by her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm *

Marques Ogden Marques Ogden (born November 15, 1980) is a former American football offensive tackle and center. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He had stints with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Baltimore Ravens, the Buffalo Bills, a ...

, American football offensive tackle and center * Maureen Ogden (1928-2022), American politician *

Michael Ogden Sir Edward Michael Ogden, QC (9 April 1926 – 31 January 2003) was a British barrister. The chairman of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board from 1975 to 1989, he is best remembered for heading the working party which produced the eponymous O ...

(1926–2003), British lawyer * Nigel Ogden, British theatre organist *

Perry Ogden Perry Ogden (born 1961) is a British fashion and documentary photographer, and film director, based in Dublin. He is interested in Traveller culture. Ogden has published three books of photography, ''Pony Kids'' (1999), ''7 Reece Mews: Francis Baco ...

(b. 1961), British fashion and documentary photographer and film director *

Peter Ogden Sir Peter Ogden (born 1940) is an English businessman who is one of the founders of Computacenter, one of the United Kingdom's largest computer businesses. Education Ogden was born in Rochdale, England. He was educated at Rochdale Grammar Sch ...

, one of the British founders of

Computacenter Computacenter plc is a British multinational that provides computer services to public- and private-sector customers. It is a UK company based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituen ...

* Peter Skene Ogden, Canadian explorer of the American West *

Ralph Ogden Ralph A. Ogden (born January 25, 1948) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Ogden played for one season with the San Francisco Warriors. He recorded career totals of 42&n ...

, American professional basketball player *

Robert Morris Ogden Robert Morris Ogden (1877–1959) was an American psychologist and academic. He served as the dean of the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences from 1923 to 1945. He was the first proponent of Gestalt psychology in the United States. Ea ...

(1877-1959), American psychologist and academic *

Roger L. Ogden Roger Ogden is a broadcasting consultant and former president and CEO of Gannett Broadcasting. Before becoming head of Gannett Broadcasting, Ogden was senior vice president of Gannett Broadcasting and president and general manager of KUSA-TV in De ...

broadcasting executive *

Robert N. Ogden, Jr. Robert Nash Ogden Jr (May 5, 1839 – April 16, 1905) was an author, Confederate States of America, Confederate lieutenant colonel, judge, orator, poet, lawyer and List of speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives, Speaker of the Louisian ...

(1839–1905), American politician and Confederate lieutenant colonel *

Thomas Ogden Thomas Ogden is a psychoanalyst and writer, of both psychoanalytic and fiction books, who lives and works in San Francisco, California. Ogden received a BA from Amherst College, MA, and an MD from Yale, where he also completed a psychiatric resi ...

, psychoanalyst and writer * Val Ogden, American politician * William Ogden (disambiguation)

Given name

* Ogden L. Mills, American businessman and politician *

Ogden Nash Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote over 500 pieces. With his unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared by ''The New York Times'' the country's best ...

, American poet *

Ogden R. Reid Ogden Rogers Reid (June 24, 1925 – March 2, 2019) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and a six-term United States Representative from Westchester County, New York. Early life Reid was born in New Y ...

, a member of the United States House of Representatives *

Ogden Rood Ogden Nicholas Rood (3 February 1831 in Danbury, Connecticut – 12 November 1902 in Manhattan) was an American physicist best known for his work in color theory. Career At age 18, Rood became a student at Yale University, but after his sophom ...

, American physicist *

Ogden Lindsley Ogden R. Lindsley (August 11, 1922, in Providence, Rhode Island – October 10, 2004) was an American psychologist. He is best known for developing precision teaching (including the Standard Celeration Chart). In 1948, he obtained an A.B. i ...

, American psychologist, founder of

Precision Teaching Precision teaching is a precise and systematic method of evaluating instructional tactics and curricula. It is one of the few quantitative analyses of behavior forms of applied behavior analysis. It comes from a very strong quantitative scientific ...

Fictional characters

Stan Ogden Stanley Josiah Ogden is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Bernard Youens. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 29 June 1964 and remained for twenty years until his death on 21 ...

, in the British television series ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

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Hilda Ogden Hilda Ogden (also Crabtree) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', one of the best-known of all the regular characters in the serial, whose name became synonymous with a classic hard-working Northern ...

, in the British television series ''Coronation Street''; wife of Stan * Irma Ogden, in the British television series ''Coronation Street''; daughter of Stan and Hilda * Trevor Ogden, in the British television series ''Coronation Street''; son of Stan and Hilda * Pauline "Polly" Ogden, in the British television series ''Coronation Street''; wife of Trevor * Damian Ogden, in the British television series ''Coronation Street''; son of Trevor and Polly *Dr. Julia Ogden, in the Canadian television series ''

Murdoch Mysteries ''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick B ...

'' *Ogden Ford, title character of '' The Little Nugget'' by P. G. Wodehouse *

Ogden Wernstrom This article lists the many characters of ''Futurama,'' an American Cartoon series, animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the a ...

, in the animated television series ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years a ...

'' *Ogden Morrow, in the novel ''

Ready Player One ''Ready Player One'' is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, set in a dystopia in 2045, follows protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual reality ga ...

'' by

Ernest Cline Ernest Christy Cline (born March 29, 1972) is an American science fiction novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter. He wrote the novels '' Ready Player One'', '' Armada'', and '' Ready Player Two'' and co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation ...

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