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People with the surname Osborne

Aaron Osborne Aaron Kent Osborne (October 16, 1947 – December 13, 1995) was an American modern dancer known for his performances in works by José Limón, Maggie Black and Lar Lubovitch. Also a dance teacher, he was the cofounder of a San Francisco presenting ...

(1947–1995), American modern dancer and teacher *

Adam Osborne Adam Osborne (March 6, 1939 – March 18, 2003) was a British author, book and software publisher, and computer designer who founded several companies in the United States and elsewhere. He introduced the Osborne 1, the first commercially su ...

(1939–2003), computer pioneer * Alexandra Osborne (born 1995), Australian tennis player *

Anders Osborne Anders Osborne (born May 4, 1966 in Uddevalla, Sweden) is an American singer-songwriter. He tours solo and with a band, and often plays in North Mississippi Osborne (N.M.O), a group formed by Osborne and North Mississippi Allstars. Early life ...

(born 1966), American singer-songwriter * Barrie M. Osborne, (born 1944), American film producer *

Bertín Osborne Norberto Juan Ortiz Osborne (born 7 December 1954), better known as Bertín Osborne, is a Spanish vocalist, actor and TV personality. He was born in Madrid, but raised in Puerto de Santa María and later in Jerez de la Frontera. His maternal sur ...

(born 1953), Spanish singer * Bertrand Osborne (born 1935), Chief Minister of Montserrat * Betty Osborne (1952–1971), Canadian murder victim *

Bill Osborne William Michael Osborne (born 24 April 1955) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth and centre, Osborne represented Wanganui and Waikato at a provincial level. Started his club career with the local Kaierau Rugby Union ...

(born 1955), New Zealand rugby union player *

Bobby Osborne Bobby Osborne (born December 7, 1931) is an American bluegrass musician. He is the co-founder (with his brother Sonny Osborne) of the Osborne Brothers and a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. He also ...

(born 1931), American musician, half of the Osborne Brothers, along with his brother Sonny *

Buzz Osborne Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born March 25, 1964), also known as King Buzzo, is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantômas and Venomous Concept. Biography Born in Morton, Was ...

(born 1964), American musician *

Lady Camilla Osborne Lady Camilla Dorothy Godolphin Osborne (formerly Harris and Dempster; born 14 August 1950) is an English heiress. She is the only child of John Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds. Early life and family Lady Camilla Osborne was born on 14 August 1950 ...

(born 1950), English heiress * Charles Osborne (disambiguation), several people :*

Charles Osborne (politician) Charles Osborne, MP (1760 – 5 September 1817), was an Irish politician and judge. Biography He was born in County Waterford, the fifth son of Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Christmas of Whitfield, daughter of Thoma ...

, MP (1759–1817), Irish politician and judge :*Sir Charles Osborne, 14th Baronet (1825–1879), Irish baronet of the

Osborne baronets There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Osborne, two in the baronetage of England and one in the baronetage of Ireland. Two creations are extant. The Osborne baronetcy, of Kiveton in the County of York, was creat ...

Charles Osborne (American football) Charles G. Osborne was an American football player and coach. He played at the tackle position for Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvar ...

(c. 1885 – after 1907), American football player and coach :*Charles Nelson Osborne better known as

Uncle Charlie Osborne Charles Nelson Osborne (December 26, 1890 – May 27, 1992), affectionately known as "Uncle Charlie," was a musician in the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia. He was born in what is now known as Cowan Osborne Hollow, named for his father, ...

(1890–1992), American folk musician :* Charles Osborne (hiccups) (1894–1991), American citizen who suffered from hiccups for 68 years :*

Charles Osborne (music writer) Charles Thomas Osborne (24 November 1927 – 23 September 2017) was an Australian journalist, theatre and opera critic, poet and novelist.Campbell, Ian. Obituary - Charles Osborne. Opera, November 2017, Vol.68 No.11, p4133. He was the assistant ...

(1927–2017), Australian-born writer on classical music and of Agatha Christie adaptations *

(1890–1992), American musician * Chuck Osborne (1939–1979), American professional basketball player * Chuck Osborne (American football) (1973–2012), American football player *

Colin Osborne Colin Osborne (born 19 June 1975) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2009, he won the Championship League and reached the final of the UK Open. Darts career Osborne has won tw ...

(born 1975), English darts player *

Curtis Osborne Curtis Osborne (March 1970 – June 4, 2008) was an American convicted murderer on death row in Georgia from Spalding County. He murdered Arthur Lee Jones and Linda Lisa Seaborne in 1990 to avoid paying a $400 debt. Johnny Mostiler, his court-ap ...

(1970–2008), American convicted murderer *

Daphne Osborne Daphne J. Osborne (7 March 1930 – 16 June 2006) was a British botanist. Her research in the field of plant physiology spanned five decades and resulted in over two hundred papers, twenty of which were published in ''Nature''. Her obituary ...

(1930–2006), British plant scientist *

Deirdre Osborne Deirdre Osborne Hon. FRSL is an Australian-born academic who is Reader in English Literature and Drama in the Theatre and Performance Department at Goldsmiths, University of London, and also co-convenes the MA degree in Black British Writing. Ca ...

, Australian-born academic * Dennis H. Osborne, (1919-2016), British painter *

Dorothy Osborne Dorothy Osborne, Lady Temple (1627–1695) was a British writer of letters and wife of Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet. Life Osborne was born at Chicksands Priory, Bedfordshire, England, the youngest of twelve children of Sir Peter Osborne, Lie ...

(1627–1695), English writer * Duffield Osborne (1858–1917), American author and ornithologist * Ernest Osborne (1873–1926), Australian cricketer * Ernest Osborne (footballer) (1899–1954), English footballer *

Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds, (29 January 1751 – 31 January 1799), styled Marquess of Carmarthen until 1789, was a British politician. He notably served as Foreign Secretary under William Pitt the Younger from 1783 to 1791. H ...

(1751–1799), British politician * F. Edward Osborne, American politician * Fred Osborne (1865–1907), Canadian baseball player *

Gary Osborne Gary Osborne (born 1949 in London) is an English singer and songwriter. He chaired The Songwriters Executive of the British Academy Of Songwriters Composers and Authors for 12 years during which time he was also chairman of The Ivor Novello Awar ...

, British singer and songwriter *

George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds George William Frederick Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds, (21 July 1775 – 10 July 1838), styled Earl of Danby until 1789 and Marquess of Carmarthen from 1789 to 1799, was a British peer and politician. He served as Master of the Horse between ...

(1775–1831), British nobility *

George Osborne George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born Gideon Oliver Osborne; 23 May 1971) is a former British politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and as First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016 in the ...

(born 1971), British politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer *

Helen Betty Osborne Helen Betty Osborne, or Betty Osborne (July 16, 1952 – November 13, 1971), was a Cree Aboriginal woman from Norway House reserve who was kidnapped and murdered while walking down Third Street in The Pas, Manitoba. Life Osborne was bor ...

(1952–1971), Canadian murder victim *

Hewett Osborne Sir Hewett Osborne (1567–1599) was an English landowner and soldier who served in Ireland in the late sixteenth century. He owned lands at Kiveton in Yorkshire and neighbouring Wales, South Yorkshire, but lived in Essex. Early life and marriage ...

(1567–1599), English soldier * James Osborne (VC) (1857–1928), English First Boer War hero *

Jeffrey Osborne Jeffrey Linton Osborne (born March 9, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and lyricist. He is the former drummer and lead singer of the American R&B/soul group L.T.D., with whom he began his musical career in 1970. Biography Earl ...

(born 1948), singer *

Jim Osborne (American football) James Henry Osborne (born September 7, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Southern University, and spent his entire 13 ...

, American football player *

Jim Osborne (tennis) Jim Osborne (born February 1, 1945, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). ...

, tennis player *

Joan Osborne Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country. She is best kn ...

(born 1962), American musician *

John Osborne John James Osborne (12 December 1929 – 24 December 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter and actor, known for his prose that criticized established social and political norms. The success of his 1956 play ''Look Back in Anger'' tra ...

(1929–1994), English playwright *

John Osborne (Montserrat politician) John Alfred Osborne (27 May 1936 – 2 January 2011) was a chief minister of Montserrat. He first came to that position in November 1978, as a member of the People's Liberation Movement, and continued until losing legislative council elections ...

, (1936–2011), Montserrat politician *

John Eugene Osborne John Eugene Osborne (June 19, 1858 – April 24, 1943) was an American physician, farmer, banker, and politician who served as the 3rd governor of Wyoming and United States representative as a member of the Democratic Party. Early life John ...

(1858–1943), American politician * John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne, English singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality (born 1948) *

John Walter Osborne John Walter Osborne (20 February 1828 – 20 November 1902) was a chemist and engineer born in Ireland, who migrated to Victoria, Australia and in Melbourne pioneered the art of photo-lithography. History Osborne was born in Ireland, and recei ...

(1828–1902), Irish photo-lithography pioneer *

Kate Osborne Kate Helen Osborne (born 18 June 1966) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow since 2019. Career Osborne worked for Royal Mail for 25 years. Her first foray into politics came in 2009, ...

, British Labour MP * Mark Osborne (disambiguation), several people :* Mark Osborne (cricketer) (born 1961), Australian cricketer :*

Mark Osborne (ice hockey) Mark Osborne (born August 13, 1961) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Osborne played in the National Hockey League (NHL) primarily as a checking winger between and . Osborne played in 919 games, tallying 212 goals and 531 points. Playing ...

(born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player :*

Mark Osborne (filmmaker) Mark Randolph Osborne (born September 17, 1970) is an American film director, writer, producer and animator. Biography Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Osborne grew up in Woodstock, Vermont until at age 14 he moved to Flemington, New Jersey and gra ...

(born 1970), American film director *

Mary Pope Osborne Mary Pope Osborne (born May 20, 1949) is an American author of children's books. She is best known as the author of the ''Magic Tree House'' series, which sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, ...

, American author *

Matt Osborne Matthew Wade Osborne (July 27, 1957 – June 28, 2013), known professionally as Matt Borne, was an American professional wrestler. Osborne was a second generation wrestler, the son of Tony Borne, and is best known as being the first wrestler to ...

(born 1957), American professional wrestler *

Milton Osborne Milton Edgeworth Osborne, is an Australian historian, author, and consultant specializing in Southeast Asia. Education Osborne attended North Sydney Boys High School, graduated from the University of Sydney and received his Doctor of Philosophy ...

, Australian historian *

Nigel Osborne Nigel Osborne (born 23 June 1948) is a British composer, teacher and aid worker. He served as Reid Professor of Music at the University of Edinburgh and has also taught at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. He is known f ...

(born 1948), British composer *

Paul Osborne Paul Anthony Osborne (born 30 September 1966) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, administrator and politician. He played first-grade rugby league for the St George Dragons and Canberra Raiders before serving as a ...

, Australian rugby league footballer and politician *

Ralph Bernal Osborne Ralph Bernal Osborne of Newtown Anner House, County Tipperary, MP (26 March 1808 – 4 January 1882), born and baptised with the name of Ralph Bernal, Jr., was a British Liberal politician. Life He was the eldest son of London Sephardic Spani ...

(1808–1882), British politician * Richard Osborne (born 1964), Australian rules footballer *

Robert Osborne Robert Jolin Osborne (; May 3, 1932 – March 6, 2017) was an American film historian, television presenter, author, actor and the primary host for more than 20 years of the cable channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Prior to hosting at TCM, Os ...

(1932–2017), American actor and film historian * Robert M. Osborne (1852–1931), newspaper proprietor and editor in South Australia, Tasmanian mayor, brother of Samuel *

Robin Osborne Robin Grimsey Osborne, (born 11 March 1957) is an English historian of classical antiquity, who is particularly interested in Ancient Greece. Early life He grew up in Little Bromley, attending Little Bromley County Primary School and then Colche ...

(born 1957), historian of antiquity * Samuel W. Osborne (1868–1952), newspaper proprietor and editor in South Australia, brother of Robert *

Sandra Osborne Sandra Currie Osborne (née Clark, born 23 February 1956) is a Scottish Labour politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock from the 2005 to 2015 general elections. She was first elected as MP for the Ayr constit ...

(born 1956), Scottish politician *

Sonny Osborne Sonny Osborne (October 29, 1937October 24, 2021) was an American bluegrass musician and founding member of the Osborne Brothers. Personal life Born on October 29, 1937 in Thousandsticks, Kentucky, Sonny Osborne's father was a farmer, teacher, ...

(born 1937), American bluegrass singer and banjo player, half of the Osborne Brothers duo, with his brother Bobby * Stephen Osborne (writer) (born 1947), Canadian writer *

Steve Osborne Stephen John "Steve" Osborne (born 1963) is a British record producer, living in Bath, England. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, including Suede, the B-52s, A-ha, New Order, Elbow, U2, Happy Mondays, Placebo, Gregory Porter, Do ...

, music producer * Steven Osborne (pianist), (born 1971), Scottish pianist *

Ted Osborne Theodore H. Osborne (February 6, 1900California Death Index
for Theodore H. Osborne. Retrieved 23 May ...

(1900 or 1901–1968), comic artist * Thomas Osborne (disambiguation), several people **

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, (20 February 1632 – 26 July 1712), was a prominent English politician. Under King Charles II (and known at the time as Lord Danby), he was the leading figure in the government for around five years i ...

(1631–1712), English statesman **

Thomas Mott Osborne Thomas Mott Osborne (September 23, 1859 – October 20, 1926) was an American prison administrator, prison reformer, industrialist and New York State political reformer. In an assessment of Osborne's life, a ''New York Times'' book reviewer wrote ...

(1859–1926), American prison reformer ** Thomas W. Osborn (1833–1898), American soldier and politician **

Tom Osborne Thomas William Osborne (born February 23, 1937) is a former American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as head football coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1973 to 1997 (25 season ...

(born 1937), American politician and football coach *

R. Travis Osborne Robert Travis Osborne (October 20, 1913 – May 28, 2013) was an American psychologist. He was professor emeritus of psychology at University of Georgia, and director of the Pioneer Fund, an organization prominently described as white supremaci ...

(born 1913), American psychologist *

Walter Osborne Walter Frederick Osborne (17 June 1859 – 24 April 1903) was an Irish impressionist and Post-Impressionism landscape and portrait painter, best known for his documentary depictions of late 19th century working class life. Most of his painti ...

(1859–1903), Irish impressionist landscape and portrait painter *

Weedon Osborne Weedon Edward Osborne (November 13, 1892 – June 6, 1918) was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War I. He is one of only three dental officers ...

(1892–1918), American military officer * Will Osborne (rugby) (1875–1???), Wales international rugby player *

Will Osborne (singer) Will Osborne (November 25, 1905 – October 22, 1981) was a Canadian-born American bandleader, trombonist, and crooner. Biography Osborne started out playing the drums. He began his bandleading career in 1924. He began recording in 1929 with a ...

(1905–1981), Canadian singer * William Osborne (disambiguation), several people :* Qwominer William Osborne, British Virgin Islands politician :* William Osborne (umpire), National League umpire in 1876 :* William H. Osborne (born 1960), former president and CEO of Federal Signal Corporation :* William Osborn (Medal of Honor) (1837–1887), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient :*

William A. Osborn William A. Osborn (born 1947) is an American bank executive. William A. Osborn was graduated from Northwestern University in 1969, and from its Kellogg School of Management in 1973. He joined Northern Trust in 1970, and spent the rest of his ca ...

(born 1947), American bank executive :*

William Church Osborn William Church Osborn (December 21, 1862 – January 3, 1951) was the son of a prominent New York City family who served in a variety of civic roles including president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, president of the Children's Aid Society, a ...

(1862–1951), New York State Democratic Committee Chairman, 1914–1916 :* William G. Osborne, respondent in '' District Attorney's Office v. Osborne'', a U.S. Supreme Court case :* William H. Osborn (1821–1894), American railroad tycoon :*

Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet, (d. 30 September 1783) was an Irish baronet and politician. Biography The son of Sir John Osborne, 7th Baronet and his wife Editha Proby, he succeeded in the baronetcy on 11 April 1743. Osborne served as Hig ...

(died 1783), Irish baronet and politician *

Willson Osborne Willson Osborne (1906–1979) was an American composer. After completing the undergraduate program in composition and music theory at the University of Michigan (studying with Ross Lee Finney), Osborne was a student of Paul Hindemith at Yale Unive ...

(1906–1979), American composer

People with the given name Osborne

Osborne Reynolds Osborne Reynolds (23 August 1842 – 21 February 1912) was an Irish-born innovator in the understanding of fluid dynamics. Separately, his studies of heat transfer between solids and fluids brought improvements in boiler and condenser design. ...

, innovator in the understanding of fluid dynamics *

Osbern the Steward Osbern the Steward, known in French as ''Osbern de Crépon'' († about 1040), was the Steward of two Dukes of Normandy and the father of William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, one of William the Conqueror's closest counsellors. Biography Osber ...

, steward to two Dukes of Normandy *

Osbern FitzOsbern __NOTOC__ Osbern FitzOsbern (–1103) was a Norman churchman. He was a relative of King Edward the Confessor as well as being a royal chaplain.Barlow ''Edward the Confessor'' p. 164 During Edward's reign he received the church at Bosham, near ...

, Anglo-Norman Bishop of Exeter *Osborne Smith (born 1954), better known as

Ozzie Smith Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "the Wizard of Oz", Smith played shortstop for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball, winning the National ...

, American baseball player *Osborne Bingham, birth name of American record producer

Dinky Bingham Dinky Bingham (born Osborne Gould Bingham, Jr., 1963 in Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, producer, and engineer. Biography Raised in Jamaica, Queens, and now based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bingham is ...

People with the middle name Osborne

* Andrew Osborne Hayfield (1905-1981), American businessman and politician

Fictional characters

Darren Osborne Darren Osborne is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. He was introduced by executive producer Phil Redmond as part of the Osborne family, making his first screen appearance on 18 November 1996, portrayed ...

, from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Jeremy Osborne, from the British sitcom ''Peep Show'' *

Super Dave Osborne Super Dave Osborne is a character created and played by comedian Bob Einstein. Einstein's comedic depiction was of a naïve but optimistic stuntman who was frequently comically injured when his stunts went spectacularly wrong. Character sketch S ...

, a character created by American comedian Bob Einstein *Reverend Osborne Whitworth, supporting character in the third and fourth seasons of ''

Poldark ''Poldark'' is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002. The first novel, '' Ross Poldark'', was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was adapted twice ...

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