Oscar or Oskar is a masculine

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of Irish origin.

Etymology

The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer". The name is borne by a character in

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Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...

, grandson of

Fionn Mac Cumhaill Fionn mac Cumhaill ( ; Old and mga, Find or ''mac Cumail'' or ''mac Umaill''), often anglicized Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is leader of the ''Fianna'' bands of y ...

, and refers to his descent from his grandmother, Sadhbh, who was enchanted into the form of a deer. The name was popularised in the 18th century by Scottish poet

James Macpherson James Macpherson (Gaelic: ''Seumas MacMhuirich'' or ''Seumas Mac a' Phearsain''; 27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of epic poem ...

, creator of ' Ossianic poetry'. Today the name is associated with

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because

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

was an admirer of Macpherson's work and gave the name to his godson, Joseph Bernadotte, who later became Oscar I, King of Sweden. Consequently, at the time many Swedes were named Oscar. The name was given to more than a half-dozen members of Scandinavian royal houses. Oscar was the third most popular name for males born in Sweden in 2013 and is ranked 51 in terms of the most popular male names in Sweden. The surname ''McCusker'' originates as an Anglicised form of the Irish ''Mac Oscair'' as does the anglicised surname ''Cosgrave''. There is alternative speculation that it may be derived from the

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cognate '' Ásgeirr'' (a personal name itself composed of the elements meaning "god" and "spear").

Cognates

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, Croatian,

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, Estonian,

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Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

, Scandinavian,

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, Swiss German: ''Oskar''. ** Icelandic: ''Óskar''. *

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: ''Òscar''. *

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, French,

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

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Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

: ''Oscar''. **

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: ''Óscar''. *

: ''Oskari'', ''Okko'', ''Osku'' (a

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of ''Oskari''). * Hungarian: Oszkár *

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: Anscharius. * Latvian: ''

Oskars Oskars is a Latvian language, Latvian masculine given name; a variant of the name Oscar (given name), Oscar. and may refer to: *Oskars Bārs (1848-1914), Latvian architect *Oskars Bārtulis (born 1987), Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman *O ...

''. * Lithuanian: Oskaras. *

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

: ''Osgar''. *

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: Osgar/Osgur.

People with the given name Oscar

Oscar (footballer, born 1954) José Oscar Bernardi (born 20 June 1954), known as Oscar, is a Brazilian former association footballer who played as a defender. He notably represented the Brazil national football team at international level, and played as a starter in defen ...

, José Oscar Bernardi, Brazilian footballer *

Oscar (footballer, born 1991) Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior (; born 9 September 1991), known mononymously as Oscar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. Oscar began his career at São Paul ...

, Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior, Brazilian footballer *

Oscar I of Sweden Oscar I (born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte; 4 July 1799 – 8 July 1859) was King of Sweden and Norway from 8 March 1844 until his death. He was the second monarch of the House of Bernadotte. The only child of King Charles XIV John, Oscar i ...

(1799–1859), King of Sweden and Norway *

Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Queen Josephine. He inherited the Swedish and Norwe ...

(1829–1907), King of Sweden and Norway *

Oscar Albayalde Oscar David Albayalde (; born November 8, 1963) is a retired Filipino police officer who served as the Chief of the Philippine National Police from April 2018 until his optional retirement in October 2019. Early life and education Albayalde w ...

(born 1963), Filipino retired police officer *

Prince Oscar Bernadotte Prince Oscar Carl August Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (15 November 1859 – 4 October 1953) was a Swedish religious activist, the second son of King Oscar II of Sweden and his consort, Sofia of Nassau. Born as a Prince of Sweden and Norway, he ...

(1859–1953), Swedish prince and admiral *

Oscar Brodney Oscar Brodney (February 18, 1907 – February 12, 2008) was an American lawyer-turned- screenwriter. He is best known for his long association with Universal Studios, where his credits included ''Harvey'', '' The Glenn Miller Story'' (1954), seve ...

(1907–2008), American lawyer and screenwriter *

Oscar Bronner Oscar Bronner (born 14 January 1943) is an Austrian newspaper publisher. Biography Bronner was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine, on 14 January 1943. He is the eldest son of Austrian cabaret artist Gerhard Bronner. In 1948, at the age of fiv ...

(born 1943), Austrian journalist and painter * Oscar Coggins (born 1999), Hong Kong triathlon athlete *

Oscar Cortínez Hernán Oscar Cortínez (born August 4, 1973 in Morón) is a male marathon runner from Argentina, who is a two-time winner of the Buenos Aires Marathon in his native country (2003 and 2004). He represented Argentina in the men's marathon at t ...

(born 1973), Argentine marathon runner *

Oscar Feltsman Oscar Borisovich Feltsman (russian: Оскар Борисович Фельцман; 18 February 1921 – 3 February 2013) was a Ukrainian-born composer of Lithuanian Jewish descent. He was the father of Vladimir Feltsman. Biography Feltsm ...

(1921–2013), Soviet-Ukrainian composer *

Oscar Fernandes Dr. Oscar Fernandes (27 March 1941 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian politician, a senior Indian National Congress leader and was the Union Cabinet Minister for Transport, Road and Highways and Labour and Employment, Government of India in ...

(1941-2021), Indian politician *

Oscar Lorenzo Fernández Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (4 November 1897 – 27 August 1948) was a Brazilian composer of Spanish descent. He was born and died in Rio de Janeiro. Life Fernández studied at the Instituto Nacional de Música with Francisco Braga, Frederico Nas ...

(1897–1948), Brazilian composer *

Oscar Gamble Oscar Charles Gamble (December 20, 1949 – January 31, 2018) was an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 17 seasons, from to , for seven teams: the Chicago White Sox and ...

(1949–2018), American baseball player *

Oscar Grant Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was killed in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009 by BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California. Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid ...

(1986–2009), African American fatally shot by police *

Oscar Hammerstein I Oscar Hammerstein I (8 May 18461 August 1919) was a German-born businessman, theater impresario, and composer in New York City. His passion for opera led him to open several opera houses, and he rekindled opera's popularity in America. He was ...

(1846–1919), German-American businessman and theatre impresario *

Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (; July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in the musical theater for almost 40 years. He won eight Ton ...

(1895–1960), American songwriter and musical director *

Oscar Han Oscar Han (December 3, 1891 in Bucharest – February 14, 1976 in Bucharest) was a Romanian sculptor and writer. A student of Dimitrie Paciurea at the Academy of Arts in Bucharest, he was a member of ''the Group of Four'' together with painters ...

(1891–1976), Romanian sculptor and writer *

Oscar Hijuelos Oscar Jerome Hijuelos (August 24, 1951 – October 12, 2013) was an American novelist. Of Cuban descent, during a year-long convalescence from a childhood illness spent in a Connecticut hospital he lost his knowledge of Spanish, his parents' ...

(1951–2013), Cuban-American novelist *

Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born on February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championshi ...

(born 1973), American boxer and boxing promoter *

Oscar Isaac Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada (born March 9, 1979) is a Guatemalan-born American actor. Known for his versatility, he has been credited with breaking stereotypes about Latino characters in Hollywood. He was named the best actor of his gene ...

(born 1979), American actor *

Oscar Jacobson Oscar Brousse Jacobson (May 16, 1882 – September 15, 1966) was a Swedish-born American painter and museum curator. From 1915 to 1945, he was the director of the University of Oklahoma's School of Art, later known as the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of ...

(1882–1966), Swedish-born American painter and museum curator *

Oscar James Oscar James (born 25 July 1942) is a Trinidadian actor, who is based in the United Kingdom. He has had a long and varied career, but is best known for appearing on British television, in particular the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', where he pla ...

(born 1942), Trinidadian actor * Oscar Kahl (born 1997), Thai football player *

Oscar Krokstedt Vice Admiral Nils ''Oscar'' Jakob Krokstedt (12 October 1908 – 13 December 1985) was a Swedish Navy officer. His senior commands included Chief of the Naval Staff, head of the Swedish National Defence College and military commander of the We ...

(1908–1985), Swedish Navy vice admiral *

Oscar Levant Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian and actor. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for rec ...

(1906–1972, American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor) * Oscar Lloyd (born 1997), British actor * Oscar Malapitan (born 1955), Filipino politician *

Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer (), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was ...

(1907–2012), Brazilian architect *

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards ...

(1925–2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer *

Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri (born 6 April 2001) is an Australian racing driver who previously served as the reserve driver for Alpine F1 Team, having previously been in the team's driver academy. He won the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP, and wo ...

(born 2001), Australian racing driver * Oscar Pistorius (born 1986), South African convicted murderer and ex-Olympic sprinter * Oscar Raise (born 1952), Italian high jumper *

Oscar Randal-Williams Oscar Randal-Williams is a British mathematician and professor at the University of Cambridge, working in topology. He studied mathematics at the University of Oxford (MMath 2006, DPhil 2009), where he wrote his doctoral thesis ''Stable moduli sp ...

(born 1984) British mathematician *

Oscar van Rappard Oscar Emile, Knight van Rappard (2 April 1896 in Probolinggo, Dutch East Indies – 18 April 1962 in The Hague) was a track and field athlete and football (soccer) player from the Netherlands. He was the older brother of Ernst Herman van Rappard ...

(1896–1962), Dutch footballer and hurdler *

Oscar de la Renta Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (22 July 1932 – 20 October 2014), known professionally as Oscar de la Renta, was a Dominican fashion designer. Born in Santo Domingo, he was trained by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. De la Renta ...

(1932–2014), Dominican-American fashion designer *

Oscar Robertson Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Robertson playe ...

(born 1938), American basketball player *

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (; 9 September 1918 – 29 January 2012) was the president of Italy from 1992 to 1999. A member of Christian Democracy (DC), he became an independent politician after the DC's dissolution in 1992, and was close to the centr ...

(1918–2012), Italian politician *

Ossie Schectman Oscar Benjamin "Ossie" Schectman (March 30, 1919 – July 30, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He is credited with having scored the first basket in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which would later become the Na ...

(1919–2013), Oscar Schectman, American basketball player who scored the first basket in National Basketball Association history *

Oscar Schmidt Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt (born February 16, 1958) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. He is also commonly known as Oscar Schmidt in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons, ...

(born 1958), Brazilian basketball player * Oscar J. Smith (1859–1937), American lawyer and politician * Oscar Strático (born 1956), Argentine judoka and wrestler *

Oscar Traynor Oscar Traynor (21 March 1886 – 14 December 1963) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and republican who served as Minister for Justice from 1957 to 1961, Minister for Defence from 1939 to 1948 and 1951 to 1954, Minister for Posts and Telegra ...

(1886–1963), Irish politician *

Oscar Tshiebwe Oscar Tshiebwe (born 27 November 1999) is a Congolese college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the West Virginia Mountaineers men's baske ...

(born 1999), Congolese basketball player * Oscar Wendt (born 1985), Swedish football player *

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...

(1854–1900), Irish writer and poet

People with the given name Oskar

Prince Oskar of Prussia Prince Oskar Karl Gustav Adolf of Prussia (27 July 1888 – 27 January 1958) was the fifth son of German Emperor Wilhelm II and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. Biography Birth and family Prinz Oskar of Prussia w ...

(1888–1958), German Prince (Prince of Prussia) * Oskar Alexander (1876–1953), Croatian painter * Oskar Anderson (1887–1960), German-Russian mathematician *

Oskar Andersson Oskar Emil "O.A." Andersson (11 January 1877 – 28 November 1906) was a Swedish cartoonist and one of Sweden's first true comic creators. He greatly influenced Swedish cartooning culture. Biography Early life Andersson began working in his ...

(1877–1906), Swedish cartoonist *

Oskar Angelus Oskar Angelus (7 May 1892 – 3 November 1979) was an Estonian politician and collaborator with Nazi Germany. Biography Angelus was born in Kolga Parish (now Kuusalu Parish), Kreis Harrien in the Governorate of Estonia of the Russian Empire, ...

(1892–1979), Estonian politician *

Oskar Backlund Johan Oskar Backlund (28 April 1846 – 29 August 1916) was a Swedish-Russian astronomer. His name is sometimes given as Jöns Oskar Backlund, however even contemporary Swedish sources give "Johan". In Russia, where he spent his entire career, he ...

(1846–1916), Swedish-Russian astronomer *

Oskar Baum Oskar Baum (21 January 1883 in Pilsen - 20 March 1941 in Prague) was a Czech music educator and writer in German language. Baum was the son of a Jewish cloth goods merchant in Plzeň. He had vision problems from the time of his birth. At eight ...

(1883–1941), Czech music educator and writer * Oskar Deutsch (born 1963), Austrian entrepreneur and President of the Jewish Community of Vienna *

Oskar Dirlewanger Oskar Paul Dirlewanger (26 September 1895 – ) was a German military officer ('' SS-Oberführer'') who served as the founder and commander of the Nazi SS penal unit "Dirlewanger" during World War II. Serving in Poland and in Belarus, his nam ...

(1895–1945), German military officer and war criminal of Nazi Germany *

Oskar Enkvist Oskar Wilhelm Enqvist (russian: О́скар Адо́льфович Энквист, Oskar Adolfovich Enkvist; 28 October 1849 – 3 March 1912) was a Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Finnish-Swedish admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, note ...

(1849–1912), Russian admiral * Oskar Fischer (disambiguation), multiple people * Oskar Gröning (1921 – 2018), German SS Unterscharführer at the Auschwitz concentration camp *

Oskar Heil Oskar Heil (20 March 1908, in Langwieden – 15 May 1994, San Mateo, California) was a German electrical engineer and inventor. He studied physics, chemistry, mathematics, and music at the University of Göttingen, Georg-August University of Götti ...

(1908–1994), German electrical engineer and inventor * Oskar Hoffmann (1851–1912), Baltic-German painter *

Oskar Homolka Oskar Homolka (August 12, 1898 – January 27, 1978) was an Austrian film and theatre actor, who went on to work in Germany, Britain and America. Both his voice and his appearance fitted him for roles as communist spies or Soviet officials, for w ...

(1898–1978), Austrian film and theatre actor *

Oskar von Hutier Oskar Emil von Hutier (27 August 1857 – 5 December 1934) was a German general during the First World War. He served in the German Army from 1875 to 1919, including war service. During the war, he commanded the army that took Riga, Russian Repub ...

(1857–1934), German military commander *

Óskar Jónasson Óskar Jónasson (born 30 June 1963) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His film ''Remote Control'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. His most recent film '' Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' won ...

, Icelandic film director and screenwriter *

Oskar Kallas Oskar Kallas (also Oskar Philipp Kallas; in Kirikuküla, Saaremaa – 26 January 1946 in Stockholm) was an Estonian diplomat, linguist and folklorist.Toivo Miljan, ''Historical Dictionary of Estonia'', Scarecrow Press 2004 He was the husband o ...

(1868–1946), Estonian diplomat, linguist and folklorist *

Oskar Kallis Oskar Kallis (Tallinn, November 23, 1892 – Yalta, 1 January 1918) was an Estonian artist, one of the main representatives of the Estonian national romanticism. Kallas studied in 1907 and 1913 to 1916 in the studio of the artist Ants Laikma ...

(1892–1918), Estonian painter * Oskar Kaplur (1889–1962), Estonian wrestler *

Oskar Kirmes Karl Oskar Kirmes (born 19 December 1995, Reykjavik, Iceland) is a Finnish male artistic gymnast representing his nation in international competitions. He was born in Reykjavik (Iceland) to Soviet Estonian born-dad and Swedish born-mom. His dad ...

(born 1995), Finnish artistic gymnast * Oskar Klein (1894–1977), Swedish physicist *

Oskar Kokoschka Oskar Kokoschka (1 March 1886 – 22 February 1980) was an Austrian artist, poet, playwright, and teacher best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes, as well as his theories on vision that influenced the Viennese Expres ...

(1886–1980), Austrian-British-Swiss artist, poet and playwright *

Oskar Kolberg Henryk Oskar Kolberg (22 February 1814 – 3 June 1890) was a Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composer active during the foreign Partitions of Poland.Oskar Lafontaine Oskar Lafontaine (; born 16 September 1943) is a German politician. He served as Minister-President of the state of Saarland from 1985 to 1998, and was federal leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD) from ...

(born 1943), German politician *

Oskar Loorits Oskar Loorits ( – 12 December 1961) was an Estonian folklorist.Felix J. Oinas, ''Loorits, Oskar'', Encyclopedia of the fairy tale Vol 8 (1996), pages 1193-1195. Life Loorits was born in Suure-Kõpu Parish, Viljandi County. He initially studie ...

(1900–1961), Estonian folklorist *

Oskar Luts Oskar Luts ( – 23 March 1953) was an Estonian writer and playwright. Biography Oskar Luts was born into a middle-class family in Järvepera, central Estonia, at that time in the governorate of Livonia (Russian Empire). His younger brother was ...

(1887–1953), Estonian writer *

Oskar Matute Oskar Matute García de Jalón (born 5 October 1972) is a Spanish politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was previously a member of the Basque Parliament. Early life Matute was born on 5 October 1972 in Barakaldo, Bas ...

(born 1972), Basque politician *

Oskar Merikanto Oskar Merikanto (; born Frans Oskar Ala-Kanto; 5 August 1868, Helsinki17 February 1924, Hausjärvi-Oitti) was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist. As a composer, Merikanto was primarily a miniaturist, and includes songs an ...

(1868–1924), Finnish musician and composer *

Oskar Morgenstern Oskar Morgenstern (January 24, 1902 – July 26, 1977) was an Austrian-American economist. In collaboration with mathematician John von Neumann, he founded the mathematical field of game theory as applied to the social sciences and strategic decis ...

(1902–1977), Austrian-American economist *

Oskar Nedbal Oskar Nedbal (26 March 1874 – 24 December 1930) was a Czech violist, composer, and conductor of classical music. Early life Nedbal was born in Tábor, in southern Bohemia. He studied the violin at the Prague Conservatory under Antonín Be ...

(1874–1930), Czech violist, composer, and conductor *

Oskar Osala Oskar Osala (born 26 December 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He played in three National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes and represented Finland in Olympic Winter Games 20 ...

(born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player * Oskar Painter, Canadian physicist *

Oskar Pfungst Oskar Pfungst (21 April 1874 – 14 August 1932) was a German comparative biologist and psychologist. While working as a volunteer assistant in the laboratory of Carl Stumpf in Berlin, Pfungst was asked to investigate the horse known as Clever Han ...

(1874–1933), German biologist and psychologist *

Oskar Potiorek Oskar Potiorek (20 November 1853 – 17 December 1933) was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, who served as Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1911 to 1914. He was a passenger in the car carrying Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria ...

(1853–1933), Austro-Hungarian military commander *

Oskar Roehler Oskar Roehler (born 21 January 1959) is a German film director, screenwriter and journalist. He was born in Starnberg, the son of writers Gisela Elsner and Klaus Roehler. Since the mid-1980s, he has been working as a screenwriter, for, among ot ...

(born 1959), German film director *

Oskar Schindler Oskar Schindler (; 28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was a German industrialist, humanitarian and a member of the Nazi Party who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and ...

(1908–1974), German industrialist, spy and humanitarian *

Oskar Schlemmer Oskar Schlemmer (4 September 1888 – 13 April 1943) was a German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school. In 1923, he was hired as Master of Form at the Bauhaus theatre workshop, after working at the w ...

(1888–1943), German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer *

Panda Eyes Oskar Gabriel Steinbeck, known by his stage name Panda Eyes (or Lil Panda X) is a Swiss composer, record producer and DJ from Zurich, Switzerland. Career Steinbeck started in 2013 bringing together elements of chiptune, dubstep and other genr ...

(born 1996), Oskar Steinbeck, Swiss DJ and music producer *

Oskar Vogt Oskar Vogt (6 April 1870, in Husum – 30 July 1959, in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German physician and neurologist. He and his wife Cécile Vogt-Mugnier are known for their extensive cytoarchetectonic studies on the brain. Personal life He w ...

(1870–1959), German physician and neurologist

People with the given name Oskari

* Oskari Friman (1893–1933), Finnish wrestler * Oskari Frösén (born 1976), Finnish high jumper * Oskari Mantere (1874–1942), Finnish politician * Oskari Mörö (born 1993), Finnish hurdler * Oskari Rissanen (1893–1957), Finnish runner *

Oskari Tokoi Antti Oskari Tokoi (15 April 1873 – 4 April 1963) was a Finnish people, Finnish socialist who served as a leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. In 1917 Tokoi acted as a Chairman of the Senate of Finland and thus he was the world’s ...

(1873-1963), Finnish politician

People with the given name Oszkár

Oszkár Frey Oszkár Frey (born 22 April 1953) is a retired Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in doubles together with Tamás Buday. They won two bronze medals at the 1976 Olympics and one gold and three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Champ ...

(born 1953), Hungarian canoer * Oszkár Gerde (1883-1944), Hungarian 2x Olympic champion sabre fencer * Oszkár Nagy (1893–1965), Hungarian painter

People with the given name Óscar

Óscar Marcelino Álvarez Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ...

(1948–2016), Argentine football player *

Óscar Álvarez (cyclist) Óscar Mauricio Álvarez Paniagua (born December 9, 1977 in Antioquia) is a Colombian former professional road cyclist. Major results ;2002 : 2nd Road race, Central American and Caribbean Games ;2003 : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Tolima : 1st Stag ...

(born 1977), Colombian cyclist * Óscar Álvarez (footballer) (born 1977), Spanish football player *

Óscar Alzaga Óscar Alzaga (born 29 May 1942) is a Spanish jurist, academic and politician. He is the founder of People's Democratic Party (Spain), People's Democratic Party. Until 1987 he was an active politician in Spain. Biography Alzaga was born in Madri ...

(born 1942), Spanish jurist, academic and politician *

Óscar Chinchilla Óscar Stuardo Chinchilla Guzmán (born 21 October 1969) is a Guatemalan politician. He was President of the Congress of Guatemala between 14 January 2017 and 14 January 2018. Chinchilla is a member and one of the founders of Commitment, Renew ...

(born 1969), Guatemalan politician *

Óscar David Álvarez Óscar David Álvarez Ortega (born 29 March 1983) is a Colombian professional golfer who currently plays on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Amateur career Early in his career, Álvarez was named Colombia's Amateur Golfer of the Year in 2000. As an ama ...

(born 1983), Colombian golfer *

Óscar de Marcos Óscar de Marcos Arana (; ; born 14 April 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao usually as a midfielder but also as a full-back. De Marcos began his career at Alavés, but went on to spend most of it at Ath ...

(born 1989), Spanish footballer *

Óscar Fernández (fencer) Óscar Fernández may refer to: Footballers * Óscar Fernández Moraleda (born 1971), Spanish retired footballer in the 2002–03 Sporting de Gijón season * Óscar Fernández (football manager) (born 1974), Spanish football manager * Óscar Ferná ...

(born 1962), Spanish fencer *

Óscar Fernández (athlete) Óscar Fernández Giralda (born October 23, 1974) is a retired male long-distance runner from Spain. He set his personal best (2:09:59) in the marathon race, marathon on December 12, 2003 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is currently a coach of a group of ...

(born 1974), Spanish runner *

Óscar Fernández (football manager) Óscar Rubén Fernández Romero (born 28 September 1974) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of UD Almería B. Coaching career Born in Torrefiel, Valencia, Fernández graduated from the University of Valencia and started his care ...

(born 1974), Spanish football coach *

Óscar Fernández (judoka) Óscar Fernández Vigil (born 15 May 1978) is a Spanish judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』� ...

(born 1978), Spanish judoka *

Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez (born 15 February 1976) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbe ...

(born 1976), Spanish cyclist *

Óscar Pereiro Óscar Pereiro Sío (; born 3 August 1977) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Pereiro was declared the winner of the 2006 Tour de France, after the original winner Floyd Landis was disqualified for failing a doping test afte ...

(born 1977), Spanish cyclist *

Óscar Romero Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular Bishop of Tambeae, as Bishop of Santiago ...

(1917–1980), saint and Salvadoran Archbishop *

Óscar Sevilla Óscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera (born 29 September 1976), nicknamed ''El Niño'', is a Spanish-Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finis ...

(born 1976), Spanish cyclist * Óscar Téllez (born 1975), Spanish football player *

Óscar Valdez Óscar Rafael Valdez Fierro Jr. (born 22 December 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former two weight world champion, holding the WBC super featherweight title from 2021 to 2022, and the WBO featherweight title from 2016 to 201 ...

(born 1990), Mexican professional boxer *

Óscar Vargas (cyclist) Óscar de Jesús Vargas Restrepo (born 23 March 1964) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995. During the 1992 Vuelta a España, Vargas won stage 20, ahead of eventual overall winner Tony Romin ...

(born 1964), Colombian cyclist *

Óscar Vargas (footballer) Óscar Ramón Vargas (born 1980) is a Honduran former footballer. Club career Playing as a forward, Óscar Vargas debuted in Honduran football with Marathón in 2002. He was the revelation of the championship by scoring the fourth goal in the ...

(born 1980), Honduran footballer * Óscar Vega (born 1965), Spanish boxer * Óscar Villarreal (born 1981), American baseball player

Fictional characters with the given name Oscar or Oskar

* Oscar the Grouch, a Muppet on ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...

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Oscar (Irish mythology) Oscar (''oscara'' = "deer/god friend") is a figure in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the son of Oisín (the son of the epic hero Fionn mac Cumhail) and Niamh, and the brother of Plor na mBan, his bride is called Malvina. Though possibl ...

, the warrior son of Oisín and Niamh * Oscar Bluth, a character on the television series ''

Arrested Development The term "arrested development" has had multiple meanings for over 200 years. In the field of medicine, the term "arrested development" was first used, ''circa'' 1835–1836, to mean a stoppage of physical development; the term continues to be use ...

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Oscar François de Jarjayes is a fictional character created by Japanese manga artist Riyoko Ikeda. She is a major character in the 1972 manga series '' The Rose of Versailles'', and its various adaptations and spin-offs. Character history Born the last of six daught ...

, a woman raised as a man on the anime series ''

The Rose of Versailles , also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine ''Margaret'' from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the ser ...

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Oscar Goldman ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is re ...

, a character on ''

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is re ...

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The Bionic Woman ''The Bionic Woman'' is an American science fiction action-adventure television series created by Kenneth Johnson based on the 1972 novel ''Cyborg'' by Martin Caidin, starring Lindsay Wagner that aired from January 14, 1976, to May 13, 1978. ' ...

'' * Oscar Madison, a character on ''

The Odd Couple Odd Couple may refer to: Neil Simon play and its adaptations * ''The Odd Couple'' (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon ** ''The Odd Couple'' (film), a 1968 film based on the play *** ''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 televisi ...

'' * Oscar Martinez (''The Office'') *

Oscar Osborne The following is a list of characters that first appeared or will appear in the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' in 2012, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the series' producer, Emma Smithwick. The first cha ...

, a character on ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

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Oscar Shales Alexander "Alex" Mahone is a fictional character portrayed by William Fichtner in the American television series ''Prison Break''. Mahone is introduced in the Manhunt (Prison Break), premiere of the Prison Break (season 2), second season as a sp ...

, a character on the television series ''

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...

'' * Oskar Schell, the protagonist in the novel '' Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'' * Old Oscar, a biplane on '' Jay Jay the Jet Plane'' * Oscar, a Lance Knight character in the video game '' Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' * Oscar, a lion in the ''

Ice Age An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages and gree ...

'' movies * Oscar, a fish in ''

Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman (in his feature directorial de ...

'' * Oscar, Captain Tangent's parrot on ''

WordGirl ''WordGirl'' (stylized as ''W✪RD GIRL'') is an American children's Flash animated superhero television series produced by the Soup2Nuts animation unit of Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids. The series began as a series of shorts entitled ' ...

'' * Oskar Eriksson, the protagonist in the novel '' Let the Right One In'' * Oscar Fishtooth, a character on ''

Fish Hooks ''Fish Hooks'' is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The show ran for three seasons from September 3, 2010 to April 4, 2014, airing a total of 59 episodes. Plot The series revolves ...

'' * Oskar Greason, a character from the animated series ''

Star vs. the Forces of Evil ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' is an American animated magical girl television series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson, which aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is the first Disney XD series created b ...

'' * Oscar Hidalgo, a character in ''

Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (lit. ''FPJ's The Provincial Man''; abbreviated as ''FPJAP'' and internationally known as ''Brothers'') is a 2015 Philippine action drama television series under ABS-CBN Entertainment replacing ''Nathaniel''. Based ...

'' * Oscar, the titular character on cartoon series ''

Oscar's Oasis ''Oscar's Oasis'' (known as in French and in Welsh) is a computer animated comedy television series consisting of 78 7-minute episodes. It was produced by TeamTO and Tuba Entertainment, in association with Boutique Filmes, Cake Entertainment ...

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