Ossie is a nickname usually used in place of a given name such as Osama, Osman,
Oswald Oswald may refer to:
People
*Oswald (given name), including a list of people with the name
*Oswald (surname), including a list of people with the name
Fictional characters
*Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbur ...
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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.
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Osvaldo Osvaldo may refer to the following people:
Given name
*Osvaldo Alonso, Cuban football player
*Osvaldo Ardiles (born 1952), an Argentine football player and coach
*Osvaldo Bagnoli, an Italian football coach
*Osvaldo Brandão, a Brazilian football c ...
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Suret ( syr, ܣܘܪܝܬ) ( su:rɪtʰor su:rɪθ, also known as Assyrian or Chaldean, refers to the varieties of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA) spoken by ethnic Assyrians, including those identifying as religious groups rather than eth ...
, it is used as a diminutive for
Joseph
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
Ossie Abeygunasekera
Ahangama Withanage Oswin Nandimithra Abeyagoonasekera (known as ''Ossie Abeygunasekera'') was a Member of Parliament and chairman and the leader of the Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya or Party. He was assassinated by a female suicide bomber of t ...
(1950–1994), assassinated Sri Lankan politician
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Osvaldo Ardiles
Osvaldo César Ardiles (born 3 August 1952), often referred to in Britain as Ossie Ardiles, is an Argentine football manager, pundit and former midfielder who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as part of the Argentina national team. He now runs his ...
(born 1952), Argentinian football manager, pundit and former player
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Ossie Asmundson
Oscar Ingolfur Asmundson (November 17, 1908 – November 2, 1964) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League. Asmundson won the Stanley Cup as a member of the New York Rangers] in 1932-33 New Yor ...
(1908–1964), Canadian National Hockey League player
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Ossie Bertram
Oswald Milne Bertram (17 April 1909 – 5 May 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the VFL during the 1930s.
Family
The son of Frank Ernest Bertram, and Agnes Bertram, née Milne, he was b ...
(1909–1983), Australian rules footballer
* Ossie Blanco, 1970s baseball player
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Ossie Bluege
Oswald Louis Bluege (; October 24, 1900 – October 14, 1985) was an American third baseman, manager, coach and front-office executive in Major League Baseball who spent his entire playing career with the Washington Senators franchise from 1922 t ...
(1900–1985), American Major League Baseball player
* Ossie Byrne (1926–1983), Australian record producer best known for his work with the early Bee Gees
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Ossie Clark
Raymond "Ossie" Clark (9 June 1942 – 6 August 1996) was a British fashion designer who was a major figure in the Swinging Sixties scene in London and the fashion industry in that era. Clark is now renowned for his vintage designs by present- ...
(1942–1996), British fashion designer
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Ossie Davis
Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, until his death. He and his wife were named to the NAACP ...
(1917–2005), African-American actor and activist
* Ossie Dawson (1919–2008), South African cricketer
* Ossie Fraser (1923–1982), Canadian politician
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Ossie Green
William Osmond Green (11 March 1906 – 26 May 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia ser ...
(1906–1991), Australian rules footballer
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Ossie Lovelock
Oswald Ifould Lovelock (28 August 1911 – 1 August 1981) was an Australian sportsman and sports administrator. He represented Western Australia at cricket and baseball, and also played football for in the West Australian National Football Le ...
(1911–1981), Australian sportsman
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Ossie Male
Ossie Male (31 December 1893 – 23 February 1975) Scrum.com was a
Oswald Morris
Oswald Norman Morris, (22 November 1915 – 17 March 2014) was a British cinematographer. Known to his colleagues by the nicknames "Os" or "Ossie", Morris's career in cinematography spanned six decades.
Life and career
Morris was raised in Mi ...
(1915–2014), British cinematographer
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Ossie Nicholson
Oserick Bernard "Ossie" Nicholson (1910 – 9 November 1965) was an Australian cyclist who twice held the World Endurance record for distance in a calendar year.
Australian cycling career
Nicholson was a professional cyclist in the years be ...
(1906–1965), Australian cyclist
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Ossie Nortjé
Oshwill Nortjé (born 3 December 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is scrum-half.
Career
Youth
Nortjé grew up in George, but then enrolled at the Harmony Sports Acade ...
(born 1990), South African rugby union player
* Ossie Ocasio (born 1955), Puerto Rican retired boxer and former world cruiserweight champion
* Ossie Pickworth (1918–1969), Australian golfer
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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), American basketball player who scored the first basket in National Basketball Association history
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Ossie Solem
Oscar Martin "Ossie" Solem (December 13, 1891 – October 26, 1970) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa (1 ...
(1891–1970), American college football and basketball head coach
* Ossie Vitt (1890–1963), American Major League baseball player and manager
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Peter Osgood
Peter Leslie Osgood (20 February 1947 – 1 March 2006) was an English footballer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. He is best remembered for representing Chelsea and Southampton at club level, and was also capped four times by Englan ...
(1947–2006), English footballer nicknamed 'Ossie'
Surname
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Manuel Ossie
Lee Manuel Ossie (born July 18, 1968) is a Liberian former professional boxer. Nicknamed "Destroyer", Ossie is a former European Union light heavyweight and African heavyweight champion.
Professional career
On August 26, 2005 Manuel upset title ...
(born 1968), Liberian boxer
Fictional characters
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Ossie Ostrich
Oswald Q. Ostrich, better known simply as Ossie Ostrich, is an Australian television puppet character in the form of a pink ostrich, created, performed and voiced by Ernie Carroll who appeared firstly on the ''Tarax Show'', and then opposite Daryl ...
, on the Australian TV programs ''Tarax Show'', ''Hey Hey It's Saturday'' and ''The Ossie Ostrich Video Show''
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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (also known as Oswald the Rabbit or Oswald Rabbit) is a cartoon character created in 1927 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for Universal Pictures. He starred in several animated short films released to theaters from 1927 to 1 ...
, created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney for funny animal films in the 1920s and '30s