Oswalt is a
German
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**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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surname or male given name, which is derived from the
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...
given name
Oswald.
[''Dictionary of American Family Names'']
"Oswald Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 18 January 2016. The name may refer to:
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John N. Oswalt
John N. Oswalt is an American scholar and distinguished professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. He teaches in theology, Old Testament and ancient semitic languages including Hebrew. He is the author of 11 scholarly books; foremo ...
(born 1940), American scholar
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(1928–2010), German sex educator
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Patton Oswalt
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...
(born 1969), American actor and comedian
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Roy Oswalt (born 1977), American baseball player
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German-language surnames
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