Otar (name)

Otar (

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

: ოთარ) is a

masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Otar Arveladze (born 1992), Georgian footballer * Otar Barkalaia (born 1984), Georgian rugby player *

Otar Beg Orbeliani Otar Beg, also known as Otar Khan, later known as Zu al-Faqār Khan (born circa. 1583, – died 1662/63), was a Safavid military commander, royal ''gholam'', and official from the Georgian Baratashvili- Orbelishvili (Orbeliani) clan. Biography No ...

(circa. 1583–1662/63), Georgian noble * Otar Bestaev (born 1991), Kyrgyzstani judoka *

Otar Chiladze Otar Chiladze ( ka, ოთარ ჭილაძე; March 20, 1933 — October 1, 2009) was a Georgian writer who played a prominent role in the resurrection of Georgian prose in the post-Joseph Stalin era. His novels characteristically fuse Sum ...

(1933-2009), Georgian writer *

Otar Chkhartishvili Otar Chkhartishvili ( ka, ოთარ ჩხარტიშვილი, russian: Отар Чхартишвили; born 1950) is a retired Georgian naval officer who served, successively, in the Soviet, Russian, and Georgian navies. His last appoi ...

(born 1950), Georgian naval officer *

Otar Chkheidze Otar Chkheidze (28 November 1920. Village Kelktseuli, region of Gori, Georgia – 2007) Georgian writer, literary man, PhD (1949). His father and uncles fell a victim to the redoubtable and tragic events of 1924 in Georgia caused by communist r ...

(1920–2007), Georgian writer *

Otar Dadunashvili Otar Dadunashvili (21 March 1928 – 28 August 1992) was a Georgian-Soviet cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 19 ...

(1928–1992), Georgian-Soviet cyclist * Otar Eloshvili (born 1978), Georgian rugby player *

Otar Gabelia Otar Gabelia ( ka, ოთარ ამბროსის ძე გაბელია; born 24 March 1953) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He was a long-time goalkeeper for Dinamo Tbilisi. Winner of the Best Soviet Goalkeeper ...

(born 1953), Georgian footballer *

Otar Giorgadze Otar Giorgadze (born March 2, 1996) is a Georgian Rugby Union player. His position is flanker and he currently plays for Brive in the Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in ...

(born 1996), Georgian rugby player *

Otar Iosseliani Otar Iosseliani ( ka, ოთარ იოსელიანი, born 2 February 1934) is a Georgian-born film director. He was born in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, where he studied at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire and graduated in 1952 ...

(born 1934), Georgian-French filmmaker *

Otar Japaridze Otar Japaridze ( ka, ოთარ ჯაფარიძე, born December 23, 1987) is a Georgian former competitive ice dancer. With former partner Allison Reed, he represented Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He later skated with Angelina T ...

(born 1987), Georgian ice dancer *

Otar Kakabadze Otar Kakabadze ( ka, ოთარ კაკაბაძე, tr, ; born 27 June 1995) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Polish club Cracovia and the Georgia national team. Club career Dinamo Tbilisi Born in Tbi ...

(born 1995), Georgian footballer *

Otar Khetsia Otar Mikhailovich Khetsia (russian: Отар Михайлович Хеция; born 19 February 1965) has twice been Minister of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia. Career Otar Khetsia was first appointed Interior Minister after the election of Preside ...

(born 1965), Abkhaz politician *

Otar Khizaneishvili Otar Khizaneishvili ( ka, ოთარ ხიზანეიშვილი, born 26 September 1981) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for the Georgian national team. Early life Khizaneishvili was born on ...

(born 1981), Georgian footballer *

Otar Koberidze Otar Leontyevich Koberidze ( ka, ოთარ კობერიძე; 17 December 1924 – 9 March 2015) was a Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter. Biography Koberidze was born in Tiflis, Georgian SSR (now Tbilisi, Georgia), where he g ...

(1924–2015), Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter *

Otar Korgalidze Otar Korghalidze ( ka, ოთარ კორღალიძე; born 2 September 1960) is a Georgian former professional football player and manager. During his playing career Korgalidze played for various clubs in Georgia, Austria, Azerbaijan ...

(born 1960), Georgian footballer and football manager *

Otar Korkia Otar Korkia (Georgian: ოთარ ქორქია, russian: Отар Михайлович Коркия; May 10, 1923 – March 15, 2005) was a Georgian professional basketball player and coach. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, ...

(1923–2005), Georgian basketball player and coach *

Otar Kushanashvili Otar Shalvovich Kushanashvili (russian: Ота́р Ша́лвович Кушанашви́ли; born 22 June 1970, Kutaisi) is a Georgia (country), Georgian and Russian music journalist and broadcaster who describes himself as "anti-publicist". He ...

(born 1970), Georgian-Russian music journalist and broadcaster *

Otari Kvantrishvili Otari Kvantrishvili ( ka, ოთარ კვანტრიშვილი, russian: Ота́ри Квантришвили; January 27, 1948 – April 5, 1994) was a Georgian mafia boss and one of Moscow's leading organised crime figures during ...

(1948–1994), Georgian organized crime boss *

Otar Lordkipanidze Otar Lordkipanidze ( ka, ოთარ ლორთქიფანიძე) (October 30, 1930 – May 19, 2002) was a Georgian archaeologist best known for his studies of the ancient sites of Colchis and Iberia and the presence of the Achaemenid cu ...

(1930–2002), Georgian archaeologist *

Otar Martsvaladze Otar Martsvaladze ( ka, ოთარ მარცვალაძე; born 14 July 1984) is a former professional Georgian footballer who played for the national team. Career Club Otar Martsvaladze was born in Tbilisi. He spent first four years ...

(born 1984), Georgian footballer *

Otar Patsatsia Otar Patsatsia ( ka, ოთარ ფაცაცია; 15 May 1929 – 9 December 2021) was a Georgian politician who served as the country's Prime Minister from 20 August 1993 to 5 October 1995. A former Communist bureaucrat and enterprise ...

(born 1929), Georgian politician, former Prime Minister of Georgia *

Otar Taktakishvili Otar Vasilisdze Taktakishvili ( ka, ოთარ თაქთაქიშვილი; russian: Отар Васильевич Тактакишвили; 27 July 1924 – 21 February 1989) was a prominent Georgian composer, teacher, conductor, an ...

(1924–1989), Georgian composer, teacher, conductor and musicologist * Otar Turashvili (born 1986), Georgian rugby player *

Otar Tushishvili Otar Tushishvili (born 14 June 1978 in Gori) is a Georgian wrestler, who has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were a ...

(born 1978), Georgian wrestler Georgian masculine given names {{given name