Ozzie or Ozzy is a masculine given name, sometimes a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

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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 Canterbu ...

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), ...

Osborne Osborne may refer to: * Osborne (name) Places Australia * Osborne, South Australia (disambiguation), places associated with the suburb in the Adelaide metropolitan area * Osborne, New South Wales, a rural community in the Riverina region Can ...

Osman Osman is the Persian transliteration and derived from the Arabic masculine given name Uthman ( ar, عُثْمان, , link=no ''‘uthmān'') or an English surname. It may refer to: People * Osman (name), people with the name * Osman I (1258–132 ...

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Ozymandias "Ozymandias" ( ) is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822). It was first published in the 11 January 1818 issue of '' The Examiner'' of London. The poem was included the following year in Shelley's co ...

and other names, surname and nickname which may refer to:

Animals

Ozzie (gorilla) Ozoum, commonly referred to as Ozzie ( – January 25, 2022), was an African-born western lowland gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla'') who was a subject of research at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in the U.S. state of Georgia fr ...

(born c. 1961)

People

Chris Osgood Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently a Detroit Red Wings studio analyst and part-time color commentator for Bally Sports Detroit. He won three Stanley Cup champio ...

(born 1972), National Hockey League goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings *

Ray Ozzie Raymond "Ray" Ozzie (born November 20, 1955) is an American software industry entrepreneur who held the positions of Chief Technical Officer and Chief Software Architect at Microsoft between 2005 and 2010. Before Microsoft, he was best known for ...

(born 1955), former Chief Software Architect at Microsoft * Oscar

Ozzie Cadena Oscar "Ozzie" Cadena (September 26, 1924 – April 9, 2008) was an American record producer with Savoy Records and Prestige Records who recorded gospel and jazz music in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and helped popularize jazz music in Los Ange ...

(1924–2008), American record producer * Osvaldo

Ozzie Canseco Osvaldo "Ozzie" Canseco Capas (born July 2, 1964) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball player. He is the identical twin brother of former Major League Baseball player José Canseco. He was manager for the Brownsville Charros of the ...

(born 1964), Cuban-born former baseball player, brother of José Canseco *

Osborne Colson Osborne Colson (March 31, 1916 – July 14, 2006) was a Canadian figure skater and coach. Colson was born in Toronto, Ontario on March 31, 1916. His father was one of the founders of the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club. He won the Ca ...

(1916–2006), Canadian figure skater and coach *

Osborne Cowles Osborne Bryan "Ozzie" Cowles (August 25, 1899 – August 29, 1997) was an American basketball player and coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at Carleton College (1924–1930), River Falls State Teachers College (now University of Wisco ...

(1899-1997), American college basketball and football player and coach * Oswaldo

Ozzie Guillén Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios (; born January 20, 1964) is a former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for 16 seasons, primarily with the Chicago White Sox, from 1985 to 2000. During tha ...

(born 1964), Venezuelan former Major League Baseball player and manager * Oscar

Ozzy Lusth Ozcar "Ozzy" Lusth (born August 23, 1981) is a Mexican-born American reality show veteran contestant who has appeared on several shows, including '' Survivor: Cook Islands''; '' Survivor: Micronesia;'' and '' Survivor: South Pacific''. He also com ...

(born 1981), ''Survivor'' reality TV show contestant *

Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician) Michael Joseph "Ozzie" Myers (born May 4, 1943) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980. A member of the Democratic Party, Myers became involved in the Abscam scandal during his tenure ...

(born 1943), American politician convicted for his part in the Abscam scandal * Oswald

Ozzie Nelson Oswald George Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June 3, 1975) was an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, musician, composer, conductor and bandleader. He originated and starred in ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'', a radio and tel ...

(1901-1975), American band leader, actor, director, and producer, best known for playing the father in the sitcom

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television, where it ...

. *

Ozzie Newsome Ozzie Newsome Jr. (born March 16, 1956) is an American former professional football player and executive who is the executive vice president of player personnel of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Newsome was a tight e ...

, American former National Football League player and current general manager of the Baltimore Ravens, member of the Hall of Fame * Danny

Ozzie Osborn Danny Leon "Ozzie" Osborn (born June 19, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Chicago White Sox in . After his lone season in the majors, he was traded a ...

(born 1946), American former Major League Baseball pitcher in 1975 * John

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

(born 1948), English lead singer for heavy metal band Black Sabbath, songwriter and star of the reality TV show ''The Osbournes' * Ozzie Silna (1932-2016), American businessman and basketball franchise co-owner * Oze

Ozzie Simmons Oze E. "Ozzie" Simmons (June 6, 1914 – September 26, 2001) was an American college football player for the University of Iowa. Nicknamed the "Ebony Eel", Simmons was one of the first black All-American football players in the 1930s. Back ...

(1914-2001), African-American college football player * Osborne

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 ...

(born 1954), American retired Major League Baseball player and member of the Hall of Fame *

Ozzie Sweet Ozzie Sweet (Oscar Cowan Corbo; September 10, 1918 in Stamford, Connecticut – February 20, 2013 in York Harbor, Maine) was a sports photographer whose best work in photography was in creating an image, not capturing one. According to the Ne ...

(1918-2013), American sports photographer born Oscar Cowan Corbo * Osborne

Ozzie Timmons Osborne Llewellyn Timmons (born September 18, 1970), is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and current coach with the Milwaukee Brewers. He played in MLB for four teams from through , and for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippo ...

(born 1970), American former Major League Baseball player * Osvaldo

Ozzie Virgil, Sr. Osvaldo José Virgil Pichardo (born May 17, 1932) is a former professional baseball player and coach who was the first Dominican to play in Major League Baseball. He was a utilityman who played in MLB between 1956 and 1969 for the New York / S ...

(born 1932), former Major League Baseball utility player from the Dominican Republic * Osvaldo Ozzie Virgil, Jr. (born 1956), former Major League Baseball All-Star catcher from Puerto Rico *

Ozzie Albies Ozhaino Jurdy Jiandro "Ozzie" Albies (born January 7, 1997) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball second baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Albies signed with the Braves organization in 2013, and made his MLB debut wi ...

(born 1997) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Fictional characters

* Osvaldo "Ozzie"

Don Altobello Osvaldo "Ozzie" Altobello is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of the 1990 film ''The Godfather Part III''. In the film, he is portrayed by Eli Wallach. Casting Frank Sinatra biographer Tom Santopietro notes that Francis Ford C ...

, main villain in the film ''The Godfather Part III'', played by Eli Wallach *

Ozzie Mandrill ''Monkey Island'' is a series of adventure games. The first four games in the series were produced and published by LucasArts, earlier known as Lucasfilm Games. The fifth installment of the franchise was developed by Telltale Games in collabora ...

, villain in computer adventure game ''Escape from Monkey Island'' * Ozzie, Slash, and Flea, villains who serve Magus in the role-playing game ''Chrono Trigger'' * Ozzie Fernandez Isaacs, creator of the wormholes technology and the gaïa field in the Commonwealth universe of

Peter F Hamilton Peter F. Hamilton (born 1960) is a British author. He is known for writing science fiction space opera. Biography Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960. He did not attend university. He said in an interview, "I did science at schoo ...

* "My Ozzie," bachelor owner of Earl, the Jack Russell terrier in '' Mutts'', the comic strip * Ozzie Graham, reporter who joins the StarCrossed group in the TV series

People of Earth ''People of Earth'' is an American science fiction sitcom television series created by David Jenkins about a support group for alien abductees, as well as the aliens who had abducted them. TBS ordered the pilot under the name ''The Group'' in ...

. * Ozzy Delvecchio, character played by

John Leguizamo John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (; ; born July 22, 196013:04) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced ...

Bloodline (TV series) ''Bloodline'' is an American Netflix original thriller drama television series created by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Daniel Zelman, and produced by Sony Pictures Television. The series premiered on February 9, 2015, in the Berlinale ...

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