Oscar or Oskar is a masculine

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of English and 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 and fictional and mythical characters * Oscar (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters named Oscar, Óscar or Oskar * Oscar (footballer, born 1954), Brazilian footballer ...

, grandson of

Fionn Mac Cumhaill Fionn mac Cumhaill, often anglicised Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is the leader of the ''Fianna'' bands of young roving hunter-warriors, as well as being a seer a ...

, and refers to his descent from his grandmother, Sadhbh, who was enchanted into the form of a deer. Less likely, it is derived from Norse-Irish ''Osgar'' "god's spear," from ''gar'' "spear" + ''os'' "god". 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. He is known for the Ossian cycle of epic poems, which he ...

, creator of '

Ossian Ossian (; Irish Gaelic/Scottish Gaelic: ''Oisean'') is the narrator and purported author of a cycle of epic poems published by the Scottish poet James Macpherson, originally as ''Fingal'' (1761) and ''Temora (poem), Temora'' (1763), and later c ...

ic poetry'. Today the name is associated with

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because

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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. 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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...

, Finnish,

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, Norwegian,

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, Scandinavian, Slovenian,

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: Oskar. ** Icelandic: Óskar * Catalan: Òscar. * Danish,

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, Irish,

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, Norwegian, Portuguese,

: Oscar **

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, Portuguese (mostly European): Óscar * Finnish: Oskari, Okko,

Osku Osku () is a city in the Central District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1 ...

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of Oskari) * Hungarian:

Oszkár Oszkár is a Hungarian masculine given name, a variant of the name Oscar. Notable people with the name include: * Oszkár Asboth (1891–1960), Austro-Hungarian aviation engineer sometimes credited with the invention of the helicopter * Oszkár Ber ...

* Kazakh: Askar, Asqar, Oskar *

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: Anscharius * Latvian: Oskars *

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: Oskaras *

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

: Osgar *

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: Osgar/Osgur

People with the given name Oscar

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

(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 Oscar I of Sweden, King Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Queen J ...

(1829–1907), King of Sweden and Norway * Oscar Acosta (disambiguation), several people * Oscar Aguad (born 1950), Argentine politician * Oscar Ahumada (born 1982), Argentine footballer * Oscar Ahnfelt (1813–1882), Swedish singer, composer and music publisher *

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 Albayald ...

(born 1963), Filipino retired police officer *

Oscar Allen (footballer) Oscar Allen (born 19 March 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for and co-captains the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Junior career Allen is from Perth, Western Australia. He played junior ...

(born 1999), Australian rules footballer * Oscar Dana Allen (1836–1913), American professor of chemistry * Oscar K. Allen (1882–1936), American politician, 42nd governor of Louisiana * Oscar Almgren (1869–1945), Swedish archaeologist *

Oscar Ameringer Oscar Ameringer (August 4, 1870 – November 5, 1943) was a German-American Socialist editor, author, and organizer from the late 1890s until his death in 1943. Ameringer made a name for himself in the Socialist Party of Oklahoma as the editor ...

(1870–1943), German-American editor, author, and organizer *

Oscar Andriani Oscar Andriani (28 December 1905 – 17 July 1987) was an Italian actor and playwright. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1937 to 1969. Life and career Born in Brescia, Andriani made his stage debut at 17 years old in the theatrical com ...

(1905–1987), Italian actor and playwright *

Oscar Asche John Stange(r) Heiss Oscar Asche (24 January 1871 – 23 March 1936) was an Australian actor, director, and writer, best known for having written, directed, and acted in the record-breaking musical '' Chu Chin Chow'', both on stage and fil ...

(1871–1936), Australian actor, director, and writer * Oscar Aubuchon (1917–1970), Canadian ice hockey player *

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, h ...

(1859–1953), Swedish prince and admiral *

Oscar Baumann Oscar Baumann (25 June 1864 in Vienna – 12 October 1899 in Vienna) was an Austrian explorer, cartographer and ethnographer. He attended classes on natural history and geography at the University of Vienna, and in 1885 was part of an Austr ...

(1864–1899), Austrian explorer, cartographer and ethnographer *

Oscar Bardi de Fourtou Marie François Oscar Bardi de Fourtou (3 January 1836 – 6 December 1897) was a French politician. Born into a bourgeois family, he served as Minister of Transport from 7 December 1872 to 18 May 1873. He also served as Minister of Interior and ...

(1836–1897), French politician *

Oscar Beregi (actor, born 1876) Oscar Beregi (born Oszkár Berger, 24 January 1876 – 18 October 1965) was a Hungarian-Jewish actor who appeared primarily in German films. Biography Beregi was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. He acted onstage in Hungary for 21 years. ...

(1876–1965), Hungarian-American actor, father of the actor below * Oscar Beregi (actor, born 1918) (1918–1976), Hungarian-American actor *

Oscar Bettison Oscar Bettison (born 19 September 1975) is a British-American composer known for large-scale chamber and large ensemble works. He has been described as possessing "a unique voice". His work has been described as having "an unconventional lyrici ...

(born 1975), British/American composer *

Oscar Bianchi Oscar Bianchi (born 1975 in Milan) is a Gaudeamus Laureate composer of Italian and Swiss citizenships. He is a recipient of several international prizes and honors. He is noted for his large scale works, in particular his cantata ''Matra'' for s ...

(born 1975), Italian-Swiss composer *

Oscar Bobb Oscar Bobb (born 12 July 2003) is a Norwegian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder or Winger (association football), winger for club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City and the Norway national football team, ...

(born 2003), Norwegian professional footballer *

Oscar Bonavena Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena (September 25, 1942 – May 22, 1976) was an Argentine heavyweight professional boxing, professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged, wild-swinging puncher, he was nicknamed "Ring ...

(1942–1976), Argentine boxer *

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), severa ...

(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 Cantú Oscar Cantú (born December 5, 1966) is a Mexican-American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of San Jose since 2018. Cantú served as Bishop of Las Cruces from 2013 to 2018, and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio ...

(born 1966), Mexican-American Catholic prelate *

Oscar Cesare Oscar Edward Cesare (October 7, 1883 – July 25, 1948) was a Swedish-born American caricaturist, painter, draftsman and editorial cartoonist. Biography Cesare was born on 7 October 1883 in Linköping, Sweden. At eighteen he moved to Paris t ...

(1883–1948), Swedish-American caricaturist, painter, and cartoonist * Oscar Coggins (born 1999), Hong Kong triathlon athlete *

Oscar Colás Oscar Luis Colás Leon (born September 17, 1998) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and in Major Lea ...

(born 1998), Cuban baseball player *

Oscar Collazo Oscar Collazo (January 20, 1914 – February 21, 1994) was a Puerto Rican militant of the Nationalist Party. He and Griselio Torresola were responsible for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Harry S. Truman in Washington, D.C. ...

(1914–1994), Puerto Rican militant * Oscar Cortínez (born 1973), Argentine marathon runner * Oscar Dansk (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player * Oscar Danielson (disambiguation), multiple people * Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior, aka

Oscar (footballer, born 1991) Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior (; born 9 September 1991), known mononymously as Oscar, is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileir ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Oscar Drouin Oscar Drouin (September 29, 1890 – July 16, 1953) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. Background He was born on September 29, 1890, in Quebec City. Member of the legislature Drouin won a by-election in 1928 and became the Liberal Membe ...

(1890–1953), Canadian politician *

Oscar Dunn Oscar James Dunn (1822 – November 22, 1871) served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana during the era of Reconstruction and was the first African American to act as lieutenant governor of a U.S. state. He was also the first African-America ...

(1822–1871), American politician *

Oscar Fantenberg Oscar Fantenberg (born 7 October 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Linköping HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Undrafted, he has previously played for the Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles King ...

(born 1991), Swedish professional ice hockey player *

Oscar Feltsman Oscar Borisovich Feltsman ( Ukrainian & ; 18 February 1921 – 3 February 2013) was a Ukrainian-born composer of Lithuanian Jewish descent. He was the father of Vladimir Feltsman. Biography Feltsman was born in Odesa, the son of Boris Os ...

(1921–2013), Soviet-Ukrainian composer *

Oscar Fernandes 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 UPA ...

(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 ...

(1897–1948), Brazilian composer *

Oscar Filho Oscar Francisco de Moraes Junior, better known by his stage name, Oscar Filho born August 22, 1978, in Atibaia is a Brazilian TV presenter, reporter, actor, comedian, writer and businessperson. In humor since 2003, he is recognized as one of the ...

(born 1978), Brazilian TV presenter, reporter, actor, comedian, writer and businessperson * Oscar Foronda (born 1970), Spanish actor *

Oscar Fristrom Carl Magnus Oscar Friström (16 January 1856 – 26 June 1918), generally known as Oscar Fristrom, was a portrait painter and art teacher born in Sweden, who had a substantial career in Queensland and South Australia, and was best known for his ...

(1856–1918), Australian portrait painter and art teacher *

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 Ne ...

(1949–2018), American baseball player * Oscar Gardner (1872–1928), American bantamweight and featherweight boxer *

Oscar Grant Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old black 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 Transit ...

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

Oscar Hammerstein I Oscar Hammerstein I (8 May 1846 – 1 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 ...

(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 director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Award ...

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

Oscar Han Oscar Han (3 December 1891 – 14 February 1976) was a Romanian sculptor and writer. Biography Han was born in Bucharest on 3 December 1891 to a father of German origin and a mother from Vrancea. From 1909 to 1914, he studied sculpture and ...

(1891–1976), Romanian sculptor and writer * Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013), Cuban-American novelist * Oscar Holmes (1916–2001), first African-American Naval Aviator and air traffic controller *

Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born February 4, 1973) is an American Promoter (entertainment), boxing promoter and former professional boxing, professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 list of boxing sextuple ch ...

(born 1973), American boxer and boxing promoter *

Oscar Isaac Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada (born March 9, 1979) is an American actor. Recognized for his versatility, he has been credited with breaking stereotypes about Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latino characters in Cinema of the United States, H ...

(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'', in which he w ...

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

Oscar Krokstedt Vice admiral (Sweden), 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 (Sweden), Chief of the Naval Staff, head of the Swedish De ...

(1908–1985), Swedish Navy vice admiral *

Oscar Levant Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor (music), conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian, and actor. He had roles in the films ''Rhapsody in Bl ...

(1906–1972, American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor) *

Oscar Lloyd Oscar Lloyd (born 16 September 1997) is a British actor best known for his role as Will Wylde in '' Emmerdale''. Career Lloyd started his acting career by appearing in television commercials. He was cast as David in the 2008 BBC drama, '' Hanc ...

(born 1997), British actor *

Oscar Malapitan Oscar "Oca" Gonzales Malapitan (born June 14, 1955) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the representative from the 1st District of Caloocan in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2022 and previously from 2004 to ...

(born 1955), Filipino politician * Oscar Massin (1829–1913), Belgian-born French jeweler known as “The Diamond Reformer" *

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 b ...

(1907–2012), Brazilian architect *

Oscar Osterman Lieutenant General Oscar Fredrik Osterman (5 September 1874 – 3 November 1956) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Osterman, a graduate of the Military Academy Karlberg in 1894, held various high-ranking positions within the Swedish Army. He ser ...

(1894–1956), Swedish Army officer *

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. As a virtuoso who is considered to be one of the greatest Jazz piano, jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordin ...

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

Oscar Piastri Oscar Jack Piastri ( ; born 6 April 2001) is an Australian racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. Piastri has won Formula One Grands Prix across three seasons. Born and raised in Melbourne, Piastri began his career in radio-co ...

(born 2001), Australian racing driver *

Oscar Pistorius Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius ( , ; born 22 November 1986) is a South African double amputee, former professional sprinter, and convicted murderer. He was the 10th athlete to compete at both the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games. Pistorius r ...

(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. Career Randal-Williams studied mathematics at the University of Oxford (MMath 2006, DPhil 2009), where he wrote his doctoral ...

(born 1984) British mathematician * Oscar 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 played ...

(born 1938), American basketball player *

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (; 9 September 1918 – 29 January 2012) was an Italian politician who served as President of Italy from 1992 to 1999. A member of Christian Democracy (DC), he became an independent politician after the DC's dissolution in 1 ...

(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 N ...

(1919–2013), American basketball player who scored the first basket in National Basketball Association history * Oscar Schmidt (born 1958), Brazilian basketball player * Oscar J. Smith (1859–1937), American lawyer and politician * Oscar Strasnoy (born 1970), French-Argentine composer * Oscar Strático (born 1956), Argentine judoka and wrestler * Oscar Traynor (1886–1963), Irish politician * Oscar Tshiebwe (born 1999), Congolese basketball player * Oscar Wendt (born 1985), Swedish football player * Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), Irish writer and poet * Oscar Lawton Wilkerson (1926–2023), American pilot

People with the given name Óscar

* Óscar Marcelino Álvarez (1948–2016), Argentine football player * Óscar Álvarez (cyclist) (born 1977), Colombian cyclist * Óscar Álvarez (footballer, born 1977), Óscar Álvarez (footballer) (born 1977), Spanish football player * Óscar Alzaga (born 1942), Spanish jurist, academic and politician * Óscar Elías Biscet (born 1961), Cuban physician and activist * Óscar Chinchilla (born 1969), Guatemalan politician * Óscar David Álvarez (born 1983), Colombian golfer * Óscar de Marcos (born 1989), Spanish footballer * Óscar Fernández (fencer) (born 1962), Spanish fencer * Óscar Fernández (athlete) (born 1974), Spanish runner * Óscar Fernández (football manager, born 1974), Óscar Fernández (football manager) (born 1974), Spanish football coach * Óscar Fernández (judoka) (born 1978), Spanish judoka * Óscar Freire (born 1976), Spanish cyclist * Rey Mysterio, Óscar Gutiérrez (born 1974), American professional wrestler better known as Rey Mysterio * Óscar Pereiro (born 1977), Spanish cyclist * Óscar Romero (1917–1980), saint and Salvadoran Archbishop * Óscar Sevilla (born 1976), Spanish cyclist * Óscar Téllez (born 1975), Spanish football player * Óscar Valdez (born 1990), Mexican professional boxer * Óscar Vargas (cyclist) (born 1964), Colombian cyclist * Óscar Vargas (footballer) (born 1980), Honduran footballer * Óscar Vega (boxer) (born 1965), Spanish boxer * Óscar Vega (footballer) (born 1987), Spanish footballer * Óscar Villarreal (baseball) (born 1981), * Óscar Villarreal (baseball) (born 1981), Mexican former pitcher in Major League Baseball * Óscar Villarreal (footballer) (born 1981), Colombian footballer * Óscar Espinosa Villarreal, Mayor of Mexico City from 1994 to 1997

People with the given name Oskar

* Prince Oskar of Prussia (1888–1958), German Prince (Prince of Prussia) * Oskar Alexander (1876–1953), Croatian painter * Oskar Anderson (1887–1960), German-Russian mathematician * Oskar Andersson (1877–1906), Swedish cartoonist * Oskar Angelus (1892–1979), Estonian politician * Oskar Backlund (1846–1916), Swedish-Russian astronomer * Oskar Baum (1883–1941), Czech music educator and writer * Oskar Deutsch (born 1963), Austrian entrepreneur and President of the Jewish Community of Vienna * Oskar Dirlewanger (1895–1945), German military officer and war criminal of Nazi Germany * Oskar Dvořák (born 1991), Slovak politician * * Oskar Enkvist (1849–1912), Russian admiral * Oskar Fischer (disambiguation), multiple people * Oskar Freysinger (born 1960), Swiss politician * Oskar Gröning (1921 – 2018), German SS Unterscharführer at the Auschwitz concentration camp * Oskar Heil (1908–1994), German electrical engineer and inventor * Oskar Hoffmann (painter), Oskar Hoffmann (1851–1912), Baltic-German painter * Oskar Homolka (1898–1978), Austrian film and theatre actor * Oskar von Hutier (1857–1934), German military commander * Óskar Jónasson, Icelandic film director and screenwriter * Oskar Kallas (1868–1946), Estonian diplomat, linguist and folklorist * Oskar Kallis (1892–1918), Estonian painter * Oskar Kaplur (1889–1962), Estonian wrestler * Oskar Kirmes (born 1995), Finnish artistic gymnast * Oskar Klein (1894–1977), Swedish physicist * Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980), Austrian-British-Swiss artist, poet and playwright * Oskar Kolberg (1814–1890), Polish ethnographer, folklorist and composer * Oskar Lafontaine (born 1943), German politician * Oskar Loorits (1900–1961), Estonian folklorist * Oskar Luts (1887–1953), Estonian writer * Oskar Matute (born 1972), Basque politician * Oskar Merikanto (1868–1924), Finnish musician and composer * Oskar Morgenstern (1902–1977), Austrian-American economist * Oskar Nedbal (1874–1930), Czech violist, composer and conductor * Oskar Osala (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player * Oskar Painter, Canadian physicist * Oskar Pfungst (1874–1932), German biologist and psychologist * Oskar Potiorek (1853–1933), Austro-Hungarian general and Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Oskar Roehler (born 1959), German film director * Oskar Schindler (1908–1974), German industrialist, spy and humanitarian * Oskar Schlemmer (1888–1943), German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer * Oskar Seuntjens (born 1998), Belgian politician * Panda Eyes (born 1996), Oskar Steinbeck, Swiss DJ and music producer * Oskar Vogt (1870–1959), German physician and neurologist

Fictional characters

* Oscar the Grouch, a Muppet on ''Sesame Street'' * Oscar Bluth, on the television series ''Arrested Development'' * Oscar Drill, a character from the 1981 musical satire film ''Shock Treatment'' * Oskar Eriksson, the protagonist in the novel ''Let the Right One In (novel), Let the Right One In'' * Oscar Fishtooth, a character on ''Fish Hooks'' * Oscar François de Jarjayes, a female protagonist on the anime series ''The Rose of Versailles'' * Oscar Goldman, a main character on the American television series ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' and ''The Bionic Woman'' * List of Star vs. the Forces of Evil characters#Oskar Greason, Oskar Greason, a character from the animated series ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Oscar Hidalgo, in ''Ang Probinsyano'' * Oskar Kokoshka, in ''Hey Arnold!'' * Oscar Madison, the sloppy roommate in ''The Odd Couple'' media franchise * Oscar Marsh, on ''Molly of Denali'' * Oscar Martinez (The Office), Oscar Martinez (''The Office''), in the American television series ''The Office'' * Oscar Osborne, on the soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Oscar Pine, in the animated web series ''RWBY'' * List of Prison Break characters#Other miscellaneous characters, Oscar Shales, a character on the television series ''Prison Break'' * Oskar Schell, the protagonist in the novel ''Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'' * Oscar, a page in Verdi's opera ''Un ballo in maschera'' * Oskar, a dog in the German children's television series ''Anna, Schmidt und Oskar'' * Oscar, a List of characters in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance#Oscar, character in the video game ''Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' * Oscar, an infant in the film ''Ghostbusters II'' * Oscar, a lion in the ''Ice Age (2002 film), Ice Age'' movies * Old Oscar, a biplane on ''Jay Jay the Jet Plane'' * Agent Oscar, on the children's television series ''Odd Squad'' * Oscar, the titular character on the cartoon series ''Oscar's Oasis'' * Oscar, a non-playable Mii opponent in the ''Wii (video game series), Wii'' series * Oscar, a fish in ''Shark Tale'' * Oscar, Captain Tangent's parrot on ''WordGirl'' * Oscar of Astora, is a fictional character from the video game ''Dark Souls (video game)''

References

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