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,

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Swedish,

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

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

, English, French, Irish,

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish: 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 * Kazakh: Askar, Asqar, Oskar *

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: Anscharius * Latvian: Oskars * Lithuanian: 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 *

Gaeilge Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

: 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 (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 (1864–1899), Austrian explorer, cartographer and ethnographer * Oscar Bardi de Fourtou (1836–1897), French politician * Oscar Beregi (actor, born 1876) (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 (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 (born 1943), Austrian journalist and painter * Oscar Cantú (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 (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 (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 (1897–1948), Brazilian composer * Oscar Filho (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt (born February 16, 1958), nicknamed ''Mão Santa'' (Holy Hand), is a Brazilian retired professional basketball player. Schmidt primarily played the power forward and small forward position, was 2.06 m (6 ft 9 i ...

(born 1958), Brazilian basketball player * Oscar J. Smith (1859–1937), American lawyer and politician *

Oscar Strasnoy Oscar Strasnoy (born November 12, 1970) is a French-Argentine composer, conductor and pianist. Although primarily known for his stage works, the first of which ''Midea (2)'' premiered in Spoleto in 2000, his principal compositions also include t ...

(born 1970), French-Argentine composer * Oscar Strático (born 1956), Argentine judoka and wrestler *

Oscar Traynor Oscar Traynor (21 March 1886 – 14 December 1963) was an Irish republican and Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Justice from 1957 to 1961, Minister for Defence from 1939 to 1948 and 1951 to 1954, Minister for Posts and Telegr ...

(1886–1963), Irish politician *

Oscar Tshiebwe Oscar Tshiebwe ( ; born 27 November 1999) is a Demographics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Salt Lake ...

(born 1999), Congolese basketball player * Oscar Wendt (born 1985), Swedish football player *

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...

(1854–1900), Irish writer and poet * Oscar Lawton Wilkerson (1926–2023), American pilot

People with the given name Óscar

Óscar Marcelino Álvarez Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name 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 "f ...

(1948–2016), Argentine football player *

Óscar Álvarez (cyclist) Óscar Mauricio Álvarez Paniagua (born December 9, 1977, in Antioquia) is a Colombian former professional road cyclist. Major results ;2002 : 2nd Road race, Central American and Caribbean Games ;2003 : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Tolima : 1st Sta ...

(born 1977), Colombian cyclist * 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 Óscar Stuardo Chinchilla Guzmán (born 21 October 1969) is a Guatemalan politician who served as President of the Congress of Guatemala between January 14, 2017 and January 14, 2018. Chinchilla is a member and one of the founders of Commitmen ...

(born 1969), Guatemalan politician *

Óscar David Álvarez Óscar David Álvarez Ortega (born 29 March 1983) is a Colombian professional golfer who currently plays on PGA Tour Latinoamérica. Amateur career Early in his career, Álvarez was named Colombia's Amateur Golfer of the Year in 2000. As an ama ...

(born 1983), Colombian golfer * Óscar de Marcos (born 1989), Spanish footballer *

Óscar Fernández (fencer) Óscar Fernández may refer to: Footballers * Óscar Fernández Moraleda (born 1971), Spanish retired footballer in the 2002–03 Sporting de Gijón season * Óscar Fernández (football manager, born 1974), Spanish football manager * Óscar Fern� ...

(born 1962), Spanish fencer *

Óscar Fernández (athlete) Óscar Fernández Giralda (born October 23, 1974) is a retired male long-distance runner from Spain. He set his personal best (2:09:59) in the marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), ...

(born 1974), Spanish runner *

Óscar Fernández (football manager) Óscar Fernández may refer to: Footballers * Óscar Fernández Moraleda (born 1971), Spanish retired footballer in the 2002–03 Sporting de Gijón season * Óscar Fernández (football manager, born 1974), Spanish football manager * Óscar Fernán ...

(born 1974), Spanish football coach *

Óscar Fernández (judoka) Óscar Fernández Vigil (born 15 May 1978) is a Spanish judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.� ...

(born 1978), Spanish judoka *

Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez (born 15 February 1976) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbe ...

(born 1976), Spanish cyclist * Óscar Gutiérrez (born 1974), American professional wrestler better known as Rey Mysterio *

Óscar Pereiro Óscar Pereiro Sío (; born 3 August 1977) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Pereiro was declared the winner of the 2006 Tour de France, after the original winner Floyd Landis was disqualified for failing a Doping (sport), do ...

(born 1977), Spanish cyclist *

Óscar Romero Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador, Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular ...

(1917–1980), saint and Salvadoran Archbishop *

Óscar Sevilla Óscar Miguel Sevilla Rivera (born 29 September 1976), nicknamed ''El Niño'', is a Spanish-Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He is a Bicycling terminology#climber, climber with a pedigree ...

(born 1976), Spanish cyclist *

Óscar Téllez Óscar Téllez Gómez (born 2 April 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He was mostly known for his Alavés spell, and he made 144 La Liga appearances over six seasons and scored three goals ( ...

(born 1975), Spanish football player *

Óscar Valdez Óscar Rafael Valdez Fierro Jr. (born 22 December 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, holding the WBC super featherweight title from 2021 to 2022, and the WBO featherweight title from ...

(born 1990), Mexican professional boxer *

Óscar Vargas (cyclist) Óscar de Jesús Vargas Restrepo (born 23 March 1964) is a Colombian former road racing cyclist, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995. During the 1992 Vuelta a España, Vargas won stage 20, ahead of eventual overall winner Tony Roming ...

(born 1964), Colombian cyclist *

Óscar Vargas (footballer) Óscar Ramón Vargas (born 1980) is a Honduras, Honduran former footballer. Club career Playing as a Forward (association football), forward, Óscar Vargas debuted in Honduran football with C.D. Marathón, Marathón in 2002. He was the revelatio ...

(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 Óscar Espinosa Villarreal (born 23 November 1953) is a Mexicans, Mexican former politician who served as the List of mayors of Mexico City, Mayor of Mexico City from 1994 to 1997 and Mexico's Secretariat of Tourism, Secretary of Tourism from 1997 ...

, Mayor of Mexico City from 1994 to 1997

People with the given name Oskar

Prince Oskar of Prussia Oskar Karl Gustav Adolf Prince of Prussia (27 July 1888 – 27 January 1958) was the fifth son of German Emperor Wilhelm II and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. Biography Birth and family Prinz Oskar of Prussia ...

(1888–1958), German Prince (Prince of Prussia) *

Oskar Alexander Oskar Artur Alexander (February 20, 1876 – April 16, 1953) was a Croatian academic painter and professor. Background and family Alexander was born in Zagreb to a prominent Jewish family Alexander. His father, Ljudevit Alexander, was from G ...

(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 Oskar Baum (21 January 1883 – 20 March 1941) was a Czech music educator and writer in the German language. Life Baum was born on 21 January 1883 in Plzeň, as the son of a Jewish cloth goods merchant. He had vision problems from the time o ...

(1883–1941), Czech music educator and writer * Oskar Deutsch (born 1963), Austrian entrepreneur and President of the Jewish Community of Vienna *

Oskar Dirlewanger Oskar Paul Dirlewanger (26 September 1895 – ) was a German SS commander known for committing numerous war crimes and atrocities in German-occupied territories during World War II. Dirlewanger was the commander of the SS penal unit known a ...

(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 Oskar Heil (20 March 1908, in Langwieden – 15 May 1994, San Mateo, California) was a German electrical engineer and inventor. He studied physics, chemistry, mathematics, and music at the Georg-August University of Göttingen and was awarded his ...

(1908–1994), German electrical engineer and inventor * Oskar Hoffmann (1851–1912), Baltic-German painter *

Oskar Homolka Oskar Homolka (12 August 1898 – 27 January 1978) was an Austrian film and theatre actor, who went on to work in Germany, Britain and the United States. Both his voice and his appearance fitted him for roles as communist spies or Soviet officia ...

(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 Oskar Benjamin Klein (; 15 September 1894 – 5 February 1977) was a Swedish theoretical physics, theoretical physicist. Oskar Klein is known for his work on Kaluza–Klein theory, which is partially named after him. Biography Klein was born ...

(1894–1977), Swedish physicist *

Oskar Kokoschka Oskar Kokoschka (1 March 1886 – 22 February 1980) was an Austrian artist, poet, playwright and teacher, best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes, as well as his theories on vision that influenced the Viennese Expre ...

(1886–1980), Austrian-British-Swiss artist, poet and playwright * Oskar Kolberg (1814–1890), Polish ethnographer, folklorist and composer *

Oskar Lafontaine Oskar Lafontaine (; born 16 September 1943) is a German politician. He served as Minister-President of the state of Saarland from 1985 to 1998 and was federal leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1995 to 1999. He was the lead candidat ...

(born 1943), German politician * Oskar Loorits (1900–1961), Estonian folklorist *

Oskar Luts Oskar Luts ( – 23 March 1953) was an Estonian writer and playwright. Biography Oskar Luts was born into a middle-class family in Järvepera, central Estonia, at that time in the governorate of Livonia (Russian Empire). His younger brother was ...

(1887–1953), Estonian writer * Oskar Matute (born 1972), Basque politician *

Oskar Merikanto Oskar Merikanto (; born Frans Oskar Ala-Kanto; 5 August 186817 February 1924) was a Finnish composer, music critic, pianist, and organist. As a composer, Merikanto was primarily a miniaturist, and includes songs and piano pieces (he wrote over ...

(1868–1924), Finnish musician and composer *

Oskar Morgenstern Oskar Morgenstern (; January 24, 1902 – July 26, 1977) was a German-born economist. In collaboration with mathematician John von Neumann, he is credited with founding the field of game theory and its application to social sciences and strategic ...

(1902–1977), Austrian-American economist *

Oskar Nedbal Oskar Nedbal (26 March 1874 – 24 December 1930) was a Czech violist, composer, and conductor of classical music. Early life Nedbal was born in Tábor, in southern Bohemia. He studied the violin at the Prague Conservatory under Antonín Ben ...

(1874–1930), Czech violist, composer and conductor *

Oskar Osala Oskar Osala (born 26 December 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He played in three National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes and represented Finland in Olympic Winter Games 20 ...

(born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player * Oskar Painter, Canadian physicist * Oskar Pfungst (1874–1932), German biologist and psychologist *

Oskar Potiorek Oskar Potiorek (20 November 1853 – 17 December 1933) was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, who served as Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1911 to 1914. He was a passenger in the car carrying Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria an ...

(1853–1933), Austro-Hungarian general and Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Oskar Roehler Oskar Roehler (born 21 January 1959) is a German film director, screenwriter and journalist. He was born in Starnberg, the son of writers Gisela Elsner and Klaus Roehler. Since the mid-1980s, he has been working as a screenwriter, for, among ot ...

(born 1959), German film director *

Oskar Schindler Oskar Schindler (; 28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was a German industrialist, humanitarian, and member of the Nazi Party who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and amm ...

(1908–1974), German industrialist, spy and humanitarian *

Oskar Schlemmer Oskar Schlemmer (; 4 September 1888 – 13 April 1943) was a German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school. In 1923, he was hired as Master of Form at the Bauhaus theatre workshop, after working at the ...

(1888–1943), German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer * Oskar Seuntjens (born 1998), Belgian politician *

Panda Eyes Oskar Gabriel Steinbeck (born 28 May 1996), known by his stage name Panda Eyes or Lil Panda X, is a Swiss DJ and record producer. Career Steinbeck started in 2013 bringing together elements of chiptune, dubstep and other genres of bass music to ...

(born 1996), Oskar Steinbeck, Swiss DJ and music producer *

Oskar Vogt Oskar Vogt (6 April 1870, in Husum – 30 July 1959, in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German physician and neurologist. He and his wife Cécile Vogt-Mugnier are known for their extensive cytoarchetectonic studies on the brain. Personal life Vogt ...

(1870–1959), German physician and neurologist

Fictional characters

Oscar the Grouch Oscar the Grouch is a List of Sesame Street Muppets, Muppet character created by Jim Henson and Jon Stone for the PBS/HBO children's television program ''Sesame Street''. He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a Sesame Street (fiction ...

, a Muppet on ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational television, educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Worksh ...

'' * Oscar Bluth, on the television series ''

Arrested Development ''Arrested Development'' is an American satire, satirical television sitcom created by Mitchell Hurwitz. It follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family and is presented in a Serial (radio and television), serialized format, inco ...

'' * Oscar Drill, a character from the 1981 musical satire film ''

Shock Treatment ''Shock Treatment'' is a 1981 American musical comedy film directed by Jim Sharman, and co-written by Sharman and Richard O'Brien. It is a follow-up to the 1975 film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''. While not an outright sequel, the film does ...

'' * Oskar Eriksson, the protagonist in the novel '' Let the Right One In'' * Oscar Fishtooth, a character on ''

Fish Hooks A fish hook or fishhook, formerly also called an angle (from Old English ''angol'' and Proto-Germanic ''*angulaz''), is a hook used to fishing, catch fish either by piercing and embedding onto the inside of the fish jaw, fish mouth (angling) or, ...

'' * Oscar François de Jarjayes, a female protagonist on the anime series ''

The Rose of Versailles also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Margaret'' from 1972 to 1973, while a revival ...

'' * Oscar Goldman, a main character on the American television series ''

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After being seriously injured in a NASA test f ...

'' and ''

The Bionic Woman ''The Bionic Woman'' is an American science fiction film, science fiction Action-adventure fiction, action-adventure television series created by Kenneth Johnson (producer), Kenneth Johnson based on the 1972 novel Cyborg (novel), ''Cyborg'' by ...

'' * Oskar Greason, a character from the animated series ''

Star vs. the Forces of Evil ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' is an American animated magical girl television series created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson, which aired on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It is the first Disney XD series created b ...

'' * Oscar Hidalgo, in ''

Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (international title: ''Brothers''; ) is a Philippine television drama action series broadcast by ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel. The series is based on the 1996 Philippine film of the same title. Directed by Ma ...

'' * Oskar Kokoshka, in ''

Hey Arnold! ''Hey Arnold!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Craig Bartlett for Nickelodeon. It originally aired from October 7, 1996, to June 8, 2004. The show centers on fourth grader Arnold Shortman, who lives with his grandparents in an inner ...

'' * Oscar Madison, the sloppy roommate in ''The Odd Couple'' media franchise * Oscar Marsh, on ''

Molly of Denali ''Molly of Denali'' (stylized in all caps) is an animated children's television series produced by WGBH-TV, WGBH Kids and animated by Atomic Cartoons, created by Dorothea Gillim and Kathy Waugh for PBS Kids and CBC Kids.

'' * Oscar Martinez (''The Office''), in the American television series ''The Office'' * Oscar Osborne, on the soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' * Oscar Pine, in the animated web series ''

RWBY ''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American Anime-influenced animation, animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people train to become warriors ("Huntsmen" and "Huntres ...

'' * Oscar Shales, a character on the television series ''

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows (Dominic P ...

'' * 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 character in the video game ''Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' * Oscar, an infant in the film ''

Ghostbusters II ''GhostbustersII'' is a 1989 American Supernatural fiction, supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson ...

'' * Oscar, a lion in the ''

Ice Age An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages, and g ...

'' movies * Old Oscar, a biplane on '' Jay Jay the Jet Plane'' * Agent Oscar, on the children's television series ''

Odd Squad ''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational comedy television series created by Tim McKeon and Adam Peltzman. The series premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014 ...

'' * Oscar, the titular character on the cartoon series ''

Oscar's Oasis ''Oscar's Oasis'' (known as in French) is a French-Korean animated comedy television series consisting of 78 7-minute episodes. It was produced by TeamTO and Tuba Entertainment, in co-production with Cake Entertainment and Synergy Media with ...

'' * Oscar, a non-playable Mii opponent in the ''

Wii The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America, and in December 2006 for most other regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major home game console, f ...

'' series * Oscar, a fish in ''

Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman, from a screenplay written by Letterman and Michael J. Wilson. The film features the vo ...

'' * Oscar, Captain Tangent's parrot on ''

WordGirl ''WordGirl'' is an American animated superhero children's television series produced by the Soup2Nuts animation unit of Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids. The series began as a series of shorts entitled ''The Amazing Colossal Adventures of ...

'' * Oscar of Astora, is a fictional character from the video game ''

Dark Souls (video game) is a 2011 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games. A spiritual successor to FromSoftware's '' Demon's Souls'', the game is the first in the ''Dark Souls'' series. The game takes place in the kingd ...

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