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

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; 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 Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of

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 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 ...

, Osborne, Osman and

Ozymandias "Ozymandias" ( ) is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. 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 collection '' Ros ...

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 ...

(born c. 1961)

People

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

(born 1972), Canadian 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), American former Chief Software Architect at Microsoft *

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 wit ...

(born 1997), Major League Baseball player *

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 Ang ...

(1924–2008), American record producer * Ozzie Canseco (born 1964), Cuban-born former baseball player, brother of José Canseco * Osborne Colson (1916–2006), Canadian figure skater and coach * Osborne Cowles (1899–1997), American college basketball and football player and coach *

Ozzie Guillén Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios (; born January 20, 1964) is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball player who is the current manager (baseball), manager of Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan League. He played in Major League B ...

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

Ozzy Lusth Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth (born August 23, 1981) is a Mexican reality show contestant who has appeared on several shows, including ''Survivor: Cook Islands''; ''Survivor: Micronesia;'' ''Survivor: South Pacific; and'' ''Survivor: Game Changers.'' He al ...

(born 1981), ''Survivor'' reality TV show contestant * Ozzie Myers (born 1943), American politician convicted for his part in the Abscam scandal *

Ozzie Nelson Oswald George Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June 3, 1975) was an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and bandleader. He originated and starred in ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'', a radio and television series with his wife Harriet Nelson, ...

(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 American Broadcasting Company, 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 b ...

. *

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

, American former National Football League player and current general manager of the Baltimore Ravens, member of the Hall of Fame * Ozzie Osborn (born 1946), American former Major League Baseball pitcher in 1975 *

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

(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 * Ozzie Simmons (1914–2001), African-American college football player *

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 * Ozzie Timmons (born 1970), American former Major League Baseball player * Ozzy Trapilo, American football player * Ozzie Virgil, Sr. (1932–2024), former Major League Baseball utility player from the Dominican Republic * Ozzie Virgil, Jr. (born 1956), former Major League Baseball All-Star catcher from

Puerto Rico ; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...

* Ozzy Wiesblatt (born 2002), Canadian National Hockey League right winger for the

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...

Fictional characters

* Ozzie Altobello, main villain in the film ''The Godfather Part III'', played by Eli Wallach * Ozzie Mandrill, 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 * "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. * Ozzy Delvecchio, character played by

John Leguizamo John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (, ; ; born July 22, 1960 or 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and film producer. He has appeared in more than 100 films, produced more than 20 films and documentaries, made more than 30 televisio ...

Bloodline (TV series) ''Bloodline'' is an American psychological thriller 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 Special ...

. * Ozzie Paxton, a computer-engineering prodigy, played by

Vincent Kartheiser Vincent Paul Kartheiser (born May 5, 1979) is an American actor. He gained acclaim for his role as Pete Campbell on the AMC drama series ''Mad Men'' from 2007 to 2015. He had starring roles in films such as ''Alaska'' (1996), '' Masterminds'' ( ...

in Masterminds (1997 film). * Ozzy the Eagle, mascot for

Ozarks Technical Community College Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) is a public community college in Springfield, Missouri. It was established by Springfield and thirteen surrounding public school districts on April 3, 1990. It has six locations in southern Missouri. St ...

. * Ozzie, a resistance fighter for Earth played by Travis MacDonald, on the second-season episode of the Andromeda TV series named ''Bunker Hill''. *Ozzie the Ceramic, The character who focuses only on himself.

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