Oscar (given name)

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Oscar is a male name used in a few Western European countries. In Irish legends, Oscar was the son of Oisín. This name was Gaelic, meaning "deer lover." In Old English, the name also means "god spear".

Contents 1 People with the given name Oscar 2 Fictional characters with the given name Oscar 3 People with the given name Oskari 4 See also

[edit] People with the given name Oscar

• Oscar I of Sweden, king of Sweden and Norway
• Oscar II of Sweden, king of Sweden and Norway
• Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland, prince of Sweden and Norway, later Count Bernadotte af Wisborg
• José Oscar Bernardi, Brazilian soccer player once known as "Oscar" (However, in Brazil, "Oscar" by itself now usually refers to the basketball player.)
• Oscar Cortínez, Argentine marathon runner
• Oscar de la Hoya, American boxer
• Oscar de la Renta, a Dominican-born, American fashion designer
• Oscar de los Santos, famous millionaire. net worth- $28 million.
• Oscar Gutierrez, professional wrestler under stage name Rey Mysterio
• Oscar Levant, pianist, composer, comedian, writer, and actor
• Oscar Lawalata, Indonesian costume designer
• Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect
• Oscar Parsons, third generation hillbilly Virginian Leather Worker, folk musician see Tomas A Minor
• Oscar Peterson, jazz pianist and composer
• Oscar Pistorius, South African athlete
• Oscar van Rappard (1896–1962), Dutch athlete and football (soccer) player
• Oscar Romero, martyred priest.
• Oscar Saunders, Baron of the Dynastic Barony of Oscarithia
• Oskar Schindler, German who saved his Jewish workers from the holocaust
• Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player
• Oscar Traynor, commander of the Dublin brigade IRA (1920-1922)
• Oscar Vega, Spanish boxer
• Oscar Villareal, American baseball player
• Oscar Wendt, Swedish football player
• Oscar Wilde, writer and poet
• Oscar Robertson, NBA legend
• Oscar Brodney, American lawyer-turned-screenwriter

[edit] Fictional characters with the given name Oscar

• Oscar (Irish mythology), the warrior son of Oisín and Niamh
• Oscar François de Jarjayes, the main character of the manga and anime series Rose of versailles
• Oscar the Grouch, a Muppet on Sesame Street
• Oscar Madison, a character from The Odd Couple
• Oscar Martinez, a character from The Office
• Oscar Shales, a fictional fugitive from the television series Prison Break
• A character in the Jay Jay the Jet Plane children's story series
• A fictional fish character from the movie Shark Tale
• Oscar Goldman, a character from The Bionic Woman
• Oskar Matzerath, main character of The Tin Drum

[edit] People with the given name Oskari

• Ruben Oskar Auervaara
• Tommi Oskari Frösén.
• Oskari Jauhiainen teacher, academic
• Pentti Oskari Kangas, musician
• Antti Oskari Tokoi political.
• Oskari Olavi Virta
• Oskari Katajisto
• Oskari Mantere

[edit] See also

• Oscar