Osborn (surname)

Osborn is a patronymic surname derived from the Old English "Osbern" and possibly the Old Norse name "Åsbjørn", and may refer to:

Fictional characters[]

• Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, a fictional character from Spider-Man
  • Harry Osborn, son of Norman Osborn
    • Normie Osborn, son of Harry Osborn
    • Liz Osborn, ex-wife of Harry Osborn

Literature and arts[]

• Alex Faickney Osborn (1888–1966), American author
• Daisy Osborn (1888–1957), New Zealand artist
• John Jay Osborn, Jr. (born 1947), American novelist, writer, and legal scholar
• Paul Osborn (1901–1988), playwright and screenwriter
• Robert C. Osborn (1904–1994), American satiric cartoonist, illustrator and author
• Joe Osborn (born 1937), American electric bass player

Military[]

• Sir George Osborn, 4th Baronet (1742–1818), British military officer and MP, son of Danvers Osborn
• Henry Osborn (Royal Navy officer) (1694–1771), naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland
• John Robert Osborn (1899–1941), Canadian war hero
• Philip Osborn, British air force officer and Chief of Defence Intelligence
• Sherard Osborn (1822–1875), English military officer
• Thomas W. Osborn (1833–1898), American military officer and politician

Politics[]

• Albert L. Osborn (1858–1940), American state politician
• Chase Osborn (1860–1949), American politician
• Sir Danvers Osborn, 3rd Baronet (1715–1753), colonial governor of New York in 1753
• David L. Osborn (1921–1994), United States ambassador
• Sir John Osborn, 5th Baronet (1772–1848), English politician
• Jones Osborn (1921–2014), American politician and newspaper editor
• Laura Freele Osborn (1866–1955), American educator and politician
• Sidney Preston Osborn (1884–1948), American politician
• Steve Osborn, American politician

Science[]

• Elburt F. Osborn (1911–1998), American geochemist
• Francis C. Osborn, Sr. (1856–1926), American inventor
• Frederick Osborn (1889–1981), American eugenicist
• Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857–1935), American geologist and paleontologist
• Herbert Osborn (1856–1954), American entomologist
• Hugh Osborn, British physicist
• John Jay Osborn, American physician
• Mary Jane Osborn (born 1927), American molecular biologist

Sports[]

• Ben Osborn (born 1994) English footballer
• Harold Osborn (1899–1975), American athlete
• John Osborn (sailor) (born 1945), British Olympic sailor
• K. J. Osborn (born 1997), American football player
• Philip Osborn (swimmer), English swimmer

Others[]

• Albert S. Osborn (1858–1946), American questioned document examiner
• Arthur Osborn (1905–1928), executed for the murder of Fred N. Selak, the Hermit of Grand Lake, Colorado
• Denise R. Osborn, Australian and British economist
• Derrill Osborn, American fashion executive
• Eric Osborn (1922–2007), Australian theologian
• Henry Fairfield Osborn, Jr. (1887–1969), American environmentalist
• John E. Osborn (lawyer) (born 1957), American lawyer, health care industry executive, diplomat
• Samuel Osborn (1848–1936), British surgeon
• Theodore Osborn (1887–1973), Professor of botany in Australia
• William A. Osborn (born 1947), American banker
• William Church Osborn (1862–1951), American philanthropist
• William H. Osborn (1820–1894), 19th-century railroad tycoon

See also[]

• Osborne (disambiguation)
• Osbourne (disambiguation)
• Osborn (disambiguation)

Surname list

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