Gaspar is a given and/or

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of French, German, Portuguese, and

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origin, cognate to

Casper (given name) Casper (with the same sounding Kasper) is a family and personal name derived from Aramaic that means "Treasurer". The origins of the name have been traced as far back as the Old Testament and variations of the name have been adopted by a variety ...

or Casper (surname). It is a name of christian origin, per Saint Gaspar, one of the three wise men mentioned in the Armenian Infancy Gospel. Notable people with the name include:

Mononyms

* Saint Gaspar (54 BC-55 AD), visitor to baby Jesus * Gaspar (footballer, born 1981), Odirlei de Souza Gaspar, Brazilian football striker * Gaspar (Angolan footballer) (born 1997), Kialonda Gaspar, Angolan football defender * Gaspar (footballer, born 2002), Luis Eduardo Gaspar Coelho, Brazilian football forward

Given name

* Gaspar Araújo (born 1981), Portuguese long jumper * Gaspar Azevedo (born 1975), Portuguese footballer * Gaspar Cassadó (1897–1966), Spanish cellist and musical composer *

Gaspar Corte-Real Gaspar Corte-Real (1450–1501) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese Exploration, explorer who, alongside his father João Vaz Corte-Real and brother Miguel Corte-Real, Miguel, participated in various exploratory voyages sponsored by the Portuguese ...

(1450–1501), Portuguese explorer *

Gaspar Flores de Abrego José Gaspar Flores de Abrego (1781–1836) was a Tejano who served three terms as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas. He was also a commissioner, land commissioner and associate of Austin, Texas, Austin's early colonists. Gaspar Flores was a membe ...

(1781–1836), three-time mayor of San Antonio, Texas * Gaspar del Bufalo (1786-1837), saint, priest, and founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. *

Gaspar DiGregorio Gaspar or Gaspare DiGregorio (October 4, 1905 – June 11, 1970) was a New York mobster and a high-ranking member of the Bonanno crime family who was a key figure in the "Banana War". In October 1964, during Joseph Bonanno's two-year absence, B ...

(1905–1970), Italian-American organized-crime figure * Gaspar Fagel (1634–1688), Dutch statesman *

Gaspar Fernandes Gaspar Fernandes (sometimes written ''Gaspar Fernández'', the Spanish version of his name) (1566–1629) was a Portugal, Portuguese-Mexico, Mexican composer and organist active in the cathedrals of Santiago de Guatemala (present-day Antigua Guatem ...

(1566–1629), Portuguese musical composer * Gaspar Gálvez Burgos (born 1979), Spanish footballer known simply as Gaspar * Gaspar Lococo, co-founder of Funtime, Inc. *

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (born Gaspar Melchor de Jove y Llanos, 5 January 1744 – 27 November 1811) was a Spain, Spanish Spanish Enlightenment literature, neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher and a major figure of the Age of Enlighte ...

(1744–1811), Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher *

Gaspar Méndez Gaspar Méndez (fl. 1546) was a Spanish architect of the mid 16th century. He was noted for his prolific work on buildings in Badajoz, notably Badajoz Cathedral The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist () is a Catholic cathedral in B ...

(fl. 1546), Spanish architect of Badajoz *

Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio Gaspar is a given and/or surname of French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish origin, cognate to Casper (given name) or Casper (surname). It is a name of christian origin, per Saint Gaspar, one of the three wise men mentioned in the Armenian ...

(1629–1687), Spanish political figure *

Gaspar Milazzo Gaspar Milazzo (April 25, 1887 – May 31, 1930) was an Italian-American mobster and major organized-crime figure in Detroit, Michigan, during the Prohibition era. He had earlier been a member of the Brooklyn-based gang that would later become kn ...

(1887–1930), Italian-American organized-crime figure *

Gaspar Noé Gaspar Noé (; ; born 27 December 1963) is an Argentine filmmaker, who lives and worked primarily in France. He is one of the primary exponents of New French Extremity, with his most notable works including the feature films '' I Stand Alone'' ...

(born 1963), Argentine-born, French-based filmmaker *

Gaspar de Portolá Captain Gaspar de Portolá y Rovira (January 1, 1716 – October 10, 1786) was a Spanish Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the first List of governors of California before 1850, governor of the Californias from 1767 to 1770 ...

(1716–1786), Spanish soldier and politician *

Gaspar Saladino Gaspar Saladino (September 1, 1927 – August 4, 2016) was an American letterer and logo designer who worked for more than sixty years in the comic book industry, mostly for DC Comics. Eventually Saladino went by one name, "Gaspar," which he wrote ...

(1927–2016), American comic book letterer and logo designer *

Gaspar Sanz Francisco Bartolomé Sanz Celma (April 4, 1640 ( baptized) – 1710), better known as Gaspar Sanz, was a Spanish composer, guitarist, and priest born to a wealthy family in Calanda in the comarca of Bajo Aragón, Spain. He studied music, theo ...

(1640–1710), Aragonese baroque composer, guitarist, organist and priest *

Gaspar Ventura Gaspar Ventura Meseguer (born 5 February 1955) is a Spanish water polo player. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and offi ...

(born 1955), Spanish water polo player * Gaspar Yanga (1545–after 1618), leader of successful 1570 slave revolt in Mexico * Manuel Gaspar Haro (born 1981), Spanish footballer

Surname

* Acsinte Gaspar (1937–2025), Romanian judge and politician * Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (1865–1938), Portuguese military officer and politician * Alvaro Gaspar Pinto (1912–1969), Portuguese footballer * Boom Gaspar (born 1953), American musician *

Chuck Gaspar Chuck Gaspar (January 25, 1938 – January 15, 2009) was an American special effects artist who worked on 70 different films and TV shows, such as '' The Birds'', ''Ghostbusters'', '' Pale Rider'' and ''Armageddon''. He was nominated at the 57th ...

(1938–2009), American special effects artist * Damien Gaspar (born 1975), Australian footballer *

Darren Gaspar Darren Gaspar ( ; born 20 May 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Sydney Swans career (1994–1995) Gaspar was drafted with the first pick in the 1993 National Draft by the Sydney ...

(born 1976), Australian footballer * Edu Gaspar (born 1978), Brazilian footballer *

Enrique Gaspar Enrique Lucio Eugenio Gaspar y Rimbau (2 March 1842 in Madrid – 7 September 1902 in Oloron) was a Spanish diplomat and writer, who wrote many plays (''zarzuelas''), and one of the first novels involving time travel with a time machine, '' ...

(1842–1902), Spanish playwright * Hugo Gaspar (born 1982), Portuguese volleyball player * José Gaspar (c.1756–1821), a mythical Spanish pirate also known as "Gasparilla" * Robbie Gaspar (born 1981), former Australian footballer * Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo (born 1976), Portuguese footballer known as Beto * Rod Gaspar (born 1946), American baseball player * Travis Gaspar (born 1981), Australian footballer

In fiction

* Gaspar (Chrono Trigger), a character in the 1995 video game ''Chrono Trigger'' * A Muppet character in ''

Barrio Sésamo Barrio Sésamo (Sesame Neighborhood in English) is the Spanish co-production of the popular U.S. children's television series ''Sesame Street'' produced by Televisión Española and Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop) from 1 ...

'' * A controversial spell in the computer game series ''

Zork ''Zork'' is a text adventure game first released in 1977 by developers Tim Anderson (programmer), Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling for the PDP-10 mainframe computer. The original developers and others, as the company ...

'' that enables the player to resurrect themselves * A fiery planet in the ''

Ratchet & Clank ''Ratchet & Clank'' is a series of Action-adventure game, action-adventure Platform game, platform and third-person shooter video games created and developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. High Impact Games ...

'' video game series * Gaspar, a character in the 2012 novel ''Unholy Night'' by

Seth Grahame-Smith Seth Grahame-Smith (born Seth Jared Greenberg; January 4, 1976) is an American writer and film producer, best known as the author of ''The New York Times'' best-selling novels '' Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'' and '' Abraham Lincoln, Vampire ...

* Gaspar de la Croix, a character in the video game ''

Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is a historical fiction, historical action-adventure video game series and media franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil (game engine), Anvil and its m ...

'' *The title character in

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the Eng ...

's story ''Gaspar Ruiz'', adapted for film as ''Gaspar the Strong Man'' *Gaspar, a Haunter holding an Everstone sent over trade in Snowpoint City, in "Pokémon Diamond", Pokémon Pearl", "Pokémon Platinum", "Pokémon Brilliant Diamond", and "Pokémon Shining Pearl" * Gaspar Peterson, a character in the 2019 horror novel ''Our Share of Night'' by Mariana Enríquez

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