Oswalt is a
German
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surname or male given name, which is derived from the
Old English
Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...
given name
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 ...
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[''Dictionary of American Family Names'']
"Oswald Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 18 January 2016. The name may refer to:
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John N. Oswalt (born 1940), American scholar
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(1928–2010), German sex educator
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Patton Oswalt
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His acting roles include Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–2023) as adult ...
(born 1969), American actor and comedian
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Roy Oswalt
Roy Edward Oswalt (; born August 29, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Oswalt played for the majority of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Houston Astros. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Texa ...
(born 1977), American baseball player
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German-language surnames
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