Otar ( ka, ოთარ) is a
Georgian masculine
given name
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. Notable people with the name include:
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Otar Arveladze
Otar Arveladze ( ka, ოთარ არველაძე; born 3 January 1992) is a Georgia
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(born 1992), Georgian footballer
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Otar Barkalaia
Otar Barkalaia (born 17 February 1984 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a fly-half.
Barkalaia played for Figeac, in France. He currently plays for VPC Andorra XV, in Andorra.
He has 37 caps for Georgia, since 2002, with ...
(born 1984), Georgian rugby player
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Otar Beg Orbeliani
Otar Beg, also known as Otar Khan, later known as Zu al-Faqār Khan (born circa. 1583, – died 1662/63), was a Safavid military commander, royal ''gholam'', and official from the Georgian Baratashvili- Orbelishvili (Orbeliani) clan.
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(circa. 1583–1662/63), Georgian noble
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Otar Bestaev (born 1991), Kyrgyzstani judoka
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Otar Chiladze
Otar Chiladze ( ka, ოთარ ჭილაძე; March 20, 1933 — October 1, 2009) was a Georgian writer who played a prominent role in the resurrection of Georgian prose in the post-Joseph Stalin era. His novels characteristically fuse Su ...
(1933-2009), Georgian writer
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Otar Chkhartishvili (born 1950), Georgian naval officer
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Otar Chkheidze
Otar Chkheidze (28 November 1920 – 2007) was a Georgian writer and literary figure.
Early life and education
Chkheidze was born on 28 November 1920 in the village of Kelktseuli in the Gori region. In 1924, his father and uncles were killed b ...
(1920–2007), Georgian writer
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Otar Dadunashvili
Otar Dadunashvili (21 March 1928 – 28 August 1992) was a Georgian-Soviet cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint event at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) ...
(1928–1992), Georgian-Soviet cyclist
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Otar Eloshvili (born 1978), Georgian rugby player
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Otar Gabelia
Otar Gabelia ( ka, ოთარ ამბროსის ძე გაბელია; born 24 March 1953) is a Georgian football manager and a former player. He was a long-time goalkeeper for Dinamo Tbilisi. Winner of the Best Soviet Goalkeeper ...
(born 1953), Georgian footballer
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Otar Giorgadze (born 1996), Georgian rugby player
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Otar Iosseliani
Otar Iosseliani ( ka, ოთარ იოსელიანი ''otar ioseliani''; 2 February 1934 – 17 December 2023) was a Georgian film director, known for movies such as '' Falling Leaves'', '' Pastorale'' and '' Favorites of the Moon''. I ...
(1934–2023), Georgian-French filmmaker
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Otar Japaridze (born 1987), Georgian ice dancer
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Otar Kakabadze (born 1995), Georgian footballer
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Otar Khetsia (born 1965), Abkhaz politician
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Otar Khizaneishvili (born 1981), Georgian footballer
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Otar Koberidze
Otar Leontyevich Koberidze ( ka, ოთარ კობერიძე; 17 December 1924 – 9 March 2015) was a Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Koberidze was born in Tiflis, Georgian SSR (now Tbilisi, Georgia), where h ...
(1924–2015), Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter
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Otar Korgalidze
Otar Korghalidze ( ka, ოთარ კორღალიძე; born 2 September 1960), also spelled as Korgalidze, is a Georgian former professional football player and manager.
Playing career
During his playing career Korgalidze played for v ...
(born 1960), Georgian footballer and football manager
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Otar Korkia
Otar Korkia ( Georgian: ოთარ ქორქია, ; 10 May 1923 – 15 March 2005) was a Georgian professional basketball player and coach. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991. He was also named the Best Georgian Baske ...
(1923–2005), Georgian basketball player and coach
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Otar Kushanashvili
Otar Shalvovich Kushanashvili (; born 22 June 1970, Kutaisi) is a Georgian and Russian music journalist and broadcaster who describes himself as "anti-publicist".
He is known for his provocative and outrageous antics.
In 2004, during a match bet ...
(born 1970), Georgian-Russian music journalist and broadcaster
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Otari Kvantrishvili
Otari Kvantrishvili ( ka, ოთარ კვანტრიშვილი, ; January 27, 1948 – April 5, 1994) was a Georgian mafia boss and one of Moscow's Russian mafia, leading organised crime figures during the early 1990s.
Biography
Prior ...
(1948–1994), Georgian organized crime boss
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Otar Lordkipanidze (1930–2002), Georgian archaeologist
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Otar Martsvaladze
Otar Martsvaladze ( ka, ოთარ მარცვალაძე; born 14 July 1984) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played for the Georgia national team.
Career Club
Otar Martsvaladze was born in Tbilisi. He spent first fo ...
(born 1984), Georgian footballer
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Otar Patsatsia (1929–2021), Georgian politician, former Prime Minister of Georgia
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Otar Taktakishvili
Otar Vasilisdze Taktakishvili ( ka, ოთარ თაქთაქიშვილი; ; 27 July 1924 – 21 February 1989) was a prominent Georgian composer, teacher, conductor, and musicologist of the Soviet period. Although in the West Takt ...
(1924–1989), Georgian composer, teacher, conductor and musicologist
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Otar Turashvili (born 1986), Georgian rugby player
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Otar Tushishvili
Otar Tushishvili (born 14 June 1978 in Gori) is a Georgian wrestler, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), ...
(born 1978), Georgian wrestler
Georgian masculine given names
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