Osman refers to two different names: * Osman or Usman is the

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, and

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transliteration of the

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masculine given name

Uthman Uthman ibn Affan (17 June 656) was the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruling from 644 until his assassination in 656. Uthman, a second cousin, son-in-law, and notable companion of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, played a major role ...

. * Osman is an

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whose history dates back to the wave of migration that followed the

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in 1066, though it is pronounced with a long "o". Variant spellings include Osment and Osmond. The name comes from the

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pre-7th-century masculine personal name Osmaer, "oss" meaning god and "maer" meaning fame; hence "god-fame". The name Osmar and Osmer (without surname) appears in the

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of 1086 for

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and

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shire, respectively, but the surname did not appear until the early part of the 13th century. On July 15, 1571, Mary Hosmer, daughter of Richard Hosmer, was christened in Brenchley, Kent, and on September 18, 1580, Jane Hosmer was also christened there. In April 1635, clothier James Hosmer, his wife Ann and two daughters, Marie and Ann, embarked from

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on the ''Elizabeth'' bound for

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. They were among the earliest recorded name bearers to settle in

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. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Osmere, which was dated 1230, in the

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of Devonshire, during the reign of King Henry III.

Given name

Osman

Osman I Osman I or Osman Ghazi (; or ''Osman Gazi''; died 1323/4) was the eponymous founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as a bey, beylik or emirate). While initially a small Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman principality during Osman's lifetime, h ...

(1258–1326), founder and namesake of the Ottoman Empire *

Osman II Osman II ( ''‘Osmān-i sānī''; ; 3 November 1604 – 20 May 1622), also known as Osman the Young (), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 26 February 1618 until his regicide on 20 May 1622. Early life Osman II was born at Topkapı Pa ...

(1604–1622), Ottoman sultan *

Osman III Osman III ( ''Osmān-i sālis'';‎ 2 January 1699 – 30 October 1757) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757. He was succeeded by his cousin Mustafa III. Early life Osman III was born on 2 January 1699 in the Edirne Palace ...

(1699–1757), Ottoman sultan *

Osman I of the Maldives Osman I of Fehendhoo was the Sultan of the Maldives in 1388. He ruled the country for 6 months and 15 days. Sultan Osman was also the last sultan to ascend the throne of the Maldives from the Lunar Dynasty, ending the 227 years of Lunar Dynasty ...

, the Sultan of the Maldives in 1377 *

Osman II of the Maldives Osman II was the Sultan of Maldives from 1420 to 1421.Taj al-Din, Hasan. The Maldivian chronicle Ta'rikh.' Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. pp. 189. Archived from thoriginalon 28 June 2020. He was the son of Sultan Hassan I and also brother o ...

, the Sultan of Maldives from 1420 to 1421 *

Osman Aga of Temesvar Osman Ağa of Temeşvar (; 1670–1725) was an Ottoman army officer, historian, and travel writer, as well as one of the few Turkish-language autobiographers of the era. The former prisoner-of-war wrote mostly of his adventures - and impriso ...

(1670–1725), Turkish autobiographer *Osman or

Uthman Beg Uthman Beg or Osman Beg (Ajami Turkic and ; 1356 – 1435) was a late 14th and early 15th-century leader of the Turkoman tribal federation of Aq Qoyunlu in what is now eastern Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan and Iraq. Name He was born Baha-ud-Din Uth ...

(1350–1435), leader of the Turkoman tribal federation of Aq Qoyunlu *

Osman Achmatowicz Osman Achmatowicz (April 16, 1899 – December 4, 1988) was a Polish chemist of Lipka Tatars, Lipka Tatar descent, who studied alkaloid Natural product, natural products. His son, Osman Achmatowicz Jr., (also a chemist) is credited with the Ach ...

(1899–1988), Polish professor *

Osman Ahmed Osman Ahmed (; died early 1920s) was a Somali ruler. He was the fifth and final Sultan of the Geledi Sultanate. Osman Ahmed is considered less illustrious than his predecessors and Gobroon power weakened considerably under his rule. He was the so ...

(), Somali ruler and the fifth Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty *

Osman Ali Atto Osman Ali Atto (1940 – August 5, 2013), also spelled Ato, was a controversial Somali businessman, faction leader, and politician affiliated with the Somali National Alliance. Atto served as the primary advisor and financier of Mohammed Farah Ai ...

( 1940–2013), Somali warlord *

Osman Jama Ali Osman Jama Ali (, ) (born 1941) is a Somali politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister of the Transitional National Government of Somalia and briefly served as the acting Prime Minister from October 28, 2001 to November 12, 2001.Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 – 24 February 1967) was the last Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad State, the largest state in the erstwhile Indian Empire. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of 25 and ruled ...

(1886–1967), last

Nizam Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State ( part of the Indian state of Telangana, and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka). ''Nizam'' is a shortened form of (; ), and was the title bestowed upon Asaf Jah I ...

of the kingdom of

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

* Osman Arpacıoğlu (1947–2021), Turkish footballer * Osman Arslan (born 1942), Turkish judge * Osman Atılgan (born 1999), German-Turkish footballer * Osman Bashiru (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer *

Osman Baydemir Osman Baydemir (born 6 June 1971) is a Kurdish politician, lawyer and human rights activist. He was the mayor of his home town of Diyarbakır from 2004 to 2014. He was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Peace and Democracy ...

(born 1971), Kurdish politician and former Mayor of Diyarbakır *

Osman Birsen Osman Birsen (born 1945) is a Turkish high-ranking civil servant for finance and was the CEO of the Istanbul Stock Exchange between 1997 and 2007. Birsen was born in Ankara, Turkey. After finishing high school at Ankara Deneme Lisesi, he studied ...

(born 1945), Turkish civil servant and former CEO of the Istanbul Stock Exchange *

Osman Bölükbaşı Osman Bölükbaşı (1913 – February 6, 2002) was a Turkish people, Turkish politician and political party leader. Early life He was born at Hasanlar village of the former Mucur district in 1913. He completed his secondary education at the Is ...

(1913–2002), Turkish politician * Osman Bukari (born 1998), Ghanaian footballer *

Osman Khalid Butt Osman Khalid Butt () is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in '' Diyar-e-Dil'' (2015), Faaz Ibrahim in '' Chupke Chupke'' (2021) and Malik Shahzain in '' Eh ...

(born 1986), Pakistani actor, director, and writer *

Osman Çakmak Osman Çakmak (born 1977) is a Turkish football player and coach who is the manager of the Turkey national amputee football team. He played as midfielder and served as the captain of the national amputee team. He played professional football bef ...

(born 1977), Turkish amputee football manager and former player *

Osman Chávez Osman Danilo Chávez Güity (; born 29 July 1984) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Chávez began his career aPlatense Juniorbefore moving to Platense. He made his professional debut on 7 Oc ...

(born 1984), Honduran footballer * Osman Cleander Baker (1812–1871), American biblical scholar and bishop *

Osman Coşgül Osman Coşgül (1 July 1928 – 8 October 2001) was a Turkish long-distance runner who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 195 ...

(1928–2001), Turkish long-distance runner * Osman Can Çötür (born 2001), Turkish footballer *

Osman Đikić Osman Đikić (; 7 January 1879 – 30 March 1912) was a Serb poet from Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia, dramatist and writer. He was born in Mostar, in Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina under Austro-Hunga ...

(1879–1912), Bosniak poet *

Osman Duraliev Osman Duraliev (; 15 January 1939 – 25 April 2011) was a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler with Turkish origin. Between 1967 and 1972 he won ten silver medals at major international competitions, including the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. In eig ...

(1939–2011), Bulgarian sport wrestler *

Osman Durmuş Osman Durmuş (5 August 1947 – 26 October 2020) was a Turkish physician and politician. Career Durmuş was a member of parliament for the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) from 1999 to 2002, serving as the Minister of Health. He was on the facu ...

(1947–2020), Turkish physician and politician * Osman El-Sayed (1930–2013), 20th-century Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler * Osman Eltayeb (1919–2011), Sudanese businessman and Honorary Consul of Sudan in Nigeria *

Osman Ertuğ Mr. Osman Ertuğ (born 1949) served as the ''de facto'' ambassador of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to the United States of America from 2002 to 2007, when he was succeeded by Hilmi Akil. As the TRNC is not recognized as sovereig ...

(born 1949), Cypriot Turkish diplomat *

Osman Fazli Osman Fazli (Turkish language, Turkish: Atpazarı Osman Fazlı-ilahi or Kutb Osman Fazlı), was a Jelveti Sufism, Sufi spiritual guide in 17th-century Ottoman Empire. He spent c.25 years teaching and preaching, and became head Sheikh of the orde ...

(1632–1691), influential

Sufi Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are r ...

Osman Fuad Osman is the Persian and Turkish transliteration and derived from the Arabic masculine given name Uthman ( ''‘uthmān'') or an English surname. Osman or Osmans may refer to: People * Osman (name), people with the name and surname * Osman I (1 ...

(1895–1973), 39th head of the Imperial House of Osman, the former ruling dynasty of the Ottoman Empire, from 1954 to 1973 *

Osman Gradaščević Osman Gradaščević ( 1765–1812) or Captain Osman (''Osman-kapetan'') was an Ottoman Bosnian captain of the military captaincy of Gradačac, which he was in control of since 1765. During his rule he was one of the most powerful and richest c ...

(died 1812), Bosniak nobleman *

Osman Güneş Osman Güneş (born 1952, Yozgat, Turkey) is a Turkish bureaucrat. In accordance with Article 114 of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, he has served as neutral Minister of Interior till the 2007 general elections.Osman Gürbüz Osman Gürbüz (born 1962 in Kemah, Erzincan) is a Turkish criminal. He was detained in the frame of the Ergenekon investigation for some unsolved murders. Gürbüz used to be a member of the nationalist Kuvvayi Milliye Derneği (National Forces ...

(born 1962), Turkish criminal * Osman Necmi Gürmen (1927–2015), Turkish novelist *

Osman Hadžikić Osman Hadžikić (born 12 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Velež Mostar. Born in Austria, he represented that nation at youth international levels but in 2023 switched to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina na ...

(born 1996), Austrian footballer *

Osman Haji Osman Haji Mohamed (, ) (b. 1920 – d. July 28, 1975), also known as Osman Baketti, was a Somali politician. He was a prominent figure in the government of the Trust Territory of Somalia and the succeeding civilian administration of independent ...

(1920–1975), Somali politician *

Osman Hamdi Bey Osman Hamdi Bey (30 December 1842 – 24 February 1910) was an Ottoman Turkish administrator, intellectual, art expert and also a prominent and pioneering painter. He was the Ottoman Empire's first modern archaeologist, and is regarded as the ...

(1842–1910), Ottoman statesman, painter, and archaeologist *

Osman Hung Osman Hung Chi-kit (born 20 March 1979) is a Hong Kong actor and singer-songwriter of the Cantopop group EO2. Life and career Hung has appeared in several films, and in 2009 took the joint-lead role in '' Permanent Residence'', playing the chara ...

(born 1979), Hong Kong actor and singer-songwriter of the Cantopop group EO2 *

Osman Kamara Osman Kamara (born 31 December 1987) is a Sierra Leonean swimmer. He competed in the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre freestyle, 100 m freestyle, 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre ba ...

(born 1987), Sierra Leonean swimmer *

Osman Karabegović Osman Karabegović ( sh-Cyrl, Осман Карабеговић; 7 September 1911 – 24 June 1996) was a Yugoslavs, Yugoslav and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian communist politician and a recipient of the Order of the People's Hero. He joined th ...

(1911–1996), Yugoslav and Bosnian communist politician *

Osman Cemal Kaygılı Osman Cemal Kaygılı () (4 October 1890, in Istanbul – 9 January 1945) was a Turkish writer and journalist. He started writing at ''Eşek''Eşek magazine in 1910. In 1925 he started teaching Turkish language at ''Istanbul Imam Hatip school''� ...

(1890–1945), Turkish writer and journalist * Osman Kebir, Sudanese governor of the North Darfur province of Sudan *

Osman Yusuf Kenadid Osman Yusuf Kenadid (; ; 1889 – 14 August 1972) was a Somalis, Somali poet, writer, teacher and ruler. Born in Ceel Huur in 1889, he went on to create the Osmanya alphabet for writing Somali language, Somali. He died on 31 August 1972 in Mogad ...

(1899–1972), Somali poet and ruler * Osman Zati Korol (1880–1946), officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army *

Osman Korutürk Osman Korutürk (born 22 November 1944) is a Turkish diplomat and politician. Following his retirement from diplomatic post in 2009 he joined the Republican People's Party (CHP) and served as a deputy of Istanbul for one term between 2011 and 201 ...

(born 1944), Turkish diplomat and politician * Osman Lins (1924–1978), Brazilian novelist and short story writer *

Osman Faruk Loğoğlu Osman is the Persian and Turkish transliteration and derived from the Arabic masculine given name Uthman ( ''‘uthmān'') or an English surname. Osman or Osmans may refer to: People * Osman (name), people with the name and surname * Osman I (1 ...

(born 1941), Turkish diplomat * Osman López (born 1970), Colombian retired footballer *

Osman Mahamuud Osman Mahamuud (, ), also known as Uthman III ibn Mahmud, was a Somali king. He led the Majeerteen Sultanate during the 19th century. Majeerteen Sultanate The Majeerteen Sultanate was established by Somalis from the Majeerteen Darod clan. Os ...

, 19th-century Somali ruler, king of the Majeerteen Sultanate * Osman Mema (1939–2023), Albanian footballer * Osman Mendez (born 1991), American soccer player * Osman Menezes Venâncio Júnior (born 1992), Brazilian footballer * Osman Metalla, Albanian politician *

Osman Mirzayev Osman Mirzayev (; April 13, 1937 – November 20, 1991) was an Azerbaijani journalist, writer and publicist in Soviet Azerbaijan, then part of the USSR. The journalist is the father of Sevinj Osmanqizi. Osman Mirzayev is widely regarded as ...

(1937–1991), Azerbaijani journalist, writer, and publicist * Osman Medeiros (1896–1929), Brazilian footballer * Osman Mohamud (born 1960), Somalian clan elder from Somaliland * Osman Nuri (disambiguation), various people * Osman Nuri Pasha (disambiguation), various people *

Osman Öcalan Osman Öcalan (14 August 1958 – 15 November 2021) was a Kurdish militant and ex-commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. Biography The younger brother of Abdullah Öcalan, Osman studied at teachers' training college before joining the PK ...

(1958–2021), Kurdish militant leader * Osman Orsal, Turkish photo-journalist * Osman Ahmed Osman (1917–1999), Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician * Osman Osmani, Afghan governor of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan *

Osman Özköylü Osman Özköylü (born 26 August 1971 in Aydın) is a Turkish people, Turkish Association football, football coach and former player. He played for Aydınspor (1990–1993), Trabzonspor (1993–2002), Samsunspor (2002–2004), Kayserispor (2004 ...

(born 1971), Turkish retired footballer and coach *

Osman Pazvantoğlu Osman Pazvantoğlu (; 1758 – January 27, 1807 in Vidin) was an Ottoman Bosnian soldier, governor of Vidin after 1794, and a rebel against Ottoman rule. He is also remembered as the friend of Rigas Feraios, a Greek revolutionary poet, whom he ...

(1758–1807), Bosnian Ottoman soldier, governor and rebel against Ottoman rule * Osman Saleh Sabbe (1932–1987), Eritrean revolutionary * Osman Ali Sadagar (1856–1948), Bengali-Assamese politician and educationist *

Osman Saqizli Osman Saqizli (, literally, Osman Pasha of Chios) (died 1672), (r. 1649 – 1672) was Dey and Pasha of Tripolis.Bertarelli (1929), p. 204. He was born into a Greek Christian family on the island of Chios (known in Ottoman Turkish as Sakız, hence h ...

(died 1672), Ottoman dey and pasha of Tripolis * Osman F. Seden (1924–1998), Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer * Osman Murillo Segura (born 1985), Costa Rican judoka *

Osman Sınav Osman Sınav (August 1956 – 20 March 2025) was a Turkish director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Sınav studied art and also finished courses in textile design, cinema, and television at the Istanbul State Fine Arts Academy. He w ...

(1956-2025), Turkish film director *

Osman Taka Osman Taka (died 1887) was a Cham Albanian dancer and unclear personage from 19th century. The Dance of Osman Taka is named after him. His early life is not clear. He belongs to the Taka clan of Filiates, also known for Alush Taka, an Albanian ...

(died 1887), Cham Albanian leader and dancer * Osman Murat Ülke (born 1970), Turkish conscientious objector *

Osman Waqialla Osman Waqialla (, 1925−4 January 2007), was a 20th century Sudanese painter and calligrapher, noted for his creative use of Arabic letter forms in his artworks, thereby integrating African and Islamic cultural traditions into the contemporar ...

(1925–2007), Sudanese artist and calligrapher *

Osman Omar Wehliye General Osman Omar Wehliye "Gas-Gas" (, ) is a Somali military commander. Career From March 2011 to October 2014, Wehliye served as the Commissioner of the Somali Police Force. On 30 October 2014, he was appointed Interim Police Chief by Prime M ...

, Somalian police commissioner

Ousmane

Ousmane Ngom Ousmane Alioune Ngom (born 18 May 1955) is a Senegalese politician. As a leading member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), Ngom served as a political minister, minister in national unity governments from 1991 to 1992 and from 1995 to 1998. ...

(born 1955), Senegalese politician *

Ousmane Dembélé Masour Ousmane Dembélé (; born 15 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for ...

(born 1997), French Footballer

Usman

Usman Afzaal Usman Afzaal (born 9 June 1977) is a Pakistani born English cricketer who has played three Test matches for England, all against Australia in 2001. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional left arm slow bowler. Domestic career ...

(born 1977), English cricketer * Usman Ahmed (born 1981), English boxer *

Usman Ali Isani Usman Ali Isani is a former senior Pakistani bureaucrat, educationist and a philatelist. Overview Usman Ali Isani was born in 1934 to a Sindhi family in the village Bado of Shikarpur District. He is an alumnus of the Prince of Wales Royal M ...

(born 1934), Pakistani bureaucrat *

Usman dan Fodio Shehu Usman dan Fodio (; full name; 15 December 1754 – 20 April 1817). (Uthman ibn Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Saalih ibn Haarun ibn Muhammad Ghurdu ibn Muhammad Jubba ibn Muhammad Sambo ibn Maysiran ibn Ayyub ibn Buba Baba ibn Musa Jokolli ibn ...

(1754–1817), African leader also known as Shehu Uthman Dan Fuduye *

Usman Garuba Destiny Usman Garuba Alari (born 9 March 2002) is a Spanish professional basketball player for Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Listed at , he plays at both the power forward and center (basketball ...

(born 2002), Spanish professional basketball player *

Usman Gondal Usman Iqbal Gondal (; born 12 February 1987) is a former Pakistani professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He retired from football in February 2007 due to persistent injuries. Club career Gondal was born in Derby, England, and play ...

(born 1987), Pakistani footballer *

Usman Haji Muhammad Ali Second Sergeant Usman bin Haji Muhammad Ali (18 March 1943 – 17 October 1968), also spelt Osman bin Haji Mohamed Ali, was an Indonesian marine and convicted murderer. He uses the aliases Janatin or Usman Janatin during his task of bombing the ...

(1943-1968), Indonesian marine and convicted murderer *

Usman Khan (terrorist) Usman Khan (; 10 March 1991 – 29 November 2019), also known as Abu Saif, was a Pakistani Islamic terrorist who on 29 November 2019, murdered two people near London Bridge before being subdued by civilians and fatally shot ...

(1991–2019), British terrorist and perpetrator of the

2019 London Bridge stabbing On 29 November 2019, five people were stabbed, two of them fatally, in Central London. The attacker, Usman Khan (terrorist), Usman Khan, had been released from prison in 2018 on Parole#United Kingdom, licence after serving a sentence for Terror ...

Usman Khawaja Usman Tariq Khawaja (; born 18 December 1986) is an Australian international cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in Test cricket and Queensland cricket team, Queensland. Khawaja made his first-class cricket debut for N ...

(born 1986), Australian cricketer * Usman Sarwar (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer *

Usman Serajuddin ʿUthmān Sirāj ad-Dīn al-Bangālī (; 1258-1357), known affectionately by followers as Akhi Siraj (), was a 14th-century Bengali Muslim scholar. He was a Sufi belonging to the Chishti Order and was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. As o ...

(1258–1357), Bengali Islamic scholar

Uthman

Uthman ibn Affan Uthman ibn Affan (17 June 656) was the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruling from 644 until Assassination of Uthman, his assassination in 656. Uthman, a second cousin, son-in-law, and notable Companions of the Prophet, companion of ...

(580–656), the third Islamic caliph and son-in-law of

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

Middle name

* M Osman Ghani (1912–1989), Bangladeshi academic, Vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka * Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain (1996-2017), Malaysian murder victim and student

Surname

People with the surname include: *

Arthur Arnold Osman Arthur Arnold Osman (24 May 1893 – 20 April 1972) was a British nephrologist. Osman was one of the first physicians to specialize entirely in the management of renal disorders; the first to recognize that nephrology needed to become a specialty ...

(1893–1972), British nephrologist * Charles J. Osman (1851–1922), Canadian businessman and politician *

Dan Osman Daniel Eugene Osman (February 11, 1963 – November 23, 1998) was an American extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sport of free-soloing, rock climbing without ropes or other safety gear. He participated in rope jumping, fallin ...

(1963–1998), American extreme sport practitioner *Diid Osman (born 1968), English bass guitarist in the Britpop band Sleeper *

Harry Osman Harry James Osman (29 January 1911 – 17 December 1998) was an English footballer who played as an outside left for Southampton for two seasons in the 1930s and went on to become manager of Winchester City where he "discovered" future England ...

(1911–1998), English footballer * Jean-Claude Osman (born 1947), French retired footballer * Louis Osman (1914–1996), English artist, architect, goldsmith, and medallist *

Marina Osman Marina Vasilieva Starostenkova Osman (; born 1965 in Polotsk, Belarus), is a Belarusian classical and jazz concert pianist. Biography Early life and studies Marina Vasilieva was born in 1965 in Polotsk, Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, ...

(born 1965), Belarusian pianist and concertmaster *

Mat Osman Mathew David Osman (born 9 October 1967) is an English musician and author, best known as the bassist in the rock band Suede. Osman and singer Brett Anderson are the only two remaining founding members left in Suede, and perform along with dru ...

(born 1967), English musician *

Matthew Osman Matthew James Osman (born 29 July 1983) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career On 12 October 2007, Osman was injured during training and as a result he sat out the remainder of the 2007–08 A-L ...

(born 1983), English footballer *

Mike Osman Mike Osman (born August 1959) is an English radio presenter, impressionist and entertainer. He was born in Millbrook, Southampton as the fourth of seven brothers. After leaving Millbrook Community Secondary School at 16, he was briefly an apprenti ...

(born 1959), English radio presenter, impressionist, and entertainer *

Natalie Osman Natalie Laura Osman (born November 18, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and Manager (professional wrestling), valet. She is known both for working for WWE in their Farm team, developmental territory NXT (WWE brand), NXT, under the ring ...

(born 1989), American professional wrestler and valet * Oleksandr Osman (born 1996), Ukrainian footballer *

Richard Osman Richard Osman (born 28 November 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, and novelist. He is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show ''Pointless''. He has presented the BBC Two quiz shows ''Two Tribes ( ...

(born 1970), British television presenter, producer, and director *

Russell Osman Russell Charles Osman (born 14 February 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Southampton, Bristol City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Cardiff City. ...

(born 1959), English former footballer * William Osman (born 1991), American engineer and YouTuber

Surname from Arabic

* Abdillahi Abokor Osman, Somali politician *

Abdul Osman Abdul Haq Bin Seidu Osman (born 27 February 1987) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Sholing. Career Early career Osman started his career at Hampton & Richmond Borough before he moved on to play at youth level for Watford, before signi ...

(born 1987), Ghanaian-born English footballer *

Ahmed Elmi Osman Ahmed Elmi Osman 'Karash' (, ) Ahmed Karaash is a former Vice President of Puntland from 8 January 2019 to 8 January 2024. Personal life Osman belongs to the Naleye Ahmed sub-subsection of the Mohamoud Garad branch of the Dhulbahante Harti ...

, Somali politician *

Ahmed Osman (author) Ahmed Osman (; born 1934) is an Egyptian-born author. He has put forward a number of theories, some historical revisionism, revisionist in nature, about Ancient Egypt and the origins of History of Islam, Islam, origins of Judaism, Judaism and or ...

(born 1934), Egyptian author *

Amin Osman Amin Osman, also known as Amin Osman Pasha, (28 November 1898–5 January 1946) was an Egyptian judge and politician who served as finance minister in the period 1943–1944. He was assassinated by Hussein Tawfik, who was connected with the Egypt ...

(1898–1946), Egyptian politician *

Arnaut Osman Arnaut Osman () is a hero of Serbian epic poetry, Serbian, Albanian epic poetry, Albanian, and Bosniak epic poetry. The Serbo-Croatian language poems about Arnaut Osman include "Young Marjan and Arnaut Osman", "Sekula and Arnaut Osman" and "Mujo Hrn ...

, a hero of Serbian and Albanian epic poetry * * Aziz M. Osman (born 1962), Malaysian actor and director * Bayezid Osman (1924–2017), 44th Head of the Imperial House of Osman *

Cedi Osman Cedi Osman (; born 8 April 1995) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He was drafted with the 31st pick in the 2015 NBA draft and played for the Cleveland Cavalie ...

(born 1995), Macedonian-Turkish basketball player *

Farida Osman Farida Hisham Osman (; born 18 January 1995) is an Egyptian competitive swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle events. She is an All-Africa Games gold medalist and Egyptian national champion and record-holder. Osman is the fastest fem ...

(born 1995), Egyptian swimmer *

Hadiza Bala Usman Hadiza Bala Usman (born 2 January 1976) is a Nigerian politician who served as managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority from 2016 to 2021. She previously served as the chief of staff to the governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2016. ...

(born 1976), Nigerian activist and politician *

Hâfiz Osman Hâfiz Osman ( Modern Turkish: ''Hâfız Osman'') (1642–1698) was an Ottoman calligrapher noted for improving the script and for developing a layout template for the hilye which became the classical approach to page design. History Born Osm ...

(1642–1698), Ottoman calligrapher *

Hafiz Osman Hafiz Osman (born 15 February 1984) is a former professional footballer who played in the S.League and the Singapore national football team. Club career The natural right-back played in the S-League for Singapore Armed Forces, Tanjong Pagar ...

(born 1984), Singaporean professional soccer player *

Hasbullah Osman Hasbullah bin Osman (17 February 1957 – 16 November 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as Chairman of the Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) from May 2020, Member of Parliament (MP) for Gerik from May 2013 to his death in No ...

(1957-2020), Malaysian politician *

Kara Yülük Osman Uthman Beg or Osman Beg (Ajem-Turkic, Ajami Turkic and ; 1356 – 1435) was a late 14th and early 15th-century leader of the Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman tribe, tribal Federalism, federation of Aq Qoyunlu in what is now eastern Turkey, Iran, Azer ...

(1356-1435), late 14th- and early 15th-century leader of the Turkmen tribal federation Ak Koyunlu *

Leon Osman Leon Osman (born 17 May 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent almost all of his career at Everton, making 433 appearances and scoring 57 goals. Earlier in his career he spent time on loan at Foo ...

(born 1981), English footballer of Turkish Cypriot descent *

Levent Osman Levent Osman (born 8 March 1977 in Melbourne) is an Australian former association football player of Turkish Cypriot descent. He played as a defender. Career He has previously played for Trabzonspor in Turkey, FCU Politehnica Timişoara in Rom ...

(born 1977), Australian footballer of Turkish descent *

Mahamane Ousmane Mahamane Ousmane (born 20 January 1950), press release no. 179, is a Nigerien politician. Elected as the List of heads of state of Niger, fourth President of Niger at 43 years old, he is the youngest elected president in Africa. He was also the f ...

(born 1951), the first democratically elected President of Niger * Magued Osman (born 1951), Egyptian academic *

Mohammad Usman Brigadier (India), Brigadier Mohammad Usman Maha Vir Chakra, MVC (15 July 1912 – 3 July 1948) was the highest ranking officer of the Indian Army killed in action during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. As a Muslim, Usman became a symbol of I ...

(1912–1948), Indian military office *

Kamaru Usman Kamarudeen Usman (born May 11, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle wrestler, and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championsh ...

(1987), American Mixed Martial Arstist and UFC fighter *

Ahmed Usman Colonel Ahmed Usman (20 August 195114 April 2021) was a Nigerian military administrator of Ondo State and later Oyo State during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. Early career Ahmed Usman was born in 1951 and grew up in Okura-Lafia, ...

(1951–2021), Nigerian military administrator * Fakih Usman (1904–1968), Indonesian Islamic leader and politician *

Khalid Usman Khalid Usman (born 1 March 1986) is a Pakistani cricketer. He was the leading wicket-taker for Water and Power Development Authority in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, with thirteen dismissals in eight matches. In January 2021, he was nam ...

(born 1986), Pakistani cricketer *

Khwaja Usman Khawāja Uthmān Khān Lōhānī (), popularly known as Khwaja Usman, was a Pashtun chieftain and warrior based in northeastern Bengal. As one of the Baro-Bhuyans, he was a zamindar ruling over the northern parts of Bengal, including Greater M ...

(died 1612), Afghan chieftain and opponent to the Mughals *

Maliki Osman Mohamad Maliki bin Osman ( Jawi: مالكي عثمان; born 19 July 1965) is a former Singaporean politician and assistant professor who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for ...

(born 1965), Singaporean politician * M.T. Usman (1932-2009), Nigerian government official * Mariam Usman (born 1990), Nigerian weightlifter * Roszaidi Osman (born 1972), Singaporean drug trafficker *

Tanburi Büyük Osman Bey Tanburi Büyük Osman Bey or Tamburi Büyük Osman Bey (1816–1885) was an Ottoman composer and Turkish tambur player. He is considered one of the most outstanding peşrev compositors in Ottoman classical music. Life Tanburi Büyük Osman Bey ...

(1816–1885), Ottoman composer and tanbur player *

Topal Osman Hacı Topal Osman Ağa (1883 – 2 April 1923) also known as Osman the Lame, was a Turkish officer, a militia leader of the National Forces, a volunteer regiment commander of the Turkish army during the Turkish War of Independence who eventua ...

(1883–1923), Ottoman militia leader *

Topal Osman Pasha Topal Osman Pasha (1663–1733) was an Ottoman military officer and administrator. A capable man, he rose to the rank of ''beylerbey'' by the age of 24 and served as general against the Venetians and the Habsburg monarchy and as governor in se ...

(1663–1733), Ottoman grand vizier

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