Osborn (surname)
Osborn is a patronymic surname derived from the Old Norse name "Åsbjørn", and may refer to:
Fictional characters
- Harry Osborn, a fictional character from Spider-Man, son of Norman Osborn
- Liz Osborn, a fictional character from Spider-Man, ex-wife of Harry Osborn
- Norman Osborn, a fictional character from Spider-Man
- Normie Osborn, a fictional character from Spider-Man, son of Harry Osborn
Literature and arts
- Alex Faickney Osborn (1888–1966), American author
- John Jay Osborn, Jr. (born 1947), American novelist, writer, and legal scholar
- Paul Osborn (1901–1988), playwright and screenwriter
- Robert C. Osborn (1904–1994) was an American satiric cartoonist, illustrator and author
- Joe Osborn (born 1937), American electric bass virtuoso
Military
- Francis A. Osborn (1833–1914), American military officer
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mary Jane Osborn (born 1927), American molecular biologist
Sports
- Harold Osborn (1899–1975), American athlete
Other
- Albert S. Osborn (1858–1946), American questioned document examiner
- Derrill Osborn, American fashion executive
- Eric Osborn (1922–2007), Australian theologian
- Henry Fairfield Osborn, Jr. (1887–1969)
- John E. Osborn (born 1957), American lawyer, health care industry executive, diplomat
- John Preston Osborn (1815-1900), American pioneer who founded the first hotel in Prescott, Arizona. Osborn was also one of the founding fathers of Phoenix.
- William A. Osborn (born 1947), banker
- William Church Osborn (1862–1951)
- William H. Osborn (1820–1894), 19th Century railroad tycoon
- Simeon J. Osborn, American philanthropist and attorney. As a philanthropist, his work includes founding and leading the Kirkland Merchants Baseball club. In the courtroom as an attorney, he has shaped the laws in Washington state for over three decades.
See also
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