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
- Daisy Osborn (1888–1957), New Zealand artist
- 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
- 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
- Hugh Osborn, British physicist
- Mary Jane Osborn (born 1927), American molecular biologist
Sports
- Harold Osborn (1899–1975), American athlete
- John Osborn (born 1945), British Olympic sailor
Others
- 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
- William A. Osborn (born 1947), banker
- William Church Osborn (1862–1951)
- William H. Osborn (1820–1894), 19th-century railroad tycoon
See also
This page lists people with the surname Osborn.
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