Osman
Osman is a Turkish male first name of Arab origin, who also appears as a surname. Osman was the name of the founder of the Ottoman Empire. The name Osman come in other countries, including in the Balkans. A common spelling of the Arabic name is Uthman.
Bearers of the name
- Osman ( Dynasty), noble house and the ruling family of the Ottoman Empire
Ruler
- Osman I, Gazi (c. 1258/1259-1326 ), founder of the Ottoman Empire and its first Sultan
- Osman II (1604-1622), from 1618-22 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Osman III. (1699-1757) of 1754-57 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
First name
- Osman Aga ( chronicler ) (c. 1671 - after 1725 ), interpreting the governorship office in Timisoara / Timisoara
- Osman Baydemir (born 1971 ), Kurdish lawyer, human rights activist and politician
- Osman Bozkurt ( born 1984 ), Turkish -Austrian footballer
- Osman Chávez ( born 1984 ), Honduran football player
- Osman Coşkun (born 1972 ), the Turkish football player
- Osman Digna (1836-1926), General in the Army of the Mahdi in Sudan
- Osman Engin (* 1960), German satirist of Turkish descent
- Osman Hamdi Bey (1842-1910), Turkish painters, museum founder and archaeologist
- Osman Köse (* 1988), German football player
- Osman Özdemir ( born 1961 ), Turkish football player and coach
- Özköylü Osman (born 1971 ), Turkish football player and coach
- Pazvantoglu Osman (1758-1807), Ottoman Janissaries and Pasha of Vidin
- Sebri Osman (1905-1993), Kurdish writer, poet and politician
- Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956), British graphic artist, painter and magician
- Osman Turan (1914-1978), Turkish politicians and historians
Family name
- Abd Al Rahman Osman Ali (* 1986), Austrian football player
- Aden Abdullah Osman Daar (1908-2007), Somali President from 1960 to 1967
- Ahmed Osman ( born 1930 ), Moroccan Prime Minister from 1972 to 1979
- Dan Osman (1963-1998), American extreme sports
- Ertuğrul Osman (1912-2009), head of the House Osman
- Fahim Osman - Obsien (* 1986), Djibouti shear tennis players
- Leon Osman ( born 1981 ), English footballer
- Mahmud Osman ( born 1938 ), Kurdish politician from Iraq
- Matthew Osman ( b. 1983 ), Australian football player
- Nedjo Osman (born 1958 ), Macedonian actor
- Nuri Pasha Osman (1832-1900), General of the Ottoman army in the Russo- Turkish War (1877-1878)
- Salih Mahmoud Osman ( born 1957 ), Sudanese lawyer and politician
- Samir Osman (born 1970 ), German actor
- Sharyhan Osman ( born 1986 ), German - Egyptian singer
- Thomas Osman ( born 1950 ), Ethiopian Catholic bishop
- Topal Osman ( Osman Aga, 1883-1923 ), Ottoman officers and war veterans