Otis
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Otis can refer to:
[edit] People
- Elisha Otis, inventor of a safety device for hoisting machinery, who went on to invent the first passenger elevator
- Elwell Otis, an American general who served in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, and Philippine-American War
- Harrison Gray Otis, a publisher of the Los Angeles Times
- James Otis, a lawyer in colonial Massachusetts who was an early advocate of the political views that led to the American Revolution
- William Otis, inventor of the steam shovel
- Otis R. Bowen, the former governor of Indiana and former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Otis the flow Fraser, a Zimbabwean DJ who is internationally renowned for his skills on the ones and twos (turntables)
- Otis Redding, the musician
- Otis Grant, a professional boxer
[edit] Organizations
- Otis College of Art and Design, a private four-year art college located in Los Angeles, California
- The Otis Elevator Company, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, and the world's largest manufacturer of vertical transportation systems, principally elevators and escalators
[edit] Fictional Characters
- Otis the Aardvark, a BBC puppet character
- Otis, one of the minor characters in Monkey Island, a computer game series
- Otis, a puppy in The Adventures of Milo and Otis
- Otis Campbell, the town drunk on the Andy Griffith Show
- Otis, the chameleon creature, a minor character from the television cartoon Hercules, who can change his appearance.
- Otis, the main character in the 2006 movie Barnyard (film)
- Otis B. Driftwood, a fictional character that has appeared in the Rob Zombie horror films House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects taken from the character of the same name popularized by Groucho Marx.
- Otis, a associate of Lex Luthor, in the films Superman: The Movie and Superman II.
[edit] Places
- Saint-Félix-d'Otis, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
- Otis township, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
- Otis, Colorado, USA
- Otis, Kansas, USA
- Otis, Maine, USA
- Otis, Massachusetts, USA
- Otis Orchards-East Farms, Washington, USA
- Otisstraße, an underground metro station in Berlin on the U6 line
[edit] Other
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