Osman (name)

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Osman or Usman is a common transcription of Arabic name Uthman when used in a Persian or Turkish (and in languages influenced by Persian or Turkish culture, i.e. as a Pakistani, Indian or Bosnian name). The West African equivalent (in French othography) is Ousmane.

Given name

Osman

Aden Abdullah Osman Daar (1908–2007), first President of Somalia
Mohamed Osman Jawari (born 1945), incumbent Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia
Muhammad Osman Said (1922–2007), Prime Minister of Libya from 1960 to 1963
Osman I (1258–1326), founder and namesake of the Ottoman Empire
Osman II (1604–1622), Ottoman sultan
Osman III (1699–1757), Ottoman sultan
Osman I of the Maldives, the Sultan of the Maldives in 1377
Osman II of the Maldives, the Sultan of Maldives from 1420 to 1421
Osman Achmatowicz (1899–1988), Polish professor
Osman Aga of Temesvar (1670–18th-century), Turkish autobiographer
Osman Ahmed Osman (1917–1999), famous and influential Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician
Osman Ahmed, 19th-century Somali ruler, and the fifth Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty
Osman Ali Atto (c. 1940–2013), Somali warlord
Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (1886–1967), Indian monarch
Osman Arpacıoğlu (born 1947), Turkish footballer
Osman Bashiru (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer
Osman Baydemir (born 1971), Kurdish politician
Osman Birsen (born 1945), Turkish civil servant and former CEO of the Istanbul Stock Exchange
Osman Bölükbaşı (1913–2002), Turkish politician
Osman Cemal Kaygili (1890–1945), Turkish writer and journalist
Osman Chávez (born 1984), Honduran footballer
Osman Cleander Baker (1812–1871), American biblical scholar and bishop
Osman Coşgül (1928–2001), Turkish long-distance runner
Osman Duraliev (born 1943), Bulgarian sport wrestler
Osman Durmuş (born 1947), Turkish physician and politician
Osman El-Sayed, 20th-century Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler
Osman Eltayeb (1919–2011), Sudanese businessman and Honorary Consul of Sudan in Nigeria
Osman Ertuğ (born 1949), Cypriot Turkish diplomat
Osman F. Seden (1924–1998), Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer
Osman F (1895–1973), 39th Head of the Imperial House of Osman, the former ruling dynasty of the Ottoman Empire, from 1954 to 1973
Osman Faruk Loğoğlu (born 1941), Turkish diplomat
Osman Gradaščević (died 1812), Bosniak nobleman
Osman Güneş (born 1952), Turkish bureaucrat
Osman Gürbüz (born 1962), Turkish criminal
Osman Haji (1920–1975), Somali politician
Osman Hamdi Bey (1842–1910), Ottoman statesman, painter, and archaeologist
Osman Hung (born 1979), Hong Kong actor and singer-songwriter of the Cantopop group EO2
Osman Jama Ali (born 1941), Somali politician
Osman Kamara (born 1987), Sierra Leonean swimmer
Osman Karabegović (1911–1996), Yugoslav and Bosnian Communist politician and an Order of the People's Hero recipient
Osman Kebir, Sudanese governor of the North Darfur province of Sudan
Osman Khalid Butt (born 1986), Pakistani actor, director, and writer
Osman Lins (1924–1978), Brazilian novelist and short story writer
Osman López (born 1970), Colombian retired footballer
Osman Mahamuud, 19th-century Somali ruler, king of the Majeerteen Sultanate
Osman Mendez, American soccer player
Osman Metalla, Albanian politician
Osman Mirzayev (1937–1991), Azerbaijani journalist, writer, and publicist
Osman Mohamud (born c. 1960), Somalian clan elder from Somaliland
Osman Murat Ulke (born 1970), Turkish conscientious objector
Osman Murillo Segura (born 1985), Costa Rican judoka
Osman Necmi Gürmen (born 1927), Turkish novelist
Osman Nuri (disambiguation), various people
Osman Nuri Pasha (disambiguation), various people
Osman Öcalan (born 1958), Kurdish militant leader
Osman Omar Wehliye, Somalian police commissioner
Osman Orsal, Turkish photo-journalist
Osman Osmani, Afghan governor of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Osman Özköylü (born 1971), Turkish retired footballer and coach
Osman Pamukoğlu (born 1947), Turkish retired general and politician, founder of the Rights and Equality Party
Osman Pazvantoğlu (1758–1807), Bosnian Ottoman soldier, governor and rebel against Ottoman rule
Osman Saleh Sabbe (1932–1987), Eritrean revolutionary
Osman Saqizli (died 1672), Ottoman dey and pasha of Tripolis
Osman Taka (died 1887), Cham Albanian leader and dancer
Osman Waqialla (1925–2007), Sudanese artist and calligrapher
Osman Yunis (born 1982), Sierra Leonean footballer
Osman Yusuf Kenadid, 20th-century Somali poet and ruler
Osman Zati Korol (1880–1946), officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army
Osman Đikić (1879–1912), Bosniak poet
Qara Osman, leader of Aq Qoyunlu
Tanburi Büyük Osman Bey (1816–1885), Ottoman composer and tanbur player
Topal Osman (1883–1923), Ottoman militia leader
Topal Osman Pasha (died 1733), Ottoman grand vizier

Ousmane

Ousmane Ngom (born 1955), Senegalese politician

Usman

Usman Afzaal (born 1977), English cricketer
Usman Ahmed (born 1981), English boxer
Usman Ali Isani, Pakistani bureaucrat
Usman dan Fodio (1754–1817), African leader also known as Shehu Uthman Dan Fuduye
Usman Gondal (born 1987), Pakistani footballer
Usman Khawaja (born 1986), Australian cricketer
Usman Sarwar (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer

Uthman

Uthman ibn Affan (580–656), the third Islamic caliph

Arabic surname

Abdul Osman (born 1987), Ghanaian-born English footballer
Ahmed Osman (author) (born 1934), Egyptian author
Ahmed Elmi Osman, Somali politician
Aziz M. Osman (born 1962), Malaysian actor and director
Cedi Osman (born 1995), Macedonian-Turkish basketball player
Hâfiz Osman (1642–1698), Ottoman calligrapher
Hafiz Osman (born 1984), Singaporean professional soccer player
Kara Yülük Osman, late 14th- and early 15th-century leader of the Turkmen tribal federation Ak Koyunlu
Leon Osman (born 1981), English footballer of Turkish Cypriot descent
Levent Osman (born 1977), Australian footballer of Turkish descent
Mahamane Ousmane (born 1950), first democratically-elected President of Niger
Magued Osman, Egyptian academic
Mohammad Usman (1912–1948), Indian military office
Richard Osman, British Broadcaster
Mat Osman, British musician, brother of Richard Osman