Top Celebrity Names Starting With Oscar

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   Oscar De La Hoya

   Age 39 Male
   

   Boxer

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   Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American professional boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy," De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr. and brother Joel Jr. were all boxers.… read more

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   Oscar Wilde

   1854 - 1900 Male
   

   Writer

   
   
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   Oscar Goodman

   Age 72 Male
   

   Mayor, Lawyer, Politician

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   Oscar Baylin Goodman is an American lawyer and politician. He was the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1999 to 2011. Mayor Goodman is an Independent and a former member of the Democratic Party.

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   Oscar Peterson

   1925 - 2007 Male
   

   Jazz Pianist, Composer, University Chancellor

   
   

   Oscar Emmanuel Peterson CC CQ OOnt was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, "O.P. " by his friends. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received other numerous awards and honours over the course of his career.… read more

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   Oscar Kambona

   1928 - 1997 Male
   

   Politician, Minister, Second

   
   

   Oscar Salathiel Kambona was the first foreign affairs minister of Tanganyika and the second most influential and most popular leader in the country after President Julius Nyerere. He was born on 13 August 1928 on the shores of Lake Nyasa in a small village called Kwambe near Mbamba Bay in the district of Mbinga near Songea in southern Tanganyika. He died in London in July 1997. He was the son of the Reverend David Kambona and Miriam Kambona.… read more

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   Oscar Robertson

   Age 73 Male
   

   Nba Player

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   Oscar Palmer Robertson, nicknamed "The Big O", is a former American NBA player with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Robertson played the shooting guard/point guard position, and was a twelve-time All-Star, eleven-time member of the All-NBA Team, and one-time winner of the MVP award in fourteen professional seasons. He is the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire season.… read more

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   Oscar Edelstein

   Age 58 Male
   

   Composer, Conductor, Pianist

   
   

   Oscar Edelstein is an original contemporary composer from Argentina. Known for creativity and inventiveness, frequently he is described as leading Latin America’s avant-garde. He is also a pianist, conductor, and researcher.… read more

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   Óscar Romero

   1917 - 1980 Male
   

   Fourth Archbishop of San Salvador

   
   

   Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez. He was assassinated on 24 March 1980. After his assassination, Romero was succeeded by Monsignor Arturo Rivera. In 1997, a cause for beatification and canonization into sainthood was opened for Romero, and Pope John Paul II bestowed upon him the title of Servant of God. The canonization process continues.… read more

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   Oscar Pistorius

   Age 25 Male
   

   South African Double-amputee Runner

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   Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius is a South African sprint runner. Known as the "Blade Runner" and "the fastest man on no legs", Pistorius, who has a double amputation, is the world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres events and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs by Ossur. In 2007, Pistorius took part in his first international competitions for able-bodied athletes.… read more

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    Oscar Brown

    1926 - 2005 Male
    

    Singer, Songwriter, Playwright, Poet, Civil Rights Activist, and Actor.

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    Oscar Brown, Jr was an American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor. He ran for office in the Illinois state legislature and U.S. Congress, unsuccessfully in each case.… read more

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    Oscar Wegner

    Age 72 Male
    

    Tennis Coach, Founder, Teacher

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    Oscar Wegner is a tennis coach and pre-open-era tour player, author and creator of Modern Tennis Methodology, a tennis-teaching system which he began developing in 1968. He is Founder and President of Oscar Wegner Enterprises, Inc. and Tennis Kids For Life, Inc. a non-profit corporation. Other projects he has created include The Modern Tennis Methodology Coaches Association, The Oscar Wegner Elite Training Program and The Oscar Wegner Modern Tennis College.… read more

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    Óscar Arias

    Age 71 Male
    

    Politician, End, President

    
    

    Óscar Arias Sánchez is a Costa Rican politician who was President of Costa Rica from 2006 to 2010. He previously served as President from 1986 to 1990 and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to end civil wars then raging in several other Central American countries. He is also a recipient of the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism and a trustee of Economists for Peace and Security.… read more

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    Oscar Nuccio

    1931 - 2004 Male
    

    Historian

    
    

    Oscar Nuccio was an Italian historian of economic thought. He taught history of economic thought in the department of political science at the University of Pisa, the University of Teramo, and "La Sapienza" University of Rome; always an associate professor, he was never awarded tenure by these schools. He wrote over 200 scientific publications, published between 1957 and 2008, focusing his studies on the birth of Italian economic thought.… read more

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    Oscar Niemeyer

    1907 - Male
    

    Architect, Politician

    
    

    Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho is a Brazilian architect specializing in international modern architecture. In the 1940s, '50s and '60s "he established himself as one of Modernism's greatest luminaries," while he “reshaped Brazil’s identity in the popular imagination and mesmerized architects around the globe.… read more

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    Óscar Tabárez

    Age 65 Male
    

    Soccer Player, Defender, Soccer Manager

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    Óscar Wáshington Tabárez Silva, nicknamed El Maestro (born 3 March 1947 in Montevideo) is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender, and the current manager of the Uruguayan national team. After an unassuming career as a player, he embarked on an extensive coaching career which has lasted more than 30 years and included coaching teams in Colombia, Argentina, Italy and Spain.… read more

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    Oscar Temaru

    Age 67 Male
    

    Politician, President

    
    

    Oscar Manutahi Temaru is a French Polynesian politician. He has been President of French Polynesia (président de la Polynésie française), a French dependency with broad powers of self-rule, on five occasions: in 2004, from 2005 to 2006, from 2007 to 2008, in 2009, and again since 1 April 2011.… read more

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    Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

    1918 - 2012 Male
    

    Senator, Politician, Magistrate

    
    

    Oscar Luigi Scalfaro was an Italian politician and magistrate, the ninth President of the Italian Republic from 1992 to 1999, and subsequently a senator for life. Formerly a member of Christian Democracy, he belonged to the centre-left Democratic party.… read more

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    Oscar Werner Tiegs

    1897 - 1956 Male
    

    Zoologist, Scientist, Biologist

    
    

    Oscar Werner Tiegs was an Australian zoologist whose career spanned the first half of the 20th century. Oscar Tiegs was born on 12 March 1897, and died on 5 November 1956. His contribution to the division of the phylum arthropoda into two parts, one including insecta, myriapoda, and peripatus, and the other including trilobites, crustacea, and arachnids, is considered to be an important contribution to zoology.… read more

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    Oscar van Dillen

    Age 53 Male
    

    Dutch Composer, Conductor, Flautist and Music Educator

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    Oscar Ignatius Joannes van Dillen is a Dutch composer, conductor, and instrumentalist.

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    Oscar Micheaux

    1884 - 1951 Male
    

    Freelancer, Producer, Major

    
    

    Oscar Devereaux Micheaux was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company produced some films, he is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, the most successful African-American filmmaker of the first half of the twentieth century and the most prominent producer of race films.… read more

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    Oscar Oiwa

    Age 46 Male
    

    Comedian, Assistant, Painter

    
    

    Oscar Oiwa　born in Brazil as son of Japanese immigrants, he received his B.F.A. from the School of Architecture and Urbanism, São Paulo University. Oiwa absorbed influences from comic books, art, and magazines throughout his youth, as well as the urban environment of his birthplace. He experienced contemporary art during this time in nearby galleries and as an assistant at the São Paulo Art Biennial.… read more

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    Oscar Zeta Acosta

    1935 - 4712 BC Male
    

    Attorney, Activist, Author

    
    

    "Oscar Acosta" redirects here. For the Major League Baseball pitching coach, see Oscar Carlos Acosta Oscar Zeta Acosta File:Oscar Zeta Acosta. jpgBorn Template:Safesubst:April 8, 1935Template:Safesubst:El Paso, Texas, United StatesDied Disappeared 1974Template:Safesubst:MexicoTemplate:Safesubst:Resting place Template:Safesubst:Template:Safesubst:Occupation Attorney, activist, authorLiterary movement Chicano MovementNotable work(s) Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo Influences Hunter S.… read more

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    Oscar Safuan

    1943 - 2007 Male
    

    Singer, Composer, Musician

    
    

    Oscar Nelson Safuán was Paraguayan composer, creator of Avanzada, a folk music style which had its origin in the fusion of the Paraguayan polka and the Guarania, with influences of the Brazilian popular music, such as the bossa nova and the balade.… read more

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    Oscar Bonavena

    1942 - 1976 Male
    

    Heavyweight, Wrestler, Boxer

    
    

    Oscar Natalio "Ringo" Bonavena was a heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged, wild-swinging puncher, he was nicknamed "Ringo" because of his Beatles haircut, and enjoyed professional success in both Argentina and the United States. He is most famous for giving both Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali tough battles.… read more

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    Oscar Hernández

    Age 58 Male
    

    Musician, Composer

    
    

    Oscar Hernandez is a Puerto Rican musician, musical arranger and producer.