# Osman (name)

Osman or Usman is the Turkish, Persian, and Urdu transliteration of the Arabic masculine given name Uthman.
In England, however, Osman is an English surname whose history dates back to the wave of migration that followed the Norman conquest of England in 1066, though it is pronounced with a long "o". Variant spellings include Osment and Osmond. The name comes from the Old English pre-7th-century masculine personal name Osmaer, "oss" meaning god and "maer" meaning fame; hence "god-fame". The name Osmar and Osmer (without surname) appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 for Leicestershire and Devonshire, respectively, but the surname did not appear until the early part of the 13th century. On July 15, 1571, Mary Hosmer, daughter of Richard Hosmer, was christened in Brenchley, Kent, and on September 18, 1580, Jane Hosmer was also christened there. In April 1635, clothier James Hosmer, his wife Ann and two daughters, Marie and Ann, embarked from London on the Elizabeth bound for New England. They were among the earliest recorded name bearers to settle in America. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Osmere, which was dated 1230, in the Pipe rolls of Devonshire, during the reign of King Henry III.

## Given name
### Osman

* 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 Aga of Temesvar (1670–1725), Turkish autobiographer
* Osman or Uthman Beg (1350–1435), leader of the Turkoman tribal federation of Aq Qoyunlu
* Osman Achmatowicz (1899–1988), Polish professor
* Osman Ahmed (fl. 1878–1911), Somali ruler and the fifth Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty
* Osman Ali Atto (c. 1940–2013), Somali warlord
* Osman Jama Ali (born 1941), Somali politician
* Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (1886–1967), last Nizam of the kingdom of Hyderabad
* Osman Arpacıoğlu (1947–2021), Turkish footballer
* Osman Atılgan (born 1999), German-Turkish footballer
* Osman Bashiru (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer
* Osman Baydemir (born 1971), Kurdish politician and former Mayor of Diyarbakır
* Osman Birsen (born 1945), Turkish civil servant and former CEO of the Istanbul Stock Exchange
* Osman Bölükbaşı (1913–2002), Turkish politician
* Osman Bukari (born 1998), Ghanaian footballer
* Osman Khalid Butt (born 1986), Pakistani actor, director, and writer
* Osman Çakmak (born 1977), Turkish amputee football manager and former player
* 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 Can Çötür (born 2001), Turkish footballer
* Osman Đikić (1879–1912), Bosniak poet
* Osman Duraliev (1939–2011), Bulgarian sport wrestler
* Osman Durmuş (1947–2020), Turkish physician and politician
* Osman El-Sayed (1930–2013), 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 Fazli (1632–1691), influential Sufi
* Osman Fuad (1895–1973), 39th head of the Imperial House of Osman, the former ruling dynasty of the Ottoman Empire, from 1954 to 1973
* M Osman Ghani (1912–1989), Bangladeshi academic, Vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka
* Osman Gradaščević (died 1812), Bosniak nobleman
* Osman Güneş (born 1952), Turkish bureaucrat
* Osman Gürbüz (born 1962), Turkish criminal
* Osman Necmi Gürmen (1927–2015), Turkish novelist
* Osman Hadžikić (born 1996), Austrian footballer
* 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 Kamara (born 1987), Sierra Leonean swimmer
* Osman Karabegović (1911–1996), Yugoslav and Bosnian communist politician
* Osman Cemal Kaygılı (1890–1945), Turkish writer and journalist
* Osman Kebir, Sudanese governor of the North Darfur province of Sudan
* Osman Yusuf Kenadid (1899–1972), Somali poet and ruler
* Osman Zati Korol (1880–1946), officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army
* Osman Korutürk (born 1944), Turkish diplomat and politician
* Osman Lins (1924–1978), Brazilian novelist and short story writer
* Osman Faruk Loğoğlu (born 1941), Turkish diplomat
* Osman López (born 1970), Colombian retired footballer
* Osman Mahamuud, 19th-century Somali ruler, king of the Majeerteen Sultanate
* Osman Metalla (born 1964), Albanian politician
* Osman Mema (1939–2023), Albanian footballer
* Osman Mendez (born 1991), American soccer player
* Osman Menezes Venâncio Júnior, Brazilian footballer
* Osman Metalla, Albanian politician
* Osman Mirzayev (1937–1991), Azerbaijani journalist, writer, and publicist
* Osman Medeiros (1896–1929), Brazilian footballer
* Osman Mohamud (born c. 1960), Somalian clan elder from Somaliland
* Osman Nuri (disambiguation), various people
* Osman Nuri Pasha (disambiguation), various people
* Osman Öcalan (1958–2021), Kurdish militant leader
* Osman Orsal, Turkish photo-journalist
* Osman Ahmed Osman (1917–1999), Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician
* Osman Osmani, Afghan governor of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
* Osman Özköylü (born 1971), Turkish retired footballer and coach
* Osman Pazvantoğlu (1758–1807), Bosnian Ottoman soldier, governor and rebel against Ottoman rule
* Osman Saleh Sabbe (1932–1987), Eritrean revolutionary
* Osman Ali Sadagar (1856–1948), Bengali-Assamese politician and educationist
* Osman Saqizli (died 1672), Ottoman dey and pasha of Tripolis
* Osman F. Seden (1924–1998), Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer
* Osman Murillo Segura (born 1985), Costa Rican judoka
* Osman Taka (died 1887), Cham Albanian leader and dancer
* Osman Murat Ülke (born 1970), Turkish conscientious objector
* Osman Waqialla (1925–2007), Sudanese artist and calligrapher
* Osman Omar Wehliye, Somalian police commissioner

### Usman

* Usman Haji Muhammad Ali, Indonesian marine and convicted murderer

## Middle name

* Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain, Malaysian murder victim and student

## Surname

People with the surname include:
* Abdillahi Abokor Osman, Somali politician
* Amin Osman (1898–1946), Egyptian politician
* Arnaut Osman, a hero of Serbian and Albanian epic poetry
* Arthur Arnold Osman (1893–1972), British nephrologist
* Ashraf Osman (born 2001), Qatari sprinter
* Bayezid Osman (1924–2017), 44th Head of the Imperial House of Osman
* Charles J. Osman (1851–1922), Canadian businessman and politician
* Dan Osman (1963–1998), American extreme sport practitioner
* Diid Osman (born 1968), English bass guitarist in the Britpop band Sleeper
* Farida Osman (born 1995), Egyptian swimmer
* Harry Osman (1911–1998), English footballer
* Hasbullah Osman, Malaysian politician
* Jean-Claude Osman (born 1947), French retired footballer
* Leon Osman (born 1981), English former footballer
* Louis Osman (1914–1996), English artist, architect, goldsmith, and medallist
* Maliki Osman (born 1965), Singaporean politician
* Marina Osman (born 1965), Belarusian pianist and concertmaster
* Mat Osman (born 1967), English musician
* Matthew Osman (born 1983), English footballer
* Mike Osman (born 1959), English radio presenter, impressionist, and entertainer
* Natalie Osman (born 1989), American professional wrestler and valet
* Oleksandr Osman (born 1996), Ukrainian footballer
* Richard Osman (born 1970), British television presenter, producer, and director
* Roszaidi Osman (born 1972), Singaporean drug trafficker
* Russell Osman (born 1959), English former footballer
* Tanburi Büyük Osman Bey (1816–1885), Ottoman composer and tanbur player
* Topal Osman (1883–1923), Ottoman militia leader
* Topal Osman Pasha (1663–1733), Ottoman grand vizier
* William Osman (born 1991), American engineer and YouTuber

### Ousmane

* Ousmane Ngom (born 1955), Senegalese politician
* Ousmane Dembélé (born 1997), French Footballer

### Usman

* Usman Afzaal (born 1977), English cricketer
* Usman Ahmed (born 1981), English boxer
* Usman Ali Isani, Pakistani bureaucrat
* Usman bin Haji Muhammad Ali, Indonesian marine and saboteur during Konfrontasi
* Usman dan Fodio (1754–1817), African leader also known as Shehu Uthman Dan Fuduye
* Usman Garuba (born 2002), Spanish professional basketball player
* Usman Gondal (born 1987), Pakistani footballer
* Usman Khan (terrorist) (1991–2019), British terrorist and perpetrator of the 2019 London Bridge stabbing
* Usman Khawaja (born 1986), Australian cricketer
* Usman Sarwar (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
* Usman Serajuddin (1258–1357), Bengali Islamic scholar
* Ahmed Usman (1951–2021), Nigerian military administrator
* Fakih Usman (1904–1968), Indonesian Islamic leader and politician
* Khalid Usman (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
* Khwaja Usman, Afghan chieftain and Mughal opponent
* M.T. Usman, Nigerian government official
* Mariam Usman (born 1990), Nigerian weightlifter

### Uthman

* Uthman ibn Affan (580–656), the third Islamic caliph and son-in-law of Muhammad

## 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
* Hadiza Bala Usman (born 1976), Nigerian activist and politician
* 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 1951), the first democratically elected President of Niger
* Magued Osman (born 1951), Egyptian academic
* Mohammad Usman (1912–1948), Indian military office
* Kamaru Usman (1987), American Mixed Martial Arstist and UFC fighter