Osborn (surname)

Osborn (surname)

Osborn is a surname of Scottish patronymic "Osborn", old Norsemen name "Asbjorn" origin, and may refer to:

• Alex Faickney Osborn (1888–1966), American author
• Albert L. Osborn (1858-1940), American state politician
• Albert Sherman Osborn (1858–1946), American questioned document examiner
• Chase Osborn (1860–1949), American politician
• Danvers Osborn (1715–1753), colonial governor of New York in 1753
• David L. Osborn (1921–1994), United States ambassador
• Francis A. Osborn (1833–1914), American military officer
• Francis C. Osborn, Sr. (1856–1926), American inventor
• Frederick Osborn (1903–1980), American eugenecist
• Gene Osborn (1922–1975), radio broadcaster
• Sir George Osborn, 4th Baronet (1742-1818), British military officer and MP, son of Danvers Osborn
• Harold Osborn (1899–1975), American athlete
• Harry Osborn, a fictional character from Spider-Man
• Henry Osborn (Royal Navy officer) (1694–1771), naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland
• Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857–1935), American geologist and paleontologist
• Joe Osborn (born 1937), American electric bass virtuoso
• John Jay Osborn, Jr. (born 1947), American novelist, writer, and legal scholar
• Sir John Osborn, 5th Baronet (1772–1848), English politician
• John E. Osborn (born 1957), American lawyer, health care industry executive, diplomat
• John Robert Osborn (1899–1941), Canadian war hero
• Laura Freele Osborn (1866–1955), American educator and politician
• Norman Osborn, a fictional character from Spider-Man
• Paul Osborn (1901–1988), playwright and screenwriter
• Robert C. Osborn (1904–1994) was an American satiric cartoonist, illustrator and author
• Sherard Osborn (1822–1875), English military officer
• Sidney Preston Osborn (1884–1948), American politician
• Steve Osborn
• Thomas W. Osborn (1833–1898), American military officer and politician
• William A. Osborn, banker