Gaspar
Gaspar is a given and/or surname of French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish origin, cognate to Casper (given name) or Casper (surname).
It is a name of christian origin, per Saint Gaspar, one of the three wise men mentioned in the Armenian Infancy Gospel.
Notable people with the name include:
Mononyms
- Saint Gaspar, visitor to baby Jesus
- Gaspar (footballer, born 1981), Odirlei de Souza Gaspar, Brazilian football striker
- Gaspar (Angolan footballer), Kialonda Gaspar, Angolan football defender
- Gaspar (footballer, born 2002), Luis Eduardo Gaspar Coelho, Brazilian football forward
Given name
- Gaspar Araújo, Portuguese long jumper
- Gaspar Azevedo, Portuguese footballer
- Gaspar Cassadó, Spanish cellist and musical composer
- Gaspar Corte-Real, Portuguese explorer
- Gaspar Flores de Abrego, three-time mayor of San Antonio, Texas
- Gaspar del Bufalo, saint, priest, and founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.
- Gaspar DiGregorio, Italian-American organized-crime figure
- Gaspar Fagel, Dutch statesman
- Gaspar Fernandes, Portuguese musical composer
- Gaspar Gálvez Burgos, Spanish footballer known simply as Gaspar
- Gaspar Lococo, co-founder of Funtime, Inc.
- Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher
- Gaspar Méndez, Spanish architect of Badajoz
- Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio, Spanish political figure
- Gaspar Milazzo, Italian-American organized-crime figure
- Gaspar Noé, Argentine-born, French-based filmmaker
- Gaspar de Portolá, Spanish soldier and politician
- Gaspar Saladino, American comic book letterer and logo designer
- Gaspar Sanz, Aragonese baroque composer, guitarist, organist and priest
- Gaspar Ventura, Spanish water polo player
- Gaspar Yanga, leader of successful 1570 slave revolt in Mexico
- Manuel Gaspar Haro, Spanish footballer
Surname
- Acsinte Gaspar, Romanian judge and politician
- Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar, Portuguese military officer and politician
- Alvaro Gaspar Pinto, Portuguese footballer
- Boom Gaspar, American musician
- Chuck Gaspar, American special effects artist
- Damien Gaspar, Australian footballer
- Darren Gaspar, Australian footballer
- Edu Gaspar, Brazilian footballer
- Enrique Gaspar, Spanish playwright
- Hugo Gaspar, Portuguese volleyball player
- José Gaspar, a mythical Spanish pirate also known as "Gasparilla"
- Robbie Gaspar, former Australian footballer
- Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo, Portuguese footballer known as Beto
- Rod Gaspar, American baseball player
- Travis Gaspar, Australian footballer
In fiction
- Gaspar (Chrono Trigger), a character in the 1995 video game Chrono Trigger
- A Muppet character in Barrio Sésamo
- A controversial spell in the computer game series Zork that enables the player to resurrect themselves
- A fiery planet in the Ratchet & Clank video game series
- Gaspar, a character in the 2012 novel Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith
- Gaspar de la Croix, a character in the video game Assassin's Creed
- The title character in Joseph Conrad's story Gaspar Ruiz, adapted for film as Gaspar the Strong Man
- Gaspar, a Haunter holding an Everstone sent over trade in Snowpoint City, in "Pokémon Diamond", Pokémon Pearl", "Pokémon Platinum", "Pokémon Brilliant Diamond", and "Pokémon Shining Pearl"
- Gaspar Peterson, a character in the 2019 horror novel Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez