Osborne (name)
Osborne, along with Osbourne, Osbern, Osborn and Usborne, is an English name cognate with, and possibly influenced by the Old Norse Ásbjørn. The English Os and the Norse Ás mean God, while bjørn means bear in Norse.
People with the surname Osborne
- Aaron Osborne, American modern dancer and teacher
- Adam Osborne, computer pioneer
- Alexandra Osborne, Australian tennis player
- Anders Osborne, American singer-songwriter
- Barrie M. Osborne,, American film producer
- Bertín Osborne, Spanish singer
- Bertrand Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat
- Betty Osborne, Canadian murder victim
- Bill Osborne, New Zealand rugby union player
- Bobby Osborne, American musician, half of the Osborne Brothers, along with his brother Sonny
- Buzz Osborne, American musician
- Lady Camilla Osborne, English heiress
- Charisma Osborne, American basketball player
- Charles Osborne (disambiguation), several people
- Uncle Charlie Osborne, American musician
- Chuck Osborne, American professional basketball player
- Chuck Osborne (American football), American football player
- Colin Osborne, English darts player
- Curtis Osborne, American convicted murderer
- Darren Osborne, perpetrator of the 2017 Finsbury Park van attack
- Daphne Osborne, British plant scientist
- Deirdre Osborne, Australian-born academic
- Dennis H. Osborne,, British painter
- Dorothy Osborne, English writer
- Duffield Osborne, American author and ornithologist
- Ernest Osborne (cricketer), Australian cricketer
- Ernest Osborne (footballer), English footballer
- Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds, British politician
- F. Edward Osborne, American politician
- Fred Osborne, Canadian baseball player
- Gary Osborne, British singer and songwriter
- George Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds, British nobility
- George Osborne, British politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Helen Betty Osborne, Canadian murder victim
- Hewett Osborne, English soldier
- James Osborne (VC), English First Boer War hero
- Jeffrey Osborne, American singer
- Jim Osborne (defensive tackle), American football player
- Jim Osborne (tennis), tennis player
- Joan Osborne, American musician
- John Osborne, English playwright
- John Osborne (Montserrat politician),, Montserrat politician
- John Eugene Osborne, American politician
- John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne, English singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality
- John Walter Osborne, Irish photo-lithography pioneer
- Kate Osborne, British Labour MP
- Kayle Osborne, Canadian ice hockey player
- Malik Osborne, American basketball player
- Mark Osborne (disambiguation), several people
- Mary Pope Osborne, American author
- Matt Osborne, American professional wrestler
- Mike Osborne, English jazz musician
- Milton Osborne, Australian historian
- Nigel Osborne, British composer
- Paul Osborne, Australian rugby league footballer and politician
- Ralph Bernal Osborne, British politician
- Richard Osborne, Australian rules footballer
- Robert Osborne, American actor and film historian
- Robert M. Osborne, newspaper proprietor and editor in South Australia, Tasmanian mayor, brother of Samuel
- Robin Osborne, historian of antiquity
- Samuel W. Osborne, newspaper proprietor and editor in South Australia, brother of Robert
- Sandra Osborne, Scottish politician
- Sarah Osborne, American colonist
- Sonny Osborne, American bluegrass singer and banjo player, half of the Osborne Brothers duo, with his brother Bobby
- Stephen Osborne (writer), Canadian writer
- Steve Osborne, music producer
- Steven Osborne (pianist),, Scottish pianist
- Ted Osborne, comic artist
- Thomas Osborne (disambiguation), several people
- *Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English statesman
- *Thomas Mott Osborne, American prison reformer
- *Thomas W. Osborn, American soldier and politician
- *Tom Osborne, American politician and football coach
- R. Travis Osborne, American psychologist
- Virgle Osborne, American politician
- Walter Osborne, Irish impressionist landscape and portrait painter
- Weedon Osborne, American military officer
- Will Osborne (rugby), Wales international rugby player
- Will Osborne (singer), Canadian singer
- William Osborne (disambiguation), several people
- Willson Osborne, American composer
- Winton B. Osborne, American politician
- M.R. Osborne English writer
People with the given name Osborne
- Osborne Reynolds, innovator in the understanding of fluid dynamics
- Osbeorn Bulax, Anglo-Saxon warrior
- Osbern the Steward, steward to two Dukes of Normandy
- Osbern FitzOsbern, Anglo-Norman Bishop of Exeter
- Osborne I. Yellott, American politician
- Osborne Smith, better known as Ozzie Smith, American baseball player
- Osborne Bingham, birth name of American record producer Dinky Bingham
People with the middle name Osborne
- Andrew Osborne Hayfield, American businessman and politician
Fictional characters
- Osborne Hamley, from the Elizabeth Gaskell novel Wives and Daughters
- Darren Osborne, from the British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Jeremy Osborne, from the British sitcom Peep Show
- Super Dave Osborne, a character created by American comedian Bob Einstein
- Reverend Osborne Whitworth, supporting character in the third and fourth seasons of ''Poldark''