Osborn (surname)
Osborn is a patronymic surname derived from the Old Norse name "Åsbjørn", and may refer to:Fictional characters
- Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, a fictional character from Spider-Man
- * Harry Osborn, son of Norman Osborn
- ** Normie Osborn, son of Harry Osborn
- ** Liz Osborn, ex-wife of Harry Osborn
Literature and arts
- Alex Faickney Osborn, American author
- Daisy Osborn, New Zealand artist
- John Jay Osborn, Jr., American novelist, writer, and legal scholar
- Paul Osborn, playwright and screenwriter
- Robert C. Osborn was an American satiric cartoonist, illustrator and author
- Joe Osborn, American electric bass virtuoso
Military
- Sir George Osborn, 4th Baronet, British military officer and MP, son of Danvers Osborn
- Henry Osborn , naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland
- John Robert Osborn, Canadian war hero
- Sherard Osborn, English military officer
- Thomas W. Osborn, American military officer and politician
Politics
- Albert L. Osborn, American state politician
- Chase Osborn, American politician
- Sir Danvers Osborn, 3rd Baronet, colonial governor of New York in 1753
- David L. Osborn, United States ambassador
- Sir John Osborn, 5th Baronet, English politician
- Jones Osborn, American politician and newspaper editor
- Laura Freele Osborn, American educator and politician
- Sidney Preston Osborn, American politician
- Steve Osborn, American politician
Science
- Francis C. Osborn, Sr., American inventor
- Frederick Osborn, American eugenicist
- Henry Fairfield Osborn, American geologist and paleontologist
- Herbert Osborn, American entomologist
- Hugh Osborn, British physicist
- John Jay Osborn, American physician
- Mary Jane Osborn, American molecular biologist
Sports
- Ben Osborn English footballer
- Harold Osborn, American athlete
- John Osborn, British Olympic sailor
- K. J. Osborn, American football player
Others
- Albert S. Osborn, American questioned document examiner
- Denise R. Osborn, Australian and British economist
- Derrill Osborn, American fashion executive
- Eric Osborn, Australian theologian
- Henry Fairfield Osborn, Jr., American environmentalist
- John E. Osborn, American lawyer, health care industry executive, diplomat
- Samuel Osborn, British surgeon
- William A. Osborn, American banker
- William Church Osborn, American philanthropist
- William H. Osborn, 19th-century railroad tycoon