Oakeley, Frederick  Eng. Catholic clergyman; wrote song "O Come All Ye Faithful" (English version of "Adeste Fideles") _1802-1880
Oakes, Urian  American (Eng.-born) educator; acting pres. of Harvard Univ. 1675-1680; pres. of Harvard Univ. 1680-1681 _1631-1681
Oakley, Annie (orig. Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee)  US markswoman _1860-1926
Oakley, Francis Christopher  US (Eng.-born) educator & historian; pres. of Williams College 1985-- _1931--
Oastler, Richard  Eng. labor reformer _1789-1861
Oates, Joyce Carol  US aut.; wrote novels "A Garden of Earthly Delights" 1967, "Them" 1969, "Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart" 1990, "Nemesis" 1990, "Black Water" 1992, "What I Lived For" 1994 _1938--
Oates, Titus  Eng. conspirator; fabricated Popish Plot _1649-1705
Obasanjo, Olusegun  Nigerian gen. & polit.; pres. of Nigeria 1976-1979 _1937--
Obata, Gyo  US architect _1923--
Obiang [Nguema Mbagoso], Teodoro  Equatorial Guinean army officer & polit.; overthrew Macias Nguema 1979; head of state of Equatorial Guinea 1979--; nephew of Macias Nguema _1942--
Obote, [Apollo] Milton  Ugandan nationalist & polit.; prime min. of Uganda 1962-1966; pres. of Uganda 1966-1971, 1980-1985; overthrown both times _1924--
O'Boyle, Patrick Aloysius  US cardinal 1967; archbishop of Washington DC 1948-1973 _1896-1987
Obradovic, Dimitrije (Dositheus)  Serbian aut. & translator _1742?-1811
Obregon, Alvaro  Mex. gen. & polit.; pres. of Mexico 1920-1924; pres.-elect of Mexico 1928; assassinated _1880-1928
Obrenovic, Milos  prince of Serbia 1817-1839, 1858-1860 _1780-1860
O'Brien, Edward Joseph Harrington  US aut. _1890-1941
O'Brien, Lawrence Francis  US basketball admin. & polit.; Postmaster Gen. 1965-1968; chairman of Dem. National Committee 1968-1969, 1970-1972; commissioner of NBA 1975-1984 _1917-1990
O'Brien, William  Irish journalist & nationalist polit. _1852-1928
O'Casey, Sean  Irish dram. _1880-1964
Occam, William (also William Ockham; Doctor Invincibilis, Invincible Doctor, Venerabilis Inceptor)  Eng. Scholastic philos.; stated Ockham's razor _1300?-1349?
Occhetto, Achille  It. Communist polit.; secy-gen. of It. Communist Party 1988-1994 (Democratic Party of the Left after 1991, also PDS) _1936--
Ochino, Bernardino (also Bernardino Occhino)  It. Capuchin monk, reformer, & theol.; converted to Lutheranism _1487-1564
Ochirbat, Punsalmaagin (also Punsalmaagiyn Ochirbat)  Mongolian Communist polit.; pres. of Mongolia 1990-- _1942--
Ochoa, Eugenio de  Sp. aut. & translator _1815-1872
Ochoa, Severo  US (Sp.-born) biochem.; NP Med. 1959 _1905-1993
Ochs, Adolph Simon  US newspaper publisher; publisher of New York Times 1896-1935 _1858-1935
O'Connell, Daniel (the Liberator)  Irish nationalist _1775-1847
O'Connell, William Henry  US cardinal 1911; archbishop of Boston 1907-1944 _1859-1944
O'Connor, [Mary] Flannery  US aut. _1925-1964
O'Connor, John Joseph  US cardinal 1985; archbishop of New York City 1984-- _1920--
O'Connor, Michael  US (Irish-born) Catholic bishop; 1st Catholic bishop of Pittsburgh 1843-1860 _1810-1872
O'Connor, Sandra Day  US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1981--; 1st female justice _1930--
O'Connor, Sinead  Irish singer _1967--
O'Connor, Thomas Power (Tay Pay; Father of the House of Commons)  Irish nationalist leader & polit. _1848-1929
Octavia  Rom. sister of Augustus Caesar; 2nd wife of Mark Antony 040b to cement 2nd triumvirate; divorced 032b _0XXb-011b
Octavia  Rom. daughter of Claudius I & Valeria Messalina; wife of Nero 053; executed by Nero _042?-062
O'Daniel, Wilbert Lee (Pappy)  US polit.; gov. of Texas 1939-1941 _1890-1969
Oddsson, David  Icelandic polit.; prime min. of Iceland 1991-- _1948--
Odell, Benjamin Baker Jr.  US polit.; gov. of New York 1901-1905 _1854-1926
Odets, Clifford  US dram. _1906-1963
Odoacer (also Odovacar, Odovakar)  Sciri barbarian conqueror; ruler of Italy 476-493 _433?-493
Odom, William Eldridge  US gen.; director of National Security Agency 1985-1988 (NSA) _1932--
O'Donnell, Leopoldo  Sp. marshal & polit.; prime min. of Spain 1856, 1858, 1863, 1865-1866 _1809-1867
Odria [Amoretti], Manuel Apolinario  Peruvian polit.; pres. of Peru 1948-1950, 1950-1956 _1897-1974
Oduber [Quiros], Daniel  Costa Rican polit.; pres. of Costa Rica 1974-1978 _1921--
O'Dwyer, William  US (Irish-born) polit.; mayor of New York City 1946-1950 _1890-1964
Oe, Kenzaburo  Japanese aut.; wrote short stories "The Catch" 1958, "Aghwee the Sky Monster" 1964, essay collection "Hiroshima Notes" 1963, novels "A Personal Matter" 1964, "The Silent Cry" 1974; NP Lit. 1994 _1935--
Oecolampadius, Johannes (orig. Johann Heussgen, Johann Hussgen)  Ger. Protestant religious reformer & theol.; collaborator with Ulrich Zwingli _1482-1531
Oehlenschlager, Adam Gottlob  Danish Romantic dram. & poet; poet laureate of Scandinavia; wrote secondary Danish national anthem "Der er et yndigt land" _1779-1850
Oersted, Anders Sandoe (also Anders Sandoe Orsted)  Danish polit.; prime min. of Denmark 1853-1854; brother of Hans Oersted _1778-1860
Oersted, Hans Christian (also Hans Christian Orsted)  Danish phys.; studied electricity & magnetism _1777-1851
Oertel, Max Joseph  Ger. physician _1835-1897
Oerter, Alfred (Al)  US athlete; won gold medal in Olympic discus throwing 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 _1936--
Oeser, Adam Friedrich (also Adam Friedrich Oser)  Ger. etcher, painter, & sculptor _1717-1799
O'Faolain, Sean (pseud. of John Whelan)  Irish short story aut. _1900-1991
O'Ferrall, Charles Triplett  US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1894-1898 _1840-1905
Offenbach, Jacques  Fr. (Ger.-born) composer _1819-1880
O'Flaherty, Liam  Irish nov. _1896-1984
Ogata, Sadako  Japanese admin.; UN high commissioner for refugees 1991-- _1927--
Ogdai Khan (also Ogadai Khan, Ogatai Khan)  ruler of Mongol Empire 1229-1241; 3rd son of Genghis Khan _1185-1241
Ogden, Charles Kay (C. K. Ogden)  Brit. educator & psychologist; inventor & proponent of Basic English _1889-1957
Ogden, William Butler  US polit.; 1st mayor of Chicago 1837-1838 _1805-1877
Ogi, Adolf  Swi. polit.; pres. of Switzerland 1993 _1942--
Ogilvie, Richard Buell  US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1969-1973 _1923-1988
Oglesby, Richard James  US polit.; gov. of Illinois 1865-1869, 1873, 1885-1889 _1824-1899
Oglethorpe, James Edward  Eng. colonial admin. in America; founded Georgia colony 1733 _1696-1785
Oh, Sadaharu  Japanese baseball player; hit career 868 home runs _1940--
O'Hair, Madalyn Murray (nee Mays)  US atheist activist _1919--
O'Hara, John Francis  US educator & cardinal 1958; pres. of Univ. of Notre Dame 1934-1939; archbishop of Philadelphia 1951-1960 _1888-1960
O'Hara, John Henry  US aut. _1905-1970
Ohga, Norio (also Norio Oga)  Japanese electronics businessman; pres. of Sony Corp. 1989--; CEO of Sony Corp. 1989-- _1943--
O'Higgins, Ambrosio (orig. Ambrose Higgins)  Irish-born viceroy of Peru 1796-1801; father of Bernardo O'Higgins _1720?-1801
O'Higgins, Bernardo  Chilean polit.; liberator of Chile; dictator of Chile 1817-1823 _1778-1842
Ohira, Masayoshi  Japanese polit.; prime min. of Japan 1978-1980 _1910-1980
Ohlin, Bertil Gotthard  Swed. economist; NP Econ. 1977 _1899-1979
Ohm, Georg Simon  Ger. phys.; discovered Ohm's Law for electricity; source of word "ohm" _1787-1854
Oistrakh, David Fyodorovich  Rus. violinist _1908-1974
Ojeda, Alonso de  Sp. explorer in Americas _1465?-1515
Ojukwu, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu (Emeka)  Biafran-Nigerian Ibo army officer & polit.; only head of state of Biafra 1967-1970 _1933--
Okada, Keisuke  Japanese adm. & polit.; prime min. of Japan 1934-1936; resigned _1868-1952
Okazaki, Katsuo  Japanese polit.; Japanese minister for relations to US 1951-1954 _1897-1965
O'Keeffe, Georgia  US painter of Southwestern motifs; wife of Alfred Stieglitz 1924 _1887-1986
O'Kelly, Sean Thomas (also Sean Tomas O'Ceallaigh)  Irish journalist & polit.; pres. of Ireland 1945-1959 _1883-1966
O'Kelly, Seumas  Irish aut. _1881-1918
Oku, Yasukata  Japanese marshal _1846-1930
Okuma, Shigenobu  Japanese polit.; prime min. of Japan 1898, 1914-1916 _1838-1922
Okun, Arthur Melvin  US economist; chairman of Council of Economic Advisors 1968-1969 _1928-1980
Olaf III (Hunger)  king of Denmark 1086-1095; brother of Canute IV _10XX-1095
Olaf IV  king of Denmark 1137-1141; son of Harald V Kesja _10XX-1141
Olaf V  king of Denmark 1376-1387; Norw. king 1380-1387; ruled under regency 1375-1387; grandson of Valdemar IV Atterdag of Denmark _1370-1387
Olaf I (also Olav I; Olaf Tryggvesson; Olaf Tryggvason)  Norw. king 995-1000 _969-1000
Olaf II (also Olav II; Olaf Haraldsson)  Norw. king 1016-1028 & saint; introduced Christianity to Norway; patron saint of Norway; canonized 1164 _995?-1030
Olaf III (also Olav III; Olaf Haraldsson; Olaf Kyrre; Olaf the Quiet)  Norw. king 1066-1093; son of Harald III _10XX-1093
Olaf IV (also Olav IV)  Norw. king 1103-1115; ruled western Norway; son of Magnus III; brother & co-regent of Sigurd I & Eystein _1099-1115
Olaf V (Olaf Alexander Edward Christian Frederik; also Olav V)  Norw. king 1957-1991; son of Haakon VII; grandson of Edward VII of Britain _1903-1991
Olah, George Andrew  US (Hung.-born) chem.; stabilized & studied carbocations; NP Chem. 1994 _1927--
Olajuwon, Hakeem Abdul  US (Nigerian-born) basketball player; played for Houston Rockets 1984-- _1963--
Olaya [Herrera], Enrique  Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1930-1934 _1881-1937
Olbers, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthaus  Ger. astronomer; poser & eponym of Olbers' paradox; discovered 2nd asteroid Pallas 1802, 4th asteroid Vesta 1807 _1758-1840
Olcott, Chancellor (Chauncey)  US actor & songwriter; wrote & composed song "My Wild Irish Rose" 1899 _1860-1932
Olcott, Henry Steel  US theosophist mystic _1832-1907
Oldcastle, John, Sir (Baron Cobham)  Eng. Lollard religious leader & martyr _1377?-1417
Oldenbarnevelt, Johan van  Dutch polit. _1547-1619
Oldenburg, Claes Thure  US (Swed.-born) sculptor; created soft sculptures & sculptures of oversized objects _1929--
Oldfield, Maurice, Sir  Brit. espionage admin.; director-general of MI6 1973-1978 _1915-1981
Oldfield, William Allan  US polit.; House minority whip 1921-1928 _1874-1928
Oldham, Richard  Eng. geologist; discovered Earth's core 1906 _1858-1936
Olds, Ranson Eli  US automoblie industrialist & inventor _1864-1950
O'Leary, Hazel (nee Reid)  US businesswoman; Secy. of Energy 1993-- _1937--
Oleg  Rus. grand prince of Kiev 882-913? _8XX-913?
Olevianus, Kaspar  Ger. Protestant theol. _1536-1587
Olivares, Gaspar de Guzman, Count of  Sp. (It.-born) polit.; prime min. of Spain 1625-1643 under Philip IV _1587-1645
Oliveira [Ramos], Nereu de  Brazilian polit.; acting pres. of Brazil 1955-1956 _1889-1958
Oliver, Paul Ambrose  US explosives inventor _1830-1912
Olivier, Juste Daniel  Swi. aut. _1807-1876
Olivier, Laurence Kerr, Sir  Eng. actor, director, & producer _1907-1989
Ollendorff, Heinrich Gottfried  Ger. grammarian & language educator _1803-1865
Olmsted, Frederick Law  US landscapist; designed Central Park in New York City _1822-1903
Olney, Richard  US diplomat & polit.; Atty. Gen. 1893-1895; Secy. of State 1895-1897 _1835-1917
Olsen, Charles  US poet _1910-1970
Olsen, Kenneth Harry  US computer engineer & industrialist; founded Digital Equipment Corp. 1957 _1926--
Olson, Culbert Levy  US polit.; gov. of California 1939-1943 _1876-1962
Olszewski, Jan  Pol. lawyer & polit.; prime min. of Poland 1991-1992 _1930--
Olter, Bailey  Micronesian polit.; 1st pres. of Micronesia 1991-- _19XX--
Olympias  Macedonian queen; killed; wife of Philip II of Macedon; mother of Alexander the Great _3XXb-316b
Olympio, Sylvanus Epiphanio  Togolese polit.; prime min. of Togo 1958-1963; 1st pres. of Togo 1961-1963 _1902-1963
Omar I ('Umar ibn-al-Khattab)  Arab conqueror; 2nd orthodox Muslim caliph 634-644 _581?-644
Omar, Abdul Aziz (Philbert X; orig. Philbert Little)  US black Muslim clergyman; founded black Muslim temple in Detroit; brother of Malcolm X _1923?-1994
Omar Khayyam  Persian astronomer, math., & poet; wrote poem "Rubaiyat" (also "Quatrains") _1043?-1123?
Omri (also Omrai)  king of Israel 887b?-875b? _9XXb-875b?
Onate, Juan de  Sp. colonizer, conqueror, & explorer in New Mexico _1549?-1624?
Onassis, Aristotle Socrates (Ari)  Argentine-Gk. (Turkish-born) shipping businessman _1906-1975
Onassis, Jacqueline [Lee] Kennedy (Jackie; nee Bouvier)  US wife of John F. Kennedy 1953; wife of Aristotle Onassis 1968 _1929-1994
O'Neal, Shaquille Rashaun (Shaq)  US basketball player; played for Orlando Magic 1992-- _1972--
O'Neale, Charles Duncan  Barbados physician & polit. _1879-1936
O'Neil, James Francis  US magazine publisher _1898-1981
O'Neill, Eugene Gladstone  US dram.; wrote plays "The Emperor Jones" 1921, "Desire Under the Elms" 1924, "Mourning Becomes Electra" 1931, "The Iceman Cometh" 1946, "Long Day's Journey into Night" 1957; NP Lit. 1936 _1888-1953
O'Neill, Gerard Kitchen  US phys. & space pioneer; designed space stations _1927-1992
O'Neill, Rose Cecil  US aut. & illustrator; invented Kewpie doll _1874-1944
O'Neill, Stephen Francis (Steve)  US baseball player & manager _1891-1962
O'Neill, Terence Marne (Lord O'Neill of the Maine)  Irish polit.; prime min. of N. Ireland 1963-1969 _1914-1990
O'Neill, Thomas Phillip Jr. (Tip)  US Dem. polit.; House majority whip 1971-1973; House majority leader 1973-1977; Speaker of the House 1977-1987 _1912-1994
O'Neill, William  US polit.; gov. of Connecticut 1980-1991 _1930--
Ong Teng Cheong  Singapore polit.; pres. of Singapore 1993-- _1936--
Ongania, Juan Carlos  Argentine gen. & polit.; pres. of Argentina 1966-1970 _1914--
Onions, Charles Talbut  Eng. lexicographer _1873-1965
Onions, Oliver (pseud. of George Oliver)  Eng. nov. _1873-1961
Onizuka, Ellison Shoji  US astronaut; died in explosion of space shuttle Challenger _1946-1986
Ono, Yoko  Japanese musician & conceptual artist; wife of John Lennon 1969 _1933--
Onomacritus  Gk. mystic in Athens _530b?-480b?
Onsager, Lars  US (Norw.-born) phys.; solved two-dimensional Ising model; explained de Haas-van Alphen effect; NP Chem. 1968 _1903-1976
Onslow, Arthur  Brit. polit.; speaker of House of Commons 1728-1761 _1691-1768
Oort, Jan Hendrik  Dutch astronomer; eponym of Oort cloud _1900-1992
Oparin, Alexander Ivanovich  Rus. biochem. & evolutionist; described environmental conditions leading to formation of biochemical compounds _1894-1980
Opel, John  US computer businessman; pres. of IBM 1974-1983; CEO of IBM 1981-1985; chairman of IBM 1983-1986 _1925--
Opitz, Martin (also Martin Opitz von Boberfeld)  Ger. critic & poet _1597-1639
Oppeln-Broniowski, Friedrich von  Ger. biographer _1873-1936
Oppenheim, Edward Phillips  Eng. nov. _1866-1946
Oppenheimer, Julius Robert (J. Robert Oppenheimer)  US admin. & astrophysicist; civilian admin. of Manhattan Project; director of Institute for Advanced Study 1947-1967 _1904-1967
Opper, Frederick Burr  US cartoonist & illustrator _1857-1937
Opzoomer, Cornelis Willem  Dutch jurist, positivist philos., & theol. _1821-1892
Orbison, Roy Kelton  US rock singer & songwriter _1936-1988
Orcagna, Andrea (also Arcagnolo; orig. Andrea di Cione)  It. Florentine artist _1308?-1368?
Orczy, Baroness Emmuska (orig. Emma Magdalena Rosalia Maria Josefa Barbara Orczy)  Eng. (Hung.-born) dram. & nov. _1865-1947
Ord, Edward Otho Cresap  US army officer _1818-1883
Oreamuno [Flores], Alberto  Costa Rican polit.; pres. of Costa Rica 1952-1953 _1905--
O'Regan, Anthony  US (Irish-born) Catholic bishop; Catholic bishop of Chicago 1854-1858 _1809-1866
Orellana, Jose Maria  Guatemalan gen. & polit.; pres. of Guatemala 1921-1926 _1872-1926
Oresme, Nicole  Fr. math.; developed fractional exponents; foreshadowed analytic geometry _1323?-1382
Orff, Carl  Ger. composer _1895-1982
Orfila, Alejandro  Argentine diplomat; secy-gen. of Organization of American States 1975-1984 (OAS) _1925--
Orfila, Matthieu Joseph Bonaventure  Fr. chem.; father of toxicology _1787-1853
Oriani, Alfredo  It. aut. & social critic _1852-1909
Oriani, Barnaba  It. astronomer _1752-1832
Oribe, Manuel  Uruguayan polit. _1792-1857
Origen Adamantius (also Origenes)  Gk. church father & theol. _185?-253?
O'Riordan, Conal Holmes O'Connell (pseud. Norreys Connell)  Irish dram. & nov. _1874-1948
Orkhan (also Orchan)  sultan of Turkey 1326-1359; son of Osman I _1279-1359
Orlando, Vittorio Emanuele  It. diplomat & polit.; prime min. of Italy 1917-1919; resigned _1860-1952
Orley, Bernard van  Flemish artist _1491-1542
Orlich [Bolmarich], Francisco Jose  Costa Rican polit.; pres. of Costa Rica 1962-1966 _1907-1969
Orlik, Emil  Czechoslovakian etcher & lithographer _1870-1932
Orlov, Alexander (orig. Lev Lazarevich Felbin)  Soviet espionage admin.; defected to US 1938; warned Leon Trotsky of assassination _1895-1973
Orlov, Alexei Grigoryevich (also Alexis Orlov)  Rus. assassin of Peter III; brother of Grigori Orlov _1737-1808
Orlov, Grigori Grigoryevich  Rus. conspirator, gen., & polit.; favorite of Catherine II; planned overthrow of Peter III _1734-1783
Ormandy, Eugene  US (Hung.-born) conductor; conducted Philadelphia Orchestra 1938-1980 _1899-1985
Ormerod, Eleanor Anne  Eng. entomologist _1828-1901
O'Rourke, James Henry (Jim, Orator Jim)  US baseball player _1852-1919
O'Rourke, Patrick Jake (P. J. O'Rourke)  US humorist, journalist, & political commentator; wrote essay collections "Republican Party Reptile" 1987, "Parliament of Whores" 1991, "Give War a Chance" 1992 _1947--
Orozco, Jose Clemente  Mex. fresco painter _1883-1949
Orr, James Lawrence  US polit.; Speaker of the House 1857-1859; gov. of S. Carolina 1865-1868 _1822-1873
Orr, Kay  US polit.; gov. of Nebraska 1987-1991 _1939--
Orr, Robert Dunkerson  US polit.; gov. of Indiana 1981-1989 _1917--
Orr, Robert Gordon (Bobby)  Can. hockey player; played for Boston Bruins 1966-1976, Chicago Black Hawks 1976-1977 _1948--
Orszagh, Pavol (pseud. Hviezdoslav)  Slovak poet & translator _1849-1921
Ortega [Saavedra], Daniel  Nicaraguan polit.; revolutionary in Sandinista movement; pres. of Nicaragua 1985-1990 _1945--
Ortega y Gasset, Jose  Sp. philos. & polit. _1883-1955
Ortell, Abraham (also Ortelius, Abraham Oertel)  Flemish geographer _1527-1598
Ortiz, Roberto  Argentine polit.; pres. of Argentina 1938-1942 _1886-1942
Ortiz [Rubio], Pascual  Mex. polit.; acting pres. of Mexico 1930-1932 _1877-1963
Orwell, George (pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair)  Eng. (Indian-born) essayist, nov., & satirist; wrote novels "Animal Farm" 1945, "1984" 1949, essay collection "Shooting an Elephant" 1950 _1903-1950
Osann, Emil  Ger. physician; father of balneology _1787-1842
Osborn, Harold  US track athlete; won gold medal in Olympic decathlon 1924 & high jump 1924 _1899-1975
Osborn, Henry Fairfield  US paleontologist _1857-1935
Osborne, Thomas (Earl of Danby, Marquis of Carmarthen, Duke of Leeds)  Eng. polit. _1631-1712
Osborne, Thomas Mott  US penologist & prison reformer _1859-1926
Oscar I (also Oskar I)  Swed. king 1844-1859; Norw. king 1844-1859; son of Carl XIV Johan _1799-1859
Oscar II Frederick (also Oskar II Fredrik)  Swed. king 1872-1907; Norw. king 1872-1905; last ruler of united Sweden & Norway; son of Oscar I _1829-1907
Osceola [Nickanochee]  Seminole chief _1804?-1838
Osgood, Frances Sargent (nee Locke)  US poet _1811-1850
Osgood, Samuel  US polit.; 1st Postmaster Gen. 1789-1791 _1747-1813
Osiander, Andreas (orig. Andreas Hosemann)  Ger. Protestant theol. _1498-1552
Osler, William, Sir  Brit. (Can.-born) physician _1849-1919
Osman I (Osman al-Ghazi, Osman the Conqueror; also Othman I)  Turkish conqueror & ruler 1288-1326; founder of Ottoman empire _1259-1326
Osman II (also Othman II)  Ottoman sultan of Turkey 1618-1622 _1604-1622
Osman III (also Othman III)  Ottoman sultan of Turkey 1754-1757 _1696-1757
Osman Nuri Pasha (Osman al-Ghazi, Osman the Conqueror)  Turkish gen. _1837?-1900
Osmena, Sergio  Philippine polit.; pres. of Philippines 1944-1946 _1878-1961
Osmond, Donald Clark (Donny)  US singer; brother & partner of Marie Osmond _1958--
Osmond, [Olive] Marie  US singer; sister & partner of Donny Osmond _1959--
Osorio, Oscar  El Salvadoran polit. _1910-1969
Ospina, Pedro Nel  Colombian gen. & polit.; pres. of Colombia 1922-1926 _1858-1927
Ospina [Perez], Mariano  Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1946-1949 _1891-1976
Ossa, Jeronimo de la  Panamanian lyricist; wrote Panamanian national anthem "Himno Istmeno" _1847-1907
Ossietzky, Carl von  Ger. pacifist; NP Peace 1935 _1889-1938
Ostwald, [Friedrich] Wilhelm  Ger. (Latvian-born) philos. & physical chem.; NP Chem. 1909 _1853-1932
Oswald, Lee Harvey  US assassin of John F. Kennedy; murdered _1939-1963
Otalora, Jose Eusebio  Colombian polit.; pres. of Colombia 1882-1884 _1828-1884
Otescu, Nonna  Romanian composer _1888-1940
Otho, Marcus Salvius  Rom. emperor 069 _032-069
Otis, Elisha Graves  US elevator industrialist & inventor _1811-1861
Otis, Elwell Stephen  US gen. _1838-1909
Otis, Harrison Gray  US gen. & journalist _1837-1917
Otis, James  US polit. in American Revolution _1725-1783
Otis, Samuel Allyne  US admin.; 1st secy. of Senate 1789-1814 _1740-1814
O'Toole, Peter Seamus  US (Irish-born) actor; starred in movies "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962, "The Lion in Winter" 1968 _1933--
Otrepieff, Grigory (the Pseudo-Demetrius)  Rus. imposter & monk; pretended to be prince Dmitri; Rus. tsar 1605-1606; overthrown & killed _1581-1606
Ott, Melvin Thomas (Mel)  US baseball player & manager; manager of New York Giants 1942-1948 _1909-1958
Otterbein, Philip William  US (Ger.-born) clergyman _1726-1813
Otto I (Otto the Great)  Ger. king 936-973; Holy Rom. emperor 962-973 _912-973
Otto II  Holy Rom. emperor 973-983; son of Otto I _955-983
Otto III  Holy Rom. emperor 983-1002; ruled under regency 983-991; son of Otto II _980-1002
Otto IV (Otto of Brunswick)  Holy Rom. emperor 1209-1215 _1174?-1218
Otto  king of Bavaria 1886-1913 & lunatic; ruled under regency; deposed by Louis III; son of Maximilian II; brother of Louis II _1848-1916
Otto I (also Otho I; Otto Friedrich Ludwig)  Gk. king 1832-1862; brother of Maximilian II of Bavaria _1815-1867
Otto, Nikolaus August  Ger. inventor of early internal combustion engine _1832-1891
Ottokar I  king of Bohemia 1192-1193, 1197-1230 _11XX-1230
Ottokar II (Ottokar the Great)  king of Bohemia 1253-1278 _1230?-1278
Otway, Thomas  Eng. dram. _1652-1685
Oudinot, Nicolas Charles  Fr. soldier under Napoleon _1767-1847
Ouedraogo, Jean Baptiste  Upper Volta army officer & polit.; pres. of Upper Volta 1982-1983 _1932--
Oughtred, William  Eng. math.; inventor of slide rule 1620?; introduced multiplication sign & abbreviations sin & cos _1575-1660
Oumarou, Ide  Nigerien diplomat; Nigerien ambassador to UN 1979-1983; Nigerien foreign minister 1983-1985; secy-gen. of Organization of African Unity 1985-1989 (OAU) _1937--
Ousmane, Mahamane  Nigerien polit.; pres. of Niger 1993-- _19XX--
Outcault, Richard  US cartoonist; created the Yellow Kid, Buster Brown _1863-1928
Outram, James, Sir (the Bayard of India)  Brit. army officer in India _1803-1863
Ovalle [y Bezanilla], Jose Tomas  Chilean polit.; acting dictator of Chile 1830-1831 _1788?-1831
Ovando [Candia], Alfredo  Bolivian dictator, gen., & polit.; overthrew Victor Paz 1964; pres. of Bolivia 1969-1970; overthrown _1918-1982
Overbury, Thomas, Sir  Eng. courtier & poet _1581-1613
Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)  Rom. poet; wrote poems "Art of Love" (also "Ars Amatoria"), "Metamorphoses", "Remedia Amoris", "Fasti", "Medicamina Faciei", "Medea", "Epistolae" _043b-017?
Ovington, Earle  US aeronautical engineer, aviator, & inventor; 1st US Air Mail pilot 1911 _1879-1936
Owen, David Anthony Llewellyn, Lord  Brit. diplomat & polit.; Brit. foreign secy. 1977-1979; leader of Social Democratic Party 1983-1987, 1988-1990; EC envoy to Yugoslavia; co-developer & co-eponym of Vance-Owen plan _1938--
Owen, Hugh, Sir  Welsh educator _1804-1881
Owen, Lemuel Cambridge  Can. polit.; 1st premier of Prince Edward Island 1873-1876 _1822-1912
Owen, Richard, Sir  Eng. comparative anatomist & zoologist _1804-1892
Owen, Robert  Welsh businessman, reformer, & socialist _1771-1858
Owen, Russell  US journalist _1889-1952
Owen, Wilfred  Eng. poet & soldier; wrote poem "Dulce et Decorum Est"; killed in World War I _1893-1918
Owens, Alvis Edgar Jr. (Buck)  US singer _1929--
Owens, Jesse James Cleveland  US track athlete _1913-1980
Owens, Robert Bowie  US electrical engineer; discovered alpha rays _1870-1940
Oxenstierna, Axel Gustafsson, Count (also Oxenstiern, Oxenstjerna)  Swed. diplomat & polit. _1583-1654
Oyama, Iwao  Japanese marshal _1842-1916
Ozal, Turgut  Turkish polit.; founded Motherland Party; prime min. of Turkey 1983-1989; pres. of Turkey 1989-1993 _1927-1993
Ozanam, Antoine Frederic  Fr. historian _1813-1853
Ozawa, Seiji  Japanese-US (Chinese-born) conductor; conducted Boston Symphony Orchestra 1973-- _1935--
Ozenfant, Amedee  Fr. Cubist painter _1886-1966
Ozu, Yasujiro  Japanese movie director; directed movies "The Only Son" 1936, "There Was a Father" 1942, "Late Spring" 1949, "Tokyo Story" 1953 _1903-1963