Leading Figures in History

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Otto, King of Bavaria

b. 1848

King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913

Ottokar II of Bohemia

King of Bohemia from 1253 to 1278

Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria

Margrave (later Duke) of Styria from 1164 to 1192

Ottorino Respighi

Italian composer and musicologist (1879–1936)

Oumar Kondé

b. 1979

Swiss footballer (born 1979)

Ousmane Dembélé

b. 1997

French footballer (born 1997)

Oussama Assaidi

b. 1988

Moroccan footballer (born 1988)

Ove Andersson

Swedish rally driver (1938–2008)

Ove Arup

b. 1895

Founder of Arup (1895–1988)

Ove Fundin

b. 1933

Swedish motorcycle speedway rider

Ovie Mughelli

b. 1980

American football player (born 1980)

Owain Doull

b. 1993

British road cyclist

Owen Chadwick

b. 1916

British historian and academic (1916–2015)

Owen Chamberlain

b. 1920

American physicist (1920–2006)

Owen Hart

b. 1965

Canadian-American professional wrestler (1965–1999)

Owen Lattimore

American Orientalist and writer (1900–1989)

Owen Luder

b. 1928

British architect (1928–2021)

Owen Paterson

b. 1956

British former politician

Owen Richardson

b. 1879

British physicist (1879–1959)

Owen Wister

American writer (1860–1938)

Øyvind Leonhardsen

b. 1970

Norwegian footballer (born 1970)

Oz Fox

b. 1961

Musical artist

Özge Akın

b. 1985

Turkish sprinter (born 1985)