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Famous People in History whose Surname begins with 'O' - 1
This category is for famous people in history whose surname begins with the letter 'O'. The names shown on this page are - Sean O'Casey - Eugene O'Neill - Hans Christian Oersted - Jacques Offenbach - Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier - Carl Orff - José Ortega y Gasset - George Orwell - John Osborne - Robert Owen.
Sean O'Casey
(1880-1964) Sean O'Casey was an Irish playwright. He wrote a number of plays including 'Juno and the Paycock', 'The Plough and the Stars' and 'Cock-a-Doodle Dandy'.
Eugene O'Neill
(1888-1953) Eugene O'Neill was an American playwright. He wrote 'Emperor Jones, 'Mourning Becomes Electra' and 'Long Day's Journey into Night'.
Hans Christian Oersted
(1777-1851) Hans Christian Oersted was the Danish physicist who first showed the connection between electricity and magnetism.
Jacques Offenbach
(1819-1880) Jacques Offenbach was a German-born French composer. He composed more than 90 popular light operas including 'Orpheus in the Underworld' and 'La Belle Helene', and one serious opera, 'Tales of Hoffman'.
Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier
(1907-1989) Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier (Lord Olivier of Brighton) was a famous English actor, director, and theatre manager. As well as his many theatre appearances, he directed and starred in a number of films including Henry V, Hamlet and Richard III.
Carl Orff
(1895-1982) Carl Orff was a German composer. His best-known work is 'Carmina Burana'.
José Ortega y Gasset
(1883-1955) José Ortega y Gasset was a Spanish philosopher. He suggested that democracy in the modem era could easily lead to tyrannies of either the left or right.
George Orwell
(1903-1950) George Orwell (real name Eric Arthur Blair) was an English writer. Two of his most famous books are "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four".
John Osborne
(1929-1994) John Osborne was a British playwright, actor, and producer. His plays include 'Look Back in Anger' and 'The Entertainer'.
Robert Owen
(1771-1858) Robert Owen was a Welsh social reformer. He established in textile mills at New Lanark, Scotland, a model co-operative industrial community with ideal housing and working conditions.
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