Oswald is a masculine given name, from Anglo-Saxon Osweald, from os "god" and weald "rule". The Old High German cognate was Answald, the Old Norse form was Ásvaldr.
Oswald of Northumbria (604–642) was Bretwalda of the English and is venerated as saint. The name fell out of use in the later medieval period, although it appears to have been rarely given in reference to the saint even in the late 14th century as evidenced by the name of German poet and diplomat Oswald von Wolkenstein (1376/7–1445). The name was revived in the 19th century, but it was never frequently given. Its popularity in the United States peaked in 1886 at rank 451, and it fell below rank 1,000 in the mid-1930s. By contrast, the Hispanic form Osvaldo became popular in the United States by the 1970s, peaking at rank 410 in 2004.
Oswald Avery (1877–1955), Canadian American physician, medical researcher and molecular biologist
Oswald Achenbach (1827–1905), German landscape painter
Oswald Balzer (1858–1933), Polish historian
Oswald Boelcke (1891–1916), German flying ace of the First World War
Oswald Chambers (1874–1917), Scottish Protestant Christian minister and teacher
Oswald Garrison Villard (1872–1949), American journalist
Oswald Gomis (born 1932), 10th Archbishop of Colombo
Oswald Heer (1809–1883), Swiss geologist and naturalist
Oswald H. Johnson (1912–1993), American politician
Oswald Karch (1917-2009), German Formula One driver
Oswald Lohse (1845–1915), German astronomer
Ossie Mazengarb (1890–1963), New Zealand magistrate with a full name of Oswald Chettle Mazengarb
Oswald Mosley (1896–1980), British politician, founder of the British Union of Fascists
Oswald Myconius (1488–1552), Swiss theologian and follower of Huldrych Zwingli
Oswald of Worcester (died 992), Archbishop of York
Oswald Pohl (1892–1951), Nazi officer and member of the SS
Oswald Sanders (1902–1992), Christian Missionary, Leader, Teacher and Author
Oswald Spengler (1880–1936), German historian and philosopher
Oswald Stoll (1866–1942), an Australian British theater manager
Oswald Szemerényi (1913–1996), Hungarian linguist
Oswald Teichmüller (1913–1943), German mathematician
Oswald Tschirtner (1920–2007), Austrian artist
Oswald Veblen (1880–1960), American mathematician
Oswald von Wolkenstein (1376/7–1445), a composer
Oswald West (1873–1960), American politician, 14th Governor of Oregon
Charles Oswald Miles (1850–1898), English Anglican clergyman, also Canon and Chancellor of Bloemfontein.
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