Osborn is a patronymic surname derived from the Old English first name Osbeorn and possibly the Old Norse name Ásbjörn, such as the Old Norman first name Osbern it sometimes translates 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 (1888–1966), American author Daisy Osborn (1888–1957), New Zealand artist John Jay Osborn, Jr. (born 1947), American novelist, writer, and legal scholar Paul Osborn (1901–1988), playwright and screenwriter Robert C. Osborn (1904–1994), American satiric cartoonist, illustrator and author Joe Osborn (born 1937), American electric bass player Military Sir George Osborn, 4th Baronet (1742–1818), British military officer and MP, son of Danvers Osborn Henry Osborn (Royal Navy officer) (1694–1771), naval officer and Commodore Governor of Newfoundland John Robert Osborn (1899–1941), Canadian war hero Philip Osborn, British air force officer and Chief of Defence Intelligence Sherard Osborn (1822–1875), English military officer Thomas W. Osborn (1833–1898), American military officer and politician Politics Albert L. Osborn (1858–1940), American state politician Chase Osborn (1860–1949), American politician Sir Danvers Osborn, 3rd Baronet (1715–1753), colonial governor of New York in 1753 David L. Osborn (1921–1994), United States ambassador Sir John Osborn, 5th Baronet (1772–1848), English politician Jones Osborn (1921–2014), American politician and newspaper editor Laura Freele Osborn (1866–1955), American educator and politician Sidney Preston Osborn (1884–1948), American politician Steve Osborn, American politician Science Elburt F. Osborn (1911–1998), American geochemist Francis C. Osborn, Sr. (1856–1926), American inventor Frederick Osborn (1889–1981), American eugenicist Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857–1935), American geologist and paleontologist Herbert Osborn (1856–1954), American entomologist Hugh Osborn, British physicist John Jay Osborn, American physician Mary Jane Osborn (born 1927), American molecular biologist Sports Ben Osborn (born 1994) English footballer Harold Osborn (1899–1975), American athlete John Osborn (sailor) (born 1945), British Olympic sailor K. J. Osborn (born 1997), American football player Philip Osborn (swimmer), English swimmer Others Albert S. Osborn (1858–1946), American questioned document examiner Arthur Osborn (murderer) (1905–1928), executed for the murder of Fred N. Selak, the Hermit of Grand Lake, Colorado Denise R. Osborn, Australian and British economist Derrill Osborn, American fashion executive Eric Osborn (1922–2007), Australian theologian Henry Fairfield Osborn, Jr. (1887–1969), American environmentalist Howard J. Osborn (1918-1984), Former Director of Security at the CIA John E. Osborn (lawyer) (born 1957), American lawyer, health care industry executive, diplomat