List of Famous people named Otto

Name Otto is among the most common names in Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Similar names: Ota, Otho, Otti, Oti, Ott, Otte, Otoya. Here are some famous Ottos:

Otto Ludwig

First Name Otto
Last Name Ludwig
Died on February 25, 1865
Born in Germany, Thuringia

Otto Ludwig was a German dramatist, novelist and critic born in Eisfeld in Thuringia. He was one of Germany's first modern realists and one of the most notable dramatists of the period.

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Otto of Bamberg

First Name Otto
Last Name Bamberg
Born on January 1, 1060
Died on June 30, 1139 (aged 79)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Otto of Bamberg was German missionary and papal legate who converted much of medieval Pomerania to Christianity. He was the bishop of Bamberg from 1102 until his death. He was canonized in 1189.

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Otto Brunfels

First Name Otto
Last Name Brunfels
Born on January 1, 1488
Died on January 1, 1534 (aged 46)

Otto Brunfels was a German theologian and botanist. Carl von Linné listed him among the "Fathers of Botany".

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Otto Apel

First Name Otto
Last Name Apel
Born on December 30, 1906
Died on March 19, 1966 (aged 59)
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Otto Aßmann

First Name Otto
Last Name Aßmann
Born on May 25, 1901
Died on August 14, 1977 (aged 76)
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Otto Boelitz

First Name Otto
Last Name Boelitz
Born on April 18, 1876
Died on December 29, 1951 (aged 75)
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Otto Theodore Gustav Lingner

First Name Otto
Last Name Lingner
Born on August 25, 1856
Died on November 30, 1916 (aged 60)
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Otto Lüders

First Name Otto
Last Name Lüders
Born on August 13, 1844
Died on November 27, 1912 (aged 68)
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Otto Hupp

First Name Otto
Last Name Hupp
Born on May 21, 1859
Died on January 31, 1949 (aged 89)

Hermann Joseph Otto Hubert August Constantin Hupp was a German graphical artist. His main working area was heraldry, yet he also worked as a typeface designer, creating commercial symbols and metal works.

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Otto the Younger

First Name Otto
Last Name Younger
Born on January 1, 1322
Died on January 1, 1366 (aged 44)

Otto II of Hesse, also known as Otto the Younger, was the only son of Landgrave Henry II of Hesse and his wife Elisabeth of Thuringia, daughter of Margrave Frederick of Meissen.

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