List of Famous people named Uthman

Uthman ibn Affan, also spelled by the Turkish and Persian rendering Osman, was a son-in-law and notable companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as the third of the Rāshidun, or "Rightly Guided Caliphs". Born into a prominent Meccan clan, Banu Umayya of the Quraysh tribe, he played a major role in early Islamic history, and is known for having ordered the compilation of the standard version of the Quran. When Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab died in office aged 59/60 years, Uthman, aged 64/65 years, succeeded him and was the second-oldest to rule as Caliph.

Uthman ibn Abduh ibn Husayn ibn Taha Alkurdi is a Syrian calligrapher of the Quran in the Arabic language renowned for hand-writing Mushaf al-Madinah issued by the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur'an.

ʿUthmān ibn ʿAlī was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Umm al-Banin. He fought in the Battle of Karbala, in which he was martyred. Uthman is highly honored by Muslims for his sacrifice. According to some sources Uthman was 21 and had no children when he was martyred.

Uthman Abu Quhafa ibn Amir, was the father of the first Rashidun caliph, Abu Bakr.

Abu al-Nur Uthman Bey ibn Ali was the sixth leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia briefly in 1814.

Uthman Ibn Talha was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Before the conquest of Mecca, he was the keeper of the key to the Kaaba. He was therefore known as the "Sadin of Mecca". Since Muhammad handed the key to the Kaaba over to him, descendants of Muhammad's companions have been inheriting the key and the title Sadin of the Kaaba to this day.

Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Asadi al-Amri was the first of the Four Deputies of the twelfth Imam, Imam al-Mahdi in Twelver Shia Islam. He was appointed as an agent and deputy of Imam al-Mahdi while the Imam was in the Minor Occultation, a period in which he would only contact his followers through the Four Deputies. After ibn Sa'id's death, his son Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman was appointed as the second deputy by Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi.