Arts and Music

• Otto Klemperer (born 1885, died 1973)

  German conductor and composer.

  • Principal conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, 1955-72 (see list of Conductors)
• Otto Soglow (born 1900, died 1975)

  American cartoonist.

  • Little King; Canyon Kiddies (see list of Cartoonists)

Leadership

• Otto von Bismarck (died 1898)

  German statesman. Known as ''the Iron Chancellor.''

  • First chancellor of the German Empire, 1871-90 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)

Miscellaneous

• Otto Barby
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• Otto Mears
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• Otto
  • Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)

Science and Philosophy

• Otto P. H. Diels

  German scientist known for his work on the synthesis of organic compounds.

  • 1950 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Kurt Alder (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Otto Hahn (born 1879, died 1968)

  German chemist who co-discovered nuclear fission.

  • 1944 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Otto Loewi

  Austrian physiologist who studied the chemical processes involved in nerve impulses.

  • 1936 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Henry Dale (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• Otto F. Meyerhof

  German physiologist who discovered the relationship between the consumption of oxygen and the metabolism of lactic acid in muscles.

  • 1922 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Archibald Hill (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• Otto Stern (born 1888, died 1969)

  German-born American physicist who developed the molecular beam.

  • 1943 Nobel Prize winner in Physics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
• Otto Wallach (born 1847, died 1931)

  German chemist known for his analysis of fragrant oils.

  • 1910 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Otto H. Warburg (born 1883, died 1970)

  German physiologist who studied the consumption of oxygen by cells. A Jew, he was forced by the Nazi government to decline his second Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine in 1944.

  • 1931 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)

Sports

• Otto Graham
  • Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1965 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
• Otto Stein, Jr.
  • Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)

Stage and Screen

• Otto, the bus driver

  Cartoon character.

  • Voice by Harry Shearer (see list of Characters on ''The Simpsons'')
• Otto Kruger (born 1885, died 1974)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Otto Preminger (born 1906, died 1986)

  Austrian-born American movie director and producer.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Otto D. Tolischus
  • 1940 Pulitzer Prize winner for Correspondence (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence)