Gaspar

Gaspar is a given and/or surname of French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish origin, cognate to Casper (given name) or Casper (surname).

It is a name of biblical origin, per Saint Gaspar, one of the wise men mentioned in the Bible.

Notable people with the name include:

Mononyms

• Saint Gaspar (54 BC-55 AD), biblical saint
• Gaspar (footballer, born 1981), Odirlei de Souza Gaspar, Brazilian football striker
• Gaspar (Angolan footballer) (born 1997), Kialonda Gaspar, Angolan football defender
• Gaspar (footballer, born 2002), Luis Eduardo Gaspar Coelho, Brazilian football forward

Given name

• Gaspar Araújo (born 1981), Portuguese long jumper
• Gaspar Azevedo (born 1975), Portuguese footballer
• Gaspar Cassadó (1897–1966), Spanish cellist and musical composer
• Gaspar Corte-Real (1450–1501), Portuguese explorer
• Gaspar Flores de Abrego (1781–1836), three-time mayor of San Antonio, Texas
• Gaspar del Bufalo (1786-1837), saint, priest, and founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.
• Gaspar DiGregorio (1905–1970), Italian-American organized-crime figure
• Gaspar Fagel (1634–1688), Dutch statesman
• Gaspar Fernandes (1566–1629), Portuguese musical composer
• Gaspar Gálvez Burgos (born 1979), Spanish footballer known simply as Gaspar
• Gaspar Lococo, co-founder of Funtime, Inc.
• Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744–1811), Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher
• Gaspar Méndez (fl. 1546), Spanish architect of Badajoz
• Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio (1629–1687), Spanish political figure
• Gaspar Milazzo (1887–1930), Italian-American organized-crime figure
• Gaspar Noé (born 1963), Argentine-born, French-based filmmaker
• Gaspar de Portolá (1716–1786), Spanish soldier and politician
• Gaspar Saladino (1927–2016), American comic book letterer and logo designer
• Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710), Aragonese baroque composer, guitarist, organist and priest
• Gaspar Ventura (born 1955), Spanish water polo player
• Gaspar Yanga (1545–after 1618), leader of successful 1570 slave revolt in Mexico
• Manuel Gaspar Haro (born 1981), Spanish footballer

Surname

• Alvaro Gaspar Pinto (1912–1969), Portuguese footballer
• Alexandre-Pierre Gaspar (born 1960), French information architect
• Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (1865–1938), Portuguese military officer and politician
• Boom Gaspar (born 1953), American musician
• Chuck Gaspar (1938–2009), American special effects artist
• Damien Gaspar (born 1975), former Australian rules footballer
• Darren Gaspar (born 1976), former Australian rules footballer
• Edu Gaspar (born 1978), former Brazilian footballer
• Enrique Gaspar (1842–1902), Spanish playwright
• Hugo Gaspar (born 1982), Portuguese volleyball player
• José Gaspar (also known as Gasparilla), a mythical Spanish pirate supposedly based in southwest Florida during the late 17th and early 18th centuries
• Robbie Gaspar (born 1981), former Australian footballer
• Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo (born 1976), former Portuguese footballer known as Beto
• Rod Gaspar (born 1946), American Major League baseball player
• Travis Gaspar (born 1981), former Australian rules footballer

In fiction

• Gaspar (Chrono Trigger), a character in the 1995 video game Chrono Trigger
• A Muppet character in Barrio Sésamo
• A controversial spell in the computer game series Zork that enables the player to resurrect themselves
• A fiery planet in the Ratchet & Clank video game series
• Gaspar, a character in the 2012 novel Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith
• Gaspar de la Croix, a character in the video game Assassin's Creed
• The title character in Joseph Conrad's story Gaspar Ruiz, adapted for film as Gaspar the Strong Man
• Gaspar, a Haunter holding an everstone sent over trade in Snowpoint city, in "Pokémon Diamond", Pokémon Pearl", "Pokémon Platinum", "Pokémon Brilliant Diamond", and "Pokemon Shining Pearl"
• Gaspar Peterson, a character in the 2019 horror novel Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

See also

• Gáspár, a Hungarian cognate
• Gašpar, a Slavic cognate
• Gaspard (given name), a French cognate
• Gasparilla (disambiguation)

1. Gáspár
2. Gaspar Noé
3. Gašpar
4. Kialonda Gaspar
5. Gaspar (disambiguation)
6. Cecília Gáspár
7. Mario Gaspar
8. Robert Gaspar
9. Gáspár Orbán
10. Alajos Gáspár
11. José Gaspar
12. Boom Gaspar
13. Ioana Gașpar
14. Love (2015 film)
15. Irréversible
16. Gaspar Ortega
17. Gaspar de Portolá
18. Gaspar Schott
19. Edu (footballer, born 1978)
20. Fernando Gaspar