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Omar Mateen
Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, American-born security guard of Afghan descent, killed 49 people at Pulse gay nightclub, Orlando, June 12, 2016, pledging allegiance to ISIS before police killed him.
Omar Mcleod
Omar McLeod, Jamaican 110m hurdler born 1994 in Kingston; 2016 Rio Olympic champion (13.05), 2017 world champion, 2016 world indoor 60mH champion; Jamaican record 12.90; facing 2026 whereabouts doping case.
Omar Metwally
Omar Metwally (born 1974) is an American actor of Egyptian and Dutch heritage, known for Dr. Vik Ullah on The Affair, Rendition, Munich, Miral, and his Tony-nominated Broadway debut in Sixteen Wounded.
Omar Nicolás Bula Escobar
Omar Nicolás Bula Escobar is a Colombian economist and politician who became Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2026 under President Abelardo de la Espriella, after two decades at the World Food Programme.
Omar Pasha
Omar Pasha, also Omer Pasha (Ömer Lütfi Paşa), born Mihajlo Latas, was an Ottoman field marshal of Serb origin who led Ottoman armies in the Crimean War.
Omar Pene
Omar Pene is a Senegalese singer and composer, co-founder and lead vocalist of Super Diamono, the Dakar band whose socially engaged mbalax made him one of the few to rival Youssou N'Dour.
Omar Richards
Omar Richards (born 1998, Lewisham) is an English left-back from Fulham and Reading who won the 2021-22 Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, joined Nottingham Forest for £8.5m in 2022, and later played on loan at Olympiacos and Rio Ave before joining Aris Thessaloniki.
Omar Rodríguez-López
Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (b. 1975, Bayamón, Puerto Rico), guitarist/composer/producer of The Mars Volta and At the Drive-In, with 40–50+ solo albums, Bosnian Rainbows, film work, and the 2024 Amor De Frances 60-LP box set.
Omar Rudberg
Omar Rudberg, Venezuelan-Swedish singer and actor born 1998, ex-member of FO&O, solo album OMR (2022), Simon in Netflix's Young Royals, and four Rockbjörnen awards in 2025.
Omar Salah (Egyptian entrepreneur)
Omar Salah is an Egyptian technology entrepreneur who co-founded the Cairo fintech Khazna in 2019, serving as its chief operating officer after managing operations at Uber Egypt.
Omar Saleh
Omar Saleh is an Egyptian technology entrepreneur, co-founder and Group CEO of Khazna, a Cairo-based financial technology company founded in 2019 that provides salary advances, lending, and insurance to underbanked Egyptian workers.
Omar Sharif (عمر الشريف)
Omar Sharif (عمر الشريف), born Michel Demitri Shalhoub, was an Egyptian actor and star of Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, an Oscar-nominated, three-time Golden Globe winner who died in Cairo in 2015.
Omar Sharif Jr.
Omar Sharif Jr. (عمر الشريف جونيور), born 1983 in Montreal, is a Canadian-Egyptian actor, model, and LGBT rights activist, grandson of Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama, who came out publicly around 2012-2013 and wrote the memoir A Tale of Two Omars.
Omar Suleiman (imam)
Omar Suleiman is an American imam and scholar in Irving, Texas, resident scholar of the Valley Ranch Islamic Center and founder of the Yaqeen Institute.
Omar Sy
Omar Sy (born 1978, Trappes, France) is a French actor and producer, half of the comedy duo Omar et Fred, César-winning star of Intouchables, and lead of Netflix's Lupin as Assane Diop.
Omar Torrijos
Omar Torrijos Herrera (1929–1981), Panamanian general and de facto ruler 1968–1981 after the 11 October 1968 coup; negotiated the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Canal treaties; died in a 1981 plane crash at Cerro Marta, Coclé.
Omar Vizquel
Omar Vizquel (Little O), Venezuelan MLB shortstop 1989-2012; holds records for games and double plays at shortstop, won 11 Gold Gloves, got 2,877 hits; Hall of Fame vote peaked at 52.6% in 2020, fell to 18.4% by 2026.
Omar Williams
Omar Williams, full name Jawaharial Williams, is an American Democratic politician who has represented Chicago's West Side 10th district in the Illinois House since 2019.
Omar Yaghi
Omar M. Yaghi (عمر ياغي), born 1965 in Amman, Jordan, is a chemist at UC Berkeley who founded reticular chemistry and won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for metal-organic frameworks.
Omara Portuondo
Omara Portuondo (Omara Portuondo Peláez, born 1930, Havana), Cuban singer of filin, son and bolero; Cuarteto D'Aida founder, Buena Vista Social Club's 'first lady', Latin Grammy winner for Gracias and VIDA.
Omarchy
Omarchy is an opinionated Linux distribution built on Arch Linux and the Hyprland tiling window manager, created by Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson and released in 2025.
Omari Akhmedov (Омари Ахмедов)
Omari Akhmedov (Омари Ахмедов), "Wolverine", Russian middleweight MMA fighter born 1987 in Kizlyar, Dagestan; UFC 2013-2021 with 9-5-1 record, later PFL light heavyweight finalist; pro record 26-8-1.
Omari Evans
Omari Evans, wide receiver from Killeen, Texas (Shoemaker HS); played Penn State 2022-24 and Washington 2025; 2026 Chiefs undrafted free agent, practice squad; 4.25-second 40-yard dash at Pro Day.
Omari Hardwick
Omari Hardwick (born 1974, Savannah, Georgia) is an American actor and poet, star of James 'Ghost' St. Patrick on Starz's Power (2014-2020), a three-time NAACP Image Award winner also known for Army of the Dead, Spell, and Star Trek: Section 31.
Omari Hutchinson
Omari Hutchinson (Omari Elijah Giraud-Hutchinson, born 2003, Redhill) is an English left-footed winger; ex-Arsenal and Chelsea, Ipswich promotion, £37.5m Nottingham Forest record signing, now on loan at AC Milan.
Omari Spellman
Omari Spellman, born 1997 in Cleveland, is an American forward/center, 2018 Villanova NCAA champion and BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, drafted 30th overall by Atlanta, with NBA stints at the Hawks, Warriors, Timberwolves, and Knicks.
Omarigliptin
Omarigliptin (MK-3102, MARIZEV) is Merck's once-weekly oral DPP-4 inhibitor for type 2 diabetes, approved in Japan in 2015; 25 mg weekly showed non-inferior HbA1c reduction to daily sitagliptin.
Omarion
Omarion (Omari Grandberry, born 1984, Inglewood, California) is an American R&B singer, lead vocalist of B2K, and solo artist with Billboard 200 number-one albums O and 21.
Omarosa Manigault Newman
Omarosa Manigault Newman (born 1974), also Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, is an American reality TV personality and former political aide: Apprentice villain, Trump's African-American outreach director, White House public liaison chief fired in December 2017, and author of Unhinged.
Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle drafted 63rd overall in 2025 out of Tennessee (formerly Arizona State); undersized, explosive interior pass rusher with elite 18.9% PFF pass-rush win rate in 2024.