Famous People with Name Oden

Oden Bowie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oden Bowie: a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 34th Governor of the State of Maryland in the United States from 1869 to 1872.In 1849, he was elected to his first political office, as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, followed by the Ma

Beverly ("Bev") Oden            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Beverly ("Bev") Oden: is a volleyball player from the United States. She played middle blocker for the U.S women's volleyball team in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jeremy H. Oden            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jeremy H. Oden: is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives. Oden is a member of the Republican Party, who was first elected to the State House in 1998. He had previously run unsuccessfully for the state house in 1994. Prior to entering the state house Oden was a

Gregory Wayne Oden, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gregory Wayne Oden, Jr.: an American basketball player at the center position. Oden is a member of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA.Oden played basketball for Ohio State University for one season, during which the team was the Big Ten Champion and the tournament runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.On June 28, 2007, Oden was selected first overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Trail Blazers. He underwent microfracture knee surgery in September 2007, and missed the entire 2007-2008 NBA season as a result. He has recovered well and run drills with the team, and is expected to debut at the beginning of the 2008-2009 NBA season, which will be considered his rookie season.

Frans Hendrik Odendaal            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Frans Hendrik Odendaal: was a South African politician, governor of the Transvaal province, best remembered for heading the commission that became known by his last name.In 1962 Odendaal was appointed as head of the officially named "Commission of Enquiry into South-West Africa Affairs." Over time the commission came to be popularly called the "Odendaal Commission". The Commission finished its enquiry towards the end of 1963, but its findings were formally handed early in 1964. The Odendaal Report, as it was called, contained a series of proposals (The Odendaal Plan) regarding the establishment of territories dedicated to the "separate development" of the different ethnic groups in South-West Africa (Namibia today).

Marcel Desailly Abby Odenkey            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Marcel Desailly Abby Odenkey: is an retired French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He also enjoyed a distinguished career at club level with several major European clubs.