Famous People with Name Oswald

Henrique Oswald            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Henrique Oswald: was a Brazilian composer and pianist whose work fell into disfavor after the "Semana de Arte Moderna" manifesto. Oswald's father was a Swiss-German immigrant and his mother from Italy. The family name was changed from "Oschwald" due to concerns of discrimination. His mother taught music privately to aristocrats and by age twelve he had his first recital. His "farewell recital" occurred at age 16, after this he went to study in Europe.[1]

Walter Oswald            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Walter Oswald: is a retired German football player.

Maneno Oswald            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Maneno Oswald: is a Tanzanian super-middleweight boxer.

Philipp Oswald            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Philipp Oswald: is a Austrian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On December 7, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 206, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 81 was reached on July 5, 2010.

Melanie Oßwald            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Melanie Oßwald: is a German politician and a former member of the Bundestag with the CSU. She entered the Junge Union in 1992 and the CSU in 2000. In 2002 she campaigned for election to the Bundestag, but narrowly lost. However, since Edmund Stoiber did not accept his Bundestag mandate due to his defeat by Gerhard Schröder, she nevertheless managed to advance. She was not re-elected in 2005.