Otis (given name)
Otis is a male given name derived from Greek Οὖτις, "no one" (cf. "Nemo," derived from the Latin word having the same meaning) and may refer to:
People
- Otis Armstrong (born 1950), American football player
- Otis R. Bowen (1918–2013), American politician
- Otis Chandler (1927–2006), American newspaper publisher
- Otis Clay (born 1942), American singer
- Otis Davis (born 1932), American athlete
- Otis Dudley Duncan (1921–2004), American sociologist
- Otis Gibson (1826–1889), American missionary in China
- Otis F. Glenn (1879–1959), American politician
- Otis Grant (born 1967), Canadian boxer
- Otis Grant (American football) (1961–2011), American football player
- Otis Jackson Jr. (born 1973), American music producer and rapper
- Otis King (1876–1944), British inventor
- Otis Nixon (born 1959), American baseball player
- Otis Redding (1941–1967), American musician
- Otis Rush (born 1935), American singer
- Otis A. Singletary (1921–2003), American historian and university administrator
- Otis Skinner (1858–1942), American actor
- Otis Smith (basketball) (born 1964), American basketball player
- Otis Smith (American football) (born 1965), American football player and coach
- Otis M. Smith (1922–1994), American judge
- Otis Spann (1930–1970), American pianist
- Otis Taylor (musician) (born 1948), American musician
- Otis Taylor (American football) (born 1942), American football player
- Otis Tufts (1804–1869), American inventor
- Otis Williams (born 1941), American singer
- Otis Young (1932–2001), American actor
Fiction
- Otis, fictional character in the movie Good Burger
- Otis, fictional character and an associate of Lex Luthor in the films Superman and Superman II
- Otis, fictional puppy in the film The Adventures of Milo and Otis
- Otis the Aardvark, a BBC puppet character
- Otis Blake, fictional character in Scott Cooper's 2009 film, Crazy Heart
- Otis Campbell, fictional character in the television series The Andy Griffith Show
- Otis the Cow, fictional character in Nickelodeon's 2006 film, Barnyard, and its TV spin-off series, Back at the Barnyard
- Otis B. Driftwood, fictional character in the Rob Zombie films House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects
- Otis Otis, a vampire in Heather Brewer's book series The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod
See also
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