Orson

Orson

Orson may refer to:

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Places

  • Orson, Pennsylvania, a very small town in Preston Township, Pennsylvania in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
  • Orson, Indiana, a small fictional town in the TV series The Middle.

People

Fictional characters

  • Orson, the hero of Valentine and Orson, a medieval romance, from which the name originates
  • Orson Hodge, a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives
  • The unseen supervisor of the alien Mork from planet Ork on the ABC situation comedy Mork & Mindy
  • Orson Pig, a fictional character on the comic strip U.S. Acres
  • Orson the Ghost, a fictional character from the two Pac-Man games; Pac-Man World (as the game's main antagonist, because he was jealous of Pac-man's popularity) and Pac-Man World 3 (as Pac-man's friendly ally, because he wants to protect his world).

Early Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • Orson Pratt and Orson Hyde, leaders in the Latter-day Saint movement and original members of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles
  • Orson F. Whitney, politician, journalist, poet, historian and academic, and member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles
  • Orson Spencer, prolific writer and prominent member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Orson Pratt Huish, Latter-day Saint hymn writer

In Music

  • Orson (band), a BRIT Award-winning American rock band from Hollywood, formed in 2000.

Other


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  • Orson — Pays d’origine  États Unis Californie …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Orson — m English: from an Old Norman French nickname meaning ‘bear cub’ (a diminutive of ors bear, Latin ursus), used occasionally in medieval times, but in modern times probably always a transferred use of the associated surname. In the 20th century it …   First names dictionary

  • Orson — masc. proper name, from Fr. ourson, dim. of ours bear, from L. ursus …   Etymology dictionary

  • Orson — [ôr′sən] n. [< Fr ourson, dim. of ours, a bear < L ursus] a masculine name …   English World dictionary

  • Orson — englischer Name lateinischen Ursprungs, Bedeutung: kleiner Bär, angelehnt an einen Familiennamen. Namensträger: Orson Wells, US amerikanischer Schauspieler und Filmregisseur …   Deutsch namen

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  • Orson Welles — Welles in 1937 (age 21) photographed by Carl Van Vechten Born George Orson Welles May 6, 1915(1915 05 06) Ken …   Wikipedia

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