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Ossian, or Osian, from the Old Irish name Oisin, was the son of Finn in Irish legend that was transformed into a Scottish hero in the Ossianic poems of James Macpherson in the eighteenth century--which also popularlized Oscar, Fingal, Selma and Malvina.
OssianBrown, English musician and artist
Ossian Shine, English sports editor and author
Ossian Skarsgård, b. 2009, son of Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård
