Gaspar

Gaspar is a given and/or surname of French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish origin, cognate to Casper (given name) or Casper (surname).

It is a name of biblical origin, per Saint Gaspar, one of the wise men mentioned in the Bible.

Notable people with the name include:

Mononyms

 * Saint Gaspar (54 BC-55 AD), biblical saint
 * Gaspar (footballer, born 1981), Odirlei de Souza Gaspar, Brazilian football striker
 * Gaspar (Angolan footballer) (born 1997), Kialonda Gaspar, Angolan football defender
 * Gaspar (footballer, born 2002), Luis Eduardo Gaspar Coelho, Brazilian football forward

Given name

 * Gaspar Araújo (born 1981), Portuguese long jumper
 * Gaspar Azevedo (born 1975), Portuguese footballer
 * Gaspar Cassadó (1897–1966), Spanish cellist and musical composer
 * Gaspar Corte-Real (1450–1501), Portuguese explorer
 * Gaspar Flores de Abrego (1781–1836), three-time mayor of San Antonio, Texas
 * Gaspar del Bufalo (1786-1837), saint, priest, and founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.
 * Gaspar DiGregorio (1905–1970), Italian-American organized-crime figure
 * Gaspar Fagel (1634–1688), Dutch statesman
 * Gaspar Fernandes (1566–1629), Portuguese musical composer
 * Gaspar Gálvez Burgos (born 1979), Spanish footballer known simply as Gaspar
 * Gaspar Lococo, co-founder of Funtime, Inc.
 * Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744–1811), Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher
 * Gaspar Méndez (fl. 1546), Spanish architect of Badajoz
 * Gaspar Méndez de Haro, 7th Marquis of Carpio (1629–1687), Spanish political figure
 * Gaspar Milazzo (1887–1930), Italian-American organized-crime figure
 * Gaspar Noé (born 1963), Argentine-born, French-based filmmaker
 * Gaspar de Portolá (1716–1786), Spanish soldier and politician
 * Gaspar Saladino (1927–2016), American comic book letterer and logo designer
 * Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710), Aragonese baroque composer, guitarist, organist and priest
 * Gaspar Ventura (born 1955), Spanish water polo player
 * Gaspar Yanga (1545–after 1618), leader of successful 1570 slave revolt in Mexico
 * Manuel Gaspar Haro (born 1981), Spanish footballer

Surname

 * Alvaro Gaspar Pinto (1912–1969), Portuguese footballer
 * Alexandre-Pierre Gaspar (born 1960), French information architect
 * Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (1865–1938), Portuguese military officer and politician
 * Boom Gaspar (born 1953), American musician
 * Chuck Gaspar (1938–2009), American special effects artist
 * Damien Gaspar (born 1975), former Australian rules footballer
 * Darren Gaspar (born 1976), former Australian rules footballer
 * Edu Gaspar (born 1978), former Brazilian footballer
 * Enrique Gaspar (1842–1902), Spanish playwright
 * Hugo Gaspar (born 1982), Portuguese volleyball player
 * José Gaspar (also known as Gasparilla), a mythical Spanish pirate supposedly based in southwest Florida during the late 17th and early 18th centuries
 * Robbie Gaspar (born 1981), former Australian footballer
 * Roberto Luís Gaspar de Deus Severo (born 1976), former Portuguese footballer known as Beto
 * Rod Gaspar (born 1946), American Major League baseball player
 * Travis Gaspar (born 1981), former Australian rules footballer
 * Travis Gaspar (born 1981), former Australian rules footballer

In fiction

 * Gaspar (Chrono Trigger), a character in the 1995 video game Chrono Trigger
 * A Muppet character in Barrio Sésamo
 * A controversial spell in the computer game series Zork that enables the player to resurrect themselves
 * A fiery planet in the Ratchet & Clank video game series
 * Gaspar, a character in the 2012 novel Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith
 * Gaspar de la Croix, a character in the video game Assassin's Creed
 * The title character in Joseph Conrad's story Gaspar Ruiz, adapted for film as Gaspar the Strong Man
 * Gaspar, a Haunter holding an everstone sent over trade in Snowpoint city, in "Pokémon Diamond", Pokémon Pearl", "Pokémon Platinum", "Pokémon Brilliant Diamond", and "Pokemon Shining Pearl"
 * Gaspar Peterson, a character in the 2019 horror novel Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez