# Cosmo (name)

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**Cosmo** (/ˈkɒzmoʊ/) is a British and Italian surname and unisex given name. It means order, decency, and beauty; this is the English form of Cosimo, introduced to Britain in the 18th century by the Scottish nobleman [the second Duke of Gordon](/source/Alexander_Gordon,_2nd_Duke_of_Gordon), who named his son and successor after his friend [Cosimo III de' Medici](/source/Cosimo_III_de'_Medici). Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

- [Cosmo and Damian](/source/Cosmo_and_Damian), third century Christian martyrs
- Cosmo de Medici, alternate name of [Cosimo de' Medici](/source/Cosimo_de'_Medici) (1389–1464)
- Cosmo I, alternate name of [Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany](/source/Cosimo_I_de'_Medici,_Grand_Duke_of_Tuscany) (1519–1574)
- [Cosmo Alexander](/source/Cosmo_Alexander) (1724–1772), Scottish portrait painter
- [Cosmo Alexandre](/source/Cosmo_Alexandre) (born 1982), Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist
- Cosmo Allegretti, actor and puppeteer in the 1955–1984 children's television series *[Captain Kangaroo](/source/Captain_Kangaroo)*
- [Cosmo Baker](/source/Cosmo_Baker) (born 1974), American disc jockey
- [Cosmo Kyrle Bellew](/source/Cosmo_Kyrle_Bellew) (1883–1948), British-American actor
- [Cosmo Bonsor](/source/Cosmo_Bonsor), 1st Baronet (1848–1929), British MP, chairman of the South Eastern Railway
- [Cosmo Campoli](/source/Cosmo_Campoli) (1923–1997), American sculptor
- [Cosmo A. Cilano](/source/Cosmo_A._Cilano) (1893–1937), New York state senator
- [Cosmo Crawley](/source/Cosmo_Crawley) (1904–1989), English cricketer, rackets and real tennis player
- [Cosmo D'Angeli](/source/Cosmo_D'Angeli) (1889–1968), Italian painter and sculptor
- [Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet](/source/Sir_Cosmo_Duff-Gordon,_5th_Baronet) (1862–1931), British landowner, survivor of the *RMS Titanic*
- [Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon](/source/Cosmo_Gordon,_3rd_Duke_of_Gordon) (1720–1752), Scottish nobleman
- [Cosmo Gordon Lang](/source/Cosmo_Gordon_Lang) (1864–1945), Archbishop of Canterbury
- [Cosmo Graham](/source/Cosmo_Graham), British professor
- [Cosmo Hamilton](/source/Cosmo_Hamilton) (1870–1942), British playwright
- [Cosmo Iacavazzi](/source/Cosmo_Iacavazzi) (born 1943), American football player
- [Cosmo Innes](/source/Cosmo_Innes) (1798–1874), British antiquarian
- [Cosmo Jarvis](/source/Cosmo_Jarvis) (born 1989), American-born English actor and musician
- [Cosmo Klein](/source/Cosmo_Klein) (born 1978), German singer
- [Cosmo Kyrle Bellew](/source/Cosmo_Kyrle_Bellew) (1883–1948), British/American vaudeville and film actor
- [Cosmo Landesman](/source/Cosmo_Landesman) (born 1954), American-born British journalist
- [Cosmo Maciocia](/source/Cosmo_Maciocia) (born 1942), Canadian politician
- [Cosmo Manuche](/source/Cosmo_Manuche), English playwright
- [Cosmo Pieterse](/source/Cosmo_Pieterse) (born 1930), South African playwright, actor, poet, literary critic and anthologist
- [Cosmo Pyke](/source/Cosmo_Pyke), English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and artist
- [Cosmo Parkinson](/source/Cosmo_Parkinson) (1884–1967), British civil servant
- [Cosmo Francesco Ruppi](/source/Cosmo_Francesco_Ruppi) (1932–2011), Roman Catholic archbishop
- [Cosmo Sheldrake](/source/Cosmo_Sheldrake) (born 1989), English musician, composer, and producer
- [Cosmo Whyte](/source/Cosmo_Whyte) (born 1982), Jamaican-born American visual artist
- [Cosmo Wilson](/source/Cosmo_Wilson) (born 1961), American concert lighting designer and director for rock bands

## Surname

- [Anthony Cosmo (musician)](/source/Anthony_Cosmo_(musician)), formerly of the band Boston
- [Anthony Cosmo (lacrosse)](/source/Anthony_Cosmo_(lacrosse)) (born 1977), Canadian lacrosse player
- [Fran Cosmo](/source/Fran_Cosmo) (born 1956), American musician, former lead singer of the band Boston
- [Guy Cosmo](/source/Guy_Cosmo) (born 1977), American racing driver
- [James Cosmo](/source/James_Cosmo) (born 1948), British actor
- [Julián Di Cosmo](/source/Juli%C3%A1n_Di_Cosmo) (born 1984), Italian-Argentine football player
- [Leonardo Di Cosmo](/source/Leonardo_Di_Cosmo) (born 1998), Italian football player
- [Nicholas Cosmo](/source/Nicholas_Cosmo) (born 1971), Italian-American fund manager accused of $400 million Ponzi scheme
- [Mariel Everton Cosmo Da Silva](/source/Mariel_Everton_Cosmo_Da_Silva) (born 1980), Brazilian football player known as "Tozo"
- [Roberto Di Cosmo](/source/Roberto_Di_Cosmo), Italian computer scientist
- [Tony Cosmo](/source/Tony_Cosmo) (born 1940), American actor and rock musician

## Fictional characters

- [Cosmo Julius Cosma](/source/Cosmo_(The_Fairly_Odd_Parents)), in the animated series *[The Fairly OddParents](/source/The_Fairly_OddParents)*, Timmy and Chloe's godfather and Wanda's husband
- [Cosmo](/source/Cosmo_(Sonic_X)), in the anime *Sonic X*
- Cosmo of Prague, a character in a story within the novel *[Phantastes](/source/Phantastes)* by George MacDonald
- Cosmo, a character in the British TV series *[You and Me](/source/You_and_Me_(1974_British_TV_series))*
- Cosmo, a character in Japanese manga series *[Chainsaw Man](/source/Chainsaw_Man)*
- *[Cosmo the Merry Martian](/source/Cosmo_the_Merry_Martian)*, title character of a 1950s comic book
- [Cosmo the Spacedog](/source/Cosmo_the_Spacedog), a fictional psychic Russian dog appearing in Marvel Comics
- Cosmo Brown, in the 1952 film *[Singin' in the Rain](/source/Singin'_in_the_Rain)* and its subsequent stage musical adaptation
- Cosmo Carboni a con man played by Sylvester Stallone in the 1978 film *[Paradise Alley](/source/Paradise_Alley)*
- The title character of *[Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure](/source/Cosmo's_Cosmic_Adventure)*, a 1992 video game
- Cosmo Hill, from the novel *[The Supernaturalist](/source/The_Supernaturalist)* by Eoin Colfer
- *[Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher](/source/Cosmo_Jones,_Crime_Smasher)*, protagonist in the 1943 American film starring Frank Graham
- [Cosmo Kramer](/source/Cosmo_Kramer), played by Michael Richards in the NBC television sitcom *Seinfeld*
- Cosmo Martin, son of [Susan Lewis](/source/Susan_Lewis) and [Chuck Martin](/source/List_of_secondary_nurses_in_ER#Chuck_Martin) in the medical drama *ER*
- Cosmo McKinley, a character from the 1981 musical satire film *[Shock Treatment](/source/Shock_Treatment)*
- Cosmo Renfro, from [*The Fugitive* (1993 film)](/source/The_Fugitive_(1993_film)) and [*U.S. Marshals* (1998 film)](/source/U.S._Marshals_(film))
- Cosmo Royale, in the *[Power Rangers Ninja Steel](/source/Power_Rangers_Ninja_Steel)*
- Professor Cosmo Saltana, from the 1968 novel *The Image Men* by [J. B. Priestley](/source/J._B._Priestley)
- [Mr. Cosmo Spacely](/source/Mr._Spacely), George Jetson's boss in the 1960s cartoon *[The Jetsons](/source/The_Jetsons)*
- Cosmo Topper, from the [*Topper*](/source/Topper_(novel_series)) series of novels by James Thorne Smith Jr., several films, and the 1950s CBS sitcom *Topper*
- Cosmo, a character in [*Sneakers* (1992 film)](/source/Sneakers_(1992_film)), played by [Ben Kingsley](/source/Ben_Kingsley)
- Private Cosmo, from the comic strip *[Beetle Bailey](/source/Beetle_Bailey)*
- Imai Cosmo, in the *[Kengan Ashura](/source/Kengan_Ashura)* manga series
- [Jason Cosmo](/source/Jason_Cosmo), protagonist of several novels by Dan McGirt
- Cosmo Castorini, from the 1987 film *[Moonstruck](/source/Moonstruck)*, played by Vincent Gardenia
- Cosmo Vittelli, from the 1976 film *[The Killing of a Chinese Bookie](/source/The_Killing_of_a_Chinese_Bookie)*, played by [Ben Gazzara](/source/Ben_Gazzara)

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