Frederick Ernest Osborne CBE (January 20, 1878 – October 22, 1948) was a Canadian politician and businessman.

Osborne's Book Store remained in its original location, 112 8 Avenue SW, until it was destroyed by fire in 1966.

[3] Osborne also held leadership roles at many of Calgary's business, service, and social organizations.

Osborne was awarded the prestigious Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1948 for his leadership role on the Provincial War Finance Committee from 1942 to 1945, a few months before his death.

It was noted that the Alberta committee's quota for Victory Loans under Osborne's leadership was consistently oversubscribed.