- Olson (surname)
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Olson (also Olsson, Oleson) is a common surname of Scandinavian origin that literally means "son of Olof or Ole". Olson may refer to:
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Politics and government
- Alec G. Olson (born 1930), former member of the US House of Representatives from Minnesota
- Allen I. Olson (born 1938), former Governor of North Dakota
- Bud Olson (1925–2002), Canadian Member of Parliament, Senator and Lieutenant Governor
- Culbert Olson, (1876–1962), Governor of California
- Donovan Olson (born 1965), Iowa State Representative
- Eric T. Olson (born 1952), American admiral and former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command
- Floyd B. Olson (1891–1936), 22nd Governor of Minnesota
- Mark Douglas Olson, U.S. politician, Minnesota state legislator
- Mark W. Olson (born 1943), U.S. Federal Reserve governor from 2001 to 2006
- Ole H. Olson (1872–1954), 18th Governor of North Dakota, State Senator, State Representative and Lieutenant Governor
- Pete Olson (born 1962), Texas State Representative
- Theodore Olson (born 1940), 42nd United States Solicitor General
Sports
- Benji Olson (born 1975), former National Football League (NFL) player
- Bob Olson, American collegiate football player
- Carl Bobo Olson, (1928–2002), American boxer
- Drew Olson (born 1983), NFL quarterback
- Greg Olson (baseball) (born 1960), Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher
- Gregg Olson (born 1966), MLB pitcher
- Karl Olson (born 1930), MLB outfielder
- Lisa Olson, American sportswriter
- Lute Olson (born 1934), former basketball coach
- Mark Olson (broadcaster), Canadian sports anchor in the 1970s
- Mark Olson (curler), Canadian curler and 1981 Brier champion
- Sasha Olson (born 1976), Canadian softball player
Arts and entertainment
- Alix Olson (born 1975), American poet
- Candice Olson (born 1964), Canadian interior designer and host of the home makeover show Divine Design with Candice Olson
- Charles Olson (1910–1970), American modernist poet
- Evan Olson (born 1986), rock singer and songwriter
- Jenni Olson (born 1962), writer, director and documentary filmmaker
- John Olson (poet and writer) (born 1947)
- Kaitlin Olson (born 1975), American actress
- James Olson (actor) (born 1930), American actor
- Johnny Olson (1910–1985), American radio personality and television announcer
- Kenny Olson, Detroit guitarist
- Mark Olson (musician) (born 1961), U.S. country singer-songwriter
- Nancy Olson, (born 1928), American actress
- Olivia Olson (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and actress
- Scott Olson, guitarist, bassist, and recording engineer
Science and technology
- Arthur David Olson, founding contributor of the tz database
- Frank Olson, (died 1953), U.S. Army biological warfare scientist
- Mancur Olson, Jr. (1932–1988), American economist and social scientist
Writers and commentators
- Barbara Olson (1955–2001), television commentator, 9/11 victim, wife of Theodore Olson
- Brent Olson, syndicated columnist
- Sigurd F. Olson (1899–1982), American author and environmentalist
- Walter Olson (born 1954), author and blogger
Playboy Playmates
- Gale Olson (born 1947)
- Hope Olson (born 1956)
- Kalin Olson (born 1975)
Other
- Annette Olson, Miss North Dakota 2006
- Clifford Olson (born 1940), Canadian serial killer
- Eric T. Olson (philosopher), American-born professor of philosophy at the University of Sheffield
- Gregory Olsen (born 1945), entrepreneur, third private citizen to fly into space with Space Adventures, Ltd.
- James S. Olson, American professor of history at Sam Houston State University
- James Olson, 17th president of the University of Missouri System
- Jim Olson, Seattle architect
- Truman O. Olson (1917–1944), U.S. Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
See also
This page or section lists people with the surname Olson. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Categories:- Surnames
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