Olson (surname)

Olson (also Olsson, Oleson) is a common patronymic surname of Scandinavian origin that literally means "son of Olof or Ole". Olson may refer to:

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
  • Edgar Olson (1937–2020), Minnesota state legislator
  • 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
  • William Olson (1873–1931), Wisconsin State Assemblyman

Sports

Arts and entertainment

Science and technology

  • Arthur David Olson, founding contributor of the tz database
  • Dwight C. Olson (late 20th c.), founder of Data Securities International
  • Everett C. Olson (1910–1993), American zoologist, paleontologist, and geologist
  • Frank Olson, (1910–28, 1953), American biological warfare scientist
  • Harry F. Olson (1901–1982), American acoustic engineer
  • John Melvin Olson (1929–2017), American biochemist, pioneering researcher in photosynthesis
  • Mancur Olson, Jr. (19321988), American economist and social scientist
  • Storrs L. Olson, (born 1944), American biologist, ornithologist and avian paleontologist

Writers and commentators

  • Barbara Olson (1955–2001), television commentator, 9/11 victim, wife of Theodore Olson
  • Sigurd F. Olson (1899–1982), American author and environmentalist
  • Walter Olson (born 1954), author and blogger

Playboy Playmates

Other

See also

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