Olsen (surname)
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Olsen is a Scandinavian surname. The name is a patronym, meaning «son of Ole/Ola».
Listed below are several persons with this surname:
- John Olsen (born 1928), Australian artist
- John Olsen, 42nd Premier of South Australia
- Ben Olsen (born 1977), American soccer player
- Eric Christian Olsen (born 1977), American actor
- Gregory Olsen (born 1945), American entrepreneur and scientist, space tourist
- Ken Olsen (born 1926), American engineer who cofounded Digital Equipment Corporation
- Lisa Olsen (born 1957 or earlier), Canadian skydiver
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (born 1986), American actress twins
- Ole Olsen - see page for persons of this name
- Patrick Olsen (born 1965), Editor-in-Chief, Cars.com
- Penelope Diane Olsen, Australian ornithologist and author
- Scott Olsen (born 1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
- Susan Olsen (born 1961), American actress best known as Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch
- Tillie Olsen (1912–2007), American writer, feminist, and political activist
- Frances Olsen (born 1945), American law professor at UCLA, feminist law scholar.
- Olsen Brothers, Danish rock/pop music duo
- A controversial 19th century cartographer and Danish nationalist (see Schleswig#Former naming dispute)
[edit] Entertainment
- Jimmy Olsen, a fictional character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories
- Ken C. Olsen, (born 1950), Canadian actor, television host
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