Olson (surname)

Olson (also Olsson, Oleson) is a common 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
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

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 1967), 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 with Kid Rock
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

Arthur David Olson, founding contributor of the tz database
Dwight C. Olson (late 20th c.), founder of Data Securities International
Frank Olson, (1910–28, 1953), American biological warfare scientist
Harry F. Olson (1901–1982), American acoustic engineer
Mancur Olson, Jr. (1932–1988), American economist and social scientist
Storrs L. Olson, (born 1944), American biologist, ornithologist and avian paleontologist

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

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.
Hope A. Olson, library scholar known for her critical analyses of classification systems
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
Michael Fors Olson (born 1966), American Catholic bishop
Sven-Olof Olson (born 1926), Swedish Air Force lieutenant general
Truman O. Olson (1917–1944), U.S. Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor