Olsen (surname)

Olsen is a family name.

Origin and Meaning

Olsen is a name that comes from the Scandinavian region, especially from Denmark. It is a patronymic form, meaning Oles son.

Bearers of the name

A

  • Aaron Olsen (born 1978 ), American cyclist
  • Alfred Olsen ( painter) ( 1854-1932 ), Danish painter
  • Alfred Olsen ( Faroe Islands ) (* 1947), Faroese politician ( Sambandsflokkurin )
  • Alfred Olsen ( Greenland), Greenland's politicians ( Siumut )
  • Allan Olsen ( born 1960 ), Danish actor
  • Anders Olsen (1718-1786), Norwegian - Danish merchant and colonial administrator
  • Aqqaluartaa Olsen ( * 1991), Greenland biathlete
  • Arnold Olsen (1916-1990), American politician
  • Ashley Olsen ( born 1986 ), American actress

B

  • Bárður Olsen ( born 1985 ), football player faröischer
  • Ben Olsen ( born 1977 ), American football player
  • Brian Olsen ( b. 1983 ), American biathlete

C

  • Christopher Olsen ( born 1946 ), American actor

D

  • Dale Olsen ( born 1941 ), American flutist, musicologist and educator -
  • Dylan Olsen ( * 1991), Canadian- American professional ice hockey player

E

  • Egil Olsen ( b. 1942 ), Norwegian football coach
  • Egon Olsen, a pseudonym of Erich Virch (* 1950), German musician, producer and writer
  • Elizabeth Olsen ( * 1989), American actress
  • Eric Christian Olsen ( born 1977 ), American actor
  • Erling Olsen (1927-2011), Danish economist and politician
  • Espen Olsen ( born 1979 ), Norwegian football player

F

  • Fredrik Olsen ( Fred. Olsen, born 1929 ), Norwegian ship owners and entrepreneurs

G

  • George Olsen (1893-1971), American drummer and bandleader
  • Gustav Olsen -Berg (1862-1896), Norwegian typographer and Politician
  • Gregory Olsen ( born 1945 ), American businessman and space tourist

B

I

  • Ib Mohr Olsen (born 1965 ), Faroese soccer player

J

  • Jesper Olsen ( born 1961 ), Danish football player
  • Joachim Olsen ( born 1977 ), Danish athlete
  • Johan Olsen ( born 1939 ), Norwegian political scientist
  • Jon Olsen (born 1969 ), American swimmer
  • Jon Flemming Olsen (born 1964 ), German musician and actor
  • Jógvan Martin Olsen ( b. 1961 ), faröischer football player and coach
  • Jørgen Olsen ( rower ), Danish rower
  • Jørgen Olsen ( born 1950 ), Danish pop musician, member of the Olsen Brothers
  • Jussi Adler -Olsen ( born 1950 ), Danish writer

K

  • Kaj Allan Olsen ( * 1927), Danish cyclist
  • Katrin Olsen (born 1978 ), Faroese rower
  • Ken Olsen (1926-2011), American engineer
  • Kim Olsen ( born 1979 ), Danish football player
  • Knut M. Olsen (born 1954 ), Norwegian politician

L

  • Lars Olsen ( born 1961 ), Danish football player
  • Lars -Henrik Olsen ( b. 1946 ), Danish writer and zoologist
  • Lotte Olsen (born 1966 ), Danish badminton player
  • Lasse Spang Olsen (born 1965 ), Danish film director

M

  • Marianne Elstad Olsen ( born 1967), Norwegian singer
  • Mary -Kate Olsen ( born 1986 ), American actress
  • Mats Rosseli Olsen ( * 1991), Norwegian ice hockey player
  • Matthew G. Olsen (born 1962 ), American lawyer and director of the National Counterterrorism Center
  • Merlin Olsen (1940-2010), U.S. American football player
  • Moroni Olsen (1889-1954), American actor
  • Morten Olsen ( born 1949 ), Danish football player and coach
  • Morten Olsen ( handball player ) ( born 1984 ), Danish handball player

N

  • Noller Olsen (born 1954 ), Danish musician, member of the Olsen Brothers

O

  • Ole Lilloe -Olsen (1883-1940), Norwegian sport shooter
  • Ole Tobias Olsen, (1830-1924), Norwegian teacher, photographer, Mayor and engineering
  • Ole Olsen ( film producer) ( 1863-1943 ), Danish film producer
  • Ole Olsen ( speed skater ), Norwegian speed skater
  • Ole Olsen ( track athlete ) ( born 1946 ), Danish track athletes
  • Oluf Olsen, Danish Curler
  • Otto Olsen (1884-1953), Norwegian sport shooter

P

  • Petter Olsen ( born 1948 ), Norwegian entrepreneur
  • Pia Olsen Dyhr (born 1971 ), Danish politician

R

  • Rasmus Olsen ( born 1980 ), Danish hockey players
  • Reno Olsen ( born 1947 ), Danish cyclist
  • Rikke Olsen ( born 1975 ), Danish badminton player
  • Rolf Olsen (1919-1998), Austrian director and actor
  • Roque Olsen (1925-1992), Argentine football player and coach
  • Roy Helge Olsen (born 1965 ), Norwegian football referee

S

  • Signe Egholm Olsen ( born 1980 ), Danish actress
  • Susan Olsen ( born 1961 ), American actress

T

  • Thomas Olsen ( * 1987), Australian DJ and music producer
  • Thor André Olsen (born 1964 ), Norwegian football player
  • Tillie Olsen (1912-2007), American writer
  • Tonny Olsen, maiden name of Tonny Ahm (1914-1993), Danish badminton player

U

  • Una Olsen ( b. 1982 ), Faroese soccer player

Ø

  • Ørjan Olsen (1885-1972), Norwegian naturalist

Fictional people

  • Egon Olsen, main character of the films to the Olsen Gang
Christopher Olsen (actor) Gustav A. Olsen-Berg Knut Magnus Olsen Mary-Kate Olsen Ole Olsen (filmmaker) Ole Olsen (speedway rider) Otto Olsen (sport shooter) Rolf Olsen (actor) Tommy Trash Olson Olsson
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