Ohlson is a surname of Swedish origin. It is a contraction of the surname

Olofsson Olofsson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Olof". The surname Olsson is a contraction of Olofsson. Notable people with the surname include: * Anna Carin Olofsson (born 1973), biathlete * Clark Olofsson (born 1947), criminal * Eva ...

and it literally means "son of Olof". It may refer to *

Bertil Ohlson Bertil Ohlson (''Bertil Gustaf Emanuel Ohlson'' 22 January 1899 – 6 September 1970) was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the men's decathlon. He competed for Sweden in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium ...

, Swedish athlete *

Carl-Erik Ohlson Carl-Erik Ohlson (23 September 1920 – 24 December 2015) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games ...

, Swedish athlete *

Elisabeth Ohlson Elisabeth Ohlson (born 28 May 1961) is a Swedish photographer and an artist. In her works she often photographs representatives of LGBT people. Ohlson, a lesbian, is most noted for her exhibition '' Ecce homo'' which portrayed Jesus among gay ...

, Swedish photographer *

Erik Ohlson Sir Erik Olof Ohlson, 1st Baronet (19 July 1873 – 20 March 1934) was a Swedish-born British shipping magnate and coal and timber merchant. Ohlson was a son of a farmer in the village of Oppeby in Fellingsbro parish, Sweden. He spent ten years ...

, Swedish-born British shipping magnate *

Olle Ohlson Olov "Olle" Axel Herman Ohlson (18 June 1921 – 12 May 1983) was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an i ...

, Swedish athlete *

Ollie Ohlson Ollie is a given name and a nickname, often as a shortened form of Oliver, Olive, Olympia, Olga or Olivia. Variants include Olie, Oli, Oly and Olly. People Given name * Ollie Marie Adams (1925–1998), American gospel and R&B singer * Ollie ...

, New Zealand TV Personality *

Ted Ohlson Frederick Henry "Ted" Ohlson (15 October 1886 – 28 October 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the VFL from 1908 to 1915. Family The son of Philip Henry Ohlson (1863-1935), and Mary Jane O ...

, Australian rules footballer

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