Olds may refer to:

People

* The olds, a jocular and irreverent online nickname for

older adults Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle. Terms and euphemisms for people at this age include old people, the elderly (worldwide usage), OAPs (British usage ...

* Bert Olds (1891–1953), Australian rules footballer * Carl D. Olds (1912–1979), New Zealand-born American mathematician * Chauncey N. Olds (1816–1890), American politician * Edson B. Olds (1802–1869), American politician *

Elizabeth Olds Elizabeth Olds (December 10, 1896 – March 4, 1991) was an American artist known for her work in developing silkscreen as a fine arts medium. She was a painter and illustrator, but is primarily known as a printmaker, using silkscreen, woodcut, ...

(1896–1991), American printmaker *

Gabriel Olds Gabriel Emerson Olds is an American actor and writer. He is the son of poet Sharon Olds. Acting career Olds began acting at age 15 at The Public Theater in New York, in a performance of Measure for Measure in 1987. Soon after, he was cast in ' ...

(born 1972), American actor * Gamaliel S. Olds (1777–1848), American Congregationalist minister *

George Olds George Daniel Olds (October 14, 1853 – May 10, 1931) was a mathematician who served a term as the President of Amherst College. Olds was born in Middleport, New York and received his A.B. (1873) and A.M. (1876) from the University of Rochest ...

(1853–1931), American academic administrator * Glenn Olds (1921–2006), American academic administrator and politician *

Irving S. Olds Irving Sands Olds (1887–1963) was an American lawyer and philanthropist. He served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of U.S. Steel from 1940 to 1952, and was partner at White & Case. Early life Irving Sands Olds was born in ...

(1887–1963), American lawyer and philanthropist *

James Olds James Olds (May 30, 1922 – August 21, 1976) was an American psychologist who co-discovered the pleasure center of the brain with Peter Milner while he was a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University in 1954. He is considered to be one of the fou ...

(1922–1976), American psychologist and neuroscientist * James Olds (bass) (born 1986), Australian opera singer *

Leland Olds Leland Olds (December 31, 1890 – August 5, 1960) was an American economist interested in labor, development of public electric power, and ecology. Education Olds was a son of George Olds, president of Amherst College. He studied mathematics ...

(1890–1960), American economist *

Lewis P. Olds Lewis P. Olds was a North Carolina lawyer and politician who served as North Carolina Attorney General from 1869 to 1870. In 1868, he was offered the presidency of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kemp P. Battle wrote, "As there ...

(), American lawyer, politician, and diplomat *

Ollie Olds Ollie Olds (born 14 August 1993) is a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for the Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship and Wales at international level. Background Olds was born in Bridgend, Wales. Club career A f ...

(born 1993), Welsh rugby league footballer *

Peter Olds Peter Olds (born 1944) is a New Zealand poet who was born in Christchurch and lives in Dunedin. He is regarded as being a significant contributor within New Zealand literary circles, in particular, having an influence with younger poets in the 1 ...

(born 1944), New Zealand poet *

Ransom E. Olds Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the Automotive industry in the United States, American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company, REO brands were named. He claimed to have built h ...

(1864–1950), American automobile industry pioneer and namesake of the former Oldsmobile and REO brands *

Robert Olds Robert Olds (June 15, 1896 – April 28, 1943) was a general officer in the United States Army Air Forces, theorist of strategic air power, and proponent of an independent United States Air Force. Olds is best known today as the father of Brig. ...

(1896-1943), general officer in the United States Army Air Forces * Robert E. Olds (1875-1932), American diplomat and lawyer *

Robin Olds Robin Olds (July 14, 1922 – June 14, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the United States Air Force (USAF). He was a " triple ace", with a combined total of 17 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. Que ...

(1922-2007), American fighter pilot *

Sharon Olds Sharon Olds (born November 12, 1942) is an American poet. Olds won the first San Francisco Poetry Center Award in 1980, the 1984 National Book Critics Circle Award, and the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.

(born 1942), American poet *

Shelley Olds Shelley Olds (born September 30, 1980) is an American former professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist. Career Olds was born and raised in Groton, Massachusetts. She studied health and human performance at Roanoke College in Virginia, and was ...

(born 1980), American racing cyclist *

Wally Olds Walter Raymond Olds (August 17, 1949 – January 11, 2009) was an ice hockey player who played three seasons in the World Hockey Association for the New York Golden Blades, New York Raiders and Calgary Cowboys between 1973 and 1976. He was also p ...

(1949–2009), American ice hockey player *

Walter Olds Walter Olds (August 11, 1846 – July 30, 1925) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served in the Indiana Senate and as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 7, 1889 to June 15, 1893.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey ...

(1846-1925), American judge * W. B. Olds (1874–1948), American composer and scholar

Places

Olds, Alberta Olds ( ) is a town in central Alberta, Canada within Mountain View County and the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. It is approximately south of Red Deer and north of Calgary. The nearest towns are Didsbury to the south, Bowden to the north, Su ...

, Canada *

Olds, Iowa Olds is a city in Henry County, Iowa, United States. The population was 192 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Olds is located at (41.133346, -91.545595). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all ...

, United States *

Olds Peak Olds Peak () is a peak (1,480 m) standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) northeast of Mount Kenney in the south part of Longhorn Spurs, Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Corwin A. Olds, U.S ...

, Antarctica

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F. E. Olds F. E. Olds was a manufacturer of musical instruments founded by Frank Ellsworth (F. E.) Olds in Los Angeles, California in the early 1900s. The company made brass instruments, especially trombones, cornets, and trumpets. By the late 1960s or ear ...

, an American brass musical instrument manufacturing company *

Olds College Olds College of Agriculture & Technology is an Alberta public post-secondary institution located in Olds, Alberta, established in 1913 as Olds Agricultural College. Total student enrollment for the 2020–2021 academic year was 5446. The college ...

, in Olds, Alberta *

Oldsmobile Oldsmobile or formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produ ...

, an American automobile brand

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