Oliver may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and literature

Books

* ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * ''

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', Charles Dickens's second novel, was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838. Born in a workhouse, the orphan Oliver Twist is bound into apprenticeship with ...

'', a novel by Charles Dickens

Fictional characters

Ariadne Oliver Ariadne Oliver is a fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. She is a mystery novelist and a friend of Hercule Poirot. Profile Mrs Oliver often assists Poirot in his cases through her knowledge of the criminal mind. She often clai ...

, in the novels of Agatha Christie *

Oliver (Disney character) ''Oliver & Company'' is a 1988 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on November 18, 1988, by Walt Disney Pictures. The 27th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the Charl ...

Oliver Fish Oliver Fish (often referred to onscreen as Fish) is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama ''One Life to Live''. He was portrayed by Scott Evans from January 15, 2008, through April 12, 2010. The June 2009 announcement that the character ...

, a gay police officer on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' *

Oliver Hampton ''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American drama television series that premiered on ABC on September 25, 2014. The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios. Viola Davis stars as Annalise Keating, a la ...

, in the American television series ''How to Get Away with Murder'' * Oliver Jones (''The Bold and the Beautiful''), on the American soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Oliver Lightload, in the movie ''Cars'' *

Oliver Oken This list of ''Hannah Montana'' characters includes characters appearing in the Disney Channel series ''Hannah Montana'' as well as the related film '' Hannah Montana: The Movie''. The characters listed are almost all fictional, except for stars ...

, from ''Hannah Montana'' *

Oliver (paladin) Oliver (in Italian: ''Uliviero'' or ''Oliviero''), sometimes referred to as Olivier de Vienne or de Gennes, is a legendary knight in the Matter of France ''chansons de geste'', especially the French epic ''The Song of Roland''. In the tradition, ...

, a paladin featured in the Matter of France *

Oliver Queen Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...

, DC Comic book hero also known as the Green Arrow *

Oliver (Thomas and Friends character) This article is about the characters that have appeared in the books of ''The Railway Series'' by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry and Christopher Awdry. Unless otherwise stated on this page, the technical notes come from actual notes laid out by Wilbert ...

, a locomotive in the Thomas and Friends franchise *

Oliver Trask Oliver Trask is a fictional character on the FOX television series ''The O.C.'', portrayed by Taylor Handley. Oliver appeared in the series' first season as a thorn in Ryan Atwood and Marissa Cooper's relationship, soon developing a severe obsess ...

, a controversial minor character from the first season of ''The O.C.'' *

Oliver Twist (character) Oliver Twist is the title character and protagonist of the 1838 novel ''Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. He was the first child protagonist in an English novel.The full title was "Oliver Twist, or The Parish Boy's Progress." Background Based ...

, the protagonist of Dickens' novel ''Oliver Twist'' *

Oliver Wendell Douglas Oliver Wendell Douglas was the main character in the 1960s CBS situation comedy ''Green Acres ''Green Acres'' is an American television sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm. P ...

, on the American television situation comedy ''Green Acres'' * Oliver, the main character of the role-playing game '' Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch'' *

Tommy Oliver Dr. Tommy Oliver is a fictional character and the overarching main protagonist of the American live-action television franchise ''Power Rangers''. He is best known as being the original Green Ranger and the first evil Ranger who fought and near ...

, from ''Power Rangers''

Film

* ''Oliver!'' (film), a 1968 musical by Carol Reed based on the musical ** ''Oliver!'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 1968 British musical film of the same name

Television

* "Oliver", an episode of ''The Good Doctor''

Music

Oliver (DJs) Oliver was an electronic music production and DJ duo consisting of Vaughn Oliver and Oliver Goldstein, based in Los Angeles. Career Vaughn (also known as U-Tern) and Goldstein (also known as Oligee), were hip hop and scratch DJs in the 1990s. V ...

, electronic music production and DJ duo based in Los Angeles * ''

Oliver EP ''Oliver'' is an EP by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes. Background and development ''Oliver'' is her third EP release. In late 2008, Hayes confirmed on her MySpace page she intended on releasing an EP to coincide with her December 2008 li ...

'', released by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes in 2008 *

Oliver (singer) William Oliver Swofford (February 22, 1945 – February 12, 2000), known professionally as Oliver, was an American pop singer, best known for his 1969 song "Good Morning Starshine" from the musical ''Hair'' as well as "Jean" (the theme fro ...

(1945–2000), American pop singer best known for the hit song "Good Morning Starshine" *

Oliver (software) Vocaloid 3 is a singing voice synthesizer and successor to Vocaloid 2 in the Vocaloid series. This version of the software is a much more expansive version, containing many new features, three new languages and many more vocals than past software ...

, an English speaking Vocaloid by PowerFX who was released for Vocaloid 3 * "Oliver!" (song), a 1960 song from the musical ''Oliver!'' * "Oliver" (song), a 1979 song by Anita Skorgan * ''

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...

'', a 1960 musical based on Dickens' novel ''Oliver Twist''

Business

Oliver Farm Equipment Company The Oliver Farm Equipment Company was an American farm equipment manufacturer from the 20th century. It was formed as a result of a 1929 merger of four companies: the American Seeding Machine Company of Richmond, Indiana; Oliver Chilled Plow ...

, an American farm equipment manufacturer (1929–1960) *

Oliver Typewriter Company The Oliver Typewriter Company was an American typewriter manufacturer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The Oliver Typewriter was one of the first "visible print" typewriters, meaning text was visible to the typist as it was entered. Oliver ...

, an American typewriter manufacturer (1895–1926)

People

Oliver (given name) Oliver is a masculine given name of Old French and Medieval British origin. The name has been generally associated with the Latin term ''olivarius'', meaning "olive tree planter", or "olive branch bearer" Other proposed origins include the Ge ...

Oliver (surname) Oliver is a surname derived from the personal name Oliver. The Scottish Oliver family was a sept of the Scotland Highlands' powerful Clan Fraser of Lovat. People with the surname "Oliver" include A * Adam Oliver (1823–1882), Canadian b ...

Oliver (Scottish surname) Many Scottish people with the surname Oliver are descended from the Oliver family that settled in the Border area of Scotland and England by the middle of the 13th century.''The Oliver surname on the Scottish Border'', pp. 1-2 By the beginning of ...

, associated with a Scottish sept * Oliver (Middlesex cricketer) ( fl. 1787), an English cricketer *

Oliver (Surrey cricketer) Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver ...

( fl. 1824–1828), an English cricketer

Places

Canada

Oliver, British Columbia Oliver is a town near the south end of the Okanagan Valley in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, with a population of nearly 5,000 people. It is located along the Okanagan River by Tuc-el-nuit Lake between Osoyoos and Okanagan Fal ...

, a small town in the Okanagan Valley; known as the Wine Capital of Canada *

Oliver, Edmonton Oliver is one of the oldest residential neighbourhoods in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is named after Frank Oliver, an early Edmonton resident, businessman, and politician. The south east portion of the neighbourhood ...

, an urban neighborhood west of downtown Edmonton, Alberta *

Oliver, Essex County, Ontario LaSalle is a town in Essex County, Ontario, Essex County, Ontario, Canada. It is a bedroom community of the Windsor, Ontario, City of Windsor and part of the Windsor Census Metropolitan Area, and is located south of that city. LaSalle, along with ...

, a town *

Oliver Glacier Oliver Glacier is a glacier located on the northeast coast of the Baffin Mountains on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is just outside Sirmilik National Park. See also *List of glaciers A glacier ( ) or () is a persistent body of dense ice th ...

, Baffin Island, Nunavut *

Oliver, Nova Scotia Oliver is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is ...

, a town

United States

Oliver, Arkansas Oliver is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas, Scott County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas. History A post office called Oliver was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1932. The community most likely was named af ...