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 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 cla ...

, in the novels of Agatha Christie * Oliver (Disney character) *

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 charact ...

, 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 l ...

, 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 obse ...

, 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''. Portrayed by Hollywood veteran Eddie Albert, Oliver Wendell Douglas was a New York City attorney acting out his long-harbored dream of moving to the ...

, 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 l ...

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

Business

* Oliver Farm Equipment Company, an American farm equipment manufacturer (1929–1960) * Oliver Typewriter Company, an American typewriter manufacturer (1895–1926)

People

* Oliver (given name) * Oliver (surname) * Oliver (Scottish surname), 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 ...

, 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 i ...

, an urban neighborhood west of downtown Edmonton, Alberta * Oliver, Essex County, Ontario, a town * Oliver Glacier, Baffin Island, Nunavut * Oliver, Nova Scotia, a town

United States

* Oliver, Arkansas, an unincorporated community *

Oliver, Georgia Oliver is a city in Screven County, Georgia, United States. The population as of the 2000 census was 253. Geography Oliver is located at (32.522176, -81.532458). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all ...

, a city * Oliver, Edgar County, Illinois, an unincorporated community *

Oliver, Whiteside County, Illinois Oliver is an unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater S ...

, an unincorporated community *

Oliver, Indiana Oliver is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. ...

, an unincorporated community * Oliver, Baltimore, Maryland, a neighborhood *

Oliver, Nebraska Oliver is an unincorporated community in Kimball County, Nebraska, United States. History Oliver was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pa ...

, an unincorporated community *

Oliver, Pennsylvania Oliver is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,535 at the 2010 census, down from 2,925 at the 2000 census. Oliver is located in North Union Township. Geography Oliver is located in ...

, a census-designated place *

Oliver, Wisconsin Oliver is a village in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 399 at the 2010 census. Oliver is located west of the city of Superior and east of Gary – New Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota. Transportation Union Street ( Wi ...

, a village *

Oliver County, North Dakota Oliver County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,877. Its county seat and only city is Center. History The Dakota Territory legislature created the county on April 14, 1885, with ...

* Oliver Street, Baltimore, Maryland * Oliver Township (disambiguation) *

Lake Oliver Lake Oliver is a reservoir on the Chattahoochee River, which lies south of Goat Rock Dam ( Goat Rock Lake). The lake is created by the Oliver Dam and Generating Plant, which was completed in 1959 by Georgia Power. The lake was named for J ...

, a reservoir in Georgia and Alabama *

Lake Oliver (South Dakota) Lake Oliver is a natural lake in South Dakota, in the United States. Lake Oliver has the name of Henry Oliver, an early landholder. See also *List of lakes in South Dakota This is a list of lakes in South Dakota. See also *List of rivers ...

Elsewhere

* Oliver Island (Antarctica) * Oliver Island (Western Australia)

Other uses

Oliver (chimpanzee) Oliver (c. 1957 – 2 June 2012) was a former "performing" ape once promoted as a missing link or "humanzee" due to his somewhat human-like appearance and a tendency to walk upright. Despite his somewhat unusual appearance and behavior, scient ...

, a former performing ape * Oliver (Top Gear), nickname for a car in ''Top Gear: Botswana Special'' *

Oliver Bridge The Oliver Bridge is a bridge across the Saint Louis River. It was constructed in 1910 as a railway bridge by the Interstate Transfer Railway Company, a Wisconsin corporation, under special federal authorization from the 60th United States Congr ...

, a railroad bridge that connects Oliver, Wisconsin with Duluth, Minnesota *

Oliver High School David B. Oliver High School, commonly known as Oliver High School, was a public school in the Northside area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Oliver was one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. The school was closed in ...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a former public school now used as offices * Oliver Winery, Bloomington, Indiana