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Olivier brothers The Olivier brothers, Aimé, René, and Marius, were the first people responsible for recognizing the commercial potential of a new invention : the bicycle. The Olivier family was wealthy, owning a series of chemical plant in France based in Lyon. ...

René, Aimé, and Marius, French pioneering bicycle manufacturers ** Aimé Olivier de Sanderval (1840–1919), French explorer, entrepreneur and writer *

André Olivier André Olivier (born 29 December 1989) is a South African middle distance runner. He won a bronze medal in the 800m race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, behind winner Nigel Amos of Botswana and David Rudisha (Olympic champi ...

(born 1989), South African middle distance runner * Brenden Olivier (born 1992), South African rugby union player * Charles Olivier, American screenwriter * Charles Pollard Olivier (1884–1975), American astronomer * Chris Olivier (born 1984), American professional basketball player * David Olivier (born 1956), French and British philosopher and antispeciesist activist *

Edith Olivier Edith Maud Olivier MBE (31 December 1872 – 10 May 1948) was an English writer, also noted for acting as hostess to a circle of well-known writers, artists, and composers in her native Wiltshire. Family and childhood Olivier was born in Wilto ...

(1872–1948), English writer, mayor and hostess * Ernest Olivier (1844–1914), French entomologist and botanist *

Fernande Olivier Fernande Olivier (born Amélie Lang; 6 June 1881 – 29 January 1966) was a French artist and model known primarily for having been the model and first muse of painter Pablo Picasso, and for her written accounts of her relationship with him. Pic ...

(1881–1966), French model *

George Olivier, count of Wallis George Olivier, Count of Wallis (german: Georg Olivier Graf von Wallis, Freiherr von Carrickmines, Carrighmain; 1671, in Vienna – 19 December 1743, in Vienna) was a field marshal of Irish descent in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and the K ...

(1671–1743), Austrian field marshal *

George Borg Olivier Giorgio Borg Olivier, ( mt, Ġorġ Borg Olivier) (5 July 1911 – 29 October 1980) was a Maltese statesman and leading politician. He twice served as Prime Minister of Malta (1950–55 and 1962–71) as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. H ...

(1911–1980), Prime Minister of Malta from 1950 to 1955 and from 1962 to 1971 *

Géraldine Olivier Géraldine Olivier (born 5 June 1967 in Marly, Fribourg, maiden name Burri) is a Swiss singer of volkstümliche Musik. Biography Géraldine Olivier grew up in Marly, Fribourg and sang as a child in various choirs. After leaving school she train ...

(born 1967), Swiss singer * Gerhard Olivier (born 1993), South African rugby union player *

Guillaume-Antoine Olivier Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (; 19 January 1756, Les Arcs near Toulon – 1 October 1814, Lyon) was a French entomologist and naturalist. Life Olivier studied medicine in Montpellier, where he became good friends with Pierre Marie Auguste Brous ...

(1756–1814), French entomologist *

Herbert Arnould Olivier __NOTOC__ Herbert Arnould Olivier, R.I. (9 September 1861 – 2 March 1952), was a British artist, best known for his portrait and landscape paintings. He was an uncle of Laurence Olivier. Life Olivier was born in Battle, East Sussex, En ...

(1861–1952), English painter *

Jacques Olivier Joseph Mario Jacques Olivier, PC (born April 14, 1944) is a Canadian politician, businessman and labour leader. He was mayor of Longueuil, Quebec, from 2001 until 2005 and is a former Member of Parliament. Background and early career A hos ...

(born 1944), Canadian politician * Jan Hendrik Olivier (1848-1930), Boer war general * Jean-Baptiste Olivier (1765–1813), French general *

Juste Olivier Juste Daniel Olivier (October 18, 1807 – January 7, 1876), Swiss poet, was born in Eysins in the canton of Vaud; he was brought up as a peasant, but studied at the college of Nyon, and later at the academy of Lausanne. Though originally intended ...

(1807–1876), Swiss poet *

Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the Theatre of the U ...

(1907–1989), English actor * Louis Auguste Olivier (1816–1881), Canadian lawyer, judge and politician * Louis-Éphrem Olivier (1848–1882), Canadian physician and politician * Maud Olivier (born 1953), French politician *

Noël Olivier Hon. Noël Olivier Richards (25 December 1892 – 11 April 1969) was an English medical doctor. She was born on Christmas Day 1892, hence her name, as the daughter of Sydney Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier and Margaret Cox. A cousin was the actor Si ...

, daughter of Sydney Haldane Olivier, friend of Rupert Brooke * Sidney Olivier (1870–1932), English cricketer *

Sydney Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier Sydney Haldane Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier, (16 April 1859 – 15 February 1943) was a British civil servant. A Fabian and a member of the Labour Party, he served as Governor of Jamaica and as Secretary of State for India in the first govern ...

(1859–1943), British civil servant, * Théodore Olivier (1793–1853), French mathematician * Veronica Olivier (born 1990), Italian actress * Wynand Olivier (born 1983), South African rugby union player

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