Ollie is a

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and a nickname, often as a shortened form of Oliver,

Olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...

, Olympia,

Olga Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia, ...

or Olivia. Variants include Olie, Oli, Oly and Olly.

People

Given name

Ollie Marie Adams Marie Adams (born Ollie Marie Givens, October 19, 1925 – February 23, 1998) was an American gospel and R&B singer, who became popular in the 1950s particularly for her work with Johnny Otis. Biography She was born in Linden, Texas, and s ...

(1925–1998), American gospel and R&B singer *

Ollie Bassett Oliver Jacob Bassett (born 6 March 1998) is a Northern Irish professional footballer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Canadian club Atlético Ottawa. Club career Early career Born in Packington, Leicestershire, Bassett started hi ...

(born 1998), Northern Irish footballer *

Ollie E. Brown Ollie E. Brown (sometimes credited as simply Ollie Brown) (born April 20, 1953) is an American drummer, percussionist, record producer, and high-school basketball coach. A prolific session musician, Brown has performed on over a hundred albums in ...

(born 1953), American drummer and record producer *

Ollie Grieve Ollie Grieve (30 October 1920 – 2 February 1978) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the seco ...

(1920–1978), Australian rules footballer * Ollie Halsall (1949–1992), British vibraphonist and guitarist *

Ollie Murray James Ollie Murray James (July 27, 1871August 28, 1918) was an American politician. A Democrat, he represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Biography James was born and raised in western Kentucky. ...

(1871–1918), American Senator and Representative from Kentucky * Ollie Johnson (basketball, born 1942), American basketball player * Ollie Johnson (basketball, born 1949), American basketball player * Ollie Kilkenny (born 1962), Irish hurler *

Ollie Kirkby Ollie Kirkby (September 26, 1886 – October 7, 1964) was an American stage, screen, and vaudeville actress. Biography She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1886 and died in 1964 at Glendale, California. Her entire career, from 1914 t ...

(1886–1964), American actress *

Ollie Luba Oleh "Ollie" R. Luba is an American systems engineer, aerospace engineer, and program manager who was worked on the early development of the GPS III (Global Positioning System, Block IIIA). He was born in Logan, Philadelphia. He currently works at ...

(born 1964), American systems and aerospace engineer, early developer of GPS III *

Ollie Marquardt Albert Ludwig "Ollie" Marquardt (September 22, 1902 – February 7, 1968) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1931 season. Listed at , 156 lb., Marquardt batted and threw right-h ...

(1902–1968), American baseball player and manager *

Ollie Matson Ollie Genoa Matson II (May 1, 1930 – February 19, 2011) was an American Olympic medal winning sprinter and professional American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1952 to 1966. Drafted into the N ...

(1930–2011), American sprinter and football player *

Ollie Pope Oliver John Douglas Pope (born 2 January 1998) is an English professional cricketer who plays for the England cricket team and Surrey County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who occasionally plays as a wicket-keeper. He made his Test de ...

(born 1998), English cricketer *

Ollie Phillips (rugby union) Ollie Phillips (born in Brighton) is a former English professional rugby union player. Phillips combined successful careers in both the 15-a-side game and also the Olympic version of the game, Rugby Sevens. Phillips captained England Sevens an ...

(born 1983), English rugby union player * Ollie le Roux (born 1973), South African rugby union footballer *

Ollie Imogene Shepard Ollie Imogene "Jean" Shepard (November 21, 1933 – September 25, 2016) was an American honky-tonk singer-songwriter who pioneered for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which ...

(1933–2016), pioneering American honky-tonk singer-songwriter *

Ollie Voigt Olen Edward "Ode" Voigt (January 29, 1899 – April 7, 1970) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Wheaton, Illinois, and played baseball at Wheaton High School and the University of Illinois. Career Voigt started his profession ...

(1899–1970), American baseball player

Olie

Olie Cordill Olie James Cordill (April 28, 1916November 14, 1988) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League. A 1st round selection (5th overall pick) in the 1940 NFL Draft out of Rice University, Cordill played for the Cl ...

(1916–1988), American football player *

Olié Koffi Olié Koffi Kan Tobie (born 7 June 1984) is an Ivorian footballer who last played Moroccan side Hassania Agadir. Career Olie won with Africa Sports 2008 the Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division. He scored 21 goals in 34 games for Africa Sports and ...

, (born 1984), Ivorian footballer * Olaf Kölzig (born 1970), German former goaltender known as "Olie the Goalie" * Olie Sundstrom (born 1968), retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender

Oliver

* Olly Alexander (born 1990), English singer, songwriter and actor, lead singer of the band Years & Years * Ollie Baker (born 1974), retired Irish hurler *

Ollie Banks Oliver Ian Banks (born 21 September 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League side Chesterfield. Banks formerly played for Rotherham United, Sheffield, Buxton, Stalybridge Celtic, Gainsborough T ...

(born 1992), English footballer * Olly Barkley (born 1981), English rugby union player *

Ollie Canning Oliver Canning (born 9 July 1976) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Galway senior team. Born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Canning first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fourteen when he first ...

(born 1977), Irish hurler *

Ollie Clarke Oliver Anthony Clarke (born 29 June 1992) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two, League Two club Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfield Town. Career Bristol Rovers After progressing thr ...

(born 1992), British footballer *

Oliver Davies (disambiguation) Oliver Davies may refer to: * Oliver Davies (harpist) ( ), Welsh harpist * Oliver Davies (theologian) (born 1956), British theologian * Olly Davies (born 1995), English rugby league player * Oliver Ford Davies Oliver Robert Ford Davies (born ...

, several people *

Ollie Dobbins Oliver Wendel Dobbins (born November 30, 1941) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighteenth round of ...

(born 1941), American football player * Ollie Fahy (born 1975), Irish hurler *

Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...

(1892–1957), American comic actor best known as half of the Laurel and Hardy duo *

Ollie Hoskins (rugby union) Ollie Hoskins (born 6 March 1993) is an Australian rugby union international player who started his career as a prop for the Western Force in Super Rugby and signed with London Irish in March 2016. When the club folded, Hoskins was signed by Sa ...

(born 1993), Australian rugby union player * Ollie Johnson (basketball, born 1942), American college basketball player * Ollie Johnston (1912–2008), American film animator, one of Disney's famed "Nine Old Men" *

Olly Lee Oliver Robert Lee (born 11 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Gillingham. Lee started his career as a youth player with West Ham United, with whom he turned professional in 2009. He made ...

(born 1991), English footballer * Ollie Locke (born 1987), British reality television personality * Ollie Moran (born 1975), Irish hurler * Oliver North (born 1943), American military officer and political commentator *

(born 1998), English cricketer * Oliver Riedel (born 1971), German musician, most notably with the band Rammstein *

Ollie Satenstein Bernard Oliver Satenstein (c. 1906 – May 1, 1959) was an American football player who five seasons in the National Football League with the Staten Island Stapletons and New York Giants. He played college football at New York University and atte ...

(c. 1906–1959), American National Football League player *

Ollie Savatsky Oliver John Savatsky (May 13, 1911 – December 24, 1989) was an American football end who played one season with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami University. He first enrolled at Cath ...

(1911–1989), American football player *

Ollie Sleightholme Oliver Harry Sleightholme (born 13 April 2000 in Northampton, England) is an English professional rugby union footballer. He plays as a winger for Northampton Saints. His father, Jon Sleightholme, was an England international. Youth career Sl ...

(born 2000), English rugby union player *

Ollie Spencer Oliver Spencer (April 17, 1931 – April 28, 1991) was an American National Football League (NFL) tackle and assistant coach. He played eight seasons in the NFL, with the Detroit Lions ( 1953 and 1956), the Green Bay Packers (1957 and 1958 ...

(1931–1991), American National Football League player and assistant coach *

Ollie Tucker Oliver Dinwiddie Tucker (January 27, 1902 – July 13, 1940) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Washington Senators for 20 games in 1927 and the Cleveland Indians for 14 games in 1928. Ollie Tucke ...

(1902–1940), Major League Baseball player *

Ollie Walsh Patrick Oliver Walsh (13 July 1937 – 9 March 1996) was an Irish hurler and hurling manager. His career included All-Ireland Championship victories as a player and later as a manager with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. After beginning ...

(1937–1996), Irish hurling goalkeeper * Ollie Wines (born 1994), Australian rules footballer

Olivia

Ollie Rae Olivia Sophie Margaret Rae (born 14 April 1988) is a Scottish cricketer who plays primarily as a right-handed batter. She played for the Scotland women's national cricket team between 2010 and 2017, including playing in the 2017 Women's Cricket ...

(born 1988), Scottish cricketer

Olga

Olly Donner Olga Maria ('Olly') Donner ( Sinebrychoff; 28 September 1881 — 22 September 1956) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and anthroposopher, known also by her pen name Jean Bray. Biography She was born to an upper-class family, as the only c ...

- Finnish writer

Other

Alan Gelfand Alan "Ollie" Gelfand (born 1963 in New York City) is an American skateboarder and the inventor of the ollie, a skateboarding trick. Life and career Gelfand moved from New York City to Hollywood, Florida with his family in 1972. He started skateb ...

(born 1963), known by the nickname "Ollie", American inventor of the Ollie (skateboarding) trick * Ian Holloway (born 1963), known by the nickname "Ollie", British football manager and former player

Fictional characters

* Ollie in the American television show '' Kukla, Fran and Ollie'' * Ollie in the British comic strip ''

Ollie and Quentin ''Ollie and Quentin'' is a British comic strip created by the British cartoonist Piers Baker in 2002 and later distributed by King Features Syndicate. Characters and story The buddy storyline follows the friendship of seagull Ollie and lugworm Qu ...

'' * Ollie in the Canadian animated series ''

Ollie's Pack ''Ollie's Pack'' is a Canadian animated action comedy TV series created by Pedro Eboli and Graham Peterson. It was produced by Nelvana and aired on YTV in Canada. In the United States, it aired on Nickelodeon from April 6, 2020 to May 6, 2021. ...

'' * Olly in '' The Sifl and Olly Show'', a television show on MTV *

Ollie Morgan ''Hollyoaks'' is a British television soap opera that was first broadcast on 23 October 1995. The following is a list of characters that have appeared or will appear in the serial in 2018, by order of first appearance. All characters were introdu ...

, in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Ollie Pesto, in the American animated series '' Bob's Burgers'' * Ollie Phillips, in the Australian soap opera ''Home And Away'' *

Ollie Reynolds The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 1999, by order of first appearance. Ezra Dingle Ezra Dingle is Zak Dingle's brother. He appeared in 1999. Ezra appears a few times during 199 ...

, in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' *

Ollie Williams '' Family Guy'' is an American animated comedy multimedia franchise originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company, primarily based on the animated series '' Family Guy'' (1999–present), its spin-off se ...

, in the American animated series ''Family Guy'' * Ollie, a rabbit from the American animated series '' Wonder Pets'' *Olie Miramond, Misha's deceased mother from the animated series '' Transformers: Energon'' {{given name Masculine given names English masculine given names English unisex given names English-language unisex given names Lists of people by nickname Hypocorisms