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 cla ...

, 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 charact ...

, a gay police officer on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Oliver Hampton, 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 ''Cars'' is a media franchise including the 2006 film ''Cars'', the 2011 film ''Cars 2'', the 2017 film ''Cars 3'', the 2013 film ''Planes'' and the 2014 film '' Planes: Fire & Rescue''. Characters in the fictional universe include: Piston Cup ...

, 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), 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, 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, 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, from ''Power Rangers''

Film

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

Stage

* ''

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age Musical theatre, 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 ...

'', a 1960 musical by Lionel Bart based on Dickens' novel ''Oliver Twist''

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 Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** N ...

'', 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 stage musical ''Oliver!'' * "Oliver" (song), a 1979 song by Anita Skorgan

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 W ...

, 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 G ...

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 ...

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) 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. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

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 ...

(

1824–1828), an English cricketer

Places

Canada

* Oliver, British Columbia, a small town in the Okanagan Valley; known as the Wine Capital of Canada * Oliver, Edmonton, an urban neighborhood west of downtown Edmonton, Alberta *

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

, 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 Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Colchester County . References Oliver on Destination Nova Scotia
Communities in Colchester County General Service Areas in ...

, a town

United States

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

Oliver, Whiteside County, Illinois Oliver is an unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. Notes

Unincorporated communities in Whiteside County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{WhitesideCountyIL-g ...

, 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 Oliver is a neighborhood in the Eastern district of Baltimore, Maryland. Its boundaries are the south side of North Avenue, the east side of Ensor Street, the west side of Broadway, and the north side of Biddle Street. This neighborhood, adjacent t ...

, 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, 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 ( Wisc ...

, 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, wit ...

Oliver Street This is a list of notable streets in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. A B C D E F G H Heath St. Route 64. (MTA Maryland) K L M N O P R Ramsay st S U W Y Numbered streets In Balt ...

, 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 Ja ...

, 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 in the Antarctic is the largest of the Mica Islands, lying outside the entrance to West Bay and northeast of Cape Jeremy in south Marguerite Bay. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 for David L. Ol ...

Oliver Island (Western Australia) Oliver Island () is located off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia.Gazetteer of Australia The Gazetteer of Australia is an index or dictionary of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia. Geographic names include ...

Other uses

* Oliver (chimpanzee), 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 Congre ...

, a railroad bridge that connects Oliver, Wisconsin with Duluth, Minnesota * Oliver High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a former public school now used as offices * Oliver Winery, Bloomington, Indiana