Olsen (surname)
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Olsen Danish pronunciation: [ˈoːˀlsn̩] is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Ole". The surname Olesen Danish pronunciation: [ˈoːləsn] has a similar origin. The Swedish parallel form is Olsson - "son of Ola". Danish and Norwegian immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Olson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.
Listed below are several persons with this surname:
- Anton Olsen, Spanish-American War Medal of Honor recipient
- Ben Olsen (born 1977), American soccer player
- Eric Christian Olsen (born 1977), American actor
- Frances Olsen (born 1945), American law professor at UCLA, feminist law scholar.
- Greg Olsen (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Olsen (born 1928), Australian artist
- John Olsen, 42nd Premier of South Australia
- Gregory Olsen (born 1945), American entrepreneur and scientist, space tourist
- Ken Olsen (1926-2011), American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation
- Kristoffer Olsen, (1883–1948) a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Lisa Olsen (born 1957 or earlier), Canadian skydiver
- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (born 1986), American actress twins
- Merlin Olsen, Hall of Fame NFL American football player and TV color commentator
- Michael Olsen (disambiguation), multiple people
- Niels Olsen, original name of Cornelius Cruys, 17th Century Norwegian-Dutch admiral in the Russian service
- Ole Olsen (disambiguation) - multiple people
- Peder Olsen Walløe (1716-1793), Danish-Norwegian Arctic explorer
- Penelope Diane Olsen, Australian ornithologist and author
- Scott Olsen (born 1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
- Súni Olsen, a Faroese football player
- Susan Olsen (born 1961), American actress best known as Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch
- Tillie Olsen (1912–2007), American writer, feminist, and political activist
- Viktor Olsen (born 1924), Norwegian long-distance runner
- Olsen Brothers, Danish rock/pop music duo
- Olsen (first name?) A controversial 19th century cartographer and Danish nationalist (see Schleswig#Former naming dispute)
[edit] Entertainment
- Peggy Olson, a prominent fictional character in the AMC television series Mad Men, portrayed by actress Elisabeth Moss.
- Jimmy Olsen, a fictional character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories
- Ken C. Olsen, (born 1950), Canadian actor, television host
- Kristoffer Olsen (born 1985), Norwegian actor
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