Olov
Introduction '''Olov''' (or '''Olof''') is a Swedish form of Olav/Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common short form of the name is ''Olle''. The name may refer to: * Olle Åberg (1925–2013), Swedish middle-distance runner* Olle Åhlund (1920–1996), Swedish footballer* Olle Anderberg (1919–2003), Swedish wrestler in the Olympic Games* Olle Andersson (speedway rider) (1932–2017), Swedish speedway rider* Olle Andersson (tennis) (1895–1974), Swedish tennis player* Olov Englund (born 1983), Swedish bandy player* Olof Forssberg (1938–2023), Swedish jurist and civil servant* Olle Hagnell (1924–2011), Swedish psychiatrist* Olle Hellbom (1925–1982), Swedish film director* Olof Johansson (born 1937), Swedish politician* Olov Lambatunga, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1198–1206* Olle Larsson (1928–1960), Swedish rower* Olof Mellberg (born 1977), Swedish footballer* Olof Mörck (born 1981), Swedish guitarist and songwriter, member of Amaranthe* Olle Nordemar (1914–1999), Swedish film director, editor, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter* Olof Palme (1927–1986), Swedish Prime Minister 1969–1976 and 1982–1986* Olle Romo, musician* Olof Rudbeck (1630–1702), internationally known as Olaus Rudbeck (as he wrote his name like that in Latin), Swedish scientist* Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022), king of Sweden 995–1022* Olov Svebilius, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1681–1700* Olof Swartz (1760–1818), Swedish scientist* Olle Tandberg (1918–1996), Swedish heavyweight boxer, European champion* Olof Thorin (1912–2004), Swedish mathematician* Olle Thorell (born 1967), Swedish politician* Olle Wästberg (born 1945), Swedish journalist, politician and diplomat
Fictional characters *Olof Koskela, a main character of the novel ''The Song of the Blood-Red Flower'' by Johannes Linnankoski
See also * Per-Olov, a list of people with the given name* Sven-Olov, a list of people with the given name* Olle, a list of people with the given name or surname
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