Ollie is a

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and a

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, often as a shortened form of Oliver, Olive, Olympia, Olga or

Olivia Olivia may refer to: People * Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Olivia (singer) (Olivia Longott, born 1981), American singer * Olívia (basketball) (Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, born 19 ...

. Variants include Olie, Oli,

Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * OLY (: ), postnominals granted to participants in the Olympics People with the name * Oly (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and musician * Oly Hicks (born 1968 ...

and

Olly Olly, like the similarly spelt Ollie, is a variant of the given names Olivia and Oliver. Notable people and characters with this form of the name include: People * Olly Alexander (born 1990), British musician, actor, television presenter and LG ...

People

Given name

* Ollie Marie Adams (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 h ...

(born 1998), Northern Irish footballer * Ollie E. Brown (born 1953), American drummer and record producer * Ollie Grieve (1920–1978), Australian rules footballer *

Ollie Halsall Peter John "Ollie" Halsall (14 March 1949 – 29 May 1992) was an English guitarist best known for his role in the Rutles, the bands Timebox, Patto and Boxer, and for his contribution to the music of Kevin Ayers. He is also notable as one of ...

(1949–1992), British vibraphonist and guitarist * Ollie Murray James (1871–1918), American Senator and Representative from Kentucky *

Ollie Johnson (basketball, born 1942) Oliver Johnson (born December 25, 1942) is a retired American basketball player. He was an All-American forward at the University of San Francisco and a first-round draft pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1965. Johnson, A 6 ...

, American basketball player *

Ollie Johnson (basketball, born 1949) Ollie Johnson (born May 11, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'6" forward from Temple University, Johnson played ten seasons (1972–1982) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Portland Trail ...

, American basketball player *

Ollie Kilkenny Ollie Kilkenny (born 1962 in Kiltormer, County Galway) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Kiltormer and with the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s. Kilkenny won back-to-back All-Irel ...

(born 1962), Irish hurler * Ollie Kirkby (1886–1964), American actress * Ollie Luba (born 1964), American systems and aerospace engineer, early developer of GPS III * Ollie Marquardt (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 a ...

(born 1983), English rugby union player *

Ollie le Roux Andre-Henri "Ollie" le Roux (born 10 May 1973) is a South African rugby union footballer with 54 caps for his country. Rugby career Le Roux was born in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape. In his professional club rugby career he has played for: the , ...

(born 1973), South African rugby union footballer * Ollie Imogene Shepard (1933–2016), pioneering American honky-tonk singer-songwriter * Ollie Voigt (1899–1970), American baseball player

Olie

* Olie Cordill (1916–1988), American football player * Olié Koffi, (born 1984), Ivorian footballer *

Olaf Kölzig Olaf Kölzig (born 6 April 1970) is a South African-born German former professional ice hockey goaltender and current goaltender coach and player development coach for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). With the excepti ...

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

Oliver

Olly Alexander Oliver Alexander Thornton (born 15 July 1990) is a British singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of Years & Years and for his performance as Ritchie Tozer in the Channel 4 drama series, ''It's a Sin''. Early life Alexander w ...

(born 1990), English singer, songwriter and actor, lead singer of the band Years & Years *

Ollie Baker Oliver Baker (born 14 July 1974) is an Irish former hurler who played as a midfielder for the Clare senior hurling team. Baker made his first appearance for the team during the 1994–95 National League and became a regular member of the sta ...

(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 Oliver John Barkley (born 28 November 1981) is a former English rugby union player who played for Bath, Gloucester, Racing Metro, Grenoble, Scarlets and London Welsh at fly-half between 2001 and 2016. Early career Barkley was born in Hammersmit ...

(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 (born 1992), British footballer * Oliver Davies (disambiguation), several people * Ollie Dobbins (born 1941), American football player *

Ollie Fahy Oliver Fahy (born 21 October 1975) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Galway senior team. Fahy joined the team during the 1994-95 National League and subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen until h ...

(born 1975), Irish hurler * Oliver Hardy (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 ...

(born 1993), Australian rugby union player *

, American college basketball player *

Ollie Johnston Oliver Martin Johnston Jr. (October 31, 1912 – April 14, 2008) was an American motion picture animator. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, and the last surviving at the time of his death from natural causes. He was recognized by The Wal ...

(1912–2008), American film animator, one of Disney's famed "Nine Old Men" * Olly Lee (born 1991), English footballer *

Ollie Locke Oliver Locke is a British television personality and actor from Southampton, England, known for appearing in E4's constructed reality series '' Made in Chelsea''. His mother is former BBC Radio Solent DJ Sarah Locke. Career Whilst on '' Made ...

(born 1987), British reality television personality *

Ollie Moran Oliver Moran (born 7 November 1975 in Castleconnell, County Limerick) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Ahane and was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county team from 1997 to 2009. During his career as a hur ...

(born 1975), Irish hurler *

Oliver North Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. A veteran of the Vietnam War, North was a National Secu ...

(born 1943), American military officer and political commentator *

(born 1998), English cricketer *

Oliver Riedel Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as the bassist for Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. Early life Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships with ...

(born 1971), German musician, most notably with the band Rammstein * Ollie Satenstein (c. 1906–1959), American National Football League player * Ollie Savatsky (1911–1989), American football player * Ollie Sleightholme (born 2000), English rugby union player * Ollie Spencer (1931–1991), American National Football League player and assistant coach * Ollie Tucker (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 Oliver Wines (born 7 October 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Wines received a nomination for the 2013 AFL Rising Star award in Round 1 ...

(born 1994), Australian rules footballer

Olivia

* Ollie Rae (born 1988), Scottish cricketer

Olga

Olly Donner - 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) The ollie is a skateboarding trick where the rider and board leap into the air without the use of the rider's hands. It is the combination of stomping, also known as popping, the tail of the skateboard off the ground to get the board mostly verti ...

trick *

Ian Holloway Ian Scott Holloway (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional football manager, former player, media personality and television pundit who was most recently the manager of Grimsby Town. A midfielder, he notably played in the Premier League ...

(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 ''Kukla, Fran and Ollie'' is an early American television show using puppets. It was created for children, but soon watched by more adults than children. It did not have a script and was entirely ad-libbed. It was broadcast from Chicago between ...

'' * 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 lugwor ...

'' * Ollie in the Canadian animated series '' Ollie's Pack'' * Olly in ''

The Sifl and Olly Show ''The Sifl and Olly Show'' is a comedy TV series that incorporates sock puppets, animation, and musical performances. Musicians Liam Lynch and Matt Crocco created and performed the series. The first episode aired on MTV in 1998. The show was c ...

'', a television show on MTV * Ollie Morgan, in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Ollie Pesto, in the American animated series ''

Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and t ...

'' * 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, in the American animated series ''Family Guy'' * Ollie, a rabbit from the American animated series ''

Wonder Pets ''Wonder Pets!'' is an American educational animated children's television series created by Josh Selig for Nickelodeon. The series follows a trio of classroom pets—Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck and Ming-Ming Duckling—who use teamwork t ...

'' *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