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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, 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, 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), 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 musical ** ''Oliver!'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 1968 British musical film of the same name


Television

* "Oliver", an episode of ''The Good Doctor''


Music

* Oliver (DJs), 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) (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 musical ''Oliver!'' * "Oliver" (song), a 1979 song by Anita Skorgan * '' Oliver!'', a 1960 musical based on Dickens' novel ''Oliver Twist''


Business

* Oliver Farm Equipment Company, an American farm equipment manufacturer (1929–1960) * Oliver Typewriter Company, an American typewriter manufacturer (1895–1926)


People

* Oliver (given name) * Oliver (surname) *
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, ...
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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) (
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 ...
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, 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 ...
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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)


Elsewhere

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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 ...
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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


See also

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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'' ' ...
, a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae * Oliver Township (disambiguation) * Olivier (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo, hndis