Olsson is a common

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surname. It is a contraction of the surname Olofsson and it literally means "son of Olof" and seldom also "son of Ola". Notable people with the surname include: * Åke Olsson - Swedish football player * Åke Olsson (chess player) (born 1934) - Swedish chess player * Albert Julius Olsson (1864–1942), British artist * Anette Olsson, better known as Anette Olzon, Swedish singer *

Arne Olsson Arne Olsson (born 1930) is a Swedish Lutheran bishop. He is the Bishop Ordinary of the Mission Province. Olsson is a retired pastor in the Lutheran Church of Sweden, having been e.g. the parish priest of Habo. On 5 February 2005 in Gothenburg, h ...

, 20th century Lutheran bishop * Betty Olsson (1871–1950), Swedish suffragist and peace activist * Börje Kenny Olsson (1977–2007), speedway racer * Christian Olsson (born 1980), athlete * Cilluf Olsson (1847–1916), Swedish textile artist *

Dan Olsson Dan Sten Olsson (born February 1947) is a Swedish billionaire businessman, the CEO and majority owner (51%) of Stena Sphere. Dan Sten Olsson was born in February 1947, the son of Sten Allan Olsson, the founder of Stena Sphere. His siblings ...

, Swedish businessman, CEO of Stena Sphere * Holmfrid Olsson (1943–2009), Swedish

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* Ingela Olsson (born 1958), actress * Jan Olof Olsson (1920–1974), writer and journalist * Johan Olsson (ice hockey) (born 1978), ice hockey forward *

Johan Olsson (skier) Johan Arne Olsson (born 19 March 1980) is a Swedish cross-country skiing coach and former skier. He is a two-time Olympic champion who raced from 1998 to 2017. Olsson won five individual FIS Cross-Country World Cup victories and two additional ...

(born 1980), cross-country skier * Jonas Olsson (born 1970), football manager and former footballer * Jonas Olsson (born 1983), footballer * Jörgen Olsson (badminton) (born 1976), Swedish badminton player *

Kalle Olsson Kalle Olsson (born January 31, 1985) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He most recently played for Örebro HK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Olsson was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fifth round, 147th overall, of ...

(born 1984), Swedish politician *

Karolina Olsson Karolina Olsson (29 October 1861 – 5 April 1950), also known as "Soverskan på Oknö" ("The Sleeper of Oknö"), was a Swedish woman who purportedly remained in hibernation between 1876 and 1908 (32 years). This is believed to be the longest t ...

(1861–1950), Swedish woman who hibernated for three decades * Marcus Olsson (born 1988), footballer and brother of Martin *

Martin Olsson Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson (born 17 May 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Malmö FF and the Sweden national team. Olsson signed for Blackburn Rovers from Högaborgs BK in January 2006. In 2013, Premier Lea ...

(born 1988), footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League *

Mathias Olsson Mathias Olsson (born 23 April 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 37 games in the Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sport ...

(born 1973), former professional ice hockey defenceman *

Nigel Olsson Nigel Olsson (born 10 February 1949) is an English rock drummer and singer best known for his long-time affiliation with Elton John. A dynamic drummer and backing vocalist, Olsson helped establish the Elton John sound as a member of the Elton J ...

(born 1949), English rock drummer *

Otto Olsson Otto Emanuel Olsson (19 December 1879 – 1 September 1964) was a Swedish organist and classical music composer. Life and career Olsson, a native of Stockholm, was one of the most renowned organ virtuosos of his time. He studied organ with Augus ...

(1879–1964), composer and organist * Peter A. Olsson (born 1941), American psychiatrist * Peter Olsson (bassist) (–), bassist *

Salina Olsson Salina Kristin Olsson (born 29 August 1978) is a Swedish former association football, football Forward (association football), forward who played for the Sweden women's national football team at the Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women' ...

(born 1978), Swedish Olympic football player * Sandy Olsson, character played by

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ...

in the movie version of Grease * Sten Allan Olsson (1916–2013), founder of Stena Line * Tage William-Olsson (1888–1960), architect * Tony Olsson (born 1965), former speedway runner *

Ulf Olsson Ulf Olsson (19 December 1951 – 10 January 2010), also known as Helénmannen ("the Helén man") was a Swedish murderer. He was convicted for the murders of 10-year-old Helén Nilsson and 26-year-old Jannica Ekblad in 1989. Found after a DNA tes ...

(1951-2010), murderer * Vic Olsson, New Zealand rower * Richard K. Olsson, American Geologist

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