Ohlsson is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

of Swedish origin. It is a contraction of the surname

Olofsson Olofsson is a Swedish patronymic surname meaning "son of Olof". The surname Olsson is a contraction of Olofsson. Notable people with the surname include: * Anna Carin Olofsson (born 1973), biathlete * Clark Olofsson (born 1947), criminal * Eva Olo ...

and it literally means "son of

Olof 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), Swed ...

". Notable people with the name include: *

Birgitta Ohlsson Eva Birgitta Ohlsson Klamberg (born 20 July 1975) is a Swedish politician who was Minister for European Union Affairs in the Swedish government from 2010 to 2014. She is a member of the Liberals, formerly the Liberal People's Party. Birgitta Oh ...

(born 1975), Swedish politician *

Carina Ohlsson Carina Ohlsson (born 14 June 1957) is a Swedish social democratic politician who served as member of the Riksdag from 1998 to 2022. She is Member of the European Parliament since 2022 following Jytte Gutelands resignation.Erik Ohlsson (musician) Erik Ohlsson (born 2 July 1975 in Örebro, Sweden) is the lead and rhythm guitarist of Swedish punk rock band Millencolin. He currently resides in Örebro, Sweden. He designs almost all of the band's artwork, including their t-shirts, logos, co ...

, Swedish guitarist *

Erik Ohlsson (sport shooter) Per Erik F. "Pågen" Ohlsson (20 November 1884 – 19 September 1980) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he finished 28th in the 300 m ...

, Swedish athlete *

Garrick Ohlsson Garrick Olaf Ohlsson (born April 3, 1948) is an American classical pianist. In 1970 Ohlsson became the first, and remains the only, competitor from the United States to win the gold medal awarded by the International Chopin Piano Competition, at ...

, American classical pianist * Hjalmar Ohlsson, Swedish athlete *

Ingrid Ohlsson Ingrid Linnea Ohlsson (born 31 May 1950) is a Swedish orienteering competitor Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a ...

, Swedish orienteering competitor *

Jan Ohlsson Jan Ohlsson (full name ''Jan Torsten Olsson'', born 3 June 1962 in Uppsala) is a Swedish former child actor. He is well known for his role as Emil in ''Emil i Lönneberga'', '' Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga'' and '' Emil och griseknoen''. Now he ...

(born 1962), Swedish actor * Jenny Ohlsson, Swedish ambassador *

Patrik Ohlsson Patrik Ohlsson (October 28, 1889 – April 12, 1965) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stoc ...

, Swedish athlete *

Peder Ohlsson Generalmajor (Sweden), Major General Dennis ''Peder'' Dag Ohlsson (born 10 March 1962) is a retired officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps. He currently serves in the Royal Court of Sweden as Chief of His Majesty's Military Staff. Early life Ohl ...

, Swedish military officer *

Per T. Ohlsson Per Evald Torbjörn Ohlsson (3 March 1958 – 27 October 2021Per T Ohlsson har gått bort< ...

(1958–2021), Swedish journalist * Thomas Ohlsson (born 1958), Swedish sprint canoer *

Thorild Ohlsson Thorild Olsson (26 November 1886 – 19 March 1934) was a Swedish runner who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He helped the Swedes win Silver in the men's 3000 m teams race. Each team consisted of 5 runners starting simultaneou ...

, Swedish athlete

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*Greta Ohlsson, a character in ''

Murder on the Orient Express ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the U ...

'' by

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...

Fictional

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