Olle is a masculine given name, often a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) 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 ...

, and a surname. It may refer to:

Given name or nickname

Olle Åberg Olof Viktor "Olle" Åberg (24 January 1925 – 20 December 2013) was a Swedish middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 1952 Olympics and finished seventh. Åberg was born in Hofors, and in addition to the local club Hofors A ...

(1925–2013), Swedish middle-distance runner *

Olle Åhlund Sten Olov “Olle” Åhlund (22 August 1920 – 11 February 1996) was a Swedish footballer, who played for Degerfors IF. He played 34 games for the Sweden national team achieving a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer ...

(1920–1996), Swedish footballer *

Olle Ericsson (disambiguation) Olle Ericsson or Eriksson may refer to: * Olle Ericsson (sport shooter) (1890–1950), Swedish sport shooter * Olle Eriksson (footballer, born 1918) (1918–2006), Swedish football coach * Olle Eriksson (footballer, born 1928) (born 1928), Swedi ...

Olle Felten Kent Olle Felten (born 28 October 1953) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats and then Alternative for Sweden. Felten is an entrepreneur in Norrköping. He was a member of the Moderate Party before join ...

(born 1953), Swedish politician * Olle Hagnell (1924–2011), Swedish psychiatrist *

Olle Håkansson Olle Håkansson (22 February 1927 – 11 February 2001) was a Swedish footballer who played as a midfielder who played club football for IFK Norrköping. He represented Team Sweden at the 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the 6 ...

(1927–2001), Swedish footballer *

Olle Håkansson (curler) Olle Håkansson (born 14 September 1956 in Sundsvall) is a former Sweden, Swedish curling, curler and curling coach (sport), coach. (look for "Håkansson, Olle") He is a and a 1984 Swedish Men's Curling Championship, Swedish men's champion. H ...

(born 1956), Swedish retired curler and coach *

Olle Hellbom Nils Olof "Olle" Hellbom (8 October 1925 – 5 June 1982) was a Swedish film director, film producer, producer, and screenwriter. He is most famous for directing films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren. His 1960 film ''The Children of Bullerbyn V ...

(1925–1982), Swedish film director, producer, and screenwriter *

Olle Hjortzberg Gustaf Olof (Olle) Hjortzberg (14 November 1872 – 8 March 1959) was a Swedish painter and illustrator. He is remembered above all for contributing to the revival of wall paintings in Swedish churches. Biography Born in Stockholm, Hjortzberg ...

(1872–1959), Swedish painter and illustrator *

Olle Johansson (sailor) Hans Olle Johansson (born 5 June 1957) is a retired Swedish sailor. He competed in the mixed two person dinghy event at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officia ...

(born 1957), Swedish sailor *

Olle Johansson (swimmer) Olle Ingvar Johansson (16 September 1927 – 9 August 1994) was a Swedish swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) ...

(1927–1994), Swedish swimmer and water polo player * Olle Langert (1924–2016), Swedish painter and sculptor *

Olle Länsberg Olle Länsberg (28 March 1922 – 28 September 1998) was a Swedish writer. He wrote for ten films between 1947 and 1973. Selected filmography * '' Port of Call'' (1948) * '' Skipper in Stormy Weather'' (1951) * ''Violence'' (1955) * ''The H ...

(1922–1998), Swedish screenwriter *

Olle Larsson Olof Hindrik "Olle" Larsson (21 June 1928 – 13 January 1960) was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were ...

(1928–1960), Swedish rower *

Olle Lind Olle Lind is a Swedish jazz trombonist. In the 1970s and 1980s, Lind led such ensembles as Regionmusiken Gotland and Visby Big Band. radiojazzgruppen Radiojazzgruppen (The Radio Jazz Group) was a Swedish band led by Arne Domnérus (1967–78) and ...

, Swedish jazz trombonist *

Olle Ljungström Lars Olof "Olle" Gustaf Ljungström (12 August 1961 – 4 May 2016) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. Ljungström grew up in Vaxholm. He was vocalist and guitarist in the group Reeperbahn from 1979 to 1984; since the early 1990s he ...

(1961–2016), Swedish singer, songwriter and musician * Olle Möller (1906–1983), Swedish-American long-distance runner and convicted murderer *

Olle Nordberg (golfer) Olle Nordberg (born 2 May 1967) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the Asian Tour and European Tour. Amateur career Nordberg was introduced to golf at an early age by his father, Björn Nordberg, an elite golfer who captained the winn ...

(born 1967), Swedish golfer * Olle Nordberg (painter) (1905–1986), Swedish painter *

Olle Nordemar Olof Harry "Olle" Nordemar (25 July 1914 – 18 February 1999) was a Swedish film director, film editor, film producer, cinematographer and screenwriter. Nordemar is best known as the producer behind Olle Hellbom's films based on novels by Astri ...

(1914–1999), Swedish film director, editor, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter *

Olle Råde Olle Råde (born 11 December 1978) is a professional Magic: The Gathering player from Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borde ...

(born 1978), Swedish professional ''Magic: The Gathering'' player *

Olle Romo Olle Romö is a Swedish music producer, songwriter, and drummer. Romo rehearsed with Swedish progressive rock group Kaipa in early 1982; however, he left the group after a few weeks to join Eurythmics, and he was a drummer for them from the mid ...

(), Swedish music producer, songwriter and drummer *

Olle Tandberg Olof Peder "Olle" Tandberg (10 October 1918 – 26 December 1996) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer. He was the European amateur boxing champion between 1937 and 1939. Biography Tandberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 10 October 1918. He represe ...

(1918–1996), Swedish heavyweight boxer, European champion *

Olle Thorell Lars Olof Thorell (born 1967) is a Swedish politician, teacher and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Västmanland County since October 2006. Thorell is the son of engine ...

(born 1967), Swedish politician *

Olle Wästberg Olof "Olle" Mattias Wästberg (6 May 1945 – 10 October 2023) was a Swedish journalist, politician and diplomat, who served as Director-General of the Swedish Institute from 2005 to 2010. Biography Olle Wästberg was born in Stockholm, the son ...

(born 1945), Swedish journalist, politician and diplomat

Surname

Alan Olle Alan Charles Olle (23 July 1924 – 12 October 2004)Alan Charles Olle's obituary in the ''Herald Sun'', 14 October 2004 was an Australian rules footballer who played for in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Early life Olle was born in ...

(1924–2004), Australian rules footballer *

Andrew Olle John Andrew Durrant Olle (28 December 194712 December 1995) was an Australian radio and television presenter who mostly worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Early and personal life Olle was born in the Sydney suburb of Hornsb ...

(1947–1995), Australian radio and television presenter *

Nick Olle Nicholas Durrant Olle (born 12 November 1974) is an Australian journalist and since 2014 has been a producer with '' Dateline'' on SBS TV. He had produced programs for SBS's ''Insight'' before joining ''Dateline''. Biography Olle is the son o ...

(born 1974) Australian journalist *

T. William Olle Thomas William Olle (April 1933 – 27 March 2019) was a British computer scientist and consultant, and President of T. William Olle Associates in England. Life and career Thomas William Olle was born in April 1933. He was educated at Boston Gr ...

(1933 – March 2019) was a British computer scientist

Stage name

* Olle i Skratthult (Olle from Laughtersville), stage name of

Hjalmar Peterson Hjalmar Peterson (7 February 1886 – 24 June 1960) was a singer and comedian from Sweden, who achieved great popularity during the 1910s and 1920s. His stage name was Olle i Skratthult (Olle from Laughtersville). Life Career Hjalmar Pete ...

(1886–1960), Swedish singer and comedian

Other uses

* ''Olle'' (alley), traditional paths to houses in Jeju Island, Korea

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