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Ollie Ollie is a given name and a nickname, often as a shortened form of Oliver (given name), Oliver, Olive (given name), Olive, Olympia, Olga (name), Olga or Olivia (given name), Olivia. Variants include Olie, Oli, Oly (disambiguation), Oly and Olly (di ...

, is a variant of the given names Olivia and

Oliver 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 ...

. Notable people and characters with this form of the name include:

People

* Olly (born 2001), Italian singer and songwriter *

Olly Alexander Oliver Alexander Thornton (born 15 July 1990) is an English singer, actor and List of LGBTQ rights activists, LGBTQ activist who rose to prominence as the lead singer of the English pop band Years & Years, who achieved two No. 1 albums on the U ...

(born 1990), British musician, actor, television presenter and LGBTQ advocate * Olly Ashall-Bott (born 1997), English rugby league footballer who plays as a full-back or wing for the Widnes Vikings * Olly Cracknell (born 1994), Welsh rugby union player who plays for Ospreys regional team as a flanker * Olly Croft (1929–2019), darts administrator * Olly Dondokambey (born 1961), Indonesian politician *

Olly Donner Olga Maria ('Olly') Donner ( Sinebrychoff; 28 September 1881 — 22 September 1956) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer and anthroposopher, known also by her pen name Jean Bray. Biography She was born to an upper-class family, as the only c ...

(1881-1956), Finnish writer * Olly Flynn (born 1950), English race walker * Olly Gebauer (1908–1937), Austrian film actress * Olly Hicks, British kayaker, explorer and inspirational speaker * Olly Holzmann (1915–1995), Austrian dancer and film actress * Olly Kohn (born 1981), Welsh international rugby union player for Harlequins having previously played for Bristol and Plymouth Albion *

Olly Mann Olly Mann is a British podcaster, broadcaster and BBC presenter. He is best known as the presenter of the weekend evening show on LBC and for his work with longtime collaborator Helen Zaltzman with whom he presented the award-winning podcast '' ...

(born 1981), British presenter * Olly Martins (born 1969), British politician *

Olly Moss Oliver Jonathan Moss (born 24 January 1987) is an English graphic artist, best known for his reimagining of movie posters. His work has been released by Mondo and is regularly featured in ''Empire'' magazine. Background and early life Moss g ...

(born 1987), English graphic artist *

Olly Murs Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence after participating on the sixth series of the television talent show ''The X Factor'' in 2009, where he finished as runn ...

(born 1984), English singer, songwriter, television presenter and dancer * Olly Robinson (born 1991), English rugby union player who plays for Cardiff Blues as a flanker * Olly Simpson (born 1998), Australian motorcycle racer *

Olly Stone Oliver Peter Stone (born 9 October 1993) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorks ...

(born 1993), English cricketer *

Olly Taylor (footballer) Oliver Scott Taylor (born 13 December 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Dorchester Town. Career Taylor started a two-year scholarship with Wycombe Wanderers in 2010. He finished his scholarship and signed his first pro ...

(born 1993), English footballer *

Olly Westbury Oliver Edward Westbury (born 2 July 1997) is an English cricketer. He made his List A debut for Worcestershire against the West Indies A in a tri-series warm-up match on 19 June 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Worcestershire in the 2018 t2 ...

(born 1997), English cricketer *

Olly Williams Olly and Suzi (Olly Williams and Suzi Winstanley) are two British artists who specialise in collaborative painting of endangered wildlife. Olly and Suzi met at Saint Martin's School of Art in London, in 1987, and developed their unique art making ...

, British wildlife painter *

Olly Woodburn Olly Woodburn (born 18 November 1991) is an English rugby union player. He plays for Exeter Chiefs. His regular playing positions are wing and centre. Bath A product of the Bath Rugby academy, Woodburn made his debut for the senior side on 1 ...

(born 1991), English rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs

Characters

Olly (mascot) Olly, Syd and Millie were the official mascots of the 2000 Summer Olympics, and Lizzie was the official mascot of the 2000 Summer Paralympics, both held in Sydney, Australia. Olly, Syd and Millie were named by Philip Sheldon from advertising ...

, one of the mascots of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney *

Olly (Game of Thrones) The characters from the medieval fantasy Television show, television series ''Game of Thrones'' are based on their respective counterparts from author George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of novels. Set in a fictional univer ...

, in the ''Game of Thrones'' series * Olly, a character 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 ...

'' *

Olly Manthrope-Hall ''EastEnders: E20'' is a British Internet teen drama, teen soap opera, available on BBC Online, the official website of the BBC. The series is a spin-off from the long-running soap opera ''EastEnders'' and was created by Diederick Santer. The s ...

, a character in the British soap opera '' EastEnders: E20'' * King Olly, a character in '' Paper Mario: The Origami King''

Other

* Olly (company), a vitamins company

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