Olmstead may refer to:

People

* Aaron Olmsted (1753–1806), sometime historically misspelled as

Aaron Olmstead Captain Aaron Olmsted (May 19, 1753 – September 9, 1806), erroneously spelled Olmstead, was a wealthy sea captain in the China trade out of New England, and one of 49 investors who formed the Connecticut Land Company in 1795 to purchase a maj ...

, New England sea captain * Albert T. Olmstead (1880–1945) American assyriologist *

Bert Olmstead Murray Albert Olmstead (September 4, 1926 – November 16, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL). Olms ...

(1926–2015), Canadian ice hockey player * Charles H. Olmstead (1837–1926), Confederate colonel * Charles Sanford Olmsted (1853–1918), Episcopal bishop of Colorado * Charles Tyler Olmstead (1842–1824), Episcopal bishop of Central New York *

David Olmstead David Olmstead is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1995 and defeated for re-election by Kirk MacDonald in 1999. He represented the electoral district A ...

, Canadian politician *

Denison Olmstead Denison Olmsted (June 18, 1791 – May 13, 1859) was an American physicist and astronomer. Professor Olmsted is credited with giving birth to meteor science after the 1833 Leonid meteor shower over North America spurred him to study this phenom ...

(1791–1859), American astronomer *

Gertrude Olmstead Gertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929. Her last name was sometimes seen as Olmsted. Career Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinois ...

(1897–1975), American actress * Marla Olmstead (born 2000), American abstract artist *

Matt Olmstead Matt Olmstead is an American writer and producer for television shows. Early life Olmstead graduated from California State University, Chico in 1988. He is an alumnus of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. He went to Hollywood in hopes of ...

, American writer and producer for television shows * C. Michelle Olmstead (born 1969), American astronomer *

Roy Olmstead Roy Olmstead (September 18, 1886 – April 30, 1966) was one of the most successful and best-known bootleggers in the Pacific Northwest region during American Prohibition. A former lieutenant in the Seattle Police Department, he began smugg ...

(1886–1966), famous bootlegger during American prohibition * Robert Olmstead (born 1954), American novelist and educator * Stephen G. Olmstead (1929–2022), American Army officer

Case law

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Olmstead v. United States ''Olmstead v. United States'', 277 U.S. 438 (1928), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, on the matter of whether wiretapping of private telephone conversations, conducted by federal agents without a search warrant with reco ...

'', a 1928 decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the legality of wiretapping by government officials *''

Olmstead v. L.C. ''Olmstead v. L.C.'', 527 U.S. 581 (1999), is a United States Supreme Court case regarding discrimination against people with mental disabilities. The Supreme Court held that under the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals with mental dis ...

'', a 1999 decision of the United States Supreme Court defining the right of people with mental disabilities to live in the community rather than institutions

Other

* Lake Olmstead Stadium, stadium in Augusta, Georgia used primarily by the Augusta GreenJackets baseball team

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