Olov

This article is about the given name. For the Iranian actress, see Zhaleh Olov.

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), Swedish footballer
• Olle Anderberg (1919–2003), Swedish wrestler in the Olympic Games
• Olle Andersson (speedway rider) (1932–2017), Swedish speedway rider
• Olle Andersson (tennis) (1895–1974), Swedish tennis player
• Olov Englund (born 1983), Swedish bandy player
• Olof Forssberg (1938–2023), Swedish jurist and civil servant
• Olle Hagnell (1924–2011), Swedish psychiatrist
• Olle Hellbom (1925–1982), Swedish film director
• Olof Johansson (born 1937), Swedish politician
• Olov Lambatunga, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1198–1206
• Olle Larsson (1928–1960), Swedish rower
• Olof Mellberg (born 1977), Swedish footballer
• Olof Mörck (born 1981), Swedish guitarist and songwriter, member of Amaranthe
• Olle Nordemar (1914–1999), Swedish film director, editor, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter
• Olof Palme (1927–1986), Swedish Prime Minister 1969–1976 and 1982–1986
• Olof Ripa (1909–1992), Swedish diplomat
• Olle Romo, musician
• Olof Rudbeck (1630–1702), internationally known as Olaus Rudbeck (as he wrote his name like that in Latin), Swedish scientist
• Olof Skoglund (1925–2018), Swedish diplomat
• Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022), king of Sweden 995–1022
• Olov Svebilius, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1681–1700
• Olof Swartz (1760–1818), Swedish scientist
• Olle Tandberg (1918–1996), Swedish heavyweight boxer, European champion
• Olof Thorin (1912–2004), Swedish mathematician
• Olle Thorell (born 1967), Swedish politician
• Olle Wästberg (born 1945), Swedish journalist, politician and diplomat

Fictional characters

• Olof Koskela, a main character of the novel The Song of the Blood-Red Flower by Johannes Linnankoski

See also

• Per-Olov, a list of people with the given name
• Sven-Olov, a list of people with the given name
• Olle, a list of people with the given name or surname