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Oliver is a given name. It is also used as a surname (see Oliver (surname)), in particular of a Scottish sept (see Oliver (Scottish surname)).
Oliver may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and literature
Books
- Oliver the Western Engine, from The Railway Series books by Rev. W. Awdry
- Oliver Twist, a novel by Charles Dickens
Fictional Characters
- Ariadne Oliver, in the novels of Agatha Christie
- Oliver (Disney character)
- Oliver Fish, a gay police officer on the American soap opera One Life to Live
- Oliver Jones (The Bold and the Beautiful), on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
- Oliver Lightload, in the movie Cars
- Oliver Oken, from Hannah Montana
- Oliver (paladin), a paladin featured in the Matter of France
- Oliver Queen, DC Comic book hero also known as the Green Arrow
- Oliver (Thomas and Friends character), a locomotive in the Thomas and Friends franchise
- Oliver Trask, a controversial minor character from the first season of The O.C.
- Oliver Twist (character), the protagonist of Dickens' novel Oliver Twist
- Oliver Wendell Douglas, on the American television situation comedy Green Acres
- Oliver, the main character of the role-playing game Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
- Tommy Oliver, from Power Rangers
Film
- Oliver! (film), a 1968 musical by Carol Reed based on the musical
- Oliver! (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 1968 British musical film of the same name
Music
- Oliver (duo), electronic music production and DJ duo based in Los Angeles
- Oliver EP, released by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes in 2008
- Oliver (singer) (1945–2000), 1960s pop singer best known for the hit song "Good Morning Starshine"
- Oliver (software), an English speaking Vocaloid by PowerFX who was released for Vocaloid 3
- "Oliver!" (song), a 1960 song from the musical Oliver!
- "Oliver" (song), a 1979 song by Anita Skorgan
- Oliver!, a 1960 musical based on Dickens' novel Oliver Twist
Business
- Oliver Farm Equipment Company, an American farm equipment manufacturer (1929–1960)
- Oliver Typewriter Company, an American typewriter manufacturer (1895–1926)
People
- Oliver (Middlesex cricketer) (fl. 1787), an English cricketer
- Oliver (Surrey cricketer) (fl. 1824–1828), an English cricketer
Places
Canada
- Oliver, British Columbia, a small town in the Okanagan Valley; known as the Wine Capital of Canada
- Oliver, Edmonton, an urban neighborhood west of downtown Edmonton, Alberta
- Oliver, Essex County, Ontario, a town
- Oliver Glacier, Baffin Island, Nunavut
- Oliver, Nova Scotia, a town
United States
- Oliver, California, a former settlement
- Oliver, Georgia, a city
- Oliver, Indiana, an unincorporated community
- Oliver, Baltimore, Maryland, a neighborhood
- Oliver, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
- Oliver, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place
- Oliver, Wisconsin, a village
- Oliver County, North Dakota
- Oliver Township (disambiguation)
- Lake Oliver, a reservoir in Georgia and Alabama
- Lake Oliver (South Dakota)
Elsewhere
Other uses
- Oliver (chimpanzee), a former performing ape
- Oliver (Top Gear), nickname for a car in Top Gear: Botswana Special
- Oliver Bridge, a railroad bridge that connects Oliver, Wisconsin with Duluth, Minnesota
- Oliver High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a former public school now used as offices
- Oliver Winery, Bloomington, Indiana
See also
- Olive, a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae
- Oliver Township (disambiguation)
- Olivier (disambiguation)
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