Oliver (surname)
Oliver is a surname derived from the Old French personal name Olivier. The Oliver surname seems to be French Norman in origin. The Scottish Oliver family was a sept of the Scotland Highlands' powerful Clan Fraser of Lovat.
People
A
- Adam Oliver (1823–1882), Canadian businessman-politician
- Al Oliver (born 1946), baseball player
- Alan Oliver, English sports journalist
- Allen J. Oliver (1903–1953), New York state senator
- Andrew Oliver (1706–1774), Massachusetts merchant and public official
- Alexander Oliver (1744–1828), American soldier
- Anton Oliver (born 1975), New Zealand rugby player
B
- Barret Oliver (born 1973), American actor
- Bernard M. Oliver (1919–1995), eminent American scientist and SETI advocate
- Bob Oliver (born 1943), baseball player
- Brian Oliver (disambiguation), multiple people
C
- Carl Oliver (born 1969), Bahamian sprinter and Olympic medallist
- Catriona Oliver (born 1980), Australian Olympic rower
- Chad Oliver (1928–1993), science-fiction novelist
- Christian Oliver (born 1972), German actor
- Craig Oliver (disambiguation), multiple people
- Craig Oliver (born 1969), Downing Street Director of Communications and former BBC media executive
D
- Dale Oliver (born 1970), American composer
- Damien Oliver (born 1972), Australian jockey
- Daniel Oliver (1830–1916), British botanist
- Darren Oliver (born 1970), baseball pitcher
- David Oliver (actor) (1962–1992), American actor
- David Oliver (athlete), American athlete
- Dean Oliver (basketball) (born 1978)
- Dean Oliver (footballer) (born 1987), player for Sheffield United
- Deanna Oliver, American actress
- Donald Oliver (born 1938), Canadian Senator
E
- Edna May Oliver (1883–1942), American character actress
F
- Farquhar Oliver (1904–1989), Canadian politician
- Francis Wall Oliver (1864–1951), British botanist
- Frank Oliver (politician) (1853–1933), Canadian politician
- Frank Oliver (rugby union) (born 1948), New Zealand rugby player
- Frank A. Oliver (1883–1968), New York Congressman
- Frank L. Oliver (1922-2018), Pennsylvania politician
G
- Gene Oliver (1913–2007), American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball.
- Geoffrey Oliver (1898–1980), British admiral
- George Borg Olivier (1911-1980), Maltese Prime Minister
- George Guy Oliver (1878-1932), American Film Actor
- George T. Oliver (1848–1919), American lawyer, publisher, and Republican party politician
- Glynis Oliver, artist and colorist in the comics industry
H
- Harry Oliver (1888–1973), American humorist
- Harry Oliver (ice hockey) (1898–1985), Canadian
- Henry Francis Oliver (1865–1965), Admiral of the Fleet, Royal Naval officer
I
- Ian Oliver, former chief police officer, now an international consultant for the United Nations
- Isaac Oliver (c. 1565–1617) French-born English portrait miniature painter
- Isaiah Oliver (born 1996), American football player
J
- Jack Edward Oliver (1942–2007), British cartoonist
- Jackie Oliver (born 1942), Formula One driver
- James Harrison Oliver (1857–1928), a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy
- James Michael Yorrick Oliver, Lord Mayor of London from 2001 to 2002
- Jamie Oliver, (born 1975), British celebrity chef
- Jamie Oliver (musician), of Lostprophets
- Jimmy Oliver (born 1969), basketball player
- Joe Oliver (baseball player) (born 1965), catcher
- Joe "King" Oliver (1885–1938). African-American jazz musician and bandleader
- John Oliver (British Columbia politician) and farmer in British Columbia, Canada
- John Oliver (comedian), British political comedian
- John Ertle Oliver, (1923–2011), American scientist (aka Jack Oliver)
- Jools Oliver; née Juliette Norton, wife of British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver
- Joseph Oliver (mayor), mayor of Toronto 1908–1909
- Joe Oliver (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s
- Jovan Oliver (ca. 1310–1356), Serbian nobleman and autonomous ruler
- Juan García Oliver (1901–1980), Spanish Anarcho-syndicalist revolutionary
L
- Laureen Oliver, New York political activist
- Laurence Olivier (1907-1989), Actor
M
- Martha Capps Oliver (1845–1917), American poet, hymnwriter
- Martin Oliver (disambiguation)
- Mary Oliver (born 1936), American poet
- Meg Oliver (born 1970), TV news anchor
- Melvin Oliver (born 1983), football player
- Michael Oliver (Carleton president), (1925–2004) Canadian academic leader
- Michael Oliver (actor), American actor
- Michael Oliver (footballer), Scottish football player and manager
- Michael Oliver (Lord Mayor), Lord Mayor of London (2001–2002)
- Michael Oliver (real estate), founder of the Republic of Minerva
- Michael Oliver (writer, broadcaster) (1937–2002)
N
- Nancy Oliver (born 1955), American playwright and screenwriter
- Nate Oliver, American baseball player
- Neil Oliver, Scottish historian
- Neil Oliver (footballer), English footballer
- Nicole Oliver, Canadian actress
- Norman Oliver, rugby league footballer of the 1960s
O
- Oliver (singer) (1945–2000), American pop singer (né William Oliver Swofford)
P
- Pam Oliver (born 1961), American sportscaster
- Paul Oliver (1927–2017), British architectural historian
- Paul Ambrose Oliver (1830–1912), American Civil War Union general and Medal of Honor recipient
- Peter Oliver (painter) (1594–1648), English miniaturist painter
- Peter Raymond Oliver (1921–2007), Law Lord
R
- Robert Don Oliver (1895–1980), British naval officer
- R. W. Oliver, the first chancellor of the University of Kansas
- Rachel Oliver, New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Raymond Oliver (1909–1990), Parisian restaurateur
- Reggie Oliver (born 1952), English playwright
- Revilo P. Oliver (1908–1994), American professor, conspiracy theorist and white supremacist
- Richard Martin fitz Oliver, actually Richard Martyn (c. 1602–1648), Irish politician
- Robert Oliver (disambiguation)
- Roland Oliver (born 1923), professor of African history
S
- Sally Oliver (born 1983), English actress
- Sheila Y. Oliver (born 1952), New Jersey legislator
- Simon Oliver, British comic book writer
- Solomon Oliver Jr. (born 1947), United States federal judge
- Stephen Oliver (Jr), pseudonym of English writer William Andrew Chatto (1799–1864)
- Sir Stephen Oliver (born 1938), retired British judge
- Stephen Oliver (1941–2008), American actor
- Stephen Oliver (1950–92), British composer
- Stephen Oliver (born 1948), retired Anglican bishop
- Professor Stephen Oliver, British biologist and biochemist
- Steven Oliver (born 1971), former Australian rules footballer
- Susan Oliver (1932–90), American actress and aviator, noted for appearing in Star Trek
- Sy Oliver (1910–1988), American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
T
- Tom Oliver (born 1938), Australian actor
- Thomas Oliver (Canadian politician) (1821–80), Canadian businessman and political figure
- Thomas Oliver (Lieutenant Governor) (1733–1815), the last Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts
- Tony Oliver (born 1958), American voice actor
- Troy Oliver, musician-songwriter
V
- Vaughan Oliver (born 1957), British graphic designer
- Vic Oliver (1898–1964), Austrian actor-comedian; Winston Churchill's son-in-law
W
- W. H. Oliver (born 1925), New Zealand poet-historian
- Walter Oliver (1883–1957), New Zealander ornithologist
- William Oliver (disambiguation), multiple people
- Winslow Oliver (born 1973), National Football League running back
See also
- Oliver (Scottish surname), for etymology
- Oliver (given name)
- Oliver (disambiguation)
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