Olof

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:
Per-Olov Ahrén (1926–2004), Swedish clergyman, bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992
Per-Olov Brasar (born 1950), retired professional ice hockey forward
Olof Gustafsson (born 1990), Swedish UX Designer
Olov Englund (born 1983), Swedish Bandy player
Per Olov Enquist (born 1934), one of Sweden's internationally best known authors
Olle Hagnell (1924-2011), Swedish psychiatrist
Karl Olov Hedberg (1923–2007), botanist, taxonomist, author, professor at Uppsala University
Olle Hellbom (1925–1982), Swedish film director
Per Olov Jansson (born 1920), Finnish photographer
Per-Olov Kindgren (born 1956), Swedish musician, composer, guitarist and music teacher
Olov Lambatunga, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1198–1206
Sven-Olov Lawesson (1926–1988), Swedish chemist known for his popularization of Lawesson's reagent within the chemical community
Sven Olov Lindholm (1903–1998), Swedish Nazi leader, active in Swedish fascist organizations from the 1920s to the 1950s
Per-Olov Löwdin (1916–2000), Swedish physicist, professor at the University of Uppsala from 1960 to 1983
Olof Mellberg (born 1977), Swedish footballer
Olof Palme (1927–1986), Swedish Prime Minister 1969–1976 and 1982–1986
Olle Romo, musician
Olof Rudbeck (1630–1702), internationally known as Olaus Rudbeck (as he wrote his name like that in Latin), Swedish scientist
Sven-Olov Sjödelius (born 1933), Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s
Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022), king of Sweden 995–1022
Olov Svebilius, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1681–1700
Olof Swartz (1760–1818), Swedish scientist
Olof Thorin (1912-2004), Swedish mathematician
Zhaleh Olov (born 1927), actress and dubbing artist
Olle Åhlund (1920–1996), Swedish footballer

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Diminutive of Olaf: ancestor's relic, ancestor's descendant.

Ole, Olov

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Olof Mellberg	1977	Swedish footballer
2	Olof Skötkonung	0980	King of Sweden
3	Olof Dreijer	1981	Swedish musician
4	Olof Wretling	1975	Swedish actor
5	Olof Mörck	1981	Swedish musician
6	Olof K. Gustafsson
7	Olof Trätälja		Semi-legendary Norwegian petty king
8	Olof Lagercrantz	1911	Swedish writer
9	Olof Gustafsson		Swedish video game music composer
10	Olof Björnsson	1000	Semi-legendary Swedish king
11	Olof Stenhammar	1941
12	Olof Buckard	1933	Swedish writer
13	Olof Aschberg	1877	Swedish banker and businessman
14	Olof (I) of Sweden
15	Olof the Brash		Swedish chieftain
16	Olof Rudbeck the Younger	1660	Swedish biologist
17	Olof Swartz	1760	Swedish botanist
18	Olof Eklund	1931	Swedish actor
19	Olof Ruin	1927
20	Olof von Dalin	1708	Swedish nobleman, poet, historian and courtier
21	Olof Björner	1942	Swedish writer
22	Olof Thiel	1892
23	Olof Thörnell	1877	Swedish general
24	Olof Lagus	1893
25	Olof Frånstedt	1930	Swedish Government official
26	Olof Persson	1978	Swedish footballer
27	Olof Peter Anderson	1796	Swedish merchant and chemical factory owner
28	Olof Wallberg	1973	Swedish actor
29	Olof Ehrenkrona	1951	Swedish writer
30	Olof van der Meulen	1968	Volleyball player
31	Olof Johansson	1937	Swedish politician
32	Olof Krans	1838	American artist
33	Olof Hvidén-Watson	1982	Swedish footballer
34	Olof Thunberg	1925	Swedish actor and director
35	Olof Sjögren	1914	Swedish actor
36	Olof Brundin	1961
37	Olof Guterstam	1983	Footballer, Striker
38	Olof Hellström	1923	Swedish artist
39	Olof Persson Stille		American colonist
40	Olof af Acrel	1717	Swedish surgeon
41	Olof Lundström Orloff	1938	Swedish actor
42	Olof Palme	1884	Swedish historian
43	Olof Landström	1943	Swedish illustrator
44	Olof Stahre	1909	Equestrian
45	Olof Thunman	1879	Swedish artist
46	Olof Winnerstrand	1875	Swedish actor
47	Olof Molander	1892	Swedish director
48	Victor Olof	1898	British record producer
49	Olof Lundh	1966	Swedish sports journalist
50	Olof Sundby	1917	Swedish bishop
51	Olof Söderblom		Management consultant
52	Olof Andersson Silfverlood
53	Olof Rydbeck	1913	Swedsih diplomat
54	Olof Sandborg	1884	Swedish actor
55	Olof Ås	1892	Swedish stage and film actor, stage manager
56	Olof Thunström	1896	Swedish architect
57	Olof Hiorter	1696	Swedish astronomer
58	Olof B. Widlund		Swedish-American mathematician
59	Olof Ahlberg	1876	Swedish sculptor
60	Olof Jarlbro	1978	Swedish photographer
61	Olof Wallenius	1902	Swedish businessman
62	Olof Widgren	1907	Swedish actor
63	Olof Hanner	1922	Swedish mathematician
64	Olof Tempelman	1745	Swedish architect
65	Olof Adolf Sjöström	1841	American fraudster
66	Olof Åhlström	1756	Swedish civil servant, composer, organist and music publisher
67	Olof Lavesson	1976	Swedish politician
68	Olof Gemvik	1917	Swedish actor
69	Olof Bergström	1919	Actor
70	Olof Strömstierna	1664	Swedish admiral
71	Olof Ohlsson	1888	Swedish football player
72	Olof Jernberg	1855	German painter
73	Olof Högberg	1855	Swedish writer
74	Olof Arenius	1700	Swedish artist
75	Olof Thorin	1912	Swedish mathematician
76	Olof Skoog	1962
77	Olof Olsson i Kullenbergstorp	1859	Politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden
78	Olof Möller	1923	Swedish writer
79	Olof Mård	1989	Footballer
80	Olof Jacobsen	1888	Gymnast
81	Olof Arrhenius	1895	Swedish chemist
82	Olof Arvidsson
83	Olof Wijk den yngre	1833
84	Olof Bergqvist	1862	Swedish bishop
85	Olof Wallquist	1755	Swedish politician
86	Olof Hammarsten	1841
87	Olof Stolpe	1927	Olympic footballer and bandy player
88	Olof Immanuel von Fåhraeus	1796	Swedish politician and entomologist
89	Olof Eneroth	1825	Swedish gardener
90	Olof Wijk den äldre	1786
91	Olof Huddén	1923	Swedish actor
92	Olof Werling Melin	1861	Swedish colonel, creator of Melin Shorthand
93	Olof Gigon	1912	Swiss teacher, philologist, translator and classical philologist
94	Olof Jonsson	1918
95	Olof Hultin	1947	Swedish architect
96	Olof Salmén	1927	Aland Islands politician
97	Olof Bolander	1771	Swedish priest
98	Olof Faxander	1970
99	Olof Hermelin	1658	Swedish official, nobleman and diplomat
100	Olof Ågren	1874
101	Olof Carl Malmquist	1894
102	Olof Heinrichs	1891
103	Olof Örnehufvud	1600
104	Olof Johan Södermark	1790	Swedish sculptor, painter and officer
105	Olof Erland	1944	Åland politician
106	Olof Hedengren	1812
107	Olof Enckell	1900
108	Olof Ulric Arborelius	1791
109	Olof Sjöström	1940
110	Olof Kexél	1748	Swedish translator and writer
111	Olof Kleberg	1938	Swedish journalist
112	Olof Carlsson	1918
113	Olof Thorwald Ohlsson	1903
114	Olof Arborelius	1842	Swedish painter
115	Olof Ask	1982	Swedish handball player
116	Olof Engvall	1968	Swedish journalist
117	Olof August Danielsson	1852	Swedish linguist
118	Olof Kinnmark	1897	Swedish chess player
119	Olof A Söderberg	1872
120	Olof Djurfeldt	1931	Swedish journalist
121	Olof Östblom	1978
122	Olof Celsius	1716	Swedish priest and historian
123	Olof Eriksson	1911	Finnish painter
124	Olof Mark	1873	Swedish yacht racer
125	Olof Herrlin	1914	Swedish bishop
126	Olof Hederyd	1923
127	Olof Bromelius	1639	Swedish botanist
128	Olof Håkansson	1695	Swedish farmer
129	Olof Bäckström	1922	Finnish designer and engineer
130	Olof Höjer	1937	Swedish pianist
131	Per Olof Sköldberg	1910	Olympic sport shooter
132	Olof Hambraeus	1926	Swedish priest
133	Olof Torén	1718	Swedish botanist and priest
134	Olof Fagerström	1923	Swedish lawyer (1923-1971)
135	Olof Jonsson i Hov	1839	Swedish politician
136	Olof Frenzel	1933	Swedish actor
137	Olof Nordenfeldt	1826	Swedish politician
138	Olof Adlerberg	1699
139	Olof Strandberg	1816	Swedish actor
140	Olof Sager-Nelson	1868	Swedish painter
141	Olof Rhodin	1948
142	Olof Forselius	1880	Swedish politician
143	Olof August Welin	1841
144	Olof Kolmodin den yngre	1766	Swedish translator
145	Olof Hillberg	1887	Swedish actor
146	Olof Krumlinde	1856	Swedish painter
147	Olof Alfthan	1925	Finnish physician
148	Olof Broman	1676	Swedish author
149	Olof Kolmodin	1690	Swedish priest
150	Olof Malm	1851	Swedish politician
151	Olof Wibelius	1752
152	Olof Birgersson Knös	1683	Swedish priest
153	Olof Strömsten	1909	Finnish association football player and bandy player
154	Theo Olof	1924	Dutch musician, music educator and concertmaster (1924-2012)
155	Olof Bidenius Renhorn	1706	Swedish politician
156	Olof Olsson	1872
157	Olof Bjurbäck	1750	Swedish translator and writer
158	Olof Lindeman	1911
159	Olof Glas	1812
160	Olof Eriksson Willman
161	Olof Nilsson	1868	Swedish artist
162	Olof Traung	1888	Swedish writer
163	Olof Leffler	1813
164	Olof Grafström	1927	Swedish pianist
165	Olof Dahlberg	1942	Swedish journalist
166	Olof Törnflycht	1680
167	Olof Sundqvist	1962
168	Olof Tandberg	1885	Swedish painter
169	Olof Ljunggren	1748	Swedish actor
170	Olof Olsson Häll
171	Olof Simon Rydberg	1822
172	Olof Lindfors	1925	Swedish actor
173	Olof Westring	1973
174	Olof Granholm	1924
175	Olof Schwan	1744
176	Oluf Axelsen Thott
177	Olof G Tandberg	1932	Swedish writer
178	Olof Willgren	1945	Swedish actor
179	Olof Hasslöf	1901	Swedish ethonologist
180	Olof Dahlbeck	1884
181	Olof Forsgren	1774
182	Olof Rabenius	1882
183	Olof Gangius
184	Olof Fryklund	1891
185	Olof Lundgren	1890	Swedish architect
186	Olof Ahlström	1833	Swedish politician
187	Olof Kjellström	1863
188	Olof Gyldén	1867
189	Olof Ahlers	1913
190	Olof Sundin	1886	Swedish translator
191	Olof Rydh	1942
192	Olof Larsson	1850
193	Olof Melin	1834	Politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden
194	Olof Gjöding	1717	Swedish author, priest and teacher
195	Olof Gavelin	1888	Swedish politician
196	Olof Lagergren	1818
197	Olof Way	1750
198	Olof Granberg	1858
199	Olof Gullberg	1931
200	Olof Kaijser	1914