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

Olle, Ole, Olof

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Zhaleh Olov	1927	Iranian actress
2	Olov Englund	1983	Swedish bandy player
3	Olaus Swebilius	1624	Archbishop of Uppsala
4	Olov Johansson	1966
5	Olov Lambatunga	1198	Archbishop of Uppsala
6	Olov Hartman	1906	Hymnwriter
7	Olov Janse	1892	Swedish archaeologist
8	Olov Svedelid	1932	Swedish writer
9	Olov Abrahamsson	1963	Swedish journalist
10	Olov Jonason	1919	Swedish writer
11	Olov Tällström	1958	Skulptor from Sweden
12	Olov Grøtting	1960	Norwegian politician
13	Olov Ternström	1927
14	Olov Norbrink	1965
15	Olov Lundqvist	1988	Swedish ice hockey player
16	Olov Amelin	1960
17	Olov Wigren	1914	Swedish actor
18	Olov Hyllienmark	1965	Swedish translator
19	Olov Rylander	1900	Politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden
20	Olov Franzén	1946
21	Olov Modig	1967	Swedish ice hockey player
22	Olov Agri	1938
23	Olov Larsson
24	Olov Lekberg	1918	Swedish politician
25	Olov Lönnqvist	1920
26	Olov Ramfelt	1909
27	Olov Blomkvist
28	Olov Åkerman	1893
29	Olov Geggen	1916