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
 * Olle Romo, musician
 * Olof Rudbeck (1630–1702), internationally known as Olaus Rudbeck (as he wrote his name like that in Latin), Swedish scientist
 * 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