free dictionary. Look up olov in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Olov (or Olof) is a Swedish form of Olav/Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common...

Sven Olof Joachim Palme (/ˈpɑːlmə/; Swedish: [ˈûːlɔf ˈpâlːmɛ] ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as...

Olof Skötkonung, (Old Norse: Óláfr skautkonungr; c. 980–1022) sometimes stylized as Olaf the Swede, was King of Sweden, son of Eric the Victorious and...

Olof Björnsson, in legend, was a Swedish king who was referenced in several Old Norse Sagas including Hervarar saga, Saga of Harald Fairhair and the Styrbjarnar...

On 28 February 1986, at 23:21 CET (22:21 UTC), Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, was fatally wounded by a single gunshot while walking home from a...

Olof Trätälja (Old Norse: Óláfr trételgja, Swedish: Olof Trätälja, Norwegian: Olav Tretelgja, all meaning Olaf Woodwhittler) was the son of the Swedish...

Olof Björn Dreijer (born 27 November 1981) is a Swedish DJ and record producer, best known as one half of the electronic music duo the Knife, formed with...

Erik Olof Mellberg (pronounced [ˈûːlɔf ˈmɛ̂lːbærj]; born 3 September 1977) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player who is the manager...

John Olof Mellberg (born July 30, 2006) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as defender for 2. Liga club FC Liefering, on loan from Red Bull...

Olof Rudbeck the Younger or Olaus Rudbeckius d.y. (15 March 1660 – 23 March 1740) was a Swedish explorer, scientist, botanist, ornithologist and rector...

Olof Salmén (1927–28 May 2011) was a politician in Åland, an autonomous and Swedish-speaking territory of Finland. Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament)...

Olof Bergh (sometimes spelled Olaf or Oloff Bergh) was an early Swedish-South African explorer and Cape Colony official as well as the progenitor of the...

Fritz-Olof Thunberg (21 May 1925 – 24 February 2020) was a Swedish actor, perhaps best known as the voice of the cartoon character Bamse. Thunberg was...

Björn Olof Skoog (born 6 September 1962) is a Swedish diplomat who has served as the European Union Ambassador to the UN from 2019 to 2023. From March...

Olof was, according to Adam of Bremen, a Swedish chieftain who conquered Denmark c. 900 and founded the House of Olaf. Evidence for his historicity is...

Master Olof (Swedish: Mäster Olof) is a historical drama in five acts by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The story is about the reformer Olaus...

Prince Oscar of Sweden, Duke of Skåne (Oscar Carl Olof; born 2 March 2016) is the younger child and only son of Crown Princess Victoria and her husband...

Olof Erland Persson (born June 22, 1964) is a Swedish manager. He was the president of Volvo and CEO of the Volvo Group until April 22, 2015, having been...

Olof von Dalin (29 August 1708 – 12 August 1763) was a Swedish nobleman, poet, historian and courtier. He was an influential literary figure of the Swedish...

Olof Strömstierna (1664–1730) was a Swedish naval officer and admiral. He was born as Olof Knape but became ennobled under the name Strömstierna in 1715...

Ólöf Arnalds (born 4 January 1980) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter and indie musician who has been active within the Icelandic music scene since the...

Olof Aschberg (July 22, 1877 – April 21, 1960) was a Swedish banker of Russian-Jewish descent who served as head of the Stockholm bank Nya Banken, the...

Olaf II, Oluf II or Olof II may refer to: Olaf II of Norway, king, 995 – 29 July 1030 Amlaíb Cuarán, king of Dublin, c. 900–981 Olof Björnsson, king of...

Jan-Olof may refer to: Jan-Olof Bengtsson, a Swedish journalist Jan-Olof Borgén (born 1937), a Swedish Army major general Jan-Olof Ekholm (1931–2020),...

Olof Mörck (born 12 December 1981) is a Swedish musician who is the guitarist and one of the songwriters of the heavy metal band Amaranthe, as well as...

Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén (Swedish: [alˈveːn]; 30 May 1908 – 2 April 1995) was a Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel...

Olof Celsius (the elder) (19 July 1670 – 24 June 1756) was a Swedish botanist, philologist and clergyman. He was a professor at Uppsala University, Sweden...

Carl Olof Magnus Winnerstrand (26 August 1875 – 16 July 1956) was a Swedish actor. Born in a bourgeois home in Stockholm, Winnerstrand was a son of the...

Torbern Olof Bergman (KVO) (20 March 1735 – 8 July 1784) was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist noted for his 1775 Dissertation on Elective Attractions...

Olof Kajbjer Gustafsson (born 31 January 1992), better known as olofmeister, is a Swedish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for FaZe...