Olov
Olov 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, Swedish middle-distance runner
- Olle Åhlund, Swedish footballer
- Olle Anderberg, Swedish wrestler in the Olympic Games
- Olle Andersson , Swedish speedway rider
- Olle Andersson , Swedish tennis player
- Olov Englund, Swedish bandy player
- Olof Forssberg, Swedish jurist and civil servant
- Olle Hagnell, Swedish psychiatrist
- Olle Hellbom, Swedish film director
- Olof Johansson, Swedish politician
- Olov Lambatunga, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1198–1206
- Olle Larsson, Swedish rower
- Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer
- Olof Mörck, Swedish guitarist and songwriter, member of Amaranthe
- Olle Nordemar, Swedish film director, editor, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter
- Olof Palme, Swedish Prime Minister 1969–1976 and 1982–1986
- Olof Ripa, Swedish diplomat
- Olle Romo, musician
- Olof Rudbeck, internationally known as Olaus Rudbeck, Swedish scientist
- Olof Skötkonung, king of Sweden 995–1022
- Olov Svebilius, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1681–1700
- Olof Swartz, Swedish scientist
- Olle Tandberg, Swedish heavyweight boxer, European champion
- Olof Thorin, Swedish mathematician
- Olle Thorell, Swedish politician
- Olle Wästberg, 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