Olson (also Olsson, Oleson) is a common surname of Scandinavian origin that literally means "son of Olof or Ole". Olson may refer to:
Politics and government
Alec G. Olson (born 1930), former member of the US House of Representatives from Minnesota
Allen I. Olson (born 1938), former Governor of North Dakota
Bud Olson (1925–2002), Canadian Member of Parliament, Senator and Lieutenant Governor
Culbert Olson, (1876–1962), Governor of California
Donovan Olson (born 1965), Iowa State Representative
Eric T. Olson (born 1952), American admiral and former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command
Floyd B. Olson (1891–1936), 22nd Governor of Minnesota
Mark Douglas Olson, U.S. politician, Minnesota state legislator
Mark W. Olson (born 1943), U.S. Federal Reserve governor from 2001 to 2006
Ole H. Olson (1872–1954), 18th Governor of North Dakota, State Senator, State Representative and Lieutenant Governor
Pete Olson (born 1962), Texas State Representative
Theodore Olson (born 1940), 42nd United States Solicitor General
William Olson (1873-1931), Wisconsin State Assemblyman
Benji Olson (born 1975), former National Football League (NFL) player
Bob Olson, American collegiate football player
Carl Bobo Olson, (1928–2002), American boxer
Drew Olson (born 1983), NFL quarterback
Greg Olson (baseball) (born 1960), Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher
Gregg Olson (born 1966), MLB pitcher
Karl Olson (born 1930), MLB outfielder
Lisa Olson, American sportswriter
Lute Olson (born 1934), former basketball coach
Mark Olson (curler), Canadian curler and 1981 Brier champion
Sasha Olson (born 1976), Canadian softball player
Tyler Olson (baseball) (born 1989), American baseball player
Arts and entertainment
Alix Olson (born 1975), American poet
Candice Olson (born 1964), Canadian interior designer and host of the home makeover show Divine Design with Candice Olson
Charles Olson (1910–1970), American modernist poet
Evan Olson (born 1967), rock singer and songwriter
Jenni Olson (born 1962), writer, director and documentary filmmaker
John Olson (poet and writer) (born 1947)
Kaitlin Olson (born 1975), American actress
James Olson (actor) (born 1930), American actor
Johnny Olson (1910–1985), American radio personality and television announcer
Kenny Olson, Detroit guitarist with Kid Rock
Mark Olson (musician) (born 1961), U.S. country singer-songwriter
Nancy Olson, (born 1928), American actress
Olivia Olson (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and actress
Scott Olson, guitarist, bassist, and recording engineer
Science and technology
Arthur David Olson, founding contributor of the tz database
Dwight C. Olson (late 20th c.), founder of Data Securities International
Frank Olson, (1910–28, 1953), American biological warfare scientist
Harry F. Olson (1901–1982), American acoustic engineer
Mancur Olson, Jr. (1932–1988), American economist and social scientist
Storrs L. Olson, (born 1944), American biologist, ornithologist and avian paleontologist
Barbara Olson (1955–2001), television commentator, 9/11 victim, wife of Theodore Olson
Brent Olson, syndicated columnist
Sigurd F. Olson (1899–1982), American author and environmentalist
Walter Olson (born 1954), author and blogger
Gale Olson (born 1947)
Hope Olson (born 1956)
Kalin Olson (born 1975)
Annette Olson, Miss North Dakota 2006
Clifford Olson (born 1940), Canadian serial killer
Eric T. Olson (philosopher), American-born professor of philosophy at the University of Sheffield
Gregory Olsen (born 1945), entrepreneur, third private citizen to fly into space with Space Adventures, Ltd.
Hope A. Olson, library scholar known for her critical analyses of classification systems
James S. Olson, American professor of history at Sam Houston State University
James Olson, 17th president of the University of Missouri System
Jim Olson, Seattle architect
Michael Fors Olson (born 1966), American Catholic bishop
Truman O. Olson (1917–1944), U.S. Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
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