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
Olof Ripa (1909–1992), Swedish diplomat
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