Olsen
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Olsen may refer to:
- Olsen (surname)Olsen (surname)Olsen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Ole". The surname Olesen has a similar origin. The Swedish parallel form is Olsson - "son of Ola"...
, people with the surname Olsen - Fred. Olsen & Co.Fred. Olsen & Co.Fred. Olsen & Co. is a large shipping company based in Oslo, Norway. The company was founded by Petter Olsen in 1848. Today it is the holding company that controls the Olsen family's interest through Bonheur and Ganger Rolf.-History:...
, a large shipping company with worldwide headquarters based in Oslo, Norway
See also
- Charles Olsen, American poet renowned for his provocative style and large body of works
- Chris OlsenChris OlsenChris Olsen is a jazz pianist, composer, poet, and vocalist. Currently a member of the fusion group Time in Motion , and former member of South Dakota based funk ensemble Greenhouse....
, a jazz pianist, composer, poet, and vocalist - Jens OlsenJens OlsenJens Olsen was a clockmaker, locksmith and astromechanic who built the famous world clock located in the city hall of Copenhagen, the Rådhus. He was born in Ribe, Denmark. Ever since he was a small child, Olsen was interested in clocks and other mechanical devices...
- Chris Olsen (director), American film director and former animator at Big Idea Productions
- The Olsen Twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley OlsenMary-Kate and Ashley OlsenMary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen are American actresses and entrepreneurs.Both have appeared in television and films since infancy. Since then, they have continued their celebrity through numerous television programs, films, interviews, as well as commercial endorsements...
- Olsen BrothersOlsen BrothersOlsen Brothers are a Danish rock/pop music duo, and are brothers Jørgen and "Noller" Olsen. They formed their first band, The Kids, in 1965. The Kids warmed up for The Kinks in the K.B...
, a Danish rock/pop music duo - Olsen GangOlsen GangThe Olsen Gang is a fictional Danish criminal gang in the movies of the same name. The gang's leader is the criminal genius and habitual offender Egon Olsen. The other members of the gang are Benny and Kjeld . The gang members are harmless and never use violence...
, a fictional Danish criminal gang in the movies of the same name - "Olsen Olsen", a song by post rock band Sigur Rós from their album Ágætis byrjunÁgætis byrjunÁgætis byrjun is the second album by the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, which was released in 1999. Ágætis byrjun was recorded between the summer of 1998 to the spring of 1999 with producer Ken Thomas, and became Sigur Rós's breakthrough album, both critically and commercially...
- Olson (disambiguation)
- OlssonOlssonOlsson is a common Swedish surname. It is a contraction of the surname Olofsson and it literally means "son of Olof" and seldom also "son of Ola"...