Olivier

Olivier is the French form of Oliver. It may refer to:

As a surname:

  • Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (1756–1814), a French entomologist
  • George Olivier, count of Wallis (1671–1743), Austrian field marshal
  • The Olivier brothers René, Aimé, and Marius, French pioneering bicycle manufacturers
  • Herbert Arnould Olivier (1861–1952), an English artist
  • Laurence Olivier (1907–1989), an English actor
  • Hon. Noël Olivier, daughter of Sydney Haldane Olivier, friend of Rupert Brooke
  • Sidney Olivier (cricketer) (1870–1932), English cricketer
  • Sydney Haldane Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier KCMG, CB, PC
  • Wynand Olivier (born 1983), a South African rugby union player

In fiction:

  • Oliver (paladin), (or Olivier) a character in the French epic The Song of Roland
  • Olivier (novel), the first published novel by French author Claire de Duras
  • Olivier, a demon described in Sebastien Michaelis' classification of demons
  • Olivier (comics), a demonic villain and enemy of the Punisher in Marvel Comics
  • Olivier Armstrong, a character in Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Olivier, MME, a French scientist surpassing Marie Curie in a Hercule Poirot mystery The Big Four (novel)

Other:

  • Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery
  • Laurence Olivier Award, theatrical award named after the actor
  • Olivier Deschacht, (b.1981) Belgian footballer
  • Olivier, a demon described in Sebastien Michaelis' classification of demons
  • Olivier salad, a popular dish of Russian cuisine
  • The Olivier Theatre (named after the actor), one of three auditoria at the Royal National Theatre