Oliver

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Oliver may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and literature

Books

  • Oliver the Western Engine, volume 24 in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry
  • Oliver Twist, a novel by Charles Dickens

Fictional characters

  • Ariadne Oliver, in the novels of Agatha Christie
  • Oliver (Disney character)
  • Oliver Fish, a gay police officer on the American soap opera One Life to Live
  • Oliver Hampton, in the American television series How to Get Away with Murder
  • Oliver Jones (The Bold and the Beautiful), on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
  • Oliver Lightload, in the movie Cars
  • Oliver Oken, from Hannah Montana
  • Oliver (paladin), a paladin featured in the Matter of France
  • Oliver Queen, DC Comic book hero also known as the Green Arrow
  • Oliver (Thomas and Friends character), a locomotive in the Thomas and Friends franchise
  • Oliver Trask, a controversial minor character from the first season of The O.C.
  • Oliver Twist (character), the protagonist of Dickens' novel Oliver Twist
  • Oliver Wendell Douglas, on the American television situation comedy Green Acres
  • Oliver, the main character of the role-playing game Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
  • Tommy Oliver, from Power Rangers

Film

  • Oliver! (film), a 1968 musical by Carol Reed based on the stage musical
    • Oliver! (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 1968 British musical film of the same name

Stage

  • Oliver!, a 1960 musical by Lionel Bart based on Dickens' novel Oliver Twist

Television

  • "Oliver", an episode of The Good Doctor

Music

  • Oliver (DJs), electronic music production and DJ duo based in Los Angeles
  • Oliver EP, released by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes in 2008
  • Oliver (singer) (1945–2000), American pop singer best known for the hit song "Good Morning Starshine"
  • Oliver (software), an English speaking Vocaloid by PowerFX who was released for Vocaloid 3
  • "Oliver!" (song), a 1960 song from the stage musical Oliver!
  • "Oliver" (song), a 1979 song by Anita Skorgan

Business

  • Oliver Farm Equipment Company, an American farm equipment manufacturer (1929–1960)
  • Oliver Typewriter Company, an American typewriter manufacturer (1895–1926)

People

  • Oliver (given name)
  • Oliver (surname)
  • Oliver (Scottish surname), associated with a Scottish sept
  • Oliver (Middlesex cricketer) (fl. 1787), an English cricketer
  • Oliver (Surrey cricketer) (fl. 1824–1828), an English cricketer

Places

Canada

  • Oliver, British Columbia, a small town in the Okanagan Valley; known as the Wine Capital of Canada
  • Oliver, Edmonton, an urban neighborhood west of downtown Edmonton, Alberta
  • Oliver, Essex County, Ontario, a town
  • Oliver Glacier, Baffin Island, Nunavut
  • Oliver, Nova Scotia, a town

United States

Elsewhere

  • Oliver Island (Antarctica)
  • Oliver Island (Western Australia)

Other uses

  • Oliver (chimpanzee), a former performing ape
  • Oliver (Top Gear), nickname for a car in Top Gear: Botswana Special
  • Oliver Bridge, a railroad bridge that connects Oliver, Wisconsin with Duluth, Minnesota
  • Oliver High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a former public school now used as offices
  • Oliver Winery, Bloomington, Indiana

See also

  • Olive, a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae
  • Oliver Township (disambiguation)
  • Olivier (disambiguation)
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