About the surname Oliver other uses Oliver disambiguation Infobox family name name Oliver image image size caption pronunciation meaning region language related names Oliver given name Oliver Olivier clans Clan Fraser Fraser footnotes The surname Oliver is of several different origins. Etymology The surname Oliver is derived from the Old French personal name Oliver given name Olivier . The Oliver surname ... probably part of William the Conqueror s Norman Invasion of Britain in 1066. The Oliver family was a sept ... name throughout Europe. It was borne by one of Charlemagne s Oliver paladin paladins, and friend ... French surname is a topographic name. It is derived from oliver , meaning olive tree . It may also be related to the homonym ous name listed above. ref name Oliver1 Oliver in A Dictionary of First ... A Adam Oliver 1823 1882 , Canadian businessman politician Al Oliver b. 1946 , baseball player Alan Oliver , English sports journalist Andrew Oliver 1706 1774 , Massachusetts merchant and public official Alexander Oliver 1744 1828 , American soldier Anton Oliver b. 1975 , New Zealand rugby player B Barret Oliver born 1973 , American actor Bernard M. Oliver 1919 1995 , eminent American scientist and SETI advocate Bob Oliver born 1943 , baseball player Brian Oliver born 1968 , basketball player C Catriona Oliver born 1980 , Australian Olympic rower Chad Oliver 1928 1993 , science fiction novelist Craig Oliver born 1938 , Canadian telejournalist Craig Oliver media executive Craig Oliver born 1969 , Downing Street Director of Communications and former BBC media executive D Dale Oliver , American composer Damien Oliver born 1972 , Australian jockey Daniel Oliver 1930 1916 , British botanist Darren Oliver born 1970 , baseball pitcher David Oliver actor 1962 1992 , American actor David Oliver Canadian politician , politician in British Columbia, Canada David Oliver athlete , American athlete Dean Oliver basketball born 1978 Dean Oliver footballer born 1987 , player for Sheffield United Deanna ... more details
About the musical the 1968 film Oliver film Infobox Musical name Oliver image OLIVER111.jpeg caption ... Bruce Prochnik br Michael Goodman br Hope Jackman br Alice Playten basis Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist productions 1960 West End theatre West End br 1962 Broadway theatre Broadway br 1968 Oliver ... production specific acting, directing, etc. awards awards Tony Award for Best Original Score Oliver ... is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens . It premiered in the West End ... and further tours and revivals. It was made into Oliver film a musical film in 1968. Major London revivals played from 1994 1998 and again from 2008 2011. Background Oliver was the first musical adaptation of a famous Charles Dickens work to become a stage hit. Besides the fame of Oliver Twist .... ref Kenny, Sean. http www.strandarchive.co.uk tabs a to z.htm Designing Oliver , The Strand Archive ... being completely left out. It may well be that Bart based his musical on David Lean s Oliver Twist 1948 ... lunchroom for dinner Food Glorious Food . They are fed only gruel . Nine year old Oliver actually ... by Mr. Bumble and the Widow Corney, the heartless and greedy caretakers of the workhouse Oliver ... him. Oliver comes back and is promptly sold Boy for Sale and apprenticed to an undertaker, Mr. Sowerberry. He and his wife taunt Oliver and Mr. Bumble That s Your Funeral . He is sent to sleep in the basement ... morning bully Noah Claypole, who oversees Oliver s work, insults Oliver s dead mother, whereupon Oliver begins pummeling him. Mrs. Sowerberry and her daughter, Charlotte run in, and become hysterical. Mr. Bumble is sent for, and he and the Sowerberrys lock Oliver in a coffin, but during all the commotion Oliver escapes. After a week on the run, he meets the Artful Dodger , a boy wearing an oversize coat and a top hat. He beckons Oliver to join him Consider Yourself . Dodger is, unknown to Oliver, a boy pickpocket , and he invites Oliver to come and live in Fagin s lair. Fagin is a criminal ... more details
Mount Oliver can refer to Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania , a borough Mount Oliver in the Prince Olav Mountains of Antarctica Mount Oliver Alberta in the Canadian Rockies geodis it Mount Oliver ... more details
Charles Oliver is the name of Charlie Oliver , New Zealand rugby player and cricketer Charlie Oliver Australian footballer Charles Oliver actor , British actor Charles Oliver tennis See also lookfrom hndis Oliver, Charles ... more details
Oliver Frey may refer to Oli Frey , real name Oliver Frey , Swiss magazine illustrator Oliver W. Frey 1887 1939 , U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania hndis Frey, Oliver ... more details
Oliver Simmons may refer to Oliver George Simmons , Wright brothers aviator Oliver Simmons Canadian politician hndis Simmons, Oliver Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Edward Oliver may refer to Ed Oliver Edward George Hudson Oliver , South African botanist and author See also intitle hndis Oliver, Edward ... more details
Oliver Drake may refer to Oliver Drake filmmaker 1903 1991 , American screenwriter and director of Western movies Oliver Drake baseball born 1987 , American baseball player hndis Drake, Oliver ... more details
David Oliver is the name of David Oliver actor 1962 1992 , American actor David Oliver athlete born 1982 , American athlete David Oliver Canadian politician born 1956 , politician in British Columbia, Canada David Oliver flautist born 1972 , Scottish musician and professor David Oliver ice hockey born 1971 , Canadian ice hockey player in the NHL David Oliver magician , American magician David Oliver singer , R & B singer David W. Oliver died 1919 , U.S. politician David C. Oliver, computer scientist and founder of Cambridge Systems Technology David Ollie Oliver , actor in Byker Grove and former band member of Point Break, Velvet Stone and Freefaller hndis Oliver, David de David Oliver it David Oliver sk David Oliver ... more details
Jack Oliver may refer to Jack P. Oliver , former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives Jack Edward Oliver 1942 2007 , British cartoonist Jack Ertle Oliver 1923 2011 , American geophysicist Jack Oliver record executive , British president of Apple Records, 1969 1971 See also Keith Jack Oliver, better known as Jackie Oliver born 1942 , British former Formula One driver and team owner John Oliver disambiguation hndis Oliver, Jack ... more details
Richard Oliver may refer to Jamie Oliver musician Richard James Oliver, born 1975 , musician with Welsh alternative metal band Lostprophets Richard Oliver Paralympian , Australian Paralympic athlete and wheelchair basketball player Richard Oliver politician 1830 1910 , New Zealand politician who represented Dunedin hndis Oliver, Richard ... more details
Mike Oliver may refer to Mike Oliver disability advocate , British academic and disability advocate Mike Oliver field hockey born 1973 , field hockey player from Canada Mike Oliver NASCAR driver , see 1991 NASCAR Busch Series See also Michael Oliver disambiguation hndis Oliver, Mike ... more details
Leonard Oliver or Len Oliver may refer to Leonard Oliver cricketer 1886 1948 , English cricketer Len Oliver footballer 1905 1967 , English international footballer Len Oliver soccer , U.S. soccer half back See also Leonard Olivier born 1923 , American bishop hndis Oliver, Leonard ... more details
George Oliver may refer to George Oliver historian 1781 1861 , Roman Catholic priest and historian George Oliver physician 1841 1915 , English physician George Oliver golfer 1883 1965 , American Olympic golfer George Oliver politician 1888 1984 , British politician George Oliver rugby 1891 1977 , dual code international rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 20s George T. Oliver 1848 1917 , U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania See also lookfrom hndis Oliver, George ... more details
Oliver is both a family name and a given name. Oliver may also refer to People Oliver given name Oliver surname Oliver family name , a Scottish family name Entertainment Music Oliver , a musical based on Dickens novel Oliver Twist Oliver film Oliver film , a 1968 musical film by Carol Reed based on the musical Oliver song , a song from the musical OliverOliver song Oliver song , a 1979 song by Anita Skorgan from the musical Oliver singer , a 1960s pop singer best known for the hit song Good Morning Starshine Fictional characters Oliver Twist character , the main protagonist of Dickens novel Oliver the Western Engine , from The Railway Series books by Rev. W. Awdry Oliver Wendell Douglas , on the American television situation comedy Green Acres Oliver paladin , a paladin featured in the Matter of France Oliver Trask , a controversial minor character from the first season of The O.C. Oliver Queen , DC Comic book hero also known as the Green Arrow Oliver Oken , from Hannah Montana Oliver Lightload , in the movie Cars Ariadne Oliver , in the novels of Agatha Christie Tommy Oliver , from Power Rangers Places Canada Oliver, British Columbia , a small town in the Okanagan Valley known as the Wine Capital of Canada Oliver, Edmonton an urban neighborhood immediately west of downtown Edmonton, Alberta. United States Oliver, California Oliver, Georgia Oliver, Baltimore , Maryland, a neighborhood Oliver, Pennsylvania Oliver, Wisconsin Oliver Springs, Tennessee Oliver Bridge , a railroad bridge that connects Oliver, Wisconsin with Duluth, Minnesota Oliver Winery in Bloomington, Indiana Oliver Township disambiguation Companies The Oliver Corporation , a tractor manufacturer The Oliver Typewriter Company , a typewriter manufacturer Other uses Oliver chimpanzee , a former performing ape OLIVER CICS interactive test debug , a proprietary computer test debugging product Oliver Glacier , a glacier on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada See also Olive Olivier disambiguation disambig de Oliver ... more details
Oliver James may refer to Oliver James psychologist born 1953 Oliver James entertainer born 1980 Oliver James footballer born 1987 Oliver James cricketer born 1990 See also intitle James Oliver disambiguation Fleet Foxes album , the 2008 album by American folk band Fleet Foxes that contains the song Oliver James hndis James, Oliver ... more details
Oliver Wood is the name of Oliver Wood cinematographer , English cinematographer Oliver Wood, American musician, one of the The Wood Brothers Oliver Wood general , American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era Characters List of supporting Harry Potter characters Oliver Wood Oliver Wood , a character in the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling hndis Wood, Oliver pl Oliver Wood ... more details
Oliver Township may refer to the following places in the United States Oliver Township, Scott County, Arkansas Oliver Township, Huron County, Michigan Oliver Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan Oliver Township, Taney County, Missouri Oliver Township, Williams County, North Dakota Oliver Township, Adams County, Ohio Oliver Township, Ellis County, Oklahoma Oliver Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania Oliver Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Oliver Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania See also Olive Township disambiguation Geodis Category Township name disambiguation pages de Oliver Township ... more details
James Oliver may refer to Jamie Oliver born 1975 , English chef Jamie Oliver musician , keyboards player of Welsh band Lostprophets James C. Oliver 1895 1986 , American politician James Harrison Oliver 1857 1928 , American admiral and governor of the United States Virgin Islands Michael Oliver Lord Mayor James Michael Yorrick Oliver , Lord Mayor of London 2001 2002 Jim Oliver novelist , American novelist Jim Oliver footballer born 1941 , Scottish former footballer Jimmy Oliver born 1969 , American basketball player James Oliver inventor 1823 1908 , American inventor and industrialist hndis Oliver, James ... more details
John Oliver may refer to John Oliver bishop born 1935 , former Bishop of Hereford John Oliver canoer born 1943 , British sprint canoer John Oliver composer born 1959 , Canadian composer John Oliver conductor , founder and conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus John Oliver cricketer 1918 1992 , English cricketer John Oliver Dean of Christ Church died 1552 , Anglican priest John Oliver Dean of Worcester 1601 1661 , Anglican priest John Oliver entertainer born 1977 , British political comedian John Oliver footballer 1867 ? , English footballer of the 1880s and 1890s John Oliver footballer born 1915 1915 1991 , English footballer of the 1930s John Oliver politician 1856 1927 , British Columbia, Canada John Oliver smuggler , eighteenth century miller at Highdown Hill , UK John Oliver speedway rider born 1987 , Australian speedway rider John Ertle Oliver 1923 2011 , American scientist John Morrison Oliver 1828 1872 , USA Civil War Union Brigadier General John Watkins Oliver 1914 1990 , U.S. federal judge See also Jon Oliva born 1960 , lead vocalist for Savatage Jack Oliver disambiguation intitle hndis Oliver, John de John Oliver et John Oliver ... more details
William Oliver may refer to William Bacon Oliver 1867 1948 , American congressman William M. Oliver 1792 1863 , American lawyer and politician William Oliver songwriter 1800 1848 , Newcastle upon Tyne born songwriter William Oliver footballer 1892 ? , English footballer William Oliver physician 1695 1764 , inventor of the Bath Oliver biscuit William Oliver politician 1850 1951 , mayor of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada William Oliver UK politician , MP in the Northern Ireland Parliament for Belfast Dock Bill Oliver , college football coach William Oliver British Army officer 1901 1981 , British general William Silver Oliver 1836 1908 , Irish born Canadian military surgeon William J. Oliver , 19th century informer and suspected agent provocateur See also lookfrom intitle hndis Oliver, William de William Oliver ... more details
Dean Oliver is the name of Dean Oliver statistician , contributor to the statistical analysis of basketball Dean Oliver footballer born 1987 , footballer who plays for Sheffield United Dean Oliver basketball born 1978 , basketball player who played with the Golden State Warriors hndis Oliver, Dean ... more details
Oliver Allen may refer to Oliver Allen footballer born 1986 , footballer from the United Kingdom Oliver Allen speedway rider born 1982 , motorcycle speedway rider from the United Kingdom David Oliver Allen , 1800 1863 , American missionary Hndis Allen, Oliver ... more details
Oliver Hart may refer to Oliver Hart economist born 1948 , British born American economist at Harvard University Oliver Hart speedway rider 1912 1983 , English international speedway rider A pseudonym of the American rapper Eyedea hndis Hart, Oliver da Oliver Hart ... more details
Michael Oliver may refer to Michael Oliver actor born 1981 , American actor Michael Oliver footballer born 1957 , Scottish football player and manager Michael Oliver Lord Mayor , Lord Mayor of London, 2001 2002 Michael Oliver real estate , founder of the Republic of Minerva Michael Oliver referee born 1985 , English football referee Michael Oliver writer, broadcaster 1937 2002 , BBC broadcaster, writer and journalist on classical music Michael Kelway Oliver 1925 2004 , Canadian academic, political organizer and president of Carleton University See also Mike Oliver disambiguation intitle hndis Oliver, Michael nl Michael Oliver ... more details
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