Ole (first name)
Ole is a male name .
Origin and meaning
Ole goes back to an old Scandinavian name (Óli). It also serves as the short form of several names beginning with "Ol" and "Ul", for example "Olaf" and "Ulrich".
Name bearer
First name
- Ole Arntzen (1946–2013), Norwegian ski jumper, ski jumping trainer and official
- Ole Beich (1955–1991), bassist and co-founder of Guns N 'Roses
- Ole von Beust (* 1955), German politician
- Ole Bischof (* 1979), German judoka
- Ole Einar Bjørndalen (* 1974), Norwegian biathlete
- Ole Bull (1810–1880), Norwegian violinist and composer
- Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891–1958), Danish cabinet maker and inventor of Lego bricks
- Ole Eskild Dahlstrøm (* 1970), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Ole Eisfeld (* 1973), German actor
- Ole Elgström (* 1950), Swedish political scientist
- Ole Kristian Furuseth (* 1967), Norwegian ski racer
- Ole Häntzschel (* 1979), German illustrator and graphic designer
- Ole Holsti (* 1933), American political scientist and conflict researcher of Finnish origin
- Ole Juul (1852–1927), Norwegian landscape and marine painter from the Düsseldorf School and photographer
- Ole Knapp (1931–2015), Norwegian politician
- Ole Kjær (* 1954), Danish football player
- Ole Könnecke (* 1961), German illustrator
- Ole Lagerpusch (* 1982), German actor
- Ole André Myhrvold (* 1978), Norwegian politician
- Ole Myrvoll (1911–1988), Norwegian economist, university professor and politician
- Ole Nydahl (* 1941), Danish teacher (lama) of Diamond Way Buddhism
- Ole Birk Olesen (* 1972), Danish politician
- Ole Paus (entrepreneur) (1846–1931), Norwegian entrepreneur, manager and politician
- Ole Paus (General) (1910-2003), Norwegian general
- Ole Paus (musician) (* 1947), Norwegian musician, singer and writer
- Ole Doll (* 1969), German actor
- Ole Quast (* 1989), German racing cyclist (cyclocross and road cycling)
- Ole Reistad (1898–1949), Norwegian athlete and officer
- Ole Rømer (1644–1710), Danish astronomer
- Ole Gunnar Solskjær (* 1973), Norwegian national soccer player
- Ole Scheeren (* 1971), German architect
- Ole Schemion (* 1992), German poker player
- Ole Schloßhauer (* 1965), German actor and radio play speaker
- Ole Schröder (* 1971), German politician
- Ole Stenen (1903–1975), Norwegian skier
- Ole Tillmann (* 1981), German actor, presenter and coach
- Ole Wivel (1921-2004), Danish author, editor and publishing director
- Ole Andreas Øverland (1855–1911), Norwegian historian
Fictional characters
- Ole Bienkopp, from the novel of the same name (1963) by Erwin Strittmatter
- Ole Lukøje , legendary figure and fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
- Ole, from the children's book series Wir Kinder aus Bullerbü by Astrid Lindgren
Web links
- Ole on en.wiktionary.org (Engl.)