Famous People with Name Olin

Olin Dutra            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Olin Dutra: (January 17, 1901 – May 5, 1983) was a professional golfer

Olin Jeuck Eggen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Olin Jeuck Eggen: was an American astronomer. Some sources incorrectly give his name as Olin Jenck Eggen.He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1940. After serving in World War II in the OSS, he returned to the university and received his Ph.D. in astrophysics in 1948.He became known as one of the best observational astronomers of his time. He is best known for a seminal 1962 paper with Donald Lynden-Bell and Allan Sandage which suggested for the first time that the Galaxy had collapsed out of a gas cloud. He first introduced the now-accepted notion of moving groups of stars.

Olin Chaddock Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Olin Chaddock Wilson: was an American astronomer best known for his work as a stellar spectroscopist.Wilson showed an interest in physics at an early age. He studied astronomy and physics at the University of California, Berkeley and wrote his first scientific paper in 1932 on the subject of the speed of light. He received his PhD from the California Institute of Technology in 1934.Wilson was a staff member of Mount Wilson Observatory for most of his research career where he studied stellar chromospheres. He was the first scientist to discover activity cycles, similar to the solar 11-year sunspot cycle, in other stars. In collaboration with Vainu Bappu he also showed that there was a correlation between the width of the Ca II lines in stellar spectra and the star's luminosity, the Wilson-Bappu Effect.

Olin Levi Warner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Olin Levi Warner: an American sculptor and artist, was noted for the striking bas relief portrait medallions and busts he created in the late 19th century.Warner was born in Suffield, Connecticut. As a young man he worked as an artisan and a telegraph operator. In 1869 he

Olin Stephen Pace            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Olin Stephen Pace: was an American politician and lawyer.From 1917 to 1920, Pace served in the Georgia House of Representatives and then served in the Georgia Senate from 1923 to 1924. In 1936, he won election as a Democrat representing Georgia's 3rd congressional district

Ken Olin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ken Olin: an American actor, director and producer. He first became well known for his starring role on the television series thirtysomething, but is now a prolific television producer and director.As an actor, Olin played Michael Steadman on thirtysomething (1987–1991) and Dr. Roger Cattan on L.A. Doctors (1998-1999). He was also noted for his performance as Detective Harry Garibaldi on Hill Street Blues and as the lead in the short-lived but critically praised EZ Streets. Olin has also performed in a number of television programs including Alias (as David McNeil), Falcon Crest, and Murder, She Wrote.

Robert Lous "Bob" Olin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Lous "Bob" Olin: was an American boxer. In 1928 Olin won the New York City Golden Gloves 175 lbs Open Championship. He won all 35 of his amateur fights, including as well the New York Metropolitan AAU. In June 1937, Lewis and Olin fought again for the championship and thi

John Olin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Olin: was an American professional wrestler. He was a one-time World Heavyweight Champion. John Olin was born in 1886. He started wrestling in 1904 at the age of 18. He was trained by the former European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Champion Tom Cannon. He wrestled

Henry Olin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry Olin: was the nephew of Gideon Olin and a United States politician and US representative from Vermont.Olin was a member of the Vermont State house of representatives 1799-1804 from 1806 to 1815 from 1817 to 1819, and 1822-1824; delegate to the State constitutio

James Randolph "Jim" Olin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Randolph "Jim" Olin: was an American politician from the U.S. state of Virginia. From 1983 to 1993, Olin, a Democrat, served in the United States House of Representatives for Virginia's 6th congressional district.