Famous People with Name Oliver

Oliver James Platt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver James Platt: Platt was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada to American parents Sheila Maynard, a clinical social worker who worked in Islamabad,[1] and Nicholas Platt, a career diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Zambia and the Philippines.[2] His family

Oliver Taylor Hawkins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver Taylor Hawkins: Prior to joining the band in 1997, he was the touring drummer for Alanis Morissette on her Jagged Little Pill tour, as well as the drummer in a short-lived experimental band called Sylvia. His cousin, Kevin Harrell introduced him to Dave Grohl, after camp

Oliver Stone            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver Stone: is an American film director and screenwriter. Stone came to prominence as a director with a series of films about the Vietnam War, which he participated in as an American infantry soldier, and his work has continued to focus frequently on contemporary political and cultural issues, often controversially.

Oliver Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver Adams: an American actor who appeared as Bobby in the 2004 movie American Crime and in The Celestine Prophecy

Oliver Rutledge Hudson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver Rutledge Hudson: an American actor. He is the brother of actress Kate Hudson. In 2007, Hudson starred in the CBS Series Rules Of Engagement, co-starring David Spade.Hudson may be best remembered for starring in the TV series My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star and The Mountain (2004-2005), and supporting roles in the films New Best Friend (2002) and The Out-of-Towners (1999). Hudson also played opposite Katie Holmes as her love interest "Eddie Doling" in sixteen episodes of Dawson's Creek. Hudson played in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event but experienced terrible luck, when he went broke on the very first hand, losing to 2003 runner-up Sam Farha (who had a better Full House than Hudson).

Clarence Paul Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clarence Paul Oliver: known to his friends as "Pete", was an American geneticist. Born in Dexter, Missouri, he attended college at University of Texas receiving a BA in 1925. He continued his studies at University of Texas completing a PhD in the laboratory of Hermann Joseph Muller in 1931. From 1932 to 1946 he was a member of the faculty of University of Minnesota where future nobelist Edward B. Lewis worked in his lab as an undergraduate. From 1946 to his retirement in 1971, he was a faculty member at University of Texas, where he studied human genetics and pseudoallelism.

Mary Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mary Oliver: is an American poet.Oliver was born to Edward William and Helen M. V. Oliver on September 10, 1935, in Maple Heights, Ohio, a semi-rural suburb of Cleveland. She briefly attended both Ohio State University and Vassar College in the mid-1950s, but did not

David Jacob Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Jacob Oliver: is a former infielder and coach in Major League Baseball. Primarily a second baseman as a professional player, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed, stood 5'11" (80 cm) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). He attended California Polytechnic University.Oliver originally signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1973 after being selected in the third round of the June draft, and his only trial in the major leagues consisted of seven games with the 1977 Indians. He batted 22 times, collecting seven hits, including a triple, three runs batted in, and four bases on balls. His batting average was .318. He returned to the Cleveland farm system and played through 1980, then became manager of the Indians' Batavia farm club in the Short Season Class A New York-Penn League in 1981-82.

Arthur ("Art") Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Arthur ("Art") Oliver: was an American boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the heavyweight class after losing his fight to Olle Tandberg.

Graydon Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Graydon Oliver: is an American professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he won four titles during his career. Upon retiring from the tour, Oliver took a job in the finanical sector for a company in Texas.