Famous People with Name Olivier

Olivier Saminadin            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Olivier Saminadin: is a French swimmer from New Caledonia. Due to New Caledonia's status as an overseas territory of France, and its current lack of official recognition by the International Olympic Committee, Saminadin (like other swimmers from New Caledonia, such as Diane Bui Duyet), swims for New Caledonia in regional (Pacific) competition, and for France in continental and above championships.

Olivier Bellisi            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Olivier Bellisi: is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his career with Olympique Lyonnais, where he made seven league appearances in three seasons. After a season on loan with Caen, he joined the club permanently in 1999. Bellisi was again sent out on loan during the 2000–01 season, to Louhans-Cuiseaux. Following his release by Caen in 2002, he moved into semi-professional football.

Olivier Blondel            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Olivier Blondel: is a French professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 2 for Troyes AC.

Olivier Brochard            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Olivier Brochard: is a former professional footballer. He played as a defender. He was manager of Olympique Saint-Quentin in the 2007–08 season, but left after the club were relegated from the Championnat de France amateur 2.

Olivier Besancenot            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Olivier Besancenot: is a French far left political figure and trade unionist who has become a leading opponent of President Nicolas Sarkozy.[1] He was a candidate for the 2007 French presidential election, for the Ligue communiste révolutionnaire (LCR), the French section of the Fourth International. He gained 1.2 million votes, 4.25%, standing as a revolutionary socialist in the 2002 presidential elections.

Joseph Mario Jacques Olivier            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Mario Jacques Olivier: was Mayor of Longueuil, Quebec, and is a former federal politician and labour leader. In the 1972 election, Olivier was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Longueuil. He served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Labour from 1976 to 1978. Following the 1980 election, Olivier was elected chair of the Liberal Party's Quebec caucus. In January 1984, Trudeau appointed Olivier to the Cabinet as Minister of State for fitness and amateur sport. Olivier was dropped from Cabinet in June when John Napier Turner became the new prime minister. He was defeated in the subsequent 1984 election.

Louis-Éphrem Olivier            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Louis-Éphrem Olivier: was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Mégantic in the Canadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal member.