Olivier
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People commonly known by the given name and family name Olivier include:
- Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (1756–1814) was a French entomologist.
- The Olivier brothers René, Aimé, and Marius, French entrepreneurs who set up the first bicycle manufacturing company in 1864.
- Laurence Olivier, an English actor, 1907–1989.
- Herbert Arnold Olivier, an English artist, 1861-1952.
- The Laurence Olivier Awards, theatrical awards named after the above actor.
- Olivier, a character in the French epic The Song of Roland
- Olivier, the first published novel by French author Claire de Duras
- The demon Olivier, adversary of Saint Lawrence from the third hierarchy of Sebastian Michaelis' classification of demons.
- Olivier salad, or Winter salad - one of the most popular recipes in Russian cuisine.