Famous People with Name Olivier

Olivier De Serres            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Olivier De Serres: a French author and soil scientist whose Théâtre d'Agriculture was the text book of French agriculture in the 1600s. [1]. The work was notable for its recommendation to wine growers that they plant 5-6 varieties in their vineyards to balance the risk of a crop failing, and the early advocating of crop rotation.

Olivier Peslier            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Olivier Peslier: a thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Peslier competes in flat racing mainly in France but travels often around the world for the big international races.

Olivier D.A.Gh. Maingain            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Olivier D.A.Gh. Maingain: a Belgian francophone politician. After graduating as Master of Laws he qualified as a lawyer in 1982. In 1983 he became president of the FDF Youth. He was elected as a city councillor of Brussels in 1988. He entered the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital

Olivier Assayas            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Olivier Assayas: is a French film director and screenwriter.While working at Cahiers du cinéma, Assayas wrote lovingly about European film directors he admires but also about Asian directors. One of his latest films is a documentary about Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsi

Olivier D'Athos De La Fère            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Olivier D'Athos De La Fère: is a fictional character, a Musketeer of the Guard in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père.In The Three Musketeers, he and the other two musketeers Porthos and Aramis are friends of th

Arthur C. “Art” Olivier            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Arthur C. “Art” Olivier: was the Libertarian candidate for Vice President in the United States presidential election in 2000 as the running mate of presidential candidate Harry Browne. Olivier served as a councilman (1994–1997), mayor pro tempore (1997–1998) and mayor (1998–1999)

Louis Auguste Olivier            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Louis Auguste Olivier: was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Senate of Canada for De Lanaudière division from 1867 to 1873.In 1864, he was named Queen's Counsel. He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Lanaudière division in an 1863 by-election and served until Confederation, when he was named to the Senate. In 1873, he resigned to accept an appointment as puisne judge in the Quebec Superior Court for Joliette district.

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.