Famous People with Name Olaf

Olaf Rompelberg            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Olaf Rompelberg: a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Excelsior Veldwezelt. Rompelberg is a defender who was born in Heerlen and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Roda JC squad in the 2005-06 season.

Olaf Barda            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Olaf Barda: was a Norwegian chess player. Barda was also a strong correspondence chess player, winning the Norwegian correspondence chess championships in 1946 and 1949/1950.

Olaf Wildeboer Faber            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Olaf Wildeboer Faber: is a freestyle swimmer. He is of Dutch origin. His parents, both born and raised in Holland, moved to Spain in 1978, and settled in Sabadell, where his father Paulus Wildeboer became the head coach of the local swimming club, called Club Natació Sabadell.

Olaf Zinke            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Olaf Zinke: is a former speed skater.Olaf Zinke specialised in the 1,000 metres and 1,500 metres distances. In 1990, at a World Cup race in Helsinki he proved his skill at top level for the first time, finishing first in the 1,500 metres leaving Johann Olav Koss and

Olaf Hansen Frønsdal            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Olaf Hansen Frønsdal: was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Jackie Fields.

Erwin Olaf            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Erwin Olaf: is a photographer.Olaf is most famous for his commercial and personal work. He has been commissioned to photograph advertising campaigns for large international companies such as Levi's, Microsoft and Nokia.[citation needed]Some of his most famous photographic series include "Grief", "Rain", and "Royal Blood". Never one to shy away from controversy, Olaf's work is often daring and provocative. Humorously however, one of his early photographs was once expelled from a show on the basis of NOT containing nudity.