John Olson may refer to:
- John Olson (Minnesota politician) (1906–1981), member of the Minnesota Senate
- John Olson (poet and writer), American poet and novelist
- John Olson, a member of noise rock band Wolf Eyes
- John E. Olson (born 1917), retired U.S. Army colonel
- John T. Olson, brigadier general in the United States Air Force
- Johnny Olson (1910–1985), American radio and television announcer
- Jack B. Olson (1920–2003), American businessman and politician
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or olson:
“The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the spectre of Communism.”
—A.J.P. (Alan John Percivale)
“But that which matters, that which insists, that which will last,
that! o my people, where shall you find it, how, where, where shall
you listen
when all is become billboards, when, all, even silence, is
spray-gunned?”
—Charles Olson (1910–1970)