Kings
Norse:
- Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, petty king
- Olaf I of Norway, 969 – September 9, 1000
- Olaf II of Norway, Saint Olav, king 1015–1030
- Olaf III of Norway, king 1067–1093
- Olaf Magnusson, 1103–1110
- Olaf IV of Norway, king 1370 – August 23, 1387
- Olav V of Norway, king 1957–1991
- Olaf I of Denmark, king 1086–1095
- Olaf II of Denmark was also Olaf IV of Norway
- Olaf of Sweden (disambiguation) (I, II, and III)
Norse-Gaelic: Not all the following were strictly Norse-Gaels, but simply share one of the most common Norse-Gaelic names.
- Olaf the White, 9th century sea-king
- Amlaíb Conung (King Olaf), King of Dublin, possibly identical with Olaf the White
- Olaf Sihtricson (Amlaíb Cuarán), Norse-Gael king of Northumbria and king of Dublin
- Olaf III Guthfrithson (Amlaíb mac Gofraid), king of Dublin
- Amlaíb of Scotland, king of Scotland
- Amlaíb Cenncairech (Olaf Sinful-Head), ruler of Limerick
- Auliffe Mór O'Donoghue (Olaf the Great), regional Irish king
- Amlaíb Ua Donnubáin (Auliffe O'Donovan), regional Irish king
Of Mann and the Isles:
- Olaf the Black, also called Olaf Godredsson (1173/4–1237), King of Mann and the Isles 1229–1237.
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