Ole Olsen Evenstad (1766–1833) was a Norwegian politician.
He was elected to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, representing the constituency of Hedemarkens Amt. He worked as a farmer and police sergeant at Evenstad in Stor-Elvdal. He returned in 1824 to serve one term in the Norwegian Parliament.
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