Olympia is an ancient city in Greece, in antiquity site of the Olympic Games. Due to its fame, a number of cities and places in other parts of the world have been named after it:

• Olympia, Washington, United States
• A music hall in Paris, France, see Paris Olympia
• Olympia Heights, Florida
• Olympia Fields, Illinois
• Olympia, England

• Olímpia, Brazil , in the state of São Paulo

Olympia is also the name of:

• Olympia , an obsolete German typewriter manufacturer.
• Olympia, a 1863 oil on canvas painting by Edouard Manet.
• Olympia, a 1938 film by Leni Riefenstahl documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games
• Olympia , a play-by-email game, http://www.pbm.com/oly/
• Olympia of Epirus, the mother of Alexander the Great
• The Olympia, an annual bodybuilding contest, see Mr. Olympia
• M/S Olympia was the name of a Viking Line ferry during the time (1986-1993).
• USS Olympia is the name of two ships, after the city of Olympia, Washington.
  • Olympia (C-6), a protected cruiser in service 1895–1922, and presently a museum ship in Philadelphia PA.
  • Olympia (SSN-717), a submarine in service from 1984 and on active service as of 2004.