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Olyphant was born in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], but moved to [[Modesto, California]], at the age of two.<ref name="entertainment.ie">{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.ie/movie/feature/Interview-With-Timothy-Olyphant/202/352.htm|title=Movie – Interview With Timothy Olyphant – entertainment.ie|work=entertainment.ie|access-date=May 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630111321/http://entertainment.ie/movie/feature/Interview-With-Timothy-Olyphant/202/352.htm|archive-date=June 30, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> His parents are Katherine ([[née]] Gideon) and John Vernon Bevan Olyphant, who worked as vice president of production at [[E & J Gallo Winery|Gallo Winery]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/oakland-tribune/1963-12-30/page-7|work=Oakland Tribune Newspaper |title=Archives|date=December 30, 1963|page= 7 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/09/06/4356873.htm |title=The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Gerald M. Gay column: Remote Controlled : Future FX series has a couple of Tucson ties |website=Tmcnet.com |access-date=May 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arizonafiji.org/fraternity_honored/john-olyphant |title=John Vernon Bevan Olyphant '63 | Upsilon Alpha of Phi Gamma Delta |website=Arizonafiji.org |date=April 25, 1941 |access-date=May 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155207/http://www.arizonafiji.org/fraternity_honored/john-olyphant |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="theguardian"/><ref name="if">{{cite news |last=Zimmerman |first=Paul |title=A Life Less Ordinary |magazine=[[If (magazine)|If]] |date=April 4, 1999 }}</ref> He has an older brother, Andrew, and a younger brother, Matthew.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyncmigration.com/news/2013/01/07/6833977.htm|title=Former Modesto resident hits new peak in acting career|website=lyncmigration|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> His parents divorced when Olyphant was a teenager; both remarried.<ref>California Divorce Index, 1966–1984 : "J V Olyphant vs Katherin G, Stanislaus County, 26 Sep 1983</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/article/timothy-olyphant-becomes-a-hitman/|title=Timothy Olyphant becomes a 'Hitman'|website=PopMatters|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s2IEAAAAMBAJ&q=My%20friends%20were%20everything%20in%20college.%20I%20was%20feeling%20alienated%20with%20my%20parents%20going%20through%20a%20divorce.%20My%20roommates%20and%20I%20smoked%20a%20lot%20of%20weed%20together.%20It%20was%20very%20therapeutic&pg=PA31|title=Hearts Club|work=The Advocate|first=Dennis|last=Hensley|date=June 6, 2000|pages=31–|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> He is of English, German, Scottish, Dutch, Irish, and one-eighth [[History of the Jews in Russia|Russian-Jewish]] ancestry.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0648249/bio Timothy Olyphant – Biography – IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>Stated at 2:01 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6rlmTWVOi0</ref>
Olyphant is a descendant of the [[Vanderbilt family]] of New York. His paternal fourth great-grandfather was family patriarch [[Cornelius Vanderbilt]].<ref>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Timothy-Olyphant</ref> The surname [[Clan Oliphant|Olyphant]] is of Scottish origin.<ref name="entertainment.ie"/> Another paternal fourth great-grandfather, Dr. David Olyphant, was born in Scotland and served as director-general of the Southern hospitals during the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%25207/New%2520York%2520NY%2520Times/New%2520York%2520NY%2520Times%25201916%2520Jun%252016-30%2520Grayscale/New%2520York%2520NY%2520Times%25201916%2520Jun%252016-30%2520Grayscale%2520%28244%29.pdf New York NY Times 1916 Jun 16–30]{{dead link|date=June 2016}}</ref> His third great-grandfather, [[David Olyphant]], and great-great-grandfather, [[Robert Morrison Olyphant]], were both prominent businessmen.<ref name="nytimes.com"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/23/style/tatyana-doughty-becomes-a-bride.html|title=Tatyana Doughty Becomes a Bride|date=October 23, 1988|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C00E3DD103BEE3ABC4C53DFB3668383609EDE|title=ROBERT M. OLYPHANT DIES AT 93 YEARS – Ex-President of Delaware and amp – Hudson Railroad Was the Oldest Alumnus of Columbia. |date=May 4, 1918|work=The New York Times |access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref>
Olyphant attended Modesto's [[Fred C. Beyer High School]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Millegan |first=Lisa |title=Olyphant back with a badge |newspaper=[[Modesto Bee]] |date=March 17, 2010 |url=http://www.modbee.com/2010/03/14/1087067/olyphant-back-with-a-badge.html |access-date=June 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501233615/http://www.modbee.com/2010/03/14/1087067/olyphant-back-with-a-badge.html |archive-date=May 1, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Growing up, he was "embarrassed" by the idea of acting, but enjoyed art and drawing.<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/apr/29/timothy-olyphant-justified|title=Timothy Olyphant: A law unto himself|author= Patterson, John|work=The Guardian|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name="sharpmagazine.com">{{cite news|url=http://sharpmagazine.com/2015/04/14/a-man-worth-listening-to-timothy-olyphant/|title=A Man Worth Listening To: Timothy Olyphant|work=Sharp Magazine|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> He swam competitively throughout his childhood and was a finalist at the 1986 [[United States Swimming National Championships|Nationals]], in the [[Medley swimming#Individual medley|200m Individual Medley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/celebrity-swim-tuesday-timothy-olyphant/|title=» Celebrity Swim Tuesday: Timothy Olyphant|website=SwimSwam|date=March 13, 2012 |access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetvaddict.com/2012/02/21/timothy-olyphant-justified-interview/|title=Q&A: Timothy Olyphant Tips His Hat to the Cool Cowboy World of JUSTIFIED|author= Vogt, Tiffamy|website=TVaddict|date=February 21, 2012 |access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> He was then recruited to the [[University of Southern California]] by [[USC Trojans#Men's swimming & diving|USC Trojans]] swimming coach [[Peter Daland]].<ref name="usctrojans.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/091911aab.html|title=Former Swimmer Olyphant Emmy Nominee|website=usctrojans|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/article/olyphant-finds-magic-in-film-collaborations|title=Olyphant finds magic in film collaborations|work=Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> When Olyphant first visited the campus as part of a recruitment trip, he hoped to study architecture but was told it would be unmanageable with his training schedule.<ref name="theguardian.com"/><ref name="lamag.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.lamag.com/lastory/timothy-olyphant/|title=Timothy Olyphant|author= St. Pierre Julia |date=April 1, 2012|work=Los Angeles Magazine|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name="latimes.com">{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2007/nov/22/entertainment/gd-fav22olyphant|title=Timothy Olyphant|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref>
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