List of Norwegians

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Architecture

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Art

Literature

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Ingvar Ambjørnsen, author
Tryggve Andersen, novelist, poet
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1885), writer, folklorist
Kjell Aukrust, author and illustrator
Olav Aukrust, poet
Ari Behn, author; ex-husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
André Bjerke, poet and author
Jens Bjørneboe, author and poet
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, poet and author, Nobel Prize in Literature winner^[1]
Ketil Bjørnstad, author, composer, musician
Johan Bojer, novelist and dramatist
Johan Borgen, author
Christian Braunmann Tullin (1728–1765); businessman and poet
Johan Nordahl Brun (1745–1816); author, poet, dramatist, politician
Olaf Bull, poet
Lars Saabye Christensen, author and poet
Camilla Collett (1813–1895), writer, feminist
Olav Duun, author
Tom Egeland, author
Peter Egge, author, journalist, playwright
Thorbjørn Egner, playwright, songwriter and illustrator
Anne Karin Elstad, author
Kristian Elster, novelist, journalist, literary critic
Sven Elvestad, journalist and author
Carl Fredrik Engelstad, writer, playwright, journalist, translator
Johan Falkberget, author
Kjartan Fløgstad, author
Jon Fosse, author, poet and playwright
Jostein Gaarder, author
Arne Garborg, author and poet
Hulda Garborg, poet and author
Inger Hagerup, author, playwright and poet
Kjell Hallbing, author
Knut Hamsun,^[2] author of Hunger,^[3] Nobel Prize in Literature winner^[4]
Erik Fosnes Hansen, author and poet
Jørgen Haugan, author and lecturer
Olav H. Hauge, horticulturist, translator and poet
Hans Herbjørnsrud, author
Sigurd Hoel, author
Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), historian and playwright
Henrik Ibsen,^[5] playwright and poet, author of A Doll's House^[3]
Sigurd Ibsen, author and politician
Roy Jacobsen, author
Rolf Jacobsen, poet
Alexander Kielland, author
Jan Kjærstad, author
Karl Ove Knausgård, novelist, author of My Struggle^[6]
Thomas Krag, novelist, playwright
Vilhelm Krag, poet
Trude Brænne Larssen, author
Henry Lawson, author
Bernt Lie, novelist
Jonas Lie, author
Jørgen Moe, folklorist
Lise Myhre, cartoonist
Dagne Groven Myhren, literature researcher
Jo Nesbø, author
Christopher Nielsen, cartoonist
Sigbjørn Obstfelder, writer and poet
Alf Prøysen, author, poet, folk singer and entertainer
Nini Roll Anker, novelist, playwright
Margit Sandemo, author
Aksel Sandemose, author
Gabriel Scott, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer
Amalie Skram, writer, feminist
Dag Solstad, author
Marta Steinsvik, author
Edvard Storm, poet, songwriter, educator
Jens Tvedt, novelist, writer
Sigrid Undset,^[2] author of Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel Prize in Literature winner^[7]
Halldis Moren Vesaas, poet and author
Tarjei Vesaas, author and poet
Jan Erik Vold, lyric poet
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, poet and author
Herbjørg Wassmo, author
Johan Sebastian Welhaven, poet
Henrik Wergeland, poet
Johan Herman Wessel, poet
Peter Wessel Zapffe, writer and philosopher
Knut Ødegård, author
Finn Øglænd, author
Frode Øverli, cartoonist

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Music

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Morten Abel, musician (Mods, Peltz, The September When, Solo)
Ivar F. Andresen, basso profundo opera singer
Astrid S (real name Astrid Smeplass), singer-songwriter
Savant, musician (edm, real name Aleksander Vinter)
Svein Berge, musician (Röyksopp)
Margaret Berger, singer-songwriter
Jarle Bernhoft, singer-songwriter
Geir Botnen, pianist
Ole Bull, violinist, composer
Thomas Dybdahl, singer-songwriter
Euronymous (real name Øystein Aarseth), musician (Mayhem)
Fenriz (real name Gylve Nagell), musician, metal guru (Darkthrone)
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano
Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist and songwriter (a-ha)
Gaahl (real name Kristian Espedal), singer (Gorgoroth)
Anja Garbarek, singer-songwriter
Jan Garbarek, musician
Håvard Gimse, classical pianist
Ernst Glaser, violinist
Gottfried von der Goltz, violinist, conductor
Edvard Grieg, composer
Eivind Groven, composer
Sigmund Groven, harmonica virtuoso, composer
Lona Gyldenkrone (1848–1934), opera singer
Johan Halvorsen, composer
Morten Harket, singer
Björn Haugan, opera singer
Dag-Are Haugan, electronic musician
Ian Haugland, drummer (Europe)
Kate Havnevik, singer-songwriter, composer, musician, pianist, guitarist, melodica player
Hank von Helvete (real name Hans Erik Husby), singer (Turbonegro)
Tone Groven Holmboe, composer
Wilhelmine Holmboe-Schenström (1842–1939), opera singer
Tom Hugo, singer
Carl Høgset, conductor (Grex Vocalis)
Ihsahn (real name Vegard Sverre Tveitan), musician (Emperor)
Christian Ingebrigtsen singer-songwriter for A1
David Monrad Johansen, composer
Deeyah Khan, singer, film director, music producer, composer, and human rights defender
Roy Khan, singer (Kamelot)
Olav Kielland, conductor, composer
Henning Kraggerud, violinist
Solveig Kringlebotn, soprano
Trond Kverno, composer
Girl in Red (Real name Marie Ulven Ringheim), singer, songwriter
Sissel Kyrkjebø, singer
Jørn Lande, singer
Andy LaPlegua, DJ
Marit Larsen, singer-songwriter
Ronni Le Tekrø, musician and guitarist
Sondre Lerche, singer-songwriter
Herman Severin Løvenskiold, composer of La Sylphide ballet
Rolf Løvland, musician (Secret Garden)
Anni-Frid Lyngstad, lead singer (ABBA)
Lene Marlin, singer-songwriter
Tom Mathisen, humorist singer
Maria Mena, singer-songwriter
Egil Monn-Iversen, composer
Truls Mørk, cellist
Henny Mürer, choreographer and dancer
Øyvind Mustaparta, musician (Dimmu Borgir)
Wenche Myhre, singer
Necrobutcher (real name Jørn Stubberud), musician (Mayhem)
Lars Nedland, musician (Solefald)
Joachim Nielsen a.k.a. Jokke, rock singer, poet
Kurt Nilsen, pop singer (World Idol winner)
Nocturno Culto (real name Ted Skjellum), musician (Darkthrone)
Arne Nordheim, modernist composer
Rikard Nordraak, composer
John Norum, guitarist (Europe)
Lene Nystrøm, pop singer (Aqua)
Opaque (real name Morten Aasdahl Eliassen), rapper
Tord Øverland-Knudsen, bassist (The Wombats)
Erlend Øye, musician (Kings of Convenience)
Ole Paus, singer-songwriter
Alf Prøysen, author and musician
Marion Raven, singer-songwriter
Hans Rotmo, singer-songwriter
Kari Rueslåtten, singer
Alexander Rybak, singer, actor, violinist, pianist, composer (Eurovision song contest winner 2009)
Terje Rypdal, guitarist, composer
Gisle Saga, music producer, songwriter
Samoth (real name Tomas Haugen), musician (Emperor)
Knut Schreiner, musician (Turbonegro, Euroboys)
Sigrid, singer-songwriter
Berit Skjefte (1809–1899), langeleik performer
Magna Lykseth-Skogman (1874–1948), Norwegian-born Swedish opera singer
Gjendine Slålien (1871–1972), folk singer
Njål Sparbo, singer
Vibeke Stene, singer (ex-Tristania)
Alexander Stenerud, singer-songwriter (Zuma)
Øystein Sunde, singer, guitarist
Johan Svendsen, composer
Harald Sæverud, composer
Tommy Tee (real name Tommy Flaaten), rapper, producer, DJ
Jahn Teigen, singer
Arve Tellefsen, violin virtuoso
Stian Thoresen, singer (Dimmu Borgir)
Geirr Tveitt, composer
Varg Vikernes, musician (Burzum) and convicted murderer
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, songwriter and guitarist (a-ha)
Alan Walker, DJ and producer
Toki Wartooth, guitarist (Dethklok)
Sigurd Wongraven, singer-guitarist (Satyricon)
Erlend Øye, musician
Aurora Aksnes, singer-songwriter

Painting and sculpture

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Nils Aas, sculptor
Betzy Akersloot-Berg, painter
Peter Nicolai Arbo, painter
Nikolai Astrup, painter
Harriet Backer, painter
Peder Balke, painter
Brynjulf Bergslien, sculptor
Andreas Bloch, painter
Tupsy Clement, painter
Hans Dahl, painter
J.C. Dahl, painter
Brit Dyrnes, ceramist
Bjorn Egeli, painter
Yngvild Fagerheim, ceramist
Thomas Fearnley, painter
Johannes Flintoe, painter
Magne Furuholmen, painter, sculptor
Åse Frøyshov, textile artist
Rolf Groven, painter
Hans Gude, painter
Aasta Hansteen, painter
Lars Hertervig, painter
Thorolf Holmboe, painter
Olaf Isaachsen, painter
Theodor Kittelsen, painter
Annelise Knudtzon, textile artist
Christian Krohg, painter
Oda Krohg, painter
Edvard Munch,^[8] painter
Odd Nerdrum, painter
Wilhelm Peters, painter
Eilif Peterssen, painter
Børre Sæthre, artist
Vebjørn Sand, painter
Christiane Schreiber, painter
Otto Sinding, painter
Christian Skredsvig, painter
Harald Sohlberg, painter
Frits Thaulow, painter
Adolph Tidemand, painter
Gustav Vigeland, sculptor
Erik Werenskiold, painter, illustrator

Film and comedy

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Hauk Aabel, actor
Atle Antonsen, comedian
Ivo Caprino, animation film creator
Lalla Carlsen, actress
Espen Eckbo, comedian, actor
Egil Eide, silent film actor and director
Harald Eia, comedian, actor
Laura Gundersen, actress
Gunnar Haugan (1925–2009), character actor
Solveig Haugan (1901–1953), stage and movie actress
Harald Heide-Steen Jr., comedian, actor
Per Heimly, photographer, jester
Henrik Holm, actor
Ola Isene, opera singer
Otto Jespersen, comedian
Bård Tufte Johansen, comedian
Kristoffer Joner, actor
David Knudsen, actor
Geir Ove Kvalheim, director
Mette Lange-Nielsen, actress
Natassia Malthe, model, actress
Henny Moan, actress
Lillian Müller, model, actress
August Oddvar, stage actor
Arve Opsahl, comedian, actor
Iren Reppen, actress
Tarjei Sandvik Moe, actor
Kristopher Schau, comedian
Aud Schønemann, actress
Bjørn Sundquist, actor
Rut Tellefsen, actress
Gerd Thoreid, stand-up comedian and singer
Liv Ullmann, actress, film director
Ingerid Vardund, actress
Line Verndal, actress
Rolv Wesenlund, comedian, actor
Ragna Wettergreen, actress
Øystein Wiik, actor
Viktoria Winge, actress
Tommy Wirkola, film director
Ylvis, comedy duo famous for their viral hit song and video "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)"
Harald Zwart, film director

Exploration

Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), polar explorer, first to reach the South Pole and the first seaman to traverse the Northwest Passage
Bernt Balchen (1899–1973), Norwegian-American polar aviation pioneer
Samuel Balto, arctic explorer
Carl Bock, government official, author, naturalist and explorer
Finn Devold (1902–1987), arctic explorer
Hallvard Devold, polar explorer
Leif Erikson, world explorer
Rune Gjeldnes, polar (solo) adventurer
Tryggve Gran (1889–1980), aviator, made the first solo flight across the North Sea
Tormod Granheim, climber and extreme skier, 1st ski descent Mount Everest North Face, 2006
Thor Heyerdahl (1914–2002), explorer and anthropologist, famous for his Kon-Tiki expedition
Helge Ingstad (1899–2001), explorer, first to prove ca. 1000 AD Viking settlements in America
Hjalmar Johansen (1867–1913), polar explorer
Erling Kagge, polar solo adventurer, climber
Carl Anton Larsen (1860–1924), Antarctic explorer and first person to ski in Antarctica on the Larsen Ice Shelf; considered the founder of the Antarctic whaling industry and the settlement at Grytviken, South Georgia
Henry Larsen, Norwegian born Canadian Arctic seaman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; second to traverse Canada's Northwest Passage in the St. Roch
Christian Leden (1882–1957), Greenland and Canada
Lars Monsen, adventurer
Jens Munk (1579–1628), explorer of the Northwest Passage
Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930), Arctic explorer, scientist and international statesman
Børge Ousland, polar solo adventurer
Finn Rønne (1899–1980), Norwegian-American antarctic explorer
Otto Sverdrup (1854–1930), Arctic explorer

Politics

Peder A. Aarøe, former trade unionist
Arne Aasheim, diplomat and civil servant
Ingrid Aune, Mayor of Malvik (2015–2019)
Anton Christian Bang, former Minister of Education and Church Affairs
Kjell Magne Bondevik, former prime minister, author
Per Borten, former prime minister, author
Trygve Bratteli, former prime minister, author
Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister, former Director General of the World Health Organization, author, first female prime minister in Norway.
Torstein Dahle
Kristin Krohn Devold
Odd Einar Dørum
Jan Egeland, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Gunhild Emanuelsen (1914–2006), pacifist, women's rights activist, trade unionist and politician
Jens Evensen
Geir Flikke, political scientist
Per-Kristian Foss
Einar Gerhardsen, former prime minister, author
Trond Giske
Carl I. Hagen
Kristin Halvorsen, former Minister of Finance
C. J. Hambro
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, former leader of "Kristelig folkeparti", The Christian people's party.
Marianne Heiberg
Johan Jørgen Holst
Sigurd Ibsen, author and politician
Hilde Frafjord Johnson
Mona Juul, diplomat
Trygve Halvdan Lie, first UN Secretary-General
Christian Michelsen, 1905 independence engineer
Johan Nygaardsvold
Jan Petersen
Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), military officer and fascist leader
Terje Rød-Larsen, diplomat
Erna Solberg, former Prime Minister
Lars Sponheim
Jens Stoltenberg, former Prime Minister, Secretary General of NATO
Thorvald Stoltenberg, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence
Shoaib Sultan, Muslim candidate for Oslo mayorship
Martha Tynæs (1870–1930), pioneering member of the Norwegian Labour Party's Women's Federation
Kåre Willoch, former Prime Minister, author
See also:
- List of Norwegian Prime Ministers
- List of Norwegian monarchs

Sciences, research, engineering

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Odd Aalen, statistician
Arne Jørgen Aasen (born 1939), chemist
Ivar Aasen (1813–1896), linguist, nynorsk proponent
Arnstein Aassve (born 1968), demographer and economist
Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829), mathematician
Harald Tveit Alvestrand, computer scientist
Colin Archer (1832–1921), ship builder
Fredrik Barth, anthropologist
Drude Berntsen (born 1939), computer scientist
Kristian Birkeland (1867–1917), physicist and industrialist
Vilhelm Bjerknes (1862–1951), meteorologist, father of modern weather forecasting
Magne Børset (born 1958), physician
Inga Bostad (born 1963), philosopher
Viggo Brun (1885–1978), mathematician
Sophus Bugge (1833–1907), linguist
Fredrik Rosing Bull (1882–1925), data processing pioneer
Ole-Johan Dahl (1931–2002), computer scientist, Turing Award laureate
Daniel Cornelius Danielssen (1815–1894), dermatologist
Finn Devold (1902–1977), marine biologist
Jon Elster, political science and sociology
Sam Eyde (1866–1940), inventor and industrialist
Ragnar Frisch (1895–1973), economist, Nobel laureate
Johan Galtung, peace and conflict research, The Right Livelihood Award laureate
Ivar Giaever, physicist, biologist, Nobel laureate
Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718–1773), naturalist, bishop of Trondheim
Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912), discoverer of the leprosy bacterium
Odd Hassel (1897–1981), chemist, Nobel laureate (1969)
Trygve Haavelmo (1911–1999), economist, Nobel laureate
Said Hadjerrouit, university professor of informatics and computer science^[9]
Christopher Hansteen (1784–1873), physicist and astronomer
Johan Hjort (1869–1948), marine biologist, oceanographer, fisheries
Peter M. Haugan, scientist and Director of the Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen
Anne Stine Ingstad (1918–1997), archaeologist
Geir Ivarsøy, co-developer of the Opera web browser
Wilhelmine Mimi Johnson (1890–1980), geologist and physician
Fred Kavli, inventor, business leader, Kavli prizes
Jørgen Alexander Knudtzon, linguist
Lars Monrad Krohn, engineer and entrepreneur
Finn E. Kydland, economist, Nobel laureate
Håkon Wium Lie, computer scientist, web pioneer and inventor of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Sophus Lie (1842–1899), mathematician
Edvard Moser, neuroscientist, Nobel laureate (2014)
May-Britt Moser, neuroscientist, Nobel laureate (2014)
Jørgen Moe, folklorist, author and bishop
Moltke Moe, folklorist
Jan Mossin (1936–1987), financial economist
P. A. Munch (1810–1863), historian
Per Hjalmar Nakstad (1946), radiologist
Kristen Nygaard (1926–2002), computer scientist, Turing Award laureate
Arne Næss, philosopher
Lars Onsager (1903–1976), physical chemist, Nobel laureate
Sverre Petterssen (1898–1974), meteorologist
Trygve Reenskaug, computer science (model–view–controller)
Erik S. Reinert, heterodox economist
Stein Rokkan (1921–1979), political scientist
Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe, Norwegian zoologist
Olaus Dons Schmidt (1895-1969), genealogist
Atle Selberg (1917–2007), mathematician, Fields Medal laureate
Thoralf Skolem (1887–1963), mathematician
Hans Ström (1726–1797), zoologist
Ragnhild Sundby (1922–2006), zoologist
Eilert Sundt (1817–1875), sociologist
Georg Sverdrup (1770–1850), linguist
Harald Sverdrup (1888–1957), oceanographer and meteorologist
Ludwig Sylow (1832–1918), mathematician
Rasmus Sørnes (1893–1967), inventor and clockmaker
Tor Sørnes, inventor keycard lock
Vebjørn Tandberg (1904–1978), engineer and industrialist
Niels Treschow (1751–1833), philosopher
John Ugelstad (1921–1997), pioneering scientist within the fields of polymer and colloid chemistry
Olav Vadstein (born 1955), professor of microbial ecology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Caspar Wessel (1745–1818), mathematician
Knut Yrvin, computer scientist, founder and main creator of Skolelinux

Sports

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Finn Aamodt, former head coach of the Norwegian alpine skiing team
Kjetil André Aamodt, alpine ski racer
Ragnhild Aamodt, handball player
Th. Valentin Aass, sailor
Roald Aas, speed skater
Thomas Alsgaard, cross-country skier
Alf Andersen, ski jumper
Frode Andresen, biathlete and cross-country skier
Hjalmar Andersen, speed skater
Gunn Margit Andreassen, biathlete
Johan Anker, sailor
Berit Aunli, cross-country skier
Eirik Bakke, footballer
Ivar Ballangrud, speed skater
Anders Bardal, ski jumper
Henning Berg, footballer
Lars Berger, biathlete
André Bergdølmo, footballer
Tora Berger, biathlete
Hedda Berntsen, skier
Stig Inge Bjørnebye, footballer
Ole Einar Bjørndalen, biathlete and coach
Kristian Bjørnsen, handball player
Marit Bjørgen, cross-country skier
Anette Bøe, cross-country skier
Håvard Bøkko, speed skater
Lars Bohinen, footballer
Audun Boysen, middle distance runner
Oddvar Brå, cross-country skier
Rune Bratseth, footballer
Espen Bredesen, ski jumper
Hans Petter Buraas, alpine skier
Tony Capaldi, footballer
Magnus Carlsen, chess grandmaster
Linda Cerup-Simonsen, sailor
Egil Danielsen, javelin thrower
Bjørn Dæhlie, cross-country skier
Nils Arne Eggen, footballer and football coach
Toralf Engan, ski jumper
Stein Eriksen, alpine ski racer
Frode Estil, cross-country skier
Bernt Evensen, speed skater
Johan Remen Evensen, ski jumper
Maiken Caspersen Falla, cross-country skier
Jan Åge Fjørtoft, footballer
Tore André Flo, footballer
Ivar Formo, cross-county skier
Daniel Franck, snowboarder
Stine Brun Kjeldaas, snowboarder
Torbjørn Falkanger, ski jumper
Sverre Farstad, speed skater
Ann Kristin Flatland, biathlete
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, mountain biker
Ole Kristian Furuseth, alpine skier
Frode Grodås, footballer and coach
Harald Grønningen, cross-county skier
Erling Haaland, footballer
Gunnar Halle, footballer
Gro Hammerseng-Edin, handball player
Sverre Ingolf Haugli, speed skater
Halvard Hanevold, biathlete
Brede Hangeland, footballer
Alf Hansen, rower
Frank Hansen
Åge Hareide, footballer and coach
Ola Vigen Hattestad, cross-county skier
Trine Hattestad, track and field athlete
Jens Petter Hauge, footballer
Nina Haver-Løseth, alpine ski racer
Ada Hegerberg, footballer
Vegard Heggem, footballer
Tor Heiestad, shooter
Albert Helgerud, shooter
Finn Helgesen, speed skater
Sonja Henie, figure skater
Markus Henriksen, footballer
Tor Arne Hetland, cross-country skier
Tom Hilde, ski jumper
Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, cross-country skier
Tom Høgli, footballer
Petter Hugsted, ski jumper
Thor Hushovd, road bicycle racer
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, middle-distance runner
Odd Iversen, footballer
Steffen Iversen, footballer
Anders Jacobsen, ski jumper
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, cross-country skier
Finn Christian Jagge, alpine skier
Anne Jahren, cross-county skier
Kjetil Jansrud, alpine ski racer
Rune Jarstein, footballer
Bjørg Eva Jensen, speed skater
Leif Jenssen, weightlifter
Knut Johannesen, speed skater
Stefan Johansen, footballer
Therese Johaug, cross-country skier
Erland Johnsen, footballer
Ronny Johnsen, footballer
Martin Johnsrud Sundby, cross-country skier
Jørgen Juve, footballer
Geir Karlstad, speed skater
Kristian Kjelling, handball player
Lasse Kjus, alpine ski racer
Knut Knudsen, cyclist
Espen Knutsen, ice hockey player
Erling Kongshaug, shooter
Johann Olav Koss, speed skater
Ingrid Kristiansen. athlete
Alexander Kristoff, cyclist
Eirik Kvalfoss, biathlete
John Larsen, shooter
Dag Otto Lauritzen, cyclist
Øyvind Leonhardsen, footballer
Ole Lilloe-Olsen, shooter
Roar Ljøkelsøy, ski jumper
Tom Lund, football coach and player
Katrine Lunde Haraldsen, handball player
Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, handball player
Claus Lundekvam, footballer
Fred Anton Maier, speed skater
Andreas Martinsen, ice hockey player
Oscar Mathisen, speed skater
Marit Mikkelsplass, cross-country skier
Magnus Moan, nordic combined skier
Per Ivar Moe, speed skater
Thomas Myhre, footballer
Erik Mykland, footballer
Magne Myrmo, cross-county skier
Torger Nergård, curler
Leif Kristian Haugen, ski racer
Roger Nilsen, footballer
Sara Nordenstam, swimmer
Håvard Nordtveit, footballer
Sondre Norheim, skier, pioneer of modern skiing
Petter Northug, cross-country skier
Katja Nyberg, handball player
Ørjan Nyland, footballer
Martin Ødegaard, footballer
Alexander Dale Oen, swimmer
Stine Bredal Oftedal, handball player
Otto Olsen, shooter
Egil Østenstad, footballer
Ole Østmo, shooter
Axel Paulsen, figure skater
Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, cross-country skier
Morten Gamst Pedersen, footballer
Håvard Vad Petersson, curler
Britt Pettersen, cross-country skier
Øystein Pettersen, cross-country skier
Bartosz Piasecki, fencer
Kjetil Rekdal, footballer
Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren, handball player
John Arne Riise, footballer
Vebjørn Rodal, middle stance athlete
Willy Røgeberg, shooter
Bjørn Einar Romøren, ski jumper
Jon Rønningen, wrestler
Birger Ruud, ski jumper and alpine skier
Casper Ruud, tennis
Sigmund Ruud, ski jumper
Sander Sagosen, handball player
Ole Selnæs, footballer
Bente Skari, cross-country skier
Per Ciljan Skjelbred, footballer
Liv Grete Skjelbreid, biathlete
Kristen Skjeldal, cross-country skier
Vibeke Skofterud, cross-country skier
Ståle Solbakken, footballer and coach
Petter Solberg, rally and rallycross driver
Ole Gunnar Solskjær, footballer
Ådne Søndrål, speed skater
Sten Stensen, speed skater
Ingvild Stensland, footballer
Martin Stokken, cross-country skier
Jan Egil Storholt, speed skater
Kristin Størmer Steira, cross-country skier
Sverre Strandli, hammer thrower
Siren Sundby, sailor
Christoffer Svae, curler
Jens Arne Svartedal, cross-county skier
Emil Hegle Svendsen, biathlete
Jonas Svensson, footballer
Aksel Lund Svindal, alpine ski racer
Magne Thomassen, speed skater
Patrick Thoresen, ice hockey player
Andreas Thorkildsen, track and field athlete
Erik Thorstvedt, footballer
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, ice hockey player
Kari Traa, freestyle skier
Pål Trulsen, curler
Olaf Tufte, rower
Håvard Tvedten, handball player
Thomas Ulsrud, curler
Vegard Ulvang, cross-country skier
Grete Waitz, marathon runner
Karsten Warholm, athlete
Bjørn Wirkola, ski jumper
Mats Zuccarello, ice hockey player

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Entrepreneurs, inventors, business

Sigval Bergesen d.y., shipping magnate
Annika Biørnstad (born 1957), media executive
Thor Bjørklund (1889–1975), inventor of the cheese slicer
Marianne Heien Blystad (born 1958), lawyer and businesswoman
Kjerstin Braathen (born 1970), banker, CEO of DNB
Halfdan Gyth Dehli, businessman and aviator
Sam Eyde, inventor and industrialist
John Fredriksen, shipping magnate
Stein Erik Hagen, businessman
Siri Hatlen, businessperson
Per Helmer, businessperson^[10]
Alf Ihlen, industrialist
Anders Jahre, shipping magnate
Jørgen Jahre, shipowner
Jannik Lindbæk, banker
Tove Kvammen Midelfart (born 1951), lawyer and businesswoman
Susanne Munch Thore (born 1960), lawyer and businesswoman
Arne Næss Jr., businessman and mountaineer
Fred Olsen, shipping magnate
Margareth Øvrum (born 1958), civil engineer and business executive
Heidi M. Petersen, businesswoman
Hilmar Reksten, shipping magnate
Kjell Inge Røkke, businessman and fisherman
Peter Arne Ruzicka, businessman
Julie Skarland (born 1960), fashion designer
Carl Peter Stoltenberg, merchant and shipowner
Petter Stordalen, businessman
Berit Svendsen (born 1963), business executive and engineer
Anne Carine Tanum (born 1954), business executive
Olav Thon (1923–2024), real estate developer
Johan Vaaler (1866–1910)
Bror With (1900–1985), inventor

World War II

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Carl Gustav Fleischer (1883–1942), first allied general to win a major victory against the Germans in World War II (Battle of Narvik).
Gunvald Tomstad (1918–1970), resistance fighter/double agent (radio operator), who helped transmit axis ship movements to the allies and was partly responsible for helping discover and sink the Bismarck.
Jens Christian Hauge, head of Milorg
Johan Bernhard Hjort, Gross Kreutz group, White Buses operation
Leif Larsen a.k.a. "Shetland's Larsen", WWII naval officer
Arne Brun Lie, resistance
Martin Linge, commander of SOE Norwegian Independent Company 1
Max Manus, resistance fighter
Sigurd Østrem, jurist and Nazi collaborator
Vidkun Quisling, WWII 'prime minister' by coup d'état
Ole Reistad, head of Little Norway
Henry Rinnan, Gestapo agent, leader of Sonderabteilung Lola
Otto Ruge, Commander-in-Chief
Ludwig Schübeler, priest
Arvid Storsveen, resistance, leader of XU
Gunnar Sønsteby, resistance fighter

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From other categories

Souhaila Andrawes, former terrorist and Lebanese member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Arne Arnardo, circus performer and proprietor
Johannes Berg, central fandom figure
Astrid Bjellebø Bayegan (born 1943), Norway's first female prost or dean
Cornelius Cruys, (1655–1727), first commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet
Dagny Berger (1903–1950), Norway's first woman aviator
Kristoffer Clausen, media personality
Louise Kathrine Dedichen (born 1964), vice-admiral
Andrew Furuseth, (1854–1938), merchant seaman and labour leader
Lasse Gjertsen, animator and videographer
Belle Gunness, serial killer
Anders Behring Breivik, mass murderer
Mona Grudt, Miss Universe 1990
Anders Heger, publisher and writer
Tharald Høyerup Blanc (1838–1921), theatre historian
Eva Joly, judge
Tomm Kristiansen, journalist and foreign news correspondent
Knud Karl Krogh-Tonning (1842–1911), theologian
Bjørge Lillelien, sports commentator
Christian Lous Lange, internationalist, Nobel peace-prize laureate
Erik Meyn (born 1955), television journalist
Trude Mostue, TV-vet
Eigil Nansen, humanist and architect
Annette Obrestad, poker player
Arne Rinnan, captain of MV Tampa
Jacobine Rye (1851–1939), defense activist, educator of deaf children
Åsne Seierstad, journalist
Kjersti Løken Stavrum (born 1969), secretary general of the Norwegian Press Association
Odd Arvid Strømstad (born 1952), television producer and director
Peter Wessel Tordenskjold (1691–1720), naval hero of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
Arne Treholt, civil servant, alleged spy for the KGB, convicted of treason
Unni Turrettini, author, lawyer, international speaker and human connection expert
Linn Ullmann, journalist and author
Vicky Vette, adult actress & most followed Norwegian on Twitter
Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen, Chief of Defence of Norway and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

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