List of people from Bergen
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Template:Short description This is a list of famous people from Bergen, Norway.
Artists and actors
- Rolfine Absalonsen (1846–1933), actress.[1]
- Henny Astrup (1876–1961), actress.[2]
- Ingeborg Belling (1848–1927), actress.[3]
- Johan Christian Dahl (1788–1857), painter.[4]
- Tordis Halvorsen (1884–1955), actress.[5]
- Helge Jordal (1946–) actor.[6]
- Elly Kjølstad (1850–1930), actress
- Frank Krog (1954–2008), actor
- Bjarte Hjelmeland (1970–) actor
- Vegard Ylvisåker (1979–) & Bård Ylvisåker (1982–) comedians, musicians, talk show hosts.[7]
- Daniel Simonsen, comedian, actor.[8]
Authors
- Dorothe Engelbretsdotter (1634–1713) author.[9]
- Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), playwright.[10]
- Nicoline Thaulow (1807–1885), author
- Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–1873) author, poet.[11]
- Amalie Skram (1846–1905) author
- Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968) author
- Carl Søyland (1894–1978) Norwegian American editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende
- Nordahl Grieg (1902–1943) poet, author
- Torborg Nedreaas (1906–1987) author and winner of the Kritikerprisen
- Babbis Friis-Baastad (1921-1970) children's writer
- Gunnar Staalesen (1947–) author
- Grethe Fatima Syéd (born 1968), literary critic, novelist
Musicians
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- Ole Bull (1810–1880), violinist, composer.[12]
- Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), composer, pianist.[13]
- Harald Sæverud (1897–1992), composer
- Jan Eggum (1951–) singer-songwriter
- Truls Mørk (1961–) cellist
- Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969–) singer
- Magnet (musician) (1970–) musician
- Varg Vikernes (1973–) musician: Burzum/Mayhem
- Kristian Espedal (1975–) musician: God Seed/Gorgororth/Gaahlskagg/Wardruna
- Erlend Øye (1975–) musician
- Eirik Glambek Bøe (1975–) musician
- Kurt Nilsen (1978-) musician, singer-songwriter
- Anne Lilia Berge Strand (1978–) musician
- Einar Selvik (1979-) musician: Gorgoroth/Wardruna
- Sondre Lerche (1982–) musician
- John Olav Nilsen (1982–) singer, songwriter
- Lars Vaular (1984–) rapper
- Christine Guldbrandsen (1985–) singer
- Marthe Wang (1990-) singer, songwriter
- Kygo (1991–) Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, DJ, record producer [14]
- Aurora Aksnes (1996–) singer, songwriter
- Alan Walker (1997–) producer [15]
- KREAM (brothers Daniel and Markus Slettebakken) record producers
- Tom Cato Visnes (1974-) musician: Gorgoroth/Wardruna/King OV Hell/I/Abbath
- Olve Eikemo (1973-) musician: Immortal/Abbath/Bömbers
- Ørjan Stedjeberg (1977-) musician: Taake/Ragnarok/Gorgoroth
- Roger Tiegs (1972-) musician: Gorgoroth/Borknagar/Desekrator/Orcustus
Scientists
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912) leprosy researcher
- Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1851–1943) ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist
- Hans Henrik Reusch (1852–1922) a geologist, geomorphologist and educator.[16]
- Reidar Fauske Sognnaes (1911–1984), Dean of the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine
- Søren Laland (1922–1998), biochemist
- Ivar Giaever (born 1929) Nobel Prize in Physics laureate in 1973
Politicians
- Trond Torleivsson Benkestok (1490–1558) nobleman
- Georg Wallace (1804-1890) elected to the Storting in 1850 for Bergen
- Christian Wilhelm Wisbech (1832–1897) elected to parliament in 1883 and 1889
- Christian Michelsen (1857–1925) ship owner, Prime Minister of Norway
- Albert Viljam Hagelin (1881–1946), politician for the Nasjonal Samling
- Ingvald B. Aase (1882–1948) trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Communist parties
- Carl Joachim Hambro (1885–1964) politician, President of Parliament
- Gulbrand Lunde (1901–1942), politician for the Nasjonal Samling
- Erna Solberg (1961- ) 28th Prime Minister of Norway
- Marte Mjøs Persen (1975- ), member of the Cabinet of Norway
Sport
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- Roald Jensen (1943–1987) football player
- Terje Hauge (1965–) football referee
- Arne Sandstø (1966–) football manager
- Mia Hundvin (1977–) handballer
- Erik Huseklepp (1984–) football player
- Nils Jakob Hoff (1985–) rower
- Alexander Dale Oen (1985–2012) swimmer
- Magnus Midtbø (1988–) climber
- Maren Mjelde (1989–) football player
- Jakob Glesnes (1994–) football player
- Renate Blindheim (1994–) football manager
- Vilde Bøe Risa (1995–) football player
- Gustav Iden (1996–) triathlete
- Kristian Blummenfelt (1994-) triathlete
Others
- Ulrik Vilhelm Koren (1826–1910) Norwegian-American Lutheran church leader
- Tryggve Gran (1889–1980) aviator
- Leif Andreas Larsen (1906–1990) naval officer
- Max Manus (1914–1981) decorated resistance-fighter
- Terje Rød-Larsen (1947–) diplomat, sociologist
- Peter Sunde (1978–) entrepreneur, The Pirate Bay
- El Rubius (1990–) Rubén Gundersen, YouTube personality, the 49th most subscribed on YouTube
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