List of Norwegians
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This is a list of notable people from Norway.
Architecture
Art
Literature
- Ingvar Ambjørnsen, author
- 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
- Ketil Bjørnstad, author, composer, musician
- Johan Borgen, author
- Johan Nordahl Brun (1745–1816); author, poet, dramatist, politician
- Lars Saabye Christensen, author and poet
- Olav Duun, author
- Tom Egeland, author
- 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
- Kjell Hallbing, author
- Knut Hamsun, author and poet
- Erik Fosnes Hansen, author and poet
- Jørgen Haugan, author and lecturer
- Hans Herbjørnsrud, author
- Sigurd Hoel, author
- Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), historian and playwright
- Henrik Ibsen, playwright and poet
- Sigurd Ibsen, author and politician
- Roy Jacobsen, author
- Alexander Kielland, author
- Jan Kjærstad, author
- Vilhelm Krag, poet
- Trude Brænne Larssen, author
- Henry Lawson, author
- Jonas Lie, author
- Lise Myhre, cartoonist
- Jo Nesbø, author
- Christopher Nielsen, cartoonist
- Alf Prøysen, author, poet, folk singer and entertainer
- Margit Sandemo, author
- Aksel Sandemose, author
- Dag Solstad, author
- Marta Steinsvik, author
- Sigrid Undset, author
- Halldis Moren Vesaas, poet and author
- Tarjei Vesaas, author and 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
Music
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- Johan Halvorsen, composer
- Morten Harket, singer
- Ørjan Hartveit, opera singer
- Björn Haugan, opera singer
- Dag-Are Haugan, electronic musician
- Ian Haugland, drummer (Europe)
- Kate Havnevik, singer-songwriter, composer, musician, singer, pianist, guitarist, melodica player
- Hank von Helvete (real name Hans Erik Husby), singer (Turbonegro)
- Tone Groven Holmboe, composer
- 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
- 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
- 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
See also:
Painting and sculpture
- Nils Aas, sculptor
- Nikolai Astrup, painter
- Andreas Bloch, painter
- J.C. Dahl, painter
- Bjorn Egeli, painter
- Magne Furuholmen, painter, sculptor
- Rolf Groven, painter
- Hans Gude, painter
- Theodor Kittelsen, painter
- Christian Krohg, painter
- Edvard Munch, painter
- Odd Nerdrum, painter
- Wilhelm Peters, painter
- Børre Sæthre, artist
- Vebjørn Sand, painter
- Christian Skredsvig, painter
- Adolph Tidemand, painter
- Gustav Vigeland, sculptor
- Erik Werenskiold, painter, illustrator
Film and comedy
- Hauk Aabel, actor
- Atle Antonsen, comedian
- Ivo Caprino, animation film creator
- Espen Eckbo, comedian, actor
- Harald Eia, comedian, actor
- John Emblem, comedian
- Thomas Giertsen, comedian, actor
- Gunnar Haugan (1925–2009), character actor
- Marit Haugan, movie actress
- Solveig Haugan (1901–1953), stage and movie actress
- Harald Heide-Steen Jr., comedian, actor
- Per Heimly, photographer, jester
- Henrik Holm, actor
- Otto Jespersen, comedian
- Bård Tufte Johansen, comedian
- Kristoffer Joner, actor
- Geir Ove Kvalheim, director
- Natassia Malthe, model, actress
- Lillian Müller, model, actress
- Arve Opsahl, comedian, actor
- Tarjei Sandvik Moe, actor
- Kristopher Schau, comedian
- Aud Schønemann, actress
- Bjørn Sundquist, actor
- Liv Ullmann, actress, film director
- Ingerid Vardund, actress
- Rolv Wesenlund, comedian, actor
- 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
- 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 exploration
- 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, current 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
- 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
- Peter Chr. Asbjørnsen, folklorist and naturalist
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
- Sam Eyde, inventor and industrialist
- John Fredriksen, shipping magnate
- Stein Erik Hagen, businessman
- Anders Jahre, shipping magnate
- Kjell Landsverk, entrepreneur
- 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
- Julie Skarland (born 1960), fashion designer
- Petter Stordalen, businessman
- Berit Svendsen (born 1963), business executive and engineer
- Anne Carine Tanum (born 1954), business executive
- Olav Thon, real estate developer
- Johan Vaaler (1866–1910)
- Bror With (1900–1985), inventor
World War II
- 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
From other categories
- Svein Oddvar Moen, Football Referee, Ambulance driver
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
See also
- List of people by nationality
- List of Norwegian Americans
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