List of Norwegians

This is a list of notable people from Norway.

Architecture

Art

Literature

• Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956–2025), writer
• 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
• 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, author of Hunger, Nobel Prize in Literature winner
• 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, playwright and poet, author of A Doll's House
• Sigurd Ibsen, author and politician
• Roy Jacobsen, author
• Rolf Jacobsen, poet
• Alexander Kielland, author
• Jan Kjærstad, author
• Karl Ove KnausgÃ¥rd, novelist, author of My Struggle
• 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, author of Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel Prize in Literature winner
• 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 ØdegÃ¥rd, author
• Finn Øglænd, author
• Frode Øverli, cartoonist

Music

• Kyle Alessandro,singer-songwriter
• 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
• HÃ¥vard 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 RueslÃ¥tten, 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 SlÃ¥lien (1871–1972), folk singer
• NjÃ¥l 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:

• Music of Norway

Painting and sculpture

• 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, 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

• 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
• Jonathan Haagensen, actor
• 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
• BÃ¥rd 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
• 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
• KÃ¥re 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
• 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
• Christine Maria von Cappelen (1766–1849), botanist
• 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 (1929–2025), 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
• 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
• HÃ¥kon 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

• 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
• HÃ¥vard Bøkko, speed skater
• Lars Bohinen, footballer
• Audun Boysen, middle distance runner
• Oddvar BrÃ¥, 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 FlesjÃ¥, mountain biker
• Ole Kristian Furuseth, alpine skier
• Frode GrodÃ¥s, 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 NergÃ¥rd, curler
• Leif Kristian Haugen, ski racer
• Roger Nilsen, footballer
• Sara Nordenstam, swimmer
• HÃ¥vard 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
• HÃ¥vard 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
• StÃ¥le Solbakken, footballer and coach
• Petter Solberg, rally and rallycross driver
• Ole Gunnar Solskjær, footballer
• Ådne SøndrÃ¥l, 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
• PÃ¥l Trulsen, curler
• Olaf Tufte, rower
• HÃ¥vard 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
• Kristian Blummenfelt, triathlete
• Gustav Iden, triathlete
• Casper Stornes, triathlete

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
• 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

• 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

• 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
• Astrid Eiriksdotter (b. 925), 10th-century Queen of Viken, Norway
• 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

See also

• List of people by nationality
• List of Norwegian Americans

References