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PRINT THIS MAP Liv Ullmann, Norwegian Actress The Scream, by Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist Travel the World through Poster Art! Roald Amundsen, Norwegian Polar Explorer Travel the World through Poster Art! Statue of Leif Erikson, Viking Explorer State Capital Building, St. Paul, Minnesota USA PRINT THIS MAP

Famous Natives People listed below are either native to Norway, or of Norwegian descent (born elsewhere) who have made a significant contribution to the fame of the country in their individual endeavors. Kjetil André Aamodt olympic ski medalist Niels Henrik Abel mathematician Thomas Alsgaard olympic ski medalist Ingvar Ambjørnsen author Roald Amundsen explorer polar regions, first to reach South Pole Hjalmar Andersen olympic speed skating medalist Leif Ove Andsnes pianist Kurt Asle Arvesen bicycle racer Kjell Aukrust author, poet Berit Aunli olympic cross country ski medalist Bernt Balchen aviator Ivar Ballangrud olympic speed skating medalist Ari Behn author, husband of Princess Märtha Louise Kristian Birkeland physicist André Bjerke author, poet Vilhelm Bjerknes meteorologist, "father" of modern weather forecasting Jens Bjørneboe author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson author Henrik Bjørnstad golfer Ketil Bjørnstad composer, pianist Jan Axel Blomberg musician Mari Boine musician Johan Borgen author Oddvar Brå olympic cross country ski medalist Espen Bredesen olympic ski jump medalist Ane Brun singer, songwriter Johan Nordahl Brun poet, dramatist Gro Harlem Brundtland diplomat, first woman prime minister of Norway Torbjørn Brundtland musician Ole Bull violinist Ivo Caprino film director, animator John Carew football player Lars Saabye Christensen author Bjørn Dæhlie olympic cross country ski medalist Johan (I. C.) Dahl artist Olav Duun author Thomas Dybdahl singer, songwriter Espen Eckbo actor Tom Egeland author Bjørn Eidsvåg singer Leif Erikson explorer Stein Erikson olympic ski medalist Frode Estil olympic cross country ski medalist Johan Falkberget author Kirsten Flagstad opera singer Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå olympic cycling medalist Kjartan Fløgstad author, poet Ragnar Frisch economist Egil Fylling composer, musician Jostein Gaarder author Jan Garbarek musician Arne Garborg author Ivar Giaever physicist, nobel prize laureate Edvard Grieg composer, pianist Rolf Groven artist Sigmund Groven composer Mona Drudt 1990 miss universe Edvard Grieg composer, pianist Hans Gude artist Trygve Haavelmo economist, nobel prize laureate Kjell Hallbing author Johan Halvorsen composer, conductor, violinist Knut Hamsun author Gerhard Armauer Hansen physician, discoverer leprosy bacteria Morten Harket singer Odd Hassel chemist, nobel prize laureate Ian Haugland musician Anders Heger publisher, author Sonja Henie olympic skating medalist, actress Hans Herbjørnsrud author Thor Heyerdahl archeologist, leader Kon-Tiki expedition Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset olympic cross country ski medalist Sigurd Hoel author Ludvig Holberg playwright Thor Hushovd bicycle racer Henrik Ibsen playwright Sigurd Ibsen author, politician Anne Stine Ingstad archaeologist Helge Ingstad explorer Rolf Jacobsen poet Roy Jacobsen author Knut Johannesen olympic speed skating medalist Fred Kavli inventor Alexander Kielland author Olav Kielland composer, conductor Theodor Kittelsen artist Jan Kjærstad author Lasse Kjus olympic ski medalist Johann Olav Koss olympic speed skating medalist Ingrid Kristiansen olympic runner medalist Hanne Krogh singer Sissel Kyrkjebø singer King Olav Kyrre founder of Bergen, king of Norway Marit Larsen singer, songwriter Sondre Lerche singer, songwriter Jonas Lie author Trygve Lie politician Anni-Frid Lyngstad singer Lene Marlin singer, songwriter Maria Mean singer Christian Michelsen politician, leader in Norway's independence John Oscar Moen III cartographer, entrepreneur Oscar Moen banker, industrialist Lillian Müller actress Edward Munch artist Jens Munk explorer Northwest Passage Wenche Myhre singer, actress Arne Naess philosopher Fridtjof Nansen explorer, scientist, diplomat Odd Nerdrum artist Arne Nordheim composer Rikard Nordraak composer John Norum musician Knut Ødegård author, poet Lars Onsager chemist Frode Øverli cartoonist Suzann Pettersen golfer Alf Prøysen author, composer, musician Eric the Red explorer Hege Riise olympic soccer medalist John Arne Riise football player Knute Rockne football coach (u.s.) Finn Ronne explorer Birger Ruud olympic ski jump medalist Harald Sæverud composer Aud Schønemann actress Sissel singer Bente Skari olympic cross country ski medalist Kristen Skjeldal olympic cross country ski medalist Ole Gunnar Solskjær football player Dag Solstad author, dramatist Rasmus Sørnes inventor Tor Sørnes inventor Jan Stenerud football player Adolph Tidemand artist Linn Ullmann journalist, author Liv Ullmann actress Vegard Ulvang olympic cross country ski medalist Sigrid Undset author Ingerid Vardund actress Tarjei Vesaas author Gustav Vigeland sculptor Lars Vik actor, playwright Aasmund Olavsson Vinje poet, journalist Herbjørg Wassmo author Rolv Wesenlund writer, actor Bjørn Wirkola olympic ski jump medalist Bror With inventor Peter Wessel Zapffe author, philosopher Is someone missing from this list? Submit your famous Norwegian here! Contact Us | Privacy Statement Copyrighted by Graphic Maps All rights reserved! 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