FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the country. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within the country for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the country in their personal endeavors.

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A

• Kjetil Andre Aamodt olympic ski medalist
• Niels Henrik Abel mathematician
• Alphabeat music group
• Thomas Alsgaard olympic ski medalist
• Ingvar Ambjornsen 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

B

• Jan Siguard Baalsrud WWII freedom fighter, commando Norwegian resistance
• Bernt Balchen aviator
• Ivar Ballangrud olympic speed skating medalist
• Ari Behn author, husband of Princess Martha Louise
• Kristian Birkeland physicist
• Andre Bjerke author, poet
• Vilhelm Bjerknes meteorologist, "father" of modern weather forecasting
• Jens Bjorneboe author
• Bjornstjerne Bjornson author
• Henrik Bjornstad golfer
• Ketil Bjornstad composer, pianist
• Jan Axel Blomberg musician
• Mari Boine musician
• Johan Borgen author
• Oddvar Bra 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
• Torbjorn Brundtland musician
• Ole Bull violinist

C - D

• Ivo Caprino film director, animator
• John Carew football player
• Lars Saabye Christensen author
• Bjorn Daehlie olympic cross country ski medalist
• Johan (I. C.) Dahl artist
• Darkthrone band
• Petter Dass clergyman, poet
• Mona Drudt 1990 miss universe
• Olav Duun author
• Thomas Dybdahl singer, songwriter

E - F

• Espen Eckbo actor
• Tom Egeland author
• Bjorn Eidsvag 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 Flesja olympic cycling medalist
• Kjartan Flogstad author, poet
• Ragnar Frisch economist
• Egil Fylling composer, musician

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