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30 Famous People from Norway

Can you name 30 famous people from Norway?
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Last updated: February 21, 2026
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First submittedMarch 24, 2021
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Romantic era composer whose famous piece is In the Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg
Explorer who led a number of expeditions to the Arctic
Fridtjof Nansen
Painter known for his work The Scream
Edvard Munch
Track and field athlete who holds world record in 400 m hurdles
Karsten Warholm
Founder of the first European settlement on Greenland
Erik the Red
Resistance fighter during World War II, specialising in sabotage in occupied Norway
Max Manus
King of Norway since 1991
Harald V
Military officer who headed the government during the occupation of the country by Nazis
Vidkun Quisling
Rally driver who won the World Rally Championship in 2003
Petter Solberg
The first athlete to win six gold medals at a single Winter Games during Milano Cortina 2026
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
Highest-ranked Norwegian tennis player in history
Casper Ruud
Lead singer of the synthpop/rock band A-ha
Morten Harket
13th Secretary General of NATO from 2014 to 2024
Jens Stoltenberg
First explorer to reach the South Pole in 1911
Roald Amundsen
World-famous DJ and producer who pioneered the "tropical house" genre
Kygo
World Chess Champion from 2013 to 2023
Magnus Carlsen
Adventurer known for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947
Thor Heyerdahl
One of the first Europeans to reach North America
Leif Erikson
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and one of Norway's greatest alpine skiers
Aksel Lund Svindal
Female javelin thrower who was European, World, and Olympic Champion
Trine Hattestad
Actress who had two Oscar nominations for movies The Emigrants and Face to Face
Liv Ullmann
DJ who received international acclaim after releasing the single Faded
Alan Walker
Footballer who played as a striker for Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City
Erling Haaland
The most decorated Winter Olympian of all time with 15 medals in cross-country skiing
Marit Bjørgen
Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy
Rollo
Middle-distance runner and Olympic gold medalist
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Footballer and later coach of Manchester United
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
King of Norway whose death marked the end of the Viking Age
Harald Hardrada
Playwright and theatre director often referred to as "the Father of Realism"
Henrik Ibsen
Writer known primarily for his crime novels featuring Inspector Harry Hole
Jo Nesbo
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