Roald Amundsen
1872 – 1928
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
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Born July 16Wikipedia →Famous People from Norway
21 notable historical figures from Norway, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
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Henrik Ibsen
1828 – 1906
Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)
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Born March 20Wikipedia →Knut Hamsun
1859 – 1952
Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)
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Born August 4Wikipedia →Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1832 – 1910
Norwegian writer (1832–1910)
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Born December 8Wikipedia →Willy Brandt
1913 – 1992
German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
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Born December 18Wikipedia →Edvard Munch
1863 – 1944
Norwegian painter. (1863–1944)
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Born December 12Wikipedia →Sigrid Undset
1882 – 1949
Norwegian writer (1882–1949)
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Born May 20Wikipedia →Fridtjof Nansen
1861 – 1930
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
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Born October 10Wikipedia →Edvard Grieg
1843 – 1907
Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907)
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Born June 15Wikipedia →Roald Dahl
1916 – 1990
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
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Born September 13Wikipedia →Jens Stoltenberg
1959 – Present
Minister of Finance, former prime minister of Norway and NATO secretary general
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Born March 16Wikipedia →Harald V of Norway
1937 – Present
King of Norway since 1991
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Born February 21Wikipedia →Niels Henrik Abel
1802 – 1829
Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829)
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Born August 5Wikipedia →Gro Harlem Brundtland
1939 – Present
29th Prime Minister of Norway
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Born April 20Wikipedia →Anders Behring Breivik
1979 – Present
Norwegian neo-Nazi terrorist and mass murderer
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Born February 13Wikipedia →Thor Heyerdahl
1914 – 2002
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
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Born October 6Wikipedia →Erling Haaland
2000 – Present
Norwegian association football player (born 2000)
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Born July 21Wikipedia →Erna Solberg
1961 – Present
Prime Minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021
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Born February 24Wikipedia →Trygve Lie
1896 – 1968
1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)
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Born July 16Wikipedia →Jostein Gaarder
1952 – Present
Norwegian author (born 1952)
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Born August 8Wikipedia →