Norwegian

Norway, the country of stunning cities, fascinating history and extremely happy people, has much more to swag about than just its scenic bounties or its happy-go-lucky nationals. This remarkably beautiful country has been home to some equally remarkable inventions too. That is right! From paper clips to cheese slicer and the aerosol spray can, Norwegians have made some seemingly small but important inventions in course of its history. But that is just the tip of the iceberg. You will be surprised to know that one of Olympic favorites slalom originated in Norway, that first object oriented programming language Simula was hatched here, that Black Metal and Dale sweater patterns are the gifts of Norway to the world. Norwegians have managed to leave an indelible footprint in the world with its lot of super talented, uber ingenious men and women. Without further ado, let us delve deep into the lives and accomplishments of some famous Norwegians in their biographies below. Rest assured, their timeline, trivia, and unknown little facts about their lives would leave you pleasantly inspired.
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 1 
Magnus Carlsen
(One of the Best Chess Players of All Time)
Magnus Carlsen
97
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 30, 1990
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tønsberg Municipality, Norway
 2 
Edvard Munch
(Norwegian Painter Best Known for His Works: ‘The Scream’, ‘Madonna’ and ‘The Sick Child’)
Edvard Munch
33
Birthdate: December 12, 1863
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ådalsbruk, Norway
Died: 1944 AD
 3 
Roald Amundsen
(Norwegian Explorer Who was the First to Reach the South Pole)
Roald Amundsen
43
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 16, 1872
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Borge, Norway
Died: June 18, 1928
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 4 
Henrik Ibsen
(Norwegian-Danish Playwright and Theatre Director)
Henrik Ibsen
31
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 20, 1828
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Skien, Telemark, Norway
Died: May 23, 1906
 5 
Alan Walker
(Music Producer and DJ Best Known for His 2015 Single ‘Faded’)
Alan Walker
92
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 24, 1997
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Northampton, England
 6 
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
(Norwegian Professional Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Forward)
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
76
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 26, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kristiansund, Norway
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 7 
Edvard Grieg
(One of the Main Composers of the Romantic Era)
Edvard Grieg
21
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 15, 1843
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bergen, Norway
Died: September 4, 1907
 8 
Kygo
(DJ Best Known for His December 2013 Remix of 'I See Fire' & 2014 Remix of 'Firestone')
Kygo
33
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 11, 1991
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Singapore
 9 
Aurora
(Singer-songwriter)
Aurora
38
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 15, 1996
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stavanger, Norway
 10 
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
(One of the Founding Members and Lead Singers of the Swedish Pop Band ABBA)
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
42
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 15, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bjørkåsen, Ballangen, Norway
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 11 
Sigrid Raabe
(Singer, Songwriter, Dancer)
Sigrid Raabe
36
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 5, 1996
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ålesund
 12 
Kristofer Hivju
(Actor)
Kristofer Hivju
16
Birthdate: December 7, 1978
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 13 
Euronymous
(Guitarist)
Euronymous
38
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 22, 1968
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Egersund
Died: August 10, 1993
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 14 
Harald V of Norway
(King of Norway)
Harald V of Norway
22
Birthdate: February 21, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Skaugum, Norway
 15 
Harald Hardrada
(King of Norway (1046 to 1066))
Harald Hardrada
12
Birthdate: 1015 AD
Birthplace: Ringerike
Died: September 25, 1066
 16 
Rollo
(King)
Rollo
14
Birthdate: 0846 AD
Birthplace: Scandinavia
Died: 0930 AD
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 17 
Erik the Red
(Norwegian Explorer and Founder of the First Settlement in Greenland)
Erik the Red
16
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0950 AD
Birthplace: Norway
Died: 1003 AD
 18 
Girl in Red
(Singer)
Girl in Red
34
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 16, 1999
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Horten, Norway
 19 
Harald I of Norway
(King of Norway)
Harald I of Norway
3
Birthdate: 0850 AD
Birthplace: Norway
Died: 0932 AD
 20 
Olav V of Norway
(Former King of Norway (1957 - 1991))
Olav V of Norway
7
Birthdate: July 2, 1903
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Died: January 17, 1991
 21 
Morten Harket
(Best Known as the Lead Singer of the Synthpop/Rock Band 'A-ha')
Morten Harket
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 14, 1959
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kongsberg, Norway
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 22 
Kristine Froseth
(Actress and Model Known for Her Role as ‘Kelly Aldrich’ in the TV Series ‘The Society’)
Kristine Froseth
18
Birthdate: September 21, 1996
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 23 
Jens Stoltenberg
(34th Prime Minister of Norway)
Jens Stoltenberg
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 16, 1959
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 24 
Fridtjof Nansen
(Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and the First High Commissioner for Refugees Appointed by the League of Nations)
Fridtjof Nansen
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 10, 1861
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Died: May 13, 1930
 25 
Viktor Hovland
(Golfer)
Viktor Hovland
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 18, 1997
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 26 
Casper Ruud
(Tennis player)
Casper Ruud
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 22, 1998
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 27 
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
(Heir apparent)
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 20, 1973
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
 28 
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
(Norwegian Actress Best Known for Her Role as 'Armistice' in the Series 'Westworld')
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
16
Birthdate: March 2, 1980
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nord-Trondelag, Norway
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 29 
Liv Ullmann
(One of the Greatest European Actresses of All Time)
Liv Ullmann
9
Birthdate: December 16, 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 30 
Jo Nesbø
(Norwegian writer)
Jo Nesbø
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 29, 1960
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oslo
 31 
Martinus Gunnarsen
21
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 21, 2002
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: lverum, Norway
 32 
Sonja Henie
(Norwegian Figure Skater, Actress and Three-Time Olympic Gold Medallist)
Sonja Henie
10
Birthdate: April 8, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Died: October 12, 1969
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 33 
Thor Heyerdahl
(Norwegian Adventurer and Ethnographer Known for His ‘Kon-Tiki’ and ‘Ra’ Transoceanic Scientific Expeditions)
Thor Heyerdahl
6
Birthdate: October 6, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Larvik, Norway
Died: April 18, 2002
 34 
Lene Nystrøm
(Singer-songwriter and Female Lead Vocalist of the Danish-Norwegian Eurodance Group 'Aqua')
Lene Nystrøm
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 2, 1973
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tønsberg Municipality, Norway
 35 
Cnut
(King of all England and Denmark and the Norwegians and Some of the Swedes)
Cnut
1
Birthdate: 0990 AD
Birthplace: Denmark
Died: November 12, 1035
 36 
Marcus Gunnarsen
(Norwegian Pop Singer Known for His Albums: ‘Hei’, ‘Together’ and ‘Moments’)
Marcus Gunnarsen
22
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 21, 2002
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Trofors, Norway
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 37 
Angelina Jordan
(Singer best known as the winner of Norway's Got Talent in 2014, at the age of nine)
Angelina Jordan
38
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 10, 2006
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
 38 
Queen Sonja of Norway
(wife of King Harald V)
Queen Sonja of Norway
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 4, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oslo
 39 
Alexander Rybak
(Singer, Violinist, Pianist and Actor)
Alexander Rybak
9
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 13, 1986
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Minsk, Belarus
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 40 
Tobias Santelmann
(Norwegian Actor Best Known for His Films: ‘Kon-Tiki’ and ‘Jeg er din’)
Tobias Santelmann
1
Birthdate: August 8, 1980
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Freiburg, Germany
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 41 
Maud of Wales
( Queen of Norway as the Wife of King Haakon VII)
Maud of Wales
7
Birthdate: November 26, 1869
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: November 20, 1938
 42 
Olaf II of Norway
(King of Norway)
Olaf II of Norway
1
Birthdate: 0995 AD
Birthplace: Ringerike, Norway
Died: July 29, 1030
 43 
Erna Solberg
(Norway's 35th Prime Minister)
Erna Solberg
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 24, 1961
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bergen, Norway
 44 
Karl Ove Knausgard
(Norwegian Writer Known for His Six Autobiographical Novels Titled 'My Struggle')
Karl Ove Knausgard
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 6, 1968
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
 45 
Thea Sofie Loch Naess
(Actress)
Thea Sofie Loch Naess
2
Birthdate: November 26, 1996
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kristiansand, Norway
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 46 
Astrid S
(Norwegian Singer-Songwriter Known for Her Singles 'Shattered' and '2AM')
Astrid S
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 29, 1996
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berkåk, Norway
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 47 
Veronica Ngo
(Actress and singer who won the award for Best Actress at the 2007 Vietnam Film Festival for her appearance in the film Haunted Manor.)
Veronica Ngo
10
Birthdate: February 26, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cầu Kè District, Vietnam
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 48 
Christopher Heyerdahl
(Actor)
Christopher Heyerdahl
5
Birthdate: September 18, 1963
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: British Columbia, Canada
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 49 
Ari Behn
(Author)
Ari Behn
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 30, 1972
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Aarhus, Denmark
Died: December 25, 2019
 50 
Aksel Hennie
(Actor)
Aksel Hennie
1
Birthdate: October 29, 1975
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lambertseter, Oslo, Norway
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)