Famous Norwegians

List of Norwegian People

1622-12-16 Cort Adeler, Norwegian admiral ship builder (served Dutch, Venetian and Danish navies), born in Brevik, Norway (d. 1675)
1629-05-08 Niels Juel, Danish-Norwegian admiral, born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1697)
1631-07-15 Jens Juel, Danish diplomat and statesman at the Danish-Norwegian court, born at Nørtorp, Jutland (d. 1700)
1634-01-16 Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)
1657-06-14 Cornelis Cruys [Niels Olsen Creutz], Norwegian Dutch admiral, commanded the Russian Baltic fleet, born in Stravanger, Denmark-Norway (d. 1727)
1684-12-03 Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg, founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature, born in Bergen, Denmark-Norway (d. 1754)
1686-01-31 Hans Egede, Norwegian Lutheran missionary (missions to Greenland), born in Harstad, Norway (d. 1758)
1691-10-28 Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero, born in Trondheim, Denmark-Norway (d. 1720)
1745-06-08 Caspar Wessel, Danish-Norwegian mathematician, born in Vestby, Norway (d. 1818)
1769-01-17 Ole Andreas Lindeman, Norwegian organist (Trondheim Vor Frelsers Kirke, 1799-57), composer, and educator, born in Øye, Surnadal, Norway (d. 1857)
1770-04-25 Georg Sverdrup, Norwegian statesman, born in Nærøy, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway (d. 1850)
1773-05-02 Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-German philosopher, born in Stavanger, Norway (d. 1845)
1773-07-27 Jakob Aall, Norwegian journalist and statesman, born in Porsgrunn, Norway (d. 1844)
1790-10-08 Waldemar Thrane, Norwegian violinist, composer (Fjeldeventyret), and conductor, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1828)
1792-01-01 Henrik Anker Bjerregaard, Norwegian writer and poet (Fjeldeventyret), born in Ringsaker, Norway (d. 1842)
1797-12-26 Hans Skramstad, Norwegian pianist and composer, born in Toten, Norway (d. 1839)
1802-08-05 Niels H. Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons), born in Nedstrand, Norway (d. 1829)
1802-12-27 Thomas Fearnley, Norwegian landscape painter, born in Østfold, Norway (d. 1842)
1805-08-30 Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1869)
1807-12-22 Johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1873)
1808-06-17 Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet (Creation, Humanity, and Messiah) and author, born in Kristiansand, Norway (d. 1845)
1810-02-05 Ole Bull, Norwegian violin virtuoso and compsoer, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1880)
1812-01-15 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1885)
1812-11-28 Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, Norwegian organist, composer, musical folklorist, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1887)
1813-08-05 Ivar Aasen, Norwegian linguist and poet, born in Ørsten, Norway (d. 1896)
1815-09-17 Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian composer (Brudefaerden i Hardanger), born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1868)
1818-04-06 Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian poet (d. 1870)
1820-04-17 Gottfried Conradi, Norwegian composer, born in Tønsberg, Norway (d. 1896)
1820-06-18 Martin Andreas Udbye, Norwegian composer and organist, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1889)
1823-11-26 Thomas Tellefsen, Norwegian pianist and composer, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1874)
1825-06-10 Sondre Norheim, Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing, born in Øverbø, Norway (d. 1897)
1828-03-20 Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Peer Gynt; Hedda Gabler), born in Skien, Norway (d. 1906)
1832-12-08 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian author "Pa Guds Veje" and Nobel laureate 1903, born in Kvikne, Norway (d. 1910)
1833-11-06 Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (The Family at Gilje: A Domestic Story of the Forties), born in Hokksund, Eiker, Norway (d. 1908)
1836-08-11 Cato M. Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician and chemist (law of mass action), born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1902)
1837-10-08 Otto Winter-Hjelm, Norwegian musician and composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1931)
1840-09-30 Johan Svendsen, Norwegian composer, born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1911)
1841-03-04 Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl), born at Overhalla, Norway (d. 1881)
1841-07-29 Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (1st to identify leprosy as bacteria), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1912)
1842-06-12 Rikard Nordraak, Norwegian composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1866)
1842-12-17 Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continuous groups), born in Nordfjordeid, Norway (d. 1899)
1843-06-15 Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (Bewitched One), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1907)
1844-01-20 Johan Peter Selmer, Norwegian composer, born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1910)
1846-08-22 Amalie Skram, Norwegian author (Hellemyrsfolket), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1905)
1847-05-13 Johannes Haarklou, Norwegian organist, composer, and educator, born in Haukedalen, Norway (d. 1925)
1847-12-01 Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Norwegian pianist, composer, and teacher, born in Holmestrand, Norway (d. 1907)
1849-02-18 Alexander Lange Kielland, Norwegian writer (Gist; Fortuna; St. Hans Fest), and politician (mayor; governor), born in Stavanger, Norway (d. 1906)
1850-07-04 Ole Olsen, Norwegian composer, organist, and military bandleader, born in Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway (d. 1927)
1850-12-13 Iver Holter, Norwegian conductor (Oslo Philharmonic, 1886-1911), and composer (St. Hans Kveld), born in Gausdal, Norway (d. 1941)
1851-01-25 Arne Garborg, Norwegian writer and playwright (Bondestudentar), born in Jæren, Norway (d. 1924)
1851-06-02 Sophus Tromholt, Norwegian astrophysicist and photographer (photographed Sami people), (d. 1896)
1854-09-02 Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (d. 1910)
1856-01-11 Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (Rustle of Spring), born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1941)
1856-11-13 Sigwart Aspestrand, Norwegian composer, born in Fredrikshald, Norway (d. 1941)
1858-09-13 Catherinus Elling, Norwegian organist, composer, educator, and ethnomusicologist, born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway (d. 1942)
1859-08-04 Knut Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Nobel Prize in Literature 1920), born in Lom, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway (d. 1952)
1859-11-17 Gerhard Schjelderup, Norwegian opera composer and musicologist, born in Kristiansand, Norway (d. 1933)
1861-10-10 Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer and advocate for refugees (Nobel Peace Prize 1922), born in Store Frøen, Christiania (d. 1930)
1862-02-22 Karen Hulda Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mot Solen/Eli), born near Hamar, Norway (d. 1934)
1862-03-14 Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian-American physicist and meteorologist, born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1951)
1862-09-21 Johan Castberg, Norwegian politician (Castbergian Child Laws protecting extra-martial children), born in Brevik, Norway (d. 1926)
1863-12-12 Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter and print maker (The Scream), born in Ådalsbruk, Løten, Norway (d. 1944)
1864-03-15 Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, conductor (Nationaltheatret Orchestra, 1899-1929), and composer (Bergensiana), born in Drammen, Norway (d. 1934)
1864-03-23 Hjalmar Borgstrom [Jensen], Norwegian composer (Hvæm er du med de tusene navne (Who are you with a thousand names)), and music critic, born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway (d. 1925)
1865-10-11 Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philological and writer (Mot Karnaval), born in Øksfjord, Norway (d. 1926)
1866-03-15 Johan Vaaler, Norwegian inventor (d. 1910)
1866-09-27 Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage), born in Ringsaker, Norway (d. 1920)
1867-12-13 Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and scientist (nominated 7 times for Nobel Prize), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1917)
1868-07-28 Thomas P. Krag, Norwegian author and novelist (Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran), born in Kragerø, Norway (d. 1913)
1869-04-01 Peter Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom), born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1959)
1869-04-11 Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor, born in Mandal, Norway (d. 1943)
1869-09-17 Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian pacifist and internationalist (Nobel Peace Prize 1921), born in Stavanger, Norway (d. 1938)
1870-11-11 Nils Kjær, Norwegian playwright (Det evige Savn), born in Holmestrand, Norway (d. 1924)
1871-04-01 F. Melius Christiansen, Norwegian-American violinist, and choral conductor (St. Olaf Choir, 1912-44), born in Eidsvold, Norway (d. 1955)
1871-05-23 Sigurd Lie, Norwegian composer and conductor, born in Drammen (d. 1904)
1871-10-11 Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian Christian leader who founded the evangelical Brunstad Christian Church, born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 1943)
1872-04-29 Eyvind Alnæs, Norwegian pianist, organist, choral director, and composer, born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 1932)
1872-07-16 Roald Amundsen, Norwegian polar explorer who led the 1st expedition to the South Pole, born in Borge, Østfold, Norway (d. 1928)
1873-03-05 Olav Bjaaland, Norwegian explorer and cross-country skier (d. 1961)
1873-05-03 Nicoline Magdalene Roll Anker, Norwegian author (Kvinnen og Den), born in Møre og Romsdal, Norway (d. 1942)
1873-05-26 Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1958)
1875-06-15 Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian cross-country skier who introduced sport to North America, born in Horten, Norway (d. 1987)
1876-02-09 Martin Stixrud, Norwegian figure skater and coach (Olympic bronze 1920, coached Sonja Henie), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1964)
1877-04-19 Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American industrialist and inventor (outboard marine engine), born in Gjøvik, Norway (d. 1934)
1879-10-05 Halfdan Cleve [née Klewe], Norwegian pianist and composer, born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1951)
1881-03-17 Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Less bror Harris), born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1947)
1881-08-28 Arne Eggen, Norwegian organist and composer, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1955)
1882-05-20 Sigrid Undset, Danish-born Norwegian writer (Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel Prize for Literature 1928), born in Kalundborg, Denmark (d. 1949)
1882-09-21 Alf Hurum, Norwegian composer (Lilja), and painter, born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1972)
1883-01-21 Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet (advocated literary use of Nynorsk), born in Lom, Norway (d. 1929)
1884-03-06 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, American-Norwegian tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1915-18, 20-22, 26), born in Mosvik, Norway (d. 1959)
1886-03-03 Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (d. 1968)
1886-05-18 Ole Windingstad, Norwegian composer (The Tide), born in Sandefjord, Norway (d. 1959)
1887-01-17 Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)
1887-05-23 Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963)
1887-07-18 Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian Minister of Defense and Prime Minister (1942-45), born in Fyresdal, Norway (d. 1945)
1887-08-25 (Olav) Fartein Valen, Norwegian composer, pianist, polyglot, and rosarian, born in Stavanger, Norway (d. 1952)
1887-10-04 Francis Bull, Norwegian writer (Norsk literature historian), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1974)
1888-10-04 Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (5-time World Champion all-round), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1954)
1888-11-08 David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer, born in Vefsn, Norway (d. 1974)
1889-05-25 Sverre Jordan, Norwegian composer, orchestra conductor and pianist (Norwegian Rapsody), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1972)
1890-08-02 Pauline Hall, Norwegian composer, born in Hamar, Hedmark, Norway (d. 1969)
1890-09-11 Marius Ulfrstad, Norwegian composer, born in Ellingsøya< Norway (d. 1968)
1894-04-13 Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, Norwegian composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1969)
1895-03-03 Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and 1st winner of the Nobel prize in economics in 1969, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1973)
1895-03-04 Bjarne Brustad, Norwegian composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1978)
1895-07-12 Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), born in Hamar, Norway (d. 1962)
1895-12-19 Ingeborg Refling-Hagen, Norwegian author and poet (Loke Saar Havre), born in Hedmark, Norway (d. 1989)
1896-01-18 Hans H. Holm, Norwegian poet (Jonsoknatt), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1980)
1896-07-16 Trygve Lie, Norwegian politician and 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1946-52), born in Oslo, Sweden–Norway (d. 1968)
1897-04-07 Harald Sæverud, Norwegian composer (Rondo Amoroso; Sinfonia Dolorosa), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1992)
1897-04-17 Harald Saeverud, Norwegian composer (Saline), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1992)
1897-05-17 Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist (Nobel 1969 - the study of the three-dimensional geometric structure of molecules), born in Kristiana, Norway (d. 1981)
1897-08-20 Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian poet and author (Det Store Spelet), born in Vinje, Telemark, Norway (d. 1970)
1897-11-02 Jacob Bjerknes, Norwegian-American meteorologist (USAF in London), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1975)
1899-11-29 Arvid Kleven, Norwegian flautist and composer, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1929)
1899-12-30 Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer (d. 2001)
1901-02-28 Rudolf Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1929)
1901-06-16 Arthur Pierson, Norwegian-American actor and director (Hat Check Girl), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1975)
1901-07-05 Erling Kjellsby, Norwegian organist, educator and composer, born in Christiana, Norway (d. 1976)
1901-10-08 Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Eidsborg, Norway (d. 1977)
1902-04-28 Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (Lillelord), born in Kristiana, Norway (d. 1979)
1902-11-01 Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian poet, dramatist and novelist (The Defeat), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1943)
1903-04-25 Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, Norwegian composer, born in Stavanger, Norway (d. 1984)
1903-05-02 Øivin Fjeldstad, Norwegian conductor and composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1983)
1903-09-29 Karl August Andersen, Norwegian cellist and composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1970)
1904-03-07 Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 5,000m 1928; 500m, 5,000m 10,000m 1936), born in Lunner, Norway (d. 1969)
1905-10-24 Kristian Hauger, Norwegian pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter ("Charleston i Grukkedalen"), born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway (d. 1977)
1906-01-30 Greta Nissen, Norwegian-born American actress (Ambassador Bill), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1988)
1906-02-03 Ludvig Nielsen, Norwegian organist, composer, choir director, and conductor (Nidaros Cathedral, 1935-76), born in Borge, Norway (d. 2001)
1906-04-01 Sigve Lie, Norwegian sailor (Olympic gold dragon class 1948, 52), born in Haugesund, Norway (d. 1958)
1906-07-19 Klaus Egge, Norwegian composer (Noregsonger), born in Gransherad, Telemark, Norway (d. 1979)
1907-10-07 Tutta Rolf, Norwegian actress (Whalers), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1994)
1907-11-18 Halldis Moren Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (Harp and Dagger), born in Trysil, Norway (d. 1995)
1908-02-03 Oddbjørn Hagen, Norwegian nordic skier (Olympic gold cross country individual 1936; World C'ship gold 1934, 35), born in Ytre Rendal, Norway (d. 1983)
1908-08-31 Conrad Baden, Norwegian composer, organist and music critic, born in Drammen, Norway (d. 1989)
1908-10-19 [Nils] Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian classical pianist and composer, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1981)
1909-05-31 Thor Thorvaldsen, Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic gold dragon class 1948, 52), born in Bamble, Norway (d. 1987)
1909-06-01 Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist, born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 1986)
1910-01-11 Trygve Bratteli, Norwegian Prime Minister (Labour: 1971-72, 1973-76), born in Nøtterøy, Norway (d. 1984)
1911-02-12 Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 1936), born in Drammen, Norway (d. 1994)
1911-05-18 Sigrid Gurie, Norwegian American actress (Algiers, Sofia, Refugee), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1969)
1911-05-27 Torolf Elster, Norwegian journalist and writer (Frihet och demokrati), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 2006)
1911-08-23 Birger Ruud, Norwegian ski jumper (Olympic gold 1932, 36; World C'ship gold 1931, 35, 37), born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1998)
1911-09-17 Robert Riefling, Norwegian concert pianist and pedagogue (Royal Danish Academy, 1967-88; Norwegian Academy of Music from ,1973-88), born in Aker, Norway (d. 1988)
1911-12-13 Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and 1989 Nobel laureate for his contributions to econometrics, born in Skedsmo, Norway (d. 1999)
1912-01-27 Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2009)
1912-02-04 Ola Skjåk Bræk, Norwegian politician (d. 1999)
1912-04-08 Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater (Olympic gold 1928, 32, 36), and actress (My Lucky Star), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1969)
1912-11-26 Gunnar Sønstevold, Norwegian jazz pianist, and orchestral and film score composer (Litany In Atlanta; The Dorian Cage), born in Elverum, Norway (d. 1991)
1913-02-10 Ragnhild Marie Hatton, Norwegian historian, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1995)
1914-10-06 Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian anthropologist and explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku), born in Larvik, Norway (d. 2002)
1914-11-18 Leif Solberg, Norwegian organist, choral conductor and composer, born in Lena, Norway (d. 2016)
1914-12-09 Max Manus, Norwegian resistance fighter and author who specialized in sabotage during World War II, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1996)
1915-09-03 Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist, choral composer, and conductor, born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 2014)
1915-09-23 Finn Arnestad, Norwegian contemporary classical composer (Ritagliata), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1994)
1916-06-27 Hallvard Olav Johnsen, Norwegian composer, born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 2003)
1916-06-27 Robert Normann, Norwegian jazz guitar pioneer, accordionist, and composer, born in Borge, Østfold, Norway (d. 1998)
1917-01-02 Vera Zorina [Eva Hartwig], German-Norwegian ballet dancer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2003)
1917-06-14 Atle Selberg, Norwegian mathematician (number theory), born in Langesund, Norway (d. 2007)
1917-07-24 Simon Slåttvik, Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold 18 km individual 1952), born in Valnesfjord, Norway (d. 2001)
1918-01-30 Jarl Andre Bjerke [Bernhard Borge], Norwegian poet and writer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1985)
1918-05-25 Peder Lunde Sr., Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic silver 1952), born in Nordstrand, Norway (d. 2009)
1919-03-18 Laila Schou Nilsen, Norwegian alpine skier (Olympic bronze combined; won the non-medal downhill 1936) and speed skater (unofficial World C'ship gold 1935, 37, 38; 5 x WR), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1998)
1919-07-27 Per Hjort Albertsen, Norwegian organist, composer, and educator, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 2015)
1919-09-08 Johan Kvandal, Norwegian composer, born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1999)
1920-01-20 Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian author and ski jumper, born in Aker, Norway (d. 2006)
1920-03-19 Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author (d. 2002)
1920-10-09 Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian poet and writer (Dikt, Jonas), born in Kristiansand, Norway (d. 1976)
1921-03-14 Frank Ottersen, Norwegian jazz violinist and saxophonist (Ding, Dong, Dang), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1971)
1921-05-14 Arve Opsahl, Norwegian actor and stand-up comedian (Mot i brøstet, Olsen-banden), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2007)
1921-12-07 Arne Dørumsgaard, Norwegian composer, born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 2006)
1922-01-06 Finn Einar Mortensen, Norwegian composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1983)
1922-01-18 Antonio Bibalo, Italian-Norwegian pianist, contemporary classical and opera composer (The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder ; Ghosts), born in Trieste, Italy (d. 2008)
1922-05-18 Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (d. 2005)
1922-06-28 Terje Stigen, Norwegian author (Det siste paradiset), born in Magerøya, Finnmark, Norway (d. 2010)
1923-01-20 Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian pop and jazz singer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2015)
1923-03-12 Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 1,500m, 5,000m, 10,000m 1952; World C'ship gold all-round 1950, 51, 52), born in Rødøy, Norway (d. 2013)
1924-08-23 Edvard Fliflet Braein, Norwegian composer (Ut mot havet (Out To Sea); Anne Pedersdotter), born in Kristiansund, Norway (d. 1976)
1924-10-18 Egil Hovland, Norwegian composer, born in Råde, Norway (d. 2013)
1926-08-17 Hakon Barfod, Norwegian sailor (Olympic gold 1948, 52), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2013)
1926-08-27 Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2002)
1926-10-19 Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian pop singer-songwriter (Eurovision, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1974), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 2009)
1926-12-10 Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe, Norwegian musicologist, educator, and composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2013)
1927-06-13 Knut Wiggen, Norwegian computer music pioneer and composer, born in Buvika, Norway (d. 2016)
1927-07-15 Håkon Brusveen, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 15 km, silver 4 × 10 km relay 1960), born in Vingrom, Norway (d. 2021)
1927-10-08 Torbjorn Falkanger, Norwegian ski jumper who took the Olympic oath in 1952, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 2013)
1927-12-11 Stein Eriksen, Norwegian alpine skier (first Olympic giant slalom gold 1952), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2015)
1928-04-14 Egil Monn-Iversen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and conductor (Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 1981-96), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2017)
1929-02-10 Hallgeir Brenden, Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold 1952, 56), born in Trysil, Norway (d. 2007)
1929-05-27 Bjarne Hansen, Norwegian soccer centre-back (3 caps; Vålerenga FC), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2023)
1930-06-09 Ragnhild Alexandra [Princess Ragnhild, Mrs Lorentzen], Norwegian princess, born in the Royal Palace, Oslo, Norway (d. 2012)
1930-10-24 Johan Galtung, Norwegian sociologist and father of peace studies (Peace Research Institute Oslo; Journal of Peace Research), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2024)
1930-12-22 Per Bredesen, Norwegian soccer forward (18 caps; Ørn Horten FK, Lazio, Udinese, AC Milan, Bari, Messina), born in Horten, Norway (d. 2022)
1931-06-20 Arne Nordheim, Norwegian conductor and composer (Aftonland; Canzona per orchestra; Poly-poly), born in Larvik, Norway (d. 2010)
1931-11-01 Arne Pedersen, Norwegian soccer inside forward (40 caps; Fredrikstad), born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 2013)
1932-01-07 Tormod Knutsen, Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold individual 1964, silver 1960), born in Eidsvoll, Norway (d. 2021)
1932-01-22 Berthold Grünfeld, Czech-Norwegian psychiatrist, sexologist, and educator, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
1932-02-12 Axel Jensen, Norwegian author (d. 2003)
1933-02-20 Jan Henrik Kayser, Norwegian concert pianist (Grieg Prize, 1978), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 2016)

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