# List of Norwegians

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* Actors
* Architects
* Artists
* Diplomats
* Entrepreneurs
* Journalists
* Mathematicians
* Military
* Musicians
* Photographers
* Poets
* Politicians
* Scientists
* Sportspeople
* Writers
This is a list of notable people from Norway.

## Art
### Literature
### Music

See also:
* Music of Norway

### Film and comedy
## Exploration
## Politics

* Peder A. Aarøe, former trade unionist
* Arne Aasheim, diplomat and civil servant
* Ingrid Aune, Mayor of Malvik (2015–2019)
* Anton Christian Bang, former Minister of Education and Church Affairs
* Kjell Magne Bondevik, former prime minister, author
* Per Borten, former prime minister, author
* Trygve Bratteli, former prime minister, author
* Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister, former Director General of the World Health Organization, author, first female prime minister in Norway.
* Torstein Dahle
* Kristin Krohn Devold
* Odd Einar Dørum
* Jan Egeland, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
* Gunhild Emanuelsen (1914–2006), pacifist, women's rights activist, trade unionist and politician
* Jens Evensen
* Geir Flikke, political scientist
* Per-Kristian Foss
* Einar Gerhardsen, former prime minister, author
* Trond Giske
* Carl I. Hagen
* Kristin Halvorsen, former Minister of Finance
* C. J. Hambro
* Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, former leader of "Kristelig folkeparti", The Christian people's party.
* Marianne Heiberg
* Johan Jørgen Holst
* Sigurd Ibsen, author and politician
* Hilde Frafjord Johnson
* Mona Juul, diplomat
* Trygve Halvdan Lie, first UN Secretary-General
* Christian Michelsen, 1905 independence engineer
* Johan Nygaardsvold
* Jan Petersen
* Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), military officer and fascist leader
* Terje Rød-Larsen, diplomat
* Erna Solberg, former Prime Minister
* Lars Sponheim
* Jens Stoltenberg, former Prime Minister, Secretary General of NATO
* Thorvald Stoltenberg, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence
* Shoaib Sultan, Muslim candidate for Oslo mayorship
* Martha Tynæs (1870–1930), pioneering member of the Norwegian Labour Party's Women's Federation
* Kåre Willoch, former Prime Minister, author
* See also:
** List of Norwegian Prime Ministers
** List of Norwegian monarchs

## From other categories

* Souhaila Andrawes, former terrorist and Lebanese member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
* Arne Arnardo, circus performer and proprietor
* Johannes Berg, central fandom figure
* Astrid Bjellebø Bayegan (born 1943), Norway's first female prost or dean
* Cornelius Cruys, (1655–1727), first commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet
* Dagny Berger (1903–1950), Norway's first woman aviator
* Kristoffer Clausen, media personality
* Louise Kathrine Dedichen (born 1964), vice-admiral
* Andrew Furuseth, (1854–1938), merchant seaman and labour leader
* Lasse Gjertsen, animator and videographer
* Belle Gunness, serial killer
* Anders Behring Breivik, mass murderer
* Mona Grudt, Miss Universe 1990
* Anders Heger, publisher and writer
* Tharald Høyerup Blanc (1838–1921), theatre historian
* Eva Joly, judge
* Tomm Kristiansen, journalist and foreign news correspondent
* Knud Karl Krogh-Tonning (1842–1911), theologian
* Bjørge Lillelien, sports commentator
* Christian Lous Lange, internationalist, Nobel peace-prize laureate
* Erik Meyn (born 1955), television journalist
* Trude Mostue, TV-vet
* Eigil Nansen, humanist and architect
* Annette Obrestad, poker player
* Arne Rinnan, captain of MV Tampa
* Jacobine Rye (1851–1939), defense activist, educator of deaf children
* Åsne Seierstad, journalist
* Kjersti Løken Stavrum (born 1969), secretary general of the Norwegian Press Association
* Odd Arvid Strømstad (born 1952), television producer and director
* Peter Wessel Tordenskjold (1691–1720), naval hero of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
* Arne Treholt, civil servant, alleged spy for the KGB, convicted of treason
* Unni Turrettini, author, lawyer, international speaker and human connection expert
* Linn Ullmann, journalist and author
* Vicky Vette, adult actress & most followed Norwegian on Twitter
* Herman Fredrik Zeiner-Gundersen, Chief of Defence of Norway and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee