# List of Norwegian writers

This is a list of Norwegian literature authors in the order of their year of birth. The century assignment is the period of their most significant works.

## 17th century

* Dorothe Engelbretsdotter (1634–1713)
* Petter Dass (1647–1707)

## 18th century

* Povel Juel (1673–1723)
* Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754)
* Christian Braunmann Tullin (1728–1765)
* Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785)
* Johan Nordahl Brun (1745–1816)
* Johan Vibe (1746–1782)
* Edvard Storm (1749–1794)
* Jonas Rein (1760–1842)
* Jens Zetlitz (1761–1821)

## 19th century

* Henrik Anker Bjerregaard (1792–1842)
* Maurits Hansen (1794–1842)
* Nicoline Thaulow (1807–1885)
* Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–1873)
* Henrik Wergeland (1808–1845)
* Andreas Munch (1811–1884)
* Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1885)
* Jørgen Moe (1813–1882)
* Camilla Collett (1813–1895)
* Ivar Aasen (1813–1896)
* Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–1870)
* Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906)
* Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832–1910)
* Jonas Lie (1833–1908)
* Kristian Elster d.e. (1841–1881)
* Amalie Skram (1846–1905)
* Nordahl Rolfsen (1848–1928)
* Alexander Kielland (1849–1906)
* Arne Garborg (1851–1924)
* Christian Krohg (1852–1925)
* Jacob Breda Bull (1853–1930)
* Hans Jæger (1854–1910)
* Per Sivle (1857–1904)
* Gunnar Heiberg (1857–1929)
* Jens Tvedt (1857–1935)
* Knut Hamsun (1859–1952)
* Anders Hovden (1860–1943)
* Rasmus Løland (1861–1907)
* Rudolf Muus (1862–1935)
* Hans Aanrud (1863–1953)
* Nils Collett Vogt (1864–1937)
* Hans E. Kinck (1865–1926)
* Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866–1900)
* Tryggve Andersen (1866–1920)
* Regine Normann (1867–1939)
* Thomas Krag (1868–1913)
* Bernt Lie (1868–1916)
* Hjalmar Christensen (1869–1925)
* Peter Egge (1869–1959)

## 20th century

* Andreas Jynge (1870–1955)
* Nils Kjær (1870–1924)
* Vilhelm Krag (1871–1933)
* Sven Moren (1871–1938)
* Johan Bojer (1872–1959)
* Nini Roll Anker (1873–1942)
* Gabriel Scott (1874–1958)
* Ragnhild Jølsen (1875–1908)
* Olav Duun (1876–1939)
* Kristofer Uppdal (1878–1961)
* Johan Falkberget (1879–1967)
* Cora Sandel (1880–1974)
* Oskar Braaten (1881–1929)
* Kristian Elster d.y. (1881–1947)
* Marie Hamsun (1881–1969)
* Sigrid Undset (1882–1949)
* Olav Aukrust (1883–1929)
* Olaf Benneche (1883–1931)
* Olaf Bull (1883–1933)
* Olav Nygard (1884–1924)
* Sven Elvestad (1884–1934)
* Olav Gullvåg (1885–1961)
* Alf Larsen (1885–1967)
* Magnhild Haalke (1885–1984)
* Herman Wildenvey (1886–1959)
* Tore Ørjasæter (1886–1968)
* Arthur Omre (1887–1967)
* Helge Krog (1889–1962)
* Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965)
* Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968)
* Sigurd Hoel (1890–1960)
* Inge Krokann (1893–1962)
* Trygve Gulbranssen (1894–1962)
* Mikkjel Fønhus (1894–1973)
* Ronald Fangen (1895–1946)
* Ingeborg Refling Hagen (1895–1989)
* Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964)
* Astrid Tollefsen (1897–1973)
* Ola Viker (1897–1972)
* Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970)
* Emil Boyson (1897–1979)
* Ernst Orvil (1898–1985)
* Odd Hølaas (1898–1968)
* Aksel Sandemose (1899–1965)
* Gunnar Larsen (1900–1958)
* Einar Skjæraasen (1900–1966)
* Gunnar Emil Garfors (1900–1979)
* Rudolf Nilsen (1901–1929)
* Lars Berg (1901–1969)
* Nordahl Grieg (1902–1943)
* Johan Borgen (1902–1979)
* Egil Rasmussen (1903–1964)
* Ragnvald Skrede (1904–1983)
* Inger Hagerup (1905–1985)
* Torborg Nedreaas (1906–1987)
* Kåre Fasting (1907–1983)
* Rolf Jacobsen (1907–1994)
* Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995)
* Odd Bang-Hansen (1908–1984)
* Elisabeth Dored (1908–1972)
* Olav H. Hauge (1908–1994)
* Nils Johan Rud (1908–1993)
* Kristian Kristiansen (1909–1980)
* Claes Gill (1910–1973)
* Torolf Elster (1911–2006)
* Sigurd Evensmo (1912–1978)
* Thorbjørn Egner (1912–1990)
* Magli Elster (1912–1993)
* Odd Eidem (1913–1988)
* Alf Prøysen (1914–1970)
* Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen (1915–1985)
* Agnar Mykle (1915–1994)
* Carl Fredrik Engelstad (1915–1996)
* Tor Jonsson (1916–1951)
* Kåre Holt (1916–1997)
* Ebba Haslund (1917–2009)
* André Bjerke (1918–1985)
* Hans Børli (1918–1989)
* Johannes Heggland (1919–2008)
* Richard Herrmann (1919–2010)
* Anne-Catharina Vestly (1920–2008)
* Jens Bjørneboe (1920–1976)
* Kjell Aukrust (1920–2002)
* Ragnhild Magerøy (1920–2010)
* Gunvor Hofmo (1921–1995)
* Terje Stigen (1922–2010)
* Paal Brekke (1923–1993)
* Arnljot Eggen (1923–2009)
* Odd Abrahamsen (1924–2001)
* Finn Carling (1925–2004)
* Bergljot Hobæk Haff (1925–2016)
* Anker Rogstad (1925–1994)
* Marie Takvam (1926–2008)
* Vera Henriksen (1927–2016)
* Erling Christie (1928–1996)
* Gunnar Bull Gundersen (1929–1993)
* Kjell Askildsen (1929–2021)
* Gerd Grønvold Saue (1930-2022)
* Torfinn Haukås (1931–1993)
* Georg Johannesen (1931–2005)
* Finn Alnæs (1932–1991)
* Arvid Hanssen (1932–1998)
* Axel Jensen (1932–2003)
* Kolbein Falkeid (1933–2021)
* Johan Fredrik Grøgaard (born 1934)
* Stein Mehren (1935–2017)
* Bjørg Vik (1935–2018)
* Øystein Lønn (1936–2022)
* Fredrik Skagen (1936–2017)
* Arild Nyquist (1937–2004)
* Karsten Alnæs (born 1938)
* Willy Martinussen (born 1938)
* Anne Karin Elstad (1938–2012)
* Hans Herbjørnsrud (born 1938)
* Tor Obrestad (1938–2020)
* Tor Åge Bringsværd (born 1939)
* Jan Erik Vold (born 1939)
* Einar Økland (born 1940)
* Gerd Brantenberg (born 1941)
* Knut Faldbakken (born 1941)
* Dag Solstad (born 1941)
* Tove Lie (1942–2000)
* Herbjørg Wassmo (born 1942)
* Tor Edvin Dahl (born 1943)
* Torill Thorstad Hauger (1943–2014)
* Jon Bing (1944–2014)
* Kjartan Fløgstad (born 1944)
* Ingar Knudtsen (born 1944)
* Jon Michelet (1944–2018)
* Espen Haavardsholm (born 1945)
* Paal-Helge Haugen (born 1945)
* Liv Køltzow (born 1945)
* Britt Karin Larsen (born 1945)
* Øyvind Myhre (born 1945)
* Klaus Hagerup (1946–2018)
* Per Jan Ingebrigtsen (born 1946)
* Gunnar Staalesen (born 1947)
* Toril Brekke (born 1949)
* Edvard Hoem (born 1949)
* Kaj Skagen (born 1949)
* Thor Sørheim (born 1949)
* Karin Sveen (born 1948)
* Alf R. Jacobsen (born 1950)
* Tomm Kristiansen (born 1950)
* Steinar Løding (born 1950)
* Per Knutsen (born 1951)
* Steinar Lem (1951–2009)
* Cecilie Løveid (born 1951)
* Mari Osmundsen (born 1951)
* Torild Wardenær (born 1951)
* Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952)
* Jostein Gaarder (born 1952)
* Jo Eggen (born 1952)
* Ragnar Hovland (born 1952)
* Tove Nilsen (born 1952)
* Lars Amund Vaage (born 1952)
* Per Petterson (born 1952)
* Lars Saabye Christensen (born 1953)
* Tore Elias Hoel (born 1953)
* Jan Kjærstad (born 1953)
* Tor Ulven (1953–1995)
* Karin Fossum (born 1954)
* Roy Jacobsen (born 1954)
* Torgeir Schjerven (born 1954)
* Thorvald Steen (born 1954)
* Terje Dragseth (born 1955)
* Ingvar Ambjørnsen (born 1956)
* Olav Rune Ekeland Bastrup (born 1956)
* Rune Belsvik (born 1956)
* Jan Knudsen (born 1957)
* Unni Lindell (born 1957)
* Anne B. Ragde (born 1957)
* Finn Øglænd (born 1957)
* Pål H. Christiansen (born 1958)
* Torgrim Eggen (born 1958)
* Anne Holt (born 1958)
* Tom Egeland (born 1959)
* Jon Fosse (born 1959)
* Vigdis Hjorth (born 1959)
* Ove Røsbak (born 1959)
* Oystein Alme (born 1960)
* Frode Grytten (born 1960)
* Jo Nesbø (born 1960)
* Tomas Espedal (born 1961)
* Knut Nærum (born 1961)
* Gro Dahle (born 1962)
* Elin Brodin (born 1963)
* Geir Gulliksen (born 1963)
* Liv Heløe (born 1963)
* Terje Holtet Larsen (born 1963)
* Merethe Lindstrøm (born 1963)
* Levi Henriksen (born 1964)
* Nikolaj Frobenius (born 1965)
* Erik Fosnes Hansen (born 1965)
* Øyvind Rimbereid (born 1966)
* Linn Ullmann (born 1966)
* Trude Brænne Larssen (born 1967)
* Karl Ove Knausgård (born 1968)
* Erlend Loe (born 1969)
* Hanne Ørstavik (born 1969)

## 21st century

* Carl Frode Tiller (born 1970)
* Ari Behn (1972–2019)
* Bertrand Besigye (born 1972)
* Pedro Carmona-Alvarez (born 1972)
* Henrik H. Langeland (born 1972)
* Tore Renberg (born 1972)
* Matias Faldbakken (born 1973)
* Gunnhild Øyehaug (born 1975)
* Ingeborg Arvola (born 1975)
* Endre Lund Eriksen (born 1977)
* Mette Karlsvik (born 1978)
* Johan Harstad (born 1979)
* Helga Flatland (born 1984)
* Karoline Brændjord (born 1990)
* Bente Lyon
* Tore Skeie (born 1977)