Asbjørn Sjøthun
 Asbjørn Sjøthun (20 July 1927 – 28 March 2010) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Balsfjord and took a one-year agricultural education at Gibostad. He then worked as a farmer agronomist and in forestry. He was a member of Balsfjord municipal council from 1955 to 1971 serving as mayor from 1962 to 1969.He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Troms in 1969 and was re-elected on four occasions his last term ending in 1989.