Harald III
Saint Olaf (king of Norway from 1015 to 1028) was born in Hole, near where the 12th century Bønsnes Church ("Bønsnes kirke") is located, to Harold Grenske (a grandson of Harald I of Norway) and his wife Asta. Asta later remarried to Sigurd Syr, chieftain of Hole, and had a son born there named Harold, ("Harald Hårdråde") who later became Harald III Sigurdsson (king of Norway from 1046 to 1066) .