page_title: 1956 in Norway
section_title: Notable births
hierarchical_section_title: 1956 in Norway / Notable births
caption_attribution_description: Statoils konsernsjef Eldar Sætre holder tale på Norsk olje og gass' årskonferanse 5. mars 2015. #Brytningstid
context_page_description: Events in the year 1956 in Norway.
context_section_description: 9 January – Thorhild Widvey, politician
  13 January – Bjørn Stordrange, jurist and politician
  13 January – Torun Lian, playwright, film director and novelist
  13 January – Harald Stanghelle, newspaper editor
  22 January – Tomm Kristiansen, journalist
  24 January – Hanne Krogh, singer and actress
  24 January – Helge Skaara, civil servant and diplomat
  29 January – Odd Omland, politician
  1 February – Bente Stein Mathisen politician
  1 February – Kjell Otto Moe, fencer
  3 February – Tom Christiansen, ski jumper
  8 February – Kjersti Holmen, actress
  8 February – Eldar Sætre, businessman
  9 February – Solfrid Johansen, sport rower
  16 February – Stein Kollshaugen, footballer
  18 February – Frøystein Gjesdal, educator
  18 February – Jan Haaland, educator
  18 February – Ivar Kristiansen, politician
  22 February – Harald Aabrekk, footballer
  22 February – Ivar Hognestad, politician
  28 February (in Denmark) – Jens Wendelboe, trombonist, composer, music arranger and orchestra leader
  1 March – Lars Steinar Ansnes, newspaper editor
  2 March – Jan Georg Iversen, cyclist
  2 March – Torgrim Sørnes, physician, historian and writer
  10 March – Sidsel Ekholdt, artistic gymnast
  12 March – Ove Aunli, cross-country skier
  13 March – Geir-Ketil Hansen, politician
  20 March – Minken Fosheim, actress and children's author
  21 March – Ingrid Kristiansen, long-distance runner
  25 March – Bente Grønli, disability athlete (d. 1996)
  25 March – Tom Holthe, politician
  8 April – Jan Roger Skyttesæter, archer
  10 April – Grethe Mathiesen swimmer
  11 April – Kristin Mile, jurist and civil servant
  11 April – Reidar Sørensen, stage actor and film actor
  12 April – Tor Olav Blostrupmoen, politician
  13 April – Knut H. Kallerud, lawyer and judge
  14 April – Rune Belsvik, novelist, playwright, short story writer and children's writer
  14 April – Knut N. Kjær, economist
  15 April – Jim Marthinsen, ice hockey player
  18 April – Olemic Thommessen, politician
  25 April – Gro Sandberg, artistic gymnast
  27 April – Magne Rommetveit, politician
  27 April – Elisabeth Walaas, civil servant, diplomat and politician
  29 April – Sten Ture Jensen, magazine editor and investor
  29 April – Morgan Lindstrøm, artist, composer, and synthesizer-performer
  29 April – Ketil Stokkan, pop artist
  4 May – Rune Resaland, diplomat
  7 May – John Ole Aspli, politician
  9 May – Anne Helene Gjelstad, photographer and fashion designer
  13 May – Anne Kristin Sydnes, politician (d. 2017)
  19 May – Geir Digerud, cyclist
  20 May – Ingvar Ambjørnsen, writer
  20 May – Pål Jacobsen, footballer
  21 May – Gunnar Gundersen, politician
  21 May – Kai G. Henriksen, businessman (d. 2016)
  22 May – Eva Isaksen, film director
  22 May – May Irene Olsen, sport shooter
  1 June – Stephan Barratt-Due, violinist
  9 June – Berit Aunli, cross-country skier
  13 June – Olav Sigurd Kjesbu, fisheries biologist
  15 June – Tron Erik Hovind, politician
  18 June – Christen Sveaas, businessman
  19 June – Jon Rangfred Hanssen, racing cyclist
  19 June – Nils Johnson, actor and theatre director
  24 June – Turid Leirvoll, politician
  28 June – Per Bergerud, ski jumper
  28 June – Inger Giskeødegård, illustrator
  30 June – Olav Gjelsvik, philosopher
  4 July – Rita H. Roaldsen, politician
  6 July – Dag Olav Hessen, writer and biologist
  7 July – Øystein Wiik, actor, singer and novelist
  9 July – Anne Bøe, poet
  10 July – Anders Heger, publisher and writer
  16 July – Einar Rasmussen, sprint canoeist
  19 July – Marit Sandvik, jazz singer
  21 July – Sverre Quale, civil servant and businessman
  22 July – Stein Erik Hagen, businessman
  22 July – Morten Jentoft, journalist
  29 July – Olav Øygard, Lutheran prelate
  4 August – Nina Søby, cyclist
  8 August – Michael Momyr, politician
  10 August – Lars Martin Myhre, composer, guitarist, pianist, singer and producer
  11 August – Norunn Tveiten Benestad, politician
  11 August – Lars Ødegård, organizational leader and politician
  12 August – Marit Westergaard, linguist
  15 August – Inge Ryan, politician
  17 August – Sissel Grottenberg, long-distance runner
  20 August – Jan Henry T. Olsen, politician (d. 2018)
  23 August – Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, politician and Minist
caption: Eldar Sætre
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