Kongsvinger, Norway
1. Ståle Solbakken (1968)
Football Manager
Soccer manager and former player who coached FC Copenhagen to Danish Superliga titles five out of six seasons from 2006 to 2011. As a player, he won the Kniksen Award...
2. Martin Linnes (1991)
Norwegian Footballer
Martin Linnes is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for Molde. He started his career in Sander IL then joined Kongsvinger IL. In 2010 he made his debut in...
3. Espen Nystuen (1981)
Norwegian Footballer
Espen Nystuen is a Norwegian footballer currently playing as a central defender for Kongsvinger. Nystuen previously played for Kongsvinger being a first team regular on the midfield for several seasons....
4. Georg Stang (1858)
Norwegian Politician
Hans Georg Jacob Stang was the Norwegian Minister of Defence 1900–1902 and 1902–1903.
5. Tove Strand (1946)
Norwegian Politician
Tove Astri Strand is a Norwegian director and former politician for the Labour Party. She was active in politics between 1963 and 1992 including two periods as a government minister....
6. Cathrine Dekkerhus (1992)
Footballer
Cathrine Dekkerhus is a Norwegian football midfielder currently playing in the Toppserien for Stabæk Fotball with whom she has also played the Champions League scoring a winner against 1. FFC...
7. Levi Henriksen (1964)
Norwegian Writer
Levi Henriksen is a Norwegian novelist and short story writer. He made his literary début in 2002 with the short story collection Feber. His first novel Snø vil falle over...
8. Runar Søgaard (1967)
Norwegian Life Coach
Runar Søgaard is a Norwegian leadership trainer life-coach and motivational speaker. He was earlier married to singer Carola Häggkvist. In May 2004 he created some reaction during a speech in...
9. Vidar Sanderud (1961)
Norwegian Footballer
Vidar Sanderud is a retired Norwegian football defender. He played for Disenå IL and Oppstad IL before joining Kongsvinger IL. Between 1983 and 1993 he played 219 Norwegian Premier League...
10. Rudolf Falck Ræder (1881)
Norwegian Politician
Rudolf Falck Ræder was a Norwegian military officer engineer and politician for the Liberal Left Party. He was born in Kongsvinger as a son of military captain Severin Henrik Ræder...
11. Jan Tore Amundsen (1983)
Norwegian Footballer
Jan Tore Amundsen is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Strømmen.
12. Tor Ole Skullerud (1970)
unknow
Tor Ole Skullerud is a Norwegian football manager and former player who is the currently manager of Molde.
13. Thomas Cappelen Malling (1970)
Norwegian Filmmaker
Thomas Cappelen Malling is a Norwegian author and director born in Kongsvinger. He hails from the Communications Industry where he worked in Strategic planning. In 2006 Malling wrote the book...
14. Håvard Gimse (1966)
Norwegian Musician
Håvard Gimse is a Norwegian classical pianist from Kongsvinger Norway and the brother of the cellist Øyvind Gimse. He has received the Griegprisen and the Steinway Award. Gimse has done...
15. Hildegunn Øiseth (1966)
Jazz Trumpeter
Hildegunn Øiseth is a Norwegian Jazz musician.
