1. Thor Heyerdahl (1914)

Norwegian Ethnographer And Adven

Leader of the famous Norwegian Kon-Tiki and Ra scientific expeditions that set out to prove ancient civilizations could reach each other across the ocean.

2. Anne Holt (1958)

Norwegian Writer

Notable for her Hanne Wilhelmsen and Vik/Stubo series of crime novels, this internationally popular Norwegian writer also penned several stand-alone titles, including Mea Culpa (1997) and Bernhard Pinkertons Store Oppdrag...

3. Halvor Bakke (1970)

TV Show Host

Interior designer who became a television personality for the channel TV 3 working on the shows Homsepatruljen, Dekor and Norges styggeste rom.

4. Espen Hoff (1981)

Footballer

Espen Hoff is a Norwegian professional footballer currently playing for Start. He is primarily a winger but may also play as an attacking midfielder whilst at Lyn he occasionally featured...

5. Tom Rüsz Jacobsen (1953)

Footballer

Tom Rüsz Jacobsen is a retired Norwegian footballer. He was a goalkeeper and played 26 matches for Norway. He won the league two times and the Norwegian Cup one time...

6. Jens Schou Fabricius (1758)

Norwegian Admiral

The son of district judge Laurs Sørensen Fabricius Jens Schou Fabricius was the Norwegian appointed Minister of the Navy 1817–1818. In his naval career he served first the Danish Crown...

7. Terje Moe Gustavsen (1954)

Norwegian Politician

Terje Moe Gustavsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and a civil servant. He was state secretary to the Prime Minister in 1997 and Minister of Transport and...

8. Mille-Marie Treschow (1954)

Norwegian Businessman

Mille-Marie Treschow is a Norwegian estate and forest owner and business woman.

9. Tom Erik Oxholm (1959)

Speed Skater

Tom Erik Oxholm is a former speed skater from Norway. He had his best period in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid Oxholm won two...

10. Wegger Christian Strømmen (1959)

Norwegian Diplomat

gger Christian Strømmen is a Norwegian diplomat and politician who is Political Director of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was born in Larvik Norway and holds a master’s...

11. Øyvind Heian (1980)

Norwegian Politician

Øyvind Heian was a Norwegian politician and the leader of Norwegian Patriots which he founded in 2007 and whose main aim was to stop non-western immigration to Norway. In November...

12. Lars Martin Kaupang (1952)

Norwegian Distance Runner

Lars Martin Kaupang is a Norwegian middle distance runner. He specialized in the 1500 metres in which he held the Norwegian record from 1976 to 2012. He hailed from Larvik...

13. Anne Rygh Pedersen (1967)

Norwegian Politician

Anne Rygh Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold during the term 2001–2005. Rygh...

14. Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956)

Norwegian Writer

Ingvar Even Ambjørnsen-Haefs is a Norwegian writer. He is best known for his Elling tetralogy: Utsikt til paradiset Fugledansen Brødre i blodet and Elsk meg i morgen. Brødre i blodet...

15. Frits Hansen (Unknow)

Norwegian Politician

s Hansen was a Norwegian educator newspaper editor biographer and politician. He was editor of the Lillehammer newspaper Framgang and the Kristiania newspaper Eidsvold. He wrote a biography of the...

16. Hans Skarphagen (1888)

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Hans Skarphagen was a Norwegian engineer and NS politician. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. In 1944 he replaced Tormod Hustad as minister of labour in...

17. Bjørg Eva Jensen (1960)

Norwegian Speed Skater And Racin

Bjørg Eva Jensen is a speed skater from Norway. She had her best year in 1980 when she became junior world allround champion finished third at the senior allround world...

18. Sonja Mandt (1960)

Norwegian Politician

Sonja Mandt is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 2005. On the local Mandt held various positions in Larvik...

19. Oluf Steen Julius Berner (1809)

Norwegian Politician

Oluf Steen Julius Berner was a Norwegian politician. He was born in 1809 in Laurvig. He was the son of merchant Joachim Berner and Karen Christine Berner née Blom. In...

20. Tom Sundby (1960)

Norwegian Footballer

Tom Sundby is a Norwegian footballer. A midfielder who scored 6 goals in 39 caps for the national team he participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Born in Larvik Sundby...

21. Lars Vaage (1928)

Norwegian Politician

Lars Asbjørn Vaage was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Brunlanes and graduated with the cand. med. degree in 1953. He worked at...

22. Anette Bøe (1957)

Cross-country Skier

Anette Bøe is a former Norwegian cross-country skier. Bøe won her first international medal when she took the bronze at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid on the 4...

23. Hallvar Thoresen (1957)

Norwegian Footballer And Manager

Hallvar Thoresen is a former Norwegian footballer. The son of former Norwegian international Gunnar Thoresen Hallvar Thoresen was central in 1980s Norwegian football.

24. Ingvar Helle (Unknow)

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25. Lasse Gjertsen (1984)

Norwegian Animator And Musician

Lasse Gjertsen is a Norwegian animator musician and videographer known on YouTube as lassegg. He is best known for his short pieces Hyperactive and Amateur big hits in the early...

26. Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896)

Norwegian Poet

Gunnar Reiss-Andersen was a Norwegian lyric poet and author. Born in southern Norway in Larvik municipality Reiss-Andersen went to sea at 17 years of age sailing the Baltic and North...

27. Sigurd Mathiesen (1873)

Norwegian Fencer

Sigurd Mathiesene was a Norwegian fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

28. Gunnar Halle (1965)

Footballer

Gunnar Halle is a Norwegian football manager and former player. A right back he played for many years professionally in England and for the Norwegian national team. In total he...

29. Olav Tuelo Johannesen (1984)

Norwegian Footballer

Olav Tuelo Johannesen is a Norwegian striker who currently free agent.