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1. Haakon Blankenborg (1955)
Norwegian Politician
Haakon Blankenborg is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Vågå as a son of sawmill and forest Ola Blankenborg and housewife Margit Kjeka. After primary...
2. Per Mellesmo (1919)
Norwegian Politician
Per Mellesmo was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1965 and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously...
3. Asbjørn Stensaker (1885)
Norwegian Politician
Asbjørn Stensaker was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Conservative Party. He is best known as Mayor of Bergen. He was born in Vågå as the son of teacher...
4. Knut Hamsun (1859)
Norwegian Writer
Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to the...
5. Edvard Storm (1749)
Norwegian Poet
Edvard Storm was a poet from Vågå Oppland Norway. He was the son of Johan Storm the priest in Vågå and his second wife Ingeborg Birgitta Røring. The first 7...
6. Johan Storm Munch (1778)
Norwegian Bishop
Johan Storm Munch was a Norwegian poet playwright magazine editor and priest. He published the poetry collection Fjeldblomster in 1813 edited the magazine Saga from 1816 to 1820 and published...