1. Knud Ibsen (1797)

Father Of Henrik Ibsen

Father of famed playwright Henrik Ibsen who inspired much of his son's work.

2. Henrik Ibsen (1828)

Norwegian Playwright

Norwegian playwright and director who wrote Hedda Gabler, Peer Gynt, and A Doll's House. He is often called the father of realism.

3. Atle Pettersen (1989)

Musician

Lead singer and songwriter for the Norwegian band The Scheen. He is also recognizable for competing on the 2010 season of Norway's The X Factor.

4. Julie Bergan (1994)

Pop Singer

Norwegian singer and songwriter who had her breakout hit with the October 2015 single "All Hours." She competed in the North Vision Song Contest twice and in February 2016, she...

5. Randulle (1998)

YouTube Star

YouTube gaming personality who is widely known for his Randulle channel's content. He has gained popularity there for his FIFA Let's Plays and playthroughs. He was nominated for Best Norwegian...

6. Frode Johnsen (1974)

Norwegian Footballer

Johnsen is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Odd. He can play in several positions but preferably as a striker or midfielder. Johnsen is 188 cm tall and is a...

7. Eyolf Dale (1985)

Jazz Pianist

Eyolf Dale is a Norwegian Jazz musician and composer residing in Oslo.

8. Bjørn Klakegg (1958)

Jazz Guitarist

Bjørn Klakegg is a Norwegian Jazz musician and composer known from a number of recordings and cooperatiions with the likes of Nils Petter Molvær Sverre Gjørvad Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk Frode Alnæs...

9. Fredrik Semb Berge (1990)

Norwegian Footballer

Semb Berge is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Odd in Tippeligaen. Hailing from Skien Berge joined the youth-ranks of Odd at the age of 15 and...

10. Erik Midtgarden (1987)

Footballer

Erik Midtgarden is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mjøndalen. He has previously played for Tippeligaen sides Odd Grenland Lillestrøm and Hønefoss and won the Meistriliiga with...

11. Lisbet Rugtvedt (1967)

Norwegian Politician

Lisbet Rugtvedt is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. She was born in Skien. She finished secondary education in Skien in 1986 and finished a minor in the...

12. Sverre Løberg (1905)

Norwegian Politician

Sverre Offenberg Løberg was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties in 1934 and...

13. Tor Åge Bringsværd (1939)

Norwegian Writer

Tor Åge Bringsværd is an author playwright editor and translator. He is perhaps best known for his speculative fiction. Together with long-time partner Jon Bing he is also considered as...

14. Tora Aasland (1942)

Politician

Tora Aasland is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. She served as the Minister of Research and Higher Education from 18 October 2007 to 23 March 2012. She...

15. Christian Cornelius Paus (1800)

Norwegian Politician

Christian Cornelius Paus was a Norwegian lawyer civil servant and politician. He served three terms as a Member of Parliament between 1848 and 1861. From 1847 to 1874 he was...

16. Bjørn Tore Godal (1945)

Norwegian Politician

Bjørn Tore Godal is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs 1991–1994 as well as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993–1994. He was then...

17. Brede Bomhoff (1976)

Norwegian Footballer

Brede Bomhoff is a retired Norwegian football defender.

18. Iver Kleive (Unknow)

Norwegian Musician

Iver Kleive is a Norwegian composer and organist. He is known for his composing style which is a fusion of traditional church music with other musical idioms such as blues...

19. Jens Erichstrup (1775)

Norwegian Politician

Jens Erichstrup was a Norwegian politician. Hailing from Skien he took an education in law and graduated as cand. jur. in 1798. He was appointed bailiff of Lister in 1810....

20. Martin Gunnar Knutsen (Unknow)

Norwegian Politician

Martin Gunnar Knutsen was a Norwegian politician chairman to the Communist Party of Norway 1975–1982. Knutsen was born in Skien. He was active in the resistance during the German occupation...

21. Dag Erik Pedersen (1959)

Norwegian Racing Cyclist And Cyc

Dag Erik Pedersen is a retired Norwegian road racing cyclist with a long career as professional. He won 3 stages in the Giro d'Italia and he came 4th in the...

22. Kari Lise Holmberg (1951)

Norwegian Politician

Kari Lise Holmberg is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 2001 and has been re-elected on one occasion. She...

23. Bjørn Erikstein (Unknow)

Norwegian Physician And Civil Se

Bjørn Kristoffer Erikstein is a Norwegian physician and civil servant with prominent positions in the health sector. He took his cand. med. and dr. med. degrees at the University of...

24. Christian Paus (1785)

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25. Terje Aasland (1965)

Norwegian Politician For The Lab

Terje Lien Aasland is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 2005. On the local level Aasland held various positions...

26. Eldrid Nordbø (1942)

Norwegian Politician

Eldrid Nordbø is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was personal secretary to the Minister of Social Affairs in 1971 state secretary to the prime minister 1986-1989 and...

27. Arne Kielland (Unknow)

Norwegian Politician

Arne Kielland was a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party and later the Socialist Left Party. He was a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1969...

28. Otto Joachim Løvenskiold (1811)

Norwegian Politician

Otto Joachim Løvenskiold was a Norwegian judge and politician. He served three terms in the Parliament of Norway and served as Mayor of Kristiania from 1869 and 1876. He was...

29. Tor Halvorsen (1930)

Norwegian Politician

Tor Halvorsen was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Skien. He started his working career in a shoe factory in 1946. In...

30. Ulrik Frederik Cappelen (1797)

Norwegian Politician

Ulrik Frederik Cappelen was a Norwegian jurist and politician.

31. Hans Peter Elisa Lødrup (1885)

Norwegian Politician

Hans Peter Elisa Lødrup was a Norwegian journalist newspaper editor non-fiction writer and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Skien. He edited the periodical Riksmaalsbladet from 1912...

32. Terje Riis-Johansen (1968)

Norwegian Politician

Terje Riis-Johansen is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1993 but was not re-elected in 1997. From 1997 to...

33. Roger Schjerva (1968)

Norwegian Politician

Roger Schjerva is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. Born in Oslo he graduated as cand. oecon. from the University of Oslo in 2000. He started his political...

34. Olaf Kortner (1920)

Norwegian Politician

Olaf Erling Kortner was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was born in Skien. From 1948 to 1950 he was the leader of the Young Liberals of Norway...

35. Audun Kleive (1961)

Norwegian Musician

Audun Ben Kristoffer Kleive is a Norwegian Jazz musician. He was raised in Skien as the son of organist Kristoffer Kleive and brother of organist and composer Iver Kleive.

36. Bård Tufte Johansen (1969)

Norwegian Comedian

Bård Tufte Johansen is a Norwegian comedian. Together with Harald Eia he has authored and participated in several successful NRK TV series such as Lille Lørdag Åpen post Uti vår...

37. Gard Nilssen (1983)

Jazz Drummer

Gard Nilssen is a Norwegian Jazz musician and composer and member of the bands Bushman's Revenge and Puma.

38. Harold Knutson (1880)

American Politician

Harold Knutson was a Norwegian-American politician and journalist who represented Minnesota in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1949 as a member of the Republican Party. From...

39. Tarjei Dale (1983)

Norwegian Footballer

Tarjei Dale is a Norwegian professional football midfielder currently playing for Notodden.

40. Lars A. Fredriksen (1971)

Norwegian Singer

Lars A. Fredriksen is a famous Norwegian pop singer who was best known for participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham with the song Alltid sommer and reached...

41. Anders Nordberg (1978)

Norwegian Orienteer

Anders Nordberg is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He received a bronze medal at the 2004 World Orienteering Championship and again a bronze medal in 2007. He finished second in the...

42. Adrian Pracon (1989)

Norwegian Youth Politician

Adrian Pracon is a Norwegian youth politician who became a publicly known as the last person to be shot by Anders Behring Breivik during the 2011 Norway attacks shooting at...

43. Alexander Aas (1978)

Norwegian Football Defender Curr

Alexander Aas is a retired Norwegian football defender. Aas spent most of his career playing for Odd Grenland before moving to Denmark for a two-year spell with Odense. In 2007...

44. Eskil Pedersen (1984)

Norwegian Politician

Eskil Pedersen is a Norwegian politician and leader of the Workers' Youth League the youth organisation associated with Norway's leading Labour Party. On 22 July 2011 Pedersen survived the massacre...

45. Dag Ole Thomassen (1986)

Norwegian Footballer

Dag Ole Thomassen is a Norwegian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Odd Grenland. He was a childhood friend of Rune Almenning Jarstein when playing for Herkules. He played for...

46. Rolf Erling Andersen (1947)

Norwegian Politician

Rolf Erling Andersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark during the terms 1997–2001 and 2001–2005.

47. Jeanette Nilsen (1972)

Handball Player

Jeanette Nilsen is a Norwegian team handball player and World Champion from 1999. She was born in Skien. She received a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....

48. Torjus Hansén (1973)

Norwegian Footballer

Torjus Hansén is a Norwegian retired football player.

49. Wetle Holte (1973)

Drummer Composer

Holte is a Norwegian drummer and composer known from cooperations with musicians such as John Scofield Nils Petter Molvær Eivind Aarset Sidsel Endresen Bugge Wesseltoft and Anja Garbarek among others.

50. Tommy Svindal Larsen (1973)

Norwegian Footballer

Tommy Svindal Larsen is a retired Norwegian football player capped 24 times for his nation Norway. He is the current record holder for most games played for the Norwegian youth...