List of people from Bergen explained

This is a list of famous people from Bergen, Norway.

Artists and actors

• Rolfine Absalonsen (1846–1933), actress.^[1]
• Henny Astrup (1876–1961), actress.^[2]
• Ingeborg Belling (1848–1927), actress.^[3]
• Johan Christian Dahl (1788–1857), painter.^[4]
• Tordis Halvorsen (1884–1955), actress.^[5]
• Helge Jordal (1946–) actor.^[6]
• Elly Kjølstad (1850–1930), actress
• Frank Krog (1954–2008), actor
• Bjarte Hjelmeland (1970–) actor
• Vegard Ylvisåker (1979–) & Bård Ylvisåker (1982–) comedians, musicians, talk show hosts.^[7]
• Daniel Simonsen, comedian, actor.^[8]

Authors

• Dorothe Engelbretsdotter (1634–1713) author.^[9]
• Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), playwright.^[10]
• Nicoline Thaulow (1807–1885), author
• Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–1873) author, poet.^[11]
• Amalie Skram (1846–1905) author
• Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968) author
• Carl Søyland (1894–1978) Norwegian American editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende
• Nordahl Grieg (1902–1943) poet, author
• Torborg Nedreaas (1906–1987) author and winner of the Kritikerprisen
• Babbis Friis-Baastad (1921-1970) children's writer
• Gunnar Staalesen (1947–) author
• Grethe Fatima Syéd (born 1968), literary critic, novelist

Musicians

• Ole Bull (1810–1880), violinist, composer.^[12]
• Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), composer, pianist.^[13]
• Harald Sæverud (1897–1992), composer
• Jan Eggum (1951–) singer-songwriter
• Truls Mørk (1961–) cellist
• Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969–) singer
• Magnet (musician) (1970–) musician
• Varg Vikernes (1973–) musician: Burzum
• Kristian Espedal (1975–) musician: God Seed/Gorgororth
• Erlend Øye (1975–) musician
• Eirik Glambek Bøe (1975–) musician
• Kurt Nilsen (1978-) musician, singer-songwriter
• Anne Lilia Berge Strand (1978–) musician
• Einar Selvik (1979-) musician: Gorgoroth/Wardruna
• Sondre Lerche (1982–) musician
• John Olav Nilsen (1982–) singer, songwriter
• Lars Vaular (1984–) rapper
• Christine Guldbrandsen (1985–) singer
• Marthe Wang (1990-) singer, songwriter
• Kygo (1991–) Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, DJ, record producer ^[14]
• Aurora Aksnes (1996–) singer, songwriter
• Alan Walker (1997–) producer ^[15]
• KREAM (brothers Daniel and Markus Slettebakken) record producers

Scientists

• Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912) leprosy researcher
• Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1851–1943) ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist
• Hans Henrik Reusch (1852–1922) a geologist, geomorphologist and educator.^[16]
• Reidar Fauske Sognnaes (1911–1984), Dean of the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine
• Søren Laland (1922–1998), biochemist
• Ivar Giaever (born 1929) Nobel Prize in Physics laureate in 1973

Politicians

• Trond Torleivsson Benkestok (1490–1558) nobleman
• Georg Wallace (1804-1890) elected to the Storting in 1850 for Bergen
• Christian Wilhelm Wisbech (1832–1897) elected to parliament in 1883 and 1889
• Christian Michelsen (1857–1925) ship owner, Prime Minister of Norway
• Albert Viljam Hagelin (1881–1946), politician for the Nasjonal Samling
• Ingvald B. Aase (1882–1948) trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Communist parties
• Carl Joachim Hambro (1885–1964) politician, President of Parliament
• Gulbrand Lunde (1901–1942), politician for the Nasjonal Samling
• Erna Solberg (1961-) 28th Prime Minister of Norway
• Marte Mjøs Persen (1975-), member of the Cabinet of Norway

Sport

• Roald Jensen (1943–1987) football player
• Terje Hauge (1965–) football referee
• Arne Sandstø (1966–) football manager
• Mia Hundvin (1977–) handballer
• Erik Huseklepp (1984–) football player
• Nils Jakob Hoff (1985–) rower
• Alexander Dale Oen (1985–2012) swimmer
• Magnus Midtbø (1988–) climber
• Maren Mjelde (1989–) football player
• Jakob Glesnes (1994–) football player
• Renate Blindheim (1994–) football manager
• Vilde Bøe Risa (1995–) football player
• Gustav Iden (1996–) triathlete
• Kristian Blummenfelt (1994-) triathlete

Others

• Ulrik Vilhelm Koren (1826–1910) Norwegian-American Lutheran church leader
• Tryggve Gran (1889–1980) aviator
• Leif Andreas Larsen (1906–1990) naval officer
• Max Manus (1914–1981) decorated resistance-fighter
• Terje Rød-Larsen (1947–) diplomat, sociologist
  • Peter Sunde (1978–) entrepreneur, The Pirate Bay El Rubius (1990–) Rubén Gundersen, YouTube personality, the 49th most subscribed on YouTube

Notes and References

1. Book: Jensson. Liv. Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet. 1981. Universitetsforl. 8200056228. 13. no.
2. Book: Jensson. Liv. Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet. 1981. Universitetsforl. 8200056228. 19. no.
3. Book: Jensson. Liv. Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet. 1981. Universitetsforl. 8200056228. 21. no.
4. Dahl, Johann Christian . 7 . 731 . 1.
5. Book: Jensson. Liv. Biografisk skuespillerleksikon: norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet. 1981. Universitetsforlaget. 8200056228. 65. no.
6. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429808/ IMDb Database
7. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6109097/ IMDb Database
8. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4912875/ IMDb Database
9. Engelbrechtsdatter, Dorthe . 9 . 405 . 1.
10. Holberg, Ludvig Holberg, Baron . 13 . Gosse . Edmund William . Edmund William Gosse. 580 - 581 . 1.
11. Welhaven, Johann Sebastian Cammermeyer. 28 . 504 . 1.
12. Bull, Ole Bornemann . 4 . 787 . 1.
13. Grieg, Edvard Hagerup . 12 . 593 - 594 . 1.
14. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7059998/ IMDb Database
15. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8957921/ IMDb Database
16. Reusch, Hans Henrik. 23 . 209 . 1.