List of Famous people born in Buskerud, Norway
Henrik Robert
Henrik Robert was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Thoralf Skolem
Thoralf Albert Skolem was a Norwegian mathematician who worked in mathematical logic and set theory.
Renate Reinsve
Renate Reinsve is a Norwegian actress. She gave her film debut in Oslo, August 31st (2011) before making her starring turn in the critically acclaimed film The Worst Person in the World (2021) which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress.
Herman Wildenvey
Herman Wildenvey, born Herman Theodor Portaas, was one of the most prominent Norwegian poets of the twentieth century. During his lifetime he published 44 books of his own poetry, in addition to translations of William Shakespeare, Ernest Hemingway, and Heinrich Heine. He was married to the novelist Gisken Wildenvey.
Frode Thingnæs
Frode Thingnæs was a Norwegian jazz composer, arranger, conductor and trombone player who formed the Frode Thingnæs Quintet in 1960.
Odd Hilt
Odd Hilt was a Norwegian sculptor.
Poul Christian Holst
Poul Christian Holst was a Norwegian government official who held several positions in the period 1814–1848. Holst led negotiations over debt with Denmark in 1817, after the dissolution of the union between the two countries in 1814.
Reidar Borgersen
Reidar Bohlin Borgersen is a Norwegian former racing cyclist, and speed skater. He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, and was the 2012 and 2014 winner of the Norwegian National Time Trial Championships.
Kate Gulbrandsen
Kate Gulbrandsen is a Norwegian singer. In 1986 she represented Norway at the Yamaha Song Festival in Tokyo with the song "Carnival". She won the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix 1987 in a very close regional vote, giving her the opportunity to compete for Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Mitt liv", written by Rolf Løvland and Hanne Krogh. There, in Brussels, she came a respectable ninth.
Roar Grønvold
Roar Grønvold is a former speed skater from Norway.