List of Famous people born in Hordaland, Norway

Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée

First Name Liv
Last Name Poirée
Born on July 7, 1974 (age 49)
Born in Norway, Hordaland
Height 167 cm | 5'6

Liv Grete Skjelbreid from Hålandsdal, Fusa, near the city of Bergen in western Norway, is a former professional biathlete. On 20 March 2006, Liv Grete announced her retirement, effective at the end of the season which ended on 26 March at the Holmenkollen. She said that she was retiring because of her young daughter, Emma, her family and because she did not have the motivation to continue.

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Alexander Dale Oen

First Name Alexander
Last Name Oen
Born on May 21, 1985
Died on April 30, 2012 (aged 26)
Born in Norway, Hordaland
Height 191 cm | 6'3

Alexander Dale Oen was a Norwegian swimmer. He represented the clubs Vestkantsvømmerne (1995–2010) and Bærumsvømmerne (2011–2012). Dale Oen's gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship.

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Nicolai Wergeland

First Name Nicolai
Last Name Wergeland
Born on November 9, 1780
Died on March 25, 1848 (aged 67)
Born in Norway, Hordaland

Nicolai Wergeland was a Norwegian priest, writer and politician, and a member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll that wrote the Constitution of Norway on 17 May 1814. He was elected as one of two delegates from Christianssand to the Eidsvoll Assembly in 1814. He represented the unionist side, and came very well prepared to Eidsvoll, bringing his own constitution draft. Along with him from Christiansand came wholesaler Ole Clausen Mørch.

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Olav Hodne

First Name Olav
Born on June 16, 1921
Died on October 29, 2009 (aged 88)
Born in Norway, Hordaland

Olav Hodne was a Norwegian humanitarian and missionary, affiliated with the Norwegian Santal Mission.

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Lars Leiro

First Name Lars
Born on April 13, 1914
Died on March 22, 2005 (aged 90)
Born in Norway, Hordaland

Lars Leiro was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.

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Børge Brende

First Name Børge
Born on September 25, 1965 (age 58)
Born in Norway, Hordaland

Børge Brende is a Norwegian politician and diplomat serving as President of the World Economic Forum since 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2017, Minister of the Environment from 2001 to 2004 and Minister of Trade and Industry from 2004 to 2005. He also was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from 1997 to 2009.

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Peder Jørgen Cloumann

First Name Peder
Born on April 14, 1747
Died on December 22, 1817 (aged 70)
Born in Norway, Hordaland

Peder Jørgen Cloumann was a Norwegian bailiff and politician.

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Terje Søviknes

First Name Terje
Born on February 28, 1969 (age 55)
Born in Norway, Hordaland

Terje Søviknes is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who has served as the Minister of Petroleum and Energy from December 2016 to August 2018. From December 2019 to January 2020 he served as the Minister of the Elderly and Public Health. He also serves as the party’s second deputy leader since 2019, a post he previously held from 1999 to 2001.

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Jon Lilletun

First Name Jon
Last Name Lilletun
Born on October 23, 1945
Died on August 21, 2006 (aged 60)
Born in Norway, Hordaland

Jon Lilletun was a Norwegian politician active in the Christian Democratic Party.

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Andrew E. Lee

First Name Andrew
Last Name Lee
Born on March 18, 1847
Died on March 19, 1934 (aged 87)
Born in Norway, Hordaland

Andrew Ericson Lee was an American politician who served as the third Governor of South Dakota.

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