List of Famous people born in Nordland, Norway

Gerd-Liv Valla is a Norwegian former trade union leader, who served as leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). She took over in 2001 and resigned in 2007 as a result of the so-called Valla affair. In 1997 she briefly served as Norwegian Minister of Justice.

August Jensen is a Norwegian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Delko.

Lisbeth Berg-Hansen is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Labour Party.

Otto Gregussen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was political advisor to the Minister of Fisheries 1992–1994, state secretary to the Minister of Fisheries 1994–1996, and Minister of Fisheries 2000–2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg.

Nils Thore "Nick" Borgen, born 5 January 1952 in Andenes, Nordland, is a Norwegian–Swedish musician, singer and writer. He's famous for songs like We Are All the Winners and Den glider in. Between 1990 and 2005, he had an own dansband, Nick Borgens orkester.

Odd Roger Enoksen is a Norwegian politician representing the Norwegian Centre Party.

Odd Eriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. In addition to his political career he gained national fame after stopping an Algerian hijacker from crashing a Kato Air-flight in 2004.