List of Famous people born in Norway

Peter Jamvold was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Eleda, which won the gold medal in the 10 metre class.

Karsten Magnus Konow was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Peer Moberg is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received a bronze medal in the Laser class.

Tarjei Bø is a Norwegian professional biathlete. Bø debuted in the Biathlon World Cup on 26 March 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, and won his first World Cup victory on 10 December 2010. In the 2010 Winter Olympics he earned his first gold medal in the 4 × 7.5 km biathlon relay. On 10 December 2010 he won the sprint race in Hochfilzen, earning his first world cup victory. He also won the following pursuit race and anchored the winning relay team. Bø is the older brother of biathlete Johannes Thingnes Bø.

Ivar Giaever is a Norwegian-American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson "for their discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in solids". Giaever's share of the prize was specifically for his "experimental discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in superconductors". Giaever is a professor emeritus at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the president of the company Applied Biophysics.

Daniel-André Tande is a Norwegian ski jumper, 2018 ski flying World Champion and 2018 team Olympic champion.

Valentin Adama Diomande is a Norwegian professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer. He has previously played for Lyn, Skeid, Hødd, Strømsgodset, Dinamo Minsk, Stabæk, and Hull City.

Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian writer, musician, economist, and former soccer player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; his work has been translated into over 50 languages, and by 2020 had sold some 40 million copies worldwide. Known primarily for his crime novels featuring Inspector Harry Hole, Nesbø is also the main vocalist and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre. In 2007 he released his first children's book, Doktor Proktors Prompepulver. The 2011 film Headhunters is based on Nesbø's novel Hodejegerne .

Thomas Pauck Rogne is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Polish club Lech Poznań as a defender. Rogne has also been capped for the Norway national team.

Mikkel Morgenstar Pålssønn "Mix" Diskerud is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Denizlispor. Born in Norway, he has represented the United States national team.