List of Famous people born in Norway

Bjørn Einar Romøren

First Name Bjørn
Last Name Romøren
Born on April 1, 1981 (age 45)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Bjørn Einar Romøren is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed from 2001 to 2014. His career highlights include eight individual World Cup wins, two ski flying world records, and a team bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Bjørn Einar is the younger brother of Jan-Erik Romøren, best known by the stage name Nag, frontman of black metal band Tsjuder.

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Jørn Lande

First Name Jørn
Born on May 31, 1968 (age 57)

Jørn Lande, is a Norwegian hard rock and heavy metal singer and songwriter. He is known for his work with the bands Ark, Beyond Twilight, Millenium, Vagabond, The Snakes, and most notably with power metal band Masterplan. He is also the most recurrent guest singer of the international supergroup Avantasia, and has worked as lead and guest singer in several projects. Currently, he is focusing his activities on his solo project Jorn. In 2014, Lande was hired by Riot Games to be the voice of the character Karthus, of the fictional heavy metal band Pentakill, on their debut album Smite and Ignite, recording vocals for the songs "Lightbringer" and "Thornmail". He was also hired to sing most of the songs for their 2017 album Grasp of the Undying.

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Stig Ingemar Traavik

First Name Stig
Born on December 19, 1967 (age 58)
Born in Norway, Rogaland
Height 172 cm | 5'8

Stig Ingemar Traavik is a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat. He is currently a Special Envoy for the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment. He has worked with venture capital and renewable energy in Southeast Asia.

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Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Pål Waaktaar Gamst
First Name Paul
Last Name Waaktaar-Savoy
Born on September 6, 1961 (age 64)

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. He was named Knights First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international success. Pål Savoy is best known for his work as the main songwriter and guitarist in the Norwegian pop band A-ha. He has written or co-written most of the band's biggest hits, including "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.", "Hunting High and Low", "Take On Me", the James Bond theme "The Living Daylights" and the ballad "Summer Moved On". In addition, Waaktaar-Savoy is also a painter. The band A-ha has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.

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Christopher Dahl

First Name Christopher
Last Name Dahl
Born on December 8, 1898
Died on December 26, 1966 (aged 68)

Christopher John Dahl was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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Anders Lundgren

First Name Anders
Last Name Lundgren
Born on June 25, 1898
Died on August 28, 1964 (aged 66)

Anders Lundgren was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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Kjell Inge Røkke

First Name Kjell
Born on October 25, 1958 (age 67)
Net Worth $5.5B

Kjell Inge Røkke is a Norwegian billionaire businessman.

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Vicky Vette

First Name Vicky
Last Name Vette
Born on June 12, 1965 (age 60)
Born in Norway, Rogaland
Height 168 cm | 5'6

Vicky Vette is a Norwegian-Canadian pornographic actress, webcam model and webmaster. She has been named the most followed Norwegian on Twitter by the Norwegian newspaper, Verdens Gang. She also shot a mainstream movie in Indonesia called Pacar Hantu Perawan.

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Hans Christer Holund

First Name Hans
Last Name Holund
Born on February 25, 1989 (age 37)

Hans Christer Holund is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents Lyn.

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Elin Kristiansen

First Name Elin
Last Name Kristiansen
Born on July 9, 1968 (age 57)
Born in Norway, Innlandet
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Elin Kristiansen is a former biathlete from Norway. She won two individual World Championships medals, one in 1988 when she won silver at the 10 km event and a bronze in 1990 from the sprint event. Her best Winter Olympic Games placing came in the 1994 Winter Olympics, when she finished fourth in the relay event, and her best individual placing was ninth, from the individual at the Olympic games 1992 in Albertville.

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