List of Famous people born in Norway

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

Prinsesse Märtha Louise av Norge
First Name Princess
Last Name Norway
Born on September 22, 1971 (age 54)

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is a Norwegian self-described clairvoyant and the only daughter and elder child of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She was married to the late writer and visual artist Ari Behn from 2002 to 2017.

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen

First Name Jakob
Last Name Ingebrigtsen
Born on September 19, 2000 (age 25)
Born in Norway, Rogaland
Height 186 cm | 6'1

Jakob Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian middle-distance runner. He won two gold medals at the 2018 European Championships, in the 1500 and 5000 metres events. On 20 July 2019, at the London Diamond League, Ingebrigtsen broke Norway's national record in the 5000 m with his time of 13:02.03. His older brothers Henrik and Filip are also middle-distance runners who compete internationally. They are trained by their father Gjert Ingebrigtsen. On 12 October 2019, he was the youngest pacemaker in the successful sub-2 hour marathon attempt by Eliud Kipchoge.

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Mariella Frostrup

First Name Mariella
Born on November 12, 1962 (age 63)
Height 163 cm | 5'4

Mariella Frostrup is a British journalist and presenter, known in British television and radio mainly for arts programmes.

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Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

First Name Ingrid
Born on March 2, 1980 (age 46)
Born in Norway, Trøndelag

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal is a Norwegian actress. She started her career with the 2005 short film Limbo. Her first leading role was in the Norwegian slasher film Cold Prey, released in October 2006. She has since appeared in over fourteen films, including Chernobyl Diaries, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and Hercules. Since 2016, she has played the role of Armistice in the HBO series Westworld.

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Marit Bjørgen

First Name Marit
Born on March 21, 1980 (age 46)
Born in Norway, Trøndelag
Height 168 cm | 5'6

Marit Bjørgen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with 114 individual victories. Bjørgen is also the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with 29 victories. She headed the medal table at the 2010 Winter Olympics by winning five medals, including three gold. A five-time Olympian, her five Olympic medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games brought her total number of medals up to a record 15, the most by any athlete in Winter Olympics history.

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Johannes Thingnes Bø

First Name Johannes
Last Name
Born on May 16, 1993 (age 32)
Born in Norway, Vestland
Height 187 cm | 6'2

Johannes Thingnes Bø is a Norwegian biathlete. He represents Markane IL and is the younger brother of biathlete Tarjei Bø. Thingnes Bø has won the Biathlon World Cup in 2018/19 and 2019/20. He is the third most successful male biathlete of all time in the World Cup with 52 individual World Cup victories including victories at the Winter Olympic Games.

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Pål Sverre Hagen

First Name Pål
Last Name Hagen
Born on November 6, 1980 (age 45)
Born in Norway, Rogaland

Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen is a Norwegian stage and screen actor. He is perhaps best known internationally for playing Thor Heyerdahl in the Oscar and Golden Globe nominated film Kon-Tiki.

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Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway

First Name Haakon,
Born on July 20, 1973 (age 52)

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway is the only son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja, and heir apparent to the throne of Norway.

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Mari Boine

Mari Brit Randi Boine
First Name Mari
Last Name Boine
Born on November 8, 1956 (age 69)

Mari Boine is a Norwegian singer. She combined traditional yodeling folk music, or yoik, with rock. In 2008, she became a professor of musicology at Nesna University College.

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Samoth

Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen
Born on June 9, 1974 (age 51)

Samoth is a Norwegian musician and multi-instrumentalist in the country's black metal scene. He is well known for his distinct guitar work and drumming in the band Emperor, as well as his formation of the death metal band Zyklon. In very early Emperor releases, he was called Samot, and with the formation of Zyklon he became known as Zamoth. Samoth was the owner of the record label Nocturnal Art Productions and had a close relationship with Candlelight Records.

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