List of Famous people born in Norway

Arne Korsmo

First Name Arne
Last Name Korsmo
Born on August 14, 1900
Died on August 29, 1968 (aged 68)
Born in Norway

Arne Korsmo was a leading architect in Norway and a propagator of the international architectural style. He taught at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and he was a professor at the Department of Architecture at the Norwegian Institute of Technology.

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Thea Rabe

First Name Thea
Last Name Rabe
Born on January 2, 1995 (age 31)

Thea Rabe is a Norwegian figure skater. Competing in ice dancing with Timothy Koleto, she won the bronze medal at the 2015 Volvo Open Cup. As a single skater, she is a two-time Norwegian national junior champion.

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Frederik Wilmann

First Name Frederik
Born on July 17, 1985 (age 40)
Born in Norway, Trøndelag

Frederik Wilmann is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for team Christina Watches–Dana. He is the son of Norwegian cyclist Jostein Wilmann.

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Henning Solberg

First Name Henning
Last Name Solberg
Born on January 8, 1973 (age 53)
Born in Norway, Østfold

Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally and rallycross driver. Together with his female co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship (WRC) with cars of M-Sport.

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Ingrid Kristiansen

First Name Ingrid
Born on March 21, 1956 (age 70)
Born in Norway, Trøndelag
Height 169 cm | 5'7

Ingrid Kristiansen is a Norwegian former athlete. She was one of the best female long distance runners during the 1980s. She is a former world record holder in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon. Kristiansen was a World Champion on the track, roads and cross-country. She was the first athlete to win World titles on all three surfaces. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, she finished fourth in the first women's Olympic marathon. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, she dropped out of the 10,000 metres final while leading. Early in her career, she was also an elite cross country skier, winning several Norwegian titles and a European junior championship.

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Karin Fossum

First Name Karin
Last Name Fossum
Born on November 6, 1954 (age 71)

Karin Fossum is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime".

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Erik Solheim

First Name Erik
Last Name Solheim
Born on January 18, 1955 (age 71)

Erik Solheim is a Norwegian diplomat and former politician. He served in the Norwegian government from 2005 to 2012 as Minister of International Development and Minister of the Environment, and as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme from 2016 to 2018. Solheim is a member of the Green Party.

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Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå

First Name Gunn-Rita
Born on February 10, 1973 (age 53)
Born in Norway, Rogaland
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå is a Norwegian cross-country and marathon mountain biker. She won the women's cross-country gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games and is a multiple World Champion. She has won six World Championships and six European championships. Dahle has also won four UCI World Cup XC in a row. She was on the start list of 2018 Cross Country European Championships.

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Stian Barsnes Simonsen

First Name Stian
Born on April 20, 1979 (age 47)
Born in Norway, Vestland

Stian Barsnes-Simonsen is a Norwegian actor and television host of Amigo, Midt i smørøyet and Melodi Grand Prix.

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Magnar Solberg

First Name Magnar
Born on February 4, 1937 (age 89)
Born in Norway, Trøndelag

Magnar Solberg is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics; his 4 × 7.5 km relay teams placed second in 1968 and fourth in 1972. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje, and in 1972 served as the Olympic flag bearer for Norway at the opening ceremony. He was one of the 16 former Norwegian athletes selected to bring in the Olympic Flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics.

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