List of Famous people born in Norway

Dag Terje Andersen is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. In addition to professional politics he has worked at a steel mill and as a lumberjack, something that has given him a reputation for politically representing the average citizen.

Inger Nordal is a Norwegian professor of botany.

Edel Therese Høiseth is a former speed skater from Norway, who specialised in the shorter distances; the 500 m and 1,000 m.

Lars A. Fredriksen is a Norwegian pop singer who was best known for participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham, United Kingdom with the song Alltid sommer which finished in 8th place.

Eskil Ervik is a Norwegian speedskater. Ervik's best distance is traditionally the 5000-m, where he for several years was among the very best of the world, but his top priority for the most part of his career was to perform optimally in the allround championships. His retirement from top international speedskating was announced in April 2007.

Odd Olsen Ingerø is a Norwegian civil servant and former Governor of Svalbard.

Olav Akselsen is Director General of Shipping and Navigation. Akselsen has served six terms in the Norwegian Parliament for the Norwegian Labour Party, and was Minister of Petroleum and Energy in the first cabinet Stoltenberg from 2000 to 2001.

Haldor Lægreid is a Norwegian musical artist. He is most recognized as the performer of the power ballad "On My Own", Norway's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Haldor finished last, only obtaining three points from Portugal. "On My Own" reached number five on the Norway Singles Chart.