List of Famous people born in Norway
Joar Leifseth Ulsom
Joar Leifseth Ulsom is a Norwegian dog musher.
Lise Risom Olsen
Stian Johannsen
Stian Johansen is a Norwegian musician known under the stage names Occultus, Cultoculus and Culto Prietsu, among others. He is the vocalist in the black metal bands Thyabhorrent and Perdition Hearse. He was also briefly the vocalist and bassist for the black metal band Mayhem for some months in 1991 after the suicide of previous singer Per Yngve "Dead" Ohlin. During this time, he was one of the co-founders of the infamous record store Helvete ("hell") in Oslo - an important meeting place for many in the Norwegian black metal scene at the time.
Ida Njåtun
Ida Njåtun is a Norwegian speed skater specialising in the 1500 and 3000 metres distances. She represents the club Asker SK.
Roar Grønvold
Roar Grønvold is a former speed skater from Norway.
Ola T. Lånke
Ola Torgeir Lånke is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Lars Bystøl
Lars Kristian Bystøl is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed from 2002 to 2008. His career highlights include an individual gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, one individual World Cup victory, a gold medal in the Ski Flying World Championships, and two World Championship bronze medals in team competitions.
Otto Gregussen
Otto Gregussen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was political advisor to the Minister of Fisheries 1992–1994, state secretary to the Minister of Fisheries 1994–1996, and Minister of Fisheries 2000–2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg.
Roy Khan
Roy Sætre Khantatat, commonly known as Roy Khan, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who is the lead singer for the Norwegian progressive metal band Conception and was the lead vocalist for the symphonic power metal band Kamelot from 1997 until his departure in 2011. He co-wrote most of Kamelot's songs with the band's guitarist and founder Thomas Youngblood during his tenure. Khan had retired from music in 2011 until 2018, when he released a new solo song on YouTube and announced the return of Conception.
Kari Nordheim-Larsen
Kari Nordheim-Larsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of International Development from 1992 to 1997. She was also acting Minister of Children and Family Affairs from 1993 to 1994. From 2006 to 2018, Nordheim-Larsen was County Governor of Telemark.