List of Famous people born in Oslo, Norway

Christian Krohg

First Name Christian
Last Name Krohg
Born on August 13, 1852
Died on October 16, 1925 (aged 73)

Christian Krohg was a Norwegian naturalist painter, illustrator, author and journalist. Krohg was inspired by the realism art movement and often chose motives from everyday life. He was the director and served as the first professor at the Norwegian Academy of Arts from 1909 to 1925.

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Gregers Gram

Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram
First Name Gregers
Died on November 13, 1944

Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram was a Norwegian resistance fighter and saboteur. A corporal and later second lieutenant in the Norwegian Independent Company 1 during the Second World War, he was killed in 1944.

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Laila Schou Nilsen

First Name Laila
Last Name Nilsen
Died on July 30, 1998 (aged 28)

Laila Schou Nilsen was a Norwegian speed skater, alpine skier and tennis player. She was one of the pioneers in Norwegian as well as international speed skating for women.

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Olaf II of Denmark

First Name Olaf
Last Name Denmark
Born on January 1, 1370
Died on August 3, 1387 (aged 17)

Olaf II of Denmark was King of Denmark as Olaf II from 1376 and King of Norway as Olaf IV from 1380 until his death. Olaf was the son of Queen Margaret I of Denmark and King Haakon VI of Norway, and grandson of kings Magnus IV of Sweden and Valdemar IV of Denmark.

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Ole Lilloe-Olsen

First Name Ole
Died on April 29, 1940

Ole Andreas Lilloe-Olsen was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. With his five gold medals and one silver medal, he is the Norwegian athlete with the most medals at the Summer Olympics. He participated in shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and won the gold medal in 100 m running deer, double shots and team 100 m running deer, single shots and team 100 m running deer, double shots. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris he defended the Olympic titles in 100 m running deer, double shots and team 100 m running deer, single shots and the silver medal in team 100 m running deer, double shots.

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