List of Famous people born in Rogaland, Norway
Veronica Kristiansen
Veronica Egebakken Kristiansen is a Norwegian handball player for Győri Audi ETO KC and the Norwegian national team.
Kolbein Falkeid
Kolbein Falkeid was one of the most widely read contemporary Norwegian poets. He was known for a lyrical poet's voice that is at once philosophical and approachable.
Peder Claussøn Friis
Peder Claussøn Friis was a Norwegian clergyman, author and historian. He is most associated with his translation of Snorre Sturlessøns Norske Kongers Chronica.
Gøran Johannessen
Gøran Søgard Johannessen is a Norwegian handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Norwegian national team.
Veton Berisha
Veton Berisha is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Viking FK. His parents are from Kosovo and he is the younger brother of Valon Berisha. Berisha has represented Norway at every level from Under-15 to full international level.
Kristian Bjørnsen
Kristian Bjørnsen is a Norwegian handball player for HSG Wetzlar and the Norwegian national team.
Carl Abraham Pihl
Carl Abraham Pihl was a Norwegian civil engineer and director of the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) from 1865 until his death. Pihl was one of the main architects of the use of narrow-gauge railways in Norway.
Pål Skjønberg
Pål Eugen Bucher Skjønberg was a Norwegian actor.
Alexander Kielland
Alexander Lange Kielland was one of the most famous Norwegian realistic writers of the 19th century. He is one of the so-called "The Four Greats" of Norwegian literature, along with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Jonas Lie.
Kitty Lange Kielland
Kitty Lange Kielland was a Norwegian landscape painter.