List of Famous people born in Trøndelag, Norway

Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo is a former biathlete and cross-country skier from Norway. She competed in both events from 1982 to 1992.

Astrid Smeplass is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of Pop Idol, entitled Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne. In 2020, she released her debut studio album, Leave It Beautiful, through Universal.

Lars Berger is a former Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier.

Odd Reitan is a Norwegian billionaire businessman. He was born in Trondheim. He is co-owner and CEO of the Reitan Group.

Ove Robert Aunli is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He took the Olympic bronze medal in 1980 Lake Placid when Thomas Wassberg beat Juha Mieto by one-hundredth of a second for the gold medal, and won a silver medal as part of Norway's 4 × 10 km relay team.

Marit Breivik is a former Norwegian team handball player, and former head coach for the Norway women's national handball team. As coach, she has led the team to victory in the 2008 Olympic tournament, the World Women's Handball Championship in 1999, and four European Women's Handball Championships, in 1998 (Netherlands), 2004 (Hungary), 2006 (Sweden) and 2008 (Macedonia).

Anne Katharine Krigsvoll is a Norwegian actress. She debuted at Nationaltheatret in 1982, and has worked there since. Here she has had roles such as "Shui Ta" in Brecht's The Good Person of Sezuan, and "Dorine" in Molière's Tartuffe. In 2002 she also had great success as "Martha" in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Krigsvoll has also worked in film and television, and in 1988 won the Amanda Award for her role in the TV-series "Av måneskinn gror det ingenting". She has been married four times.

Magne Thomassen is a former speed skater from Norway. He participated in international championships over a period of more than ten years. He took part in 23 country matches for Norway in the period 1959–1971 and competed in the European Speed Skating Championships, World Allround Speed Skating Championships and World Sprint Speed Skating Championships between 1962 and 1972.

Kim Småge is a Norwegian novelist, crime fiction writer, writer of short stories, and children's writer. The name is a pseudonym for Anne Karin Thorhus.