List of Famous people born in Vestfold, Norway

Kristoffer Olsen

First Name Kristoffer
Born on August 8, 1883
Died on August 4, 1948 (aged 64)
Born in Norway, Vestfold

Kristoffer Olsen was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Jan P. Syse

Jan Peder Syse
First Name Jan
Last Name Syse
Born on November 25, 1930
Died on September 17, 1997 (aged 66)
Born in Norway, Vestfold

Jan Peder Syse  was a Norwegian lawyer and politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1989 to 1990. He also served as Minister of Industry from 1983 to 1985. Syse was President of the Lagting 1993–1997. Syse was President of the Nordic Council in 1988 and 1993. He served in the Norwegian parliament for over 25 years until his sudden death from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1997.

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Trygve Bratteli

First Name Trygve
Born on January 11, 1910
Died on November 20, 1984 (aged 74)
Born in Norway, Vestfold

Trygve Martin Bratteli  was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1971–1972 and 1973–1976. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1978.

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Frederik Stang

First Name Frederik
Died on June 8, 1884
Born in Norway, Vestfold

Frederik Stang was a Norwegian lawyer, public servant, and politician who served as Norway's first prime minister.

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Fred Anton Maier

First Name Fred
Born on December 15, 1938
Died on June 9, 2015 (aged 76)
Born in Norway, Vestfold

Fred Anton Maier was a speed skater from Norway. He was among the dominating skaters throughout the 1960s, specialising in the longer distances. Maier won four Olympic medals: silver on the 10,000 m and bronze on the 5,000 m at the 1964 Olympics, and gold on the 5,000 m and silver on the 10,000 m at the 1968 Olympics. In 1968, he also became European and World Allround Champion. In total, Maier set eleven world records. For a brief week in 1968 he held four world records simultaneously, the 3,000 m, 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the allround samalogue record.

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Hans Hein Theodor Nysom

First Name Hans
Last Name Nysom
Born on September 5, 1845
Died on August 28, 1903 (aged 57)
Born in Norway, Vestfold

Hans Hein Theodor Nysom was a Norwegian politician with the Liberal Party, a cabinet minister and member of Norwegian Parliament.

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Lars Abrahamsen

First Name Lars
Born on October 18, 1855
Died on July 21, 1921 (aged 65)
Born in Norway, Vestfold

Lars Kristian Abrahamsen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. A district stipendiary magistrate by profession, he served in Gunnar Knudsen's first and second cabinets. He was Minister of Trade 1908–1910, Minister of Justice 1913–1916, and Minister of Social Affairs 1916–1919. Abrahamsen resigned on 20 February 1919.

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Carl Stoltenberg

First Name Carl
Last Name Stoltenberg
Born on January 28, 1770
Died on November 13, 1830 (aged 60)
Born in Norway, Vestfold

Carl Peter Stoltenberg was a Norwegian merchant, ship owner and politician. He was a representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in Eidsvoll during 1814.

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Rakel Seweriin

Rakel Solberg
First Name Rakel
Born on June 26, 1906
Died on September 17, 1995 (aged 89)
Born in Norway, Vestfold

Rakel Seweriin, née Solberg was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs from 1953 to 1955.

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Henrik Johan Bull

First Name Henrik
Born on October 13, 1844
Died on June 1, 1930 (aged 85)
Born in Norway, Vestfold

Henrik Johan Bull was a Norwegian businessman and whaler. Henry Bull was one of the pioneers in the exploration of Antarctica.

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