List of Famous people born in Viken, Norway
Jan Tore Sanner
Jan Tore Sanner is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party who serves as Minister of Finance since 2020. He previously served as Minister of Education from 2018-2020 and Minister of Local Government from 2013-2018.
Dag Bjørndalen
Dag Bjørndalen is a former Norwegian biathlete. He is the older brother of Ole Einar Bjørndalen. His biggest triumph as a biathlete is the silver medal he won in the relay in the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. He was also part of the team that won the team event in the 1995 World Championships.
Anne Marie Ottersen
Anne Marie Ottersen Lindtner is a Norwegian actress. She has been working at Nationaltheatret since 1970, and acted in roles such as "Polly Peachum" in Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera, and "Martha" in Edward Albees Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
Bente Skari
Bente Skari, née Martinsen, is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She is one of the most successful cross-country skiers ever.
Johann Olav Koss
Johann Olav Koss, is a former speed skater from Norway. He won four Olympic gold medals, including three at the 1994 Winter Olympics in his home country.
Maren Haugli
Maren Haugli is a Norwegian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.
Henning Berg
Henning Stille Berg is a Norwegian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the head coach of Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia.
Odd Martinsen
Odd-Willy Martinsen is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won three medals at the Winter Olympics, a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1968) and silvers in the 30 km (1968) and the 4 × 10 km relay (1976). Martinsen won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1966), a silver in the 15 km (1970), and bronzes in the 15 km (1966), 30 km (1970), and 4 × 10 km relay (1974). At the 1969 Holmenkollen ski festival, he won the 15 km race. For his cross-country skiing successes in Norway and abroad, Martinsen received the Holmenkollen medal in 1969. Thirty-two years later, his daughter, Bente Skari, received the Holmenkollen medal, making them the only father-daughter combination to ever win the prestigious honor.
Thomas Alsgaard
Thomas Alsgaard is a Norwegian former professional cross-country skier. Alsgaard is regarded by many as the best performer of the freestyle technique (skating) in cross-country skiing and many of today's best skiers have studied his technique. In total, Alsgaard won 15 medals in the Winter Olympics and FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, making him one of the most successful skiers of all time.
Hege Bøkko
Hege Bøkko is a Norwegian long-track speedskater, and the younger sister of Håvard Bøkko.