List of Famous people born in Viken, Norway

Arthur Buchardt, is a Norwegian investor who mainly invests in hotel projects. He has been married to Wenche Myhre.

Emilie Moberg is a Norwegian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Drops–Le Col.

Lars Sponheim is a Norwegian politician. He was leader of the Liberal Party from 1996 to 2010. He was a member of the Storting from 1993 to 2009, and a government minister from 1997 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2005. He is the current County Governor of Vestland, having served as the County Governor of Hordaland from 2010 until the office was merged with that of neighboring Sogn og Fjordane in 2019.

Marie Haga is Norwegian diplomat, politician and international civil servant.. She has been Board Chair for various organizations including the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and the Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO). Haga has published three books – two on Norwegian politics and one novel.

Tormod Kåre Knutsen is a retired Norwegian Nordic combined skier. He started as a ski jumper, winning the national junior titles in 1949 and 1951. In 1954 he changed to Nordic combined and earned a bronze medal at the 1955 national championships. He went to the 1956 Winter Olympics as a substitute, but Gunder Gundersen injured his arm two days before the competition and Knutsen was placed on the team, and he finished sixth, only 2.6 points out of silver. After that, he became the leading Norwegian Nordic combined competitor, winning the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1958 and the national title in 1959 and 1960. In 1960 he also placed second in ski jumping at the national championships and in the Nordic combined at the 1960 Olympics, and was awarded the Holmenkollen medal. After placing fourth at the 1962 World Championships he won the national title in 1963 and 1964 and a gold medal at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics. He retired after that season.

Tom Lund is a former Norwegian football coach and striker, he is considered by some as Norway's greatest football player of all time.

Amund Grøndahl Jansen is a Norwegian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 2019.

Leif Jenssen is a former Norwegian weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the light-heavyweight class. He obtained silver medal three times in the World Championships, in 1970s, 1971 and 1974. Jenssen was elected Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1971.

Ole Gabriel Rasch is a Norwegian former road bicycle racer, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.

Mira Verås Larsen is a Norwegian canoe sprinter. She was selected to be Norway's flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.