List of people from Bergen
This is a list of famous people from Bergen, Norway.
Artists and actors
Johan Christian Dahl, portrait 1823
- Johan Christian Dahl (1788–1857), painter
- Bjarte Hjelmeland (1970–) actor
- Helge Jordal (1946–) actor [1]
- Vegard Ylvisåker (1979–) & Bård Ylvisåker (1982–) comedians, musicians, talk show hosts [2]
- Kygo (1991–) Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, DJ, record producer [3]
- Alan Walker (1997–) producer [4]
- KREAM (brothers Daniel and Markus Slettebakken) record producers
- Daniel Simonsen, comedian, actor [5]
Authors
Johan Sebastian Welhaven, portrait 1827
- Dorothe Engelbretsdotter (1634–1713) author
- Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), playwright
- Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–1873) author, poet
- Amalie Skram (1846–1905) author
- Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968) author
- Carl Søyland (1894–1978) Norwegian American editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende
- Babbis Friis-Baastad (1921-1970) children's writer
- Nordahl Grieg (1902–1943) poet, author
- Torborg Nedreaas (1906–1987) author and winner of the Kritikerprisen
- Gunnar Staalesen (1947–) author
Musicians
Ole Bull
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Edvard Grieg, 1888
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Aurora Aksnes, 27.3.2022
- Ole Bull (1810–1880), violinist, composer
- Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), composer, pianist
- Harald Sæverud (1897–1992), composer
- Jan Eggum (1951–) singer-songwriter
- Truls Mørk (1961–) cellist
- Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969–) singer
- Magnet (musician) (1970–) musician
- Roger Tiegs (1972–) musician: Gorgoroth
- Olve Eikemo (1973–) musician: Immortal
- Varg Vikernes (1973–) musician
- Tom Cato Visnes (1974–) musician: God Seed/Gorgororth
- Kristian Espedal (1975–) musician: God Seed/Gorgororth
- Erlend Øye (1975–) musician
- Eirik Glambek Bøe (1975–) musician
- Kurt Nilsen (1978–) musician
- Anne Lilia Berge Strand (1978–) musician
- Sondre Lerche (1982–) musician
- Lars Vaular (1984–) rapper
- Christine Guldbrandsen (1985–) singer
- Aurora Aksnes (1996–) singer, songwriter
- Einar Selvik (1979-) musician: Gorgoroth/Wardruna
- Sigrid (1996–) singer-songwriter
- Marthe Wang (1990-) singer-songwriter
- Kurt Nilsen (1978-) singer-songwriter
Scientists
Ivar Giæver, 2010
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912)leprosy researcher
- Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1851–1943) ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist
- Reidar Fauske Sognnaes (1911–1984), Dean of the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine
- Ivar Giaever (1929–) Nobel Prize in Physics laureate in 1973
Politicians
Christian Michelsen
- Trond Torleivsson Benkestok (1490–1558) nobleman
- Georg Wallace (1804-1890) elected to the Storting in 1850 for Bergen
- Christian Wilhelm Wisbech (1832–1897) elected to parliament in 1883 and 1889 for Jarlsberg og Larviks Amt
- Christian Michelsen (1857–1925) ship owner, prime minister
- Ingvald B. Aase (1882–1948) trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Communist parties
- Albert Viljam Hagelin (1881–1946) politician for the Nasjonal Samling
- Carl Joachim Hambro (1885–1964) politician, President of Parliament
- Erna Solberg (1961- ) 28th Prime minister of Norway
Sport
Terje Hauge, 2009
- Roald Jensen (1943–1987) football player
- Terje Hauge (1965–) football referee
- Erik Huseklepp (1984–) football player
- Alexander Dale Oen (1985–2012) swimmer
- Magnus Midtbø (1988-) climber
- Jakob Glesnes (1994-) football player
- Mia Hundvin (1977-) handballer
- Renate Blindheim (1994-) football manager
- Arne Sandstø (1966-) football manager
Others
- Ulrik Vilhelm Koren (1826–1910) Norwegian-American Lutheran church leader
- Tryggve Gran (1889–1980) aviator
- Leif Andreas Larsen (1906–1990) naval officer
- Max Manus (1914–1981) decorated resistance-fighter
- Terje Rød-Larsen (1947–) diplomat, sociologist
- Peter Sunde (1978–) entrepreneur, The Pirate Bay
- El Rubius (1990–) Rubén Gundersen, YouTube personality, the 49th most subscribed on YouTube
References
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