List of Norwegian writers

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This is a list of Norwegian literature authors in the order of their year of birth. The century assignment is the period of their most significant works.

17th century[]

  • Dorothe Engelbretsdotter (1634–1713)
  • Petter Dass (1647–1707)

18th century[]

  • Povel Juel (1673–1723)
  • Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754)
  • Christian Braunmann Tullin (1728–1765)
  • Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785)
  • Johan Nordahl Brun (1745–1816)
  • Johan Vibe (1746–1782)
  • Edvard Storm (1749–1794)
  • Jonas Rein (1760–1842)
  • Jens Zetlitz (1761–1821)

19th century[]

  • Henrik Anker Bjerregaard (1792–1842)
  • Maurits Hansen (1794–1842)
  • Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–1873)
  • Henrik Wergeland (1808–1845)
  • Andreas Munch (1811–1884)
  • Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1885)
  • Jørgen Moe (1813–1882)
  • Camilla Collett (1813–1895)
  • Ivar Aasen (1813–1896)
  • Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–1870)
  • Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906)
  • Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832–1910)
  • Jonas Lie (1833–1908)
  • Kristian Elster d.e. (1841–1881)
  • Amalie Skram (1846–1905)
  • Nordahl Rolfsen (1848–1928)
  • Alexander Kielland (1849–1906)
  • Arne Garborg (1851–1924)
  • Christian Krohg (1852–1925)
  • Jacob Breda Bull (1853–1930)
  • Hans Jæger (1854–1910)
  • Per Sivle (1857–1904)
  • Gunnar Heiberg (1857–1929)
  • Jens Tvedt (1857–1935)
  • Knut Hamsun (1859–1952)
  • Anders Hovden (1860–1943)
  • Rasmus Løland (1861–1907)
  • Rudolf Muus (1862–1935)
  • Hans Aanrud (1863–1953)
  • Nils Collett Vogt (1864–1937)
  • Hans E. Kinck (1865–1926)
  • Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866–1900)
  • Tryggve Andersen (1866–1920)
  • Regine Normann (1867–1939)
  • Thomas Krag (1868–1913)
  • Bernt Lie (1868–1916)
  • Hjalmar Christensen (1869–1925)
  • Peter Egge (1869–1959)

20th century[]

  • Andreas Jynge (1870–1955)
  • Nils Kjær (1870–1924)
  • Vilhelm Krag (1871–1933)
  • Sven Moren (1871–1938)
  • Johan Bojer (1872–1959)
  • Nini Roll Anker (1873–1942)
  • Gabriel Scott (1874–1958)
  • Ragnhild Jølsen (1875–1908)
  • Olav Duun (1876–1939)
  • Kristofer Uppdal (1878–1961)
  • Johan Falkberget (1879–1967)
  • Cora Sandel (1880–1974)
  • Oskar Braaten (1881–1929)
  • Kristian Elster d.y. (1881–1947)
  • Marie Hamsun (1881–1969)
  • Sigrid Undset (1882–1949)
  • Olav Aukrust (1883–1929)
  • Olaf Benneche (1883–1931)
  • Olaf Bull (1883–1933)
  • Olav Nygard (1884–1924)
  • Sven Elvestad (1884–1934)
  • Olav Gullvåg (1885–1961)
  • Alf Larsen (1885–1967)
  • Magnhild Haalke (1885–1984)
  • Herman Wildenvey (1886–1959)
  • Tore Ørjasæter (1886–1968)
  • Arthur Omre (1887–1967)
  • Helge Krog (1889–1962)
  • Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965)
  • Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968)
  • Sigurd Hoel (1890–1960)
  • Inge Krokann (1893–1962)
  • Trygve Gulbranssen (1894–1962)
  • Mikkjel Fønhus (1894–1973)
  • Ronald Fangen (1895–1946)
  • Ingeborg Refling Hagen (1895–1989)
  • Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964)
  • Astrid Tollefsen (1897–1973)
  • Ola Viker (1897–1972)
  • Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970)
  • Emil Boyson (1897–1979)
  • Ernst Orvil (1898–1985)
  • Odd Hølaas (1898–1968)
  • Aksel Sandemose (1899–1965)
  • Gunnar Larsen (1900–1958)
  • Einar Skjæraasen (1900–1966)
  • Gunnar Emil Garfors (1900–1979)
  • Rudolf Nilsen (1901–1929)
  • Lars Berg (1901–1969)
  • Nordahl Grieg (1902–1943)
  • Johan Borgen (1902–1979)
  • Egil Rasmussen (1903–1964)
  • Ragnvald Skrede (1904–1983)
  • Inger Hagerup (1905–1985)
  • Torborg Nedreaas (1906–1987)
  • Kåre Fasting (1907–1983)
  • Rolf Jacobsen (1907–1994)
  • Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995)
  • Odd Bang-Hansen (1908–1984)
  • Elisabeth Dored (1908–1972)
  • Olav H. Hauge (1908–1994)
  • Nils Johan Rud (1908–1993)
  • Kristian Kristiansen (1909–1980)
  • Claes Gill (1910–1973)
  • Torolf Elster (1911–2006)
  • Sigurd Evensmo (1912–1978)
  • Thorbjørn Egner (1912–1990)
  • Magli Elster (1912–1993)
  • Odd Eidem (1913–1988)
  • Alf Prøysen (1914–1970)
  • Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen (1915–1985)
  • Agnar Mykle (1915–1994)
  • Carl Fredrik Engelstad (1915–1996)
  • Tor Jonsson (1916–1951)
  • Kåre Holt (1916–1997)
  • Ebba Haslund (1917–2009)
  • André Bjerke (1918–1985)
  • Hans Børli (1918–1989)
  • Johannes Heggland (1919–2008)
  • Richard Herrmann (1919–2010)
  • Anne-Catharina Vestly (1920–2008)
  • Jens Bjørneboe (1920–1976)
  • Kjell Aukrust (1920–2002)
  • Ragnhild Magerøy (1920–2010)
  • Gunvor Hofmo (1921–1995)
  • Terje Stigen (1922–2010)
  • Paal Brekke (1923–1993)
  • Arnljot Eggen (1923–2009)
  • Odd Abrahamsen (1924–2001)
  • Finn Carling (1925–2004)
  • Bergljot Hobæk Haff (1925–2016)
  • Anker Rogstad (1925–1994)
  • Marie Takvam (1926–2008)
  • Vera Henriksen (1927–2016)
  • Erling Christie (1928–1996)
  • Gunnar Bull Gundersen (1929–1993)
  • Kjell Askildsen (1929–2021)
  • Georg Johannesen (1931–2005)
  • Finn Alnæs (1932–1991)
  • Arvid Hanssen (1932–1998)
  • Axel Jensen (1932–2003)
  • Kolbein Falkeid (1933–2021)
  • Johan Fredrik Grøgaard (born 1934)
  • Stein Mehren (1935–2017)
  • Bjørg Vik (1935–2018)
  • Øystein Lønn (born 1936)
  • Fredrik Skagen (1936–2017)
  • Arild Nyquist (1937–2004)
  • Karsten Alnæs (born 1938)
  • Anne Karin Elstad (1938–2012)
  • Hans Herbjørnsrud (born 1938)
  • Tor Obrestad (1938–2020)
  • Tor Åge Bringsværd (born 1939)
  • Jan Erik Vold (born 1939)
  • Einar Økland (born 1940)
  • Gerd Brantenberg (born 1941)
  • Knut Faldbakken (born 1941)
  • Dag Solstad (born 1941)
  • Tove Lie (1942–2000)
  • Herbjørg Wassmo (born 1942)
  • Tor Edvin Dahl (born 1943)
  • Torill Thorstad Hauger (born 1943)
  • Jon Bing (born 1944)
  • Kjartan Fløgstad (born 1944)
  • Ingar Knudtsen (born 1944)
  • Jon Michelet (born 1944)
  • Espen Haavardsholm (born 1945)
  • Paal-Helge Haugen (born 1945)
  • Liv Køltzow (born 1945)
  • Britt Karin Larsen (born 1945)
  • Øyvind Myhre (born 1945)
  • Klaus Hagerup (born 1946)
  • Per Jan Ingebrigtsen (born 1946)
  • Gunnar Staalesen (born 1947)
  • Toril Brekke (born 1949)
  • Edvard Hoem (born 1949)
  • Kaj Skagen (born 1949)
  • Thor Sørheim (born 1949)
  • Karin Sveen (born 1949)
  • Alf R. Jacobsen (born 1950)
  • Tomm Kristiansen (born 1950)
  • Steinar Løding (born 1950)
  • Per Knutsen (born 1951)
  • Steinar Lem (1951–2009)
  • Cecilie Løveid (born 1951)
  • Mari Osmundsen (born 1951)
  • Torild Wardenær (born 1951)
  • Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952)
  • Jostein Gaarder (born 1952)
  • Jo Eggen (born 1952)
  • Ragnar Hovland (born 1952)
  • Tove Nilsen (born 1952)
  • Lars Amund Vaage (born 1952)
  • Per Petterson (born 1952)
  • Lars Saabye Christensen (born 1953)
  • Tore Elias Hoel (born 1953)
  • Jan Kjærstad (born 1953)
  • Tor Ulven (1953–1995)
  • Karin Fossum (born 1954)
  • Roy Jacobsen (born 1954)
  • Torgeir Schjerven (born 1954)
  • Thorvald Steen (born 1954)
  • Terje Dragseth (born 1955)
  • Ingvar Ambjørnsen (born 1956)
  • Olav Rune Ekeland Bastrup (born 1956)
  • Rune Belsvik (born 1956)
  • Jan Knudsen (born 1957)
  • Unni Lindell (born 1957)
  • Anne B. Ragde (born 1957)
  • Finn Øglænd (born 1957)
  • Torgrim Eggen (born 1958)
  • Anne Holt (born 1958)
  • Tom Egeland (born 1959)
  • Jon Fosse (born 1959)
  • Vigdis Hjorth (born 1959)
  • Ove Røsbak (born 1959)
  • Oystein Alme (born 1960)
  • Frode Grytten (born 1960)
  • Jo Nesbø (born 1960)
  • Tomas Espedal (born 1961)
  • Knut Nærum (born 1961)
  • Gro Dahle (born 1962)
  • Elin Brodin (born 1963)
  • Geir Gulliksen (born 1963)
  • Liv Heløe (born 1963)
  • Terje Holtet Larsen (born 1963)
  • Merethe Lindstrøm (born 1963)
  • Levi Henriksen (born 1964)
  • Nikolaj Frobenius (born 1965)
  • Erik Fosnes Hansen (born 1965)
  • Øyvind Rimbereid (born 1966)
  • Linn Ullmann (born 1966)
  • Trude Brænne Larssen (born 1967)
  • Karl Ove Knausgård (born 1968)
  • Erlend Loe (born 1969)
  • Hanne Ørstavik (born 1969)

21st century[]

See also[]

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