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

Edvard Grieg, 1888

• 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

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