List of Norwegians-The Daily Ledger

This is a list of notable people from Norway.

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Ingvar Ambjørnsen, author

Tryggve Andersen, novelist, poet

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1885), writer, folklorist

Kjell Aukrust, author and illustrator

Olav Aukrust, poet

Ari Behn, author; ex-husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

André Bjerke, poet and author

Jens Bjørneboe, author and poet

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, poet and author, Nobel Prize in Literature winner

Ketil Bjørnstad, author, composer, musician

Johan Bojer, novelist and dramatist

Johan Borgen, author

Christian Braunmann Tullin (1728–1765); businessman and poet

Johan Nordahl Brun (1745–1816); author, poet, dramatist, politician

Olaf Bull, poet

Lars Saabye Christensen, author and poet

Camilla Collett (1813–1895), writer, feminist

Olav Duun, author

Tom Egeland, author

Peter Egge, author, journalist, playwright

Thorbjørn Egner, playwright, songwriter and illustrator

Anne Karin Elstad, author

Kristian Elster, novelist, journalist, literary critic

Sven Elvestad, journalist and author

Carl Fredrik Engelstad, writer, playwright, journalist, translator

Johan Falkberget, author

Kjartan Fløgstad, author

Jon Fosse, author, poet and playwright

Jostein Gaarder, author

Arne Garborg, author and poet

Hulda Garborg, poet and author

Inger Hagerup, author, playwright and poet

Kjell Hallbing, author

Knut Hamsun, author of Hunger, Nobel Prize in Literature winner

Erik Fosnes Hansen, author and poet

Jørgen Haugan, author and lecturer

Olav H. Hauge, horticulturist, translator and poet

Hans Herbjørnsrud, author

Sigurd Hoel, author

Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), historian and playwright

Henrik Ibsen, playwright and poet, author of A Doll's House

Sigurd Ibsen, author and politician

Roy Jacobsen, author

Rolf Jacobsen, poet

Alexander Kielland, author

Jan Kjærstad, author

Karl Ove Knausgård, novelist, author of My Struggle

Thomas Krag, novelist, playwright

Vilhelm Krag, poet

Trude Brænne Larssen, author

Henry Lawson, author

Bernt Lie, novelist

Jonas Lie, author

Jørgen Moe, folklorist

Lise Myhre, cartoonist

Dagne Groven Myhren, literature researcher

Jo Nesbø, author

Christopher Nielsen, cartoonist

Sigbjørn Obstfelder, writer and poet

Alf Prøysen, author, poet, folk singer and entertainer

Nini Roll Anker, novelist, playwright

Margit Sandemo, author

Aksel Sandemose, author

Gabriel Scott, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer

Amalie Skram, writer, feminist

Dag Solstad, author

Marta Steinsvik, author

Edvard Storm, poet, songwriter, educator

Jens Tvedt, novelist, writer

Sigrid Undset, author of Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel Prize in Literature winner

Architecture

Art

Literature

Ingvar Ambjørnsen, author

Tryggve Andersen, novelist, poet

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1885), writer, folklorist

Kjell Aukrust, author and illustrator

Olav Aukrust, poet

Ari Behn, author; ex-husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

André Bjerke, poet and author

Jens Bjørneboe, author and poet

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, poet and author, Nobel Prize in Literature winner

Ketil Bjørnstad, author, composer, musician

Johan Bojer, novelist and dramatist

Johan Borgen, author

Christian Braunmann Tullin (1728–1765); businessman and poet

Johan Nordahl Brun (1745–1816); author, poet, dramatist, politician

Olaf Bull, poet

Lars Saabye Christensen, author and poet

Camilla Collett (1813–1895), writer, feminist

Olav Duun, author

Tom Egeland, author

Peter Egge, author, journalist, playwright

Thorbjørn Egner, playwright, songwriter and illustrator

Anne Karin Elstad, author

Kristian Elster, novelist, journalist, literary critic

Sven Elvestad, journalist and author

Carl Fredrik Engelstad, writer, playwright, journalist, translator

Johan Falkberget, author

Kjartan Fløgstad, author

Jon Fosse, author, poet and playwright

Jostein Gaarder, author

Arne Garborg, author and poet

Hulda Garborg, poet and author

Inger Hagerup, author, playwright and poet

Kjell Hallbing, author

Knut Hamsun, author of Hunger, Nobel Prize in Literature winner

Erik Fosnes Hansen, author and poet

Jørgen Haugan, author and lecturer

Olav H. Hauge, horticulturist, translator and poet

Hans Herbjørnsrud, author

Sigurd Hoel, author

Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), historian and playwright

Henrik Ibsen, playwright and poet, author of A Doll's House

Sigurd Ibsen, author and politician

Roy Jacobsen, author

Rolf Jacobsen, poet

Alexander Kielland, author

Jan Kjærstad, author

Karl Ove Knausgård, novelist, author of My Struggle

Thomas Krag, novelist, playwright

Vilhelm Krag, poet

Trude Brænne Larssen, author

Henry Lawson, author

Bernt Lie, novelist

Jonas Lie, author

Jørgen Moe, folklorist

Lise Myhre, cartoonist

Dagne Groven Myhren, literature researcher

Jo Nesbø, author

Christopher Nielsen, cartoonist

Sigbjørn Obstfelder, writer and poet

Alf Prøysen, author, poet, folk singer and entertainer

Nini Roll Anker, novelist, playwright

Margit Sandemo, author

Aksel Sandemose, author

Gabriel Scott, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer

Amalie Skram, writer, feminist

Dag Solstad, author

Marta Steinsvik, author

Edvard Storm, poet, songwriter, educator

Jens Tvedt, novelist, writer

Sigrid Undset, author of Kristin Lavransdatter, Nobel Prize in Literature winner

Halldis Moren Vesaas, poet and author

Tarjei Vesaas, author and poet

Jan Erik Vold, lyric poet

Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, poet and author

Herbjørg Wassmo, author

Johan Sebastian Welhaven, poet

Henrik Wergeland, poet