List of personalities from the city of Lillehammer

The list of personalities of the city of Lillehammer contains people who were born in Lillehammer , Norway , as well as those who temporarily lived and worked there, each listed chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.

Personalities born in Lillehammer

1801 to 1950

Anne-Stine Ingstad

Morten Sæther

Oskar Svendsen

• Nordal Lunde (1875–1942), marksman, Olympic participant in 1920
• Harald Torp (1890–1972), journalist and politician
• Reidar Ødegaard (1901–1972), cross-country skier, Olympic participant in 1928
• Reidar Jørgensen (1904–1985), track and field athlete, Olympic participant in 1928
• Øystein Gaukstad (1912–1996), musicologist and librarian
• Kai Holst (1913–1945), resistance fighter in World War II
• Leif Haugen (1917–2001), cross-country skier, Olympic participant in 1948
• Anne-Stine Ingstad (1918–1997), archaeologist
• Magne Kleiven (1921–1999), Turner, Olympic participant 1952
• Reidar T. Larsen (1923–2012), journalist and politician
• Audun Tron (* 1945), politician
• Ole Christian Iversen (* 1946), speed skater, Olympic participant 1972
• Ketil Hodne (* 1947), boxer, Olympic participant 1972
• Per Bjørang (* 1948), speed skater, Olympic participant 1972
• Kari Kåring (* 1948), speed skater, Olympic participant in 1968
• Kjell Åsvestad (* 1950), Nordic combined, Olympic participant 1972

From 1951

• Anders Bakken (* 1955), cross-country skier, Olympic participant in 1980
• Arne Morten Granlien (* 1955), Nordic combined athlete , 1980 Olympic participant
• Olemic Thommessen (* 1956), politician
• Morten Sæther (* 1959), racing cyclist
• Bjørn Hagen (* 1960), speed skater, Olympic participant in 1988
• Arne Bergseng (* 1961), ice hockey player, Olympic participant 1984
• Brit Pettersen (* 1961), cross-country skier
• Lars Bergseng (* 1963), ice hockey player, Olympic participant in 1988
• Ivar Odnes (1963-2018), politician
• Egil Kristiansen (* 1966), cross-country skier, Olympic participant in 1994
• Erling Jevne (* 1966), cross-country skier
• Ketil Kjenseth (* 1968), politician
• Atle Antonsen (* 1969), actor and comedian
• Ståle Storløkken (* 1969), jazz musician
• Jacob Young (* 1970), jazz musician
• Snorre Pedersen (* 1972), toboggan and skeleton rider
• Kristin Tøsse Løvseth (* 1973), curler
• Marianne Haslum (* 1974), curler
• Kristian Brenden (* 1976), ski jumper
• Anita Rapp (* 1977), soccer player, Olympic participant in 2000
• Karl Ivar Refseth (* 1977), jazz musician
• Sverre Rotevatn (* 1977), Nordic combined, Olympic participant in 2002
• Magnus Moan (* 1983), Nordic combined athlete
• Lars Petter Nordhaug (* 1984), racing cyclist
• Mikko Kokslien (* 1985), Nordic combined athlete
• Edvald Boasson Hagen (* 1987), racing cyclist
• Hilde Engeli (* 1988), snowboarder, 2014 Olympian
• Nicholas Wilkinson (* 1988), Norwegian-British politician
• Per Kristian Hunder (* 1989), freestyle skier, 2014 Olympian
• Marte Høie Gjefsen (* 1989), freestyle skier
• Robert Johansson (* 1990), ski jumper
• Emil Ulsletten (* 1993), snowboarder, 2014 Olympian
• Oskar Svendsen (* 1994), racing cyclist
• Anders Trondsen (* 1995), soccer player
• Lars Buraas (* 1995), Nordic combined athlete

People related to Lillehammer

Selina Gasparin

Line year

Gyda Enger

• Sigrid Undset (1882–1949), novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928, lived in Lillehammer from 1919 until her death.
• Ahmed Bouchiki (1943–1973), was murdered in 1973 by Mossad agents after the assassination attempt at the 1972 Olympic Games as part of the retaliatory attacks known as the Lillehammer affair
• Esa Vuorinen (* 1945), cameraman, screenwriter and university lecturer, was visiting lecturer at Lillehammer University
• Rigmor Aasrud (* 1960), politician, studied at Lillehammer University
• Espen Andersen (* 1961), Nordic combined, lives in Lillehammer
• Carl Johan Bergman (* 1978), Swedish biathlete, lives in Lillehammer
• Liv-Kjersti Bergman (* 1979), biathlete, lives in Lillehammer
• Tommy Wirkola (* 1979), director, producer, screenwriter and actor, studied film studies at Lillehammer University
• Sturla Brandth Grøvlen (* 1980), cameraman, studied at Lillehammer University from 2000 to 2001
• Ingrid Olava (* 1981), musician, grew up in Lillehammer
• Iver Markengbakken (* 1982), Nordic combined, lives in Lillehammer
• Selina Gasparin (* 1984), Swiss biathlete, studied at Lillehammer University
• Line Jahr (* 1984), ski jumper, lives in Lillehammer
• Akseli Kokkonen (* 1984), ski jumper, has lived in Lillehammer since 2007
• Simen Østensen (* 1984), cross-country skier, lives in Lillehammer
• Lars Stensløkken (* 1985), cyclist and biathlete, lives in Lillehammer
• Anders Hennum (* 1987), biathlete, studied at Lillehammer University
• Tom Hilde (* 1987), ski jumper, lives in Lillehammer
• Fredrik Bjerkeengen (* 1988), ski jumper, lives in Lillehammer
• Tarjei Bø (* 1988), lives and trains in Lillehammer
• Synnøve Solemdal (* 1989), biathlete, lives in Lillehammer
• Espen Enger Halvorsen (* 1990), ski jumper, lives and trains in Lillehammer
• Ane Skrove Nossum (* 1990), biathlete, lives in Lillehammer
• Gudmund Storlien (* 1990), Nordic combined skier, lives in Lillehammer
• Anders Fannemel (* 1991), ski jumper, lives and trains in Lillehammer
• Marion Rønning Huber (* 1991), biathlete, lives in Lillehammer and studies at the university there
• Kristoffer Skjelvik (* 1991), biathlete, lives in Lillehammer and studies at the university there
• Johannes Thingnes Bø (* 1993), biathlete, lives in Lillehammer and studies at the university there
• Gyda Enger (* 1993), lives in Lillehammer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nordal Lunde in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
2. ↑ Harald Torp in the norske leksikon store
3. ↑ Reidar Ødegård in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
4. ↑ Reidar Jørgensen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
5. ^ Kai Christian Holst in the norske leksikon store
6. ↑ Leif Haugen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
7. ↑ Magne Kleiven in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
8. ↑ Cabinet Stoltenberg 2000 on regjeringen.no
9. ^ Ole Christian Iversen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
10. ↑ Ketil Hodne in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed April 1, 2015.
11. ↑ Per Bjørang in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
12. ↑ Kari Kåring in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed April 1, 2015.
13. ↑ Kjell Åsvestad in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed April 1, 2015.
14. ↑ Anders Bakken in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
15. ↑ Arne Morten Granlien in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
16. ↑ Bjørn Hagen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
17. ↑ Arne Bergseng in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
18. ↑ Lars Bergseng in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
19. ↑ Egil Kristiansen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
20. ^ IMDB entry Atle Antonsen
21. ↑ Anita Rapp in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
22. ↑ Sverre Rotevatn in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
23. ↑ Hilde Engeli in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
24. ↑ Per Kristian Hunder in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
25. ↑ Emil Ulsletten in the database of Sports-Reference (English, archived by the original ), accessed on April 1, 2015.
26. ↑ Anders Trondsen in the database of weltfussball.de. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
27. ↑ Espen Andersen in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
28. ↑ Simen Østensen in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
29. ↑ Espen Enger Halvorsen in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
30. ↑ Gudmund Storlien in the database of the International Ski Association (English)
31. ↑ Anders Fannemel in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)