List of personalities from the town of Skien
The list of personalities in the city of Skien contains people who were born in Skien , Norway , as well as those who temporarily lived and worked there, each listed chronologically according to the year of their birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Born in Skien
Before 1800
- Charlotte von Schimmelmann (1757–1816), Danish salonnière
- August Cappelen (1827–1852), painter of the Düsseldorf School
1800 to 1899
- Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906), writer and playwright
- Ole Paus (1846–1931), steel wholesaler, factory owner and bank director
- Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (1867–1913), polar explorer
- Carl Størmer (1874–1957), geophysicist and mathematician
- Harold Knutson (1880–1953), American politician
1900 to 1950
- Ketil Askildt (1900–1978), discus thrower and shot putter
- Herman Wold (1908-1992), Swedish mathematician and statistician
- Knut Wigert (1916–2006), actor
- Olaf Kortner (1920–1998), teacher and politician
- Randi Kolstad (1925–1999), actress
- Fredrik Bull-Hansen (1927–2018), general and diplomat
- Tor Halvorsen (1930–1987), trade unionist and politician
- Einfrid Halvorsen (* 1937), politician
- Tor Åge Bringsværd (* 1939), writer
- Björn Reino Olsen (* 1940), Norwegian-American anatomist and molecular biologist
- Eldrid Nordbø (* 1942), politician
- Tora Aasland (* 1942), politician, member of the Storting
- Bjørn Tore Godal (* 1945), politician, member of the Storting and diplomat
- Iver Kleive (* 1949), organist, pianist and composer
1951 to 1975
- Bjørn Klakegg (* 1958), jazz guitarist
- Dag Erik Pedersen (* 1959), cyclist and TV journalist
- Jan Kvalheim (* 1963), volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Terje Aasland (* 1965), politician
- Edel Therese Høiseth (* 1966), speed skater
- Terje Riis-Johansen (* 1968), politician, member of the Storting
- Lars Fredriksen (* 1971), pop singer
- Vegard Høidalen (* 1971), beach volleyball player
- Tommy Svindal Larsen (* 1973), football player
- Wetle Holte (* 1973), jazz musician
- Torjus Hansén (* 1973), football player
- Frode Johnsen (born 1974), football player
1976 until today
- Jan Rune Grave (* 1977), Nordic combined athlete
- Anders Nordberg (* 1978), orienteer
- Gard Nilssen (* 1983), jazz musician (drums and composition)
- Eyolf Dale (* 1985), jazz musician (piano, composition)
- Ingvild Deila (* 1987), actress
- Hedda Hynne (* 1990), track and field athlete
- Emilie Hegh Arntzen (* 1994), handball player
- Julie Bergan (* 1994), singer
- Rafik Zekhnini (* 1998), football player