List of personalities of the city of Stavanger

The list of personalities of the city of Stavanger contains people who were born in Stavanger , 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 Stavanger

To 1900

Heinrich Steffens (1773–1845)

Carl Abraham Pihl (1825-1897)

• Christopher Garmann (1720–1779), Vogt and Counselor
• Jens Zetlitz (1761–1821), pastor, poet and a representative of the Enlightenment
• Henrich Steffens (1773–1845), philosopher, natural scientist and poet
• Christian Zetlitz Bretteville (1800–1871), politician
• Carl Abraham Pihl (1825–1897), railway engineer in Norway
• Lars Oftedal (1838–1900), pastor, preacher, journalist and politician
• Georg Anton Rasmussen (1842–1914), landscape painter
• Alexander Lange Kielland (1849–1906), author
• Peder Severin Krøyer (1851–1909), painter from the Skagenmaler community
• Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866–1900), writer and poet
• Christian Lous Lange (1869–1938), politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
• Harald Natvig (1872–1947), marksman
• Thomas Thorstensen (1880–1953), gymnast, Olympic participant in 1908 and 1912
• Håkon Ellingsen (1884–1974), rower, Olympic participant in 1920
• Tollef Tollefsen (1885–1963), rower, Olympic participant in 1920
• Fartein Valen (1887–1952), composer
• Thore Michelsen (1888–1980), rower, Olympic participant 1920
• Gabriel Thorstensen (1888–1974), Turner, Olympic participant 1912
• Hartman Bjørnson (1889–1974), Turner, 1912 Olympian
• Sigval Bergesen the Younger (1893–1980), shipowner and shipyard owner
• Adolf Nilsen (1895–1983), rower, Olympic participant in 1920
• Arne Mortensen (1900–1942), rower, Olympic participant 1920

1901 to 1950

• Karl Høgberg (1901–1981), painter
• Kathrine Aurell (1901–1986), writer and screenwriter
• Annik Saxegaard (1905–1990), writer
• Eugen Haugland (1912–1990), weightlifter, Olympic participant in 1936
• Jarl Johnsen (1913–1986), boxer, 1936 Olympian
• Reidar Kvammen (1914–1998), national soccer player
• Sigfred Taubert (1914-2008), manager
• Sverre Bruland (1923–2013), trumpeter and conductor
• Egil A. Wyller (* 1925), philosopher
• Alf Olsen (1925–2001), Turner, Olympic participant 1952
• Liv Paulsen (1925–2001), track and field athlete, Olympic participant in 1948
• Ernst Madland (1927–1984), Turner, Olympian 1952
• John Tandrevold (1927-2013), boxer, 1952 Olympian
• Sverre Andersen (1936-2016), football player
• Bjørn Nilsen (1937–1966), track and field athlete, Olympic participant in 1956
• Finn Fuglestad (* 1942), historian
• Tore Bjørnsen (* 1943), athlete, Olympic participant 1972
• Petter Wærness (* 1947), rower, Olympic participant 1972
• Frode Gjerstad (* 1948), alto saxophonist

1951 to 1975

Jan Simonsen (2006)

Torfinn Nag (2010)

Torkjell Rød (2008)

• Jan Simonsen (1953–2019), politician
• Rune Dahl (* 1955), rower, Olympian 1976
• Torfinn Nag (* 1956), Norwegian actor and director
• Jan Egeland (* 1957), politician and diplomat
• Vetle Lid Larssen (* 1960), writer and journalist
• Anne Brit Skjæveland (* 1962), track and field athlete, Olympic participant in 1992
• Erik Thorstvedt (* 1962), national soccer player
• Sigvart Dagsland (* 1963), pop rock singer, pianist and composer
• Tore Øvrebø (* 1965), rower, Olympic participant 1988
• Vicky Vette (* 1965), porn actress
• Kjell Voll (* 1966), rower, Olympic participant 1988
• Carl Gunnar Gundersen (* 1967), ice hockey player, Olympic participant 1992
• Bjørn Maaseide (* 1968), beach volleyball player, Olympic participant in 1996, 2000 and 2004
• Sigurd Slåttebrekk (* 1968), pianist
• Petter Hegre (* 1969), photographer
• Mari Edland (* 1969), handball player, Olympic participant in 2000
• Henriette Henriksen (* 1970), handball player, Olympic participant in 1992
• Trond Høines (* 1970), swimmer, Olympic participant 1992
• Gunhild Ørn (* 1970), cyclist, Olympic participant 1992
• Eirik Paulsen (* 1970), ice hockey player, Olympic participant 1992
• Kjetil Undset (* 1970), rower, Olympic participant 1992, 1996 and 2000
• Ole Klemetsen (* 1971), boxer, Olympic participant 1992
• Svein Gaute Hølestøl (* 1971), cyclist, Olympic participant in 1996 and 2000
• Torkjell Rød (* 1971), singer, illustrator and tattoo artist
• Tor Albert Ersdal (* 1972), rower, Olympic participant 1996
• Kristoffer Joner (born 1972), actor
• Annette Sikveland (* 1972), biathlete
• Tore Renberg (* 1972), writer and musician
• Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (* 1973), mountain biker
• Hans-Peter Lindstrøm (* 1973), musician, DJ, music producer and label owner
• Monica Sandve (* 1973), handball player, Olympic participant in 2000
• Morten Bergesen (* 1974), rower, Olympic participant 1996
• Tor Arne Hetland (* 1974), cross-country skier
• Hilde Østbø (* 1974), handball player, Olympic participant 1996
• Rune Skjærvold (* 1974), handball player
• Steffen Størseth (* 1975), rower, Olympic participant in 1996 and 2000

From 1976

• Liv Kristine (* 1976), singer ( Leaves' Eyes )
• Kathrine Maaseide (* 1976), beach volleyball player
• Morten Hegreberg (* 1977), racing cyclist
• Erik Nevland (born 1977), football player
• Pia Tjelta (* 1977), Tjelta
• Dagny Mellgren (* 1978), football player, Olympic participant in 2000
• Randi Tytingvåg (* 1978), jazz composer and singer
• Johan Harstad (* 1979), writer
• Linda Grubben , b. Tjørhom (* 1979), biathlete
• Kjetil Strand (* 1979), handball player
• Ane Stangeland Horpestad (* 1980), soccer player
• Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen (* 1980), actor
• Ole Erevik (* 1981), handball player
• Lene Byberg (* 1982), mountain biker
• Kjetil Jansrud (* 1985), alpine ski racer, Olympic champion
• Tonje Nøstvold (* 1985), handball player
• Torstein Tvedt Solberg (* 1985), politician
• Thomas Drange (* 1986), handball player
• Camilla Herrem (* 1986), handball player
• Anders Krohn (* 1987), racing driver
• Ruben Smith (* 1987), ice hockey goalkeeper
• Frederik Austbø (* 1988), snowboarder, 2006 Olympian
• Are Strandli (* 1988), rower, Olympic participant 2012
• Martin Hare (* 1989), handball player, Olympic participant 2012
• Ole Haavardsholm (* 1989), racing cyclist
• Sarah Louise Rung (* 1989), swimmer and Paralympics participant
• Alida Garpestad Peck (* 1991), singer-songwriter
• Amund Gismervik (* 1991), water diver
• Cecilie Grundt (* 1991), jazz musician
• Pål Varhaug (* 1991), racing driver
• Malin Holta (* 1993), handball player
• Eili Harboe (* 1994), actress
• Markus Hoelgaard (* 1994), racing cyclist
• Gøran Johannessen (* 1994), handball player
• Aurora (Aurora Aksnes) (born 1996), singer
• Susanne Andersen (* 1998), racing cyclist
• Mathias Hove Johansen (* 1998), athlete

People related to Stavanger

Þormóður Torfason

Reinhard Wolski

Birkir Bjarnason (2014)

• Eirik Ivarsson († 1213), Bishop of Starvanger from 1171 to 1188
• Jens Riber (1480–1571), Bishop of Starvanger from 1557 until his death
• Þormóður Torfason (1636–1719), from 1664 clerk of the Stavanger administrative district
• Jacob Hveding , from 1786 Løgmaður (Lagmann) from Stavanger
• Lars Hertervig (1830–1902), painter, born on Borgøy, lived here until his death
• Anton Wilhelm Brøgger (1884–1951), prehistorian and politician, curator of the museum from 1909 to 1913
• Thore Horve (1899–1990), Vice Admiral, Commander in Chief of the Norwegian Navy
• Claes Gill (1910–1973), writer, journalist, poet and actor, from 1952 to 1956 head of the Rogaland Teater in Stavanger
• Sigurd Lunde (1916–2006), Bishop of Starvanger from 1976 to 1986
• Wolfgang Korte (* 1949), military, from 2007 director of the Joint Warfare Center in Stavanger, Norway
• Hallbjørn Rønning (* 1950), actor, trained as an actor at Rogaland Teater in Stavanger
• Reinhard Wolski (* 1955), Major General of the Army of the German Armed Forces and since September 24, 2014 Commander of the NATO Joint Warfare Center in Stavanger
• Fabio Biondi (* 1961), since 2005 artistic director for baroque music with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
• Stein Rønning (1965–2008), karateka, died in Stavanger
• Roger Nilsen (* 1969), football player, played for Viking Stavanger from 1989 to 1992 and 1993
• Bent Høie (* 1971), politician, City Councilor of Stavanger
• Hannu Tihinen (* 1976), football player, played for Viking Stavanger from 2000 to 2001 (contract until 2002)
• Alexander Ødegaard (* 1980), football player, played for Viking Stavanger from 2006 to 2010
• René Klingbeil (* 1981), soccer player, played for Viking Stavanger from 2007 to 2008
• Kristian Nicht (* 1982), soccer player, played for Viking Stavanger from 2008 to 2009
• Mame Niang (* 1984), soccer player, has played for Viking Stavanger since 2008
• Martin Fillo (* 1986), football player, played for Viking Stavanger from 2008 to 2010
• Birkir Bjarnason (* 1988), football player, played for Viking Stavanger from 2005 to 2011

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Thomas Thorstensen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
2. ↑ Haakon Ellingsen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
3. ↑ Tollef Tollefsen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
4. ↑ Thore Michelsen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
5. ↑ Gabriel Thorstensen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
6. ↑ Hartman Bjørnson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
7. ↑ Adolf Nilsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
8. ↑ Arne Mortensen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
9. ^ Eugen Haugland in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
10. ^ Jarl Johnsen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
11. ↑ Alf Olsen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
12. ↑ Liv Paulsen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
13. ↑ Ernst Madland in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
14. ↑ John Tandrevold in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
15. ↑ Bjørn Nilsen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
16. ↑ Tore Bjørnsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
17. ↑ Petter Wærness in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
18. ^ Rune Dahl in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
19. ↑ Anne Brit Skjæveland in the database of Sports-Reference (English, archived by the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
20. ↑ Tore Øvrebø in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
21. ↑ Kjell Voll in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
22. ↑ Carl Gunnar Gundersen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
23. ↑ Bjørn Maaseide in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
24. ^ Mari Edland in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
25. ↑ Henriette Henriksen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
26. ↑ Trond Høines in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
27. ↑ Gunhild Ørn in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
28. ↑ Eirik Paulsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
29. ↑ Kjetil Undset in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
30. ↑ Ole Klemetsen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
31. ↑ Svein Gaute Hølestøl in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
32. ↑ Tor Albert Ersdal in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
33. ↑ Monica Sandve in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
34. ↑ Morten Bergesen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
35. ↑ Hilde Østbø in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
36. ↑ Steffen Størseth in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
37. ↑ Dagny Mellgren in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
38. ↑ Frederik Austbø in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
39. ↑ Are Strandli in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.
40. ↑ Martin Hare in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on April 13, 2015.