List of personalities of the city of Trondheim

The following list contains people who were born in Trondheim , Norway , as well as those who lived and worked there from time to time, in chronological order according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.

Personalities born in Trondheim

Peter Wessel

Ludvig Mathias Lindeman

Jo Benkow

Martin Schanche (left)

Erlend Loe

Torger Nergård

Eskil Ervik

Marit Bjørgen

Emil Hegle Svendsen

Per Ciljan Skjelbred

Until 1800

Peter Bredahl (1681–1756), naval officer in Russian service
Thomas von Westen (1682–1727), head of the Sami or Lapland Mission
Peter Wessel Tordenskiold (1690–1720), Danish-Norwegian naval officer
Christian Frederik Hagerup (1731–1797), pastor
Eiler Hagerup (1736–1795), lawyer
Johan Henrich Berlin (1741–1807), Danish-Norwegian composer and organist
Johan FL Dreier (1775–1833), painter, draftsman and illustrator
Frederik Due (1796–1873), officer and minister of state

1801 to 1850

Ludvig Mathias Lindeman (1812–1887), composer
Martin Andreas Udbye (1820–1889), composer and organist
Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen (1823–1874), pianist and composer
Jakob Løkke (1829–1881), philologist, teacher and textbook author
Ole Falck Ebbell (1839-1919), architect
Stephan Sinding (1846–1922), Danish-Norwegian sculptor

1851 to 1900

Ole Andreas Øverland (1855–1911), historian
Arne Dybfest (1869-1892), poet
Ivar Lykke (1872–1949), politician
Ole-Falk Ebbell-Staehelin (1879–1969), civil engineer
Olav Gullvaag (1885–1961), writer
Arvid Kleven (1899–1929), composer

1901 to 1950

John Lyng (1905–1978),
Henry Tiller (1914-1999), boxer
Agnar Mykle (1915-1994), writer
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen (1915–2007), researcher and textbook author
Hans Ramberg (1917–1998), geologist and mineralogist
Sverre Farstad (1920–1978), speed skater
Odd Berg (* 1923), racing cyclist
Jo Benkow (1924–2013), politician
Torbjørn Falkanger (1927–2013), ski jumper
Kjell Rasmussen (* 1927), diplomat
Sverre Stallvik (1927-2015), ski jumper
Arnfinn Bergmann (1928–2011), ski jumper and soccer player
Knut Risan (1930–2011), actor
Tor Torkildsen (1932–2006), seaman, shipowner and author
Jens Erik Fenstad (1935–2020), mathematician
Gudmund Hernes (* 1941), politician and sociologist
Jan Erik Kongshaug (1944–2019), sound engineer and jazz guitarist
Marius Haas (* 1945), diplomat
Berit Nesheim (* 1945), director
Martin Schanche (* 1945), racing car driver and politician
Ellen Hellwig (* 1946), German actress, radio play and voice actress
Hallbjørn Rønning (born 1950), actor

From 1951

Odd Reitan (* 1951), entrepreneur
Knut Værnes (* 1954), jazz guitarist
Sidsel Endresen (* 1956), jazz singer
Jon Gunnes (born 1956), politician
Ingrid Kristiansen (* 1956), long-distance runner
Tore Brunborg (* 1960), jazz saxophonist
Rune Bratseth (* 1961), football player
Atle Kvålsvoll (* 1962), cycling coach, sports director and racing cyclist
Inger Lise Hansen (* 1963), visual artist and film director
Trine Haltvik (* 1965), handball player
Magne Johansen (* 1965), ski jumper
Geir Lysne (* 1965), jazz musician
André N. Skjelstad (* 1965), politician
Mette Tronvoll (* 1965), artist
Øystein Baadsvik (* 1966), tuba soloist
Trond Giske (* 1966), politician
Ingar Dragset (* 1968), artist
Erlend Loe (* 1969), writer
Kim Ofstad (* 1969), pop, rock and jazz drummer
Roar Strand (born 1970), soccer player
Bjørn Otto Bragstad (* 1971), football player
Lars Haltbrekken (* 1971), nature conservation activist and politician

Eirik Sivertsen (* 1971), politician

Christian Berge (* 1973), handball player and coach

Eva Kristin Hansen (* 1973), politician

Maja Ratkje (* 1973), improvisation musician and composer

Torger Nergård (* 1974), curler

Mats Eilertsen (* 1975), jazz musician and composer

Eskil Ervik (* 1975), speed skater

Vegard Heggem (* 1975), football player

Håkon Mjåset Johansen (* 1975), jazz drummer

Trine Bakke (* 1975), ski racer

Tore Vikingstad (* 1975), ice hockey player

Annie (born 1977), singer

Stella Getz (* 1976), singer

Elisabeth Hilmo Meyer (* 1976), handball player

Ann Helen Grande (* 1977), biathlete

Ragnhild Gulbrandsen (* 1977), soccer player

Tommy Ingebrigtsen (* 1977), ski jumper

Arild Grande (* 1978), politician

Ola Berger (* 1979), ski mountaineer

Stian Eckhoff (* 1979), biathlete

Martin Henriksen (* 1979), politician

Marit Bjørgen (* 1980), cross-country skier

Morten Solem (* 1980), ski jumper

Kjersti Buaas (* 1981), snowboarder

Espen Rian (* 1981), Nordic combined athlete

Kristin Mürer Stemland (* 1981), cross-country skier

Martin Taxt (* 1981), jazz and improvisation musician

Alexander Buchmann (* 1982), handball player

Eldar Rønning (* 1982), cross-country skier

Trine Rønning (* 1982), soccer player

Jan Schmid (* 1983), Norwegian-Swiss Nordic combined skier

Stian Nåvik (* 1985), biathlete

Gøril Snorroeggen (* 1985), handball player

Lars-Erik Spets (* 1985), ice hockey player

Emil Hegle Svendsen (* 1985), biathlete

Une Aina Bastholm (* 1986), politician

Torstein Horgmo (* 1987), snowboarder

Astrid Jacobsen (* 1987), cross-country skier

Per Ciljan Skjelbred (* 1987), football player

Lotte Lien (* 1988), boxer

Tommy Schmid (* 1988), Swiss Nordic combined athlete

Tonje Angelsen (* 1990), athlete

Sivert Bjørnstad (* 1990), politician

Mette Henriette Martedatter Rølvåg (* 1990), saxophonist and composer

Mari Holm Lønseth (* 1991), politician

Sondre Nordstad Moen (* 1991), long-distance runner

Mushaga Bakenga (born 1992), football player

Harald Reinkind (* 1992), handball player

Viktor Durasovic (* 1997), tennis player

Simen Kvarstad (* 2000), Nordic combined

People related to Trondheim

Liv Ullmann

Thomas von Westen (1682–1727), head of the Sami or Lapland Mission
Peter Frederik Suhm (1728–1798), Danish-Norwegian historian
Christian Krohg (1777–1828), lawyer and politician
Odd Sagør (1918–1993), politician and former mayor of the city
Liv Ullmann (* 1938), actress and director
Anne B. Ragde (* 1957), writer
Rita Ottervik (* 1966), mayor
Marte Huke (* 1974), poet
Johan Kjølstad (* 1983), cross-country skier
Petter Tande (* 1985), Nordic combined
Mikael Lustig (* 1986), Swedish football player

In addition, the jazz-rock band Dadafon , the rock band Motorpsycho , the EDM duo SeeB and the metal band Lumsk come from Trondheim.