List of Norwegian-speaking writers
This is an overview of well-known writers in the Norwegian language .
A.
- Hans Aanrud (1863–1953)
- Ivar Aasen (1813-1896)
- Matti Aikio (1872-1929)
- Lisa Aisato (* 1981)
- Finn Alnæs (1932-1991)
- Ingvar Ambjørnsen (* 1956)
- Tryggve Andersen (1866-1920)
- Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1885)
- Kjell Askildsen (* 1929)
B.
- Ari Behn (1972-2019)
- Jon Bing (1944-2014)
- André Bjerke (1918–1985)
- Jens Bjørneboe (1920–1976)
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910)
- Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952)
- Johan Bojer (1872-1959)
- Tor Bomann-Larsen (* 1951), writer, draftsman
- Johan Borgen (1902–1979)
- Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen (1848–1895), N / US
- Trond Brænne (1953-2013)
- Gate Åge Bringsværd (* 1939)
- Elin Brodin (born 1963)
- Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (1911–1991), pseudonym Carsten Frogner
- Johan Nordahl Brun (1745-1816)
- Karen Anne Buljo (* 1964)
- Olaf Bull (1883-1933)
C.
- Finn Carling (1925-2004)
- Lars Saabye Christensen (* 1953)
- Camilla Collett (1813–1895)
D.
- Niels Fredrik Dahl (* 1957)
- Petter Dass (1647–1707)
- Olav Duun (1876–1939)
- Arne Dybfest (1869-1892)
- Vilhelm Dybwad (1863–1950)
E.
- Harald Rosenløw Eeg (* 1970)
- Thorbjørn Egner (1912–1990)
- Eystein Eggen (1944-2010)
- Tom Egeland (born 1959)
- Sven Elvestad (1884–1934)
- Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634–1716), also Engelbretsdotter
- Tomas Espedal (* 1961)
- Jon Ewo (born 1957)
F.
- Knut Faldbakken (* 1941)
- Matias Faldbakken (* 1973)
- Johan Falkberget (1879–1967)
- Kolbein Falkeid (* 1933)
- Kjartan Fløgstad (* 1944)
- Minken Fosheim (1956-2018)
- Jon Fosse (born 1959)
- Karin Fossum (* 1954)
- Gate Fretheim (1946-2018)
G
- Jostein Gaarder (* 1952)
- Arne Garborg (1851-1924)
- Hulda Garborg (1862-1934)
- Claes Gill (1910-1973)
- Nordahl Grieg (1902–1943)
- Beate Grimsrud (1963-2020)
- Frode Grytten (* 1960)
- Trygve Gulbranssen (1894–1962)
H
- Inger Hagerup (1905–1985)
- Klaus Hagerup (1946-2018)
- Jonny Halberg (* 1962)
- Erik Fosnes Hansen (* 1965)
- Olav H. Hauge (1908-1994)
- Torill Thorstad Hauger (1943-2014)
- Knut Hamsun (1859–1952)
- Marie Hamsun (1881–1969)
- Øivind Hånes (* 1960)
- Johan Harstad (* 1979)
- Tormod Haugen (1945-2008)
- Gunnar Heiberg (1857-1929)
- Arne Heli (1924-2006)
- Vera Henriksen (1927-2016)
- Hans Herbjørnsrud (* 1938)
- Sigurd Hoel (1890-1960)
- Edvard Hoem (* 1949)
- Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754)
- Anne Holt (* 1958)
- Ragnar Hovland (* 1952)
- Ida Hegazi Høyer (* 1981)
- Marte Huke (* 1974)
I.
- Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)
J
- Roy Jacobsen (born 1954)
- Georg Johannesen (1931-2005)
- Ragnhild Jølsen (1875-1908)
- Dagny Juel (1867-1901)
- Hans Jæger (1854-1910)
K
- Alexander Lange Kielland (1849–1906)
- Hans Ernst Kinck (1865–1926)
- Jan Kjærstad (* 1953)
- Karl Ove Knausgård (* 1968)
- Dag Kolstad (* 1955)
- Roskva Koritzinsky (* 1989)
- Thomas Peter Krag (1868–1913)
- Borghild Krane (1906–1997)
- Christian Krohg (1852-1925)
- Helge Krog (1889–1962)
L.
- Lars Roar Langslet (1936-2016)
- Terje Holtet Larsen (* 1964)
- Jan Roar Leikvoll (1974-2014)
- Jonas Lie (1833-1908)
- Severin Lieblein (1866–1933)
- Ruth Lillegraven (* 1978)
- Erlend Loe (* 1969)
- Rauni Magga Lukkari (* 1943)
- Maja Lunde (* 1975)
- Arne Lygre (* 1968)
M.
- Trude Marstein (* 1973)
- Jan Mehlum (* 1945)
- Stein Mehren (1935-2017)
- Jon Michelet (1944-2018)
- Jørgen Moe (1813–1882)
- Johan Storm Munch (1778-1832)
- Margrethe Munthe (1860–1931)
- Agnar Mykle (1915-1994)
N
- Rudolf Nilsen (1901–1929)
- Tove Nilsen (* 1952)
- Jo Nesbø (* 1960)
- Grethe Nestor (* 1968)
- Regine Normann (1867-1939)
- Olav Nygard (1884-1924)
- Gert Nygårdshaug (* 1946)
- Atle Næss (* 1949)
O
- Sigbjørn orchards (1866–1900)
P
- John Paulsen (1851-1924)
- Siri Pettersen (* 1971)
- Per Petterson (* 1952)
R.
- Kristofer Randers (1851-1917)
- Tore Renberg (* 1972)
- Barbra ring (1870–1955)
- Claus Pavels Riis (1826–1886)
- Pernille Rygg (* 1963)
S.
- Rolf Sagen (1940-2017)
- Cora Sandel ( Sara Fabricius, 1880–1974)
- Margit Sandemo (1924-2018; Fantasy)
- Aksel Sandemose (1899–1965)
- Máret Ánne Sara (* 1983)
- Annik Saxegaard (Berte Bratt, Nina Nord, Ulla Scherenhof) (1905–1990)
- Gabriel Scott (1874-1958)
- Åsne Seierstad (* 1970)
- Per Sivle (1857–1904)
- Fredrik Skagen (1936-2017)
- Amalie Skram (1846–1905)
- Kim Småge (* 1945)
- Monica Kristensen Solås (* 1950)
- Dag Solstad (* 1941)
- Gunnar Staalesen (* 1947)
- Henrik Steffens (1773-1845)
- Espen Søbye (* 1954)
- Steinar Sørlle (* 1942)
T
- Marie Takvam (1926-2008)
- Magdalene Thoresen (1819–1903)
- Carl Frode Tiller (* 1970)
- Helge Torvund (* 1951)
U
- Tor Ulven (1953–1995)
- Sigrid Undset (1882–1949)
- Linn Ullmann (* 1966)
V
- Aslaug Vaa (1889-1965)
- Tarjei Vesaas (1897-1970)
- Anne-Catharina Vestly (1920-2008)
- Bjørg Vik (1935-2018)
- Gudmund Vindland (* 1949)
- Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–1870)
- Nils Collett Vogt (1864–1937)
- Jan Erik Vold (* 1939)
W.
- Margit Walsø (* 1968)
- Herbjørg Wassmo (* 1942)
- Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–1873)
- Henrik Wergeland (1808–1845)
- Gisken Wildenvey (1892–1985)
- Herman Wildenvey (1885-1959)
O
- Einar Økland (* 1940)
- Hanne Ørstavik (* 1969)
- Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968)
Å
- Sverre Årnes (* 1949)
See also
- Norwegian language
- Norway
- literature
- Writer (international)
- List of poets (international)
- List of biographies (international)