Oslo
Oslo ranks 41st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Athens, Warsaw, and Detroit. The most famous people from Oslo are Fridtjof Nansen, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Trygve Lie. The most famous people who died in Oslo are Edvard Munch, Henrik Ibsen, and Sigurd the Crusader. Oslo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Oslo is located in Norway.
People
Between 0 and 2006, Oslo was the birth place of 260 globally memorable people, including Fridtjof Nansen, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Trygve Lie. Additionaly, 139 globally memorable people have passed away in Oslo including Edvard Munch, Henrik Ibsen, and Sigurd the Crusader.
People Born in Oslo
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Fridtjof Nansen
EXPLORER
1861 - 1930
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 1
Queen Sonja of Norway
COMPANION
1937 - Present
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 2
Trygve Lie
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1968
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 3
Ragnar Frisch
ECONOMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 4
Odd Hassel
CHEMIST
1897 - 1981
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 5
Jo Nesbø
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 6
Lars Onsager
CHEMIST
1903 - 1976
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 7
Jostein Gaarder
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 8
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 9
Jens Stoltenberg
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 10
Anders Behring Breivik
EXTREMIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 11
Sonja Henie
SKATER
1912 - 1969
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Oslo
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Lars Bjønness
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 125
Marius Borg Høiby
NOBLEMAN
1997 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 131
Trude Dybendahl
SKIER
1966 - 2024
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 133
Erik Poppe
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 134
Heidi Sundal
HANDBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 146
Thomas Enger
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 150
Bent Ånund Ramsfjell
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 156
Gro Dahle
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 164
Sigurd Wongraven
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 167
Halldor Skard
SKIER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 170
Thorbjørn Harr
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 172
Tore Torvbråten
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 175
People Deceased in Oslo
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Edvard Munch
PAINTER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 87.17
Rank: 1
Henrik Ibsen
WRITER
1828 - 1906
HPI: 83.92
Rank: 2
Sigurd the Crusader
POLITICIAN
1090 - 1130
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 3
Haakon VI of Norway
NOBLEMAN
1340 - 1380
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 4
Ivar Aasen
WRITER
1813 - 1896
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 5
Ragnar Frisch
ECONOMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 6
Odd Hassel
CHEMIST
1897 - 1981
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 7
Inge I of Norway
POLITICIAN
1135 - 1161
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 8
Christian Lous Lange
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1869 - 1938
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 9
Gunnar Sønsteby
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2012
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 10
Trygve Haavelmo
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1999
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 11
Gustav Vigeland
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1943
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Oslo
Go to all RankingsTrude Dybendahl
SKIER
1966 - 2024
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 137
Jan Werner Danielsen
SINGER
1976 - 2006
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 138
Thomas Ulsrud
ATHLETE
1971 - 2022
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 139
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oslowere soccer players (37), athletes (29), writers (28), skiers (28), and politicians (19), while most who died were politicians (22), writers (18), athletes (9), painters (8), and mathematicians (8).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oslo, including Joshua King, Dan Eggen, and Mix Diskerud. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oslo, including Arne Brustad, Henry Johansen, and Joshua King.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Oslo since 1700.
