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Norway ranks 24th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Czechia, South Korea, and Greece. Memorable people born in present day Norway include Edvard Munch, Ragnar Lodbrok, and Roald Amundsen. Memorable people who died in Norway include Edvard Munch, Edvard Grieg, and Henrik Ibsen. Norway has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers.
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 801 and 2006, present day Norway was the birth place of 927 globally memorable people, including Edvard Munch, Ragnar Lodbrok, and Roald Amundsen. Additionaly, 299 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Norway including Edvard Munch, Edvard Grieg, and Henrik Ibsen.
1863 - 1944
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 1
850 - 801
HPI: 84.44
Rank: 2
1872 - 1928
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 3
1843 - 1907
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 4
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 5
1937 - Present
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 6
1859 - 1952
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 7
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 8
850 - 933
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 9
846 - 930
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 10
1861 - 1930
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 11
950 - 1003
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 12
1090 - 1148
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 93
1867 - 1901
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 131
1301 - 1361
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 145
1886 - 1973
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 183
1232 - 1257
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 189
1803 - 1848
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 206
1849 - 1929
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 209
900 - 1000
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 211
1015 - 1060
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 217
1932 - 2021
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 223
895 - 962
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 227
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 229
1863 - 1944
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 1
1843 - 1907
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 2
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 3
1859 - 1952
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 4
1682 - 1718
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 5
850 - 933
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 6
1861 - 1930
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 7
1903 - 1991
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 8
1882 - 1949
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 9
1802 - 1829
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 10
993 - 1030
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 11
1872 - 1957
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 12
1185 - 1217
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 99
1898 - 1943
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 119
1232 - 1257
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 120
1849 - 1929
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 133
1932 - 2021
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 141
895 - 962
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 144
1927 - 2021
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 152
1879 - 1968
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 161
1843 - 1914
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 177
1941 - 2019
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 179
1883 - 1929
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 180
1927 - 2015
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 188
Most individuals born in present day Norway were soccer players (141), politicians (134), skiers (111), athletes (81), and writers (78), while most who died were politicians (81), writers (38), athletes (24), soccer players (17), and gymnasts (16).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Norway, including Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Nils Arne Eggen, and Alf-Inge Håland. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Norway, including Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Nils Arne Eggen, and Alf-Inge Håland.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Norway since 1700.