Cultural Production in
Present Day
Norway
Norway
Norway ranks 25th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Australia, South Korea, and Hungary. Memorable people born in present day Norway include Edvard Munch, Roald Amundsen, and Ragnar Lodbrok. 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 athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, present day Norway was the birth place of 1,093 globally memorable people, including Edvard Munch, Roald Amundsen, and Ragnar Lodbrok. Additionaly, 326 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Norway including Edvard Munch, Edvard Grieg, and Henrik Ibsen.
People Born in Present Day Norway
Go to all RankingsEdvard Munch
PAINTER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 87.59
Rank: 75
Roald Amundsen
EXPLORER
1872 - 1928
HPI: 85.16
Rank: 163
Ragnar Lodbrok
NOBLEMAN
850 - 801
HPI: 85.03
Rank: 13
Harald V of Norway
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 85.02
Rank: 604
Edvard Grieg
COMPOSER
1843 - 1907
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 158
Henrik Ibsen
WRITER
1828 - 1906
HPI: 81.75
Rank: 63
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 393
Knut Hamsun
WRITER
1859 - 1952
HPI: 81.37
Rank: 203
Niels Henrik Abel
MATHEMATICIAN
1802 - 1829
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 195
Fridtjof Nansen
EXPLORER
1861 - 1930
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 146
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
WRITER
1832 - 1910
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 88
Harald Fairhair
POLITICIAN
850 - 933
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 1,033
People Deceased in Present Day Norway
Go to all RankingsEdvard Munch
PAINTER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 87.59
Rank: 157
Edvard Grieg
COMPOSER
1843 - 1907
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 233
Henrik Ibsen
WRITER
1828 - 1906
HPI: 81.75
Rank: 149
Knut Hamsun
WRITER
1859 - 1952
HPI: 81.37
Rank: 276
Niels Henrik Abel
MATHEMATICIAN
1802 - 1829
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 267
Haakon VII of Norway
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1957
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 270
Olav V of Norway
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1991
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 34
Charles XII of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1682 - 1718
HPI: 79.83
Rank: 196
Fridtjof Nansen
EXPLORER
1861 - 1930
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 220
Harald Fairhair
POLITICIAN
850 - 933
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 53
Sigrid Undset
WRITER
1882 - 1949
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 307
Princess Märtha of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1901 - 1954
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 61
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Norway were soccer players (170), athletes (136), politicians (129), skiers (125), and writers (86), while most who died were politicians (79), writers (45), athletes (29), gymnasts (18), and soccer players (17).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Norway, including Arnfinn Bergmann, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, and Jørn Andersen. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Norway, including Arnfinn Bergmann, Jørgen Juve, and Ole Gunnar Solskjær.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Norway since 1700.