The Most Famous
INVENTORS from Norway
This page contains a list of the greatest Norwegian Inventors. The pantheon dataset contains 426 Inventors, 1 of which were born in Norway. This makes Norway the birth place of the 35th most number of Inventors behind Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Norwegian Inventors of all time. This list of famous Norwegian Inventors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Colin Archer (1832 - 1921)
With an HPI of 51.18, Colin Archer is the most famous Norwegian Inventor. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Colin Archer (22 July 1832 – 8 February 1921) was a Norwegian naval architect and shipbuilder known for his seaworthy pilot and rescue boats and the larger sailing and polar ships. His most famous ship is the Fram, used for both Fridtjof Nansen's and Roald Amundsen's polar expeditions. He was born at Tollerodden in Larvik, Norway, where he also had his own house built and his boatyard.
2. Johan Vaaler (1866 - 1910)
With an HPI of 45.95, Johan Vaaler is the 2nd most famous Norwegian Inventor. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Johan Vaaler (March 15, 1866 – March 14, 1910) was a Norwegian inventor and patent clerk. He has often erroneously been identified as the inventor of the common paper clip.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Norwegian inventors born between 1832 and 1866. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Norwegian inventors include Colin Archer, and Johan Vaaler. As of April 2024, 1 new Norwegian inventors have been added to Pantheon including Johan Vaaler.
