The Most Famous

Painters from Norway

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This page contains a list of the greatest Norwegians Painters. The pantheon dataset contains 2,023 Painters, 19 of which were born in Norway. This makes Norway the birth place of the 19th most number of Painters behind Sweden and Czechia.

Top 10 Norwegian Painters

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Norwegians Painters of all time. This list of famous Norwegians Painters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Norwegians Painters.

  1. #1
    Photo of Edvard Munch

    Edvard Munch

    1863 - 1944

    HPI 87.17102 langs

    Edvard Munch is most famous for painting "The Scream."

  2. #2
    Photo of Peder Severin Krøyer

    Peder Severin Krøyer

    1851 - 1909

    HPI 70.4139 langs

    Peder Severin Krøyer was a Danish painter who is most famous for his paintings of the Skagen Painters.

  3. #3
    Photo of Christian Krohg

    Christian Krohg

    1852 - 1925

    HPI 68.1834 langs

    Christian Krohg is most famous for his painting "The Scream."

  4. #4
    Photo of Johan Christian Dahl

    Johan Christian Dahl

    1788 - 1857

    HPI 66.4532 langs

    Johan Christian Dahl is most famous for his paintings of Norwegian landscapes.

  5. #5
    Photo of Theodor Kittelsen

    Theodor Kittelsen

    1857 - 1914

    HPI 65.3029 langs
    Theodor Kittelsen is most famous for his illustrations of Norwegian folk tales and legends. He also illustrated fairy tales such as "Snow...Read moreShow less

    Theodor Kittelsen is most famous for his illustrations of Norwegian folk tales and legends. He also illustrated fairy tales such as "Snow White," "Beauty and the Beast," and "The Frog Prince."

  6. #9
    Photo of Hans Gude

    Hans Gude

    1825 - 1903

    HPI 62.6330 langs

    19th-century Norwegian painter

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Norwegians Painters grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Painters were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 18 most globally memorable Painters since 1700.

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