Bærum
Bærum ranks 516th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Paramaribo, Coventry, and Kawasaki, Kanagawa. The most famous people from Bærum are Gro Harlem Brundtland, Steinar Amundsen, and Narve Bonna. The most famous people who died in Bærum are Johan Galtung, Max Manus, and John Lyng. Bærum has been the birth place of many skiers, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and political scientists. Bærum is located in Norway.
Bærum is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Akershus County, Norway. It forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1901 and 2000, Bærum was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Gro Harlem Brundtland, Steinar Amundsen, and Narve Bonna. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Bærum including Johan Galtung, Max Manus, and John Lyng.
People Born in Bærum
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Gro Harlem Brundtland
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 1
Steinar Amundsen
ATHLETE
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 2
Narve Bonna
SKIER
1901 - 1976
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 3
Anita Thallaug
ACTOR
1938 - 2023
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 4
Anne Jahren
SKIER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 5
Nicolai Cleve Broch
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 6
Tiril Eckhoff
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 7
Kaci Kullmann Five
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2017
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 8
Tix
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 9
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
SKIER
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 10
Hans Petter Buraas
SKIER
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 11
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bærum
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Jan Einar Thorsen
SKIER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 15
Sverre Løken
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 18
Beate Grimsrud
WRITER
1963 - 2020
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 20
Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 21
Henning Hauger
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.00
Rank: 31
Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen
SKIER
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 32
People Deceased in Bærum
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Johan Galtung
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1930 - 2024
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 1
Max Manus
BUSINESSPERSON
1914 - 1996
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 2
John Lyng
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1978
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 3
Hakon Barfod
ATHLETE
1926 - 2013
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4
Narve Bonna
SKIER
1901 - 1976
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 5
Arne Skouen
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 2003
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 6
Halvdan Koht
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1965
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 7
Otto von Porat
BOXER
1903 - 1982
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 8
Anders Lange
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1974
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bærum were skiers (9), athletes (6), politicians (5), actors (4), and soccer players (4), while most who died were politicians (3), political scientists (1), businesspeople (1), athletes (1), and skiers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, skiers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bærum, including Anne Jahren, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, and Hans Petter Buraas. Whereas, throughout history, skiers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bærum, including Narve Bonna, Anne Jahren, and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Bærum since 1700.
