Norway
Norway ranks 286th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aichi Prefecture, Ankara, and Kazan. Memorable people born in Norway include Rollo, Olaf Tryggvason, and Magnus IV of Sweden. Memorable people who died in Norway include Einar Thambarskelfir, Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway, and Sigurd Haakonsson. Norway has been the birth place of many politicians, and explorers and the death place of many politicians, and noblemen. Norway is located in Norway.
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula with a population of 5.5 million as of 2024. 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. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 801 and 1979, Norway was the birth place of 44 globally memorable people, including Rollo, Olaf Tryggvason, and Magnus IV of Sweden. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Norway including Einar Thambarskelfir, Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway, and Sigurd Haakonsson.
People Born in Norway
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Rollo
NOBLEMAN
846 - 930
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 1
Olaf Tryggvason
POLITICIAN
963 - 1000
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 2
Magnus IV of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1374
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 3
Magnus the Good
POLITICIAN
1024 - 1047
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 4
Trygve Haavelmo
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1999
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 5
Olaf III of Norway
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1093
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 6
Sverre of Norway
POLITICIAN
1145 - 1202
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 7
Harald Greycloak
POLITICIAN
935 - 970
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 8
Eric II of Norway
POLITICIAN
1268 - 1299
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 9
Magnus IV of Norway
POLITICIAN
1115 - 1139
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 10
Gunnbjörn Ulfsson
POLITICIAN
910 - 901
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 11
Magnus Barefoot
POLITICIAN
1073 - 1103
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Norway
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Einar Thambarskelfir
POLITICIAN
980 - 1050
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 17
Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass
SKIER
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 42
André Øvredal
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.82
Rank: 43
People Deceased in Norway
Go to all RankingsEinar Thambarskelfir
POLITICIAN
980 - 1050
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1
Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway
NOBLEMAN
1155 - 1209
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 2
Sigurd Haakonsson
POLITICIAN
895 - 962
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 3
Otto Bahr Halvorsen
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1923
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Norway
Go to all RankingsEinar Thambarskelfir
POLITICIAN
980 - 1050
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1
Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway
NOBLEMAN
1155 - 1209
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Norway were politicians (20), explorers (4), soccer players (4), writers (3), and musicians (3), while most who died were politicians (3), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Norway, including Fenriz, Sven Erik Kristiansen, and Necrobutcher. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Norway, including Olaf Tryggvason, Magnus IV of Sweden, and Magnus the Good.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Norway since 1700.
