Norway ranks 267th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Leiden, Bangkok, and United States. Memorable people born in Norway include Rollo, Olaf Tryggvason, and Magnus the Good. Memorable people who died in Norway include Sigurd Haakonsson and Otto Bahr Halvorsen. Norway has been the birth place of many politicians and explorers and the death place of many politicians. Norway is located in Norway.
Norway, formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency; 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
Between 801 and 1979, Norway was the birth place of 41 globally memorable people, including Rollo, Olaf Tryggvason, and Magnus the Good. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Norway including Sigurd Haakonsson and Otto Bahr Halvorsen.
846 - 930
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 1
963 - 1000
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 2
1024 - 1047
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 3
1316 - 1374
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 4
935 - 970
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 5
1911 - 1999
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 6
1050 - 1093
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 7
1145 - 1202
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 8
910 - 901
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 9
1268 - 1299
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 10
1073 - 1103
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 11
1090 - 1130
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 12
1090 - 1148
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 16
1301 - 1361
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 22
900 - 1000
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 26
1015 - 1060
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 27
895 - 962
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 29
1913 - 1974
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 31
1908 - 1986
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 33
1914 - 1979
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 34
1911 - 1993
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 35
Most individuals born in present day Norway were politicians (18), explorers (4), soccer players (4), writers (3), and musicians (3), while most who died were politicians (2).
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Norway, including Sven Erik Kristiansen, Fenriz, and Necrobutcher. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Norway, including Olaf Tryggvason, Magnus the Good, and Magnus IV of Sweden.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Norway since 1700.