Oslo
Oslo ranks 41st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Athens, Warsaw, and Detroit. Memorable people born in Oslo include Fridtjof Nansen, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Trygve Lie. Memorable people who died in Oslo include Edvard Munch, Henrik Ibsen, and Ivar Aasen. Oslo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Oslo is located in Norway.
Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 709,037 in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,546,706 in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, Oslo was the birth place of 225 globally memorable people, including Fridtjof Nansen, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Trygve Lie. Additionaly, 134 globally memorable people have passed away in Oslo including Edvard Munch, Henrik Ibsen, and Ivar Aasen.
People Born in Oslo
Go to all RankingsFridtjof Nansen
EXPLORER
1861 - 1930
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 1
Queen Sonja of Norway
COMPANION
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 2
Trygve Lie
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1968
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 3
Jo Nesbø
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 4
Jens Stoltenberg
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 5
Ragnar Frisch
ECONOMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 6
Jostein Gaarder
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 7
Johan Galtung
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1930 - 2024
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 8
Odd Hassel
CHEMIST
1897 - 1981
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 9
Lars Onsager
CHEMIST
1903 - 1976
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 10
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 11
Sonja Henie
SKATER
1912 - 1969
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Oslo
Go to all RankingsAnja Breien
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 30
Niels Juel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1629 - 1697
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 33
Vera Henriksen
WRITER
1927 - 2016
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 64
Olaf Gulbransson
PAINTER
1873 - 1958
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 68
Sigurd Ibsen
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 79
André Bjerke
WRITER
1918 - 1985
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 85
Hakon Barfod
ATHLETE
1926 - 2013
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 97
Finn Tveter
LAWYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 101
Steve Sem-Sandberg
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 102
Marit Paulsen
WRITER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 103
Tron Øgrim
WRITER
1947 - 2007
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 104
Erling Kagge
EXPLORER
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 105
People Deceased in Oslo
Go to all RankingsEdvard Munch
PAINTER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 1
Henrik Ibsen
WRITER
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 2
Ivar Aasen
WRITER
1813 - 1896
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 3
Ragnar Frisch
ECONOMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 4
Odd Hassel
CHEMIST
1897 - 1981
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 5
Christian Lous Lange
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1869 - 1938
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 6
Haakon VI of Norway
NOBLEMAN
1340 - 1380
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 7
Gustav Vigeland
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1943
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 8
Trygve Haavelmo
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1999
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 9
Sophus Lie
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 10
Oda Krohg
PAINTER
1860 - 1935
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 11
Johan Halvorsen
COMPOSER
1864 - 1935
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Oslo
Go to all RankingsAndré Bjerke
WRITER
1918 - 1985
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 113
Otto Authén
GYMNAST
1886 - 1971
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 122
Arne Nordheim
COMPOSER
1931 - 2010
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 127
Conrad Christensen
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1950
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 128
Finn Tveter
LAWYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 130
Tron Øgrim
WRITER
1947 - 2007
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 131
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oslo were soccer players (33), writers (26), politicians (22), athletes (22), and skiers (18), while most who died were politicians (23), writers (17), painters (8), mathematicians (8), and athletes (8).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oslo, including André Bergdølmo, Dan Eggen, and Omar Elabdellaoui. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oslo, including Arne Brustad, Henry Johansen, and André Bergdølmo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Oslo since 1700.