Oslo
Oslo ranks 40th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Detroit, Sydney, and Manhattan. Memorable people born in Oslo include Fridtjof Nansen, Trygve Lie, and Queen Sonja of Norway. Memorable people who died in Oslo include Edvard Munch, Henrik Ibsen, and Ragnar Frisch. Oslo has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians 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
Between 1718 and 2006, Oslo was the birth place of 182 globally memorable people, including Fridtjof Nansen, Trygve Lie, and Queen Sonja of Norway. Additionaly, 129 globally memorable people have passed away in Oslo including Edvard Munch, Henrik Ibsen, and Ragnar Frisch.
People Born in Oslo
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Fridtjof Nansen
1861 - 1930
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 1
Trygve Lie
1896 - 1968
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 2
Queen Sonja of Norway
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 3
Jens Stoltenberg
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 4
Jo Nesbø
1960 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 5
Jostein Gaarder
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 6
Ragnar Frisch
1895 - 1973
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 7
Odd Hassel
1897 - 1981
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 8
Lars Onsager
1903 - 1976
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 9
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 10
Sonja Henie
1912 - 1969
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 11
Johan Galtung
1930 - 2024
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Oslo
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Babben Enger-Damon
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 62
Oskar Olsen
1897 - 1956
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 68
Alexia Bryn
1889 - 1983
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 72
Emil Stang
1834 - 1912
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 74
Ole Lilloe-Olsen
1883 - 1940
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 76
Ellen Nikolaysen
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 78
Anneke von der Lippe
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 79
Bjarne Pettersen
1891 - 1983
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 82
Vigdis Hjorth
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 88
Knut Steen
1924 - 2011
HPI: 40.05
Rank: 92
Alf Hansen
1948 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 103
Jakob Oftebro
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 105
People Deceased in Oslo
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Edvard Munch
1863 - 1944
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 1
Henrik Ibsen
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 2
Ragnar Frisch
1895 - 1973
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 3
Haakon VI of Norway
1340 - 1380
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 4
Odd Hassel
1897 - 1981
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 5
Ivar Aasen
1813 - 1896
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 6
Christian Lous Lange
1869 - 1938
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 7
Trygve Haavelmo
1911 - 1999
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 8
Sophus Lie
1842 - 1899
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 9
Gustav Vigeland
1869 - 1943
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 10
Johan Halvorsen
1864 - 1935
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 11
Christian Krohg
1852 - 1925
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Oslo
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Ellen Gleditsch
1879 - 1968
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 64
Kitty Lange Kielland
1843 - 1914
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 73
Reidar Andersen
1911 - 1991
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 85
Yngvar Bryn
1881 - 1947
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 88
Isak Abrahamsen
1891 - 1972
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 90
Odd Lundberg
1917 - 1983
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 97
Oskar Olsen
1897 - 1956
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 99
Johan Sverdrup
1816 - 1892
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 102
Alexia Bryn
1889 - 1983
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 104
Arthur Amundsen
1886 - 1936
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 105
Emil Stang
1834 - 1912
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 106
Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen
1873 - 1943
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 108
Most individuals born in present day Oslo were soccer players (26), politicians (19), writers (19), skiers (18), and actors (14), while most who died were politicians (22), writers (15), painters (8), mathematicians (8), and explorers (7).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oslo, including Omar Elabdellaoui, André Bergdølmo, and Dan Eggen. 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 Omar Elabdellaoui.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Oslo since 1700.
