List of people from Bergen
This is a list of famous people from Bergen, Norway.
Artists, musicians and actors
- Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), playwright
- Johan Christian Dahl (1788–1857), painter
- Ole Bull (1810–1880), violinist, composer
- Edvard Grieg, composer, pianist (1843–1907)
- Harald Sæverud, composer (1897–1992)
- Helge Jordal, actor (1946–)
- Jan Eggum, singer-songwriter (1951–)
- Truls Mørk, violoncellist (1961–)
- Sissel Kyrkjebø, singer (1969–)
- Magnet (musician), musician (1970–)
- Roger Tiegs, musician: Gorgoroth (1972–)
- Olve Eikemo, musician: Immortal (1973–)
- Varg Vikernes/Burzum, musician and arsonist (1973–)
- Tom Cato Visnes, musician: God Seed/Gorgororth (1974–)
- Kristian Espedal, musician: God Seed/Gorgororth (1975–)
- Erlend Øye, musician (1975–)
- Eirik Glambek Bøe, musician (1975–)
- Kurt Nilsen, musician (1978–)
- Anne Lilia Berge Strand, musician (1978–)
- Vegard Ylvisåker, comedian, musician, talk show host (1979–)
- Bård Ylvisåker, comedian, musician, talk show host (1982–)
- Sondre Lerche, musician (1982–)
- Lars Vaular, rapper (1984–)
- Christine Guldbrandsen, singer (1985–)
- Kygo, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, DJ, record producer (1991–)
- Aurora Aksnes, singer, songwriter (1996–)
- Alan Walker, producer (1997-)
Authors
- Dorothe Engelbretsdotter, author (1634–1713)
- Johan Sebastian Welhaven, author, poet (1807–1873)
- Amalie Skram, author (1846–1905)
- Arnulf Øverland, author (1889–1968)
- Nordahl Grieg, poet, author (1902–1943)
- Torborg Nedreaas, author and winner of the Kritikerprisen (1906–1987)
- Gunnar Staalesen, author (1947–)
Scientists
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy researcher (1841–1912)
- Leonhard Hess Stejneger, ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist (1851–1943)
- Ivar Giaever, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate in 1973 (1929–)
Politicians
- Trond Torleivsson Benkestok, nobleman (1490–1558)
- Christian Michelsen, ship owner, prime minister (1857–1925)
- Ingvald B. Aase, trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Communist parties (1882–1948)
- Robert Hagelin, politician for the Conservative Party (born 1884)
- Carl Joachim Hambro, politician, President of Parliament (1885–1964)
Other
- Ulrik Vilhelm Koren, Norwegian-American Lutheran church leader (1826–1910)
- Tryggve Gran, aviator (1889–1980)
- Carl Søyland, Norwegian American editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende (1894–1978)
- Leif Andreas Larsen, naval officer (1906–1990)
- Reidar Fauske Sognnaes (1911–1984), Dean of the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry
- Max Manus, decorated resistance-fighter (1914–1981)
- Roald Jensen, football player (1943–1987)
- Terje Rød-Larsen, diplomat, sociologist (1947–)
- Terje Hauge, football referee (1965–)
- Peter Sunde, entrepreneur, The Pirate Bay (1978–)
- Cecilia Brækhus, boxer and former kickboxer (1981–)
- Alexander Dale Oen, swimmer (1985–2012)
- Patrick Kjellevold, épée fencer, men's épée BUCS Individual Champion 2013/2014, Team Durham Sportsman of the Year (1989–)
- El Rubius, Rubén Gundersen, YouTube personality who is currently the 7th most subscribed on YouTube (1990–)
- Hege Solholm, singer and fitness model (1995–)
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