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STAVANGER

Most Famous People Born in Stavanger, Norway

Notable people
383
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1958
Most distinctive
Handball 14.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Stavanger during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Stavanger Is Known For

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Football is Stavanger's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (72).

Stavanger over-indexes on handball — 14.2× the global rate.

  1. Football72
  2. Politician36
  3. Actor19
  4. Handball17
  5. Singer16
  6. Sport14
  7. Rower14
  8. Writer12
  1. Handball1714.2×
  2. Rower149.9×
  3. Professor76.6×
  4. Sculptor62.4×
  5. Sport142.2×
  6. Singer162.0×
  7. Business71.8×
  8. Journalist111.8×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Stavanger's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0019 COMPOSER

Fartein Valen

1887 - 1952

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0026 PRIEST

Eivind Berggrav

1884 - 1959

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0127 ACTOR

Thorleif Lund

1880 - 1956

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0138 ACTOR

Henny Skjønberg

1886 - 1973

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0145 GYMNAST

Thomas Thorstensen

1880 - 1953

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0150 GYMNAST

Gabriel Thorstensen

1888 - 1974

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0188 GYMNAST

Hartmann Bjørnsen

1889 - 1974

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0194 ROWER

Tollef Tollefsen

1885 - 1963

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0246 SCULPTOR

Magnus Vigrestad

1887 - 1957

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0273 ROWER

Thore Michelsen

1888 - 1980

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0304 POLITICIAN

Sven Nielsen

1883 - 1958

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0330 BARRISTER

John Norem

1888 - 1976

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0353 MISSING

Lise Stauri

1882 - 1949

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0359 JOURNALIST

Børge Olsen-Hagen

1883 - 1936

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0364 BUSINESS

Abraham Odfjell

1881 - 1960

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0377 BUSINESS

Alexandra Gjestvang

1882 - 1939

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