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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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0067 PHILOSOPHER

Mia Berner

1923 - 2009

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0090 COMPOSER

Arne Dørumsgaard

1921 - 2006

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0091 PROFESSOR

Egil A. Wyller

Born 1925

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0115 PROFESSOR

Bjørn G. Andersen

1924 - 2012

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0132 PROFESSOR

Thomas Christian Wyller

1922 - 2012

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0136 LITERARY

Martin Nag

1927 - 2015

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0152 CONDUCTOR

Sverre Bruland

1923 - 2013

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0162 NOVELIST

Gunnar Bull Gundersen

1929 - 1993

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0198 JUDGE

Egil Endresen

1920 - 1992

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0222 CERAMIST

Inger Waage

1923 - 1995

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0239 FOOTBALL

Inge Paulsen

1924 - 2013

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0253 POLITICIAN

Lars T. Platou

1920 - 2003

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0255 PHYSICIST

Viking Olver Eriksen

Born 1922

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0275 FOOTBALL

Torgeir Torgersen

1923 - 2001

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0289 ACTOR

Knut Thomassen

1921 - 2002

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0295 POLITICIAN

Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal

1923 - 2010

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0301 FOOTBALL

Georg Monsen

1922 - 2015

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0308 SPRINT

Liv Paulsen

1925 - 2001

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0323 POLITICIAN

Lauritz Bernhard Sirevaag

1926 - 2016

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0324 PAINTER

Rolf Retz-Schmidt

1928 - 2006

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0334 FOOTBALL

Per Figved

1920 - 1986

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0360 PRIEST

Håkon E. Andersen

1925 - 2012

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0361 FOOTBALL

Karsten Johannessen

1920 - 1997

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