58.9700° N, 5.7108° E
STAVANGER
Most Famous People Born in Stavanger, Norway
- Notable people
- 383
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1958
- Most distinctive
- Handball 14.2×
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.
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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- Filtered to 1930s Clear ×
0052 DIPLOMAT
Sven Hirdman
Born 1939
0064 SINGER
Jan Høiland
1939 - 2017
0065 FOOTBALL
Sverre Andersen
1936 - 2016
0092 WRITER
Bodil Cappelen
Born 1930
0156 PAINTER
Kjell Pahr-Iversen
Born 1937
0189 JOURNALIST
Bjørn Bjørnsen
Born 1937
0196 POLITICAL
Ole Kopreitan
1937 - 2011
0202 FOOTBALL
Edgar Falch
1930 - 2013
0218 SCULPTOR
Hugo Wathne
1932 - 2017
0229 ARCHITECT
Hans Jacob Hansteen
Born 1938
0248 SCULPTOR
Annasif Døhlen
Born 1930
0286 WRITER
Thor G. Norås
1935 - 2015
0311 FOOTBALL
Jan Ørke
Born 1931
0313 ATHLETIC
Bjørn Nilsen (athlete)
1937 - 1966
0329 PHYSICIST
Henrik Ager-Hanssen
1930 - 2004
0350 LINGUIST
Arne Husveg
1933 - 2004
0383 POLITICIAN
Kari Helliesen
Born 1938