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 1940s Clear ×
Olav Nilsen
Born 1942
Frode Gjerstad
Born 1948
Svein Kvia
1947 - 2005
Finn Fuglestad
Born 1942
Knut Husebø
Born 1946
John Haugland
Born 1946
Reidar Goa
1942 - 2018
Odd Magnus Faltinsen
Born 1944
Kjell Schou-Andreassen
1940 - 1997
Terje Sinding
Born 1945
Clement Endresen
Born 1949
Ståle Eskeland
1943 - 2015
Sigbjørn Slinning
Born 1945
Helge Ole Bergesen
1949 - 2015
Janneken Øverland
Born 1946
Sissel Benneche Osvold
Born 1945
Sverre Mauritzen
Born 1943
Jan Johnsen
1941 - 2000
Ove Rullestad
Born 1940
Petter Wærness
Born 1947
Peter Smedvig
Born 1946
Anbjørn Ekeland
Born 1947
Gro Pedersen Claussen
Born 1941
Jan Petter Rasmussen
Born 1947