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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Vicky Vette
Born 1965
Petter Hegre
Born 1969
Erik Thorstvedt
Born 1962
Sigvart Dagsland
Born 1963
Frode Olsen
Born 1967
Bjørn Maaseide
Born 1968
Vetle Lid Larssen
Born 1960
Øyvind Rimbereid
Born 1966
Mia Gundersen
Born 1961
Pia Myrvold
Born 1960
Frank Rossavik
Born 1965
Sigurd Slåttebrekk
Born 1968
Petter S. Rosenlund
Born 1967
Anita Killi
Born 1968
Per Dybvig
Born 1964
Egil Fjetland
Born 1962
Helge Solum Larsen
1969 - 2015
Arild Østin Ommundsen
Born 1969
Nils Ove Hellvik
Born 1962
Gunn Karin Gjul
Born 1967
Morten Øen
Born 1969
Siri A. Meling
Born 1963
Arnfinn Bårdsen
Born 1966
Tore Øvrebø
Born 1965
Henrich R. Greve
Born 1966
Anne Brit Skjæveland
Born 1962
Jon Gelius
Born 1964
Ulf Karlsen
Born 1966
Carl Gunnar Gundersen
Born 1967
Jan Fjetland
Born 1962
Tore Torgersen
Born 1968
Brynjar Meling
Born 1967
Edle Daasvand
Born 1969
Andreas Aabel Bjørneboe
Born 1968
Kjell Voll
Born 1966
Kent Christiansen
1964 - 2004
Svein Folkvord
Born 1967