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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Liv Kristine
Born 1976
Kristoffer Joner
Born 1972
Alf-Inge Håland
Born 1972
Erik Nevland
Born 1977
Tore Renberg
Born 1972
Hans-Peter Lindstrøm
Born 1973
Johan Harstad
Born 1979
Morten Veland
Born 1977
John Erik Kaada
Born 1975
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå
Born 1973
Tor Arne Hetland
Born 1974
Grutle Kjellson
Born 1973
Bengt Sæternes
Born 1975
Dagny Mellgren
Born 1978
Kristian Valen
Born 1974
Ole Klemetsen
Born 1971
Annette Sikveland
Born 1972
Hanne Sørvaag
Born 1979
Anders Odden
Born 1972
Linda Grubben
Born 1979
Glenn Lyse
Born 1974
Laila Goody
Born 1971
Aslak Sira Myhre
Born 1973
Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Born 1975
Erik Fuglestad
Born 1974
Monica Sandve
Born 1973
Stian Kristiansen
Born 1972
Kjetil Undset
Born 1970
Henriette Henriksen
Born 1970
Raymond Istvàn Rohonyi
Born 1975
Morten Hegreberg
Born 1977
Rune Holta
Born 1973
Kathrine Maaseide
Born 1976
Sveinung Bjelland
Born 1970
Kjetil Strand
Born 1979
Anders Høvyvik Hidle
Born 1979
Leif Gunnar Smerud
Born 1977
Steffen Størseth
Born 1975
Jørgen Tengesdal
Born 1979
Jan Kenneth Barkved
1974 - 2009
Sanrabb
Born 1975
Hilde Østbø
Born 1974
Svein Gaute Hølestøl
Born 1971
Roger Eskeland
Born 1977
Stian Larsen
Born 1972
Frode Eike Hansen
Born 1972
Gunhild Ørn
Born 1970
Stian Heimlund Skjæveland
Born 1973
Trond Høines
Born 1970
Torkjell Rød
Born 1971
Nina Ellen Ødegård
Born 1979
Eirik Lodén
Born 1975
Rune Skjærvold
Born 1974
Tor Albert Ersdal
Born 1972
Eirik Paulsen
Born 1970
Mette Ommundsen
Born 1977
Rune Medalen
Born 1970
Johan Siqveland
Born 1974
Cecilie Drabsch Norland
Born 1978
Børge Rannestad
Born 1973
Morten Bergesen
Born 1974
Trond Bjørnsen
Born 1975