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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- Field: Football Clear ×
Erik Thorstvedt
Born 1962
Alf-Inge Håland
Born 1972
Erik Nevland
Born 1977
Yann-Erik de Lanlay
Born 1992
Jone Samuelsen
Born 1984
Reidar Kvammen
1914 - 1998
Bengt Sæternes
Born 1975
Frode Olsen
Born 1967
Dagny Mellgren
Born 1978
Arild Østbø
Born 1991
Birger Meling
Born 1994
Trond Erik Bertelsen
Born 1984
André Danielsen
Born 1985
Tommy Høiland
Born 1989
Sverre Andersen
1936 - 2016
Christian Landu Landu
Born 1992
Gry Tofte Ims
Born 1986
Fredrik Torsteinbø
Born 1991
Olav Nilsen
Born 1942
Birk Risa
Born 1998
Andrea Norheim
Born 1999
Ane Stangeland Horpestad
Born 1980
Vidar Nisja
Born 1986
Aslak Falch
Born 1992
Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Born 1975
Svein Kvia
1947 - 2005
Kristoffer Haugen
Born 1994
Erik Fuglestad
Born 1974
Marius Helle
Born 1983
Anders Kristiansen (footballer)
Born 1990
Iven Austbø
Born 1985
Reidar Goa
1942 - 2018
Jon-Helge Tveita
Born 1992
Erik Johannessen (footballer, born 1952)
Born 1952
Egil Fjetland
Born 1962
Leif Gunnar Smerud
Born 1977
Henrik Breimyr
Born 1993
Jørgen Tengesdal
Born 1979
Kjell Schou-Andreassen
1940 - 1997
Edgar Falch
1930 - 2013
Sigbjørn Slinning
Born 1945
Roger Eskeland
Born 1977
Krister Aunan
Born 1987
Kenneth Sola
Born 1985
Stian Larsen
Born 1972
Nils Ove Hellvik
Born 1962
Inge Paulsen
1924 - 2013
Frode Eike Hansen
Born 1972
William Danielsen
1915 - 1989
Mathias Bringaker
Born 1997
Martin Hummervoll
Born 1996
Torgeir Torgersen
1923 - 2001
Trygve Åse Lunde
Born 1985
Rasmus Martinsen
Born 1996
Viljar Vevatne
Born 1994
Ulf Karlsen
Born 1966
Torbjørn Svendsen
Born 1954
Jan Fjetland
Born 1962
Georg Monsen
1922 - 2015
Vegard Aanestad
Born 1987
Jan Ørke
Born 1931
Per Figved
1920 - 1986
Herman Kleppa
Born 1996
Julian Veen Uldal
Born 1997
Kent Christiansen
1964 - 2004
Anbjørn Ekeland
Born 1947
Karsten Johannessen
1920 - 1997
Rune Medalen
Born 1970
Thoralf Kristiansen
1905 - 1981
Børge Rannestad
Born 1973
Stian Michalsen
Born 1997
Trond Bjørnsen
Born 1975