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STAVANGER

Most Famous People Born in Stavanger, Norway

Notable people
383
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1958
Most distinctive
Handball 14.2×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football72
  2. Politician36
  3. Actor19
  4. Handball17
  5. Singer16
  6. Sport14
  7. Rower14
  8. Writer12
  1. Handball1714.2×
  2. Rower149.9×
  3. Professor76.6×
  4. Sculptor62.4×
  5. Sport142.2×
  6. Singer162.0×
  7. Business71.8×
  8. Journalist111.8×

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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0053 JOURNALIST

Afua Hirsch

Born 1981

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0071 JOURNALIST

Vetle Lid Larssen

Born 1960

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0075 JOURNALIST

Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (writer)

1911 - 1991

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0189 JOURNALIST

Bjørn Bjørnsen

Born 1937

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0256 JOURNALIST

Sissel Benneche Osvold

Born 1945

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0280 JOURNALIST

Jon Gelius

Born 1964

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0292 JOURNALIST

Margrete Aamot Øverland

1913 - 1978

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0344 JOURNALIST

Eyvind Mehle

1895 - 1945

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0359 JOURNALIST

Børge Olsen-Hagen

1883 - 1936

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0362 JOURNALIST

Tycho Kielland

1854 - 1904

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0367 JOURNALIST

Johan E. Holand

1919 - 2009

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