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: Professor Clear ×
0091 PROFESSOR
Egil A. Wyller
Born 1925
0113 PROFESSOR
Finn Fuglestad
Born 1942
0115 PROFESSOR
Bjørn G. Andersen
1924 - 2012
0117 PROFESSOR
Guri Hjeltnes
Born 1953
0132 PROFESSOR
Thomas Christian Wyller
1922 - 2012
0193 PROFESSOR
Ola Tjørhom
Born 1953
0207 PROFESSOR
Ståle Eskeland
1943 - 2015