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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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Showing 14 of 383 notable people

0088 ROWER

Are Strandli

Born 1988

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0141 ROWER

Kjetil Undset

Born 1970

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0181 ROWER

Adolf Nilsen

1895 - 1983

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0183 ROWER

Steffen Størseth

Born 1975

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0191 ROWER

Arne Mortensen

1900 - 1942

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0194 ROWER

Tollef Tollefsen

1885 - 1963

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0263 ROWER

Tore Øvrebø

Born 1965

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0273 ROWER

Thore Michelsen

1888 - 1980

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0283 ROWER

Håkon Ellingsen

1894 - 1971

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0327 ROWER

Tor Albert Ersdal

Born 1972

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0336 ROWER

Kjell Voll

Born 1966

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0342 ROWER

Petter Wærness

Born 1947

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0343 ROWER

Rune Dahl

Born 1955

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0375 ROWER

Morten Bergesen

Born 1974

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