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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

0006 SPORT

Alexander Kristoff

Born 1987

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0029 SPORT

Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå

Born 1973

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0063 SPORT

Daniel Hoelgaard

Born 1993

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0087 SPORT

Lene Byberg

Born 1982

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0121 SPORT

Markus Hoelgaard

Born 1994

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0151 SPORT

Morten Hegreberg

Born 1977

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0158 SPORT

Harald Natvig

1872 - 1947

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0161 SPORT

Tormod Hausken Jacobsen

Born 1993

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0171 SPORT

Oscar Landa

Born 1993

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0172 SPORT

Håvard Blikra

Born 1991

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0185 SPORT

Ole Haavardsholm

Born 1989

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0208 SPORT

Christer Rake

Born 1987

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0219 SPORT

Svein Gaute Hølestøl

Born 1971

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0247 SPORT

Erlend Blikra

Born 1997

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