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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 12 of 383 notable people

0004 WRITER

Alexander Kielland

1849 - 1906

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0017 WRITER

Tore Renberg

Born 1972

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0023 WRITER

Johan Harstad

Born 1979

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0078 WRITER

Øyvind Rimbereid

Born 1966

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0092 WRITER

Bodil Cappelen

Born 1930

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0101 WRITER

Per Inge Torkelsen

Born 1953

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0111 WRITER

Helga Gunerius Eriksen

Born 1950

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0123 WRITER

Torild Wardenær

Born 1951

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0129 WRITER

Frank Rossavik

Born 1965

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0163 WRITER

Finn Øglænd

Born 1957

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0249 WRITER

William Coucheron-Aamot

1868 - 1948

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0286 WRITER

Thor G. Norås

1935 - 2015

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