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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- Music
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Georg Monsen
1922 - 2015
Aleksander Stokkebø
Born 1994
Brynjar Meling
Born 1967
Sven Nielsen
1883 - 1958
Vegard Aanestad
Born 1987
Jan Johnsen
1941 - 2000
Edle Daasvand
Born 1969
Liv Paulsen
1925 - 2001
Vilhelm Tveteraas
1898 - 1972
Olav Hindahl
1892 - 1963
Jan Ørke
Born 1931
Charles Wilhelm Thesen
1856 - 1940
Bjørn Nilsen (athlete)
1937 - 1966
Ann-Beth Solvang
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Søren Tobias Årstad
1861 - 1928
Andreas Aabel Bjørneboe
Born 1968
Eirik Lodén
Born 1975
Ingerid Gjøstein Resi
1901 - 1955
Thomas Scheen Falck
1892 - 1972
Marika Lejon
Born 1984
Alexander Henning Hanssen
Born 1987
Rune Skjærvold
Born 1974
Lauritz Bernhard Sirevaag
1926 - 2016
Rolf Retz-Schmidt
1928 - 2006
Cornelius Middelthon
1869 - 1934
Christian Ulrik Kastrup
1784 - 1850
Tor Albert Ersdal
Born 1972
Sigfred Taubert
1914 - 2008
Henrik Ager-Hanssen
1930 - 2004
John Norem
1888 - 1976
Holger Tou
1919 - 1947
Trygve Wiese
Born 1985
Rita Eritsland
Born 1985
Per Figved
1920 - 1986
Paul Ingebretsen
1904 - 1968
Kjell Voll
Born 1966
Jonas Pedersen
1871 - 1953
Ove Rullestad
Born 1940
Espen Valheim
Born 1991
Eirik Paulsen
Born 1970
Turid Leirvoll
Born 1956
Petter Wærness
Born 1947
Rune Dahl
Born 1955
Eyvind Mehle
1895 - 1945
Peter Smedvig
Born 1946
Herman Kleppa
Born 1996
Julian Veen Uldal
Born 1997
Dag Mikkelsen
Born 1986
Tale Dolven
Born 1981
Arne Husveg
1933 - 2004
Kent Christiansen
1964 - 2004
Oluf Pihl
1822 - 1895
Lise Stauri
1882 - 1949
Mette Ommundsen
Born 1977
Line Bjørnsen
Born 1992
Anbjørn Ekeland
Born 1947
Svein Folkvord
Born 1967
Gro Pedersen Claussen
Born 1941
Børge Olsen-Hagen
1883 - 1936
Håkon E. Andersen
1925 - 2012
Karsten Johannessen
1920 - 1997
Tycho Kielland
1854 - 1904
Rune Medalen
Born 1970
Abraham Odfjell
1881 - 1960
Johan Siqveland
Born 1974
Thoralf Kristiansen
1905 - 1981
Johan E. Holand
1919 - 2009
Cecilie Drabsch Norland
Born 1978
Børge Rannestad
Born 1973
Ole Rømer Aagaard Sandberg (godsägare)
1831 - 1899
Stian Michalsen
Born 1997
Jan Petter Rasmussen
Born 1947
Anton Wilhelm Scheel
1799 - 1879
Christopher Garmann
1720 - 1779
Morten Bergesen
Born 1974
Erling Torkelsen
1919 - 1987
Alexandra Gjestvang
1882 - 1939
Alf Gowart Olsen
1912 - 1972
Hans Lindahl Falck
1863 - 1937
Line Ellertsen
Born 1998
Trond Bjørnsen
Born 1975
Constance Bruun
1864 - 1894
Kari Helliesen
Born 1938