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TRONDHEIM

Most Famous People Born in Trondheim, Norway

Notable people
649
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1946
Most distinctive
Handball 16.3×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Trondheim during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Trondheim Is Known For

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Football is Trondheim's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (89).

Trondheim over-indexes on handball — 16.3× the global rate.

Trondheim under-produces painter — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Football89
  2. Politician78
  3. Handball33
  4. Actor28
  5. Music27
  6. Skier21
  7. Singer18
  8. Sport16
  1. Handball3316.3×
  2. Ski1014.7×
  3. Skier2112.7×
  4. Skater159.6×
  5. Athlete94.8×
  6. Music272.9×
  7. Engineer92.2×
  8. Business132.0×
  1. Painter100.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Trondheim's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0052 WRITER

Peter Egge

1869 - 1959

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0091 POLITICIAN

Johan Throne Holst

1868 - 1946

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0128 PAINTER

Thorvald Erichsen

1868 - 1939

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0136 BUSINESS

Christian Thams

1867 - 1948

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0140 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Halfdan Bryn

1864 - 1933

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0207 WRITER

Sigurd Bødtker

1866 - 1928

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0235 THEOLOGIAN

Simon Michelet

1863 - 1942

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0249 AUTHOR

Arne Dybfest

1869 - 1892

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0259 ACTOR

Johan Fahlstrøm

1867 - 1938

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0276 HISTORIAN

Kristian Brinch Koren

1863 - 1938

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0277 PHYSICIAN

Peter Fredrik Holst

1861 - 1935

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0294 POLITICIAN

Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen

1864 - 1950

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0373 CHEMIST

Eyvind Bødtker

1867 - 1932

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0388 ENGINEER

Alfred Jørgen Bryn

1862 - 1937

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0406 POLITICIAN

Fredrikke Mørck

1861 - 1934

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0434 POLITICIAN

Francis Kjeldsberg

1869 - 1948

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0463 POLITICIAN

Otto Thott Fritzner Müller

1864 - 1944

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0487 ENTOMOLOGIST

Bjarne Lysholm

1861 - 1939

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0488 SKIER

Karl Roll

1868 - 1958

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0518 PIANIST

Alf Klingenberg

1867 - 1944

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0536 DIPLOMAT

Magnus Blikstad y Hauff

1862 - 1926

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0583 LAWYER

Andreas Berg

1861 - 1944

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0618 GEOLOGIST

Peter Annæus Øyen

1863 - 1932

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0626 GEOLOGIST

Alfred Getz

1862 - 1922

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0627 POLITICIAN

Ingvald Anker Andersen

1866 - 1950

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0636 MILITAR

Ivar Bauck

1863 - 1937

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