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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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0021 ZOOLOGIST

Kristine Bonnevie

1872 - 1948

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0047 POLITICIAN

Ivar Lykke (politician)

1872 - 1949

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0121 SKATER

Peder Østlund

1872 - 1939

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0194 PAINTER

Tupsy Clement

1871 - 1959

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0214 SKATER

Edvard Engelsaas

1872 - 1902

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0252 BARRISTER

Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg

1871 - 1944

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0257 ENGINEER

Elias Anton Cappelen Smith

1873 - 1949

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0301 POLITICIAN

Birger Stuevold-Hansen

1870 - 1933

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0356 TOPOGRAPHER

Lauritz Sand

1879 - 1956

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0360 POLITICIAN

Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen

1870 - 1945

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0425 JOURNALIST

Carl G. O. Hansen

1871 - 1960

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0440 SKIPPER

Arne Sejersted

1877 - 1960

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0454 GYMNAST

Rasmus Pettersen

1877 - 1957

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0482 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Theodor Petersen

1875 - 1952

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0508 JUDGE

Thomas Bonnevie

1879 - 1960

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0537 BASEBALL

Jimmy Wiggs

1876 - 1963

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0554 ACTOR

Emmy Worm-Müller

1875 - 1950

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0567 CHEMIST

Emil Collett

1875 - 1940

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0570 SPORT

Olaf Husby

1878 - 1948

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0578 EDITOR

Arthur Collett

1879 - 1968

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0616 POLITICIAN

Olaf Løhre

1877 - 1957

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0633 SPORT

Johan Collett (1874–1969)

1874 - 1969

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0644 ENGINEER

Ole-Falk Ebbell-Staehelin

1879 - 1969

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