63.4389° N, 10.4014° E
TRONDHEIM
Most Famous People Born in Trondheim, Norway
- Notable people
- 649
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1946
- Most distinctive
- Handball 16.3×
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.
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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Odd Iversen
1945 - 2014
Georg Kajanus
Born 1946
Berit Nesheim
Born 1945
Per Egil Hegge
Born 1940
Kim Småge
Born 1945
Jan Erik Kongshaug
1944 - 2019
Martin Schanche
Born 1945
Eva Norvind
1944 - 2006
Gudmund Hernes
Born 1941
Theo Koritzinsky
Born 1941
Brit Andresen
Born 1945
Jan Hårstad
Born 1943
Harald Sunde (footballer)
Born 1944
Øystein Dolmen
Born 1947
Else Michelet
Born 1942
Willy Ustad
Born 1946
Eldar Hansen
Born 1941
Tor Lian
1945 - 2016
Arve Haugen
Born 1943
Ingrid Hadler
Born 1946
Kari Grossmann
Born 1942
Ellen Hellwig
Born 1946
Tore Lindholt
Born 1941
Steinar Gullvåg
Born 1946
Christopher Stensaker
1945 - 2018
Carl Graff-Wang
1943 - 2007
Merete Moen
Born 1945
Jørn Aksel Krog
1948 - 2015
Ivar Lykke (architect)
Born 1941
Marius Haas (Diplomat)
Born 1945
Siri Frost Sterri
Born 1944
Lasse Hamre
Born 1944
Katharina Mo-Berge
Born 1944
Bjørn Dyrdahl
Born 1949
Terje Johansen
Born 1941
Ole Christian Bendixen
Born 1947
Ragnar Fjoran
Born 1945
Trond Reinertsen
Born 1945
Jan Ditlev Hansen
Born 1946