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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Jo Benkow
1924 - 2013
Trond Giske
Born 1966
Ivar Lykke (politician)
1872 - 1949
Ola Borten Moe
Born 1976
Fredrikke Marie Qvam
1843 - 1938
Johan Throne Holst
1868 - 1946
Gudmund Hernes
Born 1941
Theo Koritzinsky
Born 1941
Une Aina Bastholm
Born 1986
Eva Kristin Hansen
Born 1973
Hilmar Meincke Krohg
1776 - 1851
Broder Knudtzon
1788 - 1864
Frode Rinnan
1905 - 1997
Martin Henriksen (Norwegian politician)
Born 1979
Ferdinand Nicolai Roll
1831 - 1921
Adolf Bredo Stabell
1807 - 1865
Wilhelm Bugge
1838 - 1896
Stein Ørnhøi
Born 1935
Christian Hersleb Horneman
1781 - 1860
Olav Bergersen
1880 - 1973
Marvin Wiseth
Born 1951
Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen
1864 - 1950
Peter Theodor Holst
1843 - 1908
Birger Stuevold-Hansen
1870 - 1933
Arild Stokkan-Grande
Born 1978
Henrik Rogstad
1916 - 1945
Ingvild Vaggen Malvik
Born 1971
Eirik Sivertsen
Born 1971
André N. Skjelstad
Born 1965
Sivert Bjørnstad
Born 1990
Kjell Erik Øie
Born 1960
Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen
1870 - 1945
Signe Swensson
1888 - 1974
Bernt Ingvaldsen
1902 - 1985
Øyvind Håbrekke
Born 1969
Reidar Stavseth
1907 - 1991
Peter Petersen (born 1767)
1767 - 1850
Steinar Gullvåg
Born 1946
Fredrikke Mørck
1861 - 1934
Christopher Stensaker
1945 - 2018
Bodil Skjånes Dugstad
Born 1927
Francis Kjeldsberg
1869 - 1948
Sverre Sverressøn Klingenberg
1882 - 1958
Peder Christian Holst
1798 - 1873
Julie Brodtkorb
Born 1974
Peter Schmidt (born 1782)
1782 - 1845
Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden
1816 - 1885
Otto Thott Fritzner Müller
1864 - 1944
Michael Momyr
Born 1956
Lill Harriet Sandaune
Born 1973
Anneliese Dørum
1939 - 2000
Bernhard Øverland
1845 - 1916
Bernhard Brænne
1854 - 1927
Lars Haltbrekken
Born 1971
Siri Frost Sterri
Born 1944
Jon Gunnes
Born 1956
Halvard Ingebrigtsen
Born 1970
Tore O. Sandvik
Born 1969
Tore Nordseth
Born 1966
Johan Ernst Berg
1768 - 1828
Samuel Georg Simeon Wennberg
1836 - 1908
Axel Buch
1930 - 1998
Håkon Johnsen
1914 - 1991
Johan Richard Krogness
1814 - 1872
Ole Edvard Buck
1799 - 1843
Mari Holm Lønseth
Born 1991
Andreas Wormdahl
1911 - 2001
Terje Johansen
Born 1941
Christian Fredrik Sissenèr
1849 - 1903
Henry Thingstad
1916 - 1943
Einar Håndlykken
Born 1976
Lauritz Jenssen
1837 - 1899
Gunnar Sand
1909 - 1983
Sara Stockfleth Christie
1859 - 1948
Andreas Moe (politician)
1883 - 1956
Olaf Løhre
1877 - 1957
Alfred Trønsdal
1896 - 1953
Ingvald Anker Andersen
1866 - 1950