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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 90 notable births.

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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Showing 15 of 649 notable people

0038 SKATER

Rolf Falk-Larssen

Born 1960

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0056 SKATER

Sverre Farstad

1920 - 1978

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0069 SKATER

Frode Rønning

Born 1959

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0083 SKATER

Eskil Ervik

Born 1975

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0121 SKATER

Peder Østlund

1872 - 1939

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0214 SKATER

Edvard Engelsaas

1872 - 1902

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0248 SKATER

Grunde Njøs

Born 1967

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0293 SKATER

Atle Vårvik

Born 1965

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0298 SKATER

Henry Wahl

1915 - 1984

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0349 SKATER

Erling Lindboe

1910 - 1973

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0365 SKATER

Michael Chrolenko

Born 1988

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0391 SKATER

Henry Nilsen

Born 1961

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0405 SKATER

Bjørn Magnussen

Born 1998

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0449 SKATER

Edvard Wangberg

1913 - 1983

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0453 SKATER

Nic Stene

1921 - 2006

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