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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 10 of 649 notable people

0048 SKI

Tommy Ingebrigtsen

Born 1977

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0053 SKI

Jan Schmid

Born 1983

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0084 SKI

Torbjørn Falkanger

1927 - 2013

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0150 SKI

Tommy Schmid

Born 1988

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0173 SKI

Magne Johansen

Born 1965

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0191 SKI

Morten Solem

Born 1980

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0208 SKI

Stein Henrik Tuff

Born 1974

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0292 SKI

Sverre Stallvik

1927 - 2015

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0438 SKI

Anita Wold

Born 1956

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0492 SKI

Johan Martin Brandt

Born 1987

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