Most Famous Norwegian Artists & Designers

50 Norwegian Artists & Designers in view out of 73

Art & Design 73
Norway 1,210
Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch Norwegian Painter 1863 – 1944
#594
Theodor Kittelsen
Theodor Kittelsen Norwegian Painter 1857 – 1914
#10,956
Gustav Vigeland
Gustav Vigeland Norwegian Sculptor 1869 – 1943
#14,698
Peter Nicolai Arbo
Peter Nicolai Arbo Norwegian Painter 1831 – 1892
#32,661
Peder Balke
Peder Balke Norwegian Painter 1804 – 1887
#51,283
Harriet Backer
Harriet Backer Norwegian Painter 1845 – 1932
#51,913
Gerhard Munthe
Gerhard Munthe Norwegian Painter 1849 – 1929
#54,702
Oda Krohg
Oda Krohg Norwegian Painter 1860 – 1935
#55,290
Nikolai Astrup
Nikolai Astrup Norwegian Painter 1880 – 1928
#56,272
Lars Hertervig
Lars Hertervig Norwegian Painter 1830 – 1902
#68,943
Hans Dahl
Hans Dahl Norwegian Painter 1849 – 1937
#69,518
NA
Nils Aas Norwegian Artist 1933 – 2004
#87,685
Adelsteen Normann
Adelsteen Normann Norwegian Painter 1848 – 1918
#92,931
Rolf Nesch
Rolf Nesch Norwegian Painter 1893 – 1975
#100,341
Hans Heyerdahl
Hans Heyerdahl Norwegian Painter 1857 – 1913
#116,670
MI
Marianne Ihlen Norwegian Artist 1935 – 2016
#124,746
Knud Baade
Knud Baade Norwegian Painter 1808 – 1879
#136,891
Peder Aadnes
Peder Aadnes Norwegian Painter 1739 – 1792
#151,082
Dyre Vaa
Dyre Vaa Norwegian Sculptor 1903 – 1980
#153,429
Betzy Akersloot-Berg
Betzy Akersloot-Berg Norwegian Painter 1850 – 1922
#164,249
Peter Andreas Blix
Peter Andreas Blix Norwegian Architect 1831 – 1901
#166,313
Frida Hansen
Frida Hansen Norwegian Artist 1855 – 1931
#185,760
Karl Erik Harr
Karl Erik Harr Norwegian Painter Born 1940
#194,799
John Savio
John Savio Norwegian Artist 1902 – 1938
#208,514
OC
Olav Christopher Jenssen Norwegian Artist Born 1954
#210,176
Thorolf Holmboe
Thorolf Holmboe Norwegian Painter 1866 – 1935
#215,604
Ingrid Espelid Hovig
Ingrid Espelid Hovig Norwegian Chef 1924 – 2018
#225,541
Karl Uchermann
Karl Uchermann Norwegian Painter 1855 – 1940
#271,916
KB
Kjell Bloch Sandved Norwegian Photographer 1922 – 2015
#295,519
Tias Eckhoff
Tias Eckhoff Norwegian Designer 1926 – 2016
#314,860
Johan Nordhagen
Johan Nordhagen Norwegian Painter 1856 – 1956
#336,692
BM
Benny Motzfeldt Norwegian Artist 1909 – 1995
#340,936
Tore Hamsun
Tore Hamsun Norwegian Painter 1912 – 1995
#354,730
Aase Texmon Rygh
Aase Texmon Rygh Norwegian Sculptor 1925 – 2019
#361,099
Ann Lislegaard
Ann Lislegaard Norwegian Artist Born 1962
#367,786
OT
Odd Tandberg Norwegian Painter 1924 – 2017
#391,523
PH
Per Heimly Norwegian Photographer Born 1972
#397,640
Anne Grimdalen
Anne Grimdalen Norwegian Sculptor 1899 – 1961
#434,596
LK
Lars Kinsarvik Norwegian Sculptor 1846 – 1925
#438,225
Hugo Lous Mohr
Hugo Lous Mohr Norwegian Painter 1889 – 1970
#438,723
MA
Marie Aarestrup Norwegian Painter 1826 – 1919
#445,763
OE
Ola Enstad Norwegian Sculptor 1942 – 2013
#459,631
Dagny Tande Lid
Dagny Tande Lid Norwegian Painter 1903 – 1998
#474,030
MS
Mathias Skeibrok Norwegian Sculptor 1851 – 1896
#476,080
JI
Jan Inge Hovig Norwegian Architect 1920 – 1977
#477,310
Dagfinn Bakke
Dagfinn Bakke Norwegian Painter 1933 – 2019
#490,855
Finn Graff
Finn Graff Norwegian Illustrator Born 1938
#491,553
Torolf Prytz
Torolf Prytz Norwegian Architect 1858 – 1938
#493,335
Sverre Malling
Sverre Malling Norwegian Artist Born 1977
#514,815
Geir Skeie
Geir Skeie Norwegian Chef Born 1980
#567,004

By the numbers

Inside Norway Artists & Designers

73 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous norway artists & designers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Norway Artists & Designers peaked in the 1850s with 8 people.

What Norway Artists & Designers Are Known For

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Painter are Norway Artists & Designers's biggest group — 47% of all notables (34).

Norway Artists & Designers over-index on illustrator — 149.7× the global rate.

  1. Painter34
  2. Sculptor9
  3. Artist9
  4. Illustrator6
  5. Architect5
  6. Chef3
  7. Cartoonist3
  8. Photographer2
  1. Illustrator6149.7×
  2. Artist919.4×
  3. Painter3417.1×
  4. Sculptor915.1×
  5. Architect510.2×