Most Famous Norwegian Scientists & Academics

50 Norwegian Scientists & Academics in view out of 83

Science 83
Norway 1,210
Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen Norwegian Zoologist 1861 – 1930
#610
Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl Norwegian Anthropologist 1914 – 2002
#1,567
Niels Henrik Abel
Niels Henrik Abel Norwegian Mathematician 1802 – 1829
#4,350
Sophus Lie
Sophus Lie Norwegian Mathematician 1842 – 1899
#15,049
May-Britt Moser
May-Britt Moser Norwegian Professor Born 1963
#18,381
Finn E. Kydland
Finn E. Kydland Norwegian Economist Born 1943
#27,743
Trygve Haavelmo
Trygve Haavelmo Norwegian Mathematician 1911 – 1999
#28,457
Atle Selberg
Atle Selberg Norwegian Mathematician 1917 – 2007
#29,428
OD
Ole-Johan Dahl Norwegian Computer Scientist 1931 – 2002
#36,425
Thoralf Skolem
Thoralf Skolem Norwegian Mathematician 1887 – 1963
#43,980
SE
Sam Eyde Norwegian Inventor 1866 – 1940
#50,248
Erik Werenskiold
Erik Werenskiold Norwegian Lithographer 1855 – 1938
#50,726
CW
Caspar Wessel Norwegian Mathematician 1745 – 1818
#51,611
Peter Waage
Peter Waage Norwegian Chemist 1833 – 1900
#67,602
Georg Ossian Sars
Georg Ossian Sars Norwegian Biologist 1837 – 1927
#73,153
Carl Sofus Lumholtz
Carl Sofus Lumholtz Norwegian Anthropologist 1851 – 1922
#91,383
Bernt Michael Holmboe
Bernt Michael Holmboe Norwegian Mathematician 1795 – 1850
#120,154
ES
Embrik Strand Norwegian Botanist 1876 – 1947
#140,396
Svein Rosseland
Svein Rosseland Norwegian Astronomer 1894 – 1985
#143,759
Jens Esmark
Jens Esmark Norwegian Geologist 1763 – 1839
#146,538
NW
Nic Waal Norwegian Psychiatrist 1905 – 1960
#147,244
Idun Reiten
Idun Reiten Norwegian Mathematician Born 1942
#166,541
Sigmund Mowinckel
Sigmund Mowinckel Norwegian Professor 1884 – 1965
#173,502
Baltazar Mathias Keilhau
Baltazar Mathias Keilhau Norwegian Geologist 1797 – 1858
#191,505
Adolf Hoel
Adolf Hoel Norwegian Geologist 1879 – 1964
#194,256
Johan Herman Lie Vogt
Johan Herman Lie Vogt Norwegian Geologist 1858 – 1932
#211,153
Peter Ascanius
Peter Ascanius Norwegian Biologist 1723 – 1803
#215,649
Johannes Andenæs
Johannes Andenæs Norwegian Professor 1912 – 2003
#230,903
Anders Sandvig
Anders Sandvig Norwegian Dentist 1862 – 1950
#265,821
Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug
Torkel Halvorsen Aschehoug Norwegian Economist 1822 – 1909
#294,468
OS
Ole Singstad Norwegian Engineer 1882 – 1969
#294,630
BW
Bjørn Wiik Norwegian Physicist 1937 – 1999
#305,743
Tore Bjørgo
Tore Bjørgo Norwegian Professor Born 1958
#367,002
HK
Harald K. Schjelderup Norwegian Physicist 1895 – 1974
#369,242
Frede Castberg
Frede Castberg Norwegian Professor 1893 – 1977
#387,450
Gunhild Stordalen
Gunhild Stordalen Norwegian Physician Born 1979
#388,136
MT
Mark Teeuwen Norwegian Professor Born 1966
#394,234
AL
Arve Lønnum Norwegian Professor 1911 – 1988
#411,545
Kristian Schreiner
Kristian Schreiner Norwegian Anthropologist 1874 – 1957
#412,751
SB
Sigvald Bernhard Refsum Norwegian Neurologist 1907 – 1991
#417,550
Harald Wergeland
Harald Wergeland Norwegian Physicist 1912 – 1987
#420,057
Marius Hægstad
Marius Hægstad Norwegian Educator 1850 – 1927
#456,554
Olav Selvaag
Olav Selvaag Norwegian Engineer 1912 – 2002
#472,049
JF
Jon Fjeldså Norwegian Zoologist Born 1942
#473,178
Jonas Axel Boeck
Jonas Axel Boeck Norwegian Zoologist 1833 – 1873
#482,451
LM
Leif Mæhle Norwegian Professor 1927 – 2016
#492,350
Adolf Fonahn
Adolf Fonahn Norwegian Physician 1873 – 1940
#508,358
JF
Johannes Falnes Norwegian Physicist Born 1931
#511,487
Mikael Heggelund Foslie
Mikael Heggelund Foslie Norwegian Botanist 1855 – 1909
#511,539
OC
Otto Chr. Bastiansen Norwegian Physicist 1918 – 1995
#511,882

By the numbers

Inside Norway Scientists & Academics

83 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous norway scientists & academics born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Norway Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1910s with 9 people.

What Norway Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Professor are Norway Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 15% of all notables (12).

Norway Scientists & Academics over-index on professor — 89.2× the global rate.

  1. Professor12
  2. Mathematician9
  3. Engineer8
  4. Physicist6
  5. Physician6
  6. Botanist5
  7. Geologist5
  8. Zoologist4
  1. Professor1289.2×
  2. Geologist543.1×
  3. Engineer817.8×
  4. Mathematician917.4×
  5. Physicist617.3×
  6. Botanist510.6×
  7. Physician69.6×

City Hot Spots

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