This is a list of famous people from Bergen, Norway.
Artists and actors
- Rolfine Absalonsen (1846–1933), actress.
- Henny Astrup (1876–1961), actress.
- Ingeborg Belling (1848–1927), actress.
- Johan Christian Dahl (1788–1857), painter.
- Tordis Halvorsen (1884–1955), actress.
- Helge Jordal (1946–) actor.
- Elly Kjølstad (1850–1930), actress
- Frank Krog (1954–2008), actor
- Bjarte Hjelmeland (1970–) actor
- Vegard Ylvisåker (1979–) & Bård Ylvisåker (1982–) comedians, musicians, talk show hosts.
- Daniel Simonsen, comedian, actor.
Authors
- Dorothe Engelbretsdotter (1634–1713) author.
- Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), playwright.
- Nicoline Thaulow (1807–1885), author
- Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–1873) author, poet.
- Amalie Skram (1846–1905) author
- Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968) author
- Carl Søyland (1894–1978) Norwegian American editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende
- Nordahl Grieg (1902–1943) poet, author
- Torborg Nedreaas (1906–1987) author and winner of the Kritikerprisen
- Babbis Friis-Baastad (1921-1970) children's writer
- Gunnar Staalesen (1947–) author
- Grethe Fatima Syéd (born 1968), literary critic, novelist
Musicians
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- Ole Bull (1810–1880), violinist, composer.
- Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), composer, pianist.
- Harald Sæverud (1897–1992), composer
- Jan Eggum (1951–) singer-songwriter
- Truls Mørk (1961–) cellist
- Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969–) singer
- Magnet (musician) (1970–) musician
- Varg Vikernes (1973–) musician: Burzum
- Kristian Espedal (1975–) musician: God Seed/Gorgororth
- Erlend Øye (1975–) musician
- Eirik Glambek Bøe (1975–) musician
- Kurt Nilsen (1978-) musician, singer-songwriter
- Anne Lilia Berge Strand (1978–) musician
- Einar Selvik (1979-) musician: Gorgoroth/Wardruna
- Sondre Lerche (1982–) musician
- John Olav Nilsen (1982–) singer, songwriter
- Lars Vaular (1984–) rapper
- Christine Guldbrandsen (1985–) singer
- Marthe Wang (1990-) singer, songwriter
- Kygo (1991–) Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, DJ, record producer
- Aurora Aksnes (1996–) singer, songwriter
- Alan Walker (1997–) producer
- KREAM (brothers Daniel and Markus Slettebakken) record producers
Scientists
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841–1912) leprosy researcher
- Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1851–1943) ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist
- Hans Henrik Reusch (1852–1922) a geologist, geomorphologist and educator.
- Reidar Fauske Sognnaes (1911–1984), Dean of the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine
- Søren Laland (1922–1998), biochemist
- Ivar Giaever (born 1929) Nobel Prize in Physics laureate in 1973
Politicians
- Trond Torleivsson Benkestok (1490–1558) nobleman
- Georg Wallace (1804-1890) elected to the Storting in 1850 for Bergen
- Christian Wilhelm Wisbech (1832–1897) elected to parliament in 1883 and 1889
- Christian Michelsen (1857–1925) ship owner, Prime Minister of Norway
- Albert Viljam Hagelin (1881–1946), politician for the Nasjonal Samling
- Ingvald B. Aase (1882–1948) trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Communist parties
- Carl Joachim Hambro (1885–1964) politician, President of Parliament
- Gulbrand Lunde (1901–1942), politician for the Nasjonal Samling
- Erna Solberg (1961- ) 28th Prime Minister of Norway
- Marte Mjøs Persen (1975- ), member of the Cabinet of Norway
Sport
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- Roald Jensen (1943–1987) football player
- Terje Hauge (1965–) football referee
- Arne Sandstø (1966–) football manager
- Mia Hundvin (1977–) handballer
- Erik Huseklepp (1984–) football player
- Nils Jakob Hoff (1985–) rower
- Alexander Dale Oen (1985–2012) swimmer
- Magnus Midtbø (1988–) climber
- Maren Mjelde (1989–) football player
- Jakob Glesnes (1994–) football player
- Renate Blindheim (1994–) football manager
- Vilde Bøe Risa (1995–) football player
- Gustav Iden (1996–) triathlete
- Kristian Blummenfelt (1994-) triathlete
Others
- Ulrik Vilhelm Koren (1826–1910) Norwegian-American Lutheran church leader
- Tryggve Gran (1889–1980) aviator
- Leif Andreas Larsen (1906–1990) naval officer
- Max Manus (1914–1981) decorated resistance-fighter
- Terje Rød-Larsen (1947–) diplomat, sociologist
- Peter Sunde (1978–) entrepreneur, The Pirate Bay
- El Rubius (1990–) Rubén Gundersen, YouTube personality, the 49th most subscribed on YouTube
References
- Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet (in Norwegian). Universitetsforl. p. 13. ISBN 8200056228.
- Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet (in Norwegian). Universitetsforl. p. 19. ISBN 8200056228.
- Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet (in Norwegian). Universitetsforl. p. 21. ISBN 8200056228.
- "Dahl, Johann Christian" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 731.
- Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon: norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet (in Norwegian). Universitetsforlaget. p. 65. ISBN 8200056228.
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- "Engelbrechtsdatter, Dorthe" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 405.
- Gosse, Edmund William (1911). "Holberg, Ludvig Holberg, Baron" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). pp. 580–581.
- "Welhaven, Johann Sebastian Cammermeyer" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 504.
- "Bull, Ole Bornemann" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 787.
- "Grieg, Edvard Hagerup" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 593–594.
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- "Reusch, Hans Henrik" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 209.