Amundsen, Roald (Borge)
The Norwegian explorer who reached the South Pole first
Famous People from Norway
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Breivik, Anders (Oslo)
The Norwegian extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 -
Carlsen, Magnus (Tønsberg)
Four-time winner of the World Chess Championship -
Eric the Red
The viking explorer who colonized Greenland -
Henie, Sonja (Kristiania (now Oslo))
She was the first big celebrity figure skater -
Heyerdahl, Thor (Larvik)
Leader of the Kon-Tiki and Ra Expeditions -
Ibsen, Henrik (Skien)
The Norwegian "Father of Modern Drama" -
Munch, Edvard (Loten)
The Norwegian who painted 1893's The Scream -
Nansen, FridtjofExplorer (Store Frøen)
The Norwegian polar explorer who won the Nobel Prize in 1922 -
Tyldum, Morten
The director of Headhunters and The Imitation Game