Born in Stavanger Municipality

Stavanger Municipality

Municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Stavanger Municipality as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Norwegian author, Norwegian actress, Norwegian writer): Johan Harstad, Eili Harboe, Sigbjørn Obstfelder and some more.

Celebrities from Stavanger Municipality

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Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994

33

Sigbjørn Obstfelder

Norwegian writer

*November 21st, 1866 †July 29th, 1900, Copenhagen

37

Christer Rake

Norwegian bicycle racer

*March 19th, 1987

66

Jan Simonsen

Norwegian politician (1953-2019)

*March 3rd, 1953 †August 12th, 2019

36

Alexander Kristoff

Norwegian road bicycle racer

*July 5th, 1987

38

Kjetil Jansrud

Norwegian alpine skier

*August 28th, 1985

53

Kjetil Undset

Norwegian rower

*August 24th, 1970

49

Morten Bergesen

Norwegian rower

*June 9th, 1974

58

Kjell Voll

Norwegian rower

*March 12th, 1966

39

Jone Samuelsen

Norwegian footballer

*July 6th, 1984

65

Fartein Valen

Norwegian composer

*August 25th, 1887 †December 14th, 1952, Haugesund Municipality

72

Cornelius Cruys

Norwegian admiral

*June 14th, 1655 †June 14th, 1727, Saint Petersburg

70

Christian Zetlitz Bretteville

Norwegian politician (1800-1871)

*November 17th, 1800 †February 24th, 1871, Christiania

30

Oscar Landa

Norwegian road cyclist

*August 15th, 1993

72

Carl Abraham Pihl

Norwegian civil engineer

*January 16th, 1825 †September 14th, 1897, Christiania

71

Henrik Steffens

German philosopher, theologian, scientist and poet

*May 2nd, 1773 †February 13th, 1845, Berlin

76

Frode Gjerstad

Norwegian jazz musician

*March 24th, 1948

69

Christian Lous Lange

Norwegian diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize recipient (1869-1938)

*September 17th, 1869 †December 11th, 1938, Oslo

68

Per Inge Torkelsen

Norwegian comedian, author and politician

*March 21st, 1953 †June 22nd, 2021, Oslo

30

Malin Holta

Norwegian handball player (1993-)

*June 9th, 1993

37

Vidar Nisja

Norwegian association football player

*August 21st, 1986

62

Mia Gundersen

Norwegian singer and actor

*October 27th, 1961

56

Bjørn Maaseide

Norwegian beach volleyball player

*March 7th, 1968

27

AURORA

Norwegian singer and songwriter

*June 15th, 1996

43

Pål Sverre Hagen

Norwegian actor

*November 6th, 1980

60

Sigvart Dagsland

Norwegian musician

*October 18th, 1963

33

Pål Varhaug

Norwegian racing driver

*January 26th, 1991

48

Liv Kristine

Norwegian singer

*February 14th, 1976

54

Petter Hegre

Norwegian photographer

*September 8th, 1969

36

Anders Krohn

Norwegian racing driver

*November 15th, 1987

58

Peder Severin Krøyer

Danish painter (1851-1909)

*July 23rd, 1851 †November 21st, 1909, Skagen

41

Rafael Rosell

Filipino actor

*November 10th, 1982

46

Erik Nevland

Norwegian footballer

*November 10th, 1977

44

Kathrine Sørland

Norwegian model

*March 25th, 1980

24

Adrian Pereira

Norwegian footballer

*August 31st, 1999

66

Jan Egeland

Norwegian diplomat and politician (born 1957)

*September 12th, 1957

61

Erik Thorstvedt

Norwegian association football player

*October 28th, 1962

24

Lasse Berg Johnsen

Norwegian footballer

*August 18th, 1999

38

Tonje Nøstvold

Norwegian handball player

*May 7th, 1985

38

Espen Christensen

Norwegian handball player

*June 17th, 1985

63

Fredrik Petersen

Norwegian theologian

*April 23rd, 1839 †January 9th, 1903, Christiania

85

Kathrine Aurell

Swedish screenwriter and author (1901-1986)

*April 29th, 1901 †August 7th, 1986, Arvika Municipality

51

Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå

Norwegian cyclist

*February 10th, 1973

44

Hanne Sørvaag

Norwegian singer-songwriter (born 1979)

*December 27th, 1979

28

Martin Hummervoll

Norwegian footballer

*March 13th, 1996

66

Ståle Kleiberg

Norwegian classical composer and musicologist

*March 8th, 1958

31

Line Bjørnsen

Norwegian handball player

*July 3rd, 1992

36

Arthur Berning

Norwegian actor

*September 11th, 1987

61

Thoralf Hognestad

Norwegian male curler and coach

*October 2nd, 1962

53

Laila Goody

Norwegian actress

*March 22nd, 1971

69

Per Egil Aske

Norwegian actor

*June 10th, 1954

56

Anita Killi

Norwegian film director

*January 17th, 1968

33

Fredrik Torsteinbø

Norwegian football player

*March 13th, 1991

30

Kåre Vedvik

American football player

*March 16th, 1994

61

Jan Fjetland

Norwegian footballer

*August 12th, 1962

48

Trond Bjørnsen

Norwegian association football player

*August 24th, 1975

61

Anne Brit Skjæveland

Norwegian athletics competitor

*July 24th, 1962

37

Dag Mikkelsen

Norwegian poker player

*June 25th, 1986

36

Alice Norin

Indonesian actress

*June 21st, 1987

21

Lars Erik Sødal

Norwegian association football player

*May 26th, 2002

61

Egil Fjetland

Norwegian footballer

*August 12th, 1962

26

Jostein Ekeland

Norwegian footballer

*July 24th, 1997

57

Arnfinn Bårdsen

Norwegian Supreme Court Justice

*July 11th, 1966

76

Jan Petter Rasmussen

Norwegian politician

*June 1st, 1947

55

Morten Øen

Norwegian writer

*March 21st, 1969

30

Tormod Hausken Jacobsen

Norwegian bicycle racer

*August 17th, 1993

80

Sverre Andersen

Norwegian footballer and manager (1936-2016)

*October 9th, 1936 †November 1st, 2016, Stavanger Municipality

83

Ove Rullestad

Norwegian politician

*March 10th, 1940 †October 26th, 2023, Farsund

Birthdays of famous people