Born in Drammen Municipality

Drammen Municipality

Municipality in Buskerud, Norway

Drammen Municipality as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier, Norwegian speed skater, Norwegian association football player): Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Johann Olav Koss, Martin Ødegaard and some more.

Celebrities from Drammen Municipality

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Ole Einar Bjørndalen

Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier

*January 27th, 1974

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Johann Olav Koss

Norwegian speed skater

*October 29th, 1968

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Martin Ødegaard

Norwegian association football player

*December 17th, 1998

54

Dag Bjørndalen

Norwegian biathlete

*April 2nd, 1970

75

Rolf Andreassen

Norwegian rower

*April 3rd, 1949

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Fredrik Bekken

Norwegian rower

*March 11th, 1975

73

Thorbjørn Jagland

32nd Prime Minister of Norway

*November 5th, 1950

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Marianne Andersen

Norwegian orienteer

*March 26th, 1980

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Iver Hesselberg

Norwegian priest, politician and author (1780-1844)

*December 16th, 1780 †August 19th, 1844, Christiania

30

Christen Smith

Norwegian botanist (1785-1816)

*October 17th, 1785 †September 22nd, 1816, Congo

75

Arthur Buchardt

Norwegian businessman

*June 15th, 1948

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Charles Mathiesen

Norwegian speed skater

*February 12th, 1911 †November 7th, 1994, Drammen Municipality

69

Christen Elster

Norwegian jurist and politician (1763-1833)

*April 2nd, 1763 †March 11th, 1833, Verdal

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Morten Wold

Norwegian politician

*June 22nd, 1967

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Lars Sætra

Norwegian footballer

*July 24th, 1991

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Jens Ulltveit-Moe

Norwegian businessman

*July 16th, 1942

31

Gustav Wikheim

Norwegian association football player

*March 18th, 1993

68

Lise Christoffersen

Norwegian politician

*August 5th, 1955

73

Sverre Holm

Norwegian actor (1931-2005)

*July 24th, 1931 †March 17th, 2005, Stavern

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Torbjørn Bergerud

Norwegian handball player

*July 16th, 1994

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Øivind Hånes

Norwegian composer, musician and author

*January 5th, 1960

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Heidi Tjugum

Norwegian handball player

*September 5th, 1973

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Johan Halvorsen

Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist (1864–1935)

*March 15th, 1864 †December 4th, 1935, Oslo

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Frode Hagen

Norwegian handball player

*July 23rd, 1974

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Iver Fossum

Norwegian association football player

*July 15th, 1996

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Kim-Roar Hansen

Ski jumper

*March 21st, 1984

27

Ida Lien

Norwegian biathlete

*April 5th, 1997

77

Jørgen Herman Vogt

Norwegian civil servant, lawyer and politician, First State Councilor

*July 21st, 1784 †January 12th, 1862, Christiania

71

Christian Cappelen

Norwegian composer (1845-1916)

*January 26th, 1845 †May 11th, 1916, Christiania

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Knut Frydenlund

Norwegian politician (1927-1987)

*March 31st, 1927 †February 26th, 1987, Oslo

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Omer Bhatti

Norwegian rapper and dancer

*June 14th, 1985

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Alf Andersen

Norwegian ski jumper (1906-1975)

*May 15th, 1906 †April 12th, 1975, Frogn

23

Thorleif Auerdahl

Norwegian author (1895-1918)

*February 12th, 1895 †June 28th, 1918, Christiania

92

Finn Helgesen

Speed skater

*April 25th, 1919 †September 3rd, 2011, Lørenskog

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Johan Fredrik Eckersberg

Norwegian painter (1822-1870)

*June 16th, 1822 †July 13th, 1870, Bærum Municipality

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Christian Blom

Norwegian composer

*October 20th, 1782 †April 22nd, 1861, Drammen Municipality

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Johan Vibe

Norwegian writer

*September 10th, 1748 †March 1st, 1782, Copenhagen

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Hans Jæger

Norwegian anarchist (1854-1910)

*September 2nd, 1854 †February 8th, 1910, Oslo

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Conrad Baden

Norwegian musician (1908-1989)

*August 31st, 1908 †June 11th, 1989

92

Aase Foss Abrahamsen

Norwegian author

*August 27th, 1930 †May 7th, 2023

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Konrad Gustav Knudsen

Norwegian politician (1890-1959)

*August 19th, 1890 †June 16th, 1959

79

Finn Gustavsen

Norwegian politician (1926-2005)

*February 22nd, 1926 †July 20th, 2005

78

Berit Nøkleby

Historian

*September 25th, 1939 †July 26th, 2018

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Karin Lunden

Norwegian actress and singer

*April 25th, 1955

80

Thorodd Presberg

Norwegian footballer and manager

*January 18th, 1944

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Freddy Kalas

Norwegian musician

*February 12th, 1990

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Hans Erik Ødegaard

Norwegian footballer

*January 20th, 1974

82

Arild Mathisen

Footballer

*March 14th, 1942

75

Ingeborg Sørensen

Norwegian playmate

*May 16th, 1948

54

Kenneth Nysæther

Norwegian footballer and manager

*February 17th, 1970

76

Svein Rennemo

Norwegian businessman

*July 24th, 1947

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Hilde Waage

Norwegian historian

*August 18th, 1959

50

Flemming Solberg

Norwegian artistic gymnast

*August 20th, 1973

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Edward Schultheiss

Norwegian actor

*September 13th, 1976

31

Stina Bakken

Norwegian blogger and model (born 1993)

*February 5th, 1993

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Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen

Norwegian footballer

*July 9th, 2003

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Joacim Ødegård Bjøreng

Norwegian ski jumper

*December 14th, 1995

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