List of people from Bergen

This is a list of famous people from Bergen, Norway.

Artists, musicians and actors

• Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), playwright
• Johan Christian Dahl (1788–1857), painter
• Ole Bull (1810–1880), violinist, composer
• Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), composer, pianist
• Harald Sæverud (1897–1992), composer
• Helge Jordal, actor (1946–)
• Jan Eggum, singer-songwriter (1951–)
• Truls Mørk, violoncellist (1961–)
• Sissel Kyrkjebø, singer (1969–)
• Magnet (musician), musician (1970–)
• Roger Tiegs, musician: Gorgoroth (1972–)
• Olve Eikemo, musician: Immortal (1973–)
• Varg Vikernes, musician (1973–)
• Tom Cato Visnes, musician: God Seed/Gorgororth (1974–)
• Kristian Espedal, musician: God Seed/Gorgororth (1975–)
• Erlend Øye, musician (1975–)
• Eirik Glambek Bøe, musician (1975–)
• Kurt Nilsen, musician (1978–)
• Anne Lilia Berge Strand, musician (1978–)
• Vegard Ylvisåker, comedian, musician, talk show host (1979–)
• Bård Ylvisåker, comedian, musician, talk show host (1982–)
• Sondre Lerche, musician (1982–)
• Lars Vaular, rapper (1984–)
• Christine Guldbrandsen, singer (1985–)
• Kygo, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, DJ, record producer (1991–)
• Aurora Aksnes, singer, songwriter (1996–)
• Alan Walker, producer (1997–)
• Einar Selvik, musician: Gorgoroth/Wardruna (1979-)
• KREAM, producer
• Karoline Larm, singer-songwriter (1994–)
• MYRA, rapper (1994–)
• Sigrid, singer-songwriter (1996–)

Authors

• Dorothe Engelbretsdotter, author (1634–1713)
• Johan Sebastian Welhaven, author, poet (1807–1873)
• Amalie Skram, author (1846–1905)
• Arnulf Øverland, author (1889–1968)
• Babbis Friis-Baastad, children's writer (1921-1970)
• Nordahl Grieg, poet, author (1902–1943)
• Torborg Nedreaas, author and winner of the Kritikerprisen (1906–1987)
• Gunnar Staalesen, author (1947–)

Scientists

• Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy researcher (1841–1912)
• Leonhard Hess Stejneger, ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist (1851–1943)
• Ivar Giaever, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate in 1973 (1929–)

Politicians

• Trond Torleivsson Benkestok, nobleman (1490–1558)
• Christian Michelsen, ship owner, prime minister (1857–1925)
• Ingvald B. Aase, trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Communist parties (1882–1948)
• Robert Hagelin, politician for the Conservative Party (born 1884)
• Carl Joachim Hambro, politician, President of Parliament (1885–1964)
• Erna Solberg, 28th Prime minister of Norway (1961- )

Other

• Ulrik Vilhelm Koren, Norwegian-American Lutheran church leader (1826–1910)
• Tryggve Gran, aviator (1889–1980)
• Carl Søyland, Norwegian American editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende (1894–1978)
• Leif Andreas Larsen, naval officer (1906–1990)
• Reidar Fauske Sognnaes (1911–1984), Dean of the Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry
• Max Manus, decorated resistance-fighter (1914–1981)
• Roald Jensen, football player (1943–1987)
• Terje Rød-Larsen, diplomat, sociologist (1947–)
• Terje Hauge, football referee (1965–)
• Peter Sunde, entrepreneur, The Pirate Bay (1978–)
• Cecilia Brækhus, boxer and former kickboxer (1981–)
• Alexander Dale Oen, swimmer (1985–2012)
• El Rubius, Rubén Gundersen, YouTube personality who is currently the 7th most subscribed on YouTube (1990–)
• Thomas Rogno, world famous football expert (1979–)