Norway
Norway ranks 286th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aichi Prefecture, Ankara, and Kazan. Memorable people born in Norway include Rollo, Magnus the Good, and Olaf Tryggvason. Memorable people who died in Norway include Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway, Einar Thambarskelfir, and Otto Bahr Halvorsen. Norway has been the birth place of many politicians, and explorers and the death place of many politicians, and noblemen. Norway is located in Norway.
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 801 and 1979, Norway was the birth place of 44 globally memorable people, including Rollo, Magnus the Good, and Olaf Tryggvason. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Norway including Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway, Einar Thambarskelfir, and Otto Bahr Halvorsen.
People Born in Norway
Go to all RankingsRollo
NOBLEMAN
846 - 930
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 16
Magnus the Good
POLITICIAN
1024 - 1047
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 17
Olaf Tryggvason
POLITICIAN
963 - 1000
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 5
Harald Greycloak
POLITICIAN
935 - 970
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 12
Sigurd the Crusader
POLITICIAN
1090 - 1130
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 19
Magnus Barefoot
POLITICIAN
1073 - 1103
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 18
Inge I of Norway
POLITICIAN
1135 - 1161
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 11
Magnus IV of Norway
POLITICIAN
1115 - 1139
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 30
Haakon II of Norway
POLITICIAN
1147 - 1162
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 24
Sigurd II of Norway
POLITICIAN
1133 - 1155
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 31
Magnus IV of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1374
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 21
Eystein I of Norway
POLITICIAN
1088 - 1123
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Norway
Go to all RankingsMargaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway
NOBLEMAN
1155 - 1209
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Einar Thambarskelfir
POLITICIAN
980 - 1050
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2
Otto Bahr Halvorsen
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1923
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Sigurd Haakonsson
POLITICIAN
895 - 962
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Norway
Go to all RankingsMargaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway
NOBLEMAN
1155 - 1209
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Otto Bahr Halvorsen
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1923
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Norway were politicians (20), explorers (4), soccer players (4), writers (3), and musicians (3), while most who died were politicians (3), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Norway, including Necrobutcher, Sven Erik Kristiansen, and Fenriz. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Norway, including Magnus the Good, Olaf Tryggvason, and Harald Greycloak.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Norway since 1700.