Oslo
Oslo ranks 41st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Athens, Warsaw, and Detroit. Memorable people born in Oslo include Fridtjof Nansen, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Trygve Lie. Memorable people who died in Oslo include Dag Solstad, Kaci Kullmann Five, and Roald Aas. Oslo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Oslo is located in Norway.
Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 709,037 in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,546,706 in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, Oslo was the birth place of 225 globally memorable people, including Fridtjof Nansen, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Trygve Lie. Additionaly, 136 globally memorable people have passed away in Oslo including Dag Solstad, Kaci Kullmann Five, and Roald Aas.
People Born in Oslo
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Fridtjof Nansen
EXPLORER
1861 - 1930
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 188
Queen Sonja of Norway
COMPANION
1937 - Present
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 79
Trygve Lie
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1968
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 195
Ragnar Frisch
ECONOMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 156
Odd Hassel
CHEMIST
1897 - 1981
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 154
Jo Nesbø
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 14
Lars Onsager
CHEMIST
1903 - 1976
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 150
Jostein Gaarder
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 82
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 30
Jens Stoltenberg
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 66
Anders Behring Breivik
EXTREMIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 101
Sonja Henie
SKATER
1912 - 1969
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 199
People Deceased in Oslo
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Dag Solstad
WRITER
1941 - 2025
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Kaci Kullmann Five
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Roald Aas
SKATER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 3
Otto Blehr
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1927
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Arne Nordheim
COMPOSER
1931 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Kristen Nygaard
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1926 - 2002
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 6
Otto Authén
GYMNAST
1886 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Finn Tveter
LAWYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 8
Conrad Christensen
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1950
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Ivar Aasen
WRITER
1813 - 1896
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Helge Ingstad
EXPLORER
1899 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Alf Prøysen
WRITER
1914 - 1970
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Oslo
Go to all RankingsDag Solstad
WRITER
1941 - 2025
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Kaci Kullmann Five
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Otto Blehr
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1927
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Arne Nordheim
COMPOSER
1931 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Otto Authén
GYMNAST
1886 - 1971
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Conrad Christensen
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1950
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Ivar Aasen
WRITER
1813 - 1896
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Helge Ingstad
EXPLORER
1899 - 2001
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Alf Prøysen
WRITER
1914 - 1970
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Johan Sverdrup
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1892
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Inge I of Norway
POLITICIAN
1135 - 1161
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Laila Schou Nilsen
SKIER
1919 - 1998
HPI: NaN
Rank: 17
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oslo were soccer players (33), writers (26), politicians (22), athletes (22), and skiers (18), while most who died were politicians (23), writers (18), painters (8), athletes (8), and mathematicians (8).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oslo, including Joshua King, Dan Eggen, and Mix Diskerud. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oslo, including Arne Brustad, Henry Johansen, and Joshua King.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Oslo since 1700.
