Famous People with Name Thorstein

Thorstein Bunde Veblen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thorstein Bunde Veblen: was a Norwegian-American sociologist and economist and a founder, along with John R. Commons, of the Institutional economics movement. He was an impassioned critic of the performance of the American economy, and is most famous for his book The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899).He obtained his B.A. in Economics at Carleton College (1880), under John Bates Clark, a leading economist in the emerging body of thought now identified as neoclassical economics. He did graduate work at Johns Hopkins University under Charles Sanders Peirce, the founder of the pragmatist school in philosophy, and subsequently received his Ph.D. in (1884) at Yale University, under the direction of William Graham Sumner, a proponent of laissez-faire economic policies.

Thorstein Kråkenes            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Thorstein Kråkenes: was a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.His brother Sverre is also a competition rower, who participated in the 1952 and 1960 Olympic games.

Thorstein Guthe            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Thorstein Guthe: was a Norwegian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil and individual épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Thorstein Treholt            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Thorstein Treholt: was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was the father of convicted Norwegian spy Arne Treholt. He later became the Minister of Agriculture in 1971–1972 in the first cabinet Bratteli and 1973–1976 in the second cabinet Bratteli, the two period

Thorstein Hallager Hiortdahl            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Thorstein Hallager Hiortdahl: was a Norwegian chemist, mineralogist and politician. Hiortdahl was a co-founder of the Norwegian Chemical Society in 1893, and chaired the society from 1906 to 1912. When stepping down he became an honorary member. He also taught chemistry at the Norwegian Military College from 1868 to 1912, chaired the supervising committee for the Higher College of Agriculture at Aas from 1881 to 1896, and was also a member of Kristiania city council from 1883 to 1892. He was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1911, and as a Knight of the Order of the Polar Star. He died in October 1925 in Oslo.

Randy Thorsteinson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Randy Thorsteinson: is a politician and businessman in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Thorsteinson entered politics as president of the Red Deer riding association of the Reform Party of Canada in 1988 and served in this position for three years. In 1988 Thorsteinson also served as the campaign manager for Michael Roth, the Reform Party candidate in Red Deer riding. Roth finished a solid second to Doug Fee (PC) with just under 10,000 votes. Thorsteinson joined the Alberta Social Credit Party in 1991, and became leader the following year. In 2002 Thorsteinson led a movement to form the Alberta Alliance Party. The party successfully met the registration requirements and he became the party's leader at the Party Founding Convention in February 2003.

Raymond (Ray) Thorsteinsson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond (Ray) Thorsteinsson: an award-winning Canadian geologist who focuses on the geology of the high Arctic. He is a Fellow of The Arctic Institute of North America, primarily known for his contribution to the geology of the Proterozoic and Paleozoic rocks.Thorsteinsson began work in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, in 1947, as a summer field assistant. One of his assignments included an epic canoe trip with Dr. Y.O. Fortier to perform geological reconnaissance in the centre of the largely unknown Arctic region. He began his lifelong career with the Geological Survey of Canada in 1952. He spent most of his time studying the Arctic. At first, his fieldwork was completed on foot and by dog team

Pól Thorsteinsson            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Pól Thorsteinsson: is a former Faroese football player, who has been playing football for Faroese and Icelandic football clubs and the national Faroe Islands team. At the end of his career Pól Thorsteinsson played with VB/Sumba, who won the Faroese 1. division; in 2010 they