Norwegian Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliam

Is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1958, but was not re-elected in 1961.

Was a Norwegian anatomist and politician for the Labour Party. He notably served as a professor (193

Was a Norwegian anatomist and politician for the Labour Party. He notably served as a professor (1932–1947) and rector (1938–1945) of Norges tannlegehøgskole, Norway's ambassador to Sweden (1947–1953), Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs (1953–1960) and chairman of the International Whaling Commission.Bergersen had been a member of Oslo city council from 1934 to 1940, and briefly in 1945 after the war's end. In December 1953, while still serving as ambassador, he joined the Cabinet of Oscar Torp as Minister of Education and Church Affairs. He served until April 1960, remaining in the post well into the Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet. In 1960 he was replaced with Helge Sivertsen.

Was a Norwegian ski jumper.Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated internatio

Was a Norwegian ski jumper.Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three world championships in 1931, 1935 and 1937. Ruud also won the Olympic gold medal in 1932 and 1936. He also was an accomplished alpine skier, winning a bronze medal in the combined at the 1935 world championships. Ruud won the Holmenkollen ski jumping competition in 1934 and shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1937 with Olaf Hoffsbakken and Martin P. Vangsli.

Was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal as cr

Was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat in the coxed fours competition.

A Norwegian singer and musical theatre artist from Helgeroa in Larvik, Vestfold county. She was born

A Norwegian singer and musical theatre artist from Helgeroa in Larvik, Vestfold county. She was born in 1975. Birgitte has performed in popular musicals like Grease, Fame and The Little Shop of Horrors. She has also done the show My First, My Last, My Everything.She became famous both in Norway and abroad in 2003, following her performance in that year's Melodi Grand Prix, which is used to select the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her entry was the uptempo disco song Good Evening, Europe!, which is the phrase used every year when the ESC hosts address millions of viewers across Europe. As the title, almost all the lyrics were a reference to the Song Contest, usually direct quotes from past Eurovision entries, or else from other songs sung by former Eurovision participants. The song was written by Arve Furset, who also composed the winning song by Jostein Hasselgård.

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is a former Norwegian football striker.He first played for Ålgård FK, but played mainly for Bryne,

Is a former Norwegian football striker.He first played for Ålgård FK, but played mainly for Bryne, most notably in the Norwegian Premier League between 1976 and 1983.

Is a former Norwegian football player who played for Klepp IL and for Norway women's national footba

Is a former Norwegian football player who played for Klepp IL and for Norway women's national football team.

Is a Norwegian football coach and former player.Berntsen's first tournament with the national women'

Is a Norwegian football coach and former player.Berntsen's first tournament with the national women's team was the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship which took place in June 2005 in England. He courted controversy by including in the squad 16-year-old Isabel

Is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Trom

Is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1954, and was re-elected on one occasion. Solli was mayor of Lenvik municipality between 1945 and 1953, and served a last period 1953–1955 as a member of the executive committee of the municipality council.

Was a Norwegian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Sum

Was a Norwegian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust

Was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1954, and was re-elected on three occasions.

Was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10km

Was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10km relay at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Is a previous Norwegian boxer. He became the Norwegian Champion six times in heavyweight and light h

Is a previous Norwegian boxer. He became the Norwegian Champion six times in heavyweight and light heavyweight. He became the Nordic Champion in 1955. In 1954 he was on the Europe Team in the Golden Glove tournament in USA, and won his two matches.

Was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nor

Was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion. During his stints as cabinet member, which included the entire second term, he was replaced by dep

Is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He is chairman of the Norwegian Aquaculture Center i

Is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He is chairman of the Norwegian Aquaculture Center in Brønnøy.Bjarne Mørk Eidem was a member of the Norwegian Parliament from 1969 to 1985, representing Nordland. He was made Minister of Fisheries in the sec

Is a retired Norwegian alpine skier from Stranda who has competed at the Olympics, World Championshi

Is a retired Norwegian alpine skier from Stranda who has competed at the Olympics, World Championships and the World Cup. Solbakken participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he finished fifth in super-G, sixth in giant slalom and t

Was a Norwegian horse rider who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics

Was a Norwegian horse rider who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper. He played for the Norwegian football club Tromsø I.L..He

Is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper. He played for the Norwegian football club Tromsø I.L..He was immortalized for his mistake during a match against Sogndal I.L. in 1988, which was shown (unfortunately for Flem) on live television. As Flem was abou

Is a Norwegian handball player who currently plays for Rhein-Neckar Löwen, a team based in Mannheim

Is a Norwegian handball player who currently plays for Rhein-Neckar Löwen, a team based in Mannheim, Germany.

Is a Norwegian footballer, playing for Randaberg IL.Aarsheim has stayed with Viking FK for the major

Is a Norwegian footballer, playing for Randaberg IL.Aarsheim has stayed with Viking FK for the majority of his career, arriving from local club Hundvåg as a youth team player. Making his debut for Viking in 1994, he stayed with the club until 2005, playin

Is a Norwegian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier.

Is a Norwegian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier.

Is a Norwegian alpine skier who finished 7th in the women's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Is a Norwegian alpine skier who finished 7th in the women's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo. Niskin is one of only eleven non-Nordic skiers to ever win the Holmenkollen medal . She also finished fifth in the alpine combined

Is a retired Norwegian football defender.

Is a retired Norwegian football defender.