Norwegian Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Is a Norwegian football goalkeeper. Originally from Skjetten near Oslo, she was the Norway national

Is a Norwegian football goalkeeper. Originally from Skjetten near Oslo, she was the Norway national team's second keeper for many years, and played for Trondheims-Ørn in the elite Toppserien league for seven seasons while at university, with 217 appearanc

She simultaneously held the 5000-meter and 10,000-meter world records, as well as the world record f

She simultaneously held the 5000-meter and 10,000-meter world records, as well as the world record for marathon, which she held from 1984 until 1998 (2:21:06). She won several prestigious marathon races, including New York, Chicago, Boston twice, and London a record four times.

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper and World Champion.She played on the Norwegian team that w

Is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper and World Champion.She played on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.

Is a Norwegian former cross country skier who competed in the 1960's.

Is a Norwegian former cross country skier who competed in the 1960's.

Is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper, playing for FCM Håndbold, the Norwegian national beach handball

Is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper, playing for FCM Håndbold, the Norwegian national beach handball team and the B side of the national handball team.

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the firs

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist John Daley.

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

Was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark in 1950, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representativ

His debut novel was a semi-autobiography called 23-salen ("The 23rd Row"), in which he criticized No

His debut novel was a semi-autobiography called 23-salen ("The 23rd Row"), in which he criticized Norway's efforts to take care of psychically challenged individuals. In all his novels he has spoken the outsiders' cause, as he did in his break-through novel Hvite Niggere ("White Niggers") in 1986. The novel is about a young man who leads a life somewhat on the edges of normal society.

Is a Norwegian diplomat.He is a cand.polit. by education, and started working for the Norwegian Mini

Is a Norwegian diplomat.He is a cand.polit. by education, and started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980. He notably worked as press spokesman in the ministry from 1992 to 2000, before serving as the Norwegian ambassador to Canada from 2000 to 2005. In 2005 he was appointed as a deputy under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister.

Is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2008. Her best World Cup finish is a 14th

Is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2008. Her best World Cup finish is a 14th place at a sprint event in Otepää in January 2009. She won 4 gold medals during the 2009 Junior World Championship in Praz de Lys Sommand, but had to settl

Is an Olympic and National Record holding swimming from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 2008 Olym

Is an Olympic and National Record holding swimming from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 2008 Olympics, where she set the Norwegian Record in the 100m butterfly. Her club team is Asker svømmeklubb.

Is a is a Norwegian football midfielder, who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France.

Is a is a Norwegian football midfielder, who currently plays for Olympique Lyonnais in Lyon, France. She is also a member of the Norwegian Women's National Football Team, making her A-team debut on January 23, 2003 against the U.S. in China.

Is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). She was elected to the Norwegian Parlia

Is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 2001. She failed to get re-elected in 2005, but meets in the place of Øystein Djupedal, who was appointed to a government positi

Is a former international topswimmer from Norway, who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Sh

Is a former international topswimmer from Norway, who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is a three-time Olympian for her native country.

Was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1818, representing the cons

Was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1818, representing the constituency of Lister og Mandals Amt. He worked as a farmer there. He served only one term.Ole Irgens

Is a Norwegian handball player. She is currently a line player for the Danish club FC Midtjylland Håndbold and the Norwegian National Team.

Is a Norwegian footballer. She is a forward and midfielder in her club side Lyon.She had her first a

Is a Norwegian footballer. She is a forward and midfielder in her club side Lyon.She had her first appearance for the Norwegian national team at the age of 16. In her first major tournament, the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship, she scored two goals which k

Was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He took secondary education in Drammen, and g

Was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He took secondary education in Drammen, and graduated as cand.med. in 1894. He was appointed acting county physician (equivalent to Medical Officer for Health) in Modum in 1898. He started a private practice in Eidsvold in 1898, but again became county physician, this time in Ullensaker from 1905. Involved in politics, he was a member of Eidsvold municipal council, and even deputy mayor for some time. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1910–1912, representing the constituency Øvre Romerike. He did meet in the place of Johan Opsahl, but died midway during the term.

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

Was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1945, and was re-elected on four occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative in the periods 1934–1936 and 1937–1945.

Was a Sami teacher and politician. On October 11, 1906, he became the first Sami to be elected to th

Was a Sami teacher and politician. On October 11, 1906, he became the first Sami to be elected to the Stortinget, and he was the representative of Finnmark for the Norwegian Labour Party from 1907 to 1912.

A Norwegian singer and stage actress. Alme was born in Oslo, but moved to Stavanger at an early age.

A Norwegian singer and stage actress. Alme was born in Oslo, but moved to Stavanger at an early age. She performed in variety shows before getting the role as Maria in West Side Story at Det Norske Teatret in 1982. Since then she has acted in several roles, both in musicals and in plays. Among the productions she has taken part in are Godspell, A Chorus Line, Cats and Oklahoma, as well as Ionesco's La Leçon at Riksteatret. Alme has done little screen work, but had a small role in the TV comedy "Pilen flyttebyrå" in 1987. After she married and had children in the early 1990s, she largely disappeared from the public eye, but has remained active in minor productions.[1] She is the granddaughter of author Johan Borgen.[1]

Was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament fro

Was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Møre og Romsdal county in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949.On the local level he was a member of the executive committee of Krist

Was a Norwegian speed skater born in Lunner, Norway.Ivar Ballangrud was one of the best speed skater

Was a Norwegian speed skater born in Lunner, Norway.Ivar Ballangrud was one of the best speed skaters in the world for a period of 15 years, from 1924 to 1939. Coming from the small place Lunner on Hadeland, he was a member of the famous "Hadeland Trio",

Is a Norwegian chess player, most famous for being the seventeenth ICCF World Champion in correspond

Is a Norwegian chess player, most famous for being the seventeenth ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess. In over the board chess he holds an International Master title.