Norwegian Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Was a Norwegian sport wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He participated in the midd

Was a Norwegian sport wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He participated in the middleweight class in wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics, where he finished fifth overall. He attributed his success partially to the rivalry he had with Sv

Is a former speed skater from Norway.Engelstad specialised on the sprint, with his strongest distanc

Is a former speed skater from Norway.Engelstad specialised on the sprint, with his strongest distance being the 1,000 m. He had his best year in 1984 when he became Norwegian Sprint Champion for the third time, won bronze on the 1,000 m at the Winter Olym

Is a Norwegian businessperson. A former politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, and having

Is a Norwegian businessperson. A former politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, and having served a period as the chief executive officer of Storebrand Bank, Henriksen is since 2006 the current CEO of the Norwegian government-owned wine and spirits retail monopoly company, AS Vinmonopolet. From 1984 to 1986, Henriksen was the leader of the Young Conservatives (Unge Høyre), the youth wing of the Conservative Party. In 1986 Henriksen worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a private secretary (now called political adviser) for then foreign minister Svenn Stray, during Willoch's Second Cabinet. Henriksen served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus during the term 1985–1989. Then from 1986 to 1988 he was political advisor to the chairman of the Conservative Party, Rolf Presthus, and a similar capacity during 1989–1990 under then Minister of Trade Kaci Kullmann Five during the cabinet Syse.

Is a Norwegian retired competitive figure skater who skates professionally. She is a multiple Norweg

Is a Norwegian retired competitive figure skater who skates professionally. She is a multiple Norwegian national champion and competed many times at the World Figure Skating Championships, the European Figure Skating Championships, and the World Junior Fi

Is a former Norwegian team handball player and coach. She played for the club IL Vestar and the Norw

Is a former Norwegian team handball player and coach. She played for the club IL Vestar and the Norwegian women's national handball team. After her playing career she was head coach for the national team for two years.

Was a Norwegian businesswoman and a politician for the Conservative Party. Platou was the country's

Was a Norwegian businesswoman and a politician for the Conservative Party. Platou was the country's first woman to be elected Member of Parliament. From 1919 Platou had been a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament – Stortinget – for the Conservative Party. In the 1921 election, she was elected Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kristiania, as the first woman in the country. The 1921 election was the first Norwegian election with proportional representation, which probably helped the chance of a woman being elected. Her first speech in Parliament was a criticism of then Prime Minister Otto Blehr's assertion that chocolate was a luxury commodity. Platou believed it was an important part of children's diet. She was elected out of office after her first term was up, but continued for another term as deputy representative.

Was a Norwegian figure skater. She won a bronze medal at the 1927 World Figure Skating Championships

Was a Norwegian figure skater. She won a bronze medal at the 1927 World Figure Skating Championships, and competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics where she placed sixteenth.[

Is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament fr

Is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1973–1977. On the local level she was a member of Lardal municipal council from 1967 to 1979, serving as deputy mayor from 1975 to 1977.

Is a Norwegian handball player, who grew up in the municipality of Skaun. She is goalkeeper for Byå

Is a Norwegian handball player, who grew up in the municipality of Skaun. She is goalkeeper for Byåsen I.L. and the Norwegian national team.

A Norwegian singer and songwriter.She got an M.A. in language, literature , history and theater stud

A Norwegian singer and songwriter.She got an M.A. in language, literature , history and theater studies from the University of Oslo, and worked as a journalist for several years before deciding to dedicate herself to music full time.In 1987 she received the Spellemannprisen for the record Mitt ville hjerte, and in 1991 for the record "Spor". With her two brothers, Lars and Ola, she received the prize for the record "Soløye" in 2001.

A Norwegian singer. She got her education from Østlandets Musikk-konservatorium and Statens Operask

A Norwegian singer. She got her education from Østlandets Musikk-konservatorium and Statens Operaskole and has been a professional artist since 1979. She has worked as a singer and choirist on a number of recordings with other artists, participated in several TV-productions and musicals and shows. She has played leading roles in the Carte Blanche-show Jazzle Dazzle on Victoria Theater in Oslo in 1985 and in the children`s musical Aleksander on Chateau Neuf. She also played Fantine in Les Miserables on Det Norske Teateret in 1988. She has also worked in shows with artists like Wenche Myhre and Vazelina Bilopphøggers.

Is a Norwegian speed skater and sports official. She was born in Lillehammer, and represented the cl

Is a Norwegian speed skater and sports official. She was born in Lillehammer, and represented the club Lillehammer SK. She participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics, placing fourteenth (tied) in the 1500 metres and seventeenth in the 3000 metres. As an off

Is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. She is currently a representative of Aker

Is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. She is currently a representative of Akershus in the Storting and was first elected in 2005.

Is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament fro

Is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 2001, and has been re-elected on one occasion. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1997–2001. As the only re

Is a Norwegian team handball player and three times European champion. She was voted into the All st

Is a Norwegian team handball player and three times European champion. She was voted into the All star team at the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship, where she won gold medal with the Norwegian national team.

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angel

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she finished sixth in the K-4 500 m event and seventh in the K-2 500 m event.

A solo singer, who has also worked with other artists.After taking part of some local bands, she joi

A solo singer, who has also worked with other artists.After taking part of some local bands, she joined the cult doom metal band The 3rd and the Mortal with whom she recorded the demo The 3rd And The Mortal in 1993, the EP Sorrow in 1993 and the full-length album Tears Laid in Earth in 1994 through the record label Voices of Wonder. The music was strongly atmospheric mixing progressive and metal elements. She left the band to join the project Storm and recorded Nordavind and her first solo release Demo Recordings, both being Nordic-folk-music styled.

Is a Norwegian handball player who played for the club Byåsen IL and the Norwegian national team in

Is a Norwegian handball player who played for the club Byåsen IL and the Norwegian national team in the 1990s. She was born in Trondheim.

Is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. In the World Cup she finished once among the top 10, wit

Is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. In the World Cup she finished once among the top 10, with a tenth place from Lahti in January 1995. She made her debut in January 1993 and competed in her last World Cup race in January 1996. She also competed o

Is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She finished among the top ten for the first time in February

Is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She finished among the top ten for the first time in February 2008 in Otepää, and repeated that result in March 2009 in Trondheim.

Is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She represents Henning SL, and lives in Trondheim. She made her

Is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She represents Henning SL, and lives in Trondheim. She made her World Cup debut in March 2007 in Drammen, and collected her first World Cup points in that race with a 27th place. She finished among the top fifteen for t

Is a Moroccan Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Born in Meknès, Morocco, she migrated to N

Is a Moroccan Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Born in Meknès, Morocco, she migrated to Norway and took an education in economics and French language at the Oslo University College and Bergen University College. She has been elected to Oslo city council several times. She also serves as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the term 2005–2009.

Ullman is the daughter of actress, author and director Liv Ullmann and legendary director, screenwri

Ullman is the daughter of actress, author and director Liv Ullmann and legendary director, screenwriter, and author Ingmar Bergman. She is Ullman's only child and Bergman's youngest daughter (one of nine children Bergman fathered with five different women

Is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and a business professional. She was born Kari

Is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and a business professional. She was born Karin Cecilie Kullmann in Bærum and was educated in law, French language and political science (cand.polit.) at University of Oslo in 1981. Before Kullmann ent

Is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest

Is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1985, and was re-elected on two occasions. She also served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1977–1981, 1981–1985 and 1997–