Norwegian Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Norwegian politician for the Farmers' Party.Romundstad was born in Straumsnes and a member of

Was a Norwegian politician for the Farmers' Party.Romundstad was born in Straumsnes and a member of Straumsnes municipality council from 1919 to 1934, serving the terms 1922–1925, 1925–1928 and 1931–1934 as mayor.

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

Was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1965, but was not re-elected in 1969. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1954–1957 (for Nord-Trøndelag) and 1958–1961.

A Norwegian curler from Bærum.Vågberg began his international curling career in Sweden. In his fir

A Norwegian curler from Bærum.Vågberg began his international curling career in Sweden. In his first international tournament, he was the second Mikael Hasselborg's 1990 European Curling Championships winning team. With Hasselborg, he would finish 7th at

Is a Norwegian medical doctor, primarily known for his speedskating career and his books. He is the

Is a Norwegian medical doctor, primarily known for his speedskating career and his books. He is the son of Leif Efskind (1904–1987), professor of medicine at the University of Oslo and a pioneer in the field of heart operations.Efskind burst onto the inte

A Norwegian animator, musician, and videographer known on YouTube as lassegg.[1] He is best known fo

A Norwegian animator, musician, and videographer known on YouTube as lassegg.[1] He is best known for his short pieces "Hyperactive" and "Amateur", which string together short clips of video to create a unique form of video akin to stop-motion animation. His "Hyperactive" video has over 10 million views.[2][3] Lasse originally submitted Hyperactive to YouTube after seeing a copy uploaded by another user with poor sound quality.[5] Over the next six months Lasse uploaded 16 more videos, many created during his animation course. As of May 12th 2007 he has the 31st most subscribed channel, and four videos have been featured on the YouTube front page, Hyperactive, What The Fuck?, Amateur, and Sogno ad Occhi Aperti. While Hyperactive has been the most popular,[2] Amateur was featured in an article in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal.[4

Is a retired Norwegian alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal,

Is a retired Norwegian alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships. His combined career total of 16 Olympic and World Championship medals ranks 2nd all-time behind fellow Norwegian Kjetil An

Is a former speed skater from Norway, who for several years was among the world's best long distance

Is a former speed skater from Norway, who for several years was among the world's best long distance skaters. Sætre who grew up in Nord-Odal competed in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Olympics, and won a 10,000-m bronze in the 2002 Winter Olympics. He won anothe

Was a Norwegian Nordic skier who won both the nordic combined and the 50 km cross country skiing ev

Was a Norwegian Nordic skier who won both the nordic combined and the 50 km cross country skiing events at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1915. Bergendahl's Holmenkollen 50 km cross country skiing victories have only been exc

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician. He served as county governor for almost 35 year

Was a Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician. He served as county governor for almost 35 years, participated at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, and was a member of the Parliament of Norway for several periods.He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1814. From 1815 to 1816 he served as President of the Odelsting. He was elected to the Parliament in 1827, when he was President of the Storting, in 1828, 1836 (President of the Lagting) and in 1839.

The second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and husband Ari Behn. She was born at the p

The second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and husband Ari Behn. She was born at the princess's summer residence Bloksbjerg at Hankø island, in the municipality of Fredrikstad.Leah Isadora is the 6th in succession to the Norwegian throne, after her sister Maud Angelica. Leah Isadora is a grandchild of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway.In the week of her baptism on June 17, she made headlines around the world when it was revealed that her name Leah was inspired in part by the Star Wars character Princess Leia. Her mother Princess Märtha Louise said in an interview with Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, "I must admit that I have always been a big 'Star Wars' fan, and Princess Leia has always been the most beautiful in the whole world."

Is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for Modum FK.He has played in the Norwegian Pre

Is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for Modum FK.He has played in the Norwegian Premier League for Tromsø IL. After joining IF Skarp in 2001, he played 200 matches in a row in the Second Division (third tier).

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

Was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland counties in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949.On the local level he was a member of Hamar city council during

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is a Norwegian chess player, and Norway's fifth International Grandmaster. He received his title in

Is a Norwegian chess player, and Norway's fifth International Grandmaster. He received his title in 2002. He picked up his first norm in Oslo, the second at Bermuda and finally the third in the Sigeman tournament in Malmö. Johannessen has yet to win the Norwegian championship, the closest he has come is second place in 1999 after losing the play-off 0-2 to Berge Østenstad. Johannessen did win the Norwegian blitz chess championship the same year however.

Was a Norwegian cyclist.He participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics, but did not finish the road rac

Was a Norwegian cyclist.He participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics, but did not finish the road race. He was the first Olympic cyclist from his region. He also competed in the World Championships in the same year.

Was a Norwegian banker and politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Par

Was a Norwegian banker and politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949.

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Oslo, and re

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909. He finished seventeenth in the light-welterweight division in the boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He took five No

Was a Norwegian sailor, sports journalist and newspaper editor. In his younger days he was an active

Was a Norwegian sailor, sports journalist and newspaper editor. In his younger days he was an active sport sailor. He competed in the snipe class, and a bronze medal in the European Championships and a sixth place in the World Championships were his forem

Is a former Norwegian weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the Light-heavyweight clas

Is a former Norwegian weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the Light-heavyweight class. He obtained silver medal three times in the World Championships, in 1970, 1971 and 1974.

Is a Norwegian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Norwegian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party.Kolflaath, who belonged to Nordland, was neve

Was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party.Kolflaath, who belonged to Nordland, was never elected directly to the Norwegian Parliament but served as a deputy representative in the periods 1961–1965, 1965–1969 and 1969–1973. During the second t

Is a Norwegian alpine skier. At the Junior World Alpine Skiing Championships he has two seventh plac

Is a Norwegian alpine skier. At the Junior World Alpine Skiing Championships he has two seventh places from 2006 in Mont-Sainte-Anne and one eighth place from 2007 in Flachau. He made his World Cup debut in October 2009 in Sölden, and collected his first

Is a Norwegian sportsman who has competed in shot put, American football and professional boxing.In

Is a Norwegian sportsman who has competed in shot put, American football and professional boxing.In shot putting, he finished thirteenth at the 1992 World Junior Championships and fourth at the 1994 World Junior Championships. His last international athle