This is a list of notable

Norwegian American Norwegian Americans ( nb, Norskamerikanere, nn, Norskamerikanarar) are Americans with ancestral roots in Norway. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the ...

s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. The list is ordered by category of human endeavour. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in both of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Norwegian American or must have references showing they are Norwegian American and are notable.

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Academics

Burton Hatlen Burton Norval Hatlen (April 9, 1936 – January 21, 2008) was an American literary scholar and professor at the University of Maine. Hatlen worked closely with Carroll F. Terrell, an Ezra Pound scholar and co-founder of the National Poetry Fou ...

– (1936–2008) American literary scholar and professor at the

University of Maine The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universities, flagshi ...

C. R. Hagen Carl Richard Hagen (; born 2 February 1937) is a professor of particle physics at the University of Rochester. He is most noted for his contributions to the Standard Model and Spontaneous symmetry breaking, Symmetry breaking as well as the 1964 co- ...

– professor of particle physics at the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The University of Roc ...

Hans-Jørgen Holman Hans-Jörgen Holman (20 February 1925 – 6 August 1986) (also Hans-Jörgen Holmen-Guttormsen) was a Norwegian-American pianist/ harpsichordist and professor of music at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. Holman specialized in Medieval ...

– (1925–1986) Norwegian-American musicologist and educationalist *

Robert Haugen Robert (Bob) Arthur Haugen (June 26, 1942 – January 6, 2013) was a financial economist and a pioneer in the field of quantitative investing and low-volatility investing. He was President of Haugen Custom Financial Systems and also consulted and ...

– (1942–2013) financial economist and pioneer in the field of quantitative investing *

Lloyd Hustvedt Lloyd Hustvedt (April 18, 1922 – February 2, 2004) was an American professor, author, and scholar of Norwegian-American history. Background Lloyd Merlin Hustvedt was born and raised in the Sogn Valley in Goodhue County, Minnesota. His parents, ...

– (1922–2004) Norwegian-born American professor and scholar of history * Jakob Larsen – (1888–1974) American classical scholar *

David T. Lykken David Thoreson Lykken (June 18, 1928 – September 15, 2006) was a behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. He is best known for his work on twin studies and lie detection. Life B ...

– (1928–2006) behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...

) *

Paul Nystrom Paul Henry Nystrom (January 25, 1878 – August 17, 1969) was an American economist, and professor of marketing at Columbia University. He is most known as pioneer in marketing, and for his ''The Economics of Retailing'' (1915) and his ''Economic ...

– (1878–1969) professor of marketing at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

Carleton Opgaard Carleton Opgaard (February 18, 1929 – July 6, 2014) was an American college and university administrator and founding president of Vancouver Island University. Early life and education Carleton Myron Opgaard was born in Fort Ransom, North Dako ...

– (1929–2014) American college and university administrator and founding president of

Vancouver Island University Vancouver Island University (abbreviated as VIU, formerly known as Malaspina University-College and earlier as Malaspina College) is a Canadian public university serving Vancouver Island and coastal British Columbia. Malaspina College began in 196 ...

* Reidar Fauske Sognnaes – (1911–1984) Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the

UCLA School of Dentistry The UCLA School of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) located in the Center for Health Sciences building in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. The school has seve ...

and world-renowned scholar in the field of oral pathology

Historians and sociologists

Kenneth O. Bjork Kenneth O. Bjork (19 July 1909 – 11 August 1991) was an American professor, historian and author. He served as managing editor for publications at the Norwegian-American Historical Association over a twenty-year period. Background Kenneth O. Bj ...

– (1909–1991) American professor, historian and author * Carl Blegen – (1887–1971) American archaeologist famous for his work on the site of

Pylos Pylos (, ; el, Πύλος), historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is th ...

in modern-day Greece and Troy in modern-day Turkey. *

Theodore C. Blegen Theodore Christian Blegen (16 July 1891 – 18 July 1969) was an American historian and writer. Blegen was the writer of numerous historic reference books, papers and articles written over a five decade period. His primary areas of focus wer ...

– (1891–1969) American historian and author *

Elise M. Boulding Elise M. Boulding (; July 6, 1920 – June 24, 2010) was a Norwegian-born American Quaker sociologist, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies. Her holistic, multidimensional a ...

– (1920–2010) Quaker sociologist Norwegian, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies *

Odd S. Lovoll Odd Sverre Lovoll (born October 6, 1934) is a Norwegian-American author, historian and educator. Background Odd Sverre Lovoll was born in Sande, in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He immigrated to the United States in 1946 and is a naturalized United S ...

– American author, historian and educator *

Peter A. Munch Peter Andreas Munch (December 19, 1908 – January 10, 1984) was a Norwegian-born sociologist, educator, and writer. In 1948, he immigrated to the United States as a post-doctoral research fellow studying Norwegian-American rural sociology in th ...

– (1908–1984) Norwegian-American sociologist, educator and author *

Carlton C. Qualey Carlton Chester Qualey (December 17, 1904 – March 25, 1988) was an American academic, author, and historian. His research specialized principally in Norwegian-American immigration. An eminent historian, his publications include books, articles ...

– (1904–1988) American professor, author and historian *

Rick Steves Richard John Steves Jr. (born May 10, 1955), known professionally as Rick Steves, is an American travel writer, author, activist, and television personality. His travel philosophy encourages people to explore less-touristy areas of destination ...

– American author, historian * Martin Ulvestad – (1865–1942) American historian and author whose writings focused on Norwegian-American immigration * Thorstein Veblen – (1857–1929) American economist and sociologist

Architects

* Gene Amdahl – Norwegian-born computer architect and hi-tech entrepreneur *

George Awsumb George Awsumb (20 July 1880 – 24 November 1959) was a prominent Norwegian-American architect in the first half of the 20th century. Awsumb defined architecture as “frozen music” designed for the “man on the street.” He was influenced by ...

– Norwegian-born, prominent American architect of 20th century *

George Bergstrom George Edwin Bergstrom (March 12, 1876 – June 17, 1955) was an American architect who designed The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Biography George Edwin Bergstrom was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, of Norwegian immigrant ancestry. His ...

– American architect most noted for his design work on the Pentagon in

Arlington County, Virginia Arlington County is a County (United States), county in the Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the Washington, D.C., District of Co ...

. * Frederick William Cappelen – (1857–1921) Norwegian-born architect and civil engineer who held the office of Minneapolis City Engineer * George Dahl – (1894–1987) prominent American architect of 20th century. *

Joachim Goschen Giæver Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocrypha ...

– (1856–1925) Civil engineer involved in the construction of the framework to Statue of Liberty *

Jon Jerde Jonathan Adams Jerde, (January 22, 1940 – February 9, 2015) was an American architect based in Venice, Los Angeles, California, founder and chairman of The Jerde Partnership, a design architecture and urban planning firm specializing in the des ...

– American architect *

Peter Johnsen Peter Berghsey Johnsen (born 1950) is an American scientist, administrator and adventurer. Education Johnsen received his bachelor's (1974) and Ph.D. (1978) degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in zoology and continued his traini ...

Henry Orth Harold (Henry) William Orth (April 14, 1866 - March 5, 1946) was an American architect. Background Harold William Orth was born on a ship en route to the United States from Christiana (Oslo), Norway, on April 14, 1866. His exact date of arrival t ...

– (1866–1946) American architect

Entertainment

Actors and actresses

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* John Aasen – (1890–1938) American silent film actor, one of the tallest actors in history. * Jean Arthur – (1900–1991) American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s *

Nina Arvesen Nina Arvesen (born May 16, 1961) is an American actress of Norwegian extraction, model, dancer, and businesswoman. Best known for her performances in American soap operas, Arvesen landed her two most prominent acting roles as Cassandra Rawlin ...

– American actress of Norwegian extraction, best known for her performances on American soap operas. *

Richard Dean Anderson Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) is a retired American actor and producer. He began his television career in 1976, playing Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series ''General Hospital'', and then rose to prominence as the lead a ...

– American television and film actor, producer and composer. *

James Arness James Arness (born James King Aurness; May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the CBS television series '' Gunsmoke''. Arness has the distinction of having played the ...

– (1923–2011) American actor, best known for portraying

Marshal Matt Dillon Matt Dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of ''Gunsmoke''. He is the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas, who works to preserve law and order in the western frontier of the 1870s. The character wa ...

in the television series ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'', of part Norwegian descent and was brother of actor Peter Graves. * Dorothy Arnold – (1917–1997) American film actress. * Roger Awsumb – (1928–2002) American television host "Casey Jones" for the ''Lunch with Casey'' children's show''.'' *

Earl W. Bascom Earl Wesley Bascom (June 19, 1906 – August 28, 1995) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, cowboy, rodeo performer, inventor, and Hollywood actor. Raised in Canada, he portrayed in works of fine art his own experiences of cowboying ...

– (1906–1995) cowboy actor, worked with Roy Rogers, grandmother was Norwegian * Rowan Blanchard – American actress * Stan Boreson – "King of Scandinavian Humor" *

James Cagney James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor, dancer and film director. On stage and in film, Cagney was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He ...

– (1899–1986) American actor, first on stage, then in film, grandfather was of Norwegian descent * Dana Carvey – American comedian, actor and producer, 7/16ths Norwegian * Jennifer Connelly – American film actress, father is of Irish and Norwegian, mother was of Ashkenazi Jewish descent *

Erika Christensen Erika Jane Christensen (born August 19, 1982) is an American actress and singer whose filmography includes roles in ''Traffic'' (2000), '' Swimfan'' (2002), ''The Banger Sisters'' (2002), ''The Perfect Score'' (2004), ''Flightplan'' (2005), '' ...

– American actress, father is of part Norwegian descent * Lauren Cohan – American actress * Arlene Dahl – American actress and former

MGM Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a ...

contract star, mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas. *

Laura Dern Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Born to actor Bruce Dern and ac ...

– American actress *

Tom Drake Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in '' Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

– (1918–1982) American actor * Josh Duhamel – American actor and former fashion model, of part Norwegian descent *

Linda Eder Linda Eder (; born February 3, 1961) is an American singer and actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical ''Jekyll & Hyde'', originating the role of Lucy Harris, for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award. Eder has performed ...

– American singer and actress * Dana Elcar – (1927–2005) American television and movie character actor. *

Linda Evans Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad; November 18, 1942) is an American actress known primarily for her roles on television. In the 1960s she played Audra Barkley, the daughter of Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck) in the Western tel ...

– American actress *

Jimmy Fallon James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, television host, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' and as the host of the late-night talk show ''The Ton ...

– American television host, comedian, actor, singer, writer, and producer (Norwegian maternal great-grandfather). * Bob Fosse – (1927–1987) American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director. * Kristine Froseth – American actress and model of full Norwegian descent *

Peter Graves (actor) Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Jim Phelps in the CBS television series '' Mission: Impossible'' from 1967 to 1973 (original) and from 1988 to ...

– (1926–2010) American film and television actor, of part Norwegian descent * Sigrid Gurie – (1911–1969) Norwegian-born motion picture actress from the late 1930s to early 1940s *

Carmine Giovinazzo Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American actor, writer, painter and musician, known for his role as Danny Messer, Detective Danny Messer in ''CSI: NY''. Early life Giovinazzo was born and raised in the Port Richmond, ...

– American actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in

CSI: NY ''CSI: NY'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: New York'', stylized as ''CSI: NY/Crime Scene Investigation'') is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004, to February 22, 2013, for a total of nine seaso ...

. He is of Norwegian and Italian descent *

Melanie Griffith Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent thriller films before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s. Born in Manhattan, New York City, ...

– American actress, mother is of part Norwegian descent *

Josh Hartnett Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He first came to attention in 1997 for his role as Michael Fitzgerald in the television crime drama series '' Cracker''. He made his feature film debut in 1998 in th ...

– American actor * June Havoc – (1912–2010) Canadian-born American actress, dancer, writer, and theater director *

Tricia Helfer Tricia Janine Helfer (born April 11, 1974) is a Canadian-American actress and former model. She played the enigmatic Cylon model Number Six in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' series (2004–2009). She also voiced Sarah Kerrigan in ''S ...

- Canadian American actress * Lance Henriksen – American actor and artist, Norwegian father * Celeste Holm – (1917–2012) American stage, film, and television actress * Jon-Erik Hexum – (1957–1984) American model and actor. *

Jean Kasem Jean Thompson Kasem (born May 21, 1954) is a former American actress. She is the widow of radio personality and actor Casey Kasem. Early life Jean Thompson was one of five children born to Irene Celia Thompson and Herbert Owens Thompson Sr. (d ...

– actress and widow of Casey Kasem *

Marta Kristen Marta Kristen is a Norwegian-born American actress. Kristen is best known for her role as Judy Robinson, the oldest child of Professor John Robinson and his wife, Maureen, in the television series ''Lost in Space'' (1965–1968). Her character w ...

– American actress * Lorenzo Lamas – American actor and reality television participant, mother of Norwegian descent *

Carole Landis Carole Landis (born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; January 1, 1919 – July 5, 1948) was an American actress and singer. She worked as a contract player for Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s. Her breakout role was as the female lead in the 1940 ...

– (1919–1948) American film and stage actress *

Gypsy Rose Lee Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick, January 8, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer, stripper and vedette famous for her striptease act. Also an actress, author, and playwright, her 1957 memoir was adapted into ...

– (1914–1970) American burlesque entertainer famous for her striptease act. *

Lucille Lund Lucille may refer to: People People with the given name "Lucille": * Lucille Bailie (born 1969), Australian basketball player * Lucille Ball (1911–1989), American actress best known for the television series ''I Love Lucy'' * Lucille Berrien (bo ...

– (1913–2002) American film actress of the 1930s. *

Dawn Lyn Dawn Lyn Nervik (born January 11, 1963) is an American former child actress who acted from age 4 to 15. She is best known for her role as Dodie Douglas during the last three seasons of the sitcom ''My Three Sons''. Her brother, Leif Garrett, is ...

– American actress best known for her role in three seasons of the comedy My Three Sons. *

Kristanna Loken Kristanna Loken (born October 8, 1979) is a Norwegian American actress and model. She is known for her roles in the films '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003), ''BloodRayne'' (2005) and ''Bounty Killer'' (2013) and on the TV series ''P ...

– American actress known for her work in both film and television, and as a fashion model, is of half Norwegian and half German descent * John Lund – (1911–1992) American film actor who is probably best remembered for his role in the film A Foreign Affair * Jena Malone – actress, of part Norwegian descent * Kimberly Matula – actress best known for her role as

Hope Logan Hope Logan is a fictional character from ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. The character was portrayed by several child actors since Hope's introduction in 2002, most notably Rachel and Amanda Pace. In 20 ...

on CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful. *

Peter MacNicol Peter MacNicol (born April 10, 1954) is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play ''Crimes of the Heart''. His film roles include Galen in ''Dragonslayer'' (1981), Stingo in ''Sophie's Choice'' ( ...

– American actor ('' Ally McBeal'') * Virginia Mayo – (1920–2005) American film actress. *

Jenny Maxwell Jennifer Helene Maxwell (September 3, 1941 – June 10, 1981) was an American film and television actress, probably best remembered for her role in the 1961 Elvis Presley film ''Blue Hawaii.'' Early years Maxwell was the daughter of a constru ...

– (1941–1981) American film and television actress, probably best remembered for her role in the 1961 Elvis Presley film Blue Hawaii * Robert Mitchum – (1917–1997) American film actor, author, composer and singer, of half Norwegian descent * Christopher Mitchum – American actor. He is the second son of film star Robert Mitchum and younger brother of actor James Mitchum, father was of half Norwegian descent * James Mitchum – American actor and son of Robert Mitchum, father was of half Norwegian descent *

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic " blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as wel ...

– (1926–1962) American actress, singer and model, of part Norwegian descent * Harry Morgan – (1915–2011) American actor *

Patricia Morison Eileen Patricia Augusta Fraser Morison (March 19, 1915 – May 20, 2018) was an American stage, television and film actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood and mezzo-soprano singer. She made her feature film debut in 1939 after several years on ...

– American stage and motion picture actress and mezzo-soprano singer *

Kari Michaelsen Kari Michaelsen (born Kari Markussen, November 3, 1961) is an American actress, television personality, and motivational speaker. As an actress, she is best known for her role as Katie Kanisky on the sitcom ''Gimme a Break!'' (1981–1987). Bio ...

– American actress. She is most known by her role as Katie Kanisky on the television sitcom ''

Gimme a Break! ''Gimme a Break!'' is an American television sitcom created by Morton Lachman, Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen, that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed ...

''. *

Mildred Natwick Mildred Natwick (June 19, 1905 – October 25, 1994) was an American actress. She won a Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for an Academy Award and two Tony Awards. Early life Natwick was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Mildre ...

– (1905–1994) American stage and film actress *

Barry Nelson Barry Nelson (born Robert Haakon Nielsen; April 16, 1917 – April 7, 2007) was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond. Early life Nelson was born in San Francisco, the son of Norwegian immi ...

– (1917–2007) American actor (

James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...

). *

Nathan Fillion Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor. He played the leading roles of Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds on '' Firefly'' and its film continuation '' Serenity'', and Richard Castle on '' Castle''. , he was starring as J ...

– actor *

Greta Nissen Greta Nissen (born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen; 30 January 1906 – 15 May 1988) was a Norwegian-American film and stage actress. Stage and screen actress Born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, Nissen was originally a dancer. While ...

– (1906–1988) Norwegian-born American film and stage actress. * Dagmar Oakland – (1893–1989) American actress * Eric Christian Olsen American actor known for his role in NCIS: Los Angeles . 100% Norwegian. *

Ashley Olsen Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American businesswoman and former actress. She began her acting career at the age of nine months, sharing the role of Michelle Tanner with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen in the television sitcom ...

- Actress, produser, fashion designer and businesswoman. Is the twin sister of

Mary-Kate Olsen Mary-Kate Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, equestrian, and former actress. She began her acting career nine months after her birth, sharing the role of Michelle Tanner with her twin sister Ashley Olsen ...

and elder sister of Elizabeth Olsen *

- Actress, produser, fashion designer and businesswoman. Is the twin sister of

and elder sister of Elizabeth Olsen * Elizabeth Olsen - Actress, younger sister of twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen *

Barbara Payton Barbara Lee Payton (born Barbara Lee Redfield; November 16, 1927 – May 8, 1967) was an American film actress best known for her stormy social life and battles with alcoholism and drug addiction. Her life has been the subject of several bo ...

– American fashion model and actress, parents of Norwegian descent * Piper Perabo – American stage, film and television actress, mother is of Norwegian descent *

Chris Pratt Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for playing Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015). He also appeared in The WB drama series ''Everwood'' (2002–2006) an ...

– American Actor of English, German, Swiss-German, French-Canadian and Norwegian descent. * Priscilla Presley American actress and businesswoman and ex-wife of musician

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

, of part Norwegian descent * John Qualen – (1899–1987) Canadian-American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles. *

Evan Ross Evan Olav Ross-Naess (born August 26, 1988), is an American actor and musician. He made his acting debut in the comedy-drama film '' ATL'' (2006), and has since starred in the films ''Pride'' (2007), ''According to Greta'' (2009), '' Mooz-lum'' ...

– American actor and musician, father was Norwegian * Kathryn Leigh Scott – American television and film actress * Kevin Sorbo – American actor ('' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''), of part Norwegian descent *

Ann Reinking Ann Reinking (November 10, 1949December 12, 2020) was an American dancer, actress, choreographer and singer. She worked predominantly in musical theater, starring in Broadway (theatre), Broadway productions such as ''Coco (musical), Coco'' (1969) ...

– American actress, dancer, and choreographer *

Sonia Satra Sonia Satra (born December 17, 1967, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on ''Guiding Light'' and ''One Life to Live''. Personal life She was born, the youngest of three children, to Gunvor Satra, a Norw ...

– American actress * David Soul – American-British actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television programme ''

Starsky and Hutch ''Starsky & Hutch'' is an American action television series, which consisted of a 72-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a ''Movie of the Week'' entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn (inspired by th ...

'' *

Sally Struthers Sally Anne Struthers (born July 28, 1947) is an American actress and activist. She played Gloria Stivic, the daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker (played by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton) on ''All in the Family'', for which she won two Emmy ...

– American actress and spokeswoman ( Gloria Stivic on '' All in the Family'' and as Babette on ''

Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagshi ...

''). * Harry Tenbrook – Norwegian-American actor *

Max Thieriot Maximillion Drake Thieriot (; born October 14, 1988) is an American actor and director. He made his acting debut in the 2004 adventure comedy film ''Catch That Kid''. Thieriot has since appeared in the action comedy ''The Pacifier'' (2005), the ...

– American actor *

Justin Torkildsen Justin Torkildsen (born July 3, 1981 in Boulder, Colorado) is an American actor, best known for his role as Rick Forrester on the daytime soap opera, ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. He portrayed the role from 1999 to 2006. Torkildsen received h ...

– American actor, best known for his role on '' The Bold and the Beautiful'' *

Aaron Tveit Aaron Kyle Tveit (; born October 21, 1983) is an American actor. Tveit originated the lead role of Christian the composer in the stage adaptation of ''Moulin Rouge!'' on Broadway, a performance for which he won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Acto ...

– theatre, television, and film actor * Kirsten Vangsness – American actress (''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was r ...

'') * Shantel VanSanten – American actress * Vicky Vette – pornographic actress and model * Robert Wagner – American actor best known for the Hart to Hart TV series. * Kristen Wiig – American film and television actress, paternal grandfather was of Norwegian descent * Michelle Williams – American film and television actress, of part Norwegian descent * Rainn Wilson – American actor * Renée Zellweger – American actress and producer, mother is Norwegian-born, and of part Norwegian descent

Screenwriters, directors and producers of film

John G. Avildsen John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He is perhaps best known for directing ''Rocky'' (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director, and the first three ''The Karate Kid'' fil ...

– American film director * Janae Bakken – American television producer and screenwriter best known for her work on the television series

Scrubs Scrub(s) may refer to: * Scrub, low shrub and grass characteristic of scrubland * Scrubs (clothing), worn by medical staff * ''Scrubs'' (TV series), an American television program * Scrubs (occupation), also called "scrub tech," "scrub nurse," o ...

* Kathryn Bigelow – American director *

Ron Hauge Ron Hauge is an American television writer and executive producer. Early in his career, Hauge was a contributor to '' National Lampoon''. In 1989 he created a graphic for ''Spy Magazine'' captioned "The World Championship," with wars between co ...

– American television writer * Brian Helgeland – American screenwriter, film producer and director *

Richard Christian Matheson Richard Christian Matheson (born October 14, 1953) is an American writer of horror fiction and screenplays, the son of fiction writer and screenwriter Richard Matheson. He is the author of over 100 short stories of psychological horror and ma ...

– novelist, screenwriter and producer * Richard Matheson (1926–2013) – American author and screenwriter *

Sarah Cameron Sunde Sarah Cameron Sunde is an American, New York based interdisciplinary environmental artist. For the first 10 years of her career (1999-2010), she identified primarily as a theater maker and director, and was known internationally as the American-En ...

– American theatrical director

Singers and musicians

* Liz Anderson – American country music singer * Lynn Andersen – American country music singer and equestrian * The Andrews Sisters *

Peter Askim Peter Askim is an American composer of modern classical music, conductor, music educator and a double bassist. Background Born in Denmark, to a Norwegian father and an American mother, he grew up in Cumberland, Maine. He studied at the Hochschu ...

– American composer of modern classical music *

Sophie Auster Sophie Auster (born July 6, 1987) is an American singer/songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of authors Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt. Early life Sophie Auster was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the daughter of authors Paul Auster and ...

– American singer and actress *

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

– (1929–1988) American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer. *

Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became ...

– American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist * Stan Boreson – the "King of Scandinavian Humor" *

Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...

– American rock singer-songwriter and musician *

Storm Bull Storm Bull (October 13, 1913 – July 22, 2007) was an American musician, composer and educator. He was Professor Emeritus at the College of Music, University of Colorado at Boulder and Head of the Division of Piano. Background Johan Storm Bul ...

– (1913–2007) American musician, composer and educator * Jerry Cantrell – American musician, lead guitarist of Alice in Chains * F. Melius Christiansen – (1871–1955) Norwegian-born violinist and choral conductor in the Lutheran choral tradition * Paul J. Christiansen – (1914–1997) American choral conductor and composer *

David Ellefson David Warren Ellefson (born November 12, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his long tenure as the bassist for thrash metal band Megadeth. Ellefson initially became an accomplished bassist and honed his songwriting skills while leadin ...

– bassist and founding member of the American band

Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal along wit ...

* Bradley Ellingboe – American choral composer and conductor *

Myron Floren Myron Floren (November 5, 1919 – July 23, 2005) was an American musician best known as the accordionist on ''The Lawrence Welk Show'' between 1950 and 1980. Floren came to prominence primarily from his regular appearances on the weekly televis ...

– (1919–2005) American musician best known as the accordionist on The Lawrence Welk Show *

Leif Garrett Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik; November 8, 1961) is an American singer, actor, and television personality. He worked as a child actor, then in the 1970s became famous as a teen idol in music. He later received much publicity for his drug ...

– American singer and actor * Josh Groban – American singer-songwriter (great-grandmother of Norwegian descent) *

Marty Haugen Marty Haugen (born December 30, 1950) is an American composer of liturgical music. Biography Marty Haugen was born December 30, 1950, in Wanamingo, Minnesota. He was raised in the American Lutheran Church (ALC) in Minnesota, and became a member ...

– American composer of liturgical music * Skitch Henderson – (1918–2005) pianist, conductor, and composer *

Bibbe Hansen Bibbe Hansen (born January 31, 1952) is an American performance artist, musician and actress. Family Hansen's parents were bohemian Jewish poet Audrey Ostlin Hansen and Fluxus artist Al Hansen, a participant in the Andy Warhol Factory. Her stepf ...

– artist, musician, and former actress best known as the mother of musician Beck *

Adolph Herseth Adolph Sylvester "Bud" Herseth (July 25, 1921 – April 13, 2013) was principal trumpet in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1948 until 2001, and served as principal trumpet emeritus from 2001 until his retirement in 2004. Life and career Herse ...

– principal trumpet in the

Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891. The ensemble makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. The music director is Riccardo Muti, who began his tenure ...

from 1948 until 2001 *

Nick Hexum Nicholas Lofton Hexum (born April 12, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter and rapper, currently the vocalist and guitarist for the multi-platinum alternative rock band 311 and The Nick Hexum Quintet. Early life Born in Madison, Wisconsin, to ...

– American musician, currently the vocalist and guitarist for the

311 311 may refer to: * 311 (number), a natural number * AD 311, a year of the Julian calendar, in the fourth century AD * 311 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * 311 (band), an American band ** ''311'' (album), band 311's self-titled album ...

band *

Josh Homme Joshua Michael Homme ( ; born May 17, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the founder, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, which he form ...

– American rock musician and record producer * David Johansen – American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop singer, well as a songwriter and actor *

Ardis Krainik Ardis Joan Krainik (March 8, 1929 – January 18, 1997) was an American mezzo-soprano opera singer who was the general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago for 15 years. Background Krainik was born and raised in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the daugh ...

– (1929–1997) American mezzo-soprano opera singer *

Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. Lambert is known for his dynamic vocal performances that fuse his theatrical tra ...

– American singer *

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

– (1920–2002) American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress * DJ Muggs –

Cypress Hill Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. They have sold over 20 million albums worldwide and have multi-platinum and platinum albums. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast and 1990 ...

's DJ and producer * Brent Mydland – (1952–1990) fourth keyboardist to play for the American rock band the

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...

– Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter that resident in New York * Spencer Nilsen – video game music composer *

Renee Olstead Renee Olstead (born June 18, 1989) is an American actress and singer. Active since childhood as an actress, she is best known for her roles on the CBS sitcom '' Still Standing'' and on the ABC Family drama ''The Secret Life of the American Teenag ...

– American actress and singer * Malia Ann Kawailanamalie Petersen – Hula Halau 'O Kamuela dancer * Robin Pecknold – songwriter, lead singer of American

indie folk Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s among musicians from indie rock scenes influenced by folk music. Indie folk hybridizes the acoustic guitar melodies of traditional folk music with contemporary instrumentation. The genre has its ...

band

Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes is an American indie folk band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 2006. The band consists of Robin Pecknold (vocals, guitar), Skyler Skjelset (guitar, mandolin, backing vocals), Casey Wescott (keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals), Ch ...

* Lisa Marie Presley – singer-songwriter and daughter of Elvis Presley *

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of ...

– American singer, songwriter, musician, and occasional actor * Gregg Rolie – American keyboardist, organist, and singer, who is one of the founding members of the bands

Santana Santana may refer to: Transportation * Volkswagen Santana, an automobile * Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles * Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer Boats * Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...

, The Storm,

Abraxas Pool ''Abraxas Pool'' is a 1997 album by ex-Santana members Mike Shrieve, Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, José "Chepito" Areas, Alphonso Johnson, and Mike Carabello. Track listing # "Boom Ba Ya Ya" ''(Michael Shrieve, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Michael Car ...

and Journey, for whom he was the original lead singer. * Alia Shawkat – American actress ( Arrested Development) *

Grace Slick Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter, artist, and painter. Slick was a key figure in San Francisco's early psychedelic music scene in the mid-1960s. With a music career spanning four decades, s ...

– American singer and songwriter, one of the lead singers of the rock groups The Great Society,

Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to ac ...

Jefferson Starship Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1974 by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. Between 1974 and 1984, they released eight gold or platinum-selling studio albu ...

, and

Starship A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for interstellar travel, traveling between planetary systems. The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 188 ...

Matt Sorum Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960) is an American drummer. He is best known as both a former member of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he recorded three studio albums, and as a member of the supergroup Velvet Revolver. S ...

– American rock drummer and percussionist. He works with

Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...

and

Velvet Revolver Velvet Revolver was an American hard rock supergroup consisting of Guns N' Roses members Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals) and Matt Sorum (drums, backing vocals), alongside Dave Kushner (rhythm guitar) formerly of punk b ...

Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs ...

– American singer-songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. (maternal second great-grandmother parents) *

Harry Stewart Harry Stewart (October 21, 1908 – May 20, 1956), born Harry Skarbo, was an entertainer, singer, comedian, and songwriter. He was best known for his portrayal of Yogi Yorgesson, a comically exaggerated Swedish American.Axel Stordahl – (1913–1963) arranger active from the late 1930s through the 1950s *

Carl Frederick Tandberg Carl Frederick Tandberg (March 22, 1910 – August 26, 1988), was a bassist who recorded with Glen Campbell and Frankie Ortega. Biography He was born on March 22, 1910, in Dorchester, Boston where his father, Thorvald Martin Tandberg I (1874 ...

– (1910–1988) bass fiddle musician ( Glen Campbell) * Robin Thicke - singer. His mother is of partial Norwegian ancestry * Tinashe – singer * Peter Tork – American musician and actor, best known as a member of The Monkees *

Eddie Vedder Eddie Jerome Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and one of four guitarists of the rock band Pearl Jam. He also appeared as a guest vocalist i ...

- best known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Pearl Jam. Vedder was born Edward Louis Severson III *

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born Pål Gamst, 6 September 1961) is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. Waaktaar-Savoy is best known for his work as the main songwriter and guitarist in the Norwegian pop band A-ha, which has sold more than 50 million alb ...

– lyricist, singer, and guitar player from the band

a-ha A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...

and

Savoy Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. Savo ...

. He was born in Oslo and moved to New York after meeting his girlfriend (now wife),

Lauren Savoy Lauren Lucia Savoy is an American musician and film director. Upon graduation from the London Film School, Savoy started directing music videos and commercials. She has original songs in the movie "Hawaii, Oslo" as well as "One Night at Mcool's." ...

. *

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...

– American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor *

Camilla Wicks Camilla Dolores Wicks (August 9, 1928 – November 25, 2020) was an American violinist, and one of the first female violinists to establish a major international career. Her performing career included solo appearances with leading European and ...

– American violinist and one of the first female violinists to establish a major international career *

Okay Kaya Kaya Wilkins (born August 14, 1990), better known as Okay Kaya, is a Norwegian-American musician from New Jersey. History Wilkins was born in New Jersey and raised in Nesoddtangen, 4 miles outside of Oslo. Raised by her mother along with 5 brot ...

- American singer, songwriter, model, and actor. Most known as OKAY KAYA, her stage name * Vera Zorina – (1917–2003) Norwegian ballerina, musical theatre actress and choreographer

Models

* Lauren Anderson * Brooke Berry *

Jo Collins Janet Canoy (born August 5, 1945 in Lebanon, Oregon), known professionally as Jo Collins, is ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for December 1964 and Playmate of the Year for 1965. Her original pictorial was photographed by Mario Casil ...

– Playboy Magazine's Playmate of the Month * CariDee English – American fashion model and TV personality *

Patti Hansen Patricia Alvine Hansen (born March 17, 1956) is an American model and actress. Biography Early life and career Hansen, who is of Norwegian ancestry, was born and raised in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City, the youngest of six children. ...

– American model and actress *

Nicky Hilton Nicholai Olivia Rothschild ( Hilton, October 5, 1983) is an American socialite, fashion designer and model. She is a member of the Hilton family by birth, and a member of the Rothschild family through her marriage to James Rothschild, a grandso ...

– American fashion model, socialite, celebutante, and fashion designer * Dakota Johnson – American fashion model and actress, daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith * Surrey Marshe *

Leeann Tweeden Leeann Tweeden is an American radio broadcaster, model and sports commentator. She is co-host of ''Dr. Drew Midday Live'' on Radio 790 KABC in Los Angeles. Early life Tweeden was born in Manassas, Virginia, to Bill Tweeden, a retired Air For ...

– American model * Nikki Ziering – American model and actress * Christine Teigen – American model *

Lindsay Ellingson Lindsay Marie Ellingson (born November 19, 1984) is an American model. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2011 to 2014. Early life Ellingson, who is of Norwegian ancestry, was born in San Bernardino County, California, and grew up in Moreno ...

- American model

Sport

Boomer Esiason at Super Bowl XLI pre-game show in Miami

* Lance Armstrong – American former professional

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

Gil Andersen Gilbert Andersen (sometimes misspelled Anderson) (27 November 1879 – 20 September 1930) was a Norwegian-American racecar driver active during the formative years of auto racing. Biography Gilbert "Gil" Andersen was born on 27 November 1879 i ...

(1879–1935) – Norwegian-born

racecar driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organis ...

active during the formative years of auto racing * Craig Anderson – American NHL goaltender *

John Anderson John Anderson may refer to: Business *John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland * John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of ...

(1873–1949) –

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ...

and

first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

Lisa Aukland Lisa Aukland (born September 16, 1958) is an American professional female bodybuilder and amateur powerlifter. Early life and education Lisa Aukland was born in 1958 in Bay Shore, New York. She has two sisters, one older and one younger. Her ch ...

(born 1957) – professional bodybuilder and powerlifter * Espen Baardsen – former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Jim Bakken James LeRoy Bakken (born November 2, 1940) is an American former professional football player who was a punter and placekicker for the National Football League’s St. Louis Cardinals. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and was named to the ...

– former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

punter and

placekicker Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or punter. Spe ...

Jill Bakken Jill Bakken (born January 25, 1977) is an American Olympic bobsledder who has competed since 1994. As the driver, she and partner Vonetta Flowers won the gold medal in Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics for the U.S. Bakken's best Bobsleigh W ...

– American Olympic bobsledder *

Ole Bardahl Bardahl is a brand of petroleum oil additives, lubricants and gasoline additives for motor vehicles and internal combustion engines made by Bardahl Manufacturing Corporation in Seattle, Washington. Ole Bardahl Bardahl Oil Company was found ...

(1906–1995) – hall of fame rodeo champion, "Father of Modern Rodeo" * Tom Brady – American NFL quarterback for the

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...

and

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...

Walter Burkemo Walter E. Burkemo (October 9, 1918 – October 8, 1986) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the PGA Championship in 1953 PGA Championship, 1953. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Burkemo was the youngest of 13 children of N ...

– American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

* Dustin Byfuglien – American NHL defenseman *

George Dahlgren George Arthur Dahlgren (April 17, 1887 – January 16, 1940) was a football player in the National Football League. Dahlgren was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was the eldest son of Edwin Dahlgren, who was born in Sweden, and Pauline, wh ...

(1887–1940) – player in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

Mix Diskerud Mikkel Morgenstar Pålssønn "Mix" Diskerud (born October 2, 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Omonia. Born in Norway, he represented the United States national team. His mother coined his nickn ...

– Norwegian-born American soccer player currently playing for MLS club New York City FC *

Grete Eliassen Grete Eliassen (born September 21, 1986 in Lutsen, Minnesota) is an American-Norwegian freestyle skier. She won a bronze medal in ''Slopestyle'' at the 2011 Winter X Games XV in Aspen, Colorado, behind Kaya Turski and Keri Herman. She has won 6 ...

– American freestyle skier; Norwegian father *

Audun Endestad Audun Endestad (born January 19, 1953) is a Norwegian-born American cross-country skier, author and field guide. He is a past Olympic, World and National Team cross-country skier. Biography Audun Gudmund Endestad was born in Bryggja, Sogn og F ...

– Norwegian-born American

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

, author, and field guide *

Alf Engen Alf Marinius Engen (May 15, 1909–July 20, 1997) was a Norwegian-American skier. He set several ski jumping world records during the 1930s and helped establish numerous ski areas in the Western United States. Engen is best known for his ski ...

(1909–1997) – Norwegian-born skier and skiing school owner/teacher; set several ski jumping world records in the 1930s *

Corey Engen Corey Engen (March 30, 1916 – May 9, 2006) was the captain of the U.S. Nordic ski team at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. He was the youngest of the three Engen brothers that pioneered and popularized alpine skiing in the in ...

(1916–2006) – captain of the U.S. Nordic ski team at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...

St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in ...

, Switzerland *

Sverre Engen Sverre S. Engen (January 28, 1911 – April 4, 2001) was a Norwegian-American skier, ski coach, ski area manager, and film-maker. Biography Engen was born in the town of Mjøndalen, in Buskerud county, Norway, the second son of Trond Sorli Engen an ...

(1911–2001) – Norwegian-born skier, ski coach, ski area manager, and filmmaker * Hal Erickson (1898–1963) – player in the

* Stein Eriksen – former alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist *

Gretchen Fraser Gretchen Kunigk Fraser (February 11, 1919 – February 17, 1994) was an American alpine ski racer. She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in skiing. She was also the skiing stand-in for ice skater Sonja Henie in the movies ' ...

(1919–1994) – Alpine ski racer, the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing *

Sig Haugdahl Sigurd Olson "Sig" Haugdahl (January 10, 1891 – February 4, 1970) was an IMCA "Big Car" (now sprint car) champion 1927 – 1932 and an early promoter of stock car racing in the United States. Background Sig Haugdahl was born on the Tiller ...

(1891–1970) – IMCA champion 1927–1932 and an early promoter of stock car racing in the United States *

Anders Haugen Anders Olsen Haugen (October 24, 1888 – April 14, 1984) was a Norwegian-American ski jumper who won four national ski jumping championships. He competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix and the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. An ...

(1888–1984) – American ski jumper *

Greg Haugen Greg Lee Haugen (born August 31, 1960) is a retired American boxer. Haugen was champion at both the lightweight and light welterweight classes. He trained under Jim Montgomery. Haugen turned pro in 1982 and won his first 17 fights before challen ...

– retired American boxer * Michael Haugen Jr. – professional ten-pin bowler *

Art Hauger John Arthur Hauger (November 18, 1893 – August 2, 1944) was a major league baseball player and scout and minor league manager. Hauger was an outfielder for the Cleveland Naps. He played in fifteen games and only managed one hit (a single) ...

(1893–1944) – Major League Baseball player *

Sonja Henie Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norway, Norwegian figure skating, figure skater and film star. She was a three-time List of Olympic medalists in figure skating, Olympic champion (Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics, ...

(1912–1969) – Norwegian figure skater and film star *

Hjalmar Hvam Hjalmar Petterson Hvam (16 November 1902 – March 30, 1996) was a competitive Norway, Norwegian-Americans, American nordic skiing, Nordic skier and inventor of the first safety ski binding. Early life Hvam was born in Kongsberg, Kongsberg, Nor ...

(1902–1996) – competitive Norwegian-American Nordic skier and inventor of the first safety ski binding * Burt Ingwersen (1898–1969) – American football, basketball, and baseball player * Kenneth Di Vita Jensen – Norwegian-born American soccer player *

Si Johnson Silas Kenneth Johnson (October 5, 1906 – May 12, 1994) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 492 Major League games pitched over 17 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds (1928–36), St. Louis Cardinals ...

(1906–1994) – pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds *

Lolo Jones Lori Susan "Lolo" Jones (born August 5, 1982) is an American hurdler and bobsledder who specializes in the 60-meter and 100-meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at Louisiana State University. She wo ...

– American track and field athlete who specialized in the 60 and 100-meter hurdles *

Art Jorgens Arndt Ludwig "Art" Jorgens (May 18, 1905 – March 1, 1980) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York Yankees. Biography Jorgens was born in Modum, Buskerud County, Norway. His family moved to the United S ...

(1905–1980) – catcher in Major League Baseball *

Sonny Jurgensen Christian Adolph "Sonny" Jurgensen III (born August 23, 1934) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. He was inducted int ...

– former American football quarterback in the National Football League * Brandon Inge – American professional baseball infielder * Jay Kleven (1949–2009) – Major League Baseball player in 1976 for the New York Mets *

Don Larsen Don James Larsen (August 7, 1929 – January 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams: the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore O ...

(1929–2020) – American Major League Baseball pitcher who threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series *

Newt Loken Newton C. Loken (February 27, 1919 – June 28, 2011) was an artistic gymnast and coach of gymnastics, trampolining and cheerleading. While a member of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's gymnastics team, Loken was NCAA all-around gymnastics ch ...

– former artistic gymnast and coach of gymnastics, trampolining, and cheerleading * Harold "Hal" W. Moe (1910–2001) – American college football player and assistant coach *

Tommy Moe Thomas Sven Moe (born February 17, 1970) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. An Olympic gold and silver medalist in 1994, he specialized in the speed events of downhill and super G. Early years Born in Missoula, Mon ...

– former alpine ski racer * Doug Moe – American professional basketball coach * Sondre Norheim (1825–1897) – Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing *

Werner Nilsen Werner "Scotty" Nilsen (February 4, 1904 in Skien, Norway – May 10, 1992 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former Norwegian American soccer forward. He is one of the highest scoring players in U.S. soccer history, scoring 131 goals in 239 games wit ...

(1904–1992) – Norwegian-American soccer forward *

Casper Oimoen Casper Oimoen (May 8, 1906 – July 28, 1995) was an American ski jumping champion. Biography Casper Oimoen was born at Etnedal in Oppland, Norway. He immigrated to the United States in 1923 and settled near Minot, North Dakota. Unable to compete ...

(1906–1995) – American ski jumping champion *

John Olerud John Garrett Olerud, Jr. (; born August 5, 1968), nicknamed "Johnny O", is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays te ...

– American former first baseman in Major League Baseball * Ole Olsen (1894–1980) – Major League Baseball pitcher * Greg Olson – American football coach *

Lute Olson Robert Luther "Lute" Olson (September 22, 1934 – August 27, 2020) was an American basketball coach, who was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the head co ...

– retired American men's basketball coach * Peter Oppegard – American retired pair skater and coach *

Danica Patrick Danica Sue Patrick (; born March 25, 1982) is an American former professional racing driver. She is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel car racing—her victory in the 2008 Indy Japan 300 is the only win by a woman ...

– American auto racing driver, model, and advertising spokeswoman * Sarah Reinertsen – American athlete * Earl Sande (1898–1968) – American Hall of Fame jockey and thoroughbred horse trainer *

Eddie August Schneider Eddie August Henry Schneider (October 20, 1911 – December 23, 1940) was an American aviator who set three transcontinental airspeed records for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930. His plane was a Cessna Model AW with a Warner-Scar ...

(1911–1940) – set three transcontinental airspeed records for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930 *

Knute Rockne Knut (Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used whi ...

(1888–1931) – American football coach * Ed Saugestad – former college men's ice hockey coach * Bjørn Selander – American racing cyclist *

Jack Skille Jack Skille (born May 19, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Colorado Avalanche, and the Vancouver C ...

– American professional ice hockey player for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League *

Karsten Solheim Karsten Solheim (September 15, 1911 – February 16, 2000) was an American golf club designer and businessman. He founded Karsten Manufacturing, a golf club maker better known by the name of PING, and the Solheim Cup, the premier international te ...

(1911–2000) – Norwegian-born American golf club designer and businessman * Carl Tellefsen (1854–1908) – Norwegian-born skiing champion and the first leader of the

U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association U.S. Ski & Snowboard, formerly known as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, is the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding. Founded in 1905, the organization provides leadership and direction for skiers and snowboarders fr ...

* Jimmy "Big Jim" Wiggs (1876–1963) – pitcher in Major League Baseball * Jan Stenerud – former professional football player for the

American Football League The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Football Conference. ...

's Kansas City Chiefs *

Snowshoe Thompson John Albert Thompson (born Jon Torsteinsson Rue; April 30, 1827 – May 15, 1876), nicknamed Snowshoe Thompson, an early resident of the Sierra Nevada of Nevada and California, was a Norwegian-American considered to be the father of California s ...

(1827–1876) – considered the father of California skiing * Arthur E. Tokle (1922–2005) – Norwegian-born American ski jumper * Torger Tokle (1919–1945) – Norwegian-born ski jumper; the Torger Tokle Memorial Trophy was created in his honor after he was killed while serving as a ski trooper in World War II * Lindsey Vonn – American alpine skier * Johnny Weir – American figure skater *

Babe Didrikson Zaharias Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (; Didrikson; June 26, 1911 – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball and track and field. She won two gold medals in track and field at the 1932 Summer Ol ...

(1911–1956) – American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field * Brede Hangeland *

Bjørn Maars Johnsen Bjørn Maars Johnsen (born 6 November 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Georgian Erovnuli Liga club Torpedo Kutaisi and the Norway national team. Early life Born in New York City and raised in Norway to a Norwegian ...

Bankers

Arthur E. Andersen Arthur Edward Andersen (May 30, 1885 – January 10, 1947) was a Scandinavian-American accountant who was the founder of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP (now Accenture). Biography Arthur Edward Andersen was born in Plano, Illinois, to p ...

– (1885–1947) founder of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP. *

Richard W. Fisher Richard W. Fisher (born 1949) is the former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, having served in that post from April 2005 to 2015. He is a Senior Advisor to Barclays Plc, a British bank holding company, a Director of Peps ...

– President and CEO of the

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas covers the Eleventh Federal Reserve District, which includes Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico, a district sometimes referred to as the Oil Patch. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is one of 12 ...

Helge Alexander Haugan Helge A. Haugan (October 26, 1847 – May 17, 1909) was an American banking executive in Chicago, Illinois. Haugan was a founding partner of Haugan & Lindgren and the founding president of the State Bank of Chicago. Background Helge Alexander Hau ...

– (1847–1909) American banking executive in Chicago, Illinois. *

Gabriel Hauge Gabriel Hauge ( ; March 7, 1914 – July 24, 1981) was a prominent American bank executive and economist. Hauge served as assistant to the president for economic affairs during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Background Gabriel Haug ...

– (1914–1981) prominent American bank executive and economist. *

John Paulson John Alfred Paulson (born December 14, 1955) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager. He leads Paulson & Co., a New York-based investment management firm he founded in 1994. He has been called "one of the most prominent names in high fina ...

– (born 1955) President and founder of Paulson & Co. * John Westergaard – (1931–2003) stock analyst and founder of the Westergaard Fund, also political advisor to Senator

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Daniel Patrick Moynihan (March 16, 1927 – March 26, 2003) was an American politician, diplomat and sociologist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York in the United States Senate from 1977 until 2001 and served as an ...

Business

* Linda Avey — Founder of 23andMe, the consumer genetics company * Simon Benson – (1852–1942) noted businessman and philanthropist * Alden W. Clausen – former President of the

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...

* *

William Copeland (brewer) William Copeland (10 January 1834 – 11 February 1902) was a Norwegian-American brewer. In 1869 he established the Spring Valley Brewery in Yamate, Yokohama, Japan. Spring Valley Brewery was one of Japan's first beer breweries, and in 1907 beca ...

, Copeland was born Johan Martinius Thoresen in Arendal in Norway before he moved to USA. He set up a brewery in Japan which today is known as

Kirin Beer is a Japanese integrated beverages company. It is a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited. Its major operating units include Kirin Brewery Company, Limited, Mercian Corporation and Kirin Beverages Company, Limited. Kirin is a member o ...

. *

Ralph Evinrude Ralph S. Evinrude (September 27, 1907 – May 21, 1986) was an American business magnate who was chairman of Outboard Marine Corporation, and the husband of singer and entertainer Frances Langford. Evinrude was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to B ...

– (1907–1986) American business magnate best known for being the Chairman of Outboard Marine Corporation * H. P. Faye – (1859–1928) Norwegian-born businessman who developed sugar cane plantations on west Kauai *

Gary Haugen Gary Alan Haugen (born April 16, 1963) is an American attorney who is the Founder, CEO, and former President of International Justice Mission, a global organization that protects the poor from violence throughout the developing world. Internat ...

– President and CEO of International Justice Mission * H. G. Haugan – Norwegian-born, American railroad´s executive *

Barron Hilton William Barron Hilton (October 23, 1927 – September 19, 2019) was an American business magnate, philanthropist and sportsman. The second son and successor of hotelier Conrad Hilton, he was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of ...

– American socialite, hotel heir, former co-chairman of the

Hilton Hotels Hilton Hotels & Resorts (formerly known as Hilton Hotels) is a global brand of full-service hotels and resorts and the flagship brand of American multinational hospitality company Hilton. The original company was founded by Conrad Hilton. As ...

chain *

Conrad Hilton Conrad Nicholson Hilton Sr. (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American businessman who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916 Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature, but became disil ...

– (1887–1979) American hotelier and founder of the Hilton Hotels chain *

Conrad Hilton, Jr. Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr. (July 6, 1926 – February 5, 1969) was an American socialite, hotel heir, and businessman. He was the eldest son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton and the first husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor. Life ...

– (1926–1969) American socialite, hotel heir, businessman *

Richard Hilton Richard Howard Hilton (born August 17, 1955) is an American businessman. He is the chairman and co-founder of Hilton & Hyland, a real estate brokerage firm based in Beverly Hills, California, that specializes in homes and estates in Beverly Hills ...

– Chairman and co-founder of Hilton & Hyland * Turi Josefsen – Norwegian-born, American businesswoman *

Fred Kavli Fred Kavli (August 20, 1927 – November 21, 2013) was a Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist. He was born on a small farm in Eresfjord, Norway. He founded the Kavlico Corporation, located in Moorpark, California. Under his le ...

– Norwegian and naturalized American physicist, business leader, inventor, and philanthropist *

N. O. Nelson Nils Olas Nelson (September 11, 1844 – October 5, 1922) was an American industrialist and businessman who was the founder of the N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company. Background Nelson was born the son of Anders Nelson at Lillesand in Aust-Agder, ...

– (1844–1922) the founder of the N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company * Kjell Qvale – Norwegian- born business executive *

Tova Traesnaes Tova Traesnaes Borgnine (born Tove Traesnaes; November 17, 1941 – February 26, 2022) was a Norwegian-born American businesswoman. She was the founder of Beauty by Tova cosmetics and the widow of Hollywood actor Ernest Borgnine. Early life Tova ...

– Norwegian-born American business-woman. She is the founder of the Beauty By Tova cosmetics featured on

QVC QVC (short for "Quality Value Convenience") is an American free-to-air television network, and flagship shopping channel specializing in televised home shopping, owned by Qurate Retail Group. Founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel in West Chester, Penn ...

James Trane James Alex Trane (April 29, 1857 – January 24, 1936) was a Norwegian-American inventor and industrialist. He was the co-founder of Trane. Biography James Alex Trane was born in Tromsø, Norway. He was an immigrant to the United States who settled ...

– (1857–1936) the co-founder of Trane * Reuben Trane – (1886–1954) founded Trane, the heating and air conditioning company, with his father James Trane

Cartoonists

Carl Thomas Anderson Carl Thomas Anderson (February 14, 1865 – November 4, 1948) was an American cartoonist best remembered for his comic strip ''Henry''. Readers followed the pantomime adventures of the mute, bald-headed Henry in strips which he signed with his ...

– (1865–1948) American cartoonist best remembered for his

comic strip A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th and into the 21st ...

Henry. * Matt Groening – American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strip

Life in Hell ''Life in Hell'' is a comic strip by Matt Groening, creator of ''The Simpsons'', ''Futurama'', and ''Disenchantment'', which was published weekly from 1977 to 2012. The strip features anthropomorphic rabbits and a gay couple. The comic covers a w ...

as well as two successful television series,

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

and

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years a ...

. * Grim Natwick – (1890–1990) American artist, animator and film director (

Betty Boop Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick.Pointer (2017) She originally appeared in the ''Talkartoon'' and ''Betty Boop'' film series, which were produced by Fleischer ...

) * Charles M. Schulz – (1922–2000) American cartoonist, creator of comic strip ''

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. ' ...

Explorers and founders

Carl Ben Eielson Carl Benjamin "Ben" Eielson (July 20, 1897 – November 9, 1929) was an American aviator, bush pilot and explorer. Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska is named in his honor. In 1997 Carl Ben Eielson was inducted into the North Dakota Aviation Ha ...

– (1897–1929) aviator, bush pilot and explorer *

Jafet Lindeberg Jafet Lindeberg (September 12, 1874 – November 5, 1962) was a gold prospector and co-founder of the city of Nome, Alaska. Background Jafet Isaksen Lindeberg was born in Kvænangen, Troms county, in Norway. In his youth, he tried prospecti ...

– (1873–1962) gold prospector and co-founder of the city of

Nome, Alaska Nome (; ik, Sitŋasuaq, ) is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, United States. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. It had a population of 3,699 recorded ...

Finn Ronne Finn Ronne (December 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980) was a Norwegian-born U.S. citizen and Antarctic explorer. Background Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne (1861–1932), was a polar explorer w ...

– (1899–1980) U.S.

Antarctic The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and other ...

explorer. *

Erik Ramstad Erik Reiersen Ramstad (January 17, 1860 – January 21, 1951) was one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota. Biography Ramstad was the son of tenant farmer Reier Pedersen and Anne Ellefsdatter. He was born at Køsahaugen in Sigdal in Buskerud, N ...

– (1860–1951) one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota

Journalist

Waldemar Ager Waldemar Theodor Ager (March 23, 1869 – August 1, 1941) was a Norwegian-American newspaperman and author. Early life Waldemar Theodor Ager was born at Fredrikstad, in Østfold, Norway. He grew up nearby in Gressvik, just across the Glomma ...

– (1869–1941) Norwegian-born American newspaperman and author * Brynild Anundsen – (1844–1913) Norwegian-born American newspaper editor and publisher *

Ole Amundsen Buslett Ole Amundsen Buslett (May 28, 1855 – June 5, 1924) was a Norwegian-born American author, newspaperman, and politician. Background Ole Amundsen Buslett was born in Gausdal, Oppland, Norway. Buslett was the oldest of eight children born to Amu ...

– (1855–1924) Norwegian-born American author, newspaperman, and politician *

William T. Evjue William T. Evjue (October 10, 1882 – April 23, 1970; born Peder Wilhelm Theodor Evjue) was an American newspaper editor and radio broadcast executive. He founded ''The Capital Times'' and also helped launch the radio station WIBA (AM), both i ...

– (1882–1970) American newspaper editor and radio broadcast executive. * Hans Andersen Foss – (1851–1929) American author, newspaper editor and temperance leader *

Tavi Gevinson Tavi Gevinson (born April 21, 1996) is an American actress, writer, and magazine editor. She came to public attention at the age of 12 due to her fashion blog Style Rookie. By the age of 15, she had shifted her focus to pop culture and feminist d ...

– American fashion journalist and blogger *

Gulbrand Hagen Gulbrand Torsteinson Hagen (March 20, 1865 – February 25, 1919) was an American newspaper editor, writer and photographer in Minnesota and North Dakota at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th. Biography G. T. Hagen was born at ...

– (1864–1919) American newspaper editor, writer, photographe *

Johan Hambro Johan Randulf Bull Hambro (24 October 1915 – 27 February 1993) was a Norway, Norwegian journalist, translator and biographer. He was the fourth son of Norwegian politician C. J. Hambro, whose biography he wrote in 1984. He lived in the United S ...

– (1915–1993) Norwegian journalist, translator and biographer * Vernon Arnold Haugland – (1908–1984) Reporter and writer for

Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspa ...

. As a war correspondent, he documented World War II events as they occurred. He was the first civilian to receive the Silver Star medal. * Carl Hiaasen – American journalist, columnist and novelist *

Reidar Rye Haugan Reidar Rye Haugan (September 18, 1893 – October 1972) was an American newspaper editor and publisher. Background Reidar Rye Haugan was born the youngest of eight children born in Trondheim, Norway. Together with his mother and sister, Haugan im ...

– (1893–1972) American newspaper editor and publisher * Judy Lee Klemesrud – (1939–1985) writer for

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

from 1966 until her death in 1985 * Victor Lawson – (1850–1925) American newspaper publisher who headed the Chicago Daily News from 1876 to 1925 * Elias Molee – (1845–1928) American journalist, philologist and linguist. *

Jane Pauley Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950) is an American television host, and author, active in news reporting since 1972. Pauley first became widely known as Barbara Walters's successor on the NBC morning show ''Today'', beginning at the age ...

– American television journalist *

James DeNoon Reymert James DeNoon Reymert (October 24, 1821 – March 25, 1896) was an American newspaper editor, mine operator, lawyer and politician. He was a pioneer settler in Wisconsin Territory, early elected official in the state of Wisconsin and founded the fi ...

– (1821–1896) American newspaper editor, mine operator, lawyer and politician *

Jerry Rosholt Karlton Jerome Rosholt (January 20, 1923 – April 4, 2008) was an American journalist and author. Background Rosholt was born in 1923 in Glasgow, Montana. His parents were Carl Lauritz Rosholt (1881–1952) and Ida Emilia Solem (1893–1926). ...

– (1923–2008) American journalist and author *

Andreas Nilsen Rygg Andreas Nilsen Rygg (15 August 1868 – 21 September 1951) was a Norwegian-American journalist, newspaper editor and author. He is most associated with his 1941 study, ''Norwegians in New York 1825–1925''. Background Andreas Nilsen Rygg was ...

– (1868–1951) Norwegian-American newspaper editor and author *

Orion Samuelson Orion Samuelson ( ; born March 31, 1934) is a retired American broadcaster, known for his agriculture broadcasts and his ability to explain agribusiness and food production in an understandable way. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in ...

– (born 1934) Norwegian-American broadcaster, host of the U.S. Farm Report * Eric Sevareid – (1912–1992) CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977 *

Carl Søyland Carl Søyland (May 19, 1894 – December 1978) was a Norwegian born, American author, reporter, editor and community leader. Background Carl Søyland was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Tønnes James Søyland (1859–1917) and Kri ...

– (1894–1978) Norwegian-born author, reporter, editor *

Marcus Thrane Marcus Møller Thrane (14 October 1817 – 30 April 1890) was a Norwegian author, journalist, and the leader of the first labour movement in Norway. It was later known as the Thrane movement (''Thranebevegelsen''). Early life Thrane was bo ...

– (1817–1890) Norwegian author, journalist, and the leader of the first Norwegian

labor movement The labour movement or labor movement consists of two main wings: the trade union movement (British English) or labor union movement (American English) on the one hand, and the political labour movement on the other. * The trade union movement ...

Brenda Ueland Brenda Ueland (October 24, 1891 – March 5, 1985) was a journalist, editor, freelance writer, and teacher of writing. She is best known for her book ''If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit''. Background Brenda was born ...

– (1891–1985) American journalist, writers and editor. Awarded the Knight of

Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a cit ...

by the Norwegian government for her covering of the treason trials of Vidkun Quisling. *

Johannes B. Wist Johannes B. Wist (6 April 1864 –1 December 1923) was a Norwegian American newspaper editor, journalist and author. Biography Born Johannes Racinus Benjaminsen, he was the son of Benjamin Olaus Johansen Wist (1829–97) and Magdalena Arnoldusdat ...

– (1864–1923) Norwegian-born newspaper editor, journalist and author

Lawyers

Adolph M. Christianson Adolph M. Christianson (August 11, 1877 – February 11, 1954) was an attorney and a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. Background Adolph Marcus Christianson was born at Brumunddal in Ringsaker, Hedmark County, Norway. He came to the Uni ...

– (1877–1954) justice of the

North Dakota Supreme Court The North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts. Each of the five justices are elected on a no-party ballot for ten year te ...

. * Harvey B. Knudson – (1903–1978)

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

on the North Dakota Supreme Court *

Egil Krogh Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. (August 3, 1939 – January 18, 2020) was an American lawyer who became infamous as an official of the Nixon Administration and who was imprisoned for his part in the Watergate Affair. He was Senior Fellow on Ethics and Leade ...

– (1939–2020) American lawyer who became famous as an official of the

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

Arthur Larson Lewis Arthur Larson (July 4, 1910 – March 27, 1993) was an American lawyer, law professor, United States Under Secretary of Labor from 1954 to 1956, director of the United States Information Agency from 1956 to 1957, and executive assistant for ...

– (1910–1993) American lawyer, law professor, United States Under Secretary of Labor from 1954 to 1956, director of the

United States Information Agency The United States Information Agency (USIA), which operated from 1953 to 1999, was a United States agency devoted to "public diplomacy". In 1999, prior to the reorganization of intelligence agencies by President George W. Bush, President Bill C ...

from 1956 to 1957, and Executive Assistant to the President for Speeches from 1957 to 1958. *

Mary Pawlenty Mary Elizabeth Anderson Pawlenty (born January 13, 1961) is a former American state court judge who served on Minnesota's First Judicial District from 1994 to 2007. The wife of Governor Tim Pawlenty, she was First Lady of Minnesota from 2003 ...

– former American state court judge who served on Minnesota's First Judicial District *

Aad J. Vinje Aad John Vinje (November 10, 1857March 23, 1929) was a Norwegian American immigrant, lawyer, and jurist. He was the 12th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, serving from 1922 until his death in 1929. He previously served 15 years as a ...

– (1857–1929) justice on the

Wisconsin Supreme Court The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in Wisconsin. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over original actions, appeals from lower courts, and regulation or administration of the practice of law in Wisconsin. Location The Wi ...

Earl Warren Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969. The Warren Court presided over a major shift in American constitution ...

– (1891–1974) 14th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court and one of only two people to be elected

Governor of California The governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California. The governor is the commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State Guard. Established in the Constitution of California, the g ...

three times

Meteorologists

* Jacob Bjerknes – (1897–1975) Norwegian-born meteorologist. *

Jørgen Holmboe Jørgen Holmboe (November 8, 1902 – October 29, 1979) was a Norwegian-American meteorologist. Life and career Jørgen Holmboe was born near Hammerfest, Norway, on an island a short distance from the northernmost point in Norway. He was the ...

– (1902–1979) Norwegian-American meteorologist.

Military

Peter C. Assersen Peter Christian Assersen (January 5, 1839 – December 6, 1906) was a civil engineer and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Background Assersen was born January 5, 1839, the youngest of twelve children, on the Midbrød farm in Egersund paris ...

– (1839–1906) Norwegian-born, American civil engineer and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy * Quentin Aanenson – (1921–2008) Captain of the 391st Fighter Squadron featured in Ken Burn's 2007 documentary The War *

Bernt Balchen Bernt Balchen (23 October 1899 – 17 October 1973) was a Norwegian pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader. A Norwegian native, he later became an American citizen and was a recipient of the Distingu ...

– (1899–1973), winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Norwegian native and later U.S. citizen, known as a pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader *

Bowe Bergdahl Beaudry Robert "Bowe" Bergdahl (born March 28, 1986) is a United States Army soldier who was held captive from 2009 to 2014 by the Taliban-aligned Haqqani network in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Bergdahl was captured after deserting his post on Ju ...

– United States Army soldier of Norwegian and Swedish descent. Captured by the Taliban. *

Margarethe Cammermeyer Margarethe "Grethe" Cammermeyer (born March 24, 1942) is a former Norwegian-American military officer. She served as a colonel in the Washington National Guard and became a gay rights activist. Early life and education Born in Oslo, Norway, sh ...

– former colonel in the Washington National Guard and a gay rights activist *

Fred J. Christensen Frederick Joseph Christensen Jr. (October 17, 1921 – April 4, 2006) was an American fighter pilot and flying ace who flew with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. A member of the 56th Fighter Group in England, Christensen sco ...

– (1921–2006) fighter pilot and ace with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II *

Gail Halvorsen Colonel Gail Seymour "The Candy Bomber" Halvorsen (October 10, 1920 – February 16, 2022) was a senior officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber" or "Uncle Wiggly Wings" and gained f ...

– retired career officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force (The Candy Bomber) * Louis J. Hauge, Jr. – (1924–1945) United States Marine *

Orin D. Haugen Orin Doughty Haugen (August 18, 1907 – February 22, 1945) was a colonel in the United States Army and commanding officer of the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II. Career Born in Wyndmere, North Dakota, Haugen graduated fr ...

– (1907–1945) Colonel in the United States Army *

Knut Haukelid Knut Haukelid ( May 17, 1911 - March 8, 1994) was a Norwegian military officer. He was a Norwegian resistance movement soldier during World War II, most notable for participating in the Norwegian heavy water sabotage. Early life Knut Anders Ha ...

– (1911–1994) Norwegian resistance movement soldier during World War II *

Hans Christian Heg Hans Christian Heg (December 21, 1829September 20, 1863) was a Norwegian American abolitionist, journalist, anti-slavery activist, politician and soldier, best known for leading the Scandinavian 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment on the Union sid ...

- (1829-1863) Norwegian-born abolitionist, journalist, anti-slavery activist, politician and soldier, led Scandinavian 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment on Union side in American Civil War. Died of the wounds received at Battle of Chickamauga. *

Olaf M. Hustvedt Vice Admiral (United States), Vice Admiral Olaf Mandt Hustvedt (23 June 1886 – 22 December 1978) was a senior officer of the United States Navy. He saw service in World War I and World War II, operating in both the Battle of the Atlantic and th ...

– (1886–1978) United States Navy vice admiral, World War II battleship commander and twice recipient of the Legion of Merit * Ole C. Johnson – (1838–1886) Norwegian-American soldier in the American Civil War *

Lauris Norstad Lauris Norstad (March 24, 1907 – September 12, 1988) was an American general officer in the United States Army and United States Air Force. Early life and military career Lauris Norstad was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to a Norwegian immigr ...

– (1907–1988) American General in the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force * Ralph Ofstie – (1897–1956) United States Navy vice admiral, World War II aircraft carrier commander and post war commander of the United States Sixth Fleet * Ludwig Andreas Olsen – (1845–1886) also known as Louis Williams, United States Navy sailor * George William Rud – (1883–1916) United States Navy Chief Machinist's Mate *

Thorvald A. Solberg Rear Admiral Thorvald A. Solberg (17 February 1894 – 16 May 1964) was a senior officer in the United States Navy, and the Chief of the Office of Naval Research from 1948 to 1951. Biography Thorvald A. Solberg was born in Mason, Wisconsin, on 1 ...

– (1894–1964) United States Navy rear admiral, twice recipient of the Legion of Merit, and head of the Office of Naval Research. *

Andrew V. Stoltenberg Andrew Vincent Stoltenberg (January 26, 1865 – December 25, 1921) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine–American War. Biography Andrew Vincent Stoltenberg was born in Aarnes ...

– (1865–1921) United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine–American War. *

Leif J. Sverdrup Leif Johan Sverdrup CBE (11 January 1898 – 2 January 1976) was a Norwegian-born American civil engineer and general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his service in the Southwest ...

– (1898–1976) Norwegian-born American civil engineer and general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the first half of the 20th century. *

Jacob Thorkelson Jacob Thorkelson (September 24, 1876 – November 20, 1945) was a Norwegian American politician from the state of Montana who served as the United States Congressman from Montana's 1st congressional district from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 194 ...

– (1876–1945) American elected official, Naval officer and medical doctor *

Leo K. Thorsness Leo Keith Thorsness (February 14, 1932 – May 2, 2017) was a colonel in the United States Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal for an air engagement on April 19, 1967. He was shot ...

- (1932-2017) fighter pilot and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. * Karl Westa – (1875–1949) United States Navy sailor

Politicians

* Fred G. Aandahl – (1897–1966) Republican politician that served as the 23rd Governor of North Dakota and as a U.S. Representative *

Thomas Ryum Amlie Thomas Ryum Amlie (April 17, 1897 – August 22, 1973) was a U.S. representative from Wisconsin, elected to Congress as a member of the Republican Party from 1931 to 1933 and again from 1935 to 1939 as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Pa ...

– (1897–1973) U.S. Representative from Wisconsin *

Elmer L. Andersen Elmer Lee Andersen (June 17, 1909 – November 15, 2004) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who built a successful business career with the H. B. Fuller Company. Andersen was most notably the 30th Governor of Minnesota ...

– (1909–2004) American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th Governor of Minnesota *

Sigurd Anderson Sigurd Anderson (January 22, 1904December 21, 1990) was the 19th Governor of South Dakota. Anderson, a Republican from Webster, South Dakota, served in that office from 1951 to 1955. Early life and education Anderson was born at Frolands Ver ...

– (1904–1990) 19th Governor of South Dakota *

Sydney Anderson Sydney Anderson (September 18, 1881 – October 8, 1948) was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Zumbrota, Minnesota. After attending primary schools he served as a private in Company D, Fourteenth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, ...

– (1881–1948) U.S. Representative from Minnesota * John Ashcroft – United States politician, 79th United States attorney general * Michele Bachmann – member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 6th congressional district * Elmer Austin Benson – (1895–1985) American lawyer and politician from Minnesota *

Jan Brewer Janice Kay Brewer (''née'' Drinkwine, formerly Warren; born September 26, 1944) is an American politician and author who was the 22nd governor of Arizona from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Brewer is the fourth woman (and was ...

– 22nd Governor of Arizona * Nils Andreas Boe – (1913–1992) American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of South Dakota * Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen – (1891–1964) politician that served as the 17th and 19th Governor of Idaho *

Holm O. Bursum Holm Olaf Bursum (February 10, 1867August 7, 1953) was a politician from the U.S. state of New Mexico, whose activities were instrumental for gaining statehood under the Taft Administration and later served as United States Senator from New Mexico ...

– (1867–1953) politician from New Mexico *

Olger B. Burtness Olger Burton Burtness (March 14, 1884January 20, 1960) was a U.S. Representative from North Dakota and a North Dakota District Court Judge. Background Olger Burton Burtness was born on a farm near Mekinock in the Dakota Territory. He was the s ...

– (1884–1960) U.S. Representative from North Dakota * Lois Grimsrud Capps – U.S. Representative for California's 23rd congressional district *

Theodore Christianson Theodore Christianson (September 12, 1883December 9, 1948) was an American politician who served as the 21st Governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1925, until January 6, 1931. Early life and education Christianson was born in Lac qui Parle Town ...

– (1883–1948) American politician who served as the 21st Governor of Minnesota *

Charles A. Christopherson Charles Andrew Christopherson (July 23, 1871 – November 2, 1951) was an American lawyer and politician in South Dakota. He was elected to the state legislature in 1912. In 1918 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, whe ...

– (1871–1933) U.S. Representative from South Dakota *

John E. Erickson (Montana politician) John Edward Erickson (March 14, 1863May 25, 1946) was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Montana. He served as the eighth Governor of Montana and as a United States senator. Biography Erickson was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin. ...

– (March 14, 1863 – May 25, 1946) American politician of the Democratic Party from Montana *

Math Dahl Mathias Dahl (January 6, 1884 – August 3, 1976) was a North Dakota politician who was well known for his tenure as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1939 to 1964. His long tenure in the office ended a period of instabil ...

– (1884–1976) North Dakota politician well known for his tenure as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1939 to 1964 * Clarence P. Dahl – (1892–1976) politician with the Republican Party who served as the

Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota The lieutenant governor of North Dakota is a political office in North Dakota. The lieutenant governor's duty is to preside as President of the Senate, and is responsible for legislative relations, the state budget and agribusiness development. In ...

* Arne Dahl – politician that served as the last

North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor The North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor was an elected official who headed the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor. The office was established with the state's constitution in 1889, and was split into two separate offices ...

Herman Dahle Herman Bjorn Dahle (March 30, 1855 – April 25, 1920) was a United States Congressman in the House of Representatives from Wisconsin. Background Herman Bjorn Dahle was born in the town of Perry, Dane County, Wisconsin. He received his education ...

– (1855–1920) United States Congressman in the House of Representatives from Wisconsin *

James O. Davidson James Ole Davidson (February 10, 1854December 16, 1922) was a Norwegian Americans, Norwegian American immigrant and the List of Governors of Wisconsin, 21st Governor of Wisconsin, governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He also served as lieute ...

– (1854–1922) the 21st Governor of Wisconsin * Roland B. Day – (1919–2008)

Justice from 1974 to 1996 *

Arne Duncan Arne Starkey Duncan (born November 6, 1964) is an American educator who served as United States Secretary of Education from 2009 to 2015 and as Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2008. A lifelong resident of Chicago, Du ...

– American education administrator and currently

United States Secretary of Education The United States secretary of education is the head of the United States Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on ...

. *

Joanell Dyrstad Joanell M. Dyrstad (born October 15, 1942) is an American politician from Minnesota was the 43rd lieutenant governor of Minnesota, serving from January 7, 1991, to January 3, 1995. She was elected with Governor Arne Carlson. In 1994, Dyrstad ra ...

– 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota *

Herman Ekern Herman Louis Ekern (December 27, 1872 – December 4, 1954) was an American attorney and progressive Republican politician who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, the 25th attorney general of Wisconsin, and the 42nd speaker of ...

– (1872–1954) politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin * Oscar E. Erickson – (1884–1945) politician who served as the

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner The North Dakota Insurance Commissioner regulates the insurance industry in North Dakota, United States, licenses insurance professionals in the state, educates consumers about different types of insurance, and handles consumer complaints. The curr ...

Michael O. Freeman Michael Orville Freeman (born May 7, 1948) is an American attorney and politician who served as the county attorney for Hennepin County. Early life and education Freeman was raised and educated in Minneapolis before moving to the Washington, D. ...

– attorney and politician from the state of Minnesota * Orville Freeman – (1918–2003) American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of Minnesota * Jennifer Granholm – Canadian born American politician of Norwegian and Swedish ancestry *

Nicolai A. Grevstad Nicolai Andreas Grevstad (June 2, 1851 – February 20, 1940) was an American diplomat, politician and newspaper editor. Background Nicolai Andreas Grevstad was born in Sunnmøre, the southernmost traditional district of the western Norwegia ...

– (1851–1940) American diplomat, politician and newspaper *

Asle Gronna Asle Jorgenson Gronna (December 10, 1858May 4, 1922) was an American politician who served in the House of Representatives and Senate from North Dakota, and one of the six to vote against the United States declaration of war leading to the First W ...

– (1858–1922) U.S. Senator from North Dakota * Archie M. Gubbrud – (1910–1987) the 22nd Governor of South Dakota. *

Steve Gunderson Steven Craig Gunderson (born May 10, 1951) is an American former politician who was a Republican U.S. Representative for representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1981 to 1997, when he was succeeded by Democrat Ron Kind. After lea ...

– President and CEO of the Council on Foundations *

Carl Gunderson Carl Gunderson (June 20, 1864February 26, 1933)''Biographical Directory of the South Dakota Legislature, 1889–1989'' (1989), p. 400 was an American politician who served as the 11th Governor of South Dakota. Gunderson, a Republican from Mit ...

– (1864–1933) 11th Governor of South Dakota * Henry Gunderson – (1878–1940) Wisconsin politician * Deb Haaland – (1960–) U.S. Representative from New Mexico *

Harold Hagen Harold Christian Hagen (November 10, 1901 – March 19, 1957) was a Minnesota politician. He was a Farmer-Laborite and then a Republican, serving the ninth district from 1943 to 1955. Born in Crookston, Minnesota, he was Lutheran of Norwegi ...

– (1901–1957) Minnesota politician *

Kittel Halvorson Kittel Halvorson (December 15, 1846 – July 12, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Biography Kittel Halvorson was born near Tuddal in Hjartdal, Hjartdal parish, Telemark, Norway. In 1848, he immigrated to the United States with ...

– (1846–1936) U.S. Representative from Minnesota *

John Hamre John Julian Hamre (born July 3, 1950) is a specialist in international studies, a former Washington government official and President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a position he has held with that think tank since ...

– U.S. politician *

Bernt B. Haugan Bernt B. Haugan (September 17, 1862 – December 5, 1931) was an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, American Lutheran minister, politician, and temperance movement, temperance leader. Biography Bernt Benjaminsen Haugan was born at Hauga ...

– (1862–1931) American Lutheran minister, politician *

Mary Margaret Haugen Mary Margaret Haugen (born January 14, 1941) is an American politician. She was a Washington state senator from 1993 to 2013 and served chairwoman of the Senate Transportation Committee. From 1982 to 1992, Haugen served in the Washington House of ...

– Washington state senator *

Gilbert N. Haugen Gilbert Nelson Haugen (April 21, 1859 – July 18, 1933) was a seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district, then located in northeastern Iowa. For nearly five years, he was the longest-serving member o ...

– (1859–1933) seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative from

Iowa's 4th congressional district Iowa's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers its northwestern part, bordering the states of Minnesota, South Dakota, and Nebraska, and the Missouri River. The district includes Sioux City, ...

Brynhild Haugland Brynhild Haugland (July 28, 1905 – August 9, 1998) was an American Republican politician, who was well known for being one of the first female legislators in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, as well as for being the longest serving state ...

– (1905–1998) one of the first female legislators in the

North Dakota Legislative Assembly The North Dakota Legislative Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The Legislative Assembly consists of two chambers, the lower North Dakota House of Representatives, with 94 representatives, and the upper North ...

and the longest serving state legislator in the history of the United States * Curly Haugland – born Erling George Haugland, served as the

Republican National Committeeman The Republican National Committee (RNC) is a U.S. political committee that assists the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican brand and political platform, as well as assisting in fu ...

for North Dakota since 1999 * Nils Pederson Haugen – (1849–1931) U.S. Representative from Wisconsin *

– (1829–1863) Norwegian- American politician and soldier in the American Civil War from Wisconsin *

Ralph Herseth Ralph Edmund Herseth (July 2, 1909 – January 24, 1969) was the 21st Governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1959 to January 3, 1961. He was a Democrat and was the patriarch of the prominent Herseth family of South Dakota. Early life and edu ...

– (1909–1969) the 21st Governor of South Dakota * Ole P. Hoff – (1853–1924) Norwegian-American Republican politician and the first commissioner of labor in the U.S. state of Oregon. * Martin Hersrud – (1880–1969) Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives *

Einar Hoidale Einar Hoidale (August 17, 1870 – December 5, 1952) was an American lawyer, newspaper editor and elected official. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives during the 1930s. Biography Einar Hoidale was born at Tr ...

– (1870–1952) Norwegian-American politician *

Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Mi ...

– (1911–1978), served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. *

Henry M. Jackson Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold War liberal and anti- ...

– (1912–1983) U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington * Tim Johnson – U.S. Senator from South Dakota *

Coya Knutson Cornelia Genevive Gjesdal "Coya" Knutson (née Gjesdal; August 22, 1912 – October 10, 1996) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. She served two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives, from 1951 to 1955, befo ...

– (1912–1996) U.S. Representative from Minnesota *

Paul John Kvale Paul John Kvale (; March 27, 1896 – June 14, 1960) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Early life Kvale who was born in Orfordville, Wisconsin as the son of Ole J. Kvale. He attended the Orfordville school and the University of Illin ...

– (1896–1960) U.S. Representative from Minnesota * Ole J. Kvale – (1869–1929) U.S. Representative from Minnesota * E. Floyd Kvamme – American engineer, venture capitalist, and government advisor * Warren Magnuson – (1905–1989) United States Senator of the Democratic Party from Washington *

Roger Moe Roger Moe (born June 2, 1944) is an American politician who served as a member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. He was the Democratic nominee for governor in the 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election. Early life and education Born i ...

– American politician and former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate *

Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...

– American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States *

John Moses John Moses may refer to: * John Moses (Norwegian politician) (1781–1849), member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly * John Moses (Illinois politician) (1825–1898), Illinois judge and politician *John Moses (American politician) (1885–1945), ...

– (1885–1945) Norwegian-born, 22nd Governor of North Dakota and United States Senator *

Canute R. Matson Canute R. Matson (April 9, 1843 – January 12, 1903) became Cook County Sheriff in the aftermath of the 1886 Haymarket Square Riot in Chicago. Background Knut Rognald Matson was born on the Opkvitne farm at Voss Parish in Hordaland, Norway. ...

– (1843–1903) Norwegian-born politician who served as Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois *

John M. Nelson John Mandt Nelson (October 10, 1870 – January 29, 1955) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Early life John Mandt Nelson was born on October 10, 1870, in Burke, Wisconsin. Nelson attended the public schools and graduated from the Unive ...

– (1870–1955) U.S. Representative from Wisconsin * Knute Nelson – (1843–1923) Norwegian-born American politician * Ragnvald A. Nestos – (1877–1942) 13th Governor of North Dakota * Kristi Noem - Governor of South Dakota *

Ole H. Olson Ole H. Olson (September 19, 1872 – January 29, 1954) was the 16th lieutenant governor and 18th governor of North Dakota. Biography Olson was born in Mondovi, Wisconsin. He was the oldest child of nine from parents who had emigrated from Sogn, N ...

– (1872–1954) elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives and later elected to the North Dakota State Senate. *

J. A. O. Preus Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus (; August 28, 1883May 24, 1961) was an American politician. He served as the 8th state auditor of Minnesota from January 5, 1915, to January 5, 1921, and as the 20th Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1921, to January ...

– (1883–1961) American politician. * Floyd B. Olson – (1891–1936) American politician, served as the 22nd Governor of Minnesota *

Allen I. Olson Allen Ingvar Olson (born November 5, 1938) is an American Republican politician and attorney who served as the 28th governor of North Dakota from 1981 to 1985. He defeated incumbent Art Link in the 1980 election and served one term. Educatio ...

– Republican politician and attorney who served as the 28th Governor of North Dakota *

Sean Parnell Sean Randall Parnell (born November 19, 1962) is an American attorney and politician. He succeeded Sarah Palin in July 2009 to become the tenth governor of Alaska and served until 2014.Al Quie Albert Harold Quie ( ; born September 18, 1923) is an American politician and farmer. Quie, who served as member of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Minnesota, is regarded as a moderate Republican. Quie was strongly c ...

– American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Minnesota * Karl Rolvaag – U.S. politician *

Karl Rove Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American Republican political consultant, policy advisor, and lobbyist. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 3 ...

– American Republican political consultant and policy advisor *

Martin Olav Sabo Martin Olav Sabo (February 28, 1938 – March 13, 2016) was an American politician who served as United States Representative for , which includes Minneapolis; the district is one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota. Early life and e ...

– American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party * Stephanie Herseth Sandlin – Attorney who served as the Democratic U.S. Representative for

South Dakota's At-large congressional district South Dakota's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district for the state of South Dakota. Based on area, it is the fourth largest congressional district in the nation. The district is currently represented by Dusty Johnson ...

Conrad Selvig Conrad George Selvig (October 11, 1877 – August 2, 1953) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. Biography Conrad George Selvig was born in Rushford, Minnesota. He was the son of Gunder C Selvig (1842–1935) an ...

– (1877–1953) U.S. Representative from Minnesota * Henrik Shipstead – (1881–1960) American politician *

Arlan Stangeland Arlan Inghart Stangeland (February 8, 1930 – July 2, 2013) was an Politics of the United States, American politician from Minnesota. As a Republican Party (United States), Republican, Stangeland served in the United States House of Representati ...

– American politician from Minnesota *

Halvor Steenerson Halvor Steenerson (June 30, 1852 – November 22, 1926) was an American Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's 9th congressional district from 1903 to 1923. Background Halv ...

– (1852–1926) U.S. Congressman from Minnesota * Henry Teigan – (1881–1941) American labor leader, editor and member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. *

– (1876–1945) U.S. Congressman from Wyoming * John Thune – U.S. Senator from South Dakota * Edward John Thye – (1896–1969) 26th Governor of Minnesota and U.S. Senator *

Andrew Volstead Andrew John Volstead () (October 31, 1860 – January 20, 1947) was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota, 1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the ...

– (1860–1947) American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota * Knud Wefald – (1869–1936) United States House of Representatives from Minnesota * William Williamson – (1875–1972) U.S. Representantive from South Dakota * Harold Windingstad – (1929–2006) American politician from Minnesota

Published

– (1836–1910) Norwegian-born publisher. *

– American writer, magazine editor, actress and singer.

Religious

* Marcus Borg – American Biblical scholar and author *

Elling Eielsen Elling Eielsen (September 19, 1804 – January 10, 1883) was a Norwegian-American minister and Lutheran Church leader. He was the first Norwegian Lutheran minister in the United States. Background Eielsen was born and raised on the farm of Sundve ...

– (1804–1883) American minister and Lutheran Church leader. * John O. Evjen – (1874–1942) American author, Lutheran church historian and professor of theology * Albert C. Knudson – (1873–1953) Christian theologian in the Methodist tradition * U. V. Koren – (1826–1910) American author, theologian and church leader *

Bernt Julius Muus Bernt Julius Muus (March 15, 1832 – May 25, 1900) was a Norwegian-American Lutheran minister and church leader. He helped found St. Olaf College, a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. Biography Early life and education Mu ...

– (1832–1900) Norwegian-born, Lutheran minister and church leader *

Russell M. Nelson Russell Marion Nelson Sr. (born September 9, 1924) is an American religious leader and retired surgeon who is the 17th and current president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Nelson was a member of the LDS Church ...

– President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Olaf M. Norlie Olaf Morgan Norlie (January 11, 1876 – June 22, 1962), also referred to as O. M. Norlie, was a Lutheran minister, educator and scholar. He was additionally a Lutheran church historian, librarian, editor and statistician. He was also a prolific ...

– (1876–1962), also referred to as O. M. Norlie, Lutheran minister, educator and scholar * Sven Oftedal – (1844–1911) Norwegian-born, Lutheran minister who helped found the Lutheran Free Church * Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus – American Lutheran clergy *

J. A. O. Preus II Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus II (January 8, 1920, Saint Paul, Minnesota – August 13, 1994) was a Lutheran pastor, professor, author, seminary president and church denominational president. He served as the eighth president of the Lutheran Churc ...

– (1920–1994) Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and church president * Herman Amberg Preus – (1825–1894) American Lutheran clergyman and church leader * Canute Peterson – (1824–1902) Norwegian Mormon pioneer settler of Utah Territory *

Christian Keyser Preus Christian Keyser Preus (October 13, 1852 – May 28, 1921) was an American Lutheran minister who served as the second president of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Career Preus was born in the Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, parsonage to Norwegian im ...

– (1852–1921) American Lutheran Minister who served as the second President of Luther College * Robert Preus – (1924–1995) American Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and seminary president * August Weenaas – (1835–1924) Norwegian-born Lutheran minister and educator * William S. Skylstad – American Roman Catholic Bishop *

Peer Stromme Peer Stromme also Per Olsen Strømme (September 15, 1856 – September 15, 1921) was an American pastor, teacher, journalist, and author. Early life and education Peer Olson Strømme was born in Winchester, Wisconsin to immigrant parents from No ...

– (1856–1921) American pastor, teacher, journalist, and author *

Hans Gerhard Stub Hans Gerhard Stub (23 February 1849 – 1 August 1931) was an American Lutheran theologian and church leader. He served as Bishop of the Norwegian Lutheran Church in America. Background Hans Gerhard Stub was born in Muskego, Wisconsin. His paren ...

– (1849–1931) American Lutheran theologian and church leader *

Georg Sverdrup (theologian) Georg Sverdrup (December 16, 1848 – May 3, 1907) was a Norwegian-American Lutheran theologian and an educator. Background He was born at Balestrand in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway to Karoline Metella Suur and Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, a member of the ...

– (1848–1907) Norwegian-born Lutheran theologian and an educator *

Nils Otto Tank Nils Otto Tank (March 11, 1800 – May 4, 1864) was a Norwegian born, Moravian Church missionary and teacher. He was a pioneer settler in Wisconsin. Background Nils Otto Tank was born near Halden in Østfold, Norway. He was the son of a wealthy ...

– (1800–1864) Moravian Church missionary *

Jacob Tanner Jacob Tanner (15 October 1865 – 25 January 1964) was a Norwegian American Lutheran minister, educator and religious author. He spent most of his life in the United States and became a naturalized citizen. Biography He was born at the farm Leir ...

– Norwegian-born, Lutheran minister, educator and religious author *

Abraham Vereide Abraham Vereide (October 7, 1886 – May 16, 1969) was a Norwegian-born American Methodist minister and founder of International Christian Leadership (ICL) group. Early life Abraham was born in the Vereide home in Gloppen in the Nordfjord dist ...

– (1886–1969) Norwegian-born Methodist clergyman and founder of Goodwill Industries of Seattle *

John A. Widtsoe John Andreas Widtsoe (; 31 January 1872 – 29 November 1952) was a Norwegian-American scientist, author, and religious leader who was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) fro ...

– (1872–1952) member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints *

Mildred Bangs Wynkoop Mildred Olive Bangs Wynkoop (born September 9, 1905 in Seattle, Washington, died May 21, 1997 in Lenexa, Kansas) was an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, who served as an educator, missionary, theologian, and the author of several b ...

– (1905–1997) ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, who served as an educator, missionary and theologian

Scientists

* Philip Abelson – (1913–2004) American physicist, scientific editor, and science writer *

Christian B. Anfinsen Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr. (March 26, 1916 – May 14, 1995) was an American biochemist. He shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Stanford Moore and William Howard Stein for work on ribonuclease, especially concerning the conne ...

– (1916–1995) American biochemist *

Peter Agre Peter Agre (born January 30, 1949) is an American physician, Nobel Laureate, and molecular biologist, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and director o ...

– American medical doctor, professor, and molecular biologist *

Neal Amundson Neal Russell Amundson (January 10, 1916February 16, 2011)

– (1916–2011) American chemical engineer *

John August Anderson John August Anderson (August 7, 1876 – December 2, 1959) was an American astronomer. He was born in Rollag, a small community in Clay County, Minnesota to the south of Hawley. Biography Anderson received his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University ...

- (1876 – 1959) was an American astronomer. The crater Anderson on the Moon is named after him * Erik Asphaug – American planetary scientist, winner of Urey Prize * Gunvald Aus – (1851–1950) Norwegian-American engineer * Daniel Baker - (1948- ) American space scientist *

Earl Bakken Earl Elmer Bakken (January 10, 1924 – October 21, 2018) was an American engineer, businessman and philanthropist of Dutch and Norwegian American ancestry. He founded Medtronic, where he developed the first external, battery-operated, transi ...

– engineer, businessman and philanthropist of Dutch and Norwegian American ancestry *

Carl Georg Barth Carl Georg Lange Barth (February 28, 1860 – October 28, 1939) was a Norwegian-American mathematician, mechanical and consulting engineer, and lecturer at Harvard University. Barth is known as one of the foreman of scientific management, who im ...

– (1860–1939) Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineer * Magnus Bjorndal – (September 13, 1899 – January 23, 1971) Norwegian American engineer and inventor * Eduard Boeckmann – (1849–1927) Norwegian American ophthalmologist, physician and inventor * William A. Bugge – (1900–1992) civil engineer *

Robert A. Dahl Robert Alan Dahl (; December 17, 1915 – February 5, 2014) was an American political theorist and Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University. He established the pluralist theory of democracy—in which political outcomes are ...

– Sterling Professor emeritus of political science at Yale University *

Olin J. Eggen Olin Jeuck Eggen (July 9, 1919 – October 2, 1998) was an American astronomer. Biography Olin Jeuck Eggen was born to Olin Eggen and Bertha Clare Jeuck in the village of Orfordville in Rock County, Wisconsin. Both of his parents were of Norw ...

– (1919–1998) American astronomer *

Douglas Engelbart Douglas Carl Engelbart (January 30, 1925 – July 2, 2013) was an American engineer and inventor, and an early computer and Internet pioneer. He is best known for his work on founding the field of human–computer interaction, particularly ...

– American inventor and early computer pioneer and internet pioneer * Ole Evinrude – (1877–1934) Norwegian-American inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application. * Joe Foss – (1915–2003) leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II * Mike Fossum – American astronaut * Frederick C. Finkle – (1865–1949) American consulting engineer and geologist *

Ivar Giaever Ivar Giaever ( no, Giæver, ; born April 5, 1929) is a Norwegian-American engineer and physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson "for their discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in solids". Gi ...

– physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 * Clarence Gonstead – (1898–1978) Doctor of Chiropractic and creator of the Gonstead Technique * Lars Grimsrud – aerospace engineer and performance automobile * Adolph Gundersen – (1865–1938) Norwegian-born American medical doctor and founder of Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center *

Robert C. Gunderson Robert C. Gunderson (6 December 1931 – 23 June 2003) was an American genealogist. He was the first supervisor of the Royalty Identification Unit of the Genealogical Society of Utah and introduced the term ''Pedigree Collapse''. Career Robert Gun ...

– (1931–2003) first supervisor of the Genealogical Society of Utah's Royalty Identification Unit * Lawrence R. Hafstad – 1904–1993) American physicist and son of two Norwegian immigrants. Created first nuclear fission reaction in the United States. *

Alf Hjort Alf Hjort (12 October 1877 – 12 December 1944) was a Norwegian born, American electrical engineer. He played a leading part in the planning and construction of the underground and underwater railroad and car tunnels of New York City, as well as t ...

– (1877–1944) Norwegian-born American electrical engineer *

Iver Johnson Iver Johnson was an American firearms, bicycle, and motorcycle manufacturer from 1871 to 1993. The company shared the same name as its founder, Norwegian-born Iver Johnson (1841–1895). The name was resold, and Iver Johnson Arms opened in ...

– U.S. firearms, bicycle, and motorcycle manufacturer *

Robert B. Ingebretsen Robert B. Ingebretsen (30 March 1948 – 2 March 2003) was a pioneer in the development of digital sound. As a teenager in the 1960s, Ingebretsen built robots and primitive computers that could talk. As a University of Utah graduate student in the ...

– (1948–2003) pioneer in the development of digital sound * Gary Kildall – (1942–1994) American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the

CP/M CP/M, originally standing for Control Program/Monitor and later Control Program for Microcomputers, is a mass-market operating system created in 1974 for Intel 8080/ 85-based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc. Initial ...

operating system and founded

Digital Research Digital Research, Inc. (DR or DRI) was a company created by Gary Kildall to market and develop his CP/M operating system and related 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit systems like MP/M, Concurrent DOS, FlexOS, Multiuser DOS, DOS Plus, DR DOS and ...

, Inc. *

Carl Otto Lampland Carl Otto Lampland (December 29, 1873 – December 14, 1951) was an American astronomer. He was involved with both of the Lowell Observatory solar system projects, observations of the planet Mars and the search for Planet X. Biography ...

– (1873–1951) American astronomer * Norman Bernard Larsen (1923–1970) American industrial chemist who is sometimes credited with the invention of

WD-40 WD-40 is an American brand and the trademark of a penetrating oil manufactured by the WD-40 Company based in San Diego, California. The formula for WD-40 was invented for the Rocket Chemical Company as early as 1953 before it evolved into the ...

. *

Ernest Lawrence Ernest Orlando Lawrence (August 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958) was an American nuclear physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron. He is known for his work on uranium-isotope separation f ...

– (1901–1958) American physicist and Nobel Laureate *

John H. Lawrence John Hundale Lawrence (January 7, 1904 – September 7, 1991) was an American physicist and physician best known for pioneering the field of nuclear medicine. Background John Hundale Lawrence was born in Canton, South Dakota. His parents, Carl Gu ...

– (1904–1991) American physicist and physician best known for pioneering the field of nuclear medicine * Mark C. Lee – (1952–) American astronaut *

C. Walton Lillehei Clarence Walton Lillehei (October 23, 1918 – July 5, 1999), was an American surgeon who pioneered open-heart surgery, as well as numerous techniques, equipment and prostheses for cardiothoracic surgery. Background Clarence (often called "W ...

– (1918–1999) American surgeon who pioneered open-heart surgery * Alfred M. Moen – (1916–2001) American inventor and founder of Moen, Inc. *

Olaus Murie Olaus Johan Murie (March 1, 1889 – October 21, 1963), called the "father of modern elk management", Teachers > Culture > Living in Kenai Fjords was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist who did groundbreaking field research on a variety ...

– (1889–1963) called the "father of modern elk management", was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist * Nathan Myhrvold – formerly Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is co-founder of Intellectual Ventures, and referred to by many as a patent troll. *

Ted Nelson Theodor Holm Nelson (born June 17, 1937) is an American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist. He coined the terms ''hypertext'' and ''hypermedia'' in 1963 and published them in 1965. Nelson coined the terms ''transcl ...

– American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology *

Peter Norman Nissen Peter Norman Nissen, (6 August 1871 – 2 March 1930) was a Canadian-American-British mining engineer, inventor and army officer. He held a number of patents for his inventions and developed the Nissen hut prefabricated shelter during t ...

– (1871–1930) Canadian-American resident in United States. A mining engineer, developed the prefabricated shelter called the Nissen hut in 1916 *

Karen Nyberg Karen LuJean Nyberg (born October 7, 1969) is an American mechanical engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. Nyberg started her space career in 1991 and spent a total of 180 days ...

, mechanical engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. First person to ever sew in space. *

Ken Olsen Kenneth Harry "Ken" Olsen (February 20, 1926 – February 6, 2011) was an American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1957 with colleague Harlan Anderson and his brother Stan Olsen. Background Kenneth Harry Olsen w ...

– (1926–2011) American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation *

Tinius Olsen Tinius Olsen (December 7, 1845 – October 20, 1932) was a Norwegian-born American engineer and inventor. He was the founder of thTinius Olsen Material Testing Machine Company a maker of material testing machines. He was awarded the Elliott Cre ...

– (1845–1932) Norwegian-born American engineer and inventor *

Charles J. Pedersen Charles John Pedersen ( ja, 安井良男, ''Yasui Yoshio'', October 3, 1904 – October 26, 1989) was an American organic chemist best known for describing methods of synthesizing crown ethers during his entire 42-year career as a chemist for D ...

– (1904–1989) American organic chemist best known for describing methods of synthesizing crown ethers * Lars Onsager – (1903–1976) Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist *

Sally Ride Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts V ...

– (1951–2012) American physicist and former NASA astronaut *

Ole Singstad Ole Knutsen Singstad (June 29, 1882 – December 8, 1969) was a Norwegian-American civil engineer best known for his work on underwater vehicular tunnels in New York City. Singstad designed the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel, which su ...

– (1882–1969) Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel *

Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen ( November 14, 1886 – May 1953) was a Norwegian-United States, American physician and orthopaedic surgeon. Background Smith-Petersen was among the most prominent and innovative of orthopaedic surgeons of the ...

– (1886–1953) Norwegian-born American physician and orthopaedic surgeon *

George Schlukbier George Schlukbier is the North American innovator who in the 1990s built Nando, one of the early websites offered by a daily newspaper (''The News & Observer'' of Raleigh, North Carolina), and NandO Times, an early and much-copied online newspaper. ...

– North American innovator who in the 1990s built Nando *

Elias Anton Cappelen Smith Elias Anton Cappelen Smith (6 November 1873 – 25 June 1949) was a Norwegian American chemical engineer, civil engineer and metallurgist. He pioneered copper production in the early 20th century. Among his achievements were the and the Guggenh ...

– (1873–1949) Norwegian American civil engineer and metallurgist *

Theodore Theodorsen Theodore Theodorsen (January 8, 1897 – November 5, 1978) was a Norwegian-American theoretical aerodynamicist noted for his work at NACA (the forerunner of NASA) and for his contributions to the study of turbulence. Early yea ...

– (1897–1978) Norwegian-American theoretical aerodynamicist noted for his work at NACA (the forerunner of NASA) and for his contributions to the study of turbulence *

Merle A. Tuve Merle Anthony Tuve (June 27, 1901 – May 20, 1982) was an American geophysicist who was the Chairman of the Office of Scientific Research and Development's Section T, which was created in August 1940. He was founding director of the Johns Hopkins ...

– (1901–1982) American scientist and geophysicist, the founding director of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory *

Oswald Veblen Oswald Veblen (June 24, 1880 – August 10, 1960) was an American mathematician, geometer and topologist, whose work found application in atomic physics and the theory of relativity The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelat ...

– (1880–1960) American mathematician, geometer and topologist

Seamen

Erik Eriksen (explorer) Erik Eriksen (25 February 1820 - died 1888) was a Norwegian polar captain. Eriksen was the first to sight and shore Kong Karls Land, commemorated by the strait Erik Eriksenstretet. Eriksen also contributed to the invention of the grenade harpoon ...

– (1820–1888) Norwegian ice sea captain born in Lyngør, Norway *

Thea Foss Thea Christiansen Foss (8 June 1857 – 7 June 1927) was the founder of Foss Launch and Tug Company, Foss Maritime, the largest tugboat company in the western United States. She was the real-life person on which the fictional character "Tugboat ...

– (1857–1927) the founder of Foss Maritime, the largest tugboat company in the western United States. * Andrew Furuseth – (1854–1938) Norwegian-born merchant seaman and American labor lead * Sig Hansen (1966– ) – TV personality, and Captain of the fishing vessel Northwestern, featured in the TV series ''

Deadliest Catch ''Deadliest Catch'' is a reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing seasons. The ...

'' *

Harry Lundeberg __NOTOC__ Harrald Olaf Lundeberg (March 25, 1901 – January 28, 1957) was a merchant seaman and an American labor leader. Biography Lundeberg left his home in Oslo, Norway at age 14, joined the Seamen's Union of Australia in 1917 and transferr ...

– (1901–1957) merchant seaman and an American labor leader. *

G. Unger Vetlesen Georg Unger Vetlesen (January 31, 1889 – March 24, 1955) was a Norwegian Americans, Norwegian-American shipbuilding, shipbuilder and philanthropist. Background Vetlesen was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a well-known Norwegian surgeon. At ...

– (1889–1959) Norwegian shipbuilder and naturalized American philanthropist

Settlers

* Carl Martin Bergh – (1849–1906) Norwegian immigrant of United States who is most associated with the resettlement of fellow Scandinavian families to the area of

James City County James City County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,254. Although politically separate from the county, the county seat is the adjacent independent city of Williamsburg. Located ...

and York County surrounding the community of

Norge, Virginia Norge is an unincorporated community in James City County, Virginia, United States. Location Norge is located on the old Richmond-Williamsburg Stage Road, which is U.S. Route 60 in modern times. Interstate 64 was built through the area in the 1970 ...

. *

Valdemar Knudsen Valdemar Emil Knudsen (August 5, 1819 – January 5, 1898) was a sugarcane plantation pioneer on west Kauai, Hawaii. Background Valdemar Emil Knudsen was born in Kristiansand, in Vest-Agder county, Norway. He was college-trained in botany and sci ...

– (1819–1898) sugar cane plantation pioneer on west Kauai, Hawaii *

Cleng Peerson Cleng Peerson (17 May 1783 – 16 December 1865) was a Norwegian emigrant to the United States; his voyage in 1824 was the precursor for the boat load of 52 Norwegian emigrants in the following year. That boat load was a precursor for the main ...

– (1783–1865) Norwegian-born pioneer who led the first group of Norwegians to emigrated to the United States *

James M. Wahl James M. Wahl (Given name: Jens Magnus Wahl) (January 7, 1846 - February 9, 1939) was a pioneer Norwegian American settler in South Dakota. He served as the first legislator of Lincoln County, South Dakota in the Dakota Territorial Legislature. Wa ...

– (1846–1939) Norwegian-born settler and the first legislator of

Lincoln County, South Dakota Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 65,161, making it the third-most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Canton. The county was named for Abraham Li ...

Visual artists

Mikkel Aaland Mikkel Aaland (born 1952) is a Norwegian-American photographer, based in San Francisco and Norway. He is known for work in the early days of digital photography, as well as his twelve books on photography. He is best known for his 1978 book ''Sweat ...

– American photographer known for work in the early days of digital photography *

Hendrik Christian Andersen Hendrik Christian Andersen (17 April 1872 in Bergen – 19 December 1940 in Rome) was a Norwegian-American sculptor, painter and urban planner. Background Andersen was born in Bergen, Norway to parents Anders Andersen from Lærdal and Helene ...

– (1872–1940) American sculptor, painter and urban planner *

Gene Amondson Gene C. Amondson (October 15, 1943 – July 20, 2009) was a painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activist, who was the 2004 US presidential nominee for one faction of the Prohibition Party and the nominee of the unified par ...

– (1943–2009) landscape painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activist * Sigvald Asbjornsen – (1867–1954) Norwegian-born sculptor *

– (1906–1995) cowboy artist and sculptor, "cowboy of cowboy artists" * Jon-Erik Beckjord – (1939–2008) paranormal investigator and photographer known for his far-reaching ideas regarding such phenomena as UFOs, crop circles, the Loch Ness Monster, and his specialty, Bigfoot * Emil Biorn – (1864–1935) Norwegian-born, American sculptor, painter and composer * Benjamin Blessum – (1877–1954) American painter, graphic artist and illustrator * Bjorn Egeli – (1900–1984) Norwegian-born portrait artist * Jacob Fjelde – (1855–1896) Norwegian-born American sculptor * Pauline Fjelde – (1861–1923) Norwegian-born American painter, embroiderer, and textile artist * Paul Fjelde – (1892–1984) noted American sculptor and educator * Alexander Grinager – (1865–1949) American artist most noted for his murals and scenic painting * Herbjørn Gausta – (1854–1924) American artist best known for his landscapes, portraits and scenes from rural settings * Al Hansen – (1927–1995) American artist considered one of the most important Fluxus figures * Lars Jonson Haukaness – (1863–1929) Norwegian-born American-Canadian impressionist painter and art instructor * Per Lysne – (1880–1947) artist most associated with bringing the traditional Norwegian folk art of Rosemaling to the United States * Eric Norstad – noted ceramicist and architect * Karl Ouren – (1882–1943) Norwegian-born artist best known for his paintings of Norwegian landscapes and scenes * Shag (artist), Shag – American artist * Yngvar Sonnichsen – (1873–1938) Norwegian-born American artist and painter * Svend Rasmussen Svendsen – (1864–1945) Norwegian-born American impressionist artist. * Trygve Rovelstad – (1903–1990) renowned sculptor and designer of medals * Dan Weggeland – (1827–1918) considered the "Father of Utah Art", artist and teacher in the early history of Utah

Writers and editors

* Rasmus B. Anderson – (1846–1936) American author, professor, and diplomat * Christopher Bakken – American poet, translator, and professor at Allegheny College * Robert Bly – American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic men's movement * Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen – (1848–1895) Norwegian-born author and college professor * Dorthea Dahl – (1881–1958) Norwegian-born, American writer * George Helgesen Fitch – (1877–1915) American author, humorist, and journalist * Rolf G. Fjelde – (1926–2002) American playwright, educator and poet * Kathryn Forbes – (1908–1966) American writer and memoirist * George T. Flom – (1871–1960) American professor of linguistics and author of numerous reference books * Greta Gaard – ecofeminist writer, scholar, activist, and documentary filmmaker * Rudolph Hjalmar Gjelsness – (1894–1968) prominent American librarian and literary translator who served as Dean of the University of Michigan's Library Science Department * Ingebrikt Grose – (1862–1939) author, college professor and founding president of Concordia College * Haldor Johan Hanson – (1856–1929) American hymn writer, publisher and author * Gregory T. Haugan – American author and expert in the field of work breakdown structure * Eva Lund Haugen – (1907–1996) American author and editor * Einar Haugen – (1906–1994) American linguist, author and Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University * Michael Hauge – script consultant, author and lecturer * Johan Andreas Holvik – (1880–1960) author and professor at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota * Siri Hustvedt – American writer, novelist * Randolph Edgar Haugan – (1902–1985) American author, editor and publisher * Simon Johnson (novelist), Simon Johnson – (1874–1970) Norwegian-born American novelist * Harold Knutson – American editor * Arne Brun Lie – (1925–2010) Norwegian-American author and Holocaust survivor * Greg Mortenson – American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer * Gerhard Brandt Naeseth – (1913–1994) American librarian and genealogist * Ingri Parin d'Aulaire – writer and illustrator of children's books in the 20th century * Ole Edvart Rølvaag – (1876–1931) American novelist and professor * Aagot Raaen – (1873–1957) American author and educator * Peter Straub – American author and poet * Elise Wærenskjold – (1815–1895) Norwegian-American writer * Agnes Mathilde Wergeland – (1857–1914) Norwegian-American historian, poet and educator

Others

* Gunvald Aus – Norwegian-American engineer, most associated with the engineering of the Woolworth Building in New York City together with fellow Norwegian Kort Berle * Gunnar Berg (Scouting) – (1897–1987) national director of the Boy Scouts of America * Norman Borlaug – (1914–2009) American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution" * Ward Christensen - co-founder of bulletin board system (BBS) * Ophelia Dahl – American social justice and health care advocate * Steve Dahl – Chicago radio personality and humorist * Jeffrey Dahmer — Serial killer; Mother was from Norwegian ancestry * Helga Estby – (1860–1942) Norwegian-American immigrant most noted for her walk across the United States during 1896 * David Grose – (1944–2004) world-renowned authority on the classification of early ancient glass from the Roman period * Robert Hanssen – spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States * George Harbo – (1870–1946) Norwegian-born American who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an ocean. * Norskedalen, Alf Gundersen * Belle Gunness – (1859–c. 1908) Norwegian-born American serial killer * Frances Haugen - American data engineer and scientist, product manager, and whistleblower. * Clint Hill (Secret Service) – Secret Service agent who was the one that jumped onto the back of President JFK's car during assassination. * Paris Hilton – American heiress and media personality. She is a great-granddaughter of

(founder of

) * Oscar Hauge – (1868–1945) served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors * Merle Hansen – (1919–2009) founding president of the North American Farm Alliance and a spokesman for the plight of family farmers. * Thom Hartmann – (born 1951) Progressive/liberal talk radio host and author. Founded the theory of the Hunter vs. farmer hypothesis in regard to Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Founded The Hunter School in Rumney, New Hampshire – which he co-founded with his wife Louise. * Ernest and Clarence Iverson, Clarence Iverson – popular radio personalities in the Midwest during the 1930s and 1940s * Gunnar Kaasen – (1882–1960) Norwegian-born musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic * Eliot Ness – (1903–1957) American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, also the leader of team Untouchables (law enforcement), The Untouchables * Pat Paulsen – (1927–1997) American comedian and satirist notable for his roles on several of the Smothers Brothers TV shows, and for his campaigns for President of the United States * Gary O. Rollefson – American anthropologist * Frank Samuelsen – (1870–1946) Norwegian-born American who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an ocean * Tim Schafer – American computer game designer * Henry Seadlund - Kidnapper and killer who received the death sentence and was put to death by electric chair in Cook County Jail, Chicago, Illinois * Skumsrud Heritage Farm, Nels Skumsrud * Jacqueline Smith (trade unionist), Jacqueline Smith – Norwegian trade unionist * Thorvald Solberg – (1852–1949) first Register of Copyrights (1897–1930) in the United States Copyright Office * Frank Stephenson - (born 1959) Automobile designer * Kevin Alfred Strom – former managing director of National Vanguard (American organization), National Vanguard * Per Ivarson Undi – (1803–1860) also known as Peter Iverson, early Norwegian-American homesteader in Wisconsin Territory

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