Name of the Year ( no, Årets navn) is a prize awarded by one of Norway's biggest

newspapers A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...

Verdens Gang ''Verdens Gang'' ("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, having declined from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. ''VG'' is n ...

(VG). Instituted in 1974,"Nominert til 'Årets Navn»'"
oa.no, 27. November 2013. Visited 2 February 2014. (in Norwegian) the prize has been awarded to several persons, including King

Olav V Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norw ...

in 1975.

Winners

* 1974:

Jens Evensen Jens Ingebret Evensen (5 November 1917 – 15 February 2004) was a Norwegian lawyer, judge, politician (for the Labour Party), trade minister, international offshore rights expert, member of the International Law Commission and judge at the Int ...

* 1975:

King Olav Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Nor ...

* 1976: Kjell Thorsen – captain of the ship « Sørlandet» * 1977:

Thor Heyerdahl Thor Heyerdahl KStJ (; 6 October 1914 – 18 April 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. Heyerdahl is notable for his ''Kon-Tiki'' expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000& ...

* 1978:

Olav Hodne Olav Hodne (16 June 1921 – 29 October 2009) was a Norwegian humanitarian and missionary, affiliated with the Norwegian Santal Mission. He was awarded the Nansen Refugee Award in 1976. Early life and education Hodne was born at Lindås in Horda ...

* 1979: Ingolf Stangeland * 1980: Svein Inge Jacobsen * 1981: Svanhild Rolfsen * 1982: Berit Aunli * 1983:

Grete Waitz Grete Waitz (, 1 October 195319 April 2011) was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. In 1979, at the New York City Marathon, she became the first woman in history to run the marathon in under two and a half hours. Waitz wo ...

* 1984: Steinar Øvervold * 1985: A-ha * 1986:

Norway women's national handball team The Norway women's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of 2022, Norway has been in 24 finals and is regarde ...

* 1987: Edvin Rindal * 1988: Kai Zahl * 1989: Frelsesarmeen * 1990: Per Hovda * 1991: Odd Kåre Rabben * 1992: Ola Thune * 1993: Janikke Hundvedbakken * 1994:

Johann Olav Koss Johann Olav Koss, (born 29 October 1968) is a former speed skater from Norway. He won four Olympic gold medals, including three at the 1994 Winter Olympics in his home country. Biography Johann Olav Koss was born in Drammen, Buskerud County, N ...

* 1995: Anne Kristine Herje * 1996:

Anne Grosvold Anne Merete Grosvold (born 7 September 1950) is a Norwegian journalist, who worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) until her retirement in 2015. Biography Born in Oslo on 7 September 1950, Grosvold graduated from the . She has ...

* 1997:

Nils Arne Eggen Nils Arne Eggen (17 September 1941 – 19 January 2022) was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010. He is Norway's most successful clu ...

* 1998: Egil «Drillo» Olsen * 1999: Einar Eikeland * 2000:

Kadra Yusuf Kadra Yosuf also known as Kadra Noor or Kadra Norwegian; (born 16 June 1980 in Somalia) is a Somali-Norwegian activist . In 2000 she investigated female genital cutting in the Somali community in Norway. Going undercover, she exposed the suppor ...

* 2001: Arne Rinnan * 2002: Robert Stoltenberg * 2003:

Petter Solberg Petter Solberg (born 18 November 1974) is a Norwegian former professional rally and rallycross driver. Solberg debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999. The following year, Solberg started ...

* 2004: Stein Magne Lian * 2005: Heia Tufte * 2006:

Jan Egeland Jan Egeland (born 12 September 1957) is a Norwegian diplomat, political scientist, humanitarian leader and former Labour Party politician who has been Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council since 2013. He served as State Secretary ...

* 2007: Tor Arne Lau-Henriksen * 2008:

Marit Breivik Marit Breivik (born 10 April 1955) is a former Norwegian team handball player, and former head coach for the Norway women's national handball team. As coach, she has led the team to victory in the 2008 Olympic tournament, the World Women's Handb ...

* 2009:

Magnus Carlsen Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the reigning five-time World Chess Champion. He is also a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion and five-time World Blitz Chess Champion. Carlsen has h ...

* 2010:

Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian National Road Race Championships, Norwegian national road race champion ( ...

* 2011: The volunteers at

Utøya Utøya () is an island in the Tyrifjorden lake in Hole municipality, in the county of Viken, Norway. The island is , situated off the shore, by the E16 road, about driving distance south of Hønefoss, and northwest of Oslo city centre. Ove ...

* 2012:

Geir Lippestad Geir Lippestad (born 7 June 1964) is a Norwegian lawyer, politician and social activist. He is known for his involvement in several high-profile legal cases, and for starting the political party ''Sentrum'' in 2020. As a criminal appellate law ...

* 2013:

* 2014:

Mads Gilbert Mads Fredrik Gilbert (born 2 June 1947) is a Norwegian physician, humanitarian, activist, and politician for the Red Party. He is a specialist in anesthesiology and head of the emergency medicine department at the University Hospital of North ...

* 2015:

Robin Schaefer Robin Schaefer (born 1969) is a Norwegian police officer, crime investigator and whistleblower. He published the book ''Monika-saken. Min historie - fra drapsetterforsker til varsler'' in 2015. He received the Fritt Ord Award in 2015, shared with Ja ...

* 2016: The heroes of the Mediterranean - The Norwegian contribution to the relief effort during the

European migrant crisis The 2015 European migrant crisis, also known internationally as the Syrian refugee crisis, was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe in 2015, when 1.3 million people came to the continent to reques ...

* 2017: King Harald * 2018: Else Kåss Furuseth

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Årets navn
Norwegian awards