Notable Alumni of Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Sorted List]

1. Agnes Bolsø

1953-. (aged 73)

university teacher sociologist

Agnes Bolsø is a Norwegian sociologist and expert on gender studies, particularly studies of sexuality. She is associate professor of sociology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and was director of its Centre for Gender Studies from 2005 to 2007. She was editor of Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning (the Norwegian Journal of Gender Studies) from 2009 to 2011.

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2. Øyvind Håbrekke

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

Øyvind Håbrekke is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

3. Sondre Meisfjord

1975-. (aged 51)

jazz musician

Sondre Meisfjord is a Norwegian folk and jazz musician (double bass and cello), and composer, known for his association with bands like Come Shine, Flukt, Gjermund Larsen Trio.

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4. Simen Lieungh

1960-. (aged 66)

businessperson

Simen Lieungh is a Norwegian businessperson.

5. Anna-Kristin Ljunggren

1984-. (aged 42)

politician

Anna-Kristin Ljunggren is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

6. Siril Malmedal Hauge

1992-. (aged 34)

singer jazz musician

Siril Malmedal Hauge is a Norwegian jazz singer and songwriter residing in Oslo, Norway.

7. Ellinor Jåma

1979-. (aged 47)

politician

Ellinor Marita Jåma is a Norwegian Sami politician, representing Åarjel-Saemiej Gielh (South Sami Voices) in the Sami Parliament of Norway. She has been elected for two consecutive periods: 2009–13 and 2013–17. She is also active in the promotion of Sami culture and language.

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8. Øystein Moen

1980-. (aged 46)

pianist composer jazz musician

Øystein Moen is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer known for his participation in the bands Jaga Jazzist, Puma and Highasakite.

9. Silvana Bucher

1984-. (aged 42)

cross-country skier researcher

Silvana Bucher is a Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 18th in the team sprint event.

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10. Håvard Wiik

1975-. (aged 51)

jazz pianist composer jazz musician

Håvard Skarpnes Wiik is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, known from a number of recordings with bands like Atomic, and performances with musicians like Petter Wettre, Ola Kvernberg and Stian Carstensen.

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11. Per Zanussi

1977-. (aged 49)

composer jazz musician

Per Zanussi is an Italian–Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, known from several bands and releases such as with Hamid Drake, Louis Moholo, Paal Nilssen-Love, Bobby Bradford, Sabir Mateen, Franklin Kiermyer, Stephen O'Malley, Axel Dörner, Petter Wettre, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mats Gustafsson, Kjetil Møster, Kevin Norton, Ivar Grydeland, Ernesto Rodrigues, Tetuzi Akiyama, and Håvard Wiik.

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12. Carl Haakon Waadeland

1952-. (aged 74)

university teacher jazz musician

Carl Haakon Waadeland is a Norwegian musicologist and jazz drummer, known from several bands and releases such as with Dadafon, Dum Dum Boys, Åge & Sambandet, Halvdan Sivertsen, Warne Marsh, Kenny Wheeler, Annbjørg Lien, Henning Sommerro, Bjørn Alterhaug, John Pål Inderberg, Knutsen & Ludvigsen, Mikis Theodorakis and Arja Saijonmaa. He was one of the driving forces behind the jazz program...

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13. Tore Ulstein

1967-. (aged 59)

mechanical engineer

Tore Ulstein is Chair of the Board in Ulstein Group and member of the board in several of the companies in Ulstein Group, and in Ulsmo, Head of the Board at SINTEF and member of the Board at GC Rieber AS. Tore Ulstein is the son of Ulstein Group's previous CEO, Idar Ulstein (1934–2012).

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14. Erlend Skomsvoll

1969-. (aged 57)

pianist composer jazz musician

Erlend Fredrik Skomsvoll is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano, keyboards, accordion, and tuba), band leader, composer and arranger, known from his own band Skomsork and the band Wibutee with Live Maria Roggen, Madrugada, and Kaizers Orchestra. He has also cooperated with Nils Petter Molvær, Chick Corea and Pat Metheny.

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15. Eirik Hegdal

1973-. (aged 53)

saxophonist composer jazz musician

Eirik Hegdal is a Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone), composer, arranger and music teacher, known from the band Dingobats (1995-2005) and as leader of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (from 2002).

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16. Siri Hall Arnøy

1978-. (aged 48)

politician

Siri Hall Arnøy is a former Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.

17. Eldbjørg Raknes

1970-. (aged 56)

composer pianist jazz musician singer

Eldbjørg Raknes is a Norwegian jazz vocalist known for her a cappella vocal performances, innovative improvised vocals and electronic effects. She has collaborated with musicians such as Jon Balke, Anders Jormin, Bendik Hofseth, Christian Wallumrød, Arve Henriksen, Ketil Bjørnstad, and Ståle Storløkken. She is the sister of the bassist Steinar Raknes.

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18. Per Oddvar Johansen

1968-. (aged 58)

composer jazz musician

Per Oddvar Johansen is a Norwegian Jazz musician (drummer), most recognized for his work with Trygve Seim, Christian Wallumrød, The Source, Solveig Slettahjell and Vigleik Storaas, but has also been awarded the Spellemannprisen five times.

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19. Ingar Zach

1971-. (aged 55)

composer percussionist businessperson jazz musician

Ingar Zach is a Norwegian percussionist and businessman, known from several recordings.

20. Hans Mathisen

1967-. (aged 59)

composer jazz guitarist jazz musician

Hans Mathisen is a Norwegian Jazz guitarist, educated on the Jazzprogram at Trondheim musikkonservatorium (1988–90), well known for his Pat Metheny and Wes Montgomery inspired performances. He is the brother of Jazz musicians Per Mathisen (bass), Nils Mathisen (keyboards, guitar and violin) and Ole Mathisen (saxophone and clarinet).

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21. Hans Hulbækmo

1989-. (aged 37)

composer jazz musician

Hans Hulbækmo is a Norwegian musician (drums, percussion, saw, Jew's harp and vibraphone) and composer, son of the traditional folk musicians Tone Hulbækmo and Hans Fredrik Jacobsen, brother of pianist Alf Hulbækmo, and known from several Norwegian bands as Broen, Hanna Paulsberg Concept, Skadedyr, Moskus, Atomic, Kalenda Maya and his collaboration with Anders Røine.

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22. Håvard Fjær Grip

2001-2006 (aged 5)

engineer roboticist

Håvard Fjær Grip is a Norwegian cybernetics engineer and robotics technologist. He was the chief pilot of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, and led the development of its aerodynamics and flight control system. Grip successfully flew Ingenuity's first flight on Mars on April 19, 2021, which made history as the first extraterrestrial helicopter flight. As of October 2023,...

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23. Vigleik Storaas

1963-. (aged 63)

composer pianist jazz musician music educator

Vigleik Storaas is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, and the younger brother of composer and bassist Gaute Storaas. He is known from a series of album releases and collaborations with jazz musicians such as Norma Winstone, Karin Krog, Terje Rypdal, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Chet Baker, Jack DeJohnette and Warne Marsh.

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24. Baard Slagsvold

1963-. (aged 63)

composer pianist jazz musician singer

Baard Henrik Slagsvold is a Norwegian pop and jazz musician (vocals, piano, double bass and drums), and are particularly known as the bassist and singer in the pop trio Tre Små Kinesere (1989–2005).

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25. Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair

1970-. (aged 56)

university teacher researcher psychologist

Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair is a Norwegian psychologist and Professor of Personality Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is married to Tonje Westgaard Kennair, and they have three children together. He was director of the Department of Psychology from 2009 to 2013. His research interests include clinical psychology and evolutionary psychology, and he is widely known...

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26. Hans Petter Sjøli

1974-. (aged 52)

journalist historian

Hans Petter Sjøli is a Norwegian journalist for Dagsavisen and Klassekampen and author of the book Mao, min mao. Historien om AKPs vekst og fall, published by Cappelen forlag in 2005.

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27. Bjørn Klakegg

1958-. (aged 68)

composer jazz guitarist recording artist

Bjørn Klakegg is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and composer, known from a number of recordings and cooperations with the likes of Nils Petter Molvær, Sverre Gjørvad, Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Frode Alnæs, Knut Værnes, Knut Reiersrud, Hanne Hukkelberg, Tove Karoline Knutsen, Terje Gewelt and Tore Brunborg.

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28. John Ugelstad

1921-1997 (aged 76)

university teacher chemist engineer

John Ugelstad was a Norwegian chemical engineer and inventor, known for discovering a process to manufacture monodisperse micropellets or microbeads and dynabeads. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology and consultant for DuPont.

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29. Tore Johansen

1977-. (aged 49)

composer jazz musician

Tore Johansen is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter and the younger brother of drummer Roger Johansen. He has worked with Chick Corea, Karin Krog, Kenny Wheeler, Steve Swallow, Lars Jansson, Hal Galper, Siri Gellein, and Jan Gunnar Hoff.

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30. Harald Johnsen

1970-2011 (aged 41)

jazz musician

Harald Gill Johnsen was a Norwegian jazz double bassist, known for his contributions in bands like Køhn/Johansen Sextet and Tord Gustavsen Trio, and a series of recordings with such as Sonny Simmons, Sigurd Køhn, Nils-Olav Johansen, Jan Erik Kongshaug, Frode Barth, Per Oddvar Johansen and Ditlef Eckhoff.

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31. Kåre Kolve

1967-. (aged 59)

saxophonist composer jazz musician

Kåre Kolve is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone), and the older brother of the vibraphonist Ivar Kolve. He is known as bandleader of his own Kåre Kolve Quartet, several album releases and the collaborations within the bands "Lava", "Mezzoforte" and "Tre Små Kinesere".

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32. Fredrik Wallumrød

1973-. (aged 53)

musician jazz musician

Fredrik Wallumrød is a Norwegian drummer and composer, known for his collaborations with musicians like Karl Seglem, Trygve Seim, Solveig Slettahjell, Jarle Bernhoft, Lene Marlin, Maria Mena, and the band Span. He is the younger brother of the pianist Christian Wallumrød, older brother of the singer Susanna Wallumrød, and cousin to the pianist David Wallumrød.

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33. Anja Lauvdal

1987-. (aged 39)

composer pianist jazz musician electronic musician

Anja Lauvdal is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano and keyboards) and composer.

34. Per Mathisen

1969-. (aged 57)

composer jazz musician

Per Mathisen is a Norwegian jazz bassist and composer who has worked with Terri Lyne Carrington, Geri Allen, Gary Thomas, Bill Bruford, Alex Acuña, Gary Husband, Ralph Peterson, Nguyen Le and Terje Rypdal. He is married to pianist Olga Konkova and is the brother of Hans Mathisen, Nils Mathisen, and Ole Mathisen.

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35. Gard Nilssen

1983-. (aged 43)

composer jazz musician

Gard Nilssen is a Norwegian jazz drummer and composer. He is a member of the bands Gard Nilssen' Acoustic Unity, Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra, Bushman's Revenge, Amgala Temple, and Puma. He also plays in trio format with Bugge Wesseltoft and Arild Andersen.

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36. Siri Gjære

1972-. (aged 54)

singer composer jazz musician

Siri Gjære is a Norwegian jazz vocalist from Levanger Municipality, known for her collaborations with musicians like Tord Gustavsen, Stian Carstensen, Eirik Hegdal, Maria Kannegaard, Jarle Bernhoft, Eldbjørg Raknes, and Steinar Raknes.

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37. Steinar Raknes

1975-. (aged 51)

composer jazz musician

Steinar Raknes is a Norwegian jazz bassist, composer, and the younger brother of Jazz singer and pianist Eldbjørg Raknes. He is considered to be one of the most talented double bass players of his generation in Norway, and is known from collaborations with the like of Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, Bobby McFerrin, Ola Kvernberg and Hallgeir Pedersen.

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38. Johan Richter

1901-1997 (aged 96)

businessperson engineer

Johan Christopher Fredrik Carl Richter was a Norwegian-Swedish engineer, industrialist and inventor in the area of pulp and paper production. He developed the continuous processes for the digesting and bleaching of wood pulp used by his paper company Kamyr (now part of Andritz AG and Valmet).

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39. Emil Wingstedt

1975-. (aged 51)

orienteer scientist

Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from 2004 and 2006. He is a four-time European Champion, winning...

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40. Nils-Olav Johansen

1966-. (aged 60)

singer jazz guitarist jazz musician

Nils-Olav Johansen is a major Norwegian entertainer and jazz musician (guitar and vocals), known from several recordings and as orchestra leader. He is with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Stian Carstensen (many instruments), central members of the Balkan-jazz orchestra Farmers Market.

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41. Øystein Skar

1985-. (aged 41)

composer pianist

Øystein Skar is a Norwegian pianist and composer, known from bands like Cakewalk, Glow, Highasakite and Klang Kollektif.

42. Frank Jenssen

1969-. (aged 57)

communications adviser civil servant politician

Frank Josef Jenssen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway for Sør-Trøndelag in 2013 and in 2018, he became the first County Governor of the new Trøndelag county.

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43. Espen Berg

1983-. (aged 43)

pianist composer jazz musician

Espen Berg is a Norwegian jazz musician, arranger and composer from Trondheim, known for his collaborations with musicians such as trumpeter Per Jørgensen, saxophonist Marius Neset and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.

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44. Niels Torp

1940-. (aged 86)

architect

Niels August Torp is a Norwegian architect.

45. André Roligheten

1985-. (aged 41)

saxophonist composer jazz musician

André Roligheten is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer, known from a series of recordings and bands like Albatrosh and Team Hegdal. He has also played with musicians like Andrew D'Angelo, Theo Bleckmann, Django Bates, John Edwards, Paul Lovens, Axel Dörner, Robin Hayward, Raymond Strid, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mathias Eick, Ola Kvernberg, Paal Nilssen-Love and Per Zanussi.

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46. Øystein Løseth

1958-. (aged 68)

businessperson economist

Øystein Løseth is a Norwegian business executive serving as the chairman of the board of Norwegian oil company Statoil and as chairman of the board of Eidsiva Energi.

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47. Ingebrigt Håker Flaten

1971-. (aged 55)

composer jazz bassist

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten is a Norwegian bassist active in the jazz and free jazz genres.

48. Jarle Vespestad

1966-. (aged 60)

composer jazz musician

Jarle Vespestad is a Norwegian jazz musician (percussion), the younger brother of jazz musician Liz Tove Vespestad, and a central member of Tord Gustavsen's projects.

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49. Tore Brunborg

1960-. (aged 66)

saxophonist composer jazz musician

Tore Brunborg is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer who plays saxophone. He was born in Trondheim but grew up in Voss where a jazz environment was flowering. Known from numerous appearances with international greats including Bugge Wesseltoft, Håvard Wiik, Audun Kleive, Anders Jormin, Diederik Wissels, Arild Andersen, Pat Metheny, Per Jørgensen, Geir Lysne, Misha Alperin, Bjørn Alterhaug, Jan Gunnar...

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50. Kirsti Huke

1977-. (aged 49)

singer composer jazz musician

Kirsti Huke is a Norwegian singer and composer. Huke was best recognized as the lead singer for Norwegian doom metal/experimental band The 3rd and the Mortal in the final line-up.

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51. Olav Selvaag

1912-2002 (aged 90)

businessperson engineer

Olav Selvaag was a Norwegian engineer and residential contractor, known for his innovative approach to designing and building affordable housing during the later half of the twentieth century. He was largely responsible for the post–World War II development of the neighborhoods Veitvet and Vestli at Groruddalen and Rykkinn at Bærum in Oslo, Norway.

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52. Ståle Storløkken

1969-. (aged 57)

composer pianist jazz musician musician

Ståle Storløkken is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho. He is married to the Norwegian singer Tone Åse.

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53. Filip Ivanović

1986-. (aged 40)

hellenist Byzantinist philosopher politician

Filip Ivanović FRHistS is a Montenegrin philosopher, university professor, and politician, who served as minister of foreign affairs of Montenegro from October 2023 to July 2024. Currently he holds the position of Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and European Affairs in the Government of Montenegro.

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54. Thomas Strønen

1972-. (aged 54)

composer jazz musician

Thomas Pohlitz Strønen is a Norwegian jazz drummer who has recorded more than 80 albums. He has worked with Joe Lovano, Craig Taborn, Micah Thomas, Eivind Opsvik, Iain Ballamy, Arve Henriksen, Mats Eilertsen, Eivind Aarset, Christian Fennesz, Nils Petter Molvaer, Bobo Stenson, John Taylor, Tore Brunborg, Morten Qvenild, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Tomasz Stanko, Koichi Makigami, Ernst...

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55. Hanna Paulsberg

1987-. (aged 39)

composer jazz saxophonist

Hanna Paulsberg is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone) and composer.

56. Jan Gunnar Hoff

1958-. (aged 68)

composer pianist musicologist jazz musician

Jan Gunnar Hoff is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, arranger and professor, living in Bodø, known from cooperations with jazz musicians like Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Alex Acuña, Audun Kleive, Mathias Eick, John Surman, Karin Krog, Maria João, Marilyn Mazur, Anders Jormin, Arve Henriksen, Per Jørgensen, Tore Brunborg, Bjørn Kjellemyr, Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Per Mathisen, Gary Novak, Arild Andersen, Tore Johansen,...

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57. Georg von Krogh

1963-. (aged 63)

university teacher economist

Georg von Krogh is a Norwegian organizational theorist and Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) and holds the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation.

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58. Stian Westerhus

1979-. (aged 47)

composer jazz guitarist jazz musician

Stian Westerhus is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, explored with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma and with Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, and Ingar Zach.

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59. Kristin Asbjørnsen

1971-. (aged 55)

singer composer jazz musician

Kristin Asbjørnsen is a Norwegian jazz singer and composer whose focus is on improvised music. She is known for musical projects like Dadafon including with Carl Haakon Waadeland, Krøyt, Kvitretten, and Nymark Collective among others.

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60. Kristoffer Lo

1985-. (aged 41)

composer jazz musician

Kristoffer Lo is a Norwegian jazz musician (tuba, flugabone, guitar, keyboards) and composer.

61. Håkon Kornstad

1977-. (aged 49)

composer saxophonist opera singer jazz musician

Håkon Games Kornstad is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, flute and live looping) and classically trained singer (tenor), known from bands such as Wibutee and Kornstad Trio, and collaborations with musicians such as Ketil Bjørnstad, Anja Garbarek, Live Maria Roggen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Sidsel Endresen, Paal Nilssen-Love, Mats Eilertsen, Knut Reiersrud, Jon Christensen, Eivind Aarset, and Pat Metheny.

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62. Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold

1979-. (aged 47)

writer

Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold is a Norwegian author who made her literary debut in 2009 with the novel Jo fortere jeg går, jo mindre er jeg (The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am). The book won the Tarjei Vesaas' Debutant Prize (judged by The Literary Council of The Norwegian Authors´ Union), and it was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary...

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63. Mats Eilertsen

1975-. (aged 51)

jazz musician composer musician

Mats Eilertsen is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer. He is known for recording with numerous bands, including the Maria Kannegaard Trio, Ola Kvernberg, Nils Økland, Eldbjørg Raknes, Anders Aarum Trio, Eirik Hegdal, Sverre Gjørvad, Nymark Collective, SKRUK, «Jazzmob», «Dingobats», Håkon Kornstad Trio, Food with Iain Ballamy, Jacob Young Band, Solveig Slettahjell's Slow Motion Orchestra, Håvard Wiik Trio, and «JazzCode».

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64. Thekla Brun-Lie

1992-. (aged 34)

biathlete cross-country skier

Thekla Charlotte Knudtzon Brun-Lie is a Norwegian former biathlete.

65. Ine Hoem

1985-. (aged 41)

singer jazz singer composer

Ine Kristine Hoem is a Norwegian jazz singer and the daughter of the author Edvard Hoem. She is also known as the lead singer of the genre band PELbO.

66. Tord Lien

1975-. (aged 51)

politician

Tord André Lien is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party and served as the Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag from 2005 to 2013. Lien is the holder of an advanced degree in history (cand. philol.), having written his thesis on aspects of Norway's defence policy in...

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67. Daniel Herskedal

1982-. (aged 44)

composer tubist jazz musician brass player

Daniel Herskedal is a Norwegian jazz tubist. He is regarded as one of the most talented jazz tubists in Norway.

68. Ola Kvernberg

1981-. (aged 45)

composer jazz guitarist jazz musician film score composer

Ola Kvernberg is a Norwegian jazz musician known for his virtuosic string swing violin playing and his international performances. He is the son of traditional musicians Liv Rypdal Kvernberg and Torbjørn Kvernberg, and the brother of traditional musicians Kari Kvernberg Dajani and fiddler Jorun Marie Kvernberg, and grandson of the fiddler and traditional music composer Peter L. Rypdal. Kvernberg studied...

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69. Berit Svendsen

1963-. (aged 63)

engineer

Berit Svendsen is a Norwegian engineer and business executive. As of September 2015, she is a vice president of the Telenor Group and head of Telenor Norway. 4 September 2018 she resigned from both positions after longer internal turmoil in the Telenor Group, both positions held since 20 September 2011.

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70. Karianne O. Tung

1984-. (aged 42)

politician

Karianne Oldernes Tung is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She is currently serving as Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance since 2023. Previously she was a member of the Storting for Sør-Trøndelag from 2013 to 2017.

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71. Paal Nilssen-Love

1974-. (aged 52)

composer jazz drummer

Paal Nilssen-Love is a Norwegian drummer and composer in the jazz, free jazz and free improvisation genres.

72. Kim André Arnesen

1980-. (aged 46)

composer DJ producer

Kim André Arnesen is a Norwegian composer. He grew up in Trondheim, Norway and was educated at the Music Conservatory of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is mostly known for his choral compositions, both a cappella, accompanied by piano or organ, or large-scale works for chorus and orchestra. His first CD album "Magnificat" was nominated for Grammy...

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73. Tore O. Sandvik

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

Tore Onshuus Sandvik is a Norwegian politician. Between 2003 and 2023, he served as the Chairman of the County Council of Sør-Trøndelag until 2018, and Trøndelag until 2023. Since 2025, he has served as Norway's Minister of Defence.

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74. Mathias Eick

1979-. (aged 47)

music arranger film score composer composer trumpeter jazz guitarist

Mathias Eick is a Norwegian jazz musician, and the brother of the jazz musicians Johannes Eick and Trude Eick. He is mainly known from his releases on the jazz label ECM Records. His main instrument is the trumpet, but he also plays upright bass, vibraphone, piano and guitar. He has performed with several well-known music groups and musicians, e.g. Jaga...

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75. Julie Dahle Aagård

1978-. (aged 48)

singer jazz musician

Julie Dahle Aagård is a Norwegian Jazz musician (vocals). She is the sister of Tora Dahle Aagård.

76. Trygve Seim

1971-. (aged 55)

saxophonist composer jazz musician

Trygve Seim is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer. Seim has released numerous albums since 1992, including over 20 albums for ECM Records as a composer, band-leader or co-band-leader.

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77. Frode Alnæs

1959-. (aged 67)

singer composer jazz musician jazz guitarist recording artist

Frode Alnæs is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, known from cooperation with international artists like Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen, Arild Andersen, Jon Balke, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Ketil Bjørnstad, Henning Sommerro, Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ian Hunter, Bjørn Alterhaug, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Gustav Lorentzen, and Jan Erik Vold, and appearances in bands like Dance with a Stranger, Masqualero, Jazzpønkensemblet, and...

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78. Linda Hofstad Helleland

1977-. (aged 49)

politician

Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland is a Norwegian career politician for the Conservative Party. She held several ministerial positions in Erna Solberg's government between 2015 and 2021, with a break between 2019 and 2021. She also served as Vice President of the World Anti-Doping Association from 2016 to 2019. In parliament, she has represented Sør-Trøndelag since 2009, and been a deputy...

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79. Maria Amelie

1985-. (aged 41)

journalist author

Madina Salamova, better known by the pseudonym Maria Amelie, is a Russian-born writer, blogger and entrepreneur who lived as an illegal immigrant in Norway between 2002 and 2011. She was deported from Norway to Russia on 24 January 2011.

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80. Eva Kristin Hansen

1973-. (aged 53)

politician

Eva Kristin Hansen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She briefly served as the President of the Storting from October to November 2021. She has also served as an MP for South Trøndelag since 2005. She was also leader of the Workers' Youth League from 2000 to 2002.

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81. Vebjørn Selbekk

1969-. (aged 57)

journalist editing staff pundit reality television participant

Vebjørn Selbekk is a Norwegian newspaper editor and author. Selbekk became widely known in Norway and abroad after he in 2006 reprinted a facsimile of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons as editor of the Christian newspaper Magazinet (now Dagen), sparking a major incident and ensuing controversy. He has since been awarded by the free press organization Fritt Ord for his "firm...

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82. Rasmus Hansson

1954-. (aged 72)

biologist politician

Rasmus Johan Michael Hansson is a Norwegian biologist, civil servant, environmental activist and a former national spokesperson for the Green Party. He led the Norwegian chapter of World Wide Fund for Nature from 2000 to 2012. In 2013, he was elected to the Parliament of Norway as the first representative for the Green Party.

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83. Arve Henriksen

1968-. (aged 58)

composer jazz musician singer trumpeter

Arve Henriksen is a Norwegian trumpeter.

84. Stian Carstensen

1971-. (aged 55)

pianist banjoist jazz guitarist recording artist guitarist

Stian Carstensen is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist musician, entertainer and with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Nils-Olav Johansen (vocal and guitar), central member of the Balkan-jazz orchestra Farmers Market.

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85. Andrew Musgrave

1990-. (aged 36)

cross-country skier

Andrew "Andy" Musgrave is a British cross-country skier. He has competed in the World Cup since 2008 and represented Great Britain at the 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships and the 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026 Winter Olympics.

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86. Andreas Wahl

1983-. (aged 43)

television presenter physicist non-fiction writer program maker civil engineer

Andreas Wahl is a Norwegian physicist and professional communicator of science.

87. Nils Petter Molvær

1960-. (aged 66)

record producer jazz trumpeter composer

Nils Petter Molvær, also known as NPM (born 18 September 1960), is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and record producer. He is considered a pioneer of future jazz, a genre that fuses jazz and electronic music, best showcased on his most commercially successful album, Khmer.

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88. Ola Borten Moe

1976-. (aged 50)

farmer businessperson politician

Ola Borten Moe is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was an MP for Sør-Trøndelag from 2005 to 2013 and again from 2021 to 2025. From 2021 to 2023, he served as Minister of Research and Higher Education. He also served as Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 2011 to 2013.

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89. Tord Gustavsen

1970-. (aged 56)

composer jazz pianist

Tord Gustavsen is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer. He tours extensively worldwide, and he has been a bandleader for a trio, ensemble and quartet at various times, all bearing his name.

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90. Guri Melby

1981-. (aged 45)

politician lector

Guri Melby is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. She has served as the party leader since 2020 and Minister of Education from 2020 to 2021. She is also a member of parliament for Oslo since 2021, having previously been a deputy member for the same constituency between 2013 and 2021. Locally, she has also served as Oslo's City...

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91. Ediz Hun

1940-. (aged 86)

film actor actor politician

Ediz Hun is a Turkish film actor, academician and politician.

92. Halvard Hanevold

1969-2019 (aged 50)

biathlete

Halvard Hanevold was a Norwegian biathlete.

93. May-Britt Moser

1963-. (aged 63)

researcher neuroscientist psychologist university teacher

May-Britt Moser FRS is a Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist, who is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She and her former husband, Edvard Moser, shared half of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded for work concerning the grid cells in the entorhinal cortex, as well as several additional...

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94. Trond Giske

1966-. (aged 60)

politician

Trond Giske is a Norwegian politician who served as deputy leader of the Labour Party from 2015 until his resignation in 2018 after accusations of widespread sexual harassment and sexual assault against multiple women. After renewed allegations in 2020 he announced his complete and permanent withdrawal from politics. In 2024 he returned to politics, becoming the deputy leader of the...

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95. Edvard Moser

1962-. (aged 64)

researcher neuroscientist psychologist university teacher

Edvard Ingjald Moser is a Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist, who as of May 2024 is a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim.

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96. Kenneth Kapstad

1979-. (aged 47)

jazz musician composer musician

Kenneth Kapstad is a Norwegian musician from Trondheim, known as the drummer of the band Gåte (2004–2005), Motorpsycho (2007–2016), and God Seed (2012–2015), and for his collaborations with the bands Animal Alpha, Goat the Head, and Monolithic.

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97. Espen Johnsen

1979-. (aged 47)

association football player

Espen Johnsen is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper. His brother Marius Johnsen is also a footballer, currently playing for Lillestrøm.

98. Tiril Eckhoff

1990-. (aged 36)

biathlete cross-country skier

Tiril Kampenhaug Eckhoff is a Norwegian former biathlete.

99. Alexandra Beverfjord

1977-. (aged 49)

author business undergraduate editing staff director journalist

Alexandra Beverfjord is a Norwegian journalist, crime fiction writer, newspaper editor and media executive. She was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagbladet from 2018 to 2023.

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100. Eyolf Dale

1985-. (aged 41)

composer pianist jazz musician university teacher

Eyolf Dale is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer.