35 Notable alumni of UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
UiT The Arctic University of Norway is ranked #546 in the world and #4 in Norway by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 35 notable alumni from UiT The Arctic University of Norway sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with UiT The Arctic University of Norway won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Maja Dunfjeld
1947-. (aged 79)
art historian
Maja Hilma Dunfjeld is a South Sami researcher and duodji craftswoman who lives in Harran in central Norway. A graduate of the University of Tromsø, since 1980 she has provided consultative services on duodji art and has lectured at the Duodji Institute, part of the Nordic Sámi Institute.
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2. Raimo Valle
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Raimo Valle is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.
3. Kristian Støback Wilhelmsen
1991-. (aged 35)
jurist
politician
Kristian Støback Wilhelmsen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
4. Kent Gudmundsen
1978-. (aged 48)
organizational worker
self-employed person
politician
Kent Gudmundsen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was a member of the Storting from 2013 to 2021.
5. Sandra Márjá West
1990-. (aged 36)
politician
Sandra Márjá West is a Norwegian Sami politician and festival manager of Riddu Riđđu.
6. Kristina Torbergsen
1987-. (aged 39)
politician
Kristina Torbergsen is a Norwegian politician representing the Labour Party.
7. Oddny Aleksandersen
1942-. (aged 84)
academic
politician
Oddny Ballo Aleksandersen, is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
8. Barbro-Lill Hætta-Jacobsen
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
physician
Barbro Lill Hætta-Jacobsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
9. Åsunn Lyngedal
1968-. (aged 58)
jurist
politician
Åsunn Lyngedal is a Norwegian politician.
10. Hans-Tore Bjerkaas
1951-. (aged 75)
association football player
television presenter
program director
broadcasting executive
journalist
Hans-Tore Bjerkaas is a former Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).
11. Anne Marit Bjørnflaten
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Anne Marit Bjørnflaten is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
12. Aage Thor Falkanger
1965-. (aged 61)
law professor
judge
Aage Thor Falkanger is a Norwegian judge and legal scholar.
13. Claudia Ulloa Donoso
1979-. (aged 47)
writer
Claudia Ulloa Donoso is a Peruvian writer. She was born in Lima, and studied tourism in her native Peru before studying Spanish at the University of Tromsø.
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14. Ingrid Thunem
1989-. (aged 37)
swimmer
Ingrid Thunem is a Norwegian Paralympic swimmer. She competes in S1, SB1 (breaststroke) and SM1 (individual medley) events, swimming with motor function in just one arm. She is a multiple world record holder in her classification.
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15. Tomas Norvoll
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Tomas Norvoll is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He has served as a state secretary in the Støre government since 2022. He previously served as the chairman of the Nordland county cabinet between 2013 and 2022 and was a member of parliament for Nordland between 1993 and 2001. He had also served as deputy member between 2001 and...
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16. Sven-Roald Nystø
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Sven-Roald Nystø is a Lule Sámi politician from Storå in Tysfjord Municipality, Norway. He has worked for the Lule Sámi cultural and language center Árran as a senior advisor.
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17. Tove Karoline Knutsen
1951-. (aged 75)
singer
politician
Tove Karoline Knutsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
18. Margunn Bjørnholt
1958-. (aged 68)
university teacher
economist
sociologist
Margunn Bjørnholt is a Norwegian sociologist and economist. She is a research professor at the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS) and a professor of sociology at the University of Bergen. Her research has focused on financial institutions, management and working life and later on gender equality, migration and violence. She has also worked as a consultant,...
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19. Ralph Høibakk
1937-. (aged 89)
professor
businessperson
physicist
Ralph Høibakk is a Norwegian entrepreneur. He established the Tandberg Data company in 1978, which produced ergonomically designed laptops and keyboards. Høibakk left the company in 1986, and started Høibakk Invest, which provides management consulting for new enterprises. He is also a mountaineer, and has climbed the Tirich Mir, Mount Everest and Drangnag Ri mountains in Asia with Norwegian philosopher...
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20. Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. He served as one the party's deputy leaders from 2019 to 2025 and a member of parliament for Troms between 2013 and 2025.
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21. Laila Susanne Vars
1976-. (aged 50)
researcher
jurist
politician
lecturer
Laila Susanne Vars is a Norwegian-Sami human rights lawyer and former politician. Elected rector of Sámi University of Applied Sciences 2019-2023. First Sámi woman to achieve a PhD in Law. Vars is appointed by the Governmemnt of Sweden, Ministry of Culture as Commissioner of the Truth Commission for the Sámi People in Sweden. She is former research director at the...
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22. Turi Widerøe
1937-. (aged 89)
journalist
editor
illustrator
aircraft pilot
Turi Widerøe is a Norwegian aviator who was the world's first female commercial air pilot for a major airline. The daughter of aviator Viggo Widerøe (who founded the airline Widerøe), she was originally educated as a book designer. She later undertook pilot training, and, employed by Scandinavian Airlines System, became the first female pilot in a major airline in the...
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23. Eirik Stubø
1965-. (aged 61)
director
actor
Eirik Aasan Stubø is a Norwegian stage producer and theatre director.
24. Asle Toje
1974-. (aged 52)
researcher
political scientist
non-fiction writer
Asle Toje is the Deputy Leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (2018-2029). He is a foreign policy scholar and was Research Director at the Norwegian Nobel Institute from 2009 until he joined the Nobel Peace Prize Committee. Toje is a regular contributor to the Norwegian foreign policy debate, including as a regular columnist in the Dagens Næringsliv, Minerva. In the...
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25. Helga Pedersen
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Helga Pedersen is a Norwegian politician, former Minister, and member of the Storting, who served as the deputy leader for the Labour Party from 2007 to 2015. A native of Sør-Varanger Municipality, she served between 2003 and 2005 as the County Mayor of the northernmost Finnmark county. From 2005 to 2009 she served as Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs,...
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26. Ine Eriksen Søreide
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide is a Norwegian politician who has been the leader of the Conservative Party since 2026. She previously served as the Minister of Defence from 2013 to 2017, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2021, the first woman to hold the latter position. She has also been a member of the Storting for Oslo...
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27. Jan Henry T. Olsen
1956-2018 (aged 62)
director
consultant
politician
Jan Henry Tungeland Olsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Fisheries from 1992 to 1996. He got the nickname "No-fish Olsen" during the negotiations of a possible membership for Norway in the European Union, when he said he was not going to give a single fish to the EU.
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28. Cecilie Myrseth
1984-. (aged 42)
psychologist
politician
Cecilie Myrseth is a Norwegian psychologist and politician for the Labour Party. She is currently the minister of trade and industry since 2024. She also served as minister of fisheries between 2023 and 2024. She is also a member of the Storting for Troms since 2017, and previously chaired the Troms county cabinet from 2015 to 2017.
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29. Martin Henriksen
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Martin Henriksen is a Norwegian politician.
30. Elisabeth Aspaker
1962-. (aged 64)
civil servant
politician
Elisabeth Vik Aspaker is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and she is the current county governor of Troms og Finnmark county. She was also the Minister of European Affairs from 2015 to 2016 and Minister for Nordic Cooperation from 2013 to 2016. From 2013 to 2015, she also served as Minister of Fisheries.
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31. Emelie Forsberg
1986-. (aged 40)
ski mountaineer
ultramarathon runner
Emelie Tina Forsberg is a Swedish athlete specializing in trail running (skyrunning, mountain running) and ski mountaineering. She has won repeated victories in different disciplines, including European and World Championships.
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32. Synnøve Konglevoll
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Synnøve Konglevoll is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
33. Tore Johnsen
1969-. (aged 57)
Lutheran pastor
author
theologian
Tore Johnsen is the general secretary of the Sami Church Council since 2009, former leader of the council (2006–2009), and a central figure within Sami church life. Johnsen is an associate professor at VID Specialized University in Tromsø, Norway.
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34. Olav Øygard
1956-. (aged 70)
presbyter
Olav Øygard is a Norwegian Lutheran prelate of the Church of Norway who served as the Bishop of Nord-Hålogaland 2014-2025. Nord-Hålogaland covers Troms and Finnmark countries, and also Svalbard. Øygard is a self-described "middle of the Church" theologian.
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35. Liv Inger Somby
1962-. (aged 64)
university teacher
author
journalist
Liv Inger Somby is a Norwegian Sámi educator, writer, and journalist. She specializes in indigenous journalism which she teaches at the Sámi University of Applied Sciences in Kautokeino Municipality in the north of Norway.
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