Norwegian Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won four medals at the Winter

Was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won four medals at the Winter Olympics. Formo also won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 4 x 10 km relay (1974, 1978). Formo also competed in orienteeri

Is a physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian David Josephso

Is a physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian David Josephson for related work in solid-state physics. His role was specifically in electron tunneling phenomena in superconductors. Giaever is an institute professor emeritus at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a professor-at-large at the University of Oslo, and the president of Applied Biophysics.

Was a Norwegian sport wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kristiansund

Was a Norwegian sport wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kristiansund, but represented the sports club SK av 1909. He participated in the bantamweight class in wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated a

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. Iversen also compet

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. Iversen also competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, finishing eighth in the K-1 1000 m event.

Was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn

Was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions. Midway through the third term, he died and was replaced by Edvard Anderson Solheim.

Was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Mør

Was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1954, and was re-elected on two occasions.Eikrem was mayor of Nord-Aukra municipality in the period 1945–1947, a regular council member in 1

Was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nord

Was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nord-Trøndelag in 1921, and was re-elected on five consecutive occasions. He last served as a deputy representative during the term 1945–1949. He was also acti

Was a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1940s and early 1950s.

Was a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1940s and early 1950s.

Is a Norwegian professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Norwegian team Stabæk Fotba

Is a Norwegian professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Norwegian team Stabæk Fotball in the Norwegian Premier League. He begin his senior career in Viking where he got his debut on the top level in Norway in 2004. Austbø has played 11 gam

Was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør

Was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1958, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously been a deputy representative from 1954 to 1957.

Was a Norwegian film director and writer, best known for his puppet films. His most famous film is F

Was a Norwegian film director and writer, best known for his puppet films. His most famous film is Flåklypa Grand Prix ("Pinchcliffe Grand Prix"), made in 1975.Caprino was the son of furniture designer Mario Caprino and the artist Ingeborg Gude, which was a granddaughter of the painter Hans Gude. In the mid 1940s, he helped his mother design puppets for a puppet theatre, which inspired him to try making a film using his mother's designs. The result of their collaboration was Tim og Tøffe, an 8 minute film released in 1949 . Several films followed in the next couple of years, including two 15 minute shorts that are still shown regularly in Norway today, Veslefrikk og Fela (Little Freddy and his Fiddle), based on a Norwegian folk tale, and Karius og Baktus, a story by Thorbjørn Egner of two little trolls, representing Caries and Bacterium, living in a boy's teeth. Ingeborg Gude made the puppets for these films as well, as she would continue to do up until her death in the mid sixties.