Norwegian Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a Norwegian football player of Russian ethnicity who currently plays for Rosenborg BK. He formerl

Is a Norwegian football player of Russian ethnicity who currently plays for Rosenborg BK. He formerly played for IL Runar, Sandefjord, Manglerud Star and Hønefoss BK.

Is a former Minister of Culture and Church Affairs and former leader of the Christian Democratic Par

Is a former Minister of Culture and Church Affairs and former leader of the Christian Democratic Party in Norway between 1995 and 2004, to which also former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik belongs.As Minister of Culture and Church Affairs she paid spe

Is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for FC Lyn Oslo.He started his career in Vadhei

Is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for FC Lyn Oslo.He started his career in Vadheim IL and IL Høyang, but moved in 2006 to attend the school Norsk Toppidrettsgymnas as well as to play for FC Lyn Oslo. In the summer of 2008 he signed for

Is a Norwegian professional football defender. He is currently attached to Viking FK, after having p

Is a Norwegian professional football defender. He is currently attached to Viking FK, after having played for Randaberg IL.He moved to Viking Stavanger in January 2009, while also Bryne FK and Strømsgodset IF were interested in signing the player.

Is an Norwegian football striker currently playing for Alta.He grew up near Sørkjosen, with his twi

Is an Norwegian football striker currently playing for Alta.He grew up near Sørkjosen, with his twin brother and fellow footballer Thomas, and made his senior debut for Nordreisa at the age of fourteen. He joined Lyngen/Karnes in 2005, and then the Premie

Is a Norwegian footballer playing currently for Molde FK. He plays central defender.Forren was disco

Is a Norwegian footballer playing currently for Molde FK. He plays central defender.Forren was discovered by Molde FK when they met KIL/Hemne in the first round of the Norwegian football cup. KIL/Hemne surprisingly won the match 3-1, with Forren and two o

Is a Norwegian handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Aarhus GF.

Is a Norwegian handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Aarhus GF.

Is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals. At the opening ceremony

Is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes. In addition to his Olympic achievements, he received th

A Norwegian singer.She debuted in 2003 with the single "Panic", followed by her first album Scared a

A Norwegian singer.She debuted in 2003 with the single "Panic", followed by her first album Scared and the singles "Scared" and "Kiss".Venke Knutson was born in southern Norway, in the little town of Birkeland to a musical family. She was the youngest of three sisters, and she got inspired to sing by her elder sisters.Her career didn’t start before she joined the school choir. Inspired by two older sisters, she applied for music at the Vågsbygd skole (Vågsbygd school), when the family was about to go back home to Norway.

Is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender. Andersen has played in a number of countr

Is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender. Andersen has played in a number of countries, including most Scandinavian and British nations.

Is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls

Is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Alf Hansen, Rolf Thorsen, and Lars Bjønness.

Was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. She was born and died in Oslo.

Was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. She was born and died in Oslo.

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist.

Is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 1996 Summe

Is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She competed at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 1996, where she won a bronze medal in 50 m freestyle.

Is a Norwegian female singer. She is most often recognized as the former vocalist of the gothic meta

Is a Norwegian female singer. She is most often recognized as the former vocalist of the gothic metal band Tristania. She joined the band shortly before they started recording their self-titled demo. At first she was meant to be only an additional singer, but later on she joined the band permanently.Stene's singing has become well known to fans of gothic metal, mostly throughout Europe, mainly because her vocals maintain a distinctive quality.On February 27, 2007, Stene left Tristania due to personal reasons. She stated that the reason was she wanted to pursue a long-held dream of hers; to teach singing.

Is a Norwegian cross country skier who has been competing since 1999. She won gold in the 4 x 5 km

Is a Norwegian cross country skier who has been competing since 1999. She won gold in the 4 x 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010. Her best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 8th in the 30 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002.

Is a handball player and coach.For most of his active career, he played for Kolbotn Håndball He was

Is a handball player and coach.For most of his active career, he played for Kolbotn Håndball He was the third of five siblings and for several years, his older brother, Runar Bauer, and his younger brother, Hans Edvard Bauer, played on the same team.

Is a Norwegian football coach and former player. Davidsen played 46 international matches for Norway

Is a Norwegian football coach and former player. Davidsen played 46 international matches for Norway and scored 5 goals. One of those goals came in Norway's famous 2-1 win against Italy in 1985.

Is a Norwegian politician. He is a former member of the Progress Party and current leader of the Dem

Is a Norwegian politician. He is a former member of the Progress Party and current leader of the Democrats.Kleppe used to be a prominent Progress Party politician, being a member of their national board from 1989 to 1999. He was a member of the Norwegian

Is a Norwegian handball player, who currently plays club handball for Byåsen IL.

Is a Norwegian handball player, who currently plays club handball for Byåsen IL.

Is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Ø

Is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2005.

Was a Norwegian diplomat and military officer, a General in the Norwegian Army who served two years

Was a Norwegian diplomat and military officer, a General in the Norwegian Army who served two years as Chief of Defence of Norway, and four years as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.He served as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1989 to 1993. During this period a closer cooperation between NATO and members of the Warsaw Pact was initiated.

After graduating from a secondary school he went to Novosibirsk, where he entered the Faculty of Ped

After graduating from a secondary school he went to Novosibirsk, where he entered the Faculty of Pediatrics of the Institute of Medicine. Markin started athletics only at age 19 in the athletics section by the institute, coached by Aleksandr Bukhasheyev. He remained quite unknown until the Moscow Olympic Games.

Is a former speed skater from Norway.Haugen earned a bronze medal on 1500 m at the 1964 Winter Olymp

Is a former speed skater from Norway.Haugen earned a bronze medal on 1500 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He came on eighth place on 500 m at the same Olympics.[1] Haugen represented Sportsklubben Falken (Sports Club Falcon) in Trondheim.