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Top 100 Scientists in Norway

The most publicly visible scientists in Norway.

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The most famous scientists in Norway right now — ranked by the public attention they command across search, news, Wikipedia, and social.

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#	Δ	Person	Country	Category	Fame	Momentum
#1	—	Roald Amundsen	Norway	Scientists	89.6	15.1
#2	—	Thor Heyerdahl	Norway	Scientists	65.3	3.8
#3	—	Ivar Giæver	Norway	Scientists	60.2	15.0
#4	—	Harald Hardrada	Norway	Scientists	59.4	1.9
#5	—	Erik the Red	Norway	Scientists	57.6	0.2
#6	—	Lars Onsager	Norway	Scientists	56.4	0.0
#7	—	Vilhelm Bjerknes	Norway	Scientists	53.4	13.3
#8	—	Hans Egede	Norway	Scientists	52.0	0.0
#9	—	Odd Hassel	Norway	Scientists	51.9	0.0
#10	—	Carsten Borchgrevink	Norway	Scientists	51.5	0.9
#11	—	Kristian Birkeland	Norway	Scientists	51.5	0.6
#12	—	Sam Eyde	Norway	Scientists	51.4	10.6
#13	—	Bjarni Herjólfsson	Norway	Scientists	51.2	0.0
#14	—	Viktor Goldschmidt	Norway	Scientists	51.0	0.0
#15	—	Hjalmar Johansen	Norway	Scientists	51.0	2.3
#16	—	Leonhard Seppala	Norway	Scientists	50.7	0.0
#17	—	Thekla Resvoll	Norway	Scientists	50.6	7.0
#18	—	Carl Anton Larsen	Norway	Scientists	50.6	0.0
#19	—	Gunnbjörn Ulfsson	Norway	Scientists	50.5	0.5
#20	—	Helge Ingstad	Norway	Scientists	50.4	1.8
#21	—	Oscar Wisting	Norway	Scientists	50.1	0.0
#22	—	Helmer Hanssen	Norway	Scientists	50.1	0.0
#23	—	Erling Kagge	Norway	Scientists	50.1	3.0
#24	—	OO Ohthere of Hålogaland	Norway	Scientists	50.0	0.0
#25	—	Peter Waage	Norway	Scientists	49.7	0.0
#26	—	Martin Vahl	Norway	Scientists	49.4	0.0
#27	—	Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen	Norway	Scientists	49.0	2.9
#28	—	Christopher Hansteen	Norway	Scientists	49.0	2.1
#29	—	Johan Ernst Gunnerus	Norway	Scientists	48.9	0.0
#30	—	Sverre Hassel	Norway	Scientists	48.4	0.0
#31	—	Grímur Kamban	Norway	Scientists	48.4	1.7
#32	—	Knut Haugland	Norway	Scientists	48.3	0.0
#33	—	Lars Christensen	Norway	Scientists	48.2	1.0
#34	—	Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen	Norway	Scientists	48.2	1.9
#35	—	Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney	Norway	Scientists	48.1	0.0
#36	—	Maria Strømme	Norway	Scientists	47.9	0.0
#37	—	Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen	Norway	Scientists	47.8	14.2
#38	—	Olav Bjaaland	Norway	Scientists	47.7	0.0
#39	—	Thorir Hund	Norway	Scientists	47.6	0.5
#40	—	Tryggve Gran	Norway	Scientists	47.1	0.0
#41	—	Finn Ronne	Norway	Scientists	46.6	0.6
#42	—	IA Ivar Asbjørn Følling	Norway	Scientists	46.6	25.0
#43	—	Johan Vaaler	Norway	Scientists	46.5	0.0
#44	—	Robert Collett	Norway	Scientists	46.2	0.6
#45	—	Einar Thambarskelfir	Norway	Scientists	45.7	0.0
#46	—	Henrik Lindstrøm	Norway	Scientists	45.5	2.3
#47	—	Snæbjörn Galti	Norway	Scientists	45.3	8.5
#48	—	Ellen Gleditsch	Norway	Scientists	45.3	0.0
#49	—	Liv Arnesen	Norway	Scientists	44.9	2.1
#50	—	Bernt Balchen	Norway	Scientists	44.9	0.0
#51	—	Ægidius Elling	Norway	Scientists	44.8	11.9
#52	—	OH Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf	Norway	Scientists	44.7	2.3
#53	—	Thomas Ebbesen	Norway	Scientists	44.3	1.7
#54	—	Henrik Johan Bull	Norway	Scientists	44.3	18.2
#55	—	Edwin Ruud	Norway	Scientists	44.1	4.1
#56	—	Kristian Prestrud	Norway	Scientists	44.1	1.0
#57	—	Thor Bjørklund	Norway	Scientists	43.5	0.0
#58	—	Torstein Raaby	Norway	Scientists	43.3	0.0
#59	—	Svein Rosseland	Norway	Scientists	43.2	1.5
#60	—	Rolf Widerøe	Norway	Scientists	43.1	0.0
#61	—	Gennady Olonkin	Norway	Scientists	41.9	3.3
#62	—	Fredrik Rosing Bull	Norway	Scientists	41.9	0.0
#63	—	Jill Walker Rettberg	Norway	Scientists	41.2	10.5
#64	—	MK Monica Kristensen Solås	Norway	Scientists	40.8	0.0
#65	—	Christen Smith	Norway	Scientists	40.4	0.0
#66	—	Emily Arnesen	Norway	Scientists	40.3	0.0
#67	—	Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt	Norway	Scientists	40.3	0.0
#68	—	Sjur Refsdal	Norway	Scientists	40.2	0.0
#69	—	CH Catharine Hermine Kølle	Norway	Scientists	40.1	25.0
#70	—	Erik Rotheim	Norway	Scientists	39.9	0.0
#71	—	Knut Fægri	Norway	Scientists	39.7	8.3
#72	—	Carl Bock	Norway	Scientists	39.7	0.0
#73	—	Jørgen Stubberud	Norway	Scientists	39.2	0.0
#74	—	Jørgen Brunchorst	Norway	Scientists	39.1	9.3
#75	—	PE Per Erland Berg Wendelbo	Norway	Scientists	39.1	12.5
#76	—	Oluf Christian Dietrichson	Norway	Scientists	38.7	15.7
#77	—	RG Rune Gjeldnes	Norway	Scientists	38.6	5.1
#78	—	Sophus Tromholt	Norway	Scientists	38.5	4.7
#79	—	Nils Larsen	Norway	Scientists	38.4	1.5
#80	—	Eirik Newth	Norway	Scientists	38.3	0.0
#81	—	BW Bjørn Wiik	Norway	Scientists	38.3	5.3
#82	—	Fredrik Ramm	Norway	Scientists	37.9	8.6
#83	—	EC Erling Christophersen	Norway	Scientists	37.8	15.0
#84	—	HB Herjólfur Bárðarson	Norway	Scientists	37.7	0.0
#85	—	EJ Erling Johnson	Norway	Scientists	37.6	7.5
#86	—	Mikael Foslie	Norway	Scientists	37.6	15.0
#87	—	Rolf Nordhagen	Norway	Scientists	37.5	1.0
#88	—	John Ugelstad	Norway	Scientists	37.4	3.6
#89	—	Odd Dahl	Norway	Scientists	37.1	3.9
#90	—	IN Inger Nordal	Norway	Scientists	37.0	10.0
#91	—	ED Eilif Dahl	Norway	Scientists	36.9	8.6
#92	—	Petter Sørlle	Norway	Scientists	36.7	1.3
#93	—	Lars Vegard	Norway	Scientists	36.6	0.0
#94	—	Martin Rønne	Norway	Scientists	36.5	4.3
#95	—	Olav Johan Sopp	Norway	Scientists	36.4	0.0
#96	—	Finn Lützow-Holm	Norway	Scientists	36.3	0.0
#97	—	Fridtjof Mjøen	Norway	Scientists	36.6	9.5
#98	—	Ole Nilsen Ravna	Norway	Scientists	36.2	15.0
#99	—	Harald Wergeland	Norway	Scientists	36.2	10.0
#100	—	KA Kaare Aksnes	Norway	Scientists	36.0	10.0