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Top 100 Writers in Norway

The most publicly visible writers in Norway.

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The most famous writers 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	—	Henrik Ibsen	Norway	Writers	80.7	0.0
#2	—	Knut Hamsun	Norway	Writers	77.6	6.2
#3	—	Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson	Norway	Writers	74.8	16.2
#4	—	Sigrid Undset	Norway	Writers	73.0	15.0
#5	—	Fridtjof Nansen	Norway	Writers	71.5	4.3
#6	—	Roald Dahl	Norway	Writers	68.8	0.0
#7	—	Princess Märtha Louise of Norway	Norway	Writers	63.1	10.0
#8	—	Ari Behn	Norway	Writers	60.5	40.0
#9	—	Jon Fosse	Norway	Writers	59.6	0.0
#10	—	Liv Ullmann	Norway	Writers	58.6	0.6
#11	—	Jostein Gaarder	Norway	Writers	58.5	0.0
#12	—	Jo Nesbø	Norway	Writers	58.2	0.0
#13	—	Miss Maud Angelica Behn	Norway	Writers	57.5	10.0
#14	—	Kamran Mir Hazar	Norway	Writers	57.3	0.5
#15	—	Karl Ove Knausgård	Norway	Writers	56.6	0.4
#16	—	Karin Fossum	Norway	Writers	55.8	17.3
#17	—	Peter Wessel Zapffe	Norway	Writers	54.5	0.1
#18	—	Thorbjørn Jagland	Norway	Writers	54.3	0.0
#19	—	Dag Solstad	Norway	Writers	54.2	1.6
#20	—	Ivar Aasen	Norway	Writers	54.1	0.4
#21	—	Christian Lous Lange	Norway	Writers	53.9	3.1
#22	—	Ludvig Holberg	Norway	Writers	53.9	0.0
#23	—	Tarjei Vesaas	Norway	Writers	53.5	1.1
#24	—	Trygve Gulbranssen	Norway	Writers	53.3	11.5
#25	—	John Lyng	Norway	Writers	53.1	15.0
#26	—	Henrik Wergeland	Norway	Writers	53.0	0.0
#27	—	Erlend Loe	Norway	Writers	52.7	0.0
#28	—	Johan Bojer	Norway	Writers	52.6	13.0
#29	—	Nordahl Grieg	Norway	Writers	52.6	0.0
#30	—	Per Petterson	Norway	Writers	52.5	2.6
#31	—	Odd Arne Westad	Norway	Writers	52.5	9.6
#32	—	Lars Saabye Christensen	Norway	Writers	51.9	0.0
#33	—	Ingvar Ambjørnsen	Norway	Writers	51.9	18.4
#34	—	Peter Christen Asbjørnsen	Norway	Writers	51.9	0.9
#35	—	Petter Dass	Norway	Writers	51.9	8.9
#36	—	Hans Nielsen Hauge	Norway	Writers	51.8	17.0
#37	—	Dagny Juel	Norway	Writers	51.7	2.5
#38	—	Margit Sandemo	Norway	Writers	51.5	3.0
#39	—	Camilla Collett	Norway	Writers	51.2	0.0
#40	—	Jørgen Moe	Norway	Writers	51.0	0.0
#41	—	Herbjørg Wassmo	Norway	Writers	50.9	0.0
#42	—	Margrethe Munthe	Norway	Writers	50.8	10.0
#43	—	Roy Jacobsen	Norway	Writers	50.6	1.8
#44	—	Christian Lassen	Norway	Writers	50.6	8.7
#45	—	Thorbjørn Egner	Norway	Writers	50.3	2.0
#46	—	Johan Borgen	Norway	Writers	50.3	0.0
#47	—	Kjell Askildsen	Norway	Writers	50.3	0.0
#48	—	Sigbjørn Obstfelder	Norway	Writers	50.2	4.2
#49	—	Arnulf Øverland	Norway	Writers	50.0	1.1
#50	—	Jens Bjørneboe	Norway	Writers	50.0	0.0
#51	—	Vigdis Hjorth	Norway	Writers	49.7	0.0
#52	—	Maja Lunde	Norway	Writers	49.5	0.0
#53	—	Johan Harstad	Norway	Writers	49.4	7.8
#54	—	Anne-Cath. Vestly	Norway	Writers	49.4	0.0
#55	—	Hans Jæger	Norway	Writers	49.3	0.0
#56	—	Olaf Bull	Norway	Writers	49.3	1.6
#57	—	Cora Sandel	Norway	Writers	49.2	0.0
#58	—	Johan Turi	Norway	Writers	49.1	12.7
#59	—	Sigurd Hoel	Norway	Writers	48.7	0.0
#60	—	Unni Lindell	Norway	Writers	48.5	2.6
#61	—	Jan Kjærstad	Norway	Writers	48.5	0.0
#62	—	Henrik Steffens	Norway	Writers	48.4	0.0
#63	—	Sophus Bugge	Norway	Writers	48.4	4.5
#64	—	Hans Aanrud	Norway	Writers	48.0	1.2
#65	—	Gunvor Hofmo	Norway	Writers	47.9	25.0
#66	—	Amalie Skram	Norway	Writers	47.9	1.4
#67	—	Niels Fredrik Dahl	Norway	Writers	47.8	0.0
#68	—	Johan Sebastian Welhaven	Norway	Writers	47.8	0.0
#69	—	Maria Parr	Norway	Writers	47.8	0.2
#70	—	Dorothe Engelbretsdatter	Norway	Writers	47.6	0.0
#71	—	ES Eyvindr skáldaspillir	Norway	Writers	47.6	8.1
#72	—	TN Torborg Nedreaas	Norway	Writers	47.5	1.2
#73	—	Erika Fatland	Norway	Writers	47.2	0.6
#74	—	Erik Dammann	Norway	Writers	46.8	11.5
#75	—	Kim Leine	Norway	Writers	46.7	0.0
#76	—	Erik Fosnes Hansen	Norway	Writers	46.6	5.2
#77	—	Hanne Ørstavik	Norway	Writers	46.6	1.3
#78	—	Beate Grimsrud	Norway	Writers	46.6	9.5
#79	—	Kjartan Fløgstad	Norway	Writers	46.5	1.8
#80	—	Johan Falkberget	Norway	Writers	46.3	0.0
#81	—	Knut Faldbakken	Norway	Writers	46.3	4.6
#82	—	Eysteinn Erlendsson	Norway	Writers	46.1	0.8
#83	—	ÞH Þorbjörn Hornklofi	Norway	Writers	46.1	15.0
#84	—	Suzannah Ibsen	Norway	Writers	46.1	5.6
#85	—	Agnar Mykle	Norway	Writers	45.9	7.9
#86	—	Merethe Lindstrøm	Norway	Writers	45.9	3.5
#87	—	ÞO Þjóðólfr of Hvinir	Norway	Writers	45.8	0.8
#88	—	André Bjerke	Norway	Writers	45.8	2.2
#89	—	Rolf Furuli	Norway	Writers	45.8	2.9
#90	—	Olav Aukrust	Norway	Writers	45.6	3.2
#91	—	Ole Paus	Norway	Writers	45.6	0.0
#92	—	Christian Magnus Falsen	Norway	Writers	45.6	22.7
#93	—	Ole Edvart Rølvaag	Norway	Writers	45.6	0.0
#94	—	Halvard Lange	Norway	Writers	45.6	15.3
#95	—	TU Tor Ulven	Norway	Writers	45.5	0.0
#96	—	Halvdan Koht	Norway	Writers	45.4	0.0
#97	—	Rolf Jacobsen	Norway	Writers	45.4	0.0
#98	—	Olav Hauge	Norway	Writers	45.3	0.8
#99	—	Thomas Enger	Norway	Writers	45.2	0.0
#100	—	Frode Grytten	Norway	Writers	45.2	0.0

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