1901 in Norway

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9 January – Bjarne Lyngstad, politician and Minister (died 1971)
16 January – Narve Bonna, ski jumper and Olympic silver medallist (died 1976)
16 January – Hans Karolus Ommedal, politician (died 1984)
26 January – Alf Konningen, alpine skier (died 1978)
30 January – Eldrid Erdal, politician (died 1997)
21 February – Tore Foss, singer, actor and theatre director (died 1968).^[3]
11 March – Kjell Bondevik, politician and Minister (died 1983)
17 March – Arnt Njargel, politician (died 1985)
25 March – Harry Lundeberg, merchant seaman and labour leader in America (died 1957)

10 April – Tønnes Oksefjell, politician (died 1976)
23 April – Tore Segelcke, actress (died 1979)
1 May – Jentoft Jensen, politician (died 1953)
3 May – Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek, politician (died 1967)
8 May – Ingrid Bjerkås, first female minister in the Church of Norway (died 1980)
11 May – Axel Strøm, physician (died 1985).^[4]
23 May – Kristoffer Nilsen, boxer (died 1975)
4 June – Kolbjørn Fjeld, librarian and publisher (died 1978).^[5]
7 June – Nils Ebbessøn Astrup, ship owner (died 1972).^[6]
19 June – Øyvinn Øi, military officer (died 1940)

1 October – Arne Torolf Strøm, politician (died 1972)
2 October – Egil Halmøy, politician (died 1984)
4 October – Egil Werner Erichsen, politician (died 2000)
6 October – Aslak Brekke, folksinger (died 1978)
8 October – Eivind Groven, composer and music-theorist (died 1977)
18 November – Einar Nilsen, boxer (died 1980)
24 November – Reidar Ødegaard, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1972)
6 December – Odd Nansen, architect, author and humanitarian (died 1973)
26 December – Olav Hordvik, politician (died 1979)
31 December – John Schjelderup Giæver, author and polar researcher (died 1970)

Ole Peter Petersen, founder of Methodism in Norway and co-founder of Norwegian and Danish Methodism in the United States (born 1822)

^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ "Farsund bys historie".
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Tore Ejnarssøn Foss". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ Larsen, Øivind. "Axel Strøm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^ Tveterås, Egil. "Kolbjørn Fjeld". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Nils Ebbessøn Astrup". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

Norway during the union with Sweden (1814–1905)

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