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Academics
'''Academics'''


    Burton Hatlen – (1936–2008) American literary scholar and professor at the University of Maine
*Burton Hatlen – (1936–2008) American literary scholar and professor at the University of Maine
    C. R. Hagen – professor of particle physics at the University of Rochester
*C. R. Hagen – professor of particle physics at the University of Rochester
    Hans-Jørgen Holman – (1925–1986) Norwegian-American musicologist and educationalist
*Hans-Jørgen Holman – (1925–1986) Norwegian-American musicologist and educationalist
    Robert Haugen – (1942–2013) financial economist and pioneer in the field of quantitative investing
*Robert Haugen – (1942–2013) financial economist and pioneer in the field of quantitative investing
    Lloyd Hustvedt – (1922–2004) Norwegian-born American professor and scholar of history
*Lloyd Hustvedt – (1922–2004) Norwegian-born American professor and scholar of history
    Jakob Larsen – (1888–1974) American classical scholar
*Jakob Larsen – (1888–1974) American classical scholar
    David T. Lykken – (1928–2006) behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota)
*David T. Lykken – (1928–2006) behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota)
    Paul Nystrom – (1878–1969) professor of marketing at Columbia University
*Paul Nystrom – (1878–1969) professor of marketing at Columbia University
    Carleton Opgaard – (1929–2014) American college and university administrator and founding president of Vancouver Island University
*Carleton Opgaard – (1929–2014) American college and university administrator and founding president of Vancouver Island University
    Reidar Fauske Sognnaes – (1911–1984) Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry and world-renowned scholar in the field of oral pathology
'Reidar Fauske Sognnaes – (1911–1984) Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry and world-renowned scholar in the field of oral pathology


Historians and sociologists
'''Historians and sociologists'''


    Kenneth O. Bjork – (1909–1991) American professor, historian and author
*Kenneth O. Bjork – (1909–1991) American professor, historian and author
    Carl Blegen – (1887–1971) American archaeologist famous for his work on the site of Pylos in modern-day Greece and Troy in modern-day Turkey.
*Carl Blegen – (1887–1971) American archaeologist famous for his work on the site of Pylos in modern-day Greece and Troy in modern-day Turkey.
    Theodore C. Blegen – (1891–1969) American historian and author
*Theodore C. Blegen – (1891–1969) American historian and author
    Elise M. Boulding – (1920–2010) Quaker sociologist Norwegian, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies
*Elise M. Boulding – (1920–2010) Quaker sociologist Norwegian, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies
    Odd S. Lovoll – American author, historian and educator
*Odd S. Lovoll – American author, historian and educator
    Peter A. Munch – (1908–1984) Norwegian-American sociologist, educator and author
*Peter A. Munch – (1908–1984) Norwegian-American sociologist, educator and author
    Carlton C. Qualey – (1904–1988) American professor, author and historian
*Carlton C. Qualey – (1904–1988) American professor, author and historian
    Rick Steves – American author, historian
*Rick Steves – American author, historian
    Martin Ulvestad – (1865–1942) American historian and author whose writings focused on Norwegian-American immigration
*Martin Ulvestad – (1865–1942) American historian and author whose writings focused on Norwegian-American immigration
    Thorstein Veblen – (1857–1929) American economist and sociologist
*Thorstein Veblen – (1857–1929) American economist and sociologist


Architects
'''Architects'''


    Gene Amdahl – Norwegian-born computer architect and hi-tech entrepreneur
*Gene Amdahl – Norwegian-born computer architect and hi-tech entrepreneur
    George Awsumb – Norwegian-born, prominent American architect of 20th century
*George Awsumb – Norwegian-born, prominent American architect of 20th century
    George Bergstrom – American architect most noted for his design work on the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.
*George Bergstrom – American architect most noted for his design work on the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.
    Frederick William Cappelen – (1857–1921) Norwegian-born architect and civil engineer who held the office of Minneapolis City Engineer
*Frederick William Cappelen – (1857–1921) Norwegian-born architect and civil engineer who held the office of Minneapolis City Engineer
    George Dahl – (1894–1987) prominent American architect of 20th century.
*George Dahl – (1894–1987) prominent American architect of 20th century.
    Joachim Goschen Giæver – (1856–1925) Civil engineer involved in the construction of the framework to Statue of Liberty
*Joachim Goschen Giæver – (1856–1925) Civil engineer involved in the construction of the framework to Statue of Liberty
    Jon Jerde – American architect
*Jon Jerde – American architect
    Peter Johnsen
*Peter Johnsen
    Henry Orth – (1866–1946) American architect [1]
*Henry Orth – (1866–1946) American architect  


Entertainment
'''Entertainment''',Actors and actresses
Actors and actresses
Peter Graves
Melanie Griffith
Lance Henriksen
Priscilla Presley


    John Aasen – (1890–1938) American silent film actor, one of the tallest actors in history.
*Peter Graves
    Jean Arthur – (1900–1991) American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s [2]
*Melanie Griffith
    Nina Arvesen – American actress of Norwegian extraction, best known for her performances on American soap operas.
*Lance Henriksen
    Richard Dean Anderson – American television and film actor, producer and composer.
*Priscilla Presley
    James Arness – (1923–2011) American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the television series Gunsmoke, of part Norwegian descent and was brother of actor Peter Graves.
 
    Dorothy Arnold – (1917–1997) American film actress.
*John Aasen – (1890–1938) American silent film actor, one of the tallest actors in history.
    Roger Awsumb – (1928–2002) American television host "Casey Jones" for the Lunch with Casey children's show.
*Jean Arthur – (1900–1991) American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s  
    Earl W. Bascom - (1906-1995) cowboy actor, worked with Roy Rogers, grandmother was Norwegian
*Nina Arvesen – American actress of Norwegian extraction, best known for her performances on American soap operas.
    Rowan Blanchard – American actress[3]
*Richard Dean Anderson – American television and film actor, producer and composer.
    Stan Boreson – "King of Scandinavian Humor"
*James Arness – (1923–2011) American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the television series Gunsmoke, of part Norwegian descent and was brother of actor Peter Graves.
    James Cagney – (1899–1986) American actor, first on stage, then in film, grandfather was of Norwegian descent
*Dorothy Arnold – (1917–1997) American film actress.
    Dana Carvey – American comedian, actor and producer, 7/16ths Norwegian
*Roger Awsumb – (1928–2002) American television host "Casey Jones" for the Lunch with Casey children's show.
    Jennifer Connelly – American film actress, father was of Irish and Norwegian descent, mother is Ashkenazi Jewish
*Earl W. Bascom - (1906-1995) cowboy actor, worked with Roy Rogers, grandmother was Norwegian
    Erika Christensen – American actress, father is of part Norwegian descent
*Rowan Blanchard – American actress
    Lauren Cohan – American actress
*Stan Boreson – "King of Scandinavian Humor"
    Arlene Dahl – American actress and former MGM contract star, mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas.
*James Cagney – (1899–1986) American actor, first on stage, then in film, grandfather was of Norwegian descent
    Kristin Darnell – American actress and model
*Dana Carvey – American comedian, actor and producer, 7/16ths Norwegian
    Tom Drake – (1918–1982) American actor
*Jennifer Connelly – American film actress, father was of Irish and Norwegian descent, mother is Ashkenazi Jewish
*Erika Christensen – American actress, father is of part Norwegian descent
*Lauren Cohan – American actress
*Arlene Dahl – American actress and former MGM contract star, mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas.
*Kristin Darnell – American actress and model
'Tom Drake – (1918–1982) American actor
     Josh Duhamel – American actor and former fashion model, of part Norwegian descent[4]
     Josh Duhamel – American actor and former fashion model, of part Norwegian descent[4]
     Linda Eder – American singer and actress
     Linda Eder – American singer and actress
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     Harold Knutson – American editor
     Harold Knutson – American editor
     Arne Brun Lie – (1925–2010) Norwegian-American author and Holocaust survivor
     Arne Brun Lie – (1925–2010) Norwegian-American author and Holocaust survivor
    Greg Mortenson – American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer
*Greg Mortenson – American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer
    Gerhard Brandt Naeseth – (1913–1994) American librarian and genealogist
*Gerhard Brandt Naeseth – (1913–1994) American librarian and genealogist
    Ingri Parin d'Aulaire – writer and illustrator of children's books in the 20th century
*Ingri Parin d'Aulaire – writer and illustrator of children's books in the 20th century
    Ole Edvart Rølvaag – (1876–1931) American novelist and professor
*Ole Edvart Rølvaag – (1876–1931) American novelist and professor
    Aagot Raaen – (1873–1957) American author and educator
*Aagot Raaen – (1873–1957) American author and educator
    Peter Straub – American author and poet
*Peter Straub – American author and poet
    Elise Wærenskjold – (1815–1895) Norwegian-American writer
*Elise Wærenskjold – (1815–1895) Norwegian-American writer
    Agnes Mathilde Wergeland – (1857–1914) Norwegian-American historian, poet and educator
*Agnes Mathilde Wergeland – (1857–1914) Norwegian-American historian, poet and educator


Others
'''Others'''
Eliot Ness


    Gunvald Aus – Norwegian-American engineer, most associated with the engineering of the Woolworth Building in New York City together with fellow Norwegian Kort Berle
*Gunvald Aus – Norwegian-American engineer, most associated with the engineering of the Woolworth Building in New York City together with fellow Norwegian Kort Berle
    Gunnar Berg (Scouting) – (1897–1987) national director of the Boy Scouts of America
*Gunnar Berg (Scouting) – (1897–1987) national director of the Boy Scouts of America
    Norman Borlaug – (1914–2009) American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution"
*Norman Borlaug – (1914–2009) American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution"
    Ophelia Dahl – American social justice and health care advocate
*Ophelia Dahl – American social justice and health care advocate
    Steve Dahl – Chicago radio personality and humorist
*Steve Dahl – Chicago radio personality and humorist
    Helga Estby – (1860–1942) Norwegian-American immigrant most noted for her walk across the United States during 1896
*Helga Estby – (1860–1942) Norwegian-American immigrant most noted for her walk across the United States during 1896
    David Grose – (1944–2004) world-renowned authority on the classification of early ancient glass from the Roman period
*David Grose – (1944–2004) world-renowned authority on the classification of early ancient glass from the Roman period
    George Harbo – (1870–1946) Norwegian-born American who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an ocean.
*George Harbo – (1870–1946) Norwegian-born American who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an ocean.
    Alf Gundersen
*Alf Gundersen
    Belle Gunness – (1859–c. 1908) Norwegian-born American serial killer
*Belle Gunness – (1859–c. 1908) Norwegian-born American serial killer
    Clint Hill (Secret Service) – Secret Service agent who was the one that jumped onto the back of President JFK's car during assassination.[16]
*Clint Hill (Secret Service) – Secret Service agent who was the one that jumped onto the back of President JFK's car during assassination.[16]
    Paris Hilton – American heiress and media personality. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton (founder of Hilton Hotels)
*Paris Hilton – American heiress and media personality. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton (founder of Hilton Hotels)
    Oscar Hauge – (1868–1945) served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
*Oscar Hauge – (1868–1945) served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
    Merle Hansen – (1919–2009) founding president of the North American Farm Alliance and a spokesman for the plight of family farmers.
*Merle Hansen – (1919–2009) founding president of the North American Farm Alliance and a spokesman for the plight of family farmers.
    Thom Hartmann – (born 1951) Progressive/liberal talk radio host and author. Founded the theory of the Hunter vs. farmer hypothesis in regard to Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Founded The Hunter School in Rumney, New Hampshire - which he co-founded with his wife Louise.
*Thom Hartmann – (born 1951) Progressive/liberal talk radio host and author. Founded the theory of the Hunter vs. farmer hypothesis in regard to Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Founded The Hunter School in Rumney, New Hampshire - which he co-founded with his wife Louise.
    Clarence Iverson – popular radio personalities in the Midwest during the 1930s and 1940s
*Clarence Iverson – popular radio personalities in the Midwest during the 1930s and 1940s
    Gunnar Kaasen – (1882–1960) Norwegian-born musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic
*Gunnar Kaasen – (1882–1960) Norwegian-born musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic
    Eliot Ness – (1903–1957) American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, also the leader of team The Untouchables
*Eliot Ness – (1903–1957) American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, also the leader of team The Untouchables
    Pat Paulsen – (1927–1997) American comedian and satirist notable for his roles on several of the Smothers Brothers TV shows, and for his campaigns for President of the United States
*Pat Paulsen – (1927–1997) American comedian and satirist notable for his roles on several of the Smothers Brothers TV shows, and for his campaigns for President of the United States
    Gary O. Rollefson – American anthropologist
*Gary O. Rollefson – American anthropologist
    Frank Samuelsen – (1870–1946) Norwegian-born American who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an ocean
*Frank Samuelsen – (1870–1946) Norwegian-born American who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an ocean
    Tim Schafer – American computer game designer
*Tim Schafer – American computer game designer
    Nels Skumsrud
*Nels Skumsrud
    Jacqueline Smith – Norwegian trade unionist
*Jacqueline Smith – Norwegian trade unionist
    Thorvald Solberg – (1852–1949) first Register of Copyrights (1897–1930) in the United States Copyright Office
*Thorvald Solberg – (1852–1949) first Register of Copyrights (1897–1930) in the United States Copyright Office
    Kevin Alfred Strom – former Managing Director of National Vanguard
*Kevin Alfred Strom – former Managing Director of National Vanguard
    Per Ivarson Undi – (1803–1860) also known as Peter Iverson, early Norwegian-American homesteader in Wisconsin Territory
*Per Ivarson Undi – (1803–1860) also known as Peter Iverson, early Norwegian-American homesteader in Wisconsin Territory


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Revisjonen fra 18. feb. 2020 kl. 20:49

Wikipedia, engelsk utgave har en liste over norskættede amerikanere fordelt på ulike yrker. Listen teller xx personer

Academics

  • Burton Hatlen – (1936–2008) American literary scholar and professor at the University of Maine
  • C. R. Hagen – professor of particle physics at the University of Rochester
  • Hans-Jørgen Holman – (1925–1986) Norwegian-American musicologist and educationalist
  • Robert Haugen – (1942–2013) financial economist and pioneer in the field of quantitative investing
  • Lloyd Hustvedt – (1922–2004) Norwegian-born American professor and scholar of history
  • Jakob Larsen – (1888–1974) American classical scholar
  • David T. Lykken – (1928–2006) behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota)
  • Paul Nystrom – (1878–1969) professor of marketing at Columbia University
  • Carleton Opgaard – (1929–2014) American college and university administrator and founding president of Vancouver Island University

'Reidar Fauske Sognnaes – (1911–1984) Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry and world-renowned scholar in the field of oral pathology

Historians and sociologists

  • Kenneth O. Bjork – (1909–1991) American professor, historian and author
  • Carl Blegen – (1887–1971) American archaeologist famous for his work on the site of Pylos in modern-day Greece and Troy in modern-day Turkey.
  • Theodore C. Blegen – (1891–1969) American historian and author
  • Elise M. Boulding – (1920–2010) Quaker sociologist Norwegian, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies
  • Odd S. Lovoll – American author, historian and educator
  • Peter A. Munch – (1908–1984) Norwegian-American sociologist, educator and author
  • Carlton C. Qualey – (1904–1988) American professor, author and historian
  • Rick Steves – American author, historian
  • Martin Ulvestad – (1865–1942) American historian and author whose writings focused on Norwegian-American immigration
  • Thorstein Veblen – (1857–1929) American economist and sociologist

Architects

  • Gene Amdahl – Norwegian-born computer architect and hi-tech entrepreneur
  • George Awsumb – Norwegian-born, prominent American architect of 20th century
  • George Bergstrom – American architect most noted for his design work on the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.
  • Frederick William Cappelen – (1857–1921) Norwegian-born architect and civil engineer who held the office of Minneapolis City Engineer
  • George Dahl – (1894–1987) prominent American architect of 20th century.
  • Joachim Goschen Giæver – (1856–1925) Civil engineer involved in the construction of the framework to Statue of Liberty
  • Jon Jerde – American architect
  • Peter Johnsen
  • Henry Orth – (1866–1946) American architect

Entertainment,Actors and actresses

  • Peter Graves
  • Melanie Griffith
  • Lance Henriksen
  • Priscilla Presley
  • John Aasen – (1890–1938) American silent film actor, one of the tallest actors in history.
  • Jean Arthur – (1900–1991) American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s
  • Nina Arvesen – American actress of Norwegian extraction, best known for her performances on American soap operas.
  • Richard Dean Anderson – American television and film actor, producer and composer.
  • James Arness – (1923–2011) American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the television series Gunsmoke, of part Norwegian descent and was brother of actor Peter Graves.
  • Dorothy Arnold – (1917–1997) American film actress.
  • Roger Awsumb – (1928–2002) American television host "Casey Jones" for the Lunch with Casey children's show.
  • Earl W. Bascom - (1906-1995) cowboy actor, worked with Roy Rogers, grandmother was Norwegian
  • Rowan Blanchard – American actress
  • Stan Boreson – "King of Scandinavian Humor"
  • James Cagney – (1899–1986) American actor, first on stage, then in film, grandfather was of Norwegian descent
  • Dana Carvey – American comedian, actor and producer, 7/16ths Norwegian
  • Jennifer Connelly – American film actress, father was of Irish and Norwegian descent, mother is Ashkenazi Jewish
  • Erika Christensen – American actress, father is of part Norwegian descent
  • Lauren Cohan – American actress
  • Arlene Dahl – American actress and former MGM contract star, mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas.
  • Kristin Darnell – American actress and model

'Tom Drake – (1918–1982) American actor

   Josh Duhamel – American actor and former fashion model, of part Norwegian descent[4]
   Linda Eder – American singer and actress
   Dana Elcar – (1927–2005) American television and movie character actor.
   Linda Evans – American actress
   Jimmy Fallon – American television host, comedian, actor, singer, writer, and producer (Norwegian maternal great-grandfather).[5]
   Bob Fosse – (1927–1987) American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director.
   Kristine Froseth - American actress and model of full Norwegian descent
   Peter Graves (actor) – (1926–2010) American film and television actor, of part Norwegian descent
   Sigrid Gurie – (1911–1969) Norwegian-born motion picture actress from the late 1930s to early 1940s
   Carmine Giovinazzo – American actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in CSI: NY. He is of Norwegian and Italian descent
   Melanie Griffith – American actress, mother is of part Norwegian descent
   Josh Hartnett – American actor
   June Havoc – (1912–2010) Canadian-born American actress, dancer, writer, and theater director
   Lance Henriksen – American actor and artist, Norwegian father
   Celeste Holm – (1917–2012) American stage, film, and television actress
   Jon-Erik Hexum – (1957–1984) American model and actor.
   Jean Kasem – actress and widow of Casey Kasem
   Marta Kristen – American actress
   Lorenzo Lamas – American actor and reality television participant, mother of Norwegian descent
   Carole Landis – (1919–1948) American film and stage actress
   Gypsy Rose Lee – (1914–1970) American burlesque entertainer famous for her striptease act.
   Britt Lind – TV, film and stage actress and also director ( Columbo, How the West Was Won (TV series), General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, Young and the Restless, The World According to Lily , Play Misty for Me )
   Lucille Lund – (1913–2002) American film actress of the 1930s.
   Dawn Lyn – American actress best known for her role in three seasons of the comedy My Three Sons.
   Kristanna Loken – American actress known for her work in both film and television, and as a fashion model, is of half Norwegian and half German descent
   John Lund – (1911–1992) American film actor who is probably best remembered for his role in the film A Foreign Affair
   Jena Malone – actress, of part Norwegian descent
   Kimberly Matula – actress best known for her role as Hope Logan on CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful.
   Peter MacNicol – American actor (Ally McBeal)
   Virginia Mayo – (1920–2005) American film actress.
   Robert Mitchum – (1917–1997) American film actor, author, composer and singer, of half Norwegian descent
   Christopher Mitchum – American actor. He is the second son of film star Robert Mitchum and younger brother of actor James Mitchum, father was of half Norwegian descent
   James Mitchum – American actor and son of Robert Mitchum, father was of half Norwegian descent
   Marilyn Monroe – (1926–1962) American actress, singer and model, of part Norwegian descent
   Harry Morgan – (1915–2011) American actor
   Patricia Morison – American stage and motion picture actress and mezzo-soprano singer
   Kari Michaelsen – American actress. She is most known by her role as Katie Kanisky on the television sitcom Gimme a Break!.
   Mildred Natwick – (1905–1994) American stage and film actress
   Barry Nelson – (1917–2007) American actor (James Bond).
   Nathan Fillion – actor
   Greta Nissen – (1906–1988) Norwegian-born American film and stage actress.
   Dagmar Oakland – (1893–1989) American actress
   Elizabeth Olsen
   Piper Perabo – American stage, film and television actress, mother is of Norwegian descent
   Priscilla Presley American actress and businesswoman and ex-wife of musician Elvis Presley, of part Norwegian descent
   Gregg Palmer – American actor, known primarily for his prolific work in television westerns
   John Qualen – (1899–1987) Canadian-American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles.
   Evan Ross – American actor and musician, father was Norwegian
   Julia Rose – American actress (Star Trek: Enterprise, Code Monkeys, and CSI: NY)
   Kathryn Leigh Scott – American television and film actress
   Kevin Sorbo – American actor (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), of part Norwegian descent
   Ann Reinking – American actress, dancer, and choreographer
   Sonia Satra – American actress
   David Soul – American-British actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television programme Starsky and Hutch
   Sally Struthers – American actress and spokeswoman (Gloria Stivic on All in the Family and as Babette on Gilmore Girls).
   Harry Tenbrook – Norwegian-American actor
   Max Thieriot – American actor, best known for his role on Bates Motel
   Justin Torkildsen – American actor, best known for his role on The Bold and the Beautiful
   Aaron Tveit – theatre, television, and film actor
   Kirsten Vangsness – American actress (Criminal Minds)
   Shantel VanSanten – American actress
   Vicky Vette – pornographic actress and model
   Robert Wagner – American actor best known for the Hart to Hart TV series.
   Kristen Wiig – American film and television actress, paternal grandfather was of Norwegian descent
   Michelle Williams – American film and television actress, of part Norwegian descent
   Rainn Wilson – American actor
   Renée Zellweger – American actress and producer, mother is Norwegian-born, and of part Norwegian descent

Screenwriters, directors and producers of film

   Janae Bakken – American television producer and screenwriter best known for her work on the television series Scrubs
   Ron Hauge – American television writer
   Brian Helgeland – American screenwriter, film producer and director
   Richard Christian Matheson – novelist, screenwriter and producer
   Richard Matheson (1926–2013) – American author and screenwriter
   Sarah Cameron Sunde – American theatrical director
   Kathryn Bigelow – American director

Singers and musicians Beck Peggy Lee

   Lynn Andersen – American country music singer and equestrian
   The Andrews Sisters
   Peter Askim – American composer of modern classical music
   Sophie Auster – American singer and actress
   Chet Baker – (1929–1988) American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer.[6]
   Beck – American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
   Stan Boreson – the "King of Scandinavian Humor"
   Jackson Browne – American rock singer-songwriter and musician
   Storm Bull – (1913–2007) American musician, composer and educator
   Jerry Cantrell – American musician, lead guitarist of Alice In Chains
   F. Melius Christiansen – (1871–1955) Norwegian-born violinist and choral conductor in the Lutheran choral tradition
   Paul J. Christiansen – (1914–1997) American choral conductor and composer
   David Ellefson – bassist and founding member of the American band Megadeth
   Bradley Ellingboe – American choral composer and conductor
   Myron Floren – (1919–2005) American musician best known as the accordionist on The Lawrence Welk Show
   Leif Garrett – American singer and actor
   Josh Groban – American singer-songwriter (great-grandmother of Norwegian descent)[7]
   Marty Haugen – American composer of liturgical music
   Skitch Henderson – (1918–2005) pianist, conductor, and composer
   Bibbe Hansen – artist, musician, and former actress best known as the mother of musician Beck
   Adolph Herseth – principal trumpet in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1948 until 2001
   Nick Hexum – American musician, currently the vocalist and guitarist for the 311 band
   Josh Homme – American rock musician and record producer
   David Johansen – American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop singer, well as a songwriter and actor
   Ardis Krainik – (1929–1997) American mezzo-soprano opera singer
   Adam Lambert – American singer
   Peggy Lee – (1920–2002) American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress
   DJ Muggs – Cypress Hill's DJ and producer
   Brent Mydland – (1952–1990) fourth keyboardist to play for the American rock band the Grateful Dead
   Joni Mitchell – Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter that resident in New York
   Spencer Nilsen – video game music composer
   Renee Olstead – American actress and singer
   Malia Ann Kawailanamalie Petersen – Hula Halau 'O Kamuela dancer
   Robin Pecknold – songwriter, lead singer of American indie folk band Fleet Foxes
   Lisa Marie Presley – singer-songwriter and daughter of Elvis Presley
   Iggy Pop – American singer, songwriter, musician, and occasional actor
   Gregg Rolie – American keyboardist, organist, and singer, who is one of the founding members of the bands Santana, The Storm, Abraxas Pool and Journey, for whom he was the original lead singer.
   Alia Shawkat – American actress (Arrested Development)
   Grace Slick – American singer and songwriter, one of the lead singers of the rock groups The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship
   Matt Sorum – American rock drummer and percussionist. He works with Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver
   Gwen Stefani – American singer-songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. (maternal second great-grandmother parents)[8]
   Harry Stewart – (1908–1956) American comedian and singer
   Axel Stordahl – (1913–1963) arranger active from the late 1930s through the 1950s
   Carl Frederick Tandberg – (1910–1988) bass fiddle musician (Glen Campbell)
   Tinashe – singer
   Peter Tork – American musician and actor, best known as a member of The Monkees
   Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – lyricist, singer, and guitar player from the band a-ha and Savoy. He was born in Oslo and moved to New York after meeting his girlfriend (now wife), Lauren Savoy.
   Tom Waits – American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor
   Camilla Wicks – American violinist and one of the first female violinists to establish a major international career
   Vera Zorina – (1917–2003) Norwegian ballerina, musical theatre actress and choreographer

Models

   Lauren Anderson
   Brooke Berry
   Jo Collins – Playboy Magazine's Playmate of the Month
   CariDee English – American fashion model and TV personality
   Patti Hansen – American model and actress
   Nicky Hilton – American fashion model, socialite, celebutante, and fashion designer
   Dakota Johnson – American fashion model and actress, daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith
   Surrey Marshe
   Leeann Tweeden – American model
   Nikki Ziering – American model and actress
   Christine Teigen – American model

Sport Boomer Esiason

   Lance Armstrong – American former professional road racing cyclist[9]
   Gil Andersen (1879–1935) – Norwegian-born racecar driver active during the formative years of auto racing
   Craig Anderson – American NHL goaltender
   John Anderson (1873–1949) – Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman
   Lisa Aukland (born 1957) – professional bodybuilder and powerlifter
   Espen Baardsen – former footballer
   Jim Bakken – former American football punter and placekicker
   Jill Bakken – American Olympic bobsledder
   Ole Bardahl
   Earl W. Bascom (1906-1995) - hall of fame rodeo champion, "Father of Modern Rodeo"
   Tom Brady – American NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots
   Walter Burkemo – American professional golfer
   Dustin Byfuglien – American NHL defenseman
   George Dahlgren (1887–1940) – player in the National Football League
   Mix Diskerud – Norwegian-born American soccer player currently playing for MLS club New York City FC
   Grete Eliassen – American freestyle skiier; Norwegian father
   Audun Endestad – Norwegian-born American cross-country skier, author, and field guide
   Alf Engen (1909–1997) – Norwegian-born skier and skiing school owner/teacher; set several ski jumping world records in the 1930s
   Corey Engen (1916–2006) – captain of the U.S. Nordic ski team at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland
   Sverre Engen (1911–2001) – Norwegian-born skier, ski coach, ski area manager, and filmmaker
   Hal Erickson (1898–1963) – player in the National Football League
   Stein Eriksen – former alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist
   Gretchen Fraser (1919–1994) – Alpine ski racer, the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing
   Sig Haugdahl (1891–1970) – IMCA champion 1927–1932 and an early promoter of stock car racing in the United States
   Anders Haugen (1888–1984) – American ski jumper
   Greg Haugen – retired American boxer
   Michael Haugen Jr. – right-handed professional ten-pin bowler
   Art Hauger (1893–1944) – Major League Baseball player
   Sonja Henie (1912–1969) – Norwegian figure skater and film star
   Hjalmar Hvam (1902–1996) – competitive Norwegian-American Nordic skier and inventor of the first safety ski binding
   Burt Ingwersen (1898–1969) – American football, basketball, and baseball player
   Kenneth Di Vita Jensen – Norwegian-born American soccer player
   Si Johnson (1906–1994) – pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
   Lolo Jones – American track and field athlete who specialized in the 60 and 100 meter hurdles
   Art Jorgens (1905–1980) – catcher in Major League Baseball
   Sonny Jurgensen – former American football quarterback in the National Football League
   Brandon Inge – American professional baseball infielder
   Jay Kleven (1949–2009) – Major League Baseball player in 1976 for the New York Mets
   Newt Loken – former artistic gymnast and coach of gymnastics, trampolining, and cheerleading
   Harold "Hal" W. Moe (1910–2001) – American college football player and assistant coach
   Tommy Moe – former alpine ski racer
   Doug Moe – American professional basketball coach
   Sondre Norheim (1825–1897) – Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing
   Werner Nilsen (1904–1992) – Norwegian-American soccer forward
   Casper Oimoen (1906–1995) – American ski jumping champion
   John Olerud – American former first baseman in Major League Baseball
   Ole Olsen (1894–1980) – Major League Baseball pitcher
   Greg Olson – American football coach
   Lute Olson – retired American men's basketball coach
   Peter Oppegard – American retired pair skater and coach
   Danica Patrick – American auto racing driver, model, and advertising spokeswoman[10]
   Sarah Reinertsen – American athlete
   Earl Sande (1898–1968) – American Hall of Fame jockey and thoroughbred horse trainer[11]
   Eddie August Schneider (1911–1940) – set three transcontinental airspeed records for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930
   Knute Rockne (1888–1931) – American football coach
   Ed Saugestad – former college men's ice hockey coach
   Bjørn Selander – American racing cyclist
   Jack Skille – American professional ice hockey player for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League[12]
   Karsten Solheim (1911–2000) – Norwegian-born American golf club designer and businessman
   Carl Tellefsen (1854–1908) – Norwegian-born skiing champion and the first leader of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association
   Jimmy "Big Jim" Wiggs (1876–1963) – right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
   Jan Stenerud – former professional football player for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs
   Snowshoe Thompson (1827–1876) – considered the father of California skiing
   Arthur E. Tokle (1922–2005) – Norwegian-born American ski jumper
   Torger Tokle (1919–1945) – Norwegian-born ski jumper; the Torger Tokle Memorial Trophy was created in his honor after he was killed while serving as a ski trooper in World War II
   Lindsey Vonn – American alpine skier
   Johnny Weir – American figure skater
   Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911–1956) – American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field

Bankers

   Arthur E. Andersen – (1885–1947) founder of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP.
   Richard W. Fisher – President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
   Helge Alexander Haugan – (1847–1909) American banking executive in Chicago, Illinois.
   Gabriel Hauge – (1914–1981) prominent American bank executive and economist.
   John Paulson – (born 1955) President and founder of Paulson & Co.
   John Westergaard – (1931–2003) stock analyst and founder of the Westergaard Fund, also political advisor to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Business

   Simon Benson – (1852–1942) noted businessman and philanthropist
   Jeff Bezos (Jeffrey Preston Bezos né Jorgensen) – American technology entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist, best known as the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Amazon
   Alden W. Clausen – former President of the World Bank
   Ralph Evinrude – (1907–1986) American business magnate best known for being the Chairman of Outboard Marine Corporation
   H. P. Faye – (1859–1928) Norwegian-born businessman who developed sugar cane plantations on west Kauai
   Barron Hilton – American socialite, hotel heir, former co-chairman of the Hilton Hotels chain
   Conrad Hilton, Jr. – (1926–1969) American socialite, hotel heir, businessman
   Richard Hilton – Chairman and co-founder of Hilton & Hyland
   Gary Haugen – President and CEO of International Justice Mission
   Conrad Hilton – (1887–1979) American hotelier and founder of the Hilton Hotels chain
   H. G. Haugan – Norwegian-born, American railroad´s executive
   Turi Josefsen – Norwegian-born, American businesswoman
   Fred Kavli – Norwegian and naturalized American physicist, business leader, inventor, and philanthropist
   N. O. Nelson – (1844–1922) the founder of the N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company
   Kjell Qvale – Norwegian- born business executive
   Tova Traesnaes – Norwegian-born American business-woman. She is the founder of the Beauty By Tova cosmetics featured on QVC
   James Trane – (1857–1936) the co-founder of Trane
   Reuben Trane – (1886–1954) founded Trane, the heating and air conditioning company, with his father James Trane

Cartoonists Charles Schulz

   Carl Thomas Anderson – (1865–1948) American cartoonist best remembered for his comic strip Henry.
   Matt Groening – American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell as well as two successful television series, The Simpsons and Futurama.
   Grim Natwick – (1890–1990) American artist, animator and film director (Betty Boop)
   Charles M. Schulz – (1922–2000) American cartoonist, creator of comic strip Peanuts

Explorers and founders

   Carl Ben Eielson – (1897–1929) aviator, bush pilot and explorer
   Jafet Lindeberg – (1873–1962) gold prospector and co-founder of the city of Nome, Alaska
   Finn Ronne – (1899–1980) U.S. Antarctic explorer.
   Erik Ramstad – (1860–1951) one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota

Journalist Eric Sevareid

   Waldemar Ager – (1869–1941) Norwegian-born American newspaperman and author
   Brynild Anundsen – (1844–1913) Norwegian-born American newspaper editor and publisher
   Ole Amundsen Buslett – (1855–1924) Norwegian-born American author, newspaperman, and politician
   William T. Evjue – (1882–1970) American newspaper editor and radio broadcast executive.
   Hans Andersen Foss – (1851–1929) American author, newspaper editor and temperance leader
   Tavi Gevinson – American fashion journalist and blogger
   Gulbrand Hagen – (1864–1919) American newspaper editor, writer, photographe
   Johan Hambro – (1915–1993) Norwegian journalist, translator and biographer
   Vernon Arnold Haugland – (1908–1984) Reporter and writer for Associated Press. As a war correspondent, he documented World War II events as they occurred. He was the first civilian to receive the Silver Star medal.
   Carl Hiaasen – American journalist, columnist and novelist
   Reidar Rye Haugan – (1893–1972) American newspaper editor and publisher
   Judy Lee Klemesrud – (1939–1985) writer for The New York Times from 1966 until her death in 1985
   Victor Lawson – (1850–1925) American newspaper publisher who headed the Chicago Daily News from 1876 to 1925
   Elias Molee – (1845–1928) American journalist, philologist and linguist.
   Jane Pauley – American television journalist
   James DeNoon Reymert – (1821–1896) American newspaper editor, mine operator, lawyer and politician
   Jerry Rosholt – (1923–2008) American journalist and author
   Andreas Nilsen Rygg – (1868–1951) Norwegian-American newspaper editor and author
   Orion Samuelson – (born 1934) Norwegian-American broadcaster, host of the U.S. Farm Report
   Eric Sevareid – (1912–1992) CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977
   Carl Søyland – (1894–1978) Norwegian-born author, reporter, editor
   Marcus Thrane – (1817–1890) Norwegian author, journalist, and the leader of the first Norwegian labor movement
   Brenda Ueland – (1891–1985) American journalist, writers and editor. Awarded the Knight of Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav by the Norwegian government for her covering of the treason trials of Vidkun Quisling.
   Johannes B. Wist – (1864–1923) Norwegian-born newspaper editor, journalist and author

Lawyers Earl Warren

   Adolph M. Christianson – (1877–1954) justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.
   Harvey B. Knudson – (1903–1978) Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court
   Egil Krogh – American lawyer who became famous as an official of the Richard Nixon
   Arthur Larson – (1910–1993) American lawyer, law professor, United States Under Secretary of Labor from 1954 to 1956, director of the United States Information Agency from 1956 to 1957, and Executive Assistant to the President for Speeches from 1957 to 1958.
   Mary Pawlenty – former American state court judge who served on Minnesota's First Judicial District
   Aad J. Vinje – (1857–1929) justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
   Earl Warren – (1891–1974) 14th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court and one of only two people to be elected Governor of California three times

Meteorologists

   Jacob Bjerknes – (1897–1975) Norwegian-born meteorologist.
   Jørgen Holmboe – (1902–1979) Norwegian-American meteorologist.

Military

   Peter C. Assersen – (1839–1906) Norwegian-born, American civil engineer and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
   Quentin Aanenson – (1921–2008) Captain of the 391st Fighter Squadron featured in Ken Burn's 2007 documentary The War
   Bernt Balchen – (1899–1973), winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Norwegian native and later U.S. citizen, known as a pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader
   Bowe Bergdahl – United States Army soldier of Norwegian and Swedish descent. Captured by the Taliban.
   Margarethe Cammermeyer – former colonel in the Washington National Guard and a gay rights activist
   Fred J. Christensen – (1921–2006) fighter pilot and ace with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II
   Gail Halvorsen – retired career officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force (The Candy Bomber)
   Louis J. Hauge, Jr. – (1924–1945) United States Marine
   Orin D. Haugen – (1907–1945) Colonel in the United States Army [13]
   Knut Haukelid – (1911–1994) Norwegian resistance movement soldier during World War II
   Olaf M. Hustvedt – (1886–1978) United States Navy vice admiral, World War II battleship commander and twice recipient of the Legion of Merit
   Ole C. Johnson – (1838–1886) Norwegian-American soldier in the American Civil War
   Lauris Norstad – (1907–1988) American General in the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force
   Ralph Ofstie – (1897–1956) United States Navy vice admiral, World War II aircraft carrier commander and post war commander of the United States Sixth Fleet
   Ludwig Andreas Olsen – (1845–1886) also known as Louis Williams, United States Navy sailor
   George William Rud – (1883–1916) United States Navy Chief Machinist's Mate
   Thorvald A. Solberg – (1894–1964) United States Navy rear admiral, twice recipient of the Legion of Merit, and head of the Office of Naval Research.
   Andrew V. Stoltenberg – (1865–1921) United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine–American War.
   Leif J. Sverdrup – (1898–1976) Norwegian-born American civil engineer and general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the first half of the 20th century.
   Jacob Thorkelson – (1876–1945) American elected official, Naval officer and medical doctor
   Karl Westa – (1875–1949) United States Navy sailor

Politicians Hubert H. Humphrey Henry M. Jackson Warren G. Magnuson Walter Mondale

   Fred G. Aandahl – (1897–1966) Republican politician that served as the 23rd Governor of North Dakota and as a U.S. Representative
   Elmer L. Andersen – (1909–2004) American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th Governor of Minnesota
   Sigurd Anderson – (1904–1990) 19th Governor of South Dakota
   John Ashcroft – United States politician, 79th United States attorney general
   Michele Bachmann – member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 6th congressional district
   Elmer Austin Benson – (1895–1985) American lawyer and politician from Minnesota
   Jan Brewer – 22nd Governor of Arizona
   Nils Andreas Boe – (1913–1992) American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of South Dakota
   Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen – (1891–1964) politician that served as the 17th and 19th Governor of Idaho
   Holm O. Bursum – (1867–1953) politician from New Mexico
   Lois Grimsrud Capps – U.S. Representative for California's 23rd congressional district
   Theodore Christianson – (1883–1948) American politician who served as the 21st Governor of Minnesota
   John E. Erickson (Montana politician) – (March 14, 1863 – May 25, 1946) American politician of the Democratic Party from Montana
   Math Dahl – (1884–1976) North Dakota politician well known for his tenure as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1939 to 1964
   Clarence P. Dahl – (1892–1976) politician with the Republican Party who served as the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
   Arne Dahl – politician that served as the last North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
   Herman Dahle – (1855–1920) United States Congressman in the House of Representatives from Wisconsin
   James O. Davidson – (1854–1922) the 21st Governor of Wisconsin
   Roland B. Day – (1919–2008) Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice from 1974 to 1996
   Arne Duncan – American education administrator and currently United States Secretary of Education.
   Joanell Dyrstad – 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
   Herman Ekern – (1872–1954) politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
   Oscar E. Erickson – (1884–1945) politician that who served as the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner
   Michael O. Freeman – attorney and politician from the state of Minnesota
   Orville Freeman – (1918–2003) American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of Minnesota
   Jennifer Granholm – Canadian born American politician of Norwegian and Swedish ancestry
   Nicolai A. Grevstad – (1851–1940) American diplomat, politician and newspaper
   Archie M. Gubbrud – (1910–1987) the 22nd Governor of South Dakota.)
   Steve Gunderson (politician) – President and CEO of the Council on Foundations
   Carl Gunderson – (1864–1933)[2] 11th Governor of South Dakota. Republican from Mitchell, South Dakota, served from 1925 to 1927
   Harold Hagen – (1901–1957) Minnesota politician
   Henry Gunderson – (1878–1940) Wisconsin politician
   Deb Haaland – (1960–) U.S. Representative from New Mexico
   Kittel Halvorson – (1846–1936) U.S. Representative from Minnesota
   John Hamre – U.S. politician
   Bernt B. Haugan – (1862–??) American Lutheran minister, politician
   Mary Margaret Haugen – Washington state senator
   Gilbert N. Haugen – (1859–1933) seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district
   Brynhild Haugland – (1905–1998) one of the first female legislators in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and the longest serving state legislator in the history of the United States
   Curly Haugland – born Erling George Haugland, served as the Republican National Committeeman for North Dakota since 1999
   Nils Pederson Haugen – (1849–1931) U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
   Hans Christian Heg – (1829–1863) Norwegian- American politician and soldier in the American Civil War from Wisconsin
   Ralph Herseth – (1909–1969) the 21st Governor of South Dakota
   Ole P. Hoff – (1853–1924) Norwegian-American Republican politician and the first commissioner of labor in the U.S. state of Oregon.
   Martin Hersrud – (1880–1969) Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
   Einar Hoidale – (1870–1952) Norwegian-American politician
   Hubert Humphrey – (1911–1978), served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States.
   Henry M. Jackson – (1912–1983) U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington
   Tim Johnson – U.S. Senator from South Dakota
   Coya Knutson – (1912–1996) American politician from Minnesota
   Paul John Kvale – (1896–1960) U.S. Representative from Minnesota
   Ole J. Kvale – (1869–1929) U.S. Representative from Minnesota
   E. Floyd Kvamme – American engineer, venture capitalist, and government advisor
   Warren Magnuson – (1905–1989) United States Senator of the Democratic Party from Washington
   Roger Moe – American politician and former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate
   Walter Mondale – American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States
   John Moses – (1885–1945) Norwegian-born, 22nd Governor of North Dakota and United States Senator
   Canute R. Matson – (1843–1903) Norwegian-born politician who served as Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois
   Knute Nelson – (1843–1923) Norwegian-born American politician
   Ragnvald A. Nestos – (1877–1942) 13th Governor of North Dakota
   Ole H. Olson – (1872–1954) elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives and later elected to the North Dakota State Senate.
   J. A. O. Preus – (1883–1961) American politician.
   Floyd B. Olson – (1891–1936) American politician, served as the 22nd Governor of Minnesota
   Allen I. Olson – Republican politician and attorney who served as the 28th Governor of North Dakota
   Sean Parnell – Governor of Alaska
   Al Quie – American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Minnesota
   Karl Rolvaag – U.S. politician
   Karl Rove – American Republican political consultant and policy advisor [14][15]
   Martin Olav Sabo – American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
   Stephanie Herseth Sandlin – attorney who served as the Democratic U.S. Representative for South Dakota's At-large congressional district
   Henrik Shipstead – (1881–1960) American politician
   Arlan Stangeland – American politician from Minnesota
   Henry Teigan – (1881–1941) American labor leader, editor and member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.
   Jacob Thorkelson – U.S. Congressman from Wyoming
   John Thune – U.S. Senator from South Dakota
   Andrew Volstead – (1860–1947) American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota
   Knud Wefald – (1869–1936) United States House of Representatives from Minnesota
   Harold Windingstad – (1929–2006) American politician from Minnesota

Published

   John Anderson – (1836–1910) Norwegian-born publisher.
   Tavi Gevinson – American writer, magazine editor, actress and singer.
   Tom Theo Klemesrud – American publisher and writer.

Religious

   Marcus Borg – American Biblical scholar and author
   Elling Eielsen – (1804–1883) American minister and Lutheran Church leader.
   John O. Evjen – (1874–1942) American author, Lutheran church historian and professor of theology
   Albert C. Knudson – (1873–1953) Christian theologian in the Methodist tradition
   U. V. Koren – (1826–1910) American author, theologian and church leader
   Bernt Julius Muus – (1832–1900) Norwegian-born, Lutheran minister and church leader
   Russell M. Nelson - President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
   Olaf M. Norlie – (1876–1962), also referred to as O. M. Norlie, Lutheran minister, educator and scholar
   Sven Oftedal – (1844–1911) Norwegian-born, Lutheran minister who helped found the Lutheran Free Church
   Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus – American Lutheran clergy
   J. A. O. Preus II – (1920–1994) Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and church president
   Herman Amberg Preus – (1825–1894) American Lutheran clergyman and church leader
   Canute Peterson – (1824–1902) Norwegian Mormon pioneer settler of Utah Territory
   Christian Keyser Preus – (1852–1921) American Lutheran Minister who served as the second President of Luther College
   Robert Preus – (1924–1995) American Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and seminary president
   August Weenaas – (1835–1924) Norwegian-born Lutheran minister and educator
   William S. Skylstad – American Roman Catholic Bishop
   Peer Stromme – (1856–1921) American pastor, teacher, journalist, and author
   Hans Gerhard Stub – (1849–1931) American Lutheran theologian and church leader
   Georg Sverdrup (theologian) – (1848–1907) Norwegian-born Lutheran theologian and an educator
   Nils Otto Tank – (1800–1864) Moravian Church missionary
   Jacob Tanner – Norwegian-born, Lutheran minister, educator and religious author
   Abraham Vereide – (1886–1969) Norwegian-born Methodist clergyman and founder of Goodwill Industries of Seattle
   John A. Widtsoe – (1872–1952) member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
   Mildred Bangs Wynkoop – (1905–1997) ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, who served as an educator, missionary and theologian

Scientists Ernest O. Lawrence Sally Ride

   Philip Abelson – (1913–2004) American physicist, scientific editor, and science writer
   Christian B. Anfinsen – (1916–1995) American biochemist
   Peter Agre – American medical doctor, professor, and molecular biologist
   Neal Amundson – (1916–2011) American chemical engineer
   Erik Asphaug – American planetary scientist, winner of Urey Prize
   Gunvald Aus – (1851–1950) Norwegian-American engineer
   Earl Bakken – engineer, businessman and philanthropist of Dutch and Norwegian American ancestry
   Carl Georg Barth – (1860–1939) Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineer
   Magnus Bjorndal – (September 13, 1899–January 23, 1971) Norwegian American engineer and inventor
   Eduard Boeckmann – (1849–1927) Norwegian American ophthalmologist, physician and inventor
   William A. Bugge – (1900–1992) civil engineer
   Robert A. Dahl – Sterling Professor emeritus of political science at Yale University
   Olin J. Eggen – (1919–1998) American astronomer
   Douglas Engelbart – American inventor and early computer pioneer and internet pioneer
   Ole Evinrude – (1877–1934) Norwegian-American inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application.
   Joe Foss – (1915–2003) leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II
   Mike Fossum – American astronaut
   Frederick C. Finkle – (1865–1949) American consulting engineer and geologist
   Ivar Giaever – physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973
   Clarence Gonstead – (1898–1978) Doctor of Chiropractic and creator of the Gonstead Technique
   Lars Grimsrud – aerospace engineer and performance automobile
   Adolph Gundersen – (1865–1938) Norwegian-born American medical doctor and founder of Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
   Robert C. Gunderson – (1931–2003) first supervisor of the Genealogical Society of Utah's Royalty Identification Unit
   Lawrence R. Hafstad – 1904–1993) American physicist and son of two Norwegian immigrants. Created first nuclear fission reaction in the United States.
   Alf Hjort – (1877–1944) Norwegian-born American electrical engineer
   Ludvig Hektoen – (1863–1951) noted American pathologist
   Iver Johnson – U.S. firearms, bicycle, and motorcycle manufacturer
   Robert B. Ingebretsen – (1948–2003) pioneer in the development of digital sound
   Gary Kildall – (1942–1994) American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system and founded Digital Research, Inc.
   Carl Otto Lampland – (1873–1951) American astronomer
   Norman Bernard Larsen (1923–1970) American industrial chemist who is sometimes credited with the invention of WD-40.
   Ernest Lawrence – (1901–1958) American physicist and Nobel Laureate
   John H. Lawrence – (1904–1991) American physicist and physician best known for pioneering the field of nuclear medicine
   Mark C. Lee – (1952–) American astronaut
   C. Walton Lillehei – (1918–1999) American surgeon who pioneered open-heart surgery
   Alfred M. Moen – (1916–2001) American inventor and founder of Moen, Inc.
   Olaus Murie – (1889–1963) called the "father of modern elk management", was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist
   Nathan Myhrvold – formerly Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is co-founder of Intellectual Ventures, and referred to by many as a patent troll.
   Ted Nelson – American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology
   Peter Norman Nissen – (1871–1930) Canadian-American resident in United States. A mining engineer, developed the prefabricated shelter called the Nissen hut in 1916
   Ken Olsen – (1926–2011) American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation
   Tinius Olsen – (1845–1932) Norwegian-born American engineer and inventor
   Charles J. Pedersen – (1904–1989) American organic chemist best known for describing methods of synthesizing crown ethers
   Lars Onsager – (1903–1976) Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist
   Sally Ride – (1951–2012) American physicist and former NASA astronaut
   Ole Singstad – (1882–1969) Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel
   Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen – (1886–1953) Norwegian-born American physician and orthopaedic surgeon
   George Schlukbier – North American innovator who in the 1990s built Nando
   Elias Anton Cappelen Smith – (1873–1949) Norwegian American civil engineer and metallurgist
   Theodore Theodorsen – (1897–1978) Norwegian-American theoretical aerodynamicist noted for his work at NACA (the forerunner of NASA) and for his contributions to the study of turbulence
   Merle A. Tuve – (1901–1982) American scientist and geophysicist, the founding director of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
   Oswald Veblen – (1880–1960) American mathematician, geometer and topologist

Seamen

   Erik Eriksen (explorer) – (1820–1888) Norwegian ice sea captain born in Lyngør, Norway
   Thea Foss – (1857–1927) the founder of Foss Maritime, the largest tugboat company in the western United States.
   Andrew Furuseth – (1854–1938) Norwegian-born merchant seaman and American labor lead
   Sig Hansen (1966– ) – TV personality, and Captain of the fishing vessel Northwestern, featured in the TV series Deadliest Catch
   Harry Lundeberg – (1901–1957) merchant seaman and an American labor leader.
   G. Unger Vetlesen – (1889–1959) Norwegian shipbuilder and naturalized American philanthropist

Settlers

   Carl Martin Bergh – (1849–1906) Norwegian immigrant of United States who is most associated with the resettlement of fellow Scandinavian families to the area of James City County and York County surrounding the community of Norge, Virginia.
   Valdemar Knudsen – (1819–1898) sugar cane plantation pioneer on west Kauai, Hawaii
   Cleng Peerson – (1783–1865) Norwegian-born pioneer who led the first group of Norwegians to emigrated to the United States
   James M. Wahl – (1846–1939) Norwegian-born settler and the first legislator of Lincoln County, South Dakota

Visual artists

   Mikkel Aaland – American photographer known for work in the early days of digital photography
   Hendrik Christian Andersen – (1872–1940) American sculptor, painter and urban planner
   Gene Amondson – (1943–2009) landscape painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activist
   Sigvald Asbjornsen – (1867–1954) Norwegian-born sculptor
   Earl W. Bascom - (1906-1995) cowboy artist and sculptor, "cowboy of cowboy artists"
   Jon-Erik Beckjord – (1939–2008) paranormal investigator and photographer known for his far-reaching ideas regarding such phenomena as UFOs, crop circles, the Loch Ness Monster, and his specialty, Bigfoot
   Emil Biorn – (1864–1935) Norwegian-born, American sculptor, painter and composer
   Benjamin Blessum – (1877–1954) American painter, graphic artist and illustrator
   Bjorn Egeli – (1900-1984) Norwegian-born portrait artist
   Jacob Fjelde – (1855–1896) Norwegian-born American sculptor
   Pauline Fjelde – (1861–1923) Norwegian-born American painter, embroiderer, and textile artist
   Paul Fjelde – (1892–1984) noted American sculptor and educator
   Alexander Grinager – (1865–1949) American artist most noted for his murals and scenic painting
   Herbjørn Gausta – (1854–1924) American artist best known for his landscapes, portraits and scenes from rural settings
   Al Hansen – (1927–1995) American artist considered one of the most important Fluxus figures
   Lars Jonson Haukaness – (1863–1929) Norwegian-born American-Canadian impressionist painter and art instructor
   Per Lysne – (1880–1947) artist most associated with bringing the traditional Norwegian folk art of Rosemaling to the United States
   Carl Manzo – (1964–) artist of Norwegian, German and Italian ancestry
   Eric Norstad – noted ceramicist and architect
   Karl Ouren – (1882–1943) Norwegian-born artist best known for his paintings of Norwegian landscapes and scenes
   Shag – American artist
   Yngvar Sonnichsen – (1873–1938) Norwegian-born American artist and painter
   Svend Rasmussen Svendsen – (1864–1945) Norwegian-born American impressionist artist.
   Trygve Rovelstad – (1903–1990) renowned sculptor and designer of medals
   Dan Weggeland – (1827–1918) considered the "Father of Utah Art", artist and teacher in the early history of Utah

Writers and editors Norman Borlaug

   Rasmus B. Anderson – (1846–1936) American author, professor, and diplomat
   Christopher Bakken – American poet, translator, and professor at Allegheny College
   Robert Bly – American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic men's movement
   Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen – (1848–1895) Norwegian-born author and college professor
   Dorthea Dahl – (1881–1958) Norwegian-born, American writer
   George Helgesen Fitch – (1877–1915) American author, humorist, and journalist
   Rolf G. Fjelde – (1926–2002) American playwright, educator and poet
   Kathryn Forbes – (1908–1966) American writer and memoirist
   George T. Flom – (1871–1960) American professor of linguistics and author of numerous reference books
   Greta Gaard – ecofeminist writer, scholar, activist, and documentary filmmaker
   Rudolph Hjalmar Gjelsness – (1894–1968) prominent American librarian and literary translator who served as Dean of the University of Michigan's Library Science Department
   Ingebrikt Grose – (1862–1939) author, college professor and founding president of Concordia College
   Haldor Johan Hanson – (1856–1929) American hymn writer, publisher and author
   Gregory T. Haugan – American author and expert in the field of work breakdown structure
   Eva Lund Haugen – (1907–1996) American author and editor
   Einar Haugen – (1906–1994) American linguist, author and Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University
   Michael Hauge – script consultant, author and lecturer
   Johan Andreas Holvik – (1880–1960) author and professor at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
   Siri Hustvedt – American writer, novelist
   Randolph Edgar Haugan – (1902–1985) American author, editor and publisher
   Simon Johnson – (1874–1970) Norwegian-born American novelist
   Harold Knutson – American editor
   Arne Brun Lie – (1925–2010) Norwegian-American author and Holocaust survivor
  • Greg Mortenson – American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer
  • Gerhard Brandt Naeseth – (1913–1994) American librarian and genealogist
  • Ingri Parin d'Aulaire – writer and illustrator of children's books in the 20th century
  • Ole Edvart Rølvaag – (1876–1931) American novelist and professor
  • Aagot Raaen – (1873–1957) American author and educator
  • Peter Straub – American author and poet
  • Elise Wærenskjold – (1815–1895) Norwegian-American writer
  • Agnes Mathilde Wergeland – (1857–1914) Norwegian-American historian, poet and educator

Others

  • Gunvald Aus – Norwegian-American engineer, most associated with the engineering of the Woolworth Building in New York City together with fellow Norwegian Kort Berle
  • Gunnar Berg (Scouting) – (1897–1987) national director of the Boy Scouts of America
  • Norman Borlaug – (1914–2009) American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution"
  • Ophelia Dahl – American social justice and health care advocate
  • Steve Dahl – Chicago radio personality and humorist
  • Helga Estby – (1860–1942) Norwegian-American immigrant most noted for her walk across the United States during 1896
  • David Grose – (1944–2004) world-renowned authority on the classification of early ancient glass from the Roman period
  • George Harbo – (1870–1946) Norwegian-born American who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an ocean.
  • Alf Gundersen
  • Belle Gunness – (1859–c. 1908) Norwegian-born American serial killer
  • Clint Hill (Secret Service) – Secret Service agent who was the one that jumped onto the back of President JFK's car during assassination.[16]
  • Paris Hilton – American heiress and media personality. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton (founder of Hilton Hotels)
  • Oscar Hauge – (1868–1945) served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
  • Merle Hansen – (1919–2009) founding president of the North American Farm Alliance and a spokesman for the plight of family farmers.
  • Thom Hartmann – (born 1951) Progressive/liberal talk radio host and author. Founded the theory of the Hunter vs. farmer hypothesis in regard to Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Founded The Hunter School in Rumney, New Hampshire - which he co-founded with his wife Louise.
  • Clarence Iverson – popular radio personalities in the Midwest during the 1930s and 1940s
  • Gunnar Kaasen – (1882–1960) Norwegian-born musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic
  • Eliot Ness – (1903–1957) American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, also the leader of team The Untouchables
  • Pat Paulsen – (1927–1997) American comedian and satirist notable for his roles on several of the Smothers Brothers TV shows, and for his campaigns for President of the United States
  • Gary O. Rollefson – American anthropologist
  • Frank Samuelsen – (1870–1946) Norwegian-born American who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an ocean
  • Tim Schafer – American computer game designer
  • Nels Skumsrud
  • Jacqueline Smith – Norwegian trade unionist
  • Thorvald Solberg – (1852–1949) first Register of Copyrights (1897–1930) in the United States Copyright Office
  • Kevin Alfred Strom – former Managing Director of National Vanguard
  • Per Ivarson Undi – (1803–1860) also known as Peter Iverson, early Norwegian-American homesteader in Wisconsin Territory

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