#1Famous people · Norway
2 famous people come from Norway, Art Van Damme the best known
At the top of the list is the American musician Art Van Damme, covered in 14 languages. The only other name is the American academic James Gustafson. The list runs from Art Van Damme, born in 1920, to James Gustafson, born in 1925. Dearborn has the most of any town in Michigan: 63.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Art Van Damme
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1920
Art Van Damme
Youngest
1925
James Gustafson
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Norway
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What Norway is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norway and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Art Van Damme: The original uploader was Alaman at German Wikipedia. (Original text: Alaman), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons