Notable Residents
- The writer Inge Krokann was born in Oppdal, and the area is central to his work.
- The composer Harald Sæther was born and lives in Oppdal.
- Einar Ingvald Haugen; (1906–1994) was a Norwegian American linguist, author and Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University. Haugen was born in Sioux City, Iowa to Norwegians from Oppdal.
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