People
- Bjarte Birkeland, a Norwegian literary researcher
- Eva Birkeland, a Norwegian civil servant
- Halvor Birkeland, a Norwegian sailor
- Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian Explorer and auroral scientist, after which is named:
- Birkeland current, an electric current found in the aurora and space plasmas
- Birkeland (lunar crater), a lunar impact crater in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon
- Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland, a Norwegian farmer and politician
- Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland, a Norwegian bishop
- Rasmus Birkeland, a Norwegian sailor
- Reidar Birkeland, a Norwegian veterinarian
- Thøger Birkeland, a Danish teacher and writer
- Turid Birkeland, a Norwegian politician
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