Kristiansund - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

Main category: People from Kristiansund

The following people are from, or have their roots in, Kristiansund.

  • Frode Alnæs (b. 1959); pop singer, guitarist, entertainer (Dance with a Stranger pop band and solo career)
  • Karsten Alnæs (b. 1938); fiction and popular history writer (his parents were from Kristiansund)
  • Edvard Fliflet Bræin (1924–76); choir and orchestra composer and conductor, two operas and three symphonies
  • Ingar Knudtsen (b. 1944); fantasy & science fiction author
  • Jan Erik Mikalsen (b. 1979); composer
  • John Neergaard (1901–64); baritone singer at the Kiel and Nuremberg opera houses
  • Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968); author (born in Kr.sund, raised in Bergen)
  • 120 Days (formerly "The Beautiful People", founded 2001); rock band
  • Babe Didriksen (Zaharias) (1914–56); U.S. golfer, athlete, and Olympic gold medalist (her father Ole was from Kristiansund)
  • Anders Giske (b. 1959); football player (German Bundesliga 1983–92: Nuremberg, Bayer Leverkusen, Köln)
  • Gudrun Høie (b. 1970); female wrestler, four times world champion
  • Øyvind Leonhardsen (b. 1970); football player (English Premier League 1995–2004: Wimbledon, Liverpool, Tottenham, Aston Villa)
  • Ole Gunnar Solskjær (b. 1973); football player (Manchester United 1996–2007)
  • Sigurd Frisvold (b. 1947); Army General, former Chief of Defence
  • Steinar Wiik Sørvik (b. 1962); defence lawyer (several national level crime trials)
  • Vera Zorina (1917–2003); dancer and choreographer
  • Dagfinn Koch (b. 1964); musician

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