Norwegians of German descent As members of the
House of Glücksburg, descending from the
House of Oldenburg, the sitting
Norwegian Royal Family is also of German descent. •
Leif Kuhnle Grung (1894-1945) Architect •
Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841-1912) Medical Scientist •
Christine B. Meyer (1964-) Chief Commissioner of Bergen •
Marit Warncke (1958-) Mayor of Bergen • Christine Kahrs (1964-)Commissioner of Urban Development Bergen •
Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln (1838–1917), merchant and politician. •
Nils Astrup (1778–1835), politician. •
Johan Henrich Berlin (1741–1807), composer and organist. •
Harald Beyer (1891–1960), literary historian. •
Karoline Bjørnson (1835–1934), actress. •
Harriet Bosse (1835–1934), actress. •
Harald Damsleth (1906–1971), cartoonist who worked for the
Nasjonal Samling. •
Carl Dørnberger (1864–1940), painter. •
Anneli Drecker (1969–), singer and actress. •
Simone Eriksrud (1970–), musician. •
Gerd Fleischer (1942–), war child and activist, receiver of the Jenteprise. •
Ragnar Frisch (1895–1973), influential economist •
Fredrik Georg Gade (1830–1905), businessperson and politician •
Eyvind Getz (1888–1956), politician and former mayor of Oslo. •
Finn Graff (1938–), illustrator. •
Waldemar Hansteen (1857–1921), architect. •
Carl Dietrich Hildisch (1867–1949), businessperson and member of the Nasjonal Samling. •
Clara Holst (1868–1935), philologist and women's rights advocate. •
Hans Holtermann (c. 1709–1781), businessman and landowner. •
Sophus Kahrs (1918–1986), commander for the German SS. •
Caspar Kauffeldt (1773–1843), industrialist •
Halvdan Koht (1873–1965), historian and politician •
August Konow (1780–1873), businessman and politician •
Wollert Konow (1779–1839), merchant, politician, and vice consul •
Jürgen Christoph von Koppelow (1684–1770), nobleman and officer in the Great Northern War •
Karoline Krüger (1970–), singer, actress, and composer •
Hans Linstow (1787–1851), architect and designer of the Norwegian Royal Palace •
Morten Lyng Lossius (1819–1892), military officer, engineer, and politician •
Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945–), singer-songwriter and environmentalist; founding member and lead singer of ABBA •
Catharina Lysholm (1744–1815), businesswoman and ship-owner. •
Carl von und zu Mansbach (1790–1867), military officer and diplomat. •
Linni Meister (1985–), model and singer. •
Edvard Moser (1962–), psychologist, neuroscientist, and professor. •
Ingunn Moser (1965–), sociologist and university and health executive. •
Arne Næss Jr. (1937–2004), businessman and mountaineer. •
Benjamin Wegner Nørregaard (1861–1935), journalist and army officer. •
Henriette Pauss (1841-1918), teacher, editor, humanitarian, and missionary leader. •
Peter Arnoldus Petersen (1851–1916), businessman. •
Johan Christopher Ræder (1782–1853), military officer. •
Johan Georg Ræder (1751–1808), military officer. •
Pål Refsdal (1963–), journalist, photographer, and filmmaker. •
Georg Reichwein (1630–1710), military leader. •
Georg Richter (1915-1972), actor. •
Olaus Michael Schmidt (1784-1851), judge and politician. •
Cecilie Christine Schøller (1720-1786), socialite, land owner, and businessperson. •
Emil Schreiner (1831-1910), philologist and educator. •
Kristian Schreiner (1874-1957), professor of medicine. •
Carl Schulz (1851-1944), educator and politician. •
Tellef Dahll Schweigaard (1806-1886), politician. •
Vebjørn Selbekk (1969–), newspaper editor and author. •
Wilhelm Christian Suhrke (1863-1950), architect and politician. •
Michael Tetzschner (1954–), politician. •
Olav Anton Thommessen (1946–), contemporary composer. •
Jørgen Thormøhlen (c.1640–1708), merchant, shipowner, slave trader, and industrialist. •
Vicky Vette (1965–), porn star. •
Lars-Christopher Vilsvik (1988–), footballer. •
Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (1967–), programmer and businessman. •
Georg Reinholdt Wankel (1843-1907), politician. •
Johan Peter Weisse (1832-1886), philologist. •
Dikken Zwilgmeyer (1853–1913), fiction writer.
Families •
Cappelen •
Von der Lippe Germans of Norwegian descent •
Niklas Andersen (1988–), footballer. •
Matthias Brandt (1961–), actor and audiobook narrator, son of former Chancellor
Willy Brandt •
Thordis Brandt (1940–), American actress. •
Johann Siegwald Dahl (1827–1902), animal painter. •
Isabel Freese (1979–), dressage rider. •
Olaf Andreas Gulbransson (1916–1961), architect. •
Karen Horney (1885–1952), psychoanalyst. •
Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (1814–1895), princess of
Anhalt-Dessau. •
David McAllister (1971–), politician. •
Bjørn Melhus (1966–), film and installation artist. •
Miriam Neureuther (1990–), biathlete and cross-country skier. •
Hans Thomsen (1891–1968), German Nazi diplomat. •
Georg Uecker (1962–), German actor.
Immigrants •
Jørn Andersen (1963–), football manager. •
Rut Brandt (1920–2006), writer and Willy Brandt's wife. •
Carl Frithjof Smith (1859–1917), painter •
Kirsten Heiberg (1907–1976), actor who worked on a propaganda film for the Nazis. •
Christian Lassen (1800–1876), orientalist and Indologist. •
Vincent Stoltenberg Lerche (1837–1892), painter, illustrator, and author. •
Ludvig Munthe (1841–1896), landscape painter. •
Georg Anton Rasmussen (1842–1914), landscape painter. •
Per Schwenzen (1899–1984), screenwriter, writer, and translator == References ==