Public service •
Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm (1769 in Furnes – 1837), a Norwegian military officer and representative at the
Norwegian Constitutional Assembly in 1814 •
Jens Rynning (1778–1857), a priest and public education advocate, worked in Ringsaker •
Hovel Helseth (1779 in Nes – 1865), an industrial pioneer in the Norwegian textile industry •
Gustav Heiberg (1856 in Nes – 1935), a barrister, politician, and pre-WWI mayor of Hamar •
Adolph M. Christianson (1877 in Brumunddal – 1954), a justice of the
North Dakota Supreme Court •
Johannes Bøe (1891 in Ringsaker – 1971), an archaeologist •
Sven Sømme (1904 in Ringsaker – 1961), a zoologist and ichthyologist and WWII
XU activist •
Helge Skappel (1907 in Ringsaker – 2001), an aviator, photographer, and cartographer •
Peter A. Munch (1908 in Nes – 1984), a sociologist, academic, author, and US emigrant who twice worked on
Tristan da Cunha •
Imre Hercz (1929–2011), a Jewish Hungarian-Norwegian physician and public debater who worked in Brumunddal •
Thor Lillehovde (born 1948 in Ringsaker), a politician and mayor of Ringsaker from 1991 to 2007
The arts •
Lars Pinnerud (1700 in Furnes – 1762), a farmer and woodcarver •
Peder Balke (1804–1887), a painter of romantic and dramatic landscapes who was brought up in Ringsaker •
Ole Rynning (1809 in Ringsaker – 1838), an emigrant pioneer and author •
Gudmund Stenersen (1863 in Ringsaker – 1934), a painter, illustrator, and dentist •
Tryggve Andersen (1866 in Ringsaker – 1920), a novelist, poet, and storywriter •
Sigrid Undset (1882–1949), an author who was awarded the 1928
Nobel Prize for Literature and was buried at
Mesnali •
Nils Johan Rud (1908 in Ringsaker – 1993), a novelist, writer of short stories, and magazine editor •
Alf Prøysen (1914 in Ringsaker – 1970), an author, poet, playwright, songwriter, and musician •
Jon Balke (born 1955 in Furnes), a jazz pianist who leads the
Magnetic North Orchestra •
Helge Lien (born 1975 in Moelv), a jazz pianist, composer, band leader, and photographer •
Julia Schacht (born 1982 on Helgøya), an actress •
Gaute Ormåsen (born 1983 in Brumunddal), a singer
Sport •
Olivius Skymoen (1857 in Grefsheim – 1909), a sports shooter who competed at the
1908 Summer Olympics •
Kolbjørn Kvam (1865 in Nes – 1933), a sports shooter who competed at the
1908 Summer Olympics •
Ansten Samuelstuen (1929 in Brøttum – 2012), a Norwegian-American ski jumper who competed in the
1960 and
1964 Winter Olympics •
Ole Ellefsæter (born 1939 in Furnes), a retired cross-country skier who won two gold medals at the
1968 Winter Olympics •
Mia Svele (born 2001 in Ringsaker), a handball player ==Gallery==