Public service •
Kolbeinn hrúga, a 12th-century Norse chieftain in
Orkney who was born in Sunnfjord and is part of the
Orkneyinga saga •
Audun Hugleiksson (ca.1240–1302), a Norwegian nobleman who grew up in Jølster •
Brita Alvern, a woman who was accused of witchcraft and put on trial at the
Indredale Skipreide in Sunnfjord in 1729 •
John P. Munson (1860 in Jølster – 1928), a Norwegian-American zoologist and academic •
Ingolf Elster Christensen (1872 in Førde – 1943), a jurist, military officer, and politician •
Nikolai Andreas Schei (1901–1985) &
Andreas Olai Schei (1902–1989), jurists and civil servants from Førde •
Leiv Erdal (1915 in Naustdal – 2009), a military officer, bailiff, and politician •
Åsmund Reikvam (born 1944 in Førde), a professor in medicine and former politician •
Arild Stubhaug (born 1948 in Naustdal), a mathematician, poet, and biographer •
Anlaug Amanda Djupvik (born ca.1965 in Førde), an astronomer of
star formation and
initial mass function •
Bård Vegar Solhjell (born 1971), a former politician and minister who grew up in Sunnfjord •
Sigbjørn Gjelsvik (born 1974 in Naustdal), a member of the
Cabinet of Norway •
Himanshu Gulati (born 1988 in Førde), a Norwegian politician
The arts •
Anders Askevold (1834 in Askvoll – 1900), a painter of landscapes and animals •
Johannes Haarklou (1847 in Haukedalen – 1925), a composer, organist, conductor, and music critic •
Hauk Aabel (1869 in Førde – 1961), a comedian and actor in Norwegian and Swedish silent films •
Hjalmar Christensen (1869 in Sunnfjord – 1925), a writer and prominent literary critic •
Helene Bergsholm (born 1992 in Førde), an actress •
Ludvig Eikaas (1920 in Jølster – 2010), a painter, graphic artist, and sculptor •
Gunnar S. Gundersen (1921 in Førde – 1983), a
modernist painter known as
Gunnar S •
Eldrid Lunden (born 1940 in Naustdal), a poet and Norway's first professor of creative writing •
Arve Furset (born 1964 in Askvoll), a composer, jazz musician, and music producer •
Ole Jonny Eikefjord (born 1970 in Førde), a chef, cookbook author, and restaurateur •
Kristian Eivind Espedal (born 1975 in Sunnfjord), a black metal vocalist, musician, and painter whose stage name is
Gaahl •
Gunnar Garfors (born 1975), a traveler, author, media professional, and public speaker who grew up in Naustdal •
Olaug Nilssen (born 1977 in Førde), a novelist, playwright, children's writer, and magazine editor •
Marianne Clementine Håheim (born 1987 in Jølster), an author •
Thea Hjelmeland (born 1987 in Førde), a musician, singer, and songwriter •
Iselin Solheim (born 1990 in Naustdal), a singer and songwriter •
Peter Førde (born 1988 in Førde), an actor
Sport •
Håkon Fimland (1942 in Naustdal – 2016), a hurdler and Norwegian politician •
Martinus Grov (born 1974 in Førde), a retired archer who competed at the
1992,
1996 and
2000 Summer Olympics •
Asgeir Årdal (born 1983 in Jølster), a cross-country skier who lives in
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